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Painting of a young man in a red robe holding an open book beside a gothic arch, with a devotional panel above him.

Portrait of a Young Man

Petrus Christus, 1460

Full-length portrait of a seated woman in a pale blue gown beside a window opening onto a wooded landscape.

Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818)

Thomas Lawrence, 1789

Painting of a woman with a gold halo and white veil holding a palm frond, in a green velvet dress against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady with the Attributes of Saint Agatha

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1540

Painting of a harbour with a lighthouse, a sailing ship, elegant figures on rocks and washerwomen at the shore under clouds.

A Sea-shore

Joseph Vernet, 1776

Half-length portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark green coat, set against a dark background with red drapery.

John Julius Angerstein, aged about 55

Thomas Lawrence, 1790

Man in a black hat beside a lute and birdcage, with a view of a church tower, canal and houses in sunlight behind him.

A View of Delft

Carel Fabritius, 1652

Painting of the Roman Forum with ancient columns, oxcarts, a fountain, and people walking across a sunlit open square.

View of the Forum in Rome

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1814

Painting of dock workers in winter beside a large steamship, with horses, a tugboat and a city skyline behind.

Men of the Docks

George Bellows, 1912

Half-length portrait of a young man in a fur cap and brown jacket with a metal breastplate, looking over his shoulder.

Young Man in a Fur Cap

Carel Fabritius, 1654

Painting of a village with watermills among trees, a stream with wooden footbridges, and a large leaning oak under a cloudy s

Dorf mit den Wassermühlen

Meindert Hobbema, 1668

Stubbs painting of a carriage, a rider on a bay horse, a standing man with grey horses, and a dog under a large tree.

The Milbanke and Melbourne Families

George Stubbs, 1769

Painted saint in a red robe and gold brocade holds a book and palm frond before a gilded background with halo.

St. Stephen from The Demidoff Altarpiece

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Painting of a canal lock with a drawbridge, a church tower, gabled houses, masted ships and a cloudy sky.

'The Haarlem Lock, Amsterdam

Meindert Hobbema, 1663

Seated woman in red dress and black hat in a green armchair against a yellow wall, painted in bold colours.

Max Pechstein Bildnis Charlotte Cuhrt 1910

Max Pechstein, 1910

Renaissance altarpiece of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two saints, with a swallow, fruit garlands and a lion.

La Madonna della Rondine

Carlo Crivelli, 1490

Oil portrait of a bearded young man in a brown robe with a red sleeve, resting his hand on a staff before laurel leaves.

Portrait of a Poet

Palma Vecchio, 1516

Loose oil sketch of a sandy beach with a beached boat, sailing vessels on grey water, and a figure on a dune.

La Ferté

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825

Full-length painting of Saint Lucy with a halo, holding a palm frond and a dish with eyes, against a gold background.

Saint Lucy

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Double portrait of an elderly man in a black beret and fur-trimmed coat beside an elderly woman in a white headdress, against

Elderly Couple

Jan Gossaert, 1510

Painting of a winged Time with an hourglass directing an old woman toward a young woman in pink drapery.

Time orders Old Age to destroy Beauty

Pompeo Batoni, 1746

Painted saint in black habit with halo holds open book and miniature church against gold patterned background.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Painting of the Virgin in blue and white holding the nude Christ Child, who holds an apple, on a patterned red cloth.

Virgin and Child

Jan Gossaert, 1520

Full-length portrait of a young man in grey silk and a fur-lined red cloak, pointing to a map beside a marble bust.

Portrait of Richard Milles (1735-1820)

Pompeo Batoni, 1758

Painting of a tropical Brazilian landscape with palms, a white chapel, colonial houses, figures on a dirt road and distant hi

Landschap in Brazilië

Frans Post, 1656

Portrait of a young woman in a pearl-trimmed headdress holding a gold armillary sphere, against a green background.

A Young Princess (Dorothea of Denmark?)

Jan Gossaert, 1525

Painting of a young woman in a dark dress holding a black cat, with hands clasped, against a muted grey background.

Young Woman Holding a Black Cat

Gwen John, 1920

Half-length portrait of a young woman with grey hair, pansies, a white veil, blue silk drape and a pink rose at her chest.

Portrait of Manon Balletti

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1757

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ in a stone niche, in red and purple robes, with a Latin inscription on

The Virgin and Child

Jan Gossaert, 1527

Dim interior with a man tending a hearth amid flasks and pots, a child at a cluttered table, and a woman by a window.

An Alchemist

Adriaen van Ostade, 1661

Painting of a woman standing in shallow water, holding a white shirt, with a gold cloth and dark background.

A woman bathing

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Interior scene with three women, a seated man in a brown coat, a servant with a tray, and a framed portrait on the wall.

Familie

Pietro Longhi, 1746

Seated young woman in a silk dress pours tea from a brass pot at a small blue table in a warm, sunlit room.

Dutch Girl at Breakfast

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1756

Virgin Mary holds the infant Christ while an older man offers fruit beside her, in a wooded landscape with a waterfall.

