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Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat resting his hand on a plaster bust of a bearded man, dark background.

Joseph Nollekens with His Bust of Laurence Sterne

John Francis Rigaud, 1772

Oil portrait of a young woman in a blue gown and red shawl within a carved oval frame, against a dark background.

Frances Hales

John Riley, 1685

Family group portrait in an interior: a seated man, a woman at a pianoforte, and girls in white dresses with dogs and a dove.

John Richard Comyns of Hylands, Essex, with His Daughters

John Greenwood, 1775

Evening landscape with a castle tower, grazing cattle, a village with church spire, and a winding river beneath clouds.

A View of Cessford and the Village of Caverton, Roxboroughshire in the Distance

Patrick Nasmyth, 1813

Painting of a sunlit country lane between pale eroded banks, with a horseman, a dog, and a manor house in the distance.

Penshurst Place, Kent

Patrick Nasmyth, 1824

Landscape with a large tree at right, wooded valley, cliffs, and a distant city and castle under cumulus clouds.

Edinburgh from the Braids

Patrick Nasmyth, 1812

Two young boys in satin garments stand beside a tree with a parrot, a spaniel and a greyhound in a landscape.

Lord John Hay and Charles, Master of Yester (later 3rd Marquis of Tweeddale)

Gerard Soest, 1670

Oval oil portrait of a man in a curled periwig, dark coat and white lace cravat against a brown background.

Samuel Butler

Gerard Soest, 1675

Portrait of a seated man in a blue coat beside a desk of books, with a red curtain and classical building visible through a w

Thomas Graham

Thomas Hickey, 1790

Panoramic 1775 painting of Florence seen from a hillside, with a large tree, goats, and strolling figures in the foreground.

A Panoramic View of Florence from Bellosguardo

Thomas Patch, 1775

Portrait of a man in a gold robe and green turban holding a scroll, with a classical column and seated figure behind him.

Purniya, Chief Minister of Mysore

Thomas Hickey, 1801

Painting of a waterfall cascading past a hilltop town with stone buildings and a bell tower, with figures on the rocks.

A View of Tivoli

Thomas Patch, 1750

Eighteenth-century interior with gentlemen dining and toasting, a fireworks painting on the wall, and a checkered floor.

British Gentlemen at Sir Horace Mann's Home in Florence

Thomas Patch, 1763

Painting of a brown and white hound and a shaggy dark dog resting on a plaid cloth beside red fabric.

A Hound and a Bearded Collie seated on a Hunting Coat

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1855

Painting of a red-coated rider on a galloping bay horse waving his cap, with two hounds running across an open field.

Foxhunting: Encouraging Hounds

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1839

Painting of a red-coated rider leaping a ditch on a bay horse, with hounds running below and a wide landscape behind.

Foxhunting: Clearing a Ditch

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1839

Painting of a red-coated rider on a grey horse leading hounds through autumn woods, with distant riders in an open field.

The Suffolk Hunt: Going to Cover near Herringswell

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1833

Fighting Cocks: a Pale-Breasted Fighting Cock, Facing Rght

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1829

Painting of a standing fighting cock with green tail feathers, red neck hackles, and spurs on a sandy ground.

Fighting Cocks: a Dark-Breasted Fighting Cock, Facing Left

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1829

Oil painting of a chestnut racehorse with jockey in green silks standing in an open field under cloudy sky.

'Margrave' with James Robinson Up

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1833

Painting of a bay Clydesdale stallion standing beside a gnarled tree in an open pastoral landscape under clouds.

A Clydesdale Stallion

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1820

Bay racehorse with jockey in striped silks on a racecourse, with a white grandstand and crowds in the background.

Memnon, with William Scott Up

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1825

Painting of three jockeys in red, black and blue silks riding horses across a sandy field, with a fourth rider behind.

Steeplechase cracks: Allen McDonough on Brunette, Tom Oliver on Discount, and Jem Mason on Lottery

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1847

Two grey carriage horses in harness stand in a brick coachyard beside stable doors, with a carriage at right.

Grey carriage horses in the coachyard at Putteridge Bury, Hertfordshire

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1838

Painting of a red mail coach with four men on top pulled by two horses along a sandy road beside dunes.

The Royal Mail Coach on the Road

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1841

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a gold-embroidered white gown beside a green sofa and a mandolin.

Eleanor Francis Grant, of Arndilly

Tilly Kettle, 1764

Seventeenth-century seascape of a warship under sail in choppy grey waters, with a rowing boat and clouds overhead.

Men of War in a Stiff Breeze

Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff, 1650

Oval miniature portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair, mustache and goatee, wearing a large white lace collar.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Hoskins, 1590

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, white collar and black clothing against a blue background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Hoskins, 1646

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white lace ruff and pearl necklace against red drapery, in an enamel gold frame.

A Lady of the North Family

John Hoskins, 1620

Man in blue coat and tricorn hat rides a grey horse beside a hound, with a stone pedestal and parkland behind.

