Background People Collection (page 8)

Harbour Entrance at Deauville; Entree du Bassin de Deauville, (oil on canvas)
658929 Harbour Entrance at Deauville; Entree du Bassin de Deauville, (oil on canvas) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); 65x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Boy in a Boat in a Canal, (oil on panel)
658904 A Boy in a Boat in a Canal, (oil on panel) by Bianchi, Mose (1836-93); 30x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Boy in a Boat in a Canal. Mose Bianchi (1840-1904). Oil on panel

Figures in the Snow, (oil on panel)
658901 Figures in the Snow, (oil on panel) by Bianchi, Mose (1836-93); 22x31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Figures in the Snow. Mose Bianchi (1840-1904). Oil on panel

Les Boulevards, Paris, (oil on panel)
658761 Les Boulevards, Paris, (oil on panel) by Galien-Laloue, Eugene (Jacques Lievin) (1854-1941); 24x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Boulevards, Paris)

An Arab Caravan outside a Fortified Town, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
658688 An Arab Caravan outside a Fortified Town, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 75x113 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Arab Caravan outside a Fortified Town)

On the Venetian Lagoon, (oil on canvas)
658573 On the Venetian Lagoon, (oil on canvas) by Ciardi, Guglielmo (1842/43-1917); 58.5x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Venetian Lagoon. Guglielmo Ciardi (1842-1917). Oil on canvas

At the Crossing, (oil on canvas)
658297 At the Crossing, (oil on canvas) by King, Henry John Yeend (1855-1924); 46x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Crossing. Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924). Oil on canvas

A Coach and Four on an Autumn Road, (oil on panel)
658256 A Coach and Four on an Autumn Road, (oil on panel) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); 30.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Coach and Four on an Autumn Road)

Marine - Les Equilleurs, (oil on canvas)
658176 Marine - Les Equilleurs, (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 45.7x64.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marine - Les Equilleurs. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Oil on canvas

Rue a Dieppe, (oil on canvas)
657882 Rue a Dieppe, (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rue a Dieppe. Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Lenore, Les Morts Vont Vite, (oil on canvas)
651336 Lenore, Les Morts Vont Vite, (oil on canvas) by Scheffer, Ary (1795-1858); 55x70 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lenore, Les Morts Vont Vite. Ary Scheffer (1795-1858). Oil on canvas

The Seine at Bougival; La Seine a Bougival, 1872 (oil on canvas)
824547 The Seine at Bougival; La Seine a Bougival, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Sisley, Alfred (1839-99); 46.3x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seine at Bougival; La Seine a Bougival)

The Thames at Hampton Court, East Molesey; La Tamise a Hampton Court, East Molesy
825864 The Thames at Hampton Court, East Molesey; La Tamise a Hampton Court, East Molesy, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Sisley, Alfred (1839-99); 45.5x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Havre, Eure Basin, Sailing Boats at Anchor, Sunset; Le Havre, Bassin de l Eure
825861 Le Havre, Eure Basin, Sailing Boats at Anchor, Sunset; Le Havre, Bassin de l Eure, Voiliers a l Ancre, Soleil Couchant, 1870 (oil and canvas) by Boudin

An Arab horseman, (oil on canvas)
824457 An Arab horseman, (oil on canvas) by Schreyer, Adolf (1828-99); 81.5x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Arab horseman. Adolf Schreyer (1828-99). Oil on canvas

A Garden Restaurant on the River Havel; Gartenlokal an der Havel, 1933 (oil on canvas)
824432 A Garden Restaurant on the River Havel; Gartenlokal an der Havel, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); 33x41.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

King Charles Taking Leave of his Children, c. 1721 (oil on canvas)
824239 King Charles Taking Leave of his Children, c.1721 (oil on canvas) by Raoux, Jean (1677-1734); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: King Charles Taking Leave of his Children)

A Sleigh Ride through a Winter Landscape, 1915 (oil on canvas)
823501 A Sleigh Ride through a Winter Landscape, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Monsted, Peder (1859-1941); 80x120 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sleigh Ride through a Winter Landscape)

