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Sketch of jockeys in colorful silks and owners in dark coats and hats on a grey background, by John Lavery.

Jockeys and Owners at Epsom

John Lavery, 1923

Painting of a canopied boat with rowers on a stormy river beside rocky islets, a rainbow, and a large tree.

Storm on the Ganges, with Mrs. Hastings near the Col-gon Rocks

William Hodges, 1790

Painting of Puck and a crowd of fairies and goblins playing music in a dark forest, with a reclining nude figure in front.

Puck and Fairies, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream

Joseph Noël Paton, 1850

Oil sketch of the Last Supper with Christ and apostles at a table in a colonnaded hall, within a gilded arched frame.

Sketch for 'The Last Supper,' St. Mary's, Weymouth

James Thornhill, 1719

Painting of fishermen in a boat on a lake at sunset, with stone buildings, a tall cliff, and a tree in the foreground.

Landscape with Fishermen on a Lake

William Hodges, 1790

Painting of a loaded barge with figures on calm water, sailboats in the distance, and a heavy cloudy sky over the shore.

A Barge with a Wounded Soldier

Painting of a river winding through a green valley with rocky cliffs, a willow tree, and small figures by the water.

In Dovedale

John Linnell, 1814

Oil painting of an arched bridge over a river at sunset, with a sepoy and local figures in the foreground.

The Marmalong Bridge, with a Sepoy and Natives in the Foreground

William Hodges, 1783

Painting of a river with large trees on the left, riverside houses and laundry on the right, under a cloudy sky.

The River Wensum, Norwich

John Crome, 1814

Painting of a river at sunset with swirling clouds, a wooded hill, dark trees in the foreground and small figures with cattle

A River Landscape, Sunset

John Linnell, 1860

Painting of a stone fortress on a wooded hilltop, with a soldier in red on a rock at left and a distant plain.

The Fort of Bidjegur

William Hodges, 1784

Painting of a gnarled oak and a sunlit forest path under a cloudy sky, in muted browns and greens.

Woodland Landscape near Norwich

John Crome, 1810

Painting of three reapers cutting wheat under a stormy sky, with a dog in the foreground and sheaves at left.

A Finished Study for 'Reaping'

John Linnell, 1858

Painting of a forest stream with deer, a reclining man in red coat on the bank, and large trees under dark foliage.

Jacques and the Wounded Stag: 'As You Like It,' Act II, Scene I

William Hodges, 1790

Painting of a wooden jetty in rough sea with crowds on top, sailing boats nearby, and figures on the shore under a stormy sky

Yarmouth Jetty

John Crome, 1810

Painted valley landscape with rolling hills, farmhouses, cattle and sheep, a boy in red, and two women by a stone wall.

Hanson Toot, View in Dovedale

John Linnell, 1815

Painting of a stone bridge over rushing river rapids, with stone buildings on the left and a rainbow over hills.

Otley Bridge on the River Wharfe

William Hodges, 1783

Interior scene of 18th-century men and women gathered around a harpsichord, cello and lute, with landscape paintings on the w

Rehearsal of an opera

Marco Ricci, 1709

Painting of sheep grazing in a meadow beside large trees under a dusky sunset sky with a distant figure.

Sheep Grazing

John Linnell, 1835

Sunset view of Tahitian war galleys and canoes on calm water in a bay, with green hills and pink mountains behind.

Tahitian War Galleys in Matavai Bay, Tahiti

William Hodges, 1776

Landscape painting of a river with a weir, trees on the left, and a distant city with a castle on a rock under clouds.

View of the City of Edinburgh

Alexander Nasmyth, 1822

Evening landscape with orange sunset, a stream with two seated fishermen, cattle on a rise, and bare trees.

Evening, Bayswater

John Linnell, 1818

Painting of a picnic under trees with fashionably dressed people, a seated woman, and a boatman holding a bottle beside a row

The Anglers' Repast

George Morland, 1789

Painting of Edinburgh's skyline and castle under a dramatic sky, with figures strolling through trees in the foreground.

