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Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black coat with grey collar and white ruff, hands clasped, dark background.

Portrait of a bearded Man

Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1546

Skeletal rider in a shroud on a black horse before fiery red clouds and a dark night sky.

Death and conflagration, central section of the triptych “Disaster”

Albert Chmielowski, 1870

Painting of children playing by a woodland brook as a woman with a jug stands on stone steps beneath dense trees.

Children by a Brook

Francis Danby, 1822

Half-length portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair in a dark doublet and white collar against a dark background.

Sir Henry Vane the younger Kt.

Gerard Soest, 1655

Still life of yellow pears and quinces on a dish with dark grapes and a vine leaf on a wooden table.

Still Life with Pears and Grapes

Luis Egidio Meléndez, 1771

Painter in a dark studio standing at an easel, holding a palette and brushes, lit from the side against a shadowy background.

The Painter at His Easel

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Half-length portrait of a man with wavy hair in black satin, white lace collar and cuffs, resting his hand on a ledge.

Portrait of a Man in Black holding a Glove

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1641

Painting of a moonlit torrent churning between dark rocks, with cliffs, a bird in flight and distant snowy peaks.

Bergstroom bij Finnmark in Noorwegen, bij maanlicht

Alexander Wüst, 1867

Portrait of a woman in a black gown with a white ruff and patterned sleeves, with a small dog at her side.

Portrait of Hester de la Faille

Bernaert de Rijckere, 1583

Kneeling penitent man with clasped hands before an open book, skull and crucifix, a lion and red hat in a dark wilderness.

The penitent St. Jerome in the wilderness

Martin Johann Schmidt, 1765

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with dark curled hair, white satin gown and blue shawl against a dark background.

Portrait of Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne)

Thomas Hudson, 1749

Black and white head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with dark hair and a white cravat against a dark background.

John Gully

Samuel Drummond, 1844

Seated man in dark coat with a dog and inkwell beside him, in a dark interior portrait.

Portrait of William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833)

William Owen, 1817

Portrait of a woman in black dress with white lace ruff, gold embroidery and pearls, one hand resting on a red table.

Female portrait (Sara von Gheel) (Pendant of RM 659)

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1622

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, pearls and a folding fan, against a dark background.

Portrait of a woman in the Verschoor family

Hendrick Coster, 1640

Dark still life with a roemer glass, a metal vase, a peach and a walnut on a stone ledge against a shadowy background.

Stilleven met roemer en een metalen vaas

Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten, 1645

Painting of a seated elderly man in a dark suit with white cuffs, hands resting in his lap, against a reddish background.

Portrait of Gerardus Huibert Veth (1817-1907)

Elderly pilgrim seated against a wall, head in hand, mourning, with a dead donkey in the distance and pilgrim gear on the gro

The Pilgrim Mourning His Dead Ass

Benjamin West, 1800

Oval half-length portrait of a woman in a black gown, white ruff and dark hat, with a coat of arms at left.

Portrait of Johanna Racket (1547-1600)

Frans Pourbus the Younger, 1606

Oil portrait of a balding bearded man in white lace collar and gold armour against a dark background.

Jacob van der Meer van Barendrecht (1557-1604)

Jan van Ravesteyn, 1608

Painting of the Virgin with the infant Christ, young Saint John the Baptist, a lamb, and a fruit plate against a dark backgro

La Virgen con el Niño Jesús y San Juan Bautista niño

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1662

Still life of dead game birds, a stoneware jug, a glass goblet, a basket and raw meat on a table against a dark background.

Still life

Alexander Adriaenssen, 1650

Half-length portrait of a man with a white pleated collar and dark doublet against a dark background, painted in 1642.

Portret van een man

Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger, 1642

Three-quarter portrait of a woman in a feathered hat, jewelled gold necklaces and a blue embroidered gown, on a dark backgrou

Portrait of Susanna of Bavaria

Barthel Beham, 1533

Black-and-white portrait of a man with dark hair in a dark coat and white neckcloth, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Till Grh 1898, 1917

Pehr Hörberg, 1782

Seated man in dark suit and white collar, hands clasped, against a dark brown background, portrait by Fernand Khnopff.

Portret van Augustinus Gerardus Hubertus van Rijckevorsel (1828 - ’s-Hertogenbosch - 1891)

Fernand Khnopff, 1888

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background, with a wooden chair arm at left.

James Patriot Wilson, Sr.

James Peale, 1823

Night landscape with a glowing moon behind clouds, dark trees framing a river reflecting moonlight.

Moonlit landscape

Carl Gustav Carus, 1859

Oil portrait of a naval officer in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, medals and a star, against a dark background.

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1758-1805, 1st Viscount Nelson

Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1798

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig and navy coat with gold buttons, with a stormy sea and distant ship at right.

George Phillips Towry (1729-1817)

Philip Jean, 1800