A View of Frankfurt; Ansicht von Frankfurt, c. 1810-18 (oil on metal, oval)
823464 A View of Frankfurt; Ansicht von Frankfurt, c.1810-18 (oil on metal, oval) by Diezler, Jakob (1789-1855); 52x69.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Haying, 1912-1915 (oil on canvas)
823320 Haying, 1912-1915 (oil on canvas) by Wendel, Theodore (1859-1932); 61x81.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Haying. Theodore Wendel (1859-1932). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1912-1915

Liberty Island, New York Harbor, 1883 (oil on canvas)
823135 Liberty Island, New York Harbor, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Pansing, Fred (1844-1912); 71.2x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Liberty Island, New York Harbor. Fred Pansing (1854-1912)

At the Levee, (oil on panel)
823090 At the Levee, (oil on panel) by Walker, William Aiken (1838-1921); 15.9x30.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Levee. William Aiken Walker (1838-1921). Oil on panel

Reflections in the Water, c. 1895-1919 (oil on canvas)
822977 Reflections in the Water, c.1895-1919 (oil on canvas) by Metcalf, Willard Leroy (1858-1925); 50.8x69 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reflections in the Water)

Atlantic City, (watercolour and gouache on grey paper)
822934 Atlantic City, (watercolour and gouache on grey paper) by Lewis, Edmund Darch (1835-1910); 25.1x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Atlantic City. Edmund Darch Lewis (1835-1910)

Farmyard, Gloucester, (oil on canvas)
822807 Farmyard, Gloucester, (oil on canvas) by Cornoyer, Paul (1864-1923); 46.7x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Farmyard, Gloucester. Paul Cornoyer (1864-1923). Oil on canvas

A Venetian Courtyard, (charcoal and pastel on gray paper)
822768 A Venetian Courtyard, (charcoal and pastel on gray paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 30x20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Venetian Courtyard)

On the Normandy Coast, (oil on canvas)
822686 On the Normandy Coast, (oil on canvas) by De Hs, Mauritz Frederik Hendrik (1832-95); 61x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Normandy Coast)

The 9. 45 A. M. Accomodation, Stratford, Connecticut, 1864 (oil on board)
822671 The 9.45 A.M. Accomodation, Stratford, Connecticut, 1864 (oil on board) by Henry, Edward Lamson (1841-1919); 25.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The 9.45 A.M)

Bather; Baigneuse, 1910 (oil on canvas)
656435 Bather; Baigneuse, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 106x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bather; Baigneuse. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

Breton Breastfeeding her Child; Bretonne Allaitant son Enfant, 1855-1860 (oil on zinc)
656301 Breton Breastfeeding her Child; Bretonne Allaitant son Enfant, 1855-1860 (oil on zinc) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 32.4x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Young Girls in Argenteuil; Jeune Filles a Argenteuil, c. 1896 (oil on canvas)
656276 Young Girls in Argenteuil; Jeune Filles a Argenteuil, c. 1896 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 54x65.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Haystacks by the Sea; Meules au Bord de la Mer, 1914 (oil on board)
656117 Haystacks by the Sea; Meules au Bord de la Mer, 1914 (oil on board) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haystacks by the Sea; Meules au Bord de la Mer)

Rouen; La Seine et le Pont Corneill, 1895 (oil on canvas)
653585 Rouen; La Seine et le Pont Corneill, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 51x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rouen; La Seine et le Pont Corneill)

Paris, the Henri IV Bridge, in the Morning; Paris, Le Pont Henri IV, le Matin
653289 Paris, the Henri IV Bridge, in the Morning; Paris, Le Pont Henri IV, le Matin, (oil on canvas) by Loiseau, Gustave (1865-1935); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris)

The Seine in front of the Trocadero; La Seine devant Le Trocadero
653254 The Seine in front of the Trocadero; La Seine devant Le Trocadero, (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Cross, Henri-Edmond (1856-1910); 18.4x28.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bazincourt Prairie, Autumn; Prairies de Bazincourt, Automne, 1894 (oil on canvas)
653104 Bazincourt Prairie, Autumn; Prairies de Bazincourt, Automne, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 46x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bazincourt Prairie)

