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104 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf Alexander DillensArtist · PaintingsAdolf Alexander Dillens, a Belgian genre-painter, was born in Ghent in 1821, and received instruction from his elder brother Hendrik Dillens.
Adolphe-Félix CalsArtist · PaintingsAdolphe-Félix Cals (17 October 1810 – 3 October 1880) was a French portrait, genre, and landscape painter.
Adri Bleuland van OordtArtist · PaintingsAdri Bleuland van Oordt was a Dutch artist and draftswoman who was active from around 1877 until her death in 1944.
Adriaen BrouwerArtist · PaintingsAdriaen Brouwer (c. 1605January 1638) was a Flemish painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the first half of the 17th century.
Albert EckhoutArtist · PaintingsAlbert Eckhout (c.1610–1665) was a Dutch portrait and still life painter. Eckhout, the son of Albert Eckhourt and Marryen Roeleffs, was born in Groningen, but his training as an artist and…
Alexander Hugo Bakker KorffArtist · PaintingsAlexander Hugo Bakker Korff (1824 in The Hague – 1882 in Leiden), was a 19th-century Dutch genre painter.
Amedeo PreziosiArtist · PaintingsAmedeo Preziosi (2 December 1816 – 27 September 1882) was a Maltese painter and traveler known for his watercolours and prints of Constantinople, the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and Romania.
Andries BothArtist · PaintingsAndries Both (1612/1613 – 23 March 1642), was a Dutch genre painter. He was part of the group of Dutch and Flemish genre painters active in Rome in the 17th century known as the…
Anton GoubauArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Italianate landscape with people gathered around a stage and peasants at a market
Antonina RzhevskayaArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Antonina Rzhevskaya (1901)
Antonio CifrondiArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self Portrait
Antonio RottaArtist · PaintingsAntonio Rotta (28 February 1828 – 10/11 September 1903) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects.
Auguste ToulmoucheArtist · PaintingsAuguste Toulmouche (21 September 1829 – 16 October 1890) was a French painter known for his luxurious genre paintings of upper middle class Parisian women in domestic scenes.
Benjamin VautierIllustrator · IllustrationMarc Louis Benjamin Vautier (27 April 1829 – 25 April 1898) was a Swiss genre painter and illustrator.
Charles Joshua ChaplinArtist · Paintings
Constance Marie CharpentierArtist · PaintingsConstance Marie Charpentier (born 4 April 1767 Paris, – 3 August 1849 Paris) was a French painter. She specialized in genre scenes and portraits, mainly of children and women.
Constantijn NetscherArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Portrait of Maria Mancini, 1668–1723
Daniel Ridgway KnightArtist · PaintingsDaniel Ridgway Knight (15 March 18399 March 1924) was an American artist born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Edward Frederick BrewtnallIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Where next?
Eero JärnefeltArtist · PaintingsErik "Eero" Nikolai Järnefelt (8 November 1863 – 15 November 1937) was a Finnish painter and art professor.
Elin Danielson-GambogiArtist · PaintingsElin Kleopatra Danielson-Gambogi (Danielson; 3 September 1861 – 31 December 1919) was a Finnish painter, best known for her realist works and portraits.
Emanuele TrionfiArtist · CeramicsEmanuele Trionfi (December 1832 – 1900) was an Italian painter and ceramist.
Esaias BoursseArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Esaias Boursse, Interior with Woman at Wheel, 1661
Estelle de BarescutArtist · PaintingsEstelle de Barescut (c. 1815 – c.
Ettore TitoIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Ettore Tito (1859–1941)
Eustache Le SueurIllustrator · IllustrationEustache Le Sueur or Lesueur (19 November 161730 April 1655) was a French artist and one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting.
Franciszek Ksawery LampiArtist · PaintingsFranciszek Ksawery Lampi, also known as Franz Xaver Lampi (22 January 1782 – 22 July 1852), was a Polish Romantic painter born in Austria of ethnic Italian background.
