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Woman nursing a baby beside a dead soldier in red coat, with a cannon and distant troops in a rosy landscape.

The Dead Soldier

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1789

Interior of a rural cottage with a woman holding up a printed cloth as villagers and a seated man look on.

The Pedlar

David Wilkie, 1814

Painting of a thatched cottage by a rushing stream under bare winter trees, with travelers and a donkey on a path.

Winter landscape

George Smith, 1750

Small painting of a thatched barn by a river with swans, trees and a boat under a pale evening sky.

On the Kennet, Reading

William Havell, 1807

Painting of a crowded 1839 horse race at Chester, with jockeys, a grandstand, carriages and spectators under a cloudy sky.

Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester

William Tasker, 1839

Painting of a river estuary under a dramatic storm sky, with rocky ground in the foreground and small sailboats on the water.

View of the River Severn, near King's Weston, Seat of Lord de Clifford

Benjamin Barker, 1809

Painting of a river view of a spired city skyline under dramatic clouds, with a rowing boat and grazing horses on the bank.

Oxford from the River with Christ Church in the Foreground

William Turner, 1820

Sketch of a crowded room where a man reads a document at a table while onlookers and a woman in black gather around.

Sketch for 'The Reading of a Will'

David Wilkie, 1820

Painting of villagers picking hops outside a thatched cottage beneath large trees, with a dog and birds in the sky.

Hop Pickers Outside a Cottage

George Smith, 1750

Painting of Dover's castle on cliffs above a coastal town, with sailing ships on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Dover

Richard Wilson, 1746

Oil painting of a red-coated rider leaping a horse over a brook during a fox hunt, with a hound swimming below.

Foxhunting: Clearing a Brook

William Shayer, 1863

Oil painting of a snowy winter village with bare trees, thatched cottages, small figures, and birds flying under a grey sky.

A Winter Landscape

George Smith, 1752

Sepia river scene with sailing barges, a stone arched bridge and a Gothic abbey tower under a hazy sky.

Westminster Bridge and Abbey

William Daniell, 1813

Harvest workers rest among wheat sheaves in an open field, with a woman holding an infant under a cloudy sky.

Mid-Day Rest, Harvest

William Frederick Witherington, 1840

Painting of a wooded river bend with a ruined stone tower, a seated figure, rowboats and billowing clouds.

A View Near Arundel, Sussex, with Ruins by Water

George Smith, 1750

Night scene of a blacksmith's forge lit by a glowing hearth, with smiths at an anvil and onlookers gathered around.

The Blacksmith's Shop

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771

Painting of a rural farmyard with a horseman, a group of tenants and children, thatched cottages and a large tree.

The Severe Steward, or Unfortunate Tenant

William Redmore Bigg, 1800

Painting of a rooster, hens, chicks and pigeons in a garden park beneath an apple tree, with a bullfinch on a branch.

Domestic cock, hens, and chicks in a park

Pieter Casteels II, 1730

Oil painting of jockeys on horseback jumping a water hurdle in a steeplechase across a hilly green landscape.

Steeplechasing: The Hurdle

William Shayer, 1869

Group of figures in white and period dress gathered around a christening scene in a room with red drapes and windows.

Christening of the Heir

William Redmore Bigg, 1799

Full-length portrait of a man in black and gold armour beside a helmet and gauntlets, with a landscape behind him.

Sir William Drury, of Hawstead, Suffolk

Daniël van den Queborn, 1587

Painting of a red-coated rider leaping a hedge on a chestnut horse while hounds run across a grassy field.

Foxhunting: Breaking Cover

William Shayer, 1863

Painting of a crowded village May Day scene with costumed figures, children, and a timber house beneath a large tree.

May Day

William Collins, 1811

Portrait of a seated woman in a white satin gown with lace trim, leaning on a table beside red drapery.

Mrs. Wardle

Thomas Frye (, 1742

Five jockeys on horses at the start of a steeplechase, with a flag and open countryside behind them.

Steeplechasing: At the Start

William Shayer, 1869

Stone cottages with gabled roofs reflected in a calm river, with an arched bridge and figures in the background.

Cottages by a River

William James Linton, 1845

Oil portrait of a woman in a wide hat and white satin dress, holding a flower-wrapped staff against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman

George Knapton, 1735

Painting of figures bathing and a boat on a river bank beside a domed building and large banyan trees.

The Banks of the Ganges

William Daniell, 1825

Painting of four jockeys racing steeplechase horses over a rustic fence, with a grey horse galloping in front.

Steeplechasing: The Brook

William Shayer, 1869

Painting of a jay in flight, a woodpecker on a tree trunk, two pigeons on the ground, and a redstart in branches.

Jay, Green Woodpecker, Pigeons, and Redstart

Francis Barlow, 1650