Palace Corridor Scene; Scene de Couloir au Palais, c. 1905 (oil on canvas)
652866 Palace Corridor Scene; Scene de Couloir au Palais, c.1905 (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 60x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

La Chaine des Maures, June, 1906-April 1907 (oil on canvas)
652794 La Chaine des Maures, June, 1906-April 1907 (oil on canvas) by Cross, Henri-Edmond (1856-1910); 65.1x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Chaine des Maures)

The Road, Antibes; Antibes, la Route, 1893 (oil on canvas)
652785 The Road, Antibes; Antibes, la Route, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 50.2x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Road, Antibes; Antibes, la Route)

La Dogana, 1909 (oil on canvas)
652552 La Dogana, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 73x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Dogana. Paul Signac (1863-1935). Oil on canvas. Painted in Venice, 1909

Paris, Le Pont Neuf, (oil on panel)
652441 Paris, Le Pont Neuf, (oil on panel) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 22.3x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris, Le Pont Neuf. Maximilien Luce (1858-1941). Oil on panel

The Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, (pencil and watercolour)
651988 The Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, (pencil and watercolour) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); 30.1x50.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Lodge, Windsor Park)

View from the Round Tower, Windsor Castle, 1827 (pencil and watercolour)
651986 View from the Round Tower, Windsor Castle, 1827 (pencil and watercolour) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); 30.1x50.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View from the Round Tower)

Thirlwall Castle, Northumberland, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
651982 Thirlwall Castle, Northumberland, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Hine, Henry George (1811-95); 72.4x124.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirlwall Castle)

The Sermon (Durham Cathedral), (pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour)
651941 The Sermon (Durham Cathedral), (pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour) by Goodwin, Albert (1845-1932); 26.7x36.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sermon (Durham Cathedral)

Fra Nyhavn, 1923 (oil on canvas)
651529 Fra Nyhavn, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Karsten, Ludwig (1876-1926); 100.3x120 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fra Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark. Signed and dated 1923)

Venice from the Lagoon at Sunset, 1873 (oil on canvas)
651517 Venice from the Lagoon at Sunset, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venice from the Lagoon at Sunset)

A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820
828310 A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821, 1820-21 (watercolour) by Hakewill

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"Unveiling the Unseen: The Enigmatic Lives of Background People" Step into a time-traveling journey through history and art, where the spotlight may not always shine on them, but their presence is undeniable. From Launceston in 1909 to Catal Huyuk's ancient settlement in Anatolia, Turkey circa 6500 BC, these they have silently witnessed the ebb and flow of human existence. Picture yourself strolling along Mwnt Beach in Ceredigion, Wales, as if you were one of those nameless figures dotting the shoreline. Feel their connection to nature as they blend seamlessly with Europe's picturesque landscapes. In contrast, witness the intensity of a fencing match between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George captured by Victor Marie Picot; even though they are at center stage, it is impossible to ignore those surrounding faces that add depth to this historic moment. Travel back further in time to St. Albans in 1809; George Sidney Shepherd's brush strokes bring forth an era where everyday individuals played supporting roles amidst grand architecture and bustling streets. Meanwhile, within The Keigwin Arms pub in Mousehole, Cornwall during 1936 - an anonymous creator immortalized ordinary folks engaged in lively conversations over pints. As we move across continents and epochs like Bodinnick Fowey c1930 or explore India's ancient Mauryan empire on an illustrated map - we uncover stories hidden behind regal empires or exotic locales. These background people become threads connecting us to forgotten tales waiting for rediscovery. From Nice Riviera's sun-kissed shores to Berlin's theatrical magic flutes designed by unknown artists - these figures embody universality transcending borders and cultures. They remind us that while some take center stage under life’s spotlight others quietly shape our world from backstage. In Cookham circa 1898, an unknown creator captures a moment of contemplation.