Art/Painting Art Prints

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

In France, teashops were historically frequented more by women whereas coffee shops, or cafés, were more popular with men. Mainly part of upper-cla...

Cheeses are sold in a variety of shapes, from circular and triangular to rectangular. The shape of a cheese section depends on type and even countr...

Fruits were the foundation of dessert in 17th and 18th century France, served as jams and preserves and as the base ingredient in many simple treat...

Among the aristocracy of 17th century France, dessert was known as “le fruit” because it usually consisted of a collection of sweet-tasting fruits ...

Most butterflies fly during the day, whereas most moths fly at night except for a few specific species that also fly during the day. Some species o...

Did you know that butterfly wings are actually transparent? They are made up of thin layers of protein, like exoskeletons. The majestic colours we ...

The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French language words with illust...

Text on the tag: At least once a year, most birds regrow their feathers to replace old ones that have become tired and unkempt. Especially before t...

Text on the tag: Design from Nouveau Larousse Illustré, an illustrated French dictionary published in 7 volumes. The encyclopaedia contained 7,600 ...

Text on the tag: Chiswick Eyot is an uninhabited river island, and is the most downstream island of the River Thames that is now a nature reserve. ...

Text on the tag: By Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). The artist placed a copy of ‘La joie de Vivre’ by Emile Zola, a novel he regarded as a bible for ...

Text on the tag: English social realist painter and illustrator, Frederick Walker (1840-1875) was born in London and exhibited regularly at the Ro...

Text on the tag: French portrait painter, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842) portrays Emma, also known as Lady Hamilton, performing the dance of ...

Text on the tag: Prominent Victorian female English painter, Louise Jopling (1843-1933), was born in Manchester, and later studied in Paris. In 19...

Text on the tag: English painter, William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), wrote in the Royal Academy Exhibition catalogue that “the scene was painted at ...

Text on the tag: British painter, Edward John Gregory (1850-1909), born in Southampton, studied at South Kensington Art School and briefly at the ...

Text on the tag: Painting by Scottish painter Joseph Farquharson (1846-1935). Famous for landscapes, especially those of winter scenes that often ...

Text on the tag: British painter, Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927), was born in Liverpool and studied at South Kensington Art School and Royal Acade...

Text on the tag: Pissarro painted this from his balcony at No.1 Gloucester Terrace, with Kew Green in the foreground, Kew Road to the left, and Riv...

Text on the tag: The painting depicts the road connecting Valhermeil with Pontoise, a village northwest of Paris where the artist lived for many ye...

Text on the tag: The view here is of the daily life of Paris, looking down from the window of Grand Hotel de Russie. Pissarro’s works of Paris in t...

Text on the tag: Pissarro moved back to the Pontoise area where he had lived previously, and remained there for ten years producing over three hund...

Text on the tag: One of Pissarro’s best known pointillist images, the view depicts his neighbour’s yard. It was a piece Pissarro took pride in, and...

Text on the tag: After moving to Eragny-sur-Epte, Pissarro’s works took on the subject of the French countryside of Normandy and the rhythm of the ...

Text on the tag: View of Pontoise, located northwest of Paris. The critic Émile Zola’s described Pissarro’s work of the rural French landscape: “Fr...

Text on the tag: Similar to several other great artists, Pissarro found refuge in London to escape the Franco-Prussian war and first visited in 187...

Text on the tag: Pissarro moved back to the Pontoise area where he had lived previously, and remained there for ten years producing over three hund...

Text on the tag: Camille Pissarro worked mainly in the Paris area but painted in London during visits. Similar to several other great artists, he f...

Text on the tag: Pissarro’s home in Normandy was in Eragny, where he lived from 1884 until his death. Painted during the last artistic phase, the p...

Text on the tag: Pissarro described the city of Paris as having a “silvery atmosphere”. He painted the cityscape of Paris from his window of an apa...

Text on the tag: Visiting Rouen in 1896, Pissarro wrote of the "motif of the iron bridge on a rainy day, with much traffic, carriages, pedestrians,...

Text on the tag: A landscape painted near his rural home, Pissarro uses pointillism but using slightly broader brushstrokes. His revelatory approac...