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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

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 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

Painting of a violent sea battle with smoke-filled skies, burning ships, soldiers in boats and sailors struggling in the wate

The Battle of La Hogue

Benjamin West, 1778

Watercolor of two men working with a wheelbarrow and sifting frame beside a sandy path under trees and clouds.

Landscape with Men Sifting Sand

David Cox Jr., 1850

Painting of villagers picking hops outside a thatched cottage beneath large trees, with a dog and birds in the sky.

Hop Pickers Outside a Cottage

George Smith, 1750

Painting of a woman in black mourning with a boy in a railway carriage, surrounded by luggage and emigration posters.

Second Class - The Parting

Abraham Solomon, 1855

Painting of jockeys in colourful silks racing horses across a green field under a cloudy sky, with a starter at left.

Silks and Satins of the Turf

Benjamin Herring II, 1865

Oil painting of a snowy winter village with bare trees, thatched cottages, small figures, and birds flying under a grey sky.

A Winter Landscape

George Smith, 1752

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

Painting of a woodland clearing with a gnarled tree, dense foliage, a dirt path, and two rabbits on grass.

Woodland scene with rabbits

Hubert von Herkomer, 1862

Painting of a wooded river bend with a ruined stone tower, a seated figure, rowboats and billowing clouds.

A View Near Arundel, Sussex, with Ruins by Water

George Smith, 1750

Painting of a ruined red sandstone gateway with arches, fortress walls and three horsemen riding across rubble at sunset.

Inside the Main Entrance of the Purana Qila, Delhi

Robert Smith, 1823

Painting of cattle on a riverside path, tall trees, a stone arched bridge over the Thames, and rowboats under a warm sky.

A View of Richmond Bridge, on the Thames

Augustus Wall Callcott, 1807

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

Painting of a woman with a tennis racket on a sunlit grass court, with a row of trees behind in soft green tones.

Tennis at Hertingfordbury

Spencer Gore, 1910

Painting of a sunlit caravanserai courtyard with camels, riders, robed figures and pigeons flying over a red-tiled roof.

Caravanserai at Mylasa in Asia Minor

Richard Dadd, 1845

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

Painting of crowds, tents and vendors on a frozen river with ship masts and city buildings in hazy winter light.

Frost on the Thames

? - Samuel Collings, 1788

Hunter with gun and spaniels on a path as two pheasants fly up, with another shooter behind a fence under autumn trees.

Pheasant Shooting

Samuel John Egbert Jones, 1850

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

Painting of a startled rural household reacting to a soldier seated at a table as another soldier appears in the doorway.

The Deserter's Home

Richard Redgrave, 1847

Painting of a domed Indian mosque with arched gateways, ruined stone walls, and riders on elephants in the foreground.

The Kila Kona Masjid, Purana Qila, Delhi

Robert Smith, 1823

Oil painting of several English sailing ships on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a large ship centered.

English Ships Under Sail in a Very Light Breeze

Charles Brooking, 1752

Painting of a meadow with cattle and figures, with Windsor Castle in the distance under a stormy sky with light breaking thro

Windsor from Eton

Augustus Wall Callcott, 1808

Painting of fishwomen in striped skirts and white caps beside baskets of fish and coins, with a sailing boat and sea behind.

Fish Market by the Sea

Richard Dadd, 1860

Painting of a sandy coast with fishing boats, figures on the beach, dunes and a cloudy sky.

The Coast near Scheveningen with Fishing Pinks on the Shore

Charles Brooking, 1755

Painting of a shaded riverbank with a leaning willow, dense foliage, calm brown water, moorhens, and a stormy sky.

The Moorhen's Haunt

Richard Redgrave, 1846

Painting of a winged angel on stone steps beside a pool, with sick men resting under a shelter at left.

The Pool of Bethesda

Robert Bateman, 1877

Painting of English ships sailing through rough green waves under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

English Ships Running before a Gale

Charles Brooking, 1759

Painting of a crowded city gateway with an elephant, mounted riders, soldiers in red coats, and a domed building beyond.

East Gateway, Patna

Charles D'Oyly, 7th Baronet, 1825

Moonlit river scene with a round-towered cottage, distant castle, fishermen in a boat, and trees under a cloudy night sky.

River Scene

Sebastian Pether, 1840

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

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…

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

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

Painting of a white and brown setter dog standing on a path at the edge of a dark wood under a cloudy sky.

A Setter at the Edge of a Wood

Sawrey Gilpin, 1775

Unfinished brown-toned painting of a seated nude woman holding hands with a standing youth, with cherubs and a landscape.