Sir Roger Burgoyne Riding 'Badger'

James Seymour, 1740

Painting of a bay racehorse with a jockey in blue coat and black cap, crossing an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

A Bay Racehorse with Jockey Up

James Seymour, 1730

Painted stable interior with two horses in blankets, a groom in a red coat, and a hound on a brick floor.

The Stables and Two Famous Running Horses belonging to His Grace, the Duke of Bolton

James Seymour, 1747

Painting of a bay horse with a saddle held by a groom in blue coat beside a stone column in an open landscape.

The Duke of Devonshire's Flying Childers

James Seymour, 1742

Painting of a saddled chestnut horse held by a groom in a brown coat, with a cloudy sky and rolling landscape behind.

Old Fox held by a Groom

James Seymour, 1721

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red military coat with gold epaulette and decorations, in a gold frame.

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane

Simon Jacques Rochard, 1819

Painting of a weathered broken tree trunk and boulders, one mossy, under a grey sky with a distant green tree.

Study of Rocks and Branches

George Augustus Wallis, 1795

Seated woman in a silver satin gown and lace cap holds an open book beside a stone balustrade in a garden.

A Lady with a Book

Bartholomew Dandridge, 1735

Oil portrait of a young girl in a grey gown with a greyhound, a page holding fruit, and a stone urn behind them.

A Young Girl with a Dog and a Page

Bartholomew Dandridge, 1725

Painting of a violet mountain peak above rolling green and orange hills under a pale cloudy sky.

Tour Madeloc in the Pyrenees

Derwent Lees, 1913

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

Painted interior of a paneled room with a fireplace, two women in period dress, and a mirror beside a curtain.

The Lady Betty Germain Bedroom at Knole, Kent

James Holland, 1845

Painting of a sunlit stone colonnade with coffered ceiling and figures in period dress walking along the paved walkway.

The Colonnade of Queen Mary's House, Greenwich

James Holland, 1833

Watercolor of a woman in a flower crown lying in a forest, with two grieving shepherds, one holding a shovel and one covering

Imogen and the Shepherds, from Cymbeline, Act IV, scene ii

James Smetham, 1874

Watercolor of a large tree and grazing deer in a park at dusk, with a man reading beside a woman in the lower left.

Lovers in Richmond Park (Windsor Park)

James Smetham, 1864

Painting of a shepherd piping beside resting sheep and a reclining figure under trees, with hills and a golden sunset beyond.

Evening Pasture

James Smetham, 1865

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

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

Portrait of a Lady

Oval miniature of a woman with curled powdered hair, wearing a cream gold-sprigged dress with lace, against blue sky.

Portrait of an Unknown Lady

Jeremiah Meyer, 1750

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

Stormy seascape of a tilted shipwreck near rocks, with crew in a lifeboat and debris in the surf.

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast

Thomas Buttersworth, 1810

Portrait of a man in a gold-braided coat and brocade waistcoat holding spectacles beside a writing desk with books.

John Quick as Tony Allspice

Samuel de Wilde, 1796

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig, white cravat, green coat and cream waistcoat against a brown background.

William Shuttlewood

Samuel de Wilde, 1788

Full-length painting of a man in yellow coat and tricorn hat holding a fan, with scattered clothes and an umbrella on the flo

Samuel Thomas Russell in Samuel Foote's "The Mayor of Garratt

Samuel de Wilde, 1810

Full-length portrait of a man in a brown coat and grey wig standing in a garden before a country house.

Gentleman in the Grounds of his House

Samuel de Wilde, 1800

Two men in period dress in a room with a fireplace and desk, one in embroidered blue coat and one in tricorn hat.

John Quick and John Fawcett in Thomas Moreton's "The Way to Get Married

Samuel de Wilde, 1796

Full-length painting of a man in a pink embroidered coat and white wig gesturing before a green garden backdrop.

Thomas King in "The Clandestine Marriage" by George Colman and David Garrick

Samuel de Wilde, 1792

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

Portrait of a Lady

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

Oval miniature portrait of a young boy in a red jacket and white frilled collar, holding a hoop and stick.

Joseph de Lautour

Richard Crosse, 1793

Oval miniature portrait of a boy in a green coat and white ruffled collar against a pale blue sky.

Peter de Lautour

Richard Crosse, 1793

Oval miniature of a young girl with curly hair in a white dress and blue sash, holding a small white dog.

Amelia de Lautour

Richard Crosse, 1793

Reverend with Powdered Hair and Black Coat

Richard Crosse, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a brown jacket and white cravat, with pale blue-grey hair, in a gold frame.

Young Man in a Brown Jacket

Richard Crosse, 1795

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with white hair, wearing a blue coat and white cravat against a gray background.

