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Dark oil sketch of a steep limestone ravine with a waterfall, moonlit clouds, and cattle near a pool.

Sketch for 'Gordale Scar'

James Ward, 1812

Painting of a woman in classical dress collapsing as armed men react, one raising a dagger, in a dim interior.

The Death of Lucretia

Gavin Hamilton, 1763

Portrait of a man in a dark green coat and white cuffs, standing with one hand on a ledge against a brown background.

Charles Penruddocke

Joseph Highmore, 1743

Oil portrait study of a young girl in a white lace cap with pink ribbons and a blue dress, against a brown background.

Sketch of a Young Girl

Joseph Highmore, 1735

Oil portrait of a man in a white wig and black coat with lace cuffs, gesturing, against a dark tree and sky background.

An Unknown Man in Black

Joseph Highmore, 1735

Oil sketch of a winged angel reaching toward a seated woman holding an infant, with a cloaked figure in shadow at right.

The Angel of Mercy

Joseph Highmore, 1746

Oil portrait of a young boy with curled hair, white cravat and red coat, gazing forward against a dark background.

The Head of a Young Boy

Joseph Highmore, 1735

Oil painting of elegantly dressed figures conversing on a stone terrace before an arcaded building and garden.

A Family Conversation Piece

Joseph Highmore, 1730

Portrait of a woman in a silver gown holding an infant in white, with a parrot on a branch in the dark background.

Mrs. Sharpe and Her Child

Joseph Highmore, 1731

Painting of a standing man gesturing before seated figures in 18th-century dress in a wood-paneled room.

The Harlowe Family, from Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa

Joseph Highmore, 1745

Oil sketch of eight men in powdered wigs and dark coats gathered around a red-draped table in an interior.

Study for a Group Portrait

Joseph Highmore, 1729

Oil portrait of a man in a grey wig and blue velvet coat, resting his hand on a stone ledge against a brown background.

An Unknown Man

Joseph Highmore, 1730

Painting of a young boy in black Hamlet costume standing before a bust of Shakespeare, with red drapery and a skull at his fe

Master Betty as Hamlet, before a bust of Shakespeare

James Northcote, 1804

Oil portrait of a man in a red militia uniform with black facings, holding a hat, standing before a wooded landscape.

Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bt., in the Uniform of the Yorkshire (North Riding) Militia

James Northcote, 1784

Seated man in tan coat with a flintlock gun and dead waterfowl, looking toward a stormy sea under dark clouds.

Sir William Elford, Bart.

James Northcote, 1782

Dark oil study of a draped pale figure carried by a man in a shadowy interior beneath a barred window.

Study for Burying the Royal Children

James Northcote, 1790

Painting of a steep wooded headland above a surf-washed beach, with a sailing ship on grey water under a cloudy sky.

The Harbour of Pulo Condere

John Webber, 1786

Painting of ships anchored in a harbor below reddish mountains, with a coastal town along the shore under a pale evening sky.

View of Santa Cruz, Tenerife

John Webber, 1776

Painting of a South Seas burial ground with carved stones, tall posts, palms, a mountain and a calm shoreline at dusk.

Burial Ground in the South Seas

John Webber, 1777

Panoramic 1675 painting of a country house with formal gardens, carriage, riders and grazing horses under a cloudy sky.

A View of Bayhall, Pembury, Kent

Johannes Siberechts, 1675

Painting of a grand stone country house with formal gardens, parkland, a red carriage and riders under a cloudy sky.

Wollaton Hall and Park, Nottinghamshire

Johannes Siberechts, 1697

Three oval portrait studies of men in top hats in a gilt frame, labeled Lord Douglas, Lord Stradbroke and Lord Eglinton.

Studies for the Portraits of Lord Eglinton, Lord Douglas and Lord Stradbroke in `The Waterloo Cup Coursing Meeting' (…

Richard Ansdell, 1841

Oil painting of a crowd of horsemen and greyhounds on open moorland, with a mountain ridge and sunset clouds behind.

The Caledonian Coursing Meeting near the Castle of Ardrossan, the Isle of Arran in the Distance

Richard Ansdell, 1844

Landscape of the Thames with sailing boats, a willow tree, a brick building, and a distant church tower under a pale sky.

A View along the Thames towards Chelsea Old Church

John Varley, 1810

Painting of Westminster Abbey's towers over rooftops, with trees on the left, two boys by a footbridge, and a horse cart.

Westminster Abbey from Tothill Fields

John Varley, 1832

Painting of rocky sea stacks and cliffs reflected in calm tidal water under a stormy sky, with seagulls in flight.

Seascape

John Brett, 1887

Painting of a bay with white chalk cliffs, a rowboat and two figures on a sandy shore, under a pink-tinged cloudy sky.

Man of War Rocks, Coast of Dorset

John Brett, 1884

Painting of rugged cliffs with green tops falling to rocks and turquoise surf under a cloudy sky.

On the Welsh Coast

John Brett, 1882

Painting of a sunlit wooded gorge with a rushing stream, boulders, and two small figures resting on rocks at right.

The Mountain Torrent

Francis Danby, 1820

Painting of a deep river gorge with steep cliffs, trees, a woman with a basket on a rocky path, and a winding river below.

The Avon Gorge

Francis Danby, 1816