19th Century Women

  • The conversation piece by Lilly Martin Spencer

    The conversation  piece by Lilly Martin Spencer
    Lilly Martin Spencer (born Angelique Marie Martin; November 26, 1822 – May 22, 1902) painted domestic scenes, paintings of women and children in a warm happy atmosphere, although over the course of her career she would also come to paint works of varying style and subject matter, including the portraits of famous individuals such as suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She painted a family just enjoying spending time together. The baby is laughing about the toy the dad is teasing it with.
  • Kittens at Play by Henriette Ronner-Knip

    Kittens at Play by Henriette Ronner-Knip
    Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (Dutch pronunciation:May 1821 – February 1909) was a Dutch-Belgian artist chiefly in the Romantic style who is best known for her animal paintings; especially cats. In this painting you can see the cats where playing and it look like a couple fell in a basket. Look like mom cat was tryng to grab her babies.