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Oil portrait of a seated family with a man, a woman in a white cap, three children, and skulls on a pedestal.

Portrait of a Family, Probably that of Richard Streatfeild

William Dobson, 1645

Painting of a multi-arched stone bridge lined with houses over a river, with small boats and church towers under a cloudy sky

View of London Bridge

Claude de Jongh, 1632

Calm sea with a sailing boat, rowboats and anchored vessels under a cloudy sky, painted in 1665.

A Kaag at Anchor with Sails Hoisted and a State Yacht and Other Vessel

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1665

Reclining nude woman with a serpent coiled on her arm, against red drapery, in a 1674 painting by Benedetto Gennari II.

Cleopatra

Benedetto Gennari II, 1674

Painting of a river scene with a rowing boat, a Gothic church and stone buildings on the bank, and a cloudy sky.

The Thames at Westminster

Claude de Jongh, 1625

Painting of an English ship heeling in a gale on rough seas, with a second ship struggling behind it under dark clouds.

An English Ship at Sea Running In a Gale

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1700

Oil portrait of a woman in black dress, white ruff and pearl necklace against a dark brown background, dated 1601.

Portrait of a Woman, probably Mary, Lady Scudamore

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1601

Painting of a river town with Gothic churches and timber houses along the Thames, with boats and figures on the quay.

The Thames at Westminster Stairs

Claude de Jongh, 1631

Dim vaulted prison hall with a seated prisoner in a red cloak by a candle and sleeping guards on the floor.

The Liberation of St Peter

Hendrik van Steenwijk II, 1617

Oval portrait of a woman in a sheer veil, lace collar and red gown, with a gold inscription dated 1614.

Catherine Killigrew, Lady Jermyn

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1614

Oil portrait of a young girl in a red dress with a lace ruff, pearl headdress and feather plume against a dark background.

A Young Girl

Paul van Somer I, 1615

Full-length portrait of a grey-haired man in black with a walking stick, standing in a garden setting.

Colonel Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire

Abraham Staphorst, 1660

Painting of Greenwich seen from the river, with a domed white building, a hill behind, and many boats in the water at sunset.

A view of Greenwich from the River with many Boats

Jan Griffier, 1700

Full-length portrait of a woman in a brown embroidered gown with lace ruff, holding a green parrot beside a velvet chair.

Elizabeth, Countess of Kellie

Paul van Somer I, 1619

Painting of a jay in flight, a woodpecker on a tree trunk, two pigeons on the ground, and a redstart in branches.

Jay, Green Woodpecker, Pigeons, and Redstart

Francis Barlow, 1650

Painted landscape with a rocky cliff, cattle and sheep, a waterfall, large trees, and distant mountains under a warm sky.

Landscape with Distant Mountains

Adriaen van Diest, 1698

Oil painting of peacocks, turkeys, doves, chickens and ducks gathered before a classical ruin with a landscape beyond.

Peacocks, Doves, Turkeys, Chickens and Ducks by a Classical Ruin

Marmaduke Cradock, 1700

Painting of ducks, lapwings and a kingfisher beside a stream with a tree, a distant town and birds flying in a cloudy sky.

Ducks and Other Birds about a Stream in an Italianate Landscape

Francis Barlow, 1671

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man in a blue doublet, lace ruff and gold chain against red drapery.

James I of England and VI of Scotland

Nicholas Hilliard, 1610

Oil portrait of a young boy with curly reddish hair, wearing a brown garment and white collar, against a dark background.

Bartholomew Beale

Mary Beale, 1663

Painting of a rooster, hens on straw, and chicks and quail foraging near a water dish before a stone wall.

Domestic Cock, Hens, and Chicks

Francis Barlow, 1655

Half-length portrait of a man in an embroidered gold coat with lace cuffs and a lavender cravat against a dark background.

Sir John Corbet of Adderley

John Michael Wright, 1676

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships and crowded boats by a rocky shore with a castle on a cliff at right.

Ships and Militia by a Rocky Shore

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1680

Painting of three woodcocks, one in flight and two on the ground, beside cattails in a dim marsh at dusk.

Woodcock at Dusk

Francis Barlow, 1676

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curly hair, lace collar and striped doublet against blue.

Dudley North, third Baron North (1581-1666)

Isaac Oliver, 1609

Oval portrait of a woman in a silver gown, lace ruff, and white feathered headpiece before red drapery.

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Frances Cotton, Lady Montagu, of Boughton Castle, Northamptonshire

Robert Peake the Elder, 1616

Oval portrait of a young boy in a yellow satin doublet, blue sash and lace collar against a red background.

William III, Prince of Orange, as a child

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1657

Trompe l'oeil still life of newspapers, letters, a quill, a comb and a snuffer held by red straps on wood.

A Letter Rack

Evert Collier, 1695

Panoramic 1675 painting of a country house with formal gardens, carriage, riders and grazing horses under a cloudy sky.

A View of Bayhall, Pembury, Kent

Johannes Siberechts, 1675

Half-length portrait of a man with long brown hair, wearing a black doublet and a wide white lace collar against a dark backg

Portrait of a Man, Probably Sir Francis Godolphin

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1633