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Watercolor of the Philae temple on an island in the Nile, with palm trees, granite boulders and hazy mountains under a pale s

Philae, Egypt

Edward Lear, 1863

Watercolor of the Pont Royal over the Seine in Paris, with figures on the quay, boats on the river, and a cloudy sky.

Le Pont Royal, Paris

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1828

Evening painting of a crowded riverbank, boats on the River Cam, a stone bridge, and a gothic college chapel under a red sky.

Procession of Boats on the River Cam below Clare College, Cambridge

Richard Banks Harraden, 1850

Painting of a seated goatherd with white goats on a hillside overlooking a distant hilltop town and mountains.

Landscape with Goatherd

Edward Lear, 1842

Painting of Gothic abbey ruins in warm evening light, with two figures on grass and a distant town under a pale sky.

St. Mary's Abbey, York

Michael Angelo Rooker, 1778

Night painting of a city fire on a river, with crowds fleeing in boats beneath a stone arch and a moon above.

The Great Fire of London

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1797

Watercolor of a wide plain, blue lake and snowy mountains, seen from rocks where two figures sit beside spiky plants.

Butrinto, Albania

Edward Lear, 1861

Two mounted huntsmen in red coats with a pack of hounds beside a wooden gate in an autumn landscape.

George Mountford, Huntsman to the Quorn, and W. Derry, Whipper-In, at John O'Gaunt's Gorse, near Melton Mowbray

Richard Barrett Davis, 1836

Crowded 1726 market square with vendors, shoppers, produce stalls and classical buildings under a pale sky.

Covent Garden

Pieter Angillis, 1726

Painting of snow-capped Himalayan peaks over a misty valley, with trees, tree ferns and travelers on a path in the foreground

Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling

Edward Lear, 1879

Painting of riders in red hunting coats and top hats galloping over rolling hills during a foxhunt, 1840.

Foxhunting: Road Riders or Funkers

Richard Barrett Davis, 1840

Painting of a horse-drawn coach fleeing a thunderstorm under a lightning bolt, with bending trees and figures on a road.

Coach in a Thunderstorm

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1795

Painting of a shaded road under large trees, with robed figures, a wooden cross, a small chapel, and rocky mountains beyond.

Between Olavano L'Civitella

Edward Lear, 1842

Painting of a stone tower beside a river embankment with wooden posts in the water and houses on the far bank.

The Rhine at Constance (Konstanz-am-Rhein)

Edward Thomas Daniell, 1830

Painting of Merton College, Oxford, with a Gothic tower, a carriage at a gateway, and figures on a street.

Merton College, Oxford

Michael Angelo Rooker, 1771

Painting of olive trees on a path overlooking a calm sea, a small island, and snowy mountains, with figures walking in the fo

Corfu from Santa Decca

Edward Lear, 1862

Painting of a market scene with a vegetable seller, cart, baskets of produce, and a river landscape with a castle.

The Vegetable Seller

Peter Angellis, 1725

Coastal dunes with a red ferry boat, a rider on a beach, an ox cart on the ridge, and large clouds above the sea.

Coastal Landscape with a Ferry Boat

Francis Bourgeois, 1796

Painting of a fortified island town across a bay, snow-capped mountains behind, with a shepherd and sheep under olive trees.

Corfu from Ascension

Edward Lear, 1862

Watercolor of the Colosseum interior in Rome with a wooden cross, kneeling figures, a small chapel and tiered arched walls.

An Interior View of the Colosseum, Rome

John 'Warwick' Smith

Loose oil sketch of a brown horse in harness pulling a cart with a large spoked wheel, against a dark background.

Horse and Cart

John Constable, 1814

Painting of olive trees, grazing goats, ruins and a fortress on a sunlit coast with snowy mountains beyond the blue sea.

Corfu from Ascension

Edward Lear, 1860

Moonlit harbor at night with dark-sailed boats, tall ships, lit town houses and a ruined abbey on a hill.

Whitby Harbor

John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1874

Painting of horse-drawn chaise race across Newmarket Heath with jockeys in blue and red coats under a cloudy sky.

The Chaise Match Run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday the 29th of August, 1750

James Seymour, 1750

Painting of snowy Kinchinjunga peaks above a misty forested valley with tree ferns and a small path with figures.

Kinchinjunga

Edward Lear, 1877

Night harbour scene with a moored sailing ship, moonlight on water, a stone bridge and lit waterfront buildings.

Whitby

John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1878

Painting of elegant figures playing cards around a table in a panelled room, with a servant carrying a tea tray.

A Game of Quadrille

Hubert François Gravelot, 1740

Landscape of tall pines, rocky ground, figures with sheep, and snowy mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica

Edward Lear, 1869

Painting of a country inn with gentlemen at outdoor tables, a mounted rider, horses, a dog and walkers on a dirt road.

Outside the Pike and Anchor Inn at Ponders End, Middlesex

James Pollard, 1834

Grey painting of a riverside industrial works with tall chimneys, a crane at left, and water in the foreground.

Landscape with Industrial Buildings by a River

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Study of ferns in greens, ochre and peach tones on grey paper, with handwritten inscription reading Civitella, Oct. 15, 1842.

