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Portrait of a seated white-haired man in a dark coat beside papers, with an allegorical painting behind him.

John Eardley Wilmot

Benjamin West, 1812

Painting of a snarling lioness facing a maned male lion before a dark rocky background.

Lion and Lioness

George Stubbs, 1770

Painting of a calm lake under a tall pine tree, with a small boat, cliffs on the right, and distant hazy mountains.

Lake Albano

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790

Painting of beached sailing boats and a horse-drawn wagon on a sandy shore under a cloudy sky.

Beached Vessels and a Wagon, near Trouville, France

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825

Oval painting of a sleeping spotted leopard curled among rocks and leaves against a dark background.

Sleeping Leopard

George Stubbs, 1777

Oil landscape of a lake framed by trees and rocky banks, with mountains in the distance and a small boat on the water.

Lake Scene

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790

Painting of a seated man in a white turban and dark robe on a carpet, with a red drape and sword behind him.

Seated Turk

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Painting of a chestnut horse beside a young stable boy in a red jacket, with trees and a river behind them.

Pumpkin with a Stable-lad

George Stubbs, 1774

Painting of a wooded river valley with a waterfall, swans, and a rowing boat beneath trees.

Dovedale

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1786

Painting of moored sailing barges with orange sails on a river, with trees, a windmill and a cloudy sky.

Barges on a River

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Oval painting of four labourers with a horse and cart beneath trees, a dog resting in front, and a country house at right.

Labourers

George Stubbs, 1781

Night landscape with a full moon over a lake, a sailing boat, a dark mountain, and a figure in the foreground.

A Lake by Moonlight

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Painting of a busy fishmarket on a beach, with women in headscarves, moored sailing boats, and a pale hazy sky.

Fishmarket

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1824

Chestnut horse with white socks held by a groom in a tan coat on a grassy field with trees and cloudy sky.

Lustre, held by a Groom

George Stubbs, 1762

Painting of a pale ghostly woman in a shroud pointing toward a startled man in a canopied bed beside a moonlit Gothic window.

William and Margaret from Percy's 'Reliques of Ancient English Poetry'

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1785

Painting of beached boats and a stone jetty at low tide under a pale, hazy sky, with small figures on the wet sand.

Calais Jetty, France

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1824

Painting of a grey saddled horse with a man in yellow coat leaning on it, two hounds, and a tree in a landscape.

Studies for or after "The 3rd Duke of Richmond with the Charleton Hunt

George Stubbs, 1750

Night view of a bay with a glowing erupting volcano, a full moon, a rowboat, and a sailing ship under a red sky.

Vesuvius from Posillipo

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1788

Painting of Venetian palazzi lining the Grand Canal, with gondolas on the water and a pale blue sky with clouds.

Grand Canal, Venice

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Painting of a white Greenland falcon with dark barred wings standing on a perch against a dark wooded landscape.

Greenland Falcon

George Stubbs, 1780

Moonlit valley with a steep cliff, a glowing river, and a rider on a white horse in the foreground.

Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1777

Painting of horses by a fence on a riverbank with sailing boats on the water under a sunlit, cloudy sky.

Landscape near Quilleboeuf, France

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1824

Brown and white curly-coated spaniel standing in a landscape with a willow tree, water, and wildflowers under a cloudy sky.

Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel

George Stubbs, 1778

Painting of a stone bridge over a rushing river beneath a rainbow in a dark sky, framed by trees.

Landscape with a Rainbow

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1793

Oil painting of a woman in a white dress tending pink flowers in a garden with trees and hills beyond.

The Artist's Garden at Durbins, Guildford

Roger Fry, 1915

Painting of a gabled brick rubbing-down house on open grassy heath with distant trees under a cloudy sky.

Newmarket Heath, with a Rubbing-down House

George Stubbs, 1765

Painting of a seated man in green coat gesturing at a woman with a jug in a rustic kitchen, with a child and another woman ne

David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return

Johann Zoffany, 1762

Painting of tall trees in a park with a pond and small walking figures under a cloudy sky.

Hyde Park

John Martin, 1815

White horse rearing as a brown lion attacks its hindquarters against a dark rocky background.

Horse Attacked by a Lion (Episode C)

George Stubbs, 1768

Man and woman in 18th-century dress beside a columned temple with a green dome, a hound in front, and a river under stormy sk

David Garrick and his wife by his Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton

Johann Zoffany, 1762

Painting of a storm-darkened landscape with a shaft of light over a walled city and figures on a rocky cliff.

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

John Martin, 1840

Painting of two cream ponies pulling a blue phaeton while a stable-lad holds the reins beside a dog in a wooded landscape.

Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies and a Stable-Lad

George Stubbs, 1780

Three 18th-century men in an interior with a spaniel, a red-draped table, and a painting on the wall.

Edward Shuter, John Beard, and John Dunstall in Isaac Bickerstaffe's "Love in a Village

Johann Zoffany, 1767

Painting of a wide landscape with dark trees, a stormy cloudy sky, a distant plain, and two small figures in the foreground.

