Dreweatts is to offer a historic painting of Englefield House (in Berkshire), which shows the owner of the house Powlett Wrighte (the younger), standing in front of it in the mid-18th century.

The painting had to be taken away to be repaired, as it was luckily found that the damage caused was minor. It's believed ...

A Getty show of Giacomo Ceruti’s 18th-century paintings reveals much about our modern wealth gap. Giacomo Ceruti, “Two Beggars,” circa 1735-40, oil on canvas.

An 18th-century oil painting stolen by mobsters from a New Jersey home in the 1960s has been returned to the rightful owner after the work's whereabouts were unknown for decades, ...

An art appraiser in Utah made the discovery after she noticed that the painting looked eerily similar to one created by John Opie in 1784 called The School Mistress.

Basket of Wild Strawberries (1761) from the Louvre and A Vase of Flowers (around 1750) from the National Gallery of Modern ...

Black Dandyism, the 2025 Met Gala's Theme, Has Its Roots in 18th-Century Painting. Story by Emi Eleode • 1w. A young Black boy, wearing deep red livery with gold trimming, ...

Art historians who’ve examined the unsigned piece believe it was painted by Gaspare Diziani, an 18th century Italian artist. The painting can be seen in a reflection of a mirror laid on the ...

“The Schoolmistress,” a painting by the notable artist John Opie around 1784, was taken from the home of Francis Wood, 96, in Newark, New Jersey, in 1969.

The painting, which measures roughly 5 feet by 7 feet, captures a scene from the series of history plays by Shakespeare set during the life of King Henry VI, who succeeded to the thrones of ...

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An art appraiser in Utah made the discovery after she noticed that the painting looked eerily similar to one created by John Opie in 1784 called The School Mistress.