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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 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 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

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

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

Painting of a seated man reading at a table while a standing man in a blue coat and tricorn hat holds a cane in a cluttered r

Carghill and Touchwood

William Mulready, 1831

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

Dark wooded ravine with rocky cliffs, three figures resting on a path, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Landscape near Clifton

Francis Danby, 1822

Painting of a weathered cottage with a red brick chimney, a rider on a white horse and a child on a muddy road under a stormy

An Old Gable

William Mulready, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair wearing a white collar and studded metal armor in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Man in Armor

Samuel Cooper, 1650

Painting of children playing by a woodland brook as a woman with a jug stands on stone steps beneath dense trees.

Children by a Brook

Francis Danby, 1822

Painting of a weathered wooden lock gate beside a brick chimney and timber buildings, with figures on a path under cloudy sky

Lock gate

William Mulready, 1810

Oval miniature of a young man with long wavy hair, white lace collar, brown doublet and blue sash against a sky.

Charles Stuart, third Duke of Richmond and sixth Duke of Lennox

Samuel Cooper, 1661

Standing woman in a gold embroidered coronation mantle beside an open book, crown and sceptre, before red drapery.

Queen Victoria Taking the Coronation Oath, June 28, 1838

George Hayter, 1850

Oil study of a red embroidered coat with gold trim draped over a wooden easel against a brown background.

Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland

Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1850

Portrait of a bearded man in a dark gown and white ruff collar, seated beside a studded chair against a dark background.

Sir Francis Walsingham

John de Critz, 1585

Brown wash portrait study of a seated woman resting her head on her hand, with white highlights, dated 1863.

Portrait Study of Martha, Lady Hayter

George Hayter, 1863

Portrait of a Lady

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, dark blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman Called Michael Thomas Sadler

George Chinnery

Seated man in grey coat and white wig holding a small book, with leather-bound books and green drapery behind him.

Tobias Smollet

Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1764

Painting of a seated woman in a red dress and striped shawl holding a straw hat before a dark rocky cliff.

A Woman in a Landscape

Martin Archer Shee, 1840

Painting of a barefoot man carrying a large bundle of sticks on his back along a hazy hillside path.

A Man Carrying Faggots

George Chinnery, 1799

Man in brown coat playing a gilded harp, with a violin and music on a table and a painter with palette behind him.

Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti and Giovanni Battista Tempesti

Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1759

Portrait of Major John Norton as Mohawk Chief Teyoninhokarawen

Mather Brown, 1805

John Lyon

George Chinnery, 1812

Full-length portrait of an older man in brown coat and grey wig with a walking stick and spaniel beside an oak tree.

Thomas "Sense" Browne

Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1775

Painting of armed figures climbing a rocky path in a shadowed mountain ravine beneath a glowing, cloud-filled sky.

Mountain Landscape with Banditti

Elias Martin, 1780

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, dark coat, red lapel and white ruffled cravat, against a blue sk

Portrait of a Gentleman

George Chinnery, 1800

Oil portrait of an elderly man with grey hair holding a staff with oak leaves, wearing a patched coat against a dark backgrou

Man holding a staff

Thomas Barker, 1800

Oil portrait of a woman with short auburn hair in a pale dress with fur trim, leaning on a pedestal against dark drapery.

Mary Borden

Glyn Warren Philpot, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly auburn hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a black frame.

A Gentleman with Auburn Hair

George Chinnery

Painting of a dense woodland with a large spreading tree, a grassy path, and mossy boulders in the foreground.

A Wooded Landscape

Ramsay Richard Reinagle, 1833

Full-length double portrait of a woman in white gown and a young man in blue coat beside red drapery and a landscape.

Margaret Callander and Her Son James Kearney

Jean Laurent Mosnier, 1795

Oil portrait of a seated man with curly dark hair playing a guitar beside red drapery and a sheet of music.

Portrait of a Man Playing a Guitar

George Chinnery, 1830

Portrait of a man in a blue naval-style coat and tricorn hat, with sailing ships visible through a cabin window behind him.

