Claude Lorraine Ferneley painting

John Ferneley Senior in his studio at Elgin Lodge, Melton Mowbray
by Claude Lorraine Ferneley (1822-1892)
1866, Oil on Canvas, 19.0" x 25.1"
Ferneley was born in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England.

Albert Julius Olsson painting

The Night Patrol - Canadian Motor Torpedo Boats Entering Dover Harbour
by Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942)
Oil on canvas, 84.4" x 144.5"
Olsson was a British maritime artist; he was born in Islington, London, England.

H. A. Brendekilde painting

Springtime; the first anemones
by H. A. Brendekilde (1857–1942)
1889, oil on canvas, 49.4" x 62.4"
Brendekilde was a Danish painter.

Eduard Majsch painting

Soldiers Camping in a Nobleman's Yard, Motif from the Thirty Years' War
by Eduard Majsch (1841–1904)
1871, oil on canvas, 13.5" x 11.1"
Majsch was a Slovak painter, he was born in Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia)

Frederic Edwin Church painting

Rainy Season in the Tropics
by Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900)
1866, oil on canvas, 56.25" x 84.25"
Church was a Hudson River School painter; he was born in Hartford, Connecticut.

Gustaf Rydberg painting

Landscape at Torsebro, near Kristianstad
by Gustaf Rydberg (1835–1933)
1884, oil on canvas, 16.1" x 24.4"
Rydberg was a Swedish landscape painter, he was born in Malmö.

Louis Douzette painting

Lion Bridge in the Tiergarten
by Louis Douzette (1834-1924)
1897, oil on canvas, 23.4" x 15.9"
Douzette was a German painter, he was born in Tribsees.

Albert Bredow painting

Romantic Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters by a Castle
by Albert Bredow (1828–1899)
oil on canvas, 30.7" × 52.7"

Joseph Binder painting

The Magi on the Way to Bethlehem
by Joseph Binder (1805–1863)
1846, Oil on Canvas, 17.52" x 25.59"
Binder was an Austrian painter, he was born in Vienna.

Jan van Orley painting

Adoration of the Shepherds
by Jan van Orley (1665-1735)
Oil on Canvas
Van Orley was a Flemish artist, he was born in Brussels.

Literature Pick #116

The Spy
by Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916)
From the 1910 short story collection, Once Upon A Time.

Tavík František Šimon painting

View of Karlštejn Castle near Prague
by Tavík František Šimon (1877-1942)
1903, oil on canvas, 37.5" × 43.5"
Šimon was born in Železnice, Bohemia

Lawrence Alma-Tadema painting

Silver Favourites
by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912)
1903, oil on canvas, 27.2" × 16.6"
Alma-Tadema was an Dutch Academic artist; he was born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands.

Friedrich Gauermann painting

An Alpine farm on the Untersberg in Salzburg with Many Animals
by Friedrich Gauermann (1807–1862)
1835, oil on canvas, 29.13" x 36.02"
Gauermann was an Austrian painter, he was born in Miesenbach.

Literature Pick #115

The Wind in the Rose-Bush
by Mary Wilkins (1852-1930)
A short story from the 1903 book, The Wind in the Rose-bush and Other Stories of the Supernatural.