A View of Edinburgh from the West

Alexander Nasmyth, 1822

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with autumn trees, a seated woman, a standing man with a staff, and a donkey.

The Rest on The Flight into Egypt

John Linnell, 1827

Painting of two setter dogs, one lying and one standing, on a stone path beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Setters

George Morland, 1798

Painted interior of a rustic cottage with a fireplace, red-draped chair, gilt mirror and timber-beamed ceiling.

Stage Design for Heart of Midlothian; Deans' Cottage

Alexander Nasmyth, 1819

Mr. Jacob Barring

John Linnell, 1818

Snowy winter scene with thatched cottage, bare tree, frozen pond, figures, donkeys and dog under a grey sky.

Winter Landscape with Figures

George Morland, 1785

Dim stone interior with a carved fireplace, wooden ladder, timbered ceiling and light through a barred window.

Stage Design for Heart of Midlothian; The Tolbooth

Alexander Nasmyth, 1819

Painting of a seated woman darning beside a round green-covered table with white flowers in a striped interior.

Sylvia Darning

Harold Gilman, 1917

Painting of a thatched water mill beside a stream, with a large oak, a grey horse, sheep and figures crossing the water.

The Old Water Mill

George Morland, 1790

Painting of a ruined castle on a cliff above a river gorge, with trees and three small figures on the riverbank.

Hawthornden Castle, near Edinburgh

Alexander Nasmyth, 1820

Painting of a centaur gesturing beside a statue as a seated nude figure plays a lyre in a forest.

The Education of Achilles

James Barry, 1772

Painting of a white horse and brown horse in a straw-filled stable with a sleeping spotted dog.

Old horses with a dog in a stable

George Morland, 1791

Painting of a lake under cloudy sky with mountains, trees, figures and a horse on a path in the foreground.

Loch Awe, Argyllshire

Alexander Nasmyth, 1785

Painting of a man in a blue embroidered coat and a woman in a silver gown holding a black mask in a gilded interior.

David Garrick and Mrs. Pritchard in Benjamin Hoadley's "The Suspicious Husband

Francis Hayman, 1747

Painting of a fashionable party fishing from a rowboat beneath trees, with a woman in pink and men with nets and rods.

A Party Angling

George Morland, 1789

Loose oil sketch of foresters with a white horse and hounds in a woodland, with deer near a stream at right.

?A Sketch for `Foresters Stalking Deer'

John Frederick Lewis, 1824

Eighteenth-century group portrait of gentlemen at a dining table, with the artist sketching at lower left.

Portrait of a Group of Gentleman, with the Artist

Francis Hayman, 1740

Two travelers walk a snowy path past a bare tree and cottages, one in a red coat, one in blue carrying a rifle.

A Soldier's Return

George Morland, 1750

Painting of a lavish Oriental interior with a woman in red, reclining figures, visitors by a pool, and a gazelle.

A Lady Receiving Visitors (The Reception)

John Frederick Lewis, 1873

Painting of a large bristled pig in a countryside setting with a farmhouse, farmer and piglets behind it.

Gloucestershire Old Spot

James Ward, 1800

Oval painting of a uniformed soldier, children, a woman in a black hat, a dog and a table with mugs under trees.

St. James's Park

George Morland, 1788

Painting of saddled camels, a rider and ducks on a grassy Nile riverbank under a blue sky with clouds.

On the Banks of the Nile, Upper Egypt

John Frederick Lewis, 1876

Studies of Jacky Turner and the Reverend Charles Hope's Gardener

James Ward, 1800

Painting of a red-coated rider leaping a grey horse beside a cliff, with hounds, a bridge, and a distant hunt in a hilly vall

Foxhunting in Hilly Country

George Morland, 1792

Painting of a woman in classical dress collapsing as armed men react, one raising a dagger, in a dim interior.

The Death of Lucretia

Gavin Hamilton, 1763

Painting of a nude man struggling with a boa constrictor coiled around his arm, lying against a green background.

Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor, Study for "Liboya Serpent Seizing its Prey

James Ward, 1803

Painting of a red-coated hunter on horseback aiming a gun, with dogs, a groom, a grey horse and a thatched cottage under an o

Partridge Shooting

George Morland, 1790

Oil sketch of a winged angel reaching toward a seated woman holding an infant, with a cloaked figure in shadow at right.

The Angel of Mercy

Joseph Highmore, 1746

Three cream-colored sheep stand on a dirt path under a cloudy sky, with trees and a pond behind them.

Ryelands Sheep, the King's Ram, the King's Ewe and Lord Somerville's Wether

James Ward, 1801

Painting of two hunters firing guns in a wooded landscape, with dogs running and a pheasant flying from the trees.

Pheasant Shooting

George Morland, 1790

Oil painting of elegantly dressed figures conversing on a stone terrace before an arcaded building and garden.

A Family Conversation Piece

Joseph Highmore, 1730

Painting of two horned oxen, one black and white and one brown and white, standing in a stone arched interior.

Portraits of two extraordinary oxen, the property of the Earl of Powis

James Ward, 1814

Snowy winter landscape with a thatched cottage, bare trees, two horses, and villagers in the foreground.

Winter Landscape

George Morland, 1790

Painting of a standing man gesturing before seated figures in 18th-century dress in a wood-paneled room.

The Harlowe Family, from Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa

Joseph Highmore, 1745

Painting of cattle beside a reflective pool at sunrise, with a classical building and trees under a streaked golden sky.

Cattle at a Pool at Sunrise

James Ward, 1827

Painting of two men riding a white horse along a rocky riverside path below wooded cliffs and clouds.

Rocky Landscape with Two Men on a Horse

George Morland, 1791

Oil sketch of eight men in powdered wigs and dark coats gathered around a red-draped table in an interior.

Study for a Group Portrait

Joseph Highmore, 1729

Painting of thatched cottages, a rider on a white horse on a dirt road, and a wide plain under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cottages

James Ward, 1802

Seated man in tan coat with a flintlock gun and dead waterfowl, looking toward a stormy sea under dark clouds.

Sir William Elford, Bart.

James Northcote, 1782

Painting of a steep wooded headland above a surf-washed beach, with a sailing ship on grey water under a cloudy sky.

The Harbour of Pulo Condere

John Webber, 1786

A Hunter in a Landscape

James Ward, 1810

Panoramic 1675 painting of a country house with formal gardens, carriage, riders and grazing horses under a cloudy sky.

A View of Bayhall, Pembury, Kent

Johannes Siberechts, 1675

Painting of ships anchored in a harbor below reddish mountains, with a coastal town along the shore under a pale evening sky.

View of Santa Cruz, Tenerife

John Webber, 1776

Painting of ruined Kenilworth Castle on a hill, with horses and a cart, felled trees and a village in the distance.

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire

James Ward, 1840

Three oval portrait studies of men in top hats in a gilt frame, labeled Lord Douglas, Lord Stradbroke and Lord Eglinton.

Studies for the Portraits of Lord Eglinton, Lord Douglas and Lord Stradbroke in `The Waterloo Cup Coursing Meeting' (…

Richard Ansdell, 1841

Painting of a South Seas burial ground with carved stones, tall posts, palms, a mountain and a calm shoreline at dusk.

Burial Ground in the South Seas

John Webber, 1777

Painting of a large spreading oak with cattle grazing in a meadow and woodland beyond under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Deer under "The Beggar's Oak", Dagot's Park...

James Ward, 1820

Oil painting of a crowd of horsemen and greyhounds on open moorland, with a mountain ridge and sunset clouds behind.

The Caledonian Coursing Meeting near the Castle of Ardrossan, the Isle of Arran in the Distance

Richard Ansdell, 1844

Landscape of the Thames with sailing boats, a willow tree, a brick building, and a distant church tower under a pale sky.