An Unfinished Study of Venus and Adonis

Thomas Stothard, 1800

Painting of a wrecked East Indiaman ship grounded in stormy surf under dark clouds, with figures on the shore and small boats

The Wreck of the Dutton, An East Indiaman

Samuel Prout, 1815

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

Painting of a bearded old man and a young woman looking up at a glowing airborne figure in rose robes with winged spirits.

Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii

Thomas Stothard, 1799

Soldiers and townspeople gather outside a tavern on a street, with a mounted rider and a church tower in the background.

Chelsea Pensioners Receiving the Gazette Announcing the Battle of Waterloo

David Wilkie, 1819

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

Painting of an armored man greeting a woman in white as a page and spear-carrying guards stand nearby.

The Return of Othello, from "Othello," Act II, Scene ii

Thomas Stothard, 1799

Oil sketch of a crowded 1820 schoolroom with a seated master reading and children gathered around the warm-lit interior.

A Study of 'The Schoolroom'

Thomas F Webster, 1820

Night street scene of a lit tavern with a tiled roof, a glowing gas lamp, and a lone pedestrian on the road.

The Black Lion, Chelsea by Night

Walter Greaves, 1890

Landscape painting of riders and hounds on a hillside overlooking a lake with wooded islands and distant hills under a pale s

Lough Erne from Knock Ninney, with Bellisle in the distance, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Thomas Roberts, 1771

Painting of men in 18th-century dress among many hounds in a brick kennel yard beside a thatched building.

Learning about the Hounds

Thomas Butler of Pall Mall, 1750

Painting of a sloop under sail near a stone jetty with masted ships, beside a rocky cliff under a stormy sky.

A Ship Running into Harbour with Other Craft at a Jetty

Thomas Whitcombe, 1788

Landscape painting of a lake with sailing boats, rolling hills, grazing sheep, and two figures walking in the foreground.

Knock Ninney and Lough Erne from Bellisle, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Thomas Roberts, 1771

Painting of King's Parade in Cambridge with Gothic chapel spires, a carriage, riders, pedestrians and a classical building at

King's Parade, Cambridge

Thomas Malton, 1798

Children dance in a linked circle in a dim interior while a seated man plays flute and a woman in a headscarf watches.

Ring O' Roses

Thomas F Webster, 1850

Oil painting of an English flagship with sails and flags sailing with other ships over choppy sea under cloudy sky.

An English Flagship Under Easy Sail in a Moderate Breeze

Charles Brooking, 1750

Night view of a stone arch bridge over a moonlit river with moored boats and riverside buildings.

Railway Bridge over the River Cart, Paisley

Waller Paton, 1857

Painting of a wide Oxford street with classical stone buildings, a Gothic spire, a red carriage and pedestrians under a cloud

High Street, Oxford

Thomas Malton, 1798

Oil painting of sailing warships in rough sea with cannon smoke on the left under a cloudy sky.

The Capture of the "Marquis d'Antin" and the "Louis Erasme

Charles Brooking, 1745

Oil painting of the Thames with a sailing barge, rowing boats, a pink house by trees, and a distant bridge at sunset.

The Thames at Chelsea

Thomas Whitcombe, 1784

Oil painting of women attacking a man beside a gnarled tree, with a river and sunset landscape behind them.

The Death of Orpheus

Thomas Jones, 1770

Painting of a nude figure on a sphere above a crowd scrambling for falling coins on a bridge, with a gallows at right.

Allegory of Fortune

Balthazar Nebot, 1730

Painting of a steeplechase at Aintree with jockeys jumping a stone wall, a crowded grandstand, and spectators in the foregrou

The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843

William Tasker, 1843

Painting of a shaded wooded landscape with a pond, a classical statue at left, and small figures resting by the water.

Classical Landscape

William Taverner, 1760

Painting of a cutter sailing close-hauled in rough sea beside a British warship under stormy clouds.

Cutter Close Hauled in a Fresh Breeze, with Other Shipping

Charles Brooking, 1750

Winter landscape with skaters on a frozen river, a food stall, and a couple on a grey horse under a sunset sky.

Frost Scene

William Collins, 1827

Painting of men in a fishing lodge with rods on the ceiling, a salmon in a basket, and a servant holding a tray.

Discussing a Catch of Salmon in a Scottish Fishing-Lodge

William Shiels, 1840

Dusky river scene with a barge at a lock, leaning trees, and ruined abbey silhouetted under a gold sunset sky.

