Breeches in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The French Comedians, c. 1720.

The French Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Odalisque à la culotte grise, Henri Matisse

Odalisque à la culotte grise, 1927.

Odalisque à la culotte grise (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection, France

Hoffmann, c. 1875.

Hoffmann (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Landsknecht with sword and banner pole, Adolph Tidemand

Landsknecht with sword and banner pole, 1875.

Lanseknekt med sverd og fanestang (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Edouard Delessert, 1864.

Edouard Delessert (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

Haymaking, 1942.

Høyonn (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

A young married couple. Crown Prince Frederik (Frederik V) eats cherries at Charlottenborg with Crown Princess Louise, Wilhelm Marstrand

A young married couple. Crown Prince Frederik (Frederik V) eats cherries at Charlottenborg with Crown Princess Louise, 1865.

Et ungt ægtepar. Kronprins Frederik (Frederik V) spiser på… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Jean de France, I, 1, after 1865.

Jean de France, I, 1 (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Minister Guldberg and Wessel, Wilhelm Marstrand

Minister Guldberg and Wessel, 1863.

Minister Guldberg og Wessel (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, brush and sepia

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Odalisque à la culotte rouge, Henri Matisse

Odalisque à la culotte rouge, 1921.

Odalisque à la culotte rouge (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

Boy Sitting on the Shore, Amélie Lundahl

Boy Sitting on the Shore, 1880–1889.

Rannalla istuva poika (museum title)

Amélie Lundahl (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Jockeys and Owners at Epsom, John Lavery

Jockeys and Owners at Epsom, 1923.

Jockeys and Owners at Epsom (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on wood

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Three Men in Rococo Attire, Eero Järnefelt

Three Men in Rococo Attire, 1915.

Figuuriharjoitelma maalaukseen Aurora-seura (kolme miestä… (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), pencil and watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Picture book, 1912.

Bilderboken (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), etching on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

A scene from P.A. Heiberg's "De Vonner og de Vanner", Jens Juel

A scene from P.A. Heiberg's "De Vonner og de Vanner", c. 1792.

En scene af P.A. Heibergs "De Vonner og de Vanner" (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Haymaking, 1942.

Høyonn (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Wounded Warrior with Flamberge, Ferdinand Hodler

Wounded Warrior with Flamberge, 1896.

Verwundeter Krieger mit Flamberg (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

The Swing, c. 1712.

The Swing (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Philip II in Armour, 1551.

Portrait de Philippe II en armure (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Boy with a Sword, 1861.

Boy with a Sword (museum title)

Édouard Manet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of the Boy Enrique González, Hermenegildo Bustos

Portrait of the Boy Enrique González, c. 1865.

Retrato del niño Enrique González (museum title)

Hermenegildo Bustos (Mexican), oil on canvas

Blaisten Museum (Andrés Blaisten Collection, Mexico City), Mexico

Mezzetin, c. 1718–1720.

Mezzetin (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Hoffmann handing over a letter, Adolph Tidemand

Hoffmann handing over a letter, c. 1875.

Hoffmann som overrekker et brev (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Peder Anker with his wife and daughter, Jens Juel

Peder Anker with his wife and daughter, 1792.

Peder Anker med hustru og datter (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Chord, 1715.

Le Donneur de sérénades (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Musée Condé, France

Jepser compares Jacob von Thyboe's back with the vimmelskaft, Wilhelm Marstrand

Jepser compares Jacob von Thyboe's back with the vimmelskaft, after 1865.

Jepser sammenligner Jacob von Thyboes ryg med vimmelskaftet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, reed pen and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Detail of "Collegium politicum" (The Political Tinker), Wilhelm Marstrand

Detail of "Collegium politicum" (The Political Tinker), after 1865.

Udsnit af "Collegium politicum" (Den politiske kandestøber) (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Hellebardier auf einem Felsen [historic], Ferdinand Hodler

Hellebardier auf einem Felsen [historic], 1895.

Krieger mit Hellebarde (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Kaj, 1909.

Kaj (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), etching on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Standing Young Man with a Planer, Adolph Tidemand

Standing Young Man with a Planer, 1871.

Stående ung mann med høvel (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and white chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Portrait of Peter Tutein with His Youngest Son Louis Alexander, Jens Juel

Portrait of Peter Tutein with His Youngest Son Louis Alexander, c. 1800.

Portræt af Peter Tutein med sin yngste søn Louis Alexander (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on canvas

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Boy in a Fur Cap, 1918.

Karvalakkipäinen poika (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Surveyor, c. 1875.

Landmåler (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and crayon on paper

National Museum of Norway

Boy in Knee Breeches Standing Sideways, Amélie Lundahl

Boy in Knee Breeches Standing Sideways, 1877–1889.

Polvihousuinen sivuttain seisova poika (museum title)

Amélie Lundahl (Finnish), drawing

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Plate 18 of "La 'Tauromaquia": The daring of Martincho in the ring at Zaragoza, Francisco de Goya

Plate 18 of "La 'Tauromaquia": The daring of Martincho in the ring at Zaragoza, 1816.

Plate 18 of "La 'Tauromaquia": The daring of Martincho in… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Plate 30 from "La Tauromaquia": Pedro Romero killing the halted bull, Francisco de Goya

Plate 30 from "La Tauromaquia": Pedro Romero killing the halted bull, 1816.

Plate 30 from "La Tauromaquia": Pedro Romero killing the… (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnished aquatint, burin

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Flame Caller, 1895.

Feuerrufer (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Seated boy taking off his shoe, Adolph Tidemand

Seated boy taking off his shoe, 1872.

Sittende gutt som tar av seg skoen (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Der entzückte Knabe, 1893–1894.

Sitzender Knabe mit Zweigen (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Odalisque à la culotte rouge, 1920.

Odalisque à la culotte rouge (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Orangerie, France

Nude Study, Standing Boy, 1903.

Alastontutkielma, seisova poika (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Man in Rococo Attire (F.E. Sillanpää), study for the mural Meeting of the Aurora Society, Eero Järnefelt

Man in Rococo Attire (F.E. Sillanpää), study for the mural Meeting of the Aurora Society, 1916.

Rokokoopukuinen mies (F.E. Sillanpää), harjoitelma… (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), paint on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Boys skiing, 1912.

Gutter på ski (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), line etching on paper

National Museum of Norway

Mezzetin, c. 1716.

Mezzetin (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red and black chalk (counterproof)

National Gallery of Art, United States

An Embarrasing Proposal, Antoine Watteau

An Embarrasing Proposal, 1715.

La Proposition embarrassante (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

A young married couple. Crown Prince Frederik (Frederik V) eats cherries at Charlottenborg with Crown Princess Louise (C. D. Biehl's Letters, ed. 1865), Wilhelm Marstrand

A young married couple. Crown Prince Frederik (Frederik V) eats cherries at Charlottenborg with Crown Princess Louise (C. D. Biehl's Letters, ed. 1865), 1865.

Et ungt ægtepar. Kronprins Frederik (Frederik V) spiser på… (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pen, black ink and Indian ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of Lord Grantham, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Portrait of Lord Grantham, 1816.

Portrait of Lord Grantham (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), graphite

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

A scandal, after 1864.

En skandale (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

L'Indifférent, 1710s.

L'Indifférent (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

A watchman helps a gentleman in through a window, Nicolai Abildgaard

A watchman helps a gentleman in through a window, 1787.

En vægter hjælper en herre ind ad et vindue (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark