Gaiety by Francis Edmonds

The American artist Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863) painted cheerful scenes.

O norte-americano Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863) pintou cenas alegres.

Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863)-‘the image peddlar’-oil on canvas-1844     New York-Historical Society

Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863)-‘the new bonnet’ oil on canvas-1858     New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863)-‘the city and country beaux’ - ca 1840     Williamtown (MA)-Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863)-‘time to go’-oil on canvas-1857     Montgomery (Alabama)-Museum of Fine Arts

Francis William Edmonds (1806-1863)-‘toy windmill’-ca 1858

Gaiety

Joy is the external manifestation of the inner well-being of a person or several, gathered in pleasant friendship.

A alegria é manifestação exterior de bem-estar interior de uma pessoa ou de várias reunidas para amena convivência.

Louis Charles Moeller (1856-1930)-'tea party'-oil on canvas-1905    Private collection

Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901)-'the shepherds concert'-oil on canvas-1862    Warsaw-Royal Museum

François-Auguste Biard (1799-1882)-'triumph of a tenor in a musical morning'-oil on canvas    Private collection

Otto Wilhelm Eduard Erdmann (1834-1905)-'in the music room of a noble house'-oil on panel

Richard Brakenburg (1650-1702)-'feast of St Nicholas'-oil on canvas-1685       Amsterdam-Amstelkring Museum

Pehr Hilleström (1732-1816)-'convivial scene in a peasants cottage'-oil on canvas    Stockholm-National Museum