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Alexander Lauréus

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Oil painting of villagers dancing in a dim wooden room while a fiddler plays and onlookers watch.

A Peasant Dance in Finland

1816

Painting of a monk in white robes standing among wine barrels in a vaulted brick cellar.

A Monk in a Ruin which Has Been Made into a Wine Cellar

1823

Dim stone vaulted room with figures at a table near a bright archway opening onto a sunlit courtyard.

In the Ruins of the Marcellus Theatre

1820

Elderly bearded man in red robe weighing gold coins on a small scale at a candlelit wooden table.

Old Man Weighing Gold Coins

1810

Fishermen gather around a bright campfire beside a moored sailboat on a dark shore at night.

Fishermen Lighting a Campfire

1810

Night scene of a sailing boat on shore with figures by a campfire, a man holding a torch, under dark clouds.

Islanders at a Campfire

1813

Candlelit painting of a bearded elder reading a large book at a table while family members gather and listen.

Jewish Rabbi Reading the Bible to His Family

1816

Night scene of a burning house with orange flames and smoke, small figures gathered on the ground below.

Burning House

1813

Watercolor of a busy Rome street with a market stall, donkey, townspeople, a shrine, and a stone archway.

Street View in Rome

1823

Painted crowd around a wooden platform under trees, with a white flag and mounted figures in a warm ochre scene.

St. Louis Celebration in Paris I

Night scene of a veiled woman holding an infant on a donkey, led by a man carrying a torch and staff.

Flight into Egypt

1812

Painting of men playing cards around a candlelit table in a vaulted room, some smoking pipes, one holding a glass of wine.

Card Players

1815

Peasants in a dim rocky grotto, a woman and child on straw, a standing man by a wooden door, and a seated woman at right.

Italian Peasants in a Grotto (Antique Grotto in the Tarpeian Rock)

1821

Travellers with water buffalo, a covered wagon and a horseback rider pass a ruined arch and distant towers.

Travellers by Aqua Claudia

Old man lighting his pipe at a glowing hearth while a younger man with a tankard stands behind him in a rustic room.

Ukko sytyttämässä piippuaan

1809

Painting of a young woman with a candle at an arched window, a cat on the ledge below, dark background.

Nuori nainen ja kynttilä, kopio Gerrit Doun mukaan

1805

Painting of a violinist seated in a tavern, with drinking patrons and a barrel in the background.

Viulunsoittaja

1809

Painting of an elderly bearded man seated at a table with a glass of wine and a bottle, in worn clothing against a dark backg

Man Drinking Wine

1822

Night street scene of a watermelon seller slicing melon at a lamp-lit stall while women and a child look on.

Italialainen vesimelonikauppias

1820

Painting of a woman holding a candle at a window, reaching toward a birdcage as an older man looks on in the shadows.

A Woman with a Burning Candle

1818

Oil painting of a woman in a white bonnet holding a lantern at a window, with a hanging bird and dim interior behind her.

A Woman with A Lantern

1818

Painting of bandits abducting women by torchlight in a dark rocky ravine, with a kneeling woman in white in the foreground.

Italian Bandits Abducting Some Women

1823

Portrait of a Young Woman

1809

Night scene of hunters and dogs resting by a bonfire beside a ruined stone tower, with a ruined arch in the distance.

Hunters by a Bonfire

1814

Night painting of a farmhouse on fire with orange glow, a man herding cattle in front, and a moonlit lake at left.

A Fire at Night in a Farmer's House

1809

Oil portrait of a woman in white with two boys, one seated on a stone ledge and one holding fruit, against a cloudy landscape

The Artist’s Stepmother Mariana Juliana Lauréus and Her Two Sons

1806

Self-portrait of a young man with curly hair in a brown waistcoat and frilled cravat, holding a palette and brushes.

Self-Portrait

1805

Painting of a winged angel rising above two kneeling men in a dim interior, with women watching from a doorway.

The Angel Leaves Tobias

1820

Night scene of people gathered around a campfire beside a conical tent, with moonlight over a forest and reindeer at right.

Saami People around a Fire

1813

Elderly woman lit by a candle in a dark arched interior, with a birdcage and basket behind her.

Vanha nainen ja kynttilä, kopio Gerrit Doun mukaan

1806

Dim bedroom with a kneeling man, a seated woman in a white dress beside a canopied bed, and a glowing fireplace.

