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Oil painting of a seated officer on a smoky warship deck, surrounded by shouting sailors, cannon, and rigging.

The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship during the Battle of Solebay

Robert Smirke, 1793

Oil sketch of a candlelit supper party in a dark garden, with figures in period dress around a table beside a fountain.

The Supper by the Fountain

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Oil painting of an invalid man with bandaged leg seated in a room while a woman pours tea and others look on.

The Profligate Punished by Neglect

Edward Penny, 1774

Dim painting of a seated artist in a cap working at an easel, with a hazy river scene behind.

An Artist Painting

Walter Greaves, 1870

Small painting of elegantly dressed figures in a garden with a tiered fountain, deer, dogs and rabbits.

The Meadow

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Painting of two men in 18th-century dress beside a cow, a boy and a seated elderly woman outside a thatched cottage.

Widow Costard's cow and goods, distrained for taxes, are redeemed by the generosity of Johnny Pearmain

Edward Penny, 1782

Man in a wide hat and robe steps through a glowing Gothic archway, holding a bundle, in a dark watercolor scene.

Los Entering the Grave

William Blake, 1804

Small painting of women in flowing dresses gathering flowers in a garden framed by tall trees and stone urns.

The Garden

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Interior scene: a seated woman in white is comforted by attendants while a man in a green robe stands nearby, beside a red ca

The Virtuous Comforted by Sympathy

Edward Penny, 1774

Painting of young men drawing among classical plaster casts and statues in an art academy interior.

Interior of an Academy: The Critics

William Stewart, 1848

Oil sketch of figures in a wooded garden with a waterfall beside a stone mill, two lovers embracing in the foreground.

The Mill

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Portrait of a standing man in a red coat and gold-embroidered waistcoat beside a desk with books, quill and inkwell.

An Unknown Man

Tilly Kettle, 1764

Painting of an armoured charioteer with a woman in white robes reaching toward him, winged figures in a stormy sky.

'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'

William Artaud, 1788

Small painting of elegant figures dancing in an arched colonnade, with a garden and fountain seen through tall windows.

The Dance

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Full-length portrait of a young man in hunting dress with a flintlock rifle, a spotted dog, and game birds beside him.

Sir Edward Hales, Baronet, of Hales Place, Hackington, Kent

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Interior of a rural cottage with a woman holding up a printed cloth as villagers and a seated man look on.

The Pedlar

David Wilkie, 1814

Night scene of a blacksmith's forge lit by a glowing hearth, with smiths at an anvil and onlookers gathered around.

The Blacksmith's Shop

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771

Seated man in green embroidered coat and blue cap, hand resting on a book, against a dark background.

An Unknown Man

Philippe Mercier, 1746

Brown wash study of a standing young man seen from behind, arms raised against a dark background, wearing tall boots.

Study of a Groom, Seen from Behind

William Havell, 1820

Painting of two veiled women in white head wraps, one in pink and one in teal, in a dark doorway setting.

A Turkish Lady Going with her Slave to the Bath

Francis Smith, 1760

Portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with blue sash, beside a red upholstered chair, red drapery and a stone column.

Lady Grant, Wife of Sir James Grant, Bt.

Henry Walton, 1775

Portrait of a boy in a green waistcoat holding a cricket bat against a cloudy sky, painted in 1766.

Charles Collyer as a Boy, with a Cricket Bat

Francis Cotes, 1766

Painting of a standing man in a white turban and fur-trimmed blue cloak, gesturing in a tiled interior with figures behind.

Kisler Aga, Chief of the Black Eunuchs and First Keeper of the Serraglio

Francis Smith, 1763

An Unfinished Study of the Head of James Thomson

William Aikman, 1725

Landscape painting of two gnarled trees and two figures resting by a fallen log in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Figures

John Linnell, 1816

Painting of a gnarled tree over resting cattle and a standing herdsman beside a pond, under a cloudy sky.

A Wooded Landscape with Cattle and Herdsman

Gainsborough Dupont, 1796

Group portrait of a seated woman in blue silk, a standing man in a gray coat and wig, and a boy in a red waistcoat outdoors.

Sir Robert and Lady Smyth with Their Son, Hervey

Andrea Soldi, 1738

Painted study of a large ash tree with dense foliage under a cloudy sky, with a smaller tree at the right edge.

Study of an Ash Tree

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1851

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a brown jacket and tan trousers, holding a hat and riding crop in a dark landscape.

Quentin McAdamAlternative title(s): Quenton McAdam / Master Quintin McAdam of Vraigengillian

Henry Raeburn, 1815

Portrait of a bald man in red attire pointing beside a terracotta Hercules statue on a pedestal, holding gold calipers.

John Michael Rysbrack Modelling His Terra-Cotta Statue of Hercules

Andrea Soldi, 1753