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Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and cravat, seated before red drapery and a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Charles Frederick Schlaberg, London, 1827

Thomas Phillips, 1827

Portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with sheer sleeves, red chair, and tree-filled garden background.

Elizabeth Howard

Thomas Phillips, 1835

Portrait of a seated young man in dark attire holding a small book with red string, beside a red drape.

Cosmo Richard Howard

Thomas Phillips, 1835

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 decaying timber-framed house propped by beams, with three figures in coats on sandy ground.

Ruined House

John Sell Cotman, 1807

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a blue riding habit with gold braid, black hat, before a dusky landscape.

Princess Amelia Sophia Eleonore of Great Britain

Thomas Hudson, 1745

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

Two young women in silk gowns stand and sit beside a lamb under a tree, with a pastoral landscape behind them.

Young Women with a Lamb

Thomas Hudson, 1745

Portrait of a woman in a silver silk gown with blue sleeves, holding pearls, beside red drapery, in a carved gilt frame.

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Elizabeth Aislabie, of Studley Royal, Yorkshire

Thomas Hudson, 1749

Oil portrait of a seated man in a white wig and gold-trimmed coat, holding a folded letter beside a gilt table.

Charles Pinfold

Thomas Hudson, 1756

Oil portrait of a young man in a tall brown hat and white collar, gazing to the side against a dark background.

Augustus Egg

Richard Dadd, 1838

Oil painting of a woman in a red gown and white headdress and a young man in a dark cloak, both startled, in a dim interior.

Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

Richard Dadd, 1846

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 two women and an elderly man hackling flax on a wooden board before a log cabin wall.

Hackling flax

Hubert von Herkomer, 1881

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

Small round portrait of a young woman with a green leaf wreath and red garment against a pink background, in a black frame.

A Bacchante

Hubert von Herkomer, 1897

Painting of a peacock, peahen, parrots, pigeons and other birds in a garden with an urn and classical building.

Peacock, peahen, parrots, canary, and other birds in a park

Jakob Bogdani, 1708

Painting of a standing woman in white drapery and a seated man in orange tunic beside a pillar, with a wooded landscape behin

Venus and Anchises

Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1826

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 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

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

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 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

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 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 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 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

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

Half-length portrait of a young man in a white ruff and white embroidered doublet against a dark brown background.

John Smythe of Ostenhanger (now Westenhanger), Kent

Cornelis Ketel, 1579

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 Noel Paton, 1850

Painting of a bearded man gesturing before Roman soldiers and seated rulers under a classical colonnade and arch.

St. Paul before Agrippa

James Thornhill, 1710

Painting of a sleeping man beside a ladder with angels climbing toward a light-filled sky among trees.

Jacob's Dream

James Thornhill, 1705

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

Oil sketch of allegorical figures in clouds, including a seated woman in blue, cherubs, a cornucopia and a scroll, by James T

A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty

James Thornhill, 1712

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 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 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 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

Oil portrait of a man with curly auburn hair in a dark coat and high collar, turned to the left against a dark background.

William Collins, R.A.

John Linnell, 1831

Portrait of a man in a dark coat holding an open book, with trees and a distant landscape behind him.

John Varley

John Linnell, 1820

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Mrs. Price of Rugby

John Linnell, 1835

Half-length oil portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Augustus Wall Callcott, R.A.

John Linnell, 1847

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

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 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

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

Sheep Grazing

John Linnell, 1835

Painting of a shepherd boy playing a flute beside a grazing sheep and a dog, with trees and hills behind him.

Shepherd Boy Playing a Flute

John Linnell, 1831

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

Evening, Bayswater

John Linnell, 1818

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

Portrait of a young woman in a pink dress with lace trim, seated before an arched window opening onto a cloudy landscape.

Miss Puxley

John Linnell, 1826

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly dark hair in a blue dress and red shawl, set before a wooded landscape.

Miss Jane Puxley

John Linnell, 1826

Portrait of a woman in a black embroidered bodice, white ruff, pearl necklace and patterned silver skirt, against a brown bac

Portrait of a Woman, Traditionally Identified as Mary Clopton (born Waldegrave), of Kentwell Hall, Suffolk

Robert Peake the Elder, 1600

Oval portrait of a woman in a silver gown, lace ruff, and white feathered headpiece before red drapery.

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly Frances Cotton, Lady Montagu, of Boughton Castle, Northamptonshire

Robert Peake the Elder, 1616

Portrait of a man in black gilt-banded armour with white ruff, red sleeve knot, and baton, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Robert Peake the Elder, 1593

Oval portrait of a young boy in a yellow satin doublet, blue sash and lace collar against a red background.

William III, Prince of Orange, as a child

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1657

Half-length portrait of a man with long brown hair, wearing a black doublet and a wide white lace collar against a dark backg

Portrait of a Man, Probably Sir Francis Godolphin

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1633

Oval half-length portrait of a woman in a red dress with white lace collar and long brown curly hair.

Portrait of a Woman, Traditionally Identified as the Countess of Arundel

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1619

Oval portrait of a bearded man in a white lace ruff and red sash, with embroidered sleeves, painted in 1620.

Sir Alexander Temple

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1620

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

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

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

Two women in white dresses and wide-brimmed hats stand in a wooded landscape beside a tree and a rock.

Eleanor and Margaret Ross

Alexander Nasmyth, 1785

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

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

Loch Awe, Argyllshire

Alexander Nasmyth, 1785

Head of a Mulatto Woman (Mrs. Eaton)

Joanna Mary Boyce, 1861

Full-length portrait of a man in a red turban and yellow robe leaning on a stone pedestal, with an attendant and horse at rig

Portrait of an Armenian

Richard Cosway, 1771

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

Setters

George Morland, 1798

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

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 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

Seated woman in pink gown beside a writing table with inkwell and quill, on a striped sofa, in an interior.

A Woman Called Anne, the Artist's Wife

George Morland, 1795

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

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

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 a woman in a red dress and plumed hat at a doorway with a child, two spaniels, and horses nearby.

The Squire's Door

George Morland, 1790

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 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

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

Painting of a young woman in a white dress and black feathered hat standing in a garden beside a carriage.

Portrait of a Girl in a Garden

George Morland, 1786

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

Winter Landscape

George Morland, 1790

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

Seated young woman with long dark hair in a pink-striped wrap, resting among rocks and foliage in a dim landscape.

Indian girl

George Morland, 1793

Painting of a kneeling man in a tan coat showing guinea pigs to children at a stone doorway, with a tree and pyramid behind.

Selling Guinea Pigs

George Morland, 1789

Painting of a young woman in a pink dress holding a skirtful of yellow primroses in a sunlit forest.

The Daughters of Our Empire. England: The Primrose

Edwin Long, 1887

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

Sylvia Darning

Harold Gilman, 1917

Stanislawa de Karlowska (Mrs. Robert Bevan)

Harold Gilman, 1913

Loose painting of two women seated at a laden dining table before green shutters, with a potted plant and hanging lamp.

Interior Scene, Possibly in Norway

Harold Gilman, 1912

Painting of a seated nude woman seen from behind on a white bed in a pink-striped bedroom with an iron bed frame.

Nude in an Interior

Harold Gilman, 1911

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

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a blue silk robe, leaning on a pedestal beside a veiled marble bust.

Dr. Charles Chauncey, M.D.

Francis Hayman, 1747

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