François-Auguste BiardArtist · PaintingsLe Monde illustré (1880)
Frank BramleyArtist · PaintingsFrank Bramley RA (6 May 1857 – 9 August 1915)Encyclopædia Britannica and Penlee House give the date of death as 10 August 1915.
Frans van Mieris the ElderArtist · PaintingsFrans van Mieris the Elder (16 April 163512 March 1681), was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter.
Franz CižekDesigner · Modern designFranz Cižek (12 June 1865 – 17 December 1946) was a Czech-Austrian genre and portrait painter, and teacher. He was a reformer of art education.
Franz DefreggerArtist · PaintingsFranz Defregger (after 1883 Franz von Defregger) (30 April 1835 – 2 January 1921) was an Austrian artist known for producing genre art and history paintings set in his native county of…
Frederic RemingtonArtist · PaintingsFrederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art.
Frederick Cayley RobinsonIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Frederick Cayley Robinson: self-portrait dated 1898, National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick Daniel HardyArtist · PaintingsFrederick Daniel Hardy (13 February 1827 – 1 April 1911) was an English genre painter and member of the Cranbrook Colony of artists.
Fritz SchullerusArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Fritz Schullerus
Gari MelchersArtist · PaintingsJulius Garibaldi (Gari) Melchers (August 11, 1860 – November 30, 1932) was an American artist. He was one of the leading American proponents of naturalism.
George de Forest BrushArtist · PaintingsGeorge de Forest Brush (September 28, 1855 – April 24, 1941) was an American painter and Georgist. In collaboration with his friend, the artist Abbott H.
George Dunlop LeslieIllustrator · IllustrationGeorge Dunlop Leslie (2 July 1835 – 21 February 1921) was a British genre painter, author and illustrator. He worked mainly in oils, but also watercolour.
Gerhardt Wilhelm von ReuternArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Gerhardt von Reutern, by Theodor Hildebrandt (1837)
Giovanni Girolamo SavoldoArtist · PaintingsGiovanni Girolamo Savoldo, also called Girolamo da Brescia (c. 1480–1485 – after 1548), was an Italian High Renaissance painter active mostly in Venice, although he also worked in other…
Giuseppe Maria CrespiArtist · PaintingsGiuseppe Maria Crespi (14 March 1665 – 16 July 1747), nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo ('The Spaniard'), was an Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School.
Gunnar BerndtsonArtist · PaintingsGunnar Fredrik Berndtson (24 October 1854, Helsinki – 9 April 1895, Helsinki) was a painter from the Grand Duchy of Finland who was noted for his attention to realistic detail.
Hanna WingeArtist · PaintingsHanna Mathilda Winge, née Tengelin (4 December 1838 – 9 March 1896) was a Swedish painter and textile artist. She was one of the five founders of the Swedish women's association Nya Idun.
Heinrich KnirrArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Heinrich Knirr (c.1910/14); photograph by Theodor Hilsdorf
Hendrick Joseph DillensEngraver · PrintsHendrik Joseph Dillens (1812 – 1872), a Belgian genre painter. He created several paintings including the following:
Hendrik Martenszoon SorghArtist · PaintingsHendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (c. 1610 – buried 28 June 1670) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works.
Hendrik van LimborchEngraver · PrintsHendrik van Limborch (9 March 1681 – 3 February 1759) was a painter and an engraver from the Dutch Republic.
Henrietta WardArtist · PaintingsHenrietta Mary Ada Ward (née Ward; 1 June 1832 – 12 July 1924) was a British historical and genre painter of the Victorian era and the early twentieth century.
Henriette LorimierArtist · PaintingsElisabeth Henriette Marthe Lorimier (7 August 1775, Paris – 1 April 1854) was a popular portraitist in Paris at the beginning of Romanticism.
Hieronymus BoschArtist · PaintingsHieronymus Bosch (born Jheronimus van Aken; c. 1450 – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch painter from Brabant.
Hortense Haudebourt-LescotArtist · PaintingsHortense Haudebourt-Lescot, born Antoinette Cécile Hortense Viel (14 December 1784 – 2 January 1845), was a French painter, mainly of genre and historical scenes.