Landscape, Possibly the Isle of Wight or Richmond Hill

John Martin, 1815

Painting of a tan bull and a white bull locking horns on grass in front of dark trees and a cloudy sky.

Bulls Fighting

George Stubbs, 1786

Family group in a landscape under a large tree, with children on horseback, a seated couple, and a spaniel.

The Drummond Family

Johann Zoffany, 1769

Painting of a gravel path through Kensington Gardens lined with hedges and trees, with strolling figures under a cloudy sky.

Kensington Gardens

John Martin, 1815

Painting of a lion attacking a rearing chestnut horse with a white mane in a wooded landscape under a cloudy sky.

A Lion Attacking a Horse

George Stubbs, 1762

Family group painting: a harpsichord, cello and standing man in green coat, women in silk gowns, classical painting on wall.

The Gore Family with George, 3rd Earl Cowper

Johann Zoffany, 1775

Dark apocalyptic flood scene with a crowded boat tossed in churning waves beneath a lightning bolt and a fiery glowing sky.

The Deluge

John Martin, 1834

Woman on a rearing white horse, eggs spilling from her basket, with a raven perched in a tree beside the road.

The Farmer's Wife and the Raven

George Stubbs, 1786

Painting of the interior hall of Abu Simbel with colossal statues, painted ceiling, and small visitors near a mummy case.

The Hypostyle Hall of the Great Temple at Abu Simbel, Egypt

David Roberts, 1849

Dark landscape painting of a ruined castle on a hill above wooded slopes, with small travelers on a path under stormy clouds.

Landscape with a Castle

John Martin, 1815

Painting of a light palomino horse recoiling from a crouching lion beside a rocky cliff under a cloudy sky.

Horse Frightened by a Lion

George Stubbs, 1762

Woman in white dress lying in a dark boat drifting on a river under overhanging trees at dusk.

The Lady of Shalott

Walter Crane, 1862

Painting of an apocalyptic landscape with a glowing chasm, streaking stars, classical buildings and crowds of small figures.

The Last Judgement (study)

John Martin, 1851

Zebra

George Stubbs, 1763

Seated man in red coat, white wig, blue sash and gold cane beside leather books, painted portrait.

Henry Bellenden

Allan Ramsay?, 1749

Hazy coastal landscape with a bay, distant mountain, classical ruins, and seated figures under a warm evening sky.

Cicero's Villa and the Gulf of Pozzuoli

Richard Wilson, 1773

Two men in 18th-century dress fire shotguns beside a large tree while dogs hunt in an open field.

Two Gentlemen Shooting

George Stubbs, 1769

Painting of reapers working in a golden wheat field under a full harvest moon, with a large tree and starry sky.

The Harvest Moon

Samuel Palmer, 1833

Oil painting of a river landscape with a classical house, a bridge, trees, and figures sketching at the water's edge.

Wilton House from the Southeast

Richard Wilson, 1758

Painting of two men resting after a hunt in a forest clearing, with a dog and game birds beside them under large trees.

A Repose after Shooting

George Stubbs, 1770

Small oil sketch of a wooded clearing with a leaning birch, resting cattle, a shepherd with a staff, and a wooden fence.

Sketch from Nature in Sion Park

Samuel Palmer, 1819

Painting of green hills above a calm lake with a ruined building, small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Lago d'Agnano with the Grotta del Cane

Richard Wilson, 1770

Two men with guns walk a dirt road beside a thatched cottage, accompanied by two pointer dogs under a pale sky.

Two Gentlemen Going a Shooting

George Stubbs, 1768

Painted studies of a fox, two barn owls, a white bird, and a young man's head on a brown ground.

Studies of a Fox, a Barn Owl, a Peahen, and the Head of a Young Man

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1815

Painting of a crescent lake with a smoking volcano at left, two figures on a foreground path, and a warm evening sky.

Lago d'Agnano with Vesuvius in the distance

Richard Wilson, 1770

Two gentlemen with dogs and a gun beside a thatched mill, a rocky cliff on the left and a river under a pale sky.

Two Gentlemen Going a Shooting, with a View of Creswell Crags, Taken on the Spot

George Stubbs, 1767

Study of a Grey Horse

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1800

Painting of two boys on a red sofa with a globe and a standing tutor in black gown in a classical interior.

Prince George and Prince Edward Augustus, Sons of Frederick, Prince of Wales, with Their Tutor Dr. Francis Ayscough

Richard Wilson, 1748

Bay horse with jockey in dark jacket beside a yellow brick stable under a cloudy sky, painted by George Stubbs.

Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket

George Stubbs, 1765

Painting of many horses in a pasture by a pond, with grooms in the foreground, tall trees at left and farm buildings at right

Lord Rivers's Stud Farm, Stratfield Saye

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1807

Painting of a river with a tall pagoda on the horizon, a boat with three figures in front, and cattle near trees at sunset.

