A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ...

An oil painting by 19th-century Cantonese artist Lam Qua shows a woman with a young child seated on her lap. The pair appears healthy at first glance. Fancy blue earrings dangle from the woman’s ears.

But 19th-century wedding portraits also seemed to follow a strict iconography, ... Tiny plastic men and women — almost all white — smile as they stand side-by-side, ...

Betsy’s story and unique portrait is now a representation of the culture of the 19th century and will leave a mark in African American history.

Activists in the 19th century also rallied for improvements to women’s education, a cause that is arguably reflected in Tissot’s The Newspaper (1883). The print features a woman peering at a ...

In 19th century Paris, the cards were stacked against women artists like Rosa Bonheur and Berthe Morisot. A new exhibition shows them painting against the odds, and could affect their market.

The vision of a well-dressed 19th-century woman with a self-assured stare, wearing an elaborate tignon head wrap, is an indelible icon. On Saturday, the 185-year-old artwork sold at auction for ...

To usher in the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment,Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence reveals the women and organizations often overlooked in the complex ...

The most expensive painting in the women’s collection is Bright be thy Noon, created in 1894 by Lady Laura Alma-Tadema. It has a presale estimate of £100,000 to £150,000 (US$131,400 to US ...

Artist Reenacts 19th-Century Portraits To Topple The 'Strong Black Woman' Stereotype Heather Agyepong, along with nine other young artists, are working to show black women in the U.K. and beyond ...