19th century paintings
Andreas Achenbach was a German landscape and seascape painter in the Romantic style. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Düsseldorf School.[citation needed] His brother, Oswald, was also a well known landscape painter. Together, based on their initials, they were known as the "Alpha and Omega" of landscape painters.
Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best-known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.
Jacques-Émile Blanche was a French artist, largely self-taught, who became a successful portrait painter, working in London and Paris.
Carle Vernet, born Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, was a French painter, draughtsman and lithographer.
He was the son of the famous landscape painter Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) and studied painting with his father and then in Italy. Under Napoleon I, Vernet painted battle scenes and later became court painter to Louis XVIII. Vernet successfully depicted hunting and domestic scenes of Parisian life. However, the main focus of his work was horses, races and equestrian battles.
Charles Vernet was the father of the famous battle painter Oras Vernet (1789 - 1863).