A Gentleman in a Blue Coat

Richard Crosse, 1790

Painting of London Bridge on the Thames with St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance, sailing boats and warehouses in the foregr

London Bridge, with St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance

William Anderson, 1815

Painting of a rowing boat with passengers near the shore, with anchored sailing ships and cumulus clouds in a calm sea.

A Wherry Taking Passengers out to Two Anchored Packets

William Anderson, 1825

Crowded dockside with soldiers, horses, women in dresses and tall-masted ships flying red flags under a cloudy sky.

Hussars Embarking at Deptford The setting of this painting is Perry’s Brunswick Dock, Blackwall, London, during an em…

William Anderson, 1793

Painting of Dutch sailing boats and a three-masted ship on calm water under large clouds, with men in a rowboat.

Dutch Sailing Vessels

William Anderson, 1814

Full-length portrait of a man in a green coat and riding breeches with a spaniel, against a landscape and cloudy sky.

Portrait of a man

William Owen, 1815

Oil portrait of a man with a long curled brown wig, white lace collar and dark coat against a dark background.

Thomas Weedon

John Greenhill, 1675

Oil painting of a bay horse standing in a grassy field beside a wooden fence and trees under a pale sky.

A Bay Horse in a Field

John Boultbee, 1778

Painting of a grey stallion on a rocky slope with palm trees and distant riders under a warm, cloudy sky.

A Grey Arab Stallion in a Desert Landscape

John Boultbee, 1790

Painting of a red-coated rider on a grey horse sounding a horn as a fox flees and hounds chase across an open landscape.

The Suffolk Hunt: Gone Away

Jr John Frederick Herring, 1833

Painting of a rider in a red coat leading horses along a path above a river valley, with seated women and a dog in the foregr

Exercising the Royal Horses

Jr John Frederick Herring, 1847

Two riders on horses gallop through rain toward a brick bridge, one in a red hunting coat, under a dark stormy sky.

Returning from the Hunt

Jr John Frederick Herring, 1855

Painting of a fox hunt with red-coated riders leaping a stream, hounds running in the foreground, and a bare tree at right.

The Suffolk Hunt : The Death

Jr John Frederick Herring, 1833

Harvest scene with grey horses pulling a hay cart, farm workers resting, and rolling fields under a dramatic sky.

The Harvest

Jr John Frederick Herring, 1857

Harvest scene with a hay wagon and grey horses in golden fields, workers resting on a bank, rolling hills under cloudy sky.

Harvest

Jr John Frederick Herring, 1857

Woman in white gown and blue cloak walks through a stormy landscape with a companion and rustic figures.

Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia

Peter van Bleeck, 1755

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and grey coat holding a palette and brushes, with a lion's head below.

Self-Portrait

Charles Catton, 1769

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

A Bay Horse in a Field

Edmund Bristow, 1825

Dark bay horse beside a soldier and saddle outside a guard house, with a castle and trees in the background.

Outside the Guard House at Windsor

Edmund Bristow, 1850

Painting of a man in a top hat aiming a gun at a pheasant flying over woodland, with dogs near a stream.

Pheasant Shooting

Edward Duncan, 1830

Small painting of a horseback rider talking with a shepherd on a grey horse, with hounds, a willow, and a stormy sky.

A Traveller and a Shepherd in a Landscape

Edmund Bristow, 1825

Painting of a hunter in a top hat firing at partridges over a golden field, with a pointer dog and a wide landscape beyond.

Partridge Shooting

Edward Duncan, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man in gray wig and red coat holding paper, against green background, in jeweled frame.

John Bannister

Henry Edridge, 1794

Eighteenth-century interior with gentlemen in wigs drinking wine around a green-draped table, attended by a servant and a dog

The Brothers Clarke with Other Gentlemen Taking Wine

Gawen Hamilton, 1730

Painting of two horses, a donkey and sheep on a hillside overlooking a distant valley and river under cloudy skies.

Morning: Landscape with Mares and Sheep

Sr George Barret, 1775

Group portrait of a family in an elegant interior with a seated table, servant, young girl, small dog and marble bust.

Group portrait, probably of the Raikes family

Gawen Hamilton, 1730

Painting of horses and cattle grazing by a rocky river beneath large trees, with hills and a pink evening sky behind.

Horses and Cattle by a River

Sr George Barret, 1777

Painting of cattle resting under trees near a cottage, with a herdsman, sheep, a lake, and distant mountains under clouds.

Morning: Landscape with Cattle

Sr George Barret, 1775

Painting of cottagers walking a dirt road through rolling hills under a stormy sky, with a birch tree at right.

Landscape with Cottagers

Sr George Barret, 1775

Painting of a boy in red with a rod and dog on a rocky bank beneath tall trees, with a rustic hut at right.

Wooded Landscape with a Boy and his Dog

Sr George Barret, 1770

Painting of a calm river at dusk with a ruined tower, fishermen, a sailboat, and tall trees framing the scene.

River Landscape

Sr George Barret, 1773