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Oil painting of a candlelit banquet with a crowned central figure, guests in period dress, gilded mirrors and a moonlit windo

The Life of Buckingham

Painting of a loaded barge with figures on calm water, sailboats in the distance, and a heavy cloudy sky over the shore.

A Barge with a Wounded Soldier

X-radiograph of a self portrait by Daniel Stringer showing canvas texture and faint underlying figure shapes.

Self portrait

Daniel Stringer

Full-length painting of a woman in red and gold costume with a white dog, fruit basket and ruins behind her.

A Whole Length of a Lady of Petrella, in the Kingdom of Naples

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with grey curls, white headscarf with blue ribbon, against a pale blue sky.

Portrait of a Young Lady

Pale grey wash drawing of a milkmaid with a dog beside a gate, tall trees, a thatched cottage and fields.

Milkmaid and Dog in a Landscape

Seated woman in red embroidered dress with green parasol, beside a barefoot girl holding a basket of shells by the sea.

A Whole Length of a Lady of Neturrio, a Sea Port in the Pope's Territories

Oval miniature self portrait of a man with wavy hair, blue coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat, in a black frame.

Self Portrait

Watercolor of a two-masted merchant ship becalmed on a calm sea under a pale sky, with a small boat and distant shore.

A Merchantman Becalmed Offshore

Painting of a dim attic bedroom with a yellow-draped canopy bed, a reclining figure, and light from a leaded window.

The Death of Buckingham

Study of a Working Horse

Thomas Sidney Cooper

Watercolor of a paper mill beside a reflective millpond, with a willow tree, timber buildings and thatched cottages.

The Paper Mill at Rickmansworth

Oil sketch of eight small genre scenes in gilt frames hanging on a wall, including interiors with figures and a bagpiper.

The Only Child; The Jew's Harp; The Cut Finger; Blind Man's Buff; The Rent Day; The Scotch Piper; The Prieu-Dieu; and…

Portrait of a Lady

Painting of a nude woman reclining over rocks beneath gnarled trees in a dark wooded landscape with distant hills.

Woman Sleeping in the Nude in a Wooded Landscape

Watercolor of an old fisherwoman with a basket and stick, with two figures digging on the shore behind her.

An Old Fisherwoman with Two Women Digging for Bait

Francis Wheatley

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman Called Michael Thomas Sadler

George Chinnery

Painting of a seated nude figure beneath a tree in a wooded landscape with distant hills.

Figure Study of a Nude Woman in a Wooded Landscape

Watercolor sketch of fisherfolk with baskets and nets beside a moored wooden boat on a coast.

Fisherfolk with Baskets and Nets

Francis Wheatley

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly auburn hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a black frame.

A Gentleman with Auburn Hair

George Chinnery

Painting of nymphs bathing in a cave grotto beside a carved basin, with a figure pulling back red drapery at left.

Diana and Actaeon

Painting of an English sloop and frigate under sail on choppy water, with a fortified coastline and cloudy sky behind.

An English Sloop and a Frigate in a Light Breeze

Painting of a large sailing ship and smaller sailboats on calm water under a cloudy sky, with a rowboat in the foreground.

An Evening Calm

Watercolor of two ruined fluted columns, a shepherd with sheep, a bare tree, and a distant city across water.

Remains of the Temple of Olypian Jove with a View of Ortygia, Syracuse

Watercolor landscape of Richmond Castle on a hill above a river, with trees, a stone bridge and small figures in the foregrou

View of Richmond Castle, Yorkshire

Painting of a tall white baroque tower over a busy street market with vendors, fish baskets and umbrellas under blue sky.

Torre Dos Clerigos, Oporto, Portugal

Watercolor of a wooded cliff beside a calm sea with three sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

View near Walton on Naze

Lionel Bicknell Constable

Watercolor of tall beech trees with autumn foliage, a man driving cattle and sheep along a bank, and distant woods.

Landscape with beech trees and man driving cattle and sheep

Oval portrait of a man in a blue coat with gold trim and a brown fur hat, turning toward the viewer.

Portrait of the Fourth Baron Cleraine

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical palace facade beside the Thames, with rowing boats and trees in the foreground.

