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Painting of three large sailing warships on rough dark seas under cloudy skies, with a rowing boat of men in the foreground.

The Victory Returning from Trafalgar, in Three Positions

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1806

Loose oil study of white cumulus clouds against a blue and grey sky with dark storm clouds at upper left.

Cloud Study

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1849

Moonlit landscape with a ruined tomb, a seated figure in a glowing arched niche, and overgrown rocks under clouds.

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1779

Night landscape of a glowing limekiln with an arched opening, bare trees, figures and a cart beside a pool.

Limekiln at Coalbrookdale

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1797

Painting of red-coated riders and hounds galloping across rolling hills during a foxhunt, with a country road on the right.

Foxhunting: The Few Not Funkers

Richard Barrett Davis, 1840

Oil sketch of a wheatfield under towering pink-lit clouds, with trees and cottages on the distant plain.

Landscape with Wheatfield

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1850

Hazy morning view of a golden hillside above a calm loch, with a pier and pale blue distant shore under a luminous sky.

Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1845

Painting of rolling Surrey hills with figures picnicking, a man with a dog, and a horse-drawn hay cart in the valley.

Box Hill, Surrey, with Dorking in the distance

George Washington Lambert, 1733

Small landscape painting of green rolling hills, grazing sheep, a winding path, and cumulus clouds over a valley.

Landscape

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1849

Painting of a stone arch bridge over a rushing river below stormy mountains, with cattle and figures in the foreground.

Tummel Bridge, Perthshire

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1802

Painting of a ruined Gothic abbey with a tall tower beside a river, a waterfall, trees and a seated figure in the foreground.

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire

George Washington Lambert, 1747

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

Landscape painting of an Alpine valley with a seated woman on a wall, a hilltop castle, mountains and clouds.

Chateau de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1802

Painting of baggage wagons and soldiers on a muddy road under a lightning-lit storm sky.

Baggage Wagons in a Thunderstorm

Luke Clennell, 1815

Portrait of a man in a fur hat and embroidered fur-trimmed robe holding a bow, with attendants in a courtyard behind him.

Shuja-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh / Shuja-ud-Daulah, Nawab of Awadh, holding a bow

Tilly Kettle, 1772

Turner painting of stormy surf on a coast with a castle, a steamboat and a ship offshore, and figures on the beach.

Wreckers -- Coast of Northumberland, with a Steam-Boat Assisting a Ship off Shore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1833

Painted landscape with a stone bridge, large trees, billowing clouds, distant mountains, and small groups of figures on a pat

An Italianate Landscape

John White Abbott, 1800

Landscape painting of a lake framed by trees, with hilltop buildings, grazing animals and figures in the foreground.

Lake Albano

George Washington Lambert, 1760

Twilight harbor with ships, figures on a rock, and a distant castle under a pink and gold sky, by J. M. W. Turner.

Harlech Castle, from Twgwyn Ferry, Summer's Evening Twilight

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1799

Portrait of an elderly naval officer in dark uniform pointing toward warships in battle on the sea behind him.

Admiral Lord Bridport

Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1795

Portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a chestnut horse in a stable at the left.

Ben Marshall

Lambert Marshall, 1835

Turner painting of a pink-sailed ship in choppy grey sea under a misty, luminous sky with a faint second sail.

Off the Nore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840

Loose oil sketch of a grey cloudy sky over a distant shoreline with small sailboats and a flying bird.

A Grey Day

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1845

Oil portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet, lace collar and dark dress, set against a brown background with a column.

Portrait of Mrs. Ben Marshall

Lambert Marshall, 1826

Painting of a lake with hills and ruins, a woman in white and armored warriors in the foreground, and a tall pine tree at rig

Lake Avernus: Aeneas and the Cumaean Sybil

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1814

Interior scene with a woman in a yellow gown, a young man in orange hose, and an older man in a dark cloak beside a laid tabl

Slender, with the Assistance of Shallow, Courting Anne Page, from

Charles Robert Leslie, 1825

Oil landscape of an open field, a large tree on the right, distant hills and a church tower under pink-tinged clouds.

Landscape at Hampstead, with Harrow in the Distance

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1849

Turner painting of a steamship with smoke near rugged cliffs, a setting sun, and stormy waves under dark clouds.

Staffa, Fingal's Cave

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1831

Five 18th-century gentlemen in fine dress stand among Roman ruins with the Colosseum and a triumphal arch behind them.

British Gentlemen in Rome

Catherine Read, 1750

Small oil landscape of purple mountains, green hills, pine and birch trees, boulders, and a blue sky with clouds.

Mountain Landscape, possibly in the Lake District

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1849

Self-portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat, holding a painter's palette against a brown background.

