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Oil sketch of ruined brick arches and a church with a bell tower in Rome, with a fallen column in the foreground.

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome

Edward Lear, 1840

Painting of a huge columned banquet hall with startled guests at a feast, a stormy sky with lightning, and a distant tower.

Belshazzar's Feast

John Martin, 1820

Gallery interior with framed paintings on red walls, an arched doorway, and a man and seated woman in the foreground.

Interior of the British Institution (Old Master Exhibition, Summer 1832)

Alfred Woolmer, 1833

Dark rocky outcrop in water under a stormy sky, with a crescent moon on the left and a red sunset on the right.

The Rock of Salvation

Samuel Colman, 1837

Full-length portrait of a boy on a bay horse in a red coat and a girl in a blue dress with a spotted dog.

John Gubbins Newton and His Sister, Mary Newton

Robert Burnard, 1833

Dark forest scene of costumed revelers with torches gathered around a huge oak, a bearded man on the ground, and an antlered

Herne's Oak from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' V, v

George Cruikshank, 1857

Elderly gardener seated in a shed beside a wheelbarrow and tools, with a golden wheat field and sunset beyond.

The Old Gardener

Briton Rivière, 1863

Painting of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a muddy path, a stream with rocks, and a fence under a cloudy sky.

A Landscape at Wick, Gloucestershire, 'Below the Rocks'

Benjamin Barker, 1824

Crowded racecourse scene with grandstands, tents, horses and spectators in period dress under a cloudy sky.

An Extensive View of the Oxford Races

Charles Turner, 1820

Painting of a stone arched bridge over the Thames with rowing boats, a tall column, and a church spire behind.

A View of London Bridge

Daniel Turner, 1850

Painting of a waterfall tumbling between rocks, with bathers in a pool below and a mountain in the distance.

A Waterfall with Bathers

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1811

Two boys fishing at dusk on a riverbank with a dog, a village and pink clouds in the background.

The Young Anglers

Edmund Bristow, 1845

Painting of Westminster Bridge over the Thames, framed by a wooden shed with barrels and boats in the foreground.

A View of Westminster Bridge

Daniel Turner, 1850

Painting of a lake with cattle grazing under a large tree, mountains beyond, and a farmhouse on the right shore.

Lake Windermere

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1801

Oil sketch of two horsemen in top hats galloping on a dusty road, with a carriage in the distance under cloudy skies.

A Scene on the Road in France

Charles Cooper Henderson, 1835

Painting of Lambeth Palace gatehouse towers beside the Thames, with rowing boats, figures and a distant cityscape at dusk.

Lambeth Palace from the West

Daniel Turner, 1802

Painting of donkeys and two seated figures on a sandy beach under a stormy sky, with the sea in the background.

Donkeys and Figures on a Beach

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1815

Painting of a brick church and a pyramid tomb on a green hill above a flat plain, with distant hills under a pale sky.

A View of the Church of S. Sabina and the Pyramid of Cestius, Rome

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1825

Painting of a sleeping woman in a dark dress seated in a dim room beside a window showing a night city view.

Home Dreams

Charles West Cope, 1869

Painting of a river estuary under a dramatic storm sky, with rocky ground in the foreground and small sailboats on the water.

View of the River Severn, near King's Weston, Seat of Lord de Clifford

Benjamin Barker, 1809

Three riders in red hunting coats and top hats on horseback, painted in loose brushwork against a muted landscape.

Studies of Riders in the Hunting Field

Benjamin Marshall, 1805

Painting of milkmaids and cows in a London park with onlookers and Westminster Abbey's tower in the distance.

Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond

Benjamin West, 1801

Painting of a young man lying dead on a bed in a dim attic, with torn papers on the floor and a window behind him.

The Death of Chatterton

Henry Wallis, 1856

Painting of mounted soldiers and spectators before the Horse Guards building with its clock tower under a cloudy sky.

Trooping the Colour

Bernhard Sickert, 1897

Painting of a governess in black standing before a seated woman in red velvet with children playing in an elegant room.

The Governess

Emily Mary Osborn, 1860

Watercolor of Oberon and Titania reaching toward each other in golden light, with fairy attendants around them.

Oberon and Titania from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Act IV, Scene i

Thomas Stothard, 1806

Three-masted packet ship New York under full sail on choppy sea, with a rocky island on the horizon and gulls.

The Black Ball Line Packet Ship 'New York' off Ailsa Craig

William Clark, 1836

Painting of red-coated riders and hounds leaping a stone wall during a fox hunt across rolling English countryside.

The Berkeley Hunt, 1842: Full Cry

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, both with golden halos, against a dark starry sky.

Virgin and Child

William Blake, 1825

Painting of a two-masted brig under full sail on a choppy sea, with smaller boats and seagulls under a cloudy sky.

The English Brig 'Norval' before the Wind

William Clark, 1833