Tobias rukoilee häähuoneessa

1820

Candlelit room with dancing couples and seated guests around a dining table, a chandelier overhead and a portrait on the wall

Party at the Parsonage

1815

Painting of a nude woman beside a canopy bed as a servant holds a white cloth, lit by a hanging lamp.

After the Bath

Painting of hunters and two dogs around a campfire at night beneath a rocky outcrop, with distant hills under a dark sky.

Metsästäjiä nuotiolla

1813

Painting of an angel appearing in glowing clouds above shepherds and cattle beneath a tree at night.

Enkelten ilmestys paimenille

1815

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with a spindle, white fur collar and dark background, in a gilded frame.

Vanha vaimo värttinöineen, kopio Giuseppe Nogarin mukaan

Hand-colored print of armored riders and peasants beside a hay cart and horses in a dark night forest.

Kustaa Vaasa heinäkuormassa

1815

Painting of a smiling young woman in a red bodice holding a candle in an arched window niche against a dark background.

Nuori nainen ja kynttilä, kopio Godfried Schalckenin mukaan

Painting of a dim tavern interior with three figures, a wine barrel, a wooden table with red wine, and an arched window.

Il pecoraio (Shepherd)

1822

Oil painting of a dim Roman tavern with a seated man, a woman pouring wine at a table, and drinkers in the background.

Roman osteria

1820

Dark painting of a ferry with a torch-bearing man, passengers, and a cow on a raft at night.

A Ferry with Passengers and Cattle

1808

Oil painting of a woman dancing with a yellow scarf in a candlelit vaulted inn, with onlookers and seated men.

Dancing scene in an Italian Inn

1822

Four men playing cards around a wooden table in a dim tavern interior, with coins and a pipe on the table.

Peasants playing Cards

1812

Night scene of a robbery in a rocky ravine, a woman in white struggling as men surround her by torchlight.

Robbery Scene

1823

Painting of a saddled donkey beside hay under a stone archway, with two women in a dim barn doorway.

Saddled Donkey

1820

Pencil drawing of tall trees with spreading branches on flat open ground, with distant trees receding to the left.

Skog på slättland

1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river valley with an arched stone bridge, wooded hills, distant buildings, and a standing figu

Silta Sevresissä

1817

Pencil and wash drawing of a bowed, bearded elderly man with clasped hands, seated in a loose robe.

Ukko

1817

Hevonen, "Aga"

1807

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated man in a cap feeding a dog beside a table with food.

Mies ja koira

1800

Red chalk drawing of a horse's head facing forward, with pricked ears and a forelock, dated 1807.

Hevosenpää

1807

Brown ink drawing of a market with canopy stalls, wicker baskets, barrels, and figures on a cobbled street.

Torinäkymä

1817

Brown wash drawing of a shaded lane between large trees leading to a plastered house with a tiled roof.

Albanossa

1821

Pencil sketch of market vendors selling grapes, with a balance scale, a seated woman and a man in a wide-brimmed hat.

Viinirypäleenmyyjät

1817

Brown wash drawing of a rustic inn interior with people at a table, horses, a dog, and a hearth in the background.

Majatalointeriööri

1817

Brown wash drawing of a wooden inn with figures at outdoor tables and a woman on stairs, beside tall trees along a road.

Barriere de Vincennes Pariisissa

1819

Watercolor and ink drawing of a seated market woman in a headscarf beside a vegetable stall with baskets and cabbages.

Torikauppias Pariisissa

1818

Pencil sketch of overgrown brick ruins with arches and a pine tree on a hillside, inscribed Albano 1821.

Ruin vid Albano

1821

Pencil sketch of an Italian garden with arched walls, a classical column, a small pavilion, and a tall tree.

Landscape Study from Italy

1820

Grey wash drawing of a standing young woman in a classical gown facing a seated older woman who raises one finger.

Äidillinen nuhtelu

Grey wash drawing of an old man with a pipe and a smiling boy holding a basket of grapes at a stone ledge.

Vanha mies ja poika

1800

Satuloitu hevonen

1819

Grey wash drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat leaning on a balustrade, with a building and water ripples beside him.

Kaiteeseen nojaava mies

1800

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky landscape with two stone arches, dense trees and a stony path in the foreground.

Palazzolon kapusiiniluostarin luona

1821