Self-portrait

William Hogarth, 1735

Landscape painting of farmworkers among haystacks beside a cottage, with a river and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Farmworkers

George Washington Lambert, 1735

Watercolor landscape of Richmond Castle on a hill above a river, with trees, a stone bridge and small figures in the foregrou

View of Richmond Castle, Yorkshire

Oil painting of a family in an elegant 18th-century room with a fireplace, tea table, card table, and dogs.

Portrait of a Family

William Hogarth, 1735

Painting of Saltwood Castle with round towers and ruined walls behind trees, a thatched barn and sheep at right.

Saltwood Castle

George Washington Lambert, 1762

Watercolor of a wooded cliff beside a calm sea with three sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

View near Walton on Naze

Lionel Bicknell Constable

Oval portrait of a man in a red cap and blue coat with white cravat against a dark background, by William Hogarth.

John Palmer, Barrister of the Inner Temple

William Hogarth, 1749

Watercolor of tall beech trees with autumn foliage, a man driving cattle and sheep along a bank, and distant woods.

Landscape with beech trees and man driving cattle and sheep

Seated young woman in green cloak and bonnet beside a basket of hens, with a rural valley and church spire behind her.

The Market Girl (The Silver Age)

Henry Walton, 1776

Portrait of a young woman in a gray dress and white bonnet with a spotted dog, standing before trees and a cottage.

Miss Wood

William Hogarth, 1730

Watercolor of tall trees, resting cows and figures by a fence, with a pale stone building across an open park.

The Gunpowder Magazine, Hyde Park

Paul Sandby, 1793

Painting of British warships anchored in a harbor at sunset, with figures on rocky hills in the foreground.

Port Mahon, Minorca with British Men-of-War at Anchor

John Thomas Serres, 1795

Painting of a stone hall with a kneeling woman in white before a man in a tricorn hat, watched by seated gentlemen and armed

The Beggar's Opera

William Hogarth, 1729

Watercolor of a flat-topped mountain in blue-grey washes under a cloudy sky, with distant hills receding to the horizon.

Welsh Mountain Study

Paul Sandby, 1800

Painting of large dark trees over a river with two figures in a boat and a distant tower under a pale sky.

A View of Eton and the Fellows Eyot

William James Müller, 1840

Oil portrait of a young boy in a red coat and blue sash on a terrace, with a guard and flag behind him.

William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland

William Hogarth, 1732

Watercolor of a country road with oxen, a wooden cart, a rider, tall trees, a chalk bank and a distant spire at sunset.

View at Charlton, Kent

Paul Sandby, 1783

Watercolor of a dirt path winding past pollarded willows and a wooden fence toward a pale distant horizon.

Bromley Hill

Peter De Wint, 1812

Mary Hogarth

William Hogarth, 1740

Watercolor of the Westgate at Canterbury with round towers, a canal, a waterwheel, boats and figures under a cloudy sky.

The Westgate, Canterbury

Paul Sandby, 1783

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical palace facade beside the Thames, with rowing boats and trees in the foreground.

View of Old Somerset House from the Thames

Oval portrait of a young man in a powdered wig, grey coat with gold embroidery, and lace cravat against a dark sky.

William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Later 4th Duke of Devonshire

William Hogarth, 1741

Moonlit watercolor landscape with a large tree, seated figures by a river, cattle, and a rocky cliff with a tower.

Music by Moonlight

Paul Sandby, 1782

Brown wash drawing of a formal garden terrace with a fountain, stone urns, figures, and a town skyline with towers and a chur

Warwick: The Town and Castle from the Priory Gardens

Ann Hogarth

William Hogarth, 1740

Watercolor of a crowded river ferry with passengers, animals, and a pole-wielding ferryman against hills and trees.

River Ferry with Many Passengers and Animals

Watercolor of a guillemot with black head and white breast swimming on rippled water, beak open, signed Chas. Collins 1742.

A Guillemot, June 1742

Charles Collins, 1742

Oval bust portrait of a man in a white wig and black clerical gown with white bands against a dark brown background.

The Reverend Dr. John Lloyd, Curate of St. Mildred's Church, Broad Street

William Hogarth, 1738

Watercolor landscape of a towered castle on a crag, with peasants and a goat on a path beneath large trees.

Romantic Landscape - Peasants at the foot of a castle on a crag

Painting of a red-throated diver floating on water, showing its grey head, rust-red throat and white underparts.

A Red Throated Diver, June 1742

Charles Collins, 1742

Family group portrait in a wooded landscape by a pond, with children fishing and a spaniel, classical building in distance.

John and Elizabeth Jeffreys and Their Children

William Hogarth, 1730

Watercolor landscape of a castle beside a road with an ox cart and travelers, with hills and water in the distance.

View in Wales

Two grey wood pigeons with iridescent neck patches perch on a branch beside a tree trunk, painted on a pale background.

Two Wood Pigeons

Charles Collins, 1736

Painting of a brick house and farm buildings beside trees and a curving road under a stormy grey sky.

Golding Constable's House, East Bergholt: the Artist's birthplace

John Constable, 1809