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English & British

19,387 works

Pencil sketch of a hillside town framed by two bare trees, with houses on slopes and hills beyond.

Town on a Hillside

William Blake Richmond

Oil painting of a muscular nude man lying on a bed, wrists bound with rope, as a woman draws back a curtain behind him.

Samson breaking his bands

John Francis Rigaud

Engraved battle scene of an armored knight in a plumed helmet standing over a fallen warrior, with soldiers fighting behind.

Prince Henry, Hotspur and Falstaff (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5, Scene 4)

John Francis Rigaud

Watercolor of an old fisherman in a blue coat mending a net beside a thatched cottage with wicker baskets.

An Old Fisherman Repairing Nets with a Cottage in the Background

Watercolor of a two-masted ship at a sandy quay with barrels, a crane and a figure wading in shallow water.

Shore Scene with Sailing Ship at Quay

Sepia wash drawing of timber-framed gabled houses rising above a stone arch and bridge wall.

Fye Bridge, Norwich

Watercolor of a brick house on struts above an arched stone bridge, with a moored boat and figures by the river.

Bridgnorth

John Thirtle, 1403

Watercolor sketch of a church tower, red-roofed houses, and a timber building with arches beside a river.

A View of Waltham Abbey, Herts, Essex

Watercolor of a stone church porch with a pointed Gothic arch, surrounded by shrubs under a cloudy sky.

A Church Porch

Watercolor landscape of leaning trees beside a river and dirt path, with a flat meadow and distant treeline under a pale sky.

Near the Ferry going to Gott's, Leeds

Watercolor of a town of rooftops and trees beneath a cloudy sky, with a windmill on a distant hill.

View near Bishopsgate Bridge with Cow Tower, looking towards Mousehold

Watercolor of a young girl in a blue dress seated on a grassy bank beside a stone church with a gothic arched doorway.

Young Girl Sitting on a Bank outside a Church

Watercolor of the ruined Gothic walls of Castle Acre Priory with a pointed arch and grazing horses under a cloudy sky.

Castle Acre Priory

Sepia drawing of a ruined Gothic priory church with pointed arch windows, a central gable and a small spire.

Binham Priory

Watercolor of a Devon river at low tide with a lone wader, a moored two-masted ship, and red cliffs under a blue sky.

A Devon River at Low Tide, June 16, 1859

Edward Davis, 1859

Watercolor head study of a young child in a blue hood and striped orange shawl against a dark background.

Head of a Girl

Watercolor sketch of a mother holding a toddler by a fireplace while another child stands nearby in a room.

Interior with Mother and Two Children

Watercolor of a calm river at dusk with a moored rowing boat, wooded hills on both banks and a pink sky.

Erne River, Ireland

Watercolor of a hilltop fortress above a town, with a domed church, bell tower, robed figures and a cart in the foreground.

Argos and Larissa

John Fulleylove

Watercolor of a steep rocky gorge with a stream, stone wall, and a shepherd with goats on the path.

The Castalian Spring, Delphi

John Fulleylove, 1895

Watercolor of a stone bridge over the Cam with a rowing boat, college buildings and a Gothic chapel behind trees.

Clare College and Bridge over the Cam with King's College in the background

John Fulleylove, 1889

Watercolor of Athenian ruins with broken columns and stone blocks in the foreground, with mountains behind under a pale sky.

The Propylaea from the Northern Edge of the Stylobate of the Parthenon, Athens

John Fulleylove

Watercolor of the Erechtheion's Caryatid porch and ruined stone walls on the Acropolis, with a hill in the distance.

The Southern Side of the Erectheum, with the Foundation of the Earlier Temple of Athena Polias

John Fulleylove, 1019

Watercolor of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis with fallen stone blocks in the foreground under a blue sky.

The Parthenon from the North End of the Eastern Portico of the Propylae, Evening Light

John Fulleylove, 1895

Etching of a stone gateway arch framing a town street with gabled houses, a church spire, and small figures.

Gateway Ammerscheiner

Edward Millington Synge, 1442

Etching of Littlehampton harbour with masted sailing ships, wooden piers and waterfront houses under a pale sky.

Littlehampton

Edward Millington Synge, 1443

Etching of an arched Venetian courtyard with a gondolier poling a gondola through the doorway, columns and lattice windows.

Cortes Pasqualigo

Edward Millington Synge, 1444

Etching of Venice seen from rooftops, with a statue-topped dome in the foreground and church domes and boats across the lagoo

Venice from the Campanile

Edward Millington Synge, 1445

Etching of a dim church interior with tall columns, arches, and robed figures praying near a lit altar.

St. Marks, Venice, No. 1

Edward Millington Synge, 1906

Etching of a tall bell tower and domed churches above a Venetian canal with gondolas and sailboats.

San Giorgio Maggiore and the Salute, Venice

Edward Millington Synge, 1447

Etching of a moored sailboat before shuttered stone houses and a wrought iron balcony on a harbor quay.

Quai St. Sebastian, Martiques

Edward Millington Synge, 1448

Etching of Piazza del Popolo in Rome with twin domed churches, an obelisk, and stone steps in the foreground.

Piazza del Popolo, Rome

Edward Millington Synge, 1449