View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

Watercolor of a crowded river ferry with passengers, animals, and a pole-wielding ferryman against hills and trees.

River Ferry with Many Passengers and Animals

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered hair, pearl hair ornament, and blue dress with white lace fichu.

Portrait of a Lady

Brown wash drawing of a formal garden terrace with a fountain, stone urns, figures, and a town skyline with towers and a chur

Warwick: The Town and Castle from the Priory Gardens

Watercolor landscape of a towered castle on a crag, with peasants and a goat on a path beneath large trees.

Romantic Landscape - Peasants at the foot of a castle on a crag

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a blue coat and white cravat, framed by a border of clear stones.

Portrait of a Young Man

Watercolor of two brown shorebirds with long dark bills standing on a sandy shore beside shallow water and grass.

Purre or Stint

Charles Collins

Watercolor landscape of a castle beside a road with an ox cart and travelers, with hills and water in the distance.

View in Wales

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with grey curled hair, blue dress and white lace collar, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Watercolor of two windmills beside a canal with a rider on a grey horse and a figure on a path under a pale sky.

Landscape with Windmills

Thomas Shotter Boys

Watercolor of trees over a footbridge, with a man in a wide-brimmed hat crossing toward the left.

Trees, with a Man Crossing a Footbridge

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray wig, blue coat and white cravat, set in an engraved gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Watercolor of the Colosseum interior in Rome with a wooden cross, kneeling figures, a small chapel and tiered arched walls.

An Interior View of the Colosseum, Rome

John 'Warwick' Smith

Watercolor of a gnarled old tree with a man playing a pipe, two women and a dog beside a river.

Landscape with a man playing a pipe under an old tree

Three boys in a rural yard by a thatched cottage, one with a black cat, another pointing at a rat trap on the ground.

The Rat Trap

Grey painting of a riverside industrial works with tall chimneys, a crane at left, and water in the foreground.

Landscape with Industrial Buildings by a River

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

A Lady with Light Brown Hair Worn in Ringlets

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white headscarf and coral necklace, in an ornate gilt frame.

Lady Bective

Andrew Robertson

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with long curled hair, brown coat and lace cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair and a white lace collar, set in an ornate gold brooch frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered curled hair, white dress, yellow shawl and lavender sash, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Nathaniel Plimer

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curled light hair, blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Brother of Thomas DeQuincey

Thomas Hazlehurst

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair, brown coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Robertson

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, white headband and white dress against a blue sky.

Portrait of a Lady

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with light brown hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Brother of Thomas De Quincey

Thomas Hazlehurst

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a red jacket with silver buttons and a white frilled cravat.

English Officer in a Scarlet Jacket

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl in a straw hat with pink ribbon and white dress, against a blue sky, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Girl

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair, white headscarf and white dress, in a gold frame.

Elizabeth DeQuincey, nee Penson

Thomas Hazlehurst

Young officer in a Red Tunic

Oval miniature of two children, an older girl in a striped bonnet and a younger child under a white shawl, against a blue sky

Mary and Nathaniel Jefferys

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white turban and white dress, set in a gold frame.

Mrs. Ellen Devis

Oval portrait miniature of a young child with curly blonde hair and a white dress, set in a twisted gold frame.

A Young Girl

François Theodore Rochard

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with grey hair in a red coat with blue collar and white epaulette.

Portrait of a Naval Officer

Oval miniature portrait of a white-haired man in a dark blue coat and white cravat against a grey background.

George Wolrige of Garlinneck

Graphite sketch of a reclining nude woman resting her head on her arm, with a drapery study at right.

Reclining Nude

Pen and ink sketch of a standing figure and a reclining figure beside a gothic arched window, with dark wash shading.

Study of Figures in a Dramatic Scene

Benjamin Robert Haydon

Pencil sketch of Knowsley Hall with battlemented towers, a columned portico and a lawn framed by trees.

Knowsley Hall

Watercolor landscape of a large tree beside a road, with walkers, a lake, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Road to the Lake

Red chalk drawing of a galloping racehorse with muscles shown in anatomical detail, facing left.

