Belle Paule of Viguier

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Henri Rachou

(French, 1856-1944)

Belle Paule of Viguier, 1882

Oil on canvas

Pont des Arts

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Jean Beraud

(French, 1849-1936)

Pont des Arts, ????

Oil on canvas

The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River.

Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Louis H. Grimshaw

(English, 1870-1943)

Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1902

Oil on canvas

Girl Reading

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Alfred Stevens

(Belgian, 1823-1906)

Girl Reading, ????

Oil on canvas

The Wedding Dress

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Frederick W. Elwell

(English, 1870-1958)

The Wedding Dress, ????

Oil on canvas

The painting, 'The Wedding Dress', by Fred Elwell tells a story. At the centre, a young woman is kneeling on the floor. She is leaning on an open trunk with her head in her hands and beside her is her wedding dress, strewn across the floor. The woman's bowed body, with her face hidden from view, conveys her distress and grief. The emphasis on the wedding dress makes the story behind the woman's emotions explicit - she is in mourning for the man she was due to marry, or has recently wed.  . . . . Ironically, shortly after posing for the painting, the model, Violet Prest, lost her own husband in the First World War, after only a very short marriage, adding a greater poignancy to the work when we look at it today.

 from the Hull Museum's website

Reverie

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Alfred Stevens

(Belgian, 1823-1906)

Reverie, 1854

Oil on canvas

Cicely Homer

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Edward Burne-Jones

(British, 1833-1898)

Cicely Homer, 1895

Oil on canvas

The Girl at the Gate

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Sir George Clausen

(English, 1852-1944)

The Girl at the Gate, 1889

Oil on canvas

The Virgin with Angels

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William Adolphe Bouguereau

(French, 1825-1905)

La Vierge aux Anges (The Virgin with Angels), 1881

Oil on canvas

The Lair of the Sea Serpent

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Elihu Vedder

(American, 1836-1923)

The Lair of the Sea Serpent, 1899

Oil on board