art & sculpture

Dated 1777.

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Beautiful Chinese European-subject reverse-glass painting made during the Qing dynasty circa year 1790. This rare glass painting is a replica of Sir Joshua Reynolds work “A Nymph and Cupid: ‘The Snake in the Grass’” which was painted in 1784 and is a part of the collection at Tate. The woman posing for Venus in this painting was most likely the famous Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815) who was a popular muse, the wife of Sir William Hamilton and mistress of Lord Nelson. Height: 65 cm | Width: 50 cm

Oil on copper, signed.

Beautiful painting depicting an Italian landscape signed by Gustaf Wilhelm Palm (1810-1890). Palm was a Swedish landscape painter and professor. He lived in Rome for eleven years where he became the central figure of the colony of Swedish painters in Italy.