Kew Gardens: The Pagoda and Bridge

Richard Wilson, 1762

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships and crowded boats by a rocky shore with a castle on a cliff at right.

Ships and Militia by a Rocky Shore

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1680

Painting of a red fox standing with head turned toward the viewer, tail curled behind, on a warm brown background.

Study of a Fox

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1810

Painting of a ruined castle with a round tower beside calm water, with boats, a hill, a tree, and a warm evening sky.

Summer Evening (Caernarvon Castle)

Richard Wilson, 1764

Painting of a ruined priory tower behind dark trees and rolling hills under a warm evening sky, with cattle in a meadow.

Guisborough Priory

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Painting of nine greyhounds in a clearing beneath oak trees, with a rider on horseback in the distant landscape.

Nine Greyhounds in a Landscape

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1807

Landscape painting of a river valley with an oak tree, figures with a dog in the foreground, and a distant hill under clouds.

View near Wynnstay, the Seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, BT

Richard Wilson, 1770

Painting of a river at sunset with moored boats, wooded banks, a distant church tower, and a glowing orange sky.

Whitlingham, Norfolk

Frederick Sandys, 1860

Painted study of summer flowers including red poppies, irises, roses, and snapdragons on a pale ochre background.

Studies of Summer Flowers

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Painting of a wooded pond with a seated figure in the foreground and distant strollers beneath tall trees.

View of the Wilderness in St. James's Park

Richard Wilson, 1770

Painting of several wooden drainage windmills on flat fen land under a stormy sky, with two figures in the foreground.

Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

John Sell Cotman, 1835

Painting of a groom on a chestnut horse holding a saddled bay horse beside a dark wood under a stormy sky.

A Groom Mounted on a Chestnut Hunter, He Holds a Bay Hunter by the Reins

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1850

Dark stormy landscape with a large tree, fallen figures, fleeing women, lightning and a winged figure in clouds.

The Destruction of Niobe's Children

Richard Wilson, 1760

Group portrait of a standing man, a seated woman and two girls in 18th-century dress before a tree and sky backdrop.

The Thistlethwayte Family

Thomas Hudson, 1758

Grey pony eating hay beside a black charger with a saddle in a dim wooden stable.

A Grey Pony and a Black Charger in a Stable

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1804

Landscape painting of a distant city, winding river and mountain, framed by pine trees and a classical villa on the right.

Rome from the Villa Madama

Richard Wilson, 1753

Painting of several sailing ships and a small rowing boat on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, in a gilded frame.

Sailing Ship

Richard Dadd, 1861

Painting of a grey horse with a brown saddle and bridle standing before trees and a distant hill.

A Lady's Grey Hunter

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1806

Painting of a river valley with a ruined hilltop castle, a stone bridge, large trees, and people fishing on the bank.

Dinas Bran from Llangollen

Richard Wilson, 1770

Painting of two women and an elderly man hackling flax on a wooden board before a log cabin wall.

Hackling flax

Hubert von Herkomer, 1881

Painted study of many flower species, including poppies, morning glories and clematis, scattered across a grey background.

Studies of Flowers

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Landscape painting of a river winding toward a domed city under a glowing evening sky, framed by a pine tree and cypresses.

A View of the Tiber with Rome in the Distance

Richard Wilson, 1775

Painting of a red macaw, parrots, ducks and other birds gathered in a landscape beside a tree trunk and cottage.

A Macaw, Ducks, Parrots and Other Birds in a Landscape

Jakob Bogdani, 1708

Grey Arabian horse led across a desert by a barefoot man, with camels and riders in the hazy distance.

The Wellesley Grey Arabian Led through the Desert

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1810

Painting of a towered castle beside a calm river with boats, hills, and two figures sketching in the foreground.

Caernarvon Castle

Richard Wilson, 1745

Painting of a broad field with a large tree, a red stone tower, and a temple on a distant hill under cloudy sky.

A View at Girgenti in Sicily with the Temple of Concord and Juno

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1818

Painting of a crowded horse market in a cobbled city square, with men in top hats examining horses before tall townhouses.

Old Smithfield Market

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1824

Painting of a river with a stone bridge, ruined arches, figures on the bank, boats, and a hazy distant landscape.

Italian Landscape (Morning)

Richard Wilson, 1760

Painting of the Erechtheum in Athens with caryatids and ruins, and robed figures in turbans in the foreground.

The Erechtheum, Athens, with Figures in the Foreground

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1821

Small painting of women in bonnets seated in a garden beside a wooden fence, with men in top hats nearby.

The Chalon Family in London

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1800

Painting of riders and workers on a dirt road toward a hay cart in a windswept meadow under a cloudy sky.

Going to the Hayfield

David Cox, 1853

Painting of green coastal cliffs with sheep and yellow irises looking over sunlit sea toward the rocky island of Ailsa Craig.

Ailsa Craig

William Bell Scott, 1860

Zebra

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1803