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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

Oil landscape of a classical country house with grazing cattle and sheep, two riders in the foreground, and a conical mountai

Powerscourt, County Wicklow, Ireland

Sr George Barret, 1760

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a white satin gown beside a red chair, holding a fan against a dark background.

Harriet Smithson as Miss Dorillon, in "Wives as They Were, and Maids as They Are" by Elizabeth Inchbald

George Clint, 1822

Painting of a sea strait with a steamship, sailing boats, a glowing pink rock, and figures on a rocky path under a hazy sky.

The Entrance to the Menai Straits

James Baker Pyne, 1847

Full-length portrait of a seated man in a grey silk coat and powdered wig, holding a paper beside a column and books.

Thomas Osborne

James Cranke, 1747

Oil portrait of a woman in a white satin dress and blue wrap against a dark background, painted around 1750.

Portrait of a Lady

James Cranke, 1750

Painted view of Florence's skyline with a large cathedral dome, bell tower, and rooftops under a hazy sky.

Florence

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1880

Muted painting of a rural cottage with a veiled woman, a cloaked man and a child, beside a path and distant trees.

Mary and Joseph Outside the Inn

John Runciman, 1763

Portrait of a seated man in green hunting coat with a flintlock gun, a spaniel beside him and game birds at his feet.

Windham Quin of Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Stephen Slaughter, 1745

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat holding a rolled sheet with a classical figure sketch.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

Stephen Slaughter, 1736

Painting of a rider, sheep and cattle on a riverside track, with sailing boats and a farmhouse under a golden evening sky.

Buckenham Ferry, on the River Yare, Norfolk

Joseph Stannard, 1826

Painting of a fishing smack and other sailing vessels battling choppy waves under a dramatic brown cloudy sky.

Fishing Smack and Other Vessels in a Strong Breeze

Joseph Stannard, 1830

Children wade through shallow tidal water toward a row of seaside houses under a soft grey sky.

Ebbing Tide

James Whitelaw Hamilton, 1896

Oil sketch of an open landscape with trees framing distant hills, a small lake, and figures with a horse in the foreground.

Landscape with Figures in the Foreground

George Beaumont, 7th Baronet, 1800

Painting of a ruined round castle tower on a cliff, a bridge with two figures, a shepherd with sheep, and stormy clouds.

Conway Castle

George Beaumont, 7th Baronet, 1809

Painting of red-coated riders with horses on a woodland path, with hounds chasing a fox in the background.

Foxhunting Scene

Benjamin Marshall, 1808

Bay racehorse with jockey in grey silks and cream cap standing in open field under cloudy sky, by Benjamin Marshall, 1799.

Diamond, with Dennis Fitzpatrick Up

Benjamin Marshall, 1799

Three men in riding dress with horses, one standing with a walking stick and two mounted, in a loose sketched landscape.

John Hilton, Judge of the Course at Newmarket; John Fuller, Clerk of the Course; and John Stevens, a Trainer

Benjamin Marshall, 1804

Four men in period coats and top hats, with a jockey in red holding a saddle, preparing a horse blanket in a sketch-like scen

The Jockey Frank Buckle, the Owner-Breeder John Wastell, his Trainer Robert Robson, and a Stable-lad

Benjamin Marshall, 1802

Painting of a sportsman in a top hat with a rifle, two pointer dogs and a saddled horse in an open landscape.

Portrait of a Sportsman, Possibly Richard Prince

Benjamin Marshall, 1825

Painting of a bay broodmare and foal with a terrier in a field beside tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Broodmare with Foal, and a Terrier

Benjamin Marshall, 1822

Chestnut horse led by a groom beside a stable, with three men in top hats talking on an open field under clouds.

Mully Moloch

Benjamin Marshall, 1803

Oil painting of a man in red hunting coat on a chestnut horse with a groom, hounds and riders in an open field.

George, Marquess of Huntly (later 5th Duke of Gordon), on Tiny

Benjamin Marshall, 1806

Oval half-length portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark blue coat, cream waistcoat and white cravat.

Josiah Rose of Liverpool

Benjamin Marshall, 1795

Painting of a wooded landscape with a woman in red and a child walking a dirt road under a pink-gold sky.

Wooded Landscape with Woman and Child Walking Down a Road

Robert Ladbrooke, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling young boy with a white ruffled collar and dark blue coat, in a gilt frame.

A Young Boy

Horace Hone, 1806

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a white wig and dark coat with a ruffled cravat, in a gilt frame.

Thomas Quincey

Horace Hone, 1793

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

Gentleman in a Blue Coat

Horace Hone, 1781

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with a yellow hair ribbon, white lace-collared dress, and blue background, in a gold

Young Woman with a Yellow Hair Ribbon

Pierre Nöel Violet, 1800

Painting of a sailboat battling rough waves near a harbour pier and lighthouse under a dark stormy sky.

Port on a Stormy Day

George Chambers, 1835

Oval miniature portrait of a heavyset man with curly dark hair, dark coat, white cravat, against a blue sky.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Adam Buck, 1806

A Lady with Light Brown Hair Worn in Ringlets

Oil portrait of a seated man in turban and red robe beside ruined columns, holding a cane and dagger.

Charles Lenox Cumming-Bruce in Turkish Dress

Andrew Geddes, 1817