Study of a Racehorse in Action: Galloping to Left, a Semi-Anatomical Study, with Skin Flayed to Show Action of Muscles

Loose graphite sketch of robed figures, a hooded woman leaning over a young man, by George Romney.

Canidia and the Youth

Watercolor landscape of blue mountains above a calm lake, with trees and a rocky path where small travelers walk.

The Entrance into Borrowdale

Brown wash drawing of a woman in an apron pointing with a stick, with a handwritten caption about ha'pennies below.

London Cries: Throws for a Ha'penny Have You a Ha'penny

Brown ink wash drawing of three nude women intertwined against a dark background, with pencil guidelines visible.

Three Young Witches

Watercolor of a road past tall trees and a church tower, with figures walking and a hill in the distance.

New Radnor

Brown wash drawing of a street vendor balancing a basket on his head, with pots and pans on a pole and a city skyline behind

London Cries: A Man with a Basket (Man Selling Pots and Pans)

Pen and grey wash drawing of a canal townscape with a church, bell tower, arched bridge and small figures.

Architectural Capriccio Alternative title(s): Venetian Fantasy

Giovanni Antonio Canal

Pen and grey wash drawing of a mountain valley with a winding river and dark trees on the right.

On the Side of the Rhine near the Source, Light Coming from the Right

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat carrying a large bundle and a walking stick.

London Cries: A Man with a Bundle, Old Clothes

Sepia wash drawing of two women in classical dress embracing on the ground before a shadowed rocky landscape.

Celadon and Amelia from Thomson's 'The Seasons'

Alexander Runciman

Grey wash drawing of a classical columned portico beside a building, framed by tall trees and a path.

Werrington Park, Devonshire

Pen and grey wash drawing of a woman in a wide hat carrying a basket of flowers while walking, glancing over her shoulder.

London Cries: Flowers

Watercolor drawing of three women in period bonnets and dresses talking before a stone pedestal.

Group of Three Ladies

Anthony Highmore

Soft watercolor landscape of a river with tall trees, grazing cattle, and hills under a pale sky at dusk.

On the Dee

Watercolor sketch of a swaggering man with long hair, tricorn hat, cloak and walking stick, in brown and grey washes.

London Cries: A Man Swaggering

Pale watercolor of women in 18th-century bonnets and cloaks standing beside a column and archway.

Ladies Beside a Column and Arcade

Anthony Highmore

Pencil and wash drawing of a small sailing ship on a calm sea beneath heavy grey clouds at evening.

Evening at Sea

Alfred Abram Constable

Pen and brown wash drawing of a young woman in a bonnet carrying a basket of oranges through a street.

London Cries: A Girl with a Basket of Oranges

Engraving of a Welsh funeral procession of mourners walking past a stone wall beneath a steep hillside and trees.

A Welsh Funeral

Edward Radclyffe

Grey wash drawing of a village with a church steeple below steep, wooded mountains and patchwork fields in a valley.

Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France

Henry Swinburne

Pen and wash drawing of a couple fighting in a room while two onlookers watch, with a Broughton medallion on the wall.

Matrimonial Fisticuffs, with a Portrait of the Pugilist John Broughton, in the background

Hubert François Gravelot

Engraving of two peat gatherers with loads crossing rocky moorland under a rainstorm, with a lake and distant hills behind.

Peat-Gatherers

Edward Radclyffe

Pen and ink study with green wash of a bound nude male figure with arms raised, beside a draped cloaked figure.

Study for Saint Sebastian

Pen and brown wash study of a striped tiger with sketches of climbing monkeys beside it on pale paper.

Study for a Tiger and Monkeys

James Northcote

Engraving of riders and pack animals crossing wet sands under a dramatic cloudy sky, with gulls overhead.

Lancaster Sands

Edward Radclyffe

Graphite drawing of a nude man seen from behind with both arms spread wide, on toned brown paper.

Male with Arms Spread Wide Seen from Behind

Brown ink and wash design of classical gods and cherubs among clouds above columns and a cornice, for a ceiling.

A Design for a Ceiling

James Thornhill

Engraving of gnarled trees at a forest edge, a man with a staff in the foreground, and sheep grazing under a cloudy sky.

Outskirts of the Forest

Edward Radclyffe