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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

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

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

Oil portrait of a woman in black dress, white ruff and pearl necklace against a dark brown background, dated 1601.

Portrait of a Woman, probably Mary, Lady Scudamore

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1601

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 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

Portrait of a woman in a black embroidered gown with a white ruff, gold chains, and a carnation and snake at her arm.

A Woman Called Lady Elizabeth Knightley

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1591

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 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

Oval portrait of a woman in a sheer veil, lace collar and red gown, with a gold inscription dated 1614.

Catherine Killigrew, Lady Jermyn

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1614

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 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

Portrait of a young woman in a red velvet gown with gold embroidery and a jeweled pendant before green drapery.

Portrait of a woman, aged sixteen, previously identified as Mary Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, 1565

Hans Eworth, 1565

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 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

Portrait of a woman in black velvet and white fur with a small brown dog on a green table, dated 1562.

Portrait of a Woman, probably Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys

Steven van der Meulen, 1562

Watercolor of a stone church with a square tower, a gnarled tree, and a river under a cloudy sky.

Stoke Poges Church

John Constable, 1834

Painting of women and a child with water jugs on a rocky hillside under a pale blue sky, with a stone hut behind.

Negation

Richard Dadd, 1860

Oil portrait of a man in a red and white embroidered doublet, plumed cap and gold chain, one hand on his hip.

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

Steven van der Meulen, 1560

Oil sketch of a British officer in red coat receiving two kneeling boys before a crowd in a dim interior.

The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis

Robert Smirke, 1792

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 portrait of a young girl in a red dress with a lace ruff, pearl headdress and feather plume against a dark background.

A Young Girl

Paul van Somer I, 1615

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

Full-length portrait of a woman in a brown embroidered gown with lace ruff, holding a green parrot beside a velvet chair.

Elizabeth, Countess of Kellie

Paul van Somer I, 1619

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

Full-length portrait of a grey-haired man in black with a walking stick, standing in a garden setting.

Colonel Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire

Abraham Staphorst, 1660

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

East Gateway, Patna

Sir 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

Painting of Greenwich seen from the river, with a domed white building, a hill behind, and many boats in the water at sunset.

A view of Greenwich from the River with many Boats

Jan Griffier, 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…

Portrait of a woman in black gown with lace ruff and sleeves, a small dog beside her, coat of arms at upper right.

Frances, Lady Brydges (ca. 1553-1623) (current title) Dorothy Bray, Baroness Chandos (d. 1605) (former title)

George Gower, 1579

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

Seated man in a wig and gold-red robe gestures beside an open book on a lectern in a library with bookshelves.

Benjamin Moreland, High Master of St. Paul's School

John Smibert, 1724

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

Portrait of a seated man in a red cap pointing to an open handwritten ledger, with stacked books and a coat of arms.

Sir John Rushout, Bt.

John Smibert, 1726

Full-length portrait of a young man in black with white collar and sash, against a stormy seascape with ships and a coastal t

Portrait of Anthony Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montagu

Robert Peake the Elder, 1590

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

Full-length portrait of a boy on a bay horse in a red coat and a girl in a blue dress with a spotted dog.

John Gubbins Newton and His Sister, Mary Newton

Robert Burnard, 1833

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

Painting of nymphs bathing in a cave grotto beside a carved basin, with a figure pulling back red drapery at left.

Diana and Actaeon

Full-length painting of a man in a feathered hat, cream cloak, green sash and sword, before red drapery.

Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"

Benjamin Vandergucht, 1773

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

The Meadow

Thomas Stothard, 1820

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

Painting of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a muddy path, a stream with rocks, and a fence under a cloudy sky.

A Landscape at Wick, Gloucestershire, 'Below the Rocks'

Benjamin Barker, 1824

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

The Garden

Thomas Stothard, 1820

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

Full-length portrait of a young man in a green coat and cream waistcoat standing on a country path before a landscape.

George Biggin

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1783

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

Painting of a waterfall tumbling between rocks, with bathers in a pool below and a mountain in the distance.

A Waterfall with Bathers

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1811

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

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

Painting of a lake with cattle grazing under a large tree, mountains beyond, and a farmhouse on the right shore.

Lake Windermere

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1801

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

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

The Dance

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Painting of a stagecoach pulled by galloping horses on a country road, passing a white cottage with a rider and two women nea

A Stage Coach on a Country Road

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1792

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

Painting of a lake with mountains, cattle resting on the shore, a group of figures, and a sailboat at right.

Langdale Pikes from Lowood

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1800