Ettore or Edoardo Ettore Forti was an Italian painter, who was prolific in depicting realistic Neo-Pompeian scenes of Ancient Roman life and events. These subjects were popular in the late-Victorian period, as exemplified by the popularity of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, as an example.
Ettore Forti's paintings were not popular in the 19th century
The victorian era is the same as the 19th century so it is wrong to say his paintings were not popular in the 19th century