Ida BaumannArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait
Irma SternArtist · PaintingsIrma Analize Stern (2 October 1894 – 23 August 1966) was a South African artist who achieved national and international recognition in her lifetime.
Isidor KaufmannArtist · PaintingsIsidor Kaufmann (Kaufman(n) Izidor; 22 March 1853 in Arad – 1921 in Vienna) was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes.
Ivan KramskoiArtist · PaintingsIvan Nikolayevich Kramskoi (8 June 1837 – 5 April 1887) was a Russian Realist painter and art critic.
Jacob van SchuppenArtist · PaintingsJacob van Schuppen (26 January 1670 – 29 January 1751) was a French-Austrian painter who was known for his portraits, history paintings and genre scenes. He was court painter in Vienna.
Jan Miense MolenaerArtist · PaintingsJan Miense Molenaer (1610 – buried 19 September 1668) was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen's work during Dutch Golden Age painting.
Joanna Mary BoyceArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Henry Tanworth Wells' painting Conversation Piece, depicting George Price Boyce, John Clayton, Joanna Mary Boyce, and her eventual husband, the artist.
Johannes GehrtsArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Odin flanked by his ravens Huginn and Muninn, and the wolves Geri and Freki
John Henry Frederick BaconIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Henry Frederick Bacon (4 November 1865 – 24 January 1914) was a British painter and illustrator of genre works, history and bible scenes, and portraits.
John McCradyEngraver · PrintsJohn McCrady (September 11, 1911 – December 24, 1968) was a Louisiana painter and printmaker. McCrady was born in Canton, Mississippi and was raised in the American South.
Joos van CraesbeeckArtist · PaintingsJoos van Craesbeeck (c. 1605/06 – c.
José Villegas CorderoArtist · PaintingsJosé Villegas Cordero (26 August 1844, Seville – 9 November 1921, Madrid) was a Spanish painter of historical, genre and costumbrista scenes.
Josef Karl RädlerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Rädler & Pilz Atelier Vienna
Joseph Karl StielerArtist · PaintingsJoseph Karl Stieler (1 November 1781 – 9 April 1858) was a German painter.[1][2] From 1820 until 1855 he worked as royal court painter for the Bavarian kings.
Julien DupréArtist · PaintingsJulien Dupré (March 18, 1851 – April, 1910) was a French painter.
L. S. LowryEngraver · PrintsLaurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist.
Loïs Mailou JonesArtist · PaintingsLois Mailou Jones (November 3. 1905 – June 9 1998) was an artist and educator.
Lucas Vorsterman the ElderEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg; engraving by Lucas Vorsterman the Elder after a portrait by
Ludwig KnausArtist · PaintingsLudwig Knaus (5 October 1829 – 7 December 1910) was a German genre painter of the younger 7 Düsseldorf school of painting.
Lyudmila Skubko-KarpasArtist · PaintingsLyudmila Skubko-Karpas was a Soviet painter who lived and worked in Moscow from 1924 on.
Maria WiikArtist · PaintingsMaria Catharina Wiik (3 August 1853 – 19 June 1928) was a Finnish painter. She worked principally with still life, genre images, landscape paintings and portraits.
Marie-Guillemine BenoistArtist · PaintingsMarie-Guillemine Benoist, born Marie-Guillemine Laville-Leroux (18 December 1768 – 8 October 1826), was a French neoclassical, historical, and genre painter.
Marie-Louise-Adélaïde BoizotEngraver · PrintsMarie-Louise-Adélaïde Boizot (1744, Paris – 1800, Paris) was a French engraver whose works have been on exhibition around the world.
Marie-Victoire LemoineArtist · PaintingsMarie-Victoire Lemoine (French: [ma.ʁi vik.twaʁ lə.mwan]; 1754 – 2 December 1820) was a French classicist painter.
Martin ParrPerson · Film memorabiliaMartin Parr (23 May 1952 – 6 December 2025) was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist.
Martinus RørbyeArtist · PaintingsMartinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (lang; 17 May 1803 – 29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes.