A Study of Ferns, Civitella

Edward Lear, 1842

Dark painting of witches and a crouching figure with a winged demon above, from Ben Jonson's masque, by Henry Fuseli.

Scene of Witches, from "The Masque of Queens" by Ben Jonson

Henry Fuseli, 1785

Ruined red sandstone gateway of Purana Qila, Delhi, with riders on a stony path under a warm sunset sky.

Inside the Main Entrance of the Purana Qila, Delhi 1823

Robert Smith, 1823

Painting of a sleeping boy in a navy coat draped over a stone tomb beside a carved knight effigy.

L'Enfant du Regiment

John Everett Millais, 1854

Painting of a calm harbor with sailing ships, rowing boats, classical buildings and figures on the shore under a hazy sky.

The Victualling Office, Plymouth

Nicholas Condy, 1835

Painting of a busy market street with stalls, pedestrians, horses, cattle, and domed pavilions under a golden sky.

Street in Patna

Charles D'Oyly, 7th Baronet, 1825

Painting of a woman crowning a reclining man with flowers in a forest, with a mirror and two soldiers in the background.

Rinaldo and Armida

Angelica Kauffmann, 1771

Painting of a farm sale with cattle, a crowd of men in hats, thatched barns and a large tree in a rural yard.

The Farm Sale

Richard Barrett Davis, 1820

Painting of a ballet on stage with dancers in costume above a crowded orchestra pit and ornate gilded theatre boxes.

Ballet Scene from "On the Sands"

Spencer Gore, 1910

Woman with green parasol sits in a golden meadow beneath rolling hills and scattered trees.

Sunny Days

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1874

Painting of a windswept dead pine on a rocky slope with distant mountains under a heavy, glowing sky.

The Dying Monarch, Funtensee

Hubert von Herkomer, 1884

Painted mural design of a stylized coastal landscape with two sailing ships, hills, a large tree and small dogs.

Design for Deer Hunting Mural in the Cabaret Theatre Club

Spencer Gore, 1912

Painting of a rocky cave opening framing a calm sea, distant mountain, and small tower under a pale sky.

Cavern, near Naples

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1774

Small oil sketch of dark and light cumulus clouds against a pale blue sky, painted in loose, scumbled brushwork.

Sky Study

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1822

Watercolor of Hobart waterfront with sailing ships and small boats in harbour, mountain rising behind the town.

A View of Hobart, Tasmania

Charles Emilius Gold, 1846

Dusk landscape of a calm lake with a small boat, a hilltop building on the left, and a large tree on the right.

Lake Nemi

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790

Pale watercolor of a half-timbered arcaded building with a gable and cupola on a cobbled street with brick houses.

Leominster - undated - Richard Thomas Underwood

Thomas Underwood, 1836

Painting of a white and black hound sniffing the ground beside trees, with a distant sea and pink sky at right.

Foxhound

George Stubbs, 1760

Painting of a sailing boat moored inside a dark grotto, with bright sunset light and sea visible through the arched opening.

A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Study of a Dog Lying Down

Edwin Landseer, 1860

Oval painting of reapers binding wheat sheaves in a field, with a mounted rider, a dog and a woman in a bonnet.

Reapers

George Stubbs, 1795

Candlelit painting of a lecturer and onlookers gathered around a glowing orrery, with two children leaning in to watch.

Philosopher giving a lecture on the orrery

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1768

Oil sketch of a brown and white spaniel lying down with its head resting low, on a warm brown background.

A Spaniel Lying Down

Edwin Landseer, 1860

Man in a brown coat holds a dying doe as a hound leaps beside him in a dark wooded clearing, with a rifle on the ground.

Freeman, the Earl of Clarendon's gamekeeper, with a dying doe and hound

George Stubbs, 1800

Dark vaulted stone interior with a barred window letting in light and a small seated figure on the floor.

The Prisoner

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1787

Painting of a grey horse with a saddle beside two dogs and perched hawks in a stone courtyard with an arched doorway.

Favourites, the Property of H.R.H. Prince George of Cambridge

Edwin Landseer, 1834

Woman in blue riding habit on a chestnut horse with a small dog, in an open green parkland landscape.

The Countess of Coningsby in the Costume of the Charlton Hunt

George Stubbs, 1760

Painting of a lake under stormy clouds with a dark mountain, a sunlit cliff on the right, and small figures on the shore.

Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1795

Man in white tunic points from inside a cage among a tiger, leopard, lioness and lion, with a newspaper on the floor.

Portrait of Mr. Van Amburgh, As He Appeared with His Animals at the London Theatres

Edwin Landseer, 1846

Painting of a lion pinning a stag to the grass, with the stag's head thrown back against a dark background.

A Lion Attacking a Stag

George Stubbs, 1765

Painting of a wooded valley with a river, rocky cliffs on the left, a tall tree on the right, and distant hills under evening

Matlock Dale, looking toward Black Rock Escarpment

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Painting of a stormy highland landscape with a river, golden moorland, bare trees and dark mountains under clouds.

A Highland Landscape

Edwin Landseer, 1830

Water Spaniel

George Stubbs, 1769

Night landscape with a burning cottage at right, a full moon through trees at left, and a figure on a hill.

Cottage on fire at night

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1785