Ricard’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Cigar Making in Seville
Ricard Canals y Llambí (Spanish, 1876–1931)

Egypt
R. M. Junghaendel (German, active 19th century) and C. G. Rawlinson (German, 19th Century) published by Cosmos Art Publishing Company (German, 19th century)

Two Sisters, Valencia
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923)

Rocks at the Lighthouse, Biarritz
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923)

Canal in Venice
Martin Rico y Ortega (Spanish, 1833–1908)

The Grand Canal, Venice
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

Boy on a Ram
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

The Essex Canal
Albert Pinkham Ryder American, 1847–1917

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

A Venetian Canal
Alfred Stieglitz American, 1864–1946 Publisher: R. H. Russell American, Unknown

Cavalier
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (Spanish, 1838–1874)

African Chief
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (Spanish, 1838-1874)

Untitled
Brassaï (Gyula Halász) French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984

Three Men Carrying a Wounded Soldier, from the Images of Spain, Album F
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Manuel Godoy
Agustin Esteve y Marqués (Spanish, 1753–c. 1820)

Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, plate 43 from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Winter Scene
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

El Maragato Threatens Friar Pedro de Zaldivia with His Gun
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Twenty-five Bobbins
England