Newark Abbey

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1806

Woman nursing a baby beside a dead soldier in red coat, with a cannon and distant troops in a rosy landscape.

The Dead Soldier

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1789

Small painting of a thatched barn by a river with swans, trees and a boat under a pale evening sky.

On the Kennet, Reading

William Havell, 1807

Painting of a stormy sea with waves breaking on a shore under a hazy, luminous sky.

Stormy Sea Breaking on a Shore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Painting of a crowded 1839 horse race at Chester, with jockeys, a grandstand, carriages and spectators under a cloudy sky.

Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester

William Tasker, 1839

Painting of a river view of a spired city skyline under dramatic clouds, with a rowing boat and grazing horses on the bank.

Oxford from the River with Christ Church in the Foreground

William Turner, 1820

Painting of three large sailing warships on rough dark seas under cloudy skies, with a rowing boat of men in the foreground.

The Victory Returning from Trafalgar, in Three Positions

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1806

Sketch of a crowded room where a man reads a document at a table while onlookers and a woman in black gather around.

Sketch for 'The Reading of a Will'

David Wilkie, 1820

Painting of Dover's castle on cliffs above a coastal town, with sailing ships on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Dover

Richard Wilson, 1746

Night landscape of a glowing limekiln with an arched opening, bare trees, figures and a cart beside a pool.

Limekiln at Coalbrookdale

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1797

Oil painting of a red-coated rider leaping a horse over a brook during a fox hunt, with a hound swimming below.

Foxhunting: Clearing a Brook

William Shayer, 1863

Sepia river scene with sailing barges, a stone arched bridge and a Gothic abbey tower under a hazy sky.

Westminster Bridge and Abbey

William Daniell, 1813

Hazy morning view of a golden hillside above a calm loch, with a pier and pale blue distant shore under a luminous sky.

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1845

Harvest workers rest among wheat sheaves in an open field, with a woman holding an infant under a cloudy sky.

Mid-Day Rest, Harvest

William Frederick Witherington, 1840

Painting of a rural farmyard with a horseman, a group of tenants and children, thatched cottages and a large tree.

The Severe Steward, or Unfortunate Tenant

William Redmore Bigg, 1800

Painting of a stone arch bridge over a rushing river below stormy mountains, with cattle and figures in the foreground.

Tummel Bridge, Perthshire

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1802

Oil painting of jockeys on horseback jumping a water hurdle in a steeplechase across a hilly green landscape.

Steeplechasing: The Hurdle

William Shayer, 1869

Group of figures in white and period dress gathered around a christening scene in a room with red drapes and windows.

Christening of the Heir

William Redmore Bigg, 1799

Landscape painting of an Alpine valley with a seated woman on a wall, a hilltop castle, mountains and clouds.

Chateau de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1802

Painting of a red-coated rider leaping a hedge on a chestnut horse while hounds run across a grassy field.

Foxhunting: Breaking Cover

William Shayer, 1863

Painting of a crowded village May Day scene with costumed figures, children, and a timber house beneath a large tree.

May Day

William Collins, 1811

Turner painting of stormy surf on a coast with a castle, a steamboat and a ship offshore, and figures on the beach.

Wreckers -- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1833

Five jockeys on horses at the start of a steeplechase, with a flag and open countryside behind them.

Steeplechasing: At the Start

William Shayer, 1869

Stone cottages with gabled roofs reflected in a calm river, with an arched bridge and figures in the background.

Cottages by a River

William James Linton, 1845

Twilight harbor with ships, figures on a rock, and a distant castle under a pink and gold sky, by J. M. W. Turner.

Harlech Castle, from Twgwyn Ferry, Summer's Evening Twilight

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1799

Painting of figures bathing and a boat on a river bank beside a domed building and large banyan trees.

The Banks of the Ganges

William Daniell, 1825

Painting of four jockeys racing steeplechase horses over a rustic fence, with a grey horse galloping in front.

Steeplechasing: The Brook

William Shayer, 1869

Turner painting of a pink-sailed ship in choppy grey sea under a misty, luminous sky with a faint second sail.

Off the Nore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Painting of the Thames riverfront with terraced buildings on the right, a sailing boat on the left, and an obelisk under clou

The Thames and the Adelphi

William Hodges, 1772

Oil painting of red-coated foxhunters, one leaping a grey horse over a log across a grassy field with bare trees.

Foxhunting: Coming to a Fence (Full Cry)

William Shayer, 1863

Painting of a lake with hills and ruins, a woman in white and armored warriors in the foreground, and a tall pine tree at rig

Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sybil

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1814