A View along the Thames towards Chelsea Old Church

John Varley, 1810

Oil sketch of a valley with cattle on a dirt road, a distant town and smoke plumes under a cloudy sky.

Landscape near Swansea, South Wales

James Ward, 1805

Painting of rocky sea stacks and cliffs reflected in calm tidal water under a stormy sky, with seagulls in flight.

Seascape

John Brett, 1887

Painting of Westminster Abbey's towers over rooftops, with trees on the left, two boys by a footbridge, and a horse cart.

Westminster Abbey from Tothill Fields

John Varley, 1832

Loose painting of workers loading hay onto a wagon pulled by horses, with a plough and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

A Harvest Scene with Workers Loading Hay on to a Farm Wagon

James Ward, 1800

Painting of a bay with white chalk cliffs, a rowboat and two figures on a sandy shore, under a pink-tinged cloudy sky.

Man of War Rocks, Coast of Dorset

John Brett, 1884

Painting of a sunlit wooded gorge with a rushing stream, boulders, and two small figures resting on rocks at right.

The Mountain Torrent

Francis Danby, 1820

Painting of a tan and white rough-coated collie standing on a sandy beach beneath stormy skies and cliffs.

Rough-Coated Collie

James Ward, 1809

Painting of rugged cliffs with green tops falling to rocks and turquoise surf under a cloudy sky.

On the Welsh Coast

John Brett, 1882

Dusky landscape with a windswept tree silhouetted against a setting orange sun over distant hills.

Hampstead Heath, Sunset

Francis Danby, 1845

Painting of two bay horses in a field with dogs, a rabbit, a wooden fence, and a tree under a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Reformer, Blucher, Tory and Crib, the Property of Rowland Alston, Esq., M.P.

James Ward, 1835

Study of a Working Horse

Thomas Sidney Cooper

Painting of a seated figure overlooking a lake and rose-lit mountain ranges at dusk, with a sketchbook beside them.

The Painter's Holiday

Francis Danby, 1844

Painting of a horned ewe with a bell and two lambs resting in a rustic barn, with an open doorway showing a cloudy sky.

Heath Ewe and Lambs

James Ward, 1810

Painting of a man in yellow robes playing a lyre beside two women reclining on a marble bench under palm fronds.

A Musician

Albert Joseph Moore, 1867

Loose oil sketch of a garden with a lattice fence, dark trees and a stormy cloudy sky, by Francis Danby.

A View across the Artist's Garden from his House at Exmouth, Devonshire

Francis Danby, 1850

Painting of a thatched mill with a waterwheel, a woman washing at a stream, and trees under a cloudy sky.

An Overshot Mill

James Ward, 1802

Two women in pale draped dresses rest on a sofa beside ceramic vases and a fan, in a decorated interior.

Beads (study)

Albert Joseph Moore, 1875

Oil sketch of a river gorge at sunset with glowing orange sky, wooded cliffs, a chimney stack, and small figures by the water

The Avon Gorge at Sunset

Francis Danby, 1850

Painting of farm animals including horses, donkeys, pigs and a rooster in a straw yard beside a thatched barn and trees.

The Straw Yard

James Ward, 1810

Landscape painting with a covered wagon, a distant town under a rocky hill, cattle, and trees beside a river.

An Imaginary Landscape with a Wagon and a Distant View of a Town

Thomas Smith of Derby, 1749

Painting of a lake beneath steep mountains with a rowboat, sailboat, and figures on a grassy shore under a pale sky.

End of Lake Geneva

Francis Danby, 1835

Painting of three horses grazing by a thatched shed and tree, with two resting figures and a dog at right.

The Midday Meal

James Ward, 1835

Oil painting of a wooded landscape with a waterfall, a fisherman in a boat, and a path winding under tall trees.

A Wooded Landscape with a Stream and a Fisherman

Thomas Smith of Derby, 1749

Night scene of a torchlit funeral procession moving through a rocky valley beneath mountains, with a moon on the right.

Funeral Procession

Francis Danby, 1848