Mykola PymonenkoArtist · PaintingsMykola Kornylovych Pymonenko (9 March 1862 – 8 April [O.S. 26 March] 1912) was a Ukrainian realist painter who lived and worked in Kyiv.
Nikolai BodarevskyArtist · PaintingsNikolai Kornilievich Bodarevsky (6 December 1850 – 1921) was a Ukrainian-born Russian painter and art professor; associated with the Peredvizhniki.
Nikolai Dmitriyevich KuznetsovArtist · PaintingsNikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov was a Russian painter and collector (1850–1929). He was born in Stepanivka and died in Sarajevo.
Nikolay MakovskyArtist · PaintingsNikolay Yegorovich Makovsky (Russian: Никола́й Его́рович Мако́вский; 10 May 1841, Moscow – 18 October 1886, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter;
Orazio GentileschiArtist · PaintingsOrazio Lomi Gentileschi (oˈrattsjo ˈlɔːmi dʒentiˈleski; 1563 – 7 February 1639) was an Italian painter.
Pekka HalonenArtist · PaintingsPekka Halonen (23 September 1865 – 1 December 1933) was a Finnish painter of landscapes and people in the national romantic and Realist styles.
Pieter Hermansz VerelstArtist · Paintings
Pieter Janssens ElingaArtist · PaintingsPieter Janssens Elinga (1623–1682) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, mainly of domestic interior scenes with a strong emphasis on the rectangular geometrical elements of windows, floor tiling…
Pieter SnyersEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Peter Snyers self-portrait
Pimen OrlovArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait (1851)
Quirijn van BrekelenkamArtist · PaintingsQuirijn or Quiringh Gerritsz van Brekelenkam (1622/29, Zwammerdam – 1669/79, Leiden) was a Dutch Baroque genre painter.
Raffaello SorbiArtist · PaintingsRaffaello Sorbi (February 24, 1844 – December 19, 1931) was an Italian painter, specializing in narrative painting.
Robert ColescottEngraver · PrintsRobert H. Colescott (August 26, 1925 – June 4, 2009) was an American painter. He is known for satirical genre and crowd subjects, often conveying his exuberant, comical, or bitter…
Robert Wilhelm EkmanArtist · PaintingsRobert Wilhelm Ekman (August 13, 1808 – February 19, 1873), R. W. Ekman, was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism.
Rolinda SharplesArtist · PaintingsRolinda Sharples (1793–1838) was an English painter who specialised in portraits and genre paintings in oil.
Sergey VinogradovArtist · PaintingsHe was born in Nekrasovskoye and died in Riga.
Tetiana YablonskaArtist · PaintingsTetiana Nylivna Yablonska (Ukrainian: Тетяна Нилівна Яблонська, Russian: Татьяна Ниловна Яблонская; 24 February 1917 – 17 June 2005) was a Russian-Ukrainian artist.
Thomas UwinsIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — The Henry VII Chapel (1812 engraving)
Vasily VereshchaginArtist · PaintingsVasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (26 October 184213 April 1904) was a Russian painter, war artist, and traveller.
Vincenzo CaprileArtist · PaintingsVincenzo Caprile (1856 – 1936) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre scenes and landscapes depicting the coast of Amalfi.
Vincenzo PetrocelliArtist · PaintingsVincenzo Pasquale Angelo Petrocelli (6 July 1823 – 2 February 1896) was a Neapolitan artist.
Vittorio Matteo CorcosArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait (1913)
Vladimir MakovskyArtist · PaintingsVladimir Yegorovich Makovsky (– 21 February 1920) was a Russian painter, art collector, and teacher.
Willem van MierisArtist · PaintingsWillem van Mieris (3 June 166226 January 1747) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
William Holbrook BeardArtist · PaintingsWilliam Holbrook Beard (April 13, 1824February 20, 1900) was an American painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities.
William MulreadyArtist · PaintingsWilliam Mulready (1 April 1786 – 7 July 1863) was an Irish genre painter living in London.

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