It was one of Joseph Sorger's last wishes to have his estate sold at auction at Freeman's, a venue at which he had procured much of his collection.

The skeletal remains of a 19th-century French child revealed evidence of rickets and scurvy, alongside high mercury levels, suggesting mercury was used as a treatment.

Ramps make a return in this week's Appalachian Ingenuity recipe from SG Séguret, as this week's recipe is ramp meatloaf.

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Provenance, or the documented ownership history of your artwork.

The article presents 19th-century photographic tableaux as early forms of social media – visual tools for connection, status, ...

In the late 19th century, several female French painters left their mark on the Impressionist movement with their talent and artistic vision. Long overlooked, they are now rightfully being brought ...

This year’s colorful and wide-ranging edition of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers fair is a bursting ...

Private Collection / Smithsonian American Art Museum At the start of the 19th century, the United States was still a place where many people ate what they grew and many women made the family clothes.