The Rest on The Flight into Egypt

Pieter Lastman, 1620

Painting of the Baptism of Christ: two nude men in a river, an angel and cherubs above, and a wooded landscape with onlookers

The Baptism of Christ

Adam Elsheimer, 1599

Woman in striped gray dress seen from behind, reflected in a gilded full-length mirror beside a red sofa.

The Full-length Mirror

Eva Gonzalès, 1869

Painting of a crowded wedding feast with a servant in red pouring wine and a dog in the lower left corner.

The Marriage at Cana

Mattia Preti, 1655

Night scene of castaways warming by a bonfire on a rocky coast beside a stormy sea, with a wrecked ship in the surf.

Saint Paul on Malta

Adam Elsheimer, 1600

Painting of a barred prison window with a view of blue sky and streaked clouds, straw on the stone sill below.

A View of the Sky from a Prison Window

Carl Gustav Carus, 1823

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 winged angel above a youth in white robes, with turbaned onlookers, a fire, and a marble statue.

Saint Lawrence prepared for Martyrdom

Adam Elsheimer, 1600

Painting of a young girl beside a wicker cradle with a sleeping baby, a red draped table and open book in a dark room.

A Little Girl rocking a Cradle

Nicolaes Maes, 1655

Half-length portrait of a woman in black satin, white lace collar and cap, holding a folding fan against a dark background.

Portrait of a lady in black satin with a fan

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1644

Painting of a Dutch ship and small boats in choppy sea under a dramatic cloudy sky.

A Dutch Ship and Other Small Vessels in a Strong Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1658

Oil portrait of a woman with braided brown hair, hand on chin, in white blouse and red shawl against blue.

Mrs Mrs Robert Hollond, philanthropist, nee Ellen Julia Teed (1822 - 1884) by Ary Scheffer

Ary Scheffer, 1851

Painting of a winged dragon attacking two nude men in a rocky landscape, with a distant spear-bearing figure at left.

Two Followers of Cadmus devoured by a Dragon

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1588

Gold-ground panel of Christ crowning the Virgin Mary on a throne, with kneeling angels, one playing a harp.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Lorenzo Monaco, 1407

Seated man in blue coat and white stockings leaning against a tree beside a spotted dog, with sea and ships behind.

Joseph Greenway

Jens Juel, 1788

Seated woman in blue silk gown and black shawl holding a straw hat, leaning against a large tree beside a rocky landscape.

Mrs. Oswald

Johann Zoffany, 1763

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, Saint Joseph, God the Father, a dove and cherubs in clouds.

The Nativity with God the Father and the Holy Ghost

Giambattista Pittoni, 1740

Painting of the Virgin and Christ Child receiving gifts from kneeling kings beneath a bright star and angels.

The Adoration of the Kings

Carlo Dolci, 1649

Panel painting showing a haloed saint giving a cloak to a knight on a road, and a winged angel above a sleeping man beneath a

Saint Francis meets a Knight Poorer than Himself and Saint Francis's Vision of the Founding of the Franciscan Order

Painting of a man in a feathered hat singing while playing a lute against a dark grey background.

A Man playing a Lute

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1624

Painting of a Dutch warship with gilded stern and flags leading a fleet through stormy seas, with a crowded rowing boat in th

The Eendracht and a Fleet of Dutch Men-of-war

Ludolf Bakhuizen, 1670

Still life painting of a bouquet of tulips, irises and roses in a pewter jug, with shells, a grasshopper and insects on a led

Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects

Balthasar van der Ast, 1630

Painting of skaters on a frozen canal at sunset, with windmills, a church tower and snowy banks.

Skating in Holland

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1890

A Sparrowhawk

Jacopo de' Barbari, 1510

Family portrait of a woman in red, a bearded man, a girl in blue on a table with cherries, and a toddler, with a lake view.

Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children

Lorenzo Lotto, 1547

Painting of a sunlit Paris boulevard with tall trees, a horse-drawn carriage, pale buildings and a cloudy blue sky.

The Boulevard de Port-Royal, Paris

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1877

Portrait of a woman with pearls in her hair, holding an open book beside an inkwell and quill on a table.

Portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman

Jan Lievens, 1649

Painting of the grieving Virgin in white veil seated beside a standing young man in green cloak against a red background.

The Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1540

Painting of Saint Veronica holding a white veil with Christ's face, both haloed in gold against a gold background.

Saint Veronica with the Sudarium

Master of Saint Veronica, 1420

Oil portrait of a long-haired man in a gold robe and white shirt, leaning on a ledge before a dark landscape and cloudy sky.

Self-portrait

Jan Lievens, 1650

Kneeling elderly donor in white robe with hands clasped, touched by a woman in red gown holding a gold jar against a blue sky

The Donor and Saint Mary Magdalene

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1540

Painting of a violin-playing figure beside a waterfall, surrounded by lions, horses, deer, birds and an elephant in a forest.

Orpheus

Roelant Savery, 1628