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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

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