Turn-of-the-last-century photography

When we think of photographs usually we think of the twentieth century, but you can find photos that were taken even earlier than that.

While eating in the Red Tomato in Cathedral City, CA restaurant last year, saw slides of various photos slipped into big lightboxes, which were hung on the wall.

I went to the owner and asked if I could shoot them. Well, he gladly sent yes, and also talked to me awhile about the photos.

Here's one of them, that after I got it, I manipulated with a Photoshop filter.

What type of classical painting do you think this photograph looks as if it could be?