Captain William Locker

Dominic Serres, 1769

Oil portrait of a young man with reddish-blond hair, hand raised to his cheek, dark coat, against a dark green oval backgroun

Self-Portrait

Richard Redgrave, 1832

A Man Called W. C. Hunter

George Chinnery, 1825

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray powdered hair in a red double-breasted coat and white cravat, in a jeweled frame.

Sir Charles Blunt, fourth Baronet

Henry Bone, 1799

Full-length portrait of a young boy holding a rifle beside a spaniel, with a classical column and sunset landscape behind him

John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett

John Closterman, 1680

Painting of men gathered around a food vendor's stall beside a wall under a cloudy sky.

Coolies Round the Food Vendor's Stall

George Chinnery, 1825

Oval miniature portrait of a man with light hair, dark coat and white cravat, in a leather case.

Portrait of Samuel Lyons

Henry Bone, 1803

Oval painting of mares and foals grazing beneath a large tree under a pink evening sky.

Mares and Foals

Sawrey Gilpin, 1770

Group portrait of a family in an interior with a red curtain, a seated woman in white, children, and a ship seen through a wi

An English Family in Macao

George Chinnery, 1835

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, pearl necklace, white dress and blue sash, in a gold frame.

Young Woman

Henry Bone, 1790

Painting of a seated woman examining lace while a man and boy stand beside a basket of goods near a cottage.

The Wandering Sailor

Henry Singleton, 1798

Oil self-portrait of a young man with curly light hair holding a painter's palette against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

George Chinnery, 1800

Venus leans over a golden-haired Cupid holding arrows, with a second Cupid seated at left and a mountain landscape behind.

Venus and Cupid

Henry Howard, 1809

Painting of a three-masted ship with red pennants on a calm sea, with a rowing boat and distant vessels.

Shipping in a Calm

Peter Monamy, 1700

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair in a dark coat and white collar, set against a muted blue-grey sky.

An Unknown Man

George Chinnery, 1835

Portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, pearls and a red brooch, beside a vase of flowers, by Simon Pietersz Verelst.

Mary of Modena

Simon Pietersz Verelst, 1680

Oval painting of three people in a hot air balloon basket against a blue sky, one man raising a hat.

Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Mrs. Letitia Anne Sage, in a Balloon

John Francis Rigaud, 1785

Oil portrait of a young woman in a blue gown and red shawl within a carved oval frame, against a dark background.

Frances Hales

John Riley, 1685

Two young boys in satin garments stand beside a tree with a parrot, a spaniel and a greyhound in a landscape.

Lord John Hay and Charles, Master of Yester (later 3rd Marquis of Tweeddale)

Gerard Soest, 1670

Seated man in green coat and yellow waistcoat sketching in a book beside a tree, with hills and sunset behind him.

George Robertson

John Francis Rigaud, 1776

Portrait of a seated man in a blue coat beside a desk of books, with a red curtain and classical building visible through a w

Thomas Graham

Thomas Hickey, 1790

Oval oil portrait of a man in a curled periwig, dark coat and white lace cravat against a brown background.

Samuel Butler

Gerard Soest, 1675

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat resting his hand on a plaster bust of a bearded man, dark background.

Joseph Nollekens with His Bust of Laurence Sterne

John Francis Rigaud, 1772

Portrait of a man in a gold robe and green turban holding a scroll, with a classical column and seated figure behind him.

Purniya, Chief Minister of Mysore

Thomas Hickey, 1801

Fighting Cocks: a Pale-Breasted Fighting Cock, Facing Rght

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1829

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a gold-embroidered white gown beside a green sofa and a mandolin.

Eleanor Francis Grant, of Arndilly

Tilly Kettle, 1764

Oval miniature portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair, mustache and goatee, wearing a large white lace collar.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Hoskins, 1590

Painting of a standing fighting cock with green tail feathers, red neck hackles, and spurs on a sandy ground.

Fighting Cocks: a Dark-Breasted Fighting Cock, Facing Left

Sr John Frederick Herring, 1829

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red military coat with gold epaulette and decorations, in a gold frame.

Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane

Simon Jacques Rochard, 1819

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, white collar and black clothing against a blue background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Hoskins, 1646