Joan Carlile is considered one of the first professional British female painters. Born in 1606, she copied the Italian masters, reproducing them in miniature. She was also a talented portrait painter, and worked as such. Though not many of her paintings have survived,...
This is one of my favourite paintings. The whole scene is just so magical! It is by the famous artist John Singer Sargent and was painted in 1885-1886. Sargent was an American artist, who lived in Paris before settling in England, where he painted this picture....
