J Eberhart, Portrait Of Hannche & Maria Weichsel

J Eberhart, Portrait Of Hannche & Maria WeichselThis charming mid 19th century German oil painting by J Eberhart depicts two sisters, Hannche & Maria Weichsel. Sitting before a picturesque mountain range, the girls are attired in the latest fashion. Hannche, on the left, wears a decorous bell shaped blue dress with lace embellishments and holds a single rose. While Maria wears dark green and clutches a handkerchief embroidered with her name. Its likely that shes conveying her skill for handicrafts.

This fine pair of Georgian engravings depict two scenes from Shakespeare

It reveals a little more every time you look closely

20” x 24¼” / 51cm x 62cm

This beautiful etching by Sweden artist Stig Borglind (1892-1965) depicts an abundant array of Swedish flora

Some minor scratches and a streak of darkened varnish

His portraits include several well-known figures such as Prince Carl (1861–1951) and actress Stina Hedberg (1887–1981) and he’s currently represented at the Delaware Art Museum

” and “carries that rich quality which is so much loved by the devotees of the modern landscape school

A rather risqué 19th-century miniature depicting five nymphs bathing alongside a brook

It depicts a picturesque view across fields towards a distant tree-lined horizon

packed with interest and competing forms that reflect light in their own way

travelling the seas to trade various goods

He achieved various accolades during his lifetime including the Neuhausen Prize and many of his works are housed in museums