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Watercolor sketch of fisherfolk with baskets and nets beside a moored wooden boat on a coast.

Fisherfolk with Baskets and Nets

Francis Wheatley

Painting of a seated Ottoman official receiving a kneeling European envoy amid robed attendants in an ornate interior.

The Grand Vizier giving Audience to the English Ambassador

Francis Smith, 1760

Painting of ruined castle towers on a grassy coastal bank under a stormy sky, with sea and birds in the distance.

Hadleigh Castle

John Constable, 1828

Oil seascape of a three-masted British man-of-war with a white ensign among small sailing craft under a cloudy sky.

A Seascape with Men-of-War and Small Craft

Francis Holman, 1780

Riders in red coats and top hats gather with hounds on a hillside meet in a rolling English landscape.

The Berkeley Hunt, 1842: The Meet

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Painting of a village with cottages, a church tower, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky, by John Constable.

Osmington Village

John Constable, 1816

Painting of dark mountain peaks under a purple and pale yellow dusk sky, with a green hill and red slopes in the foreground.

The Moelwyns from Llan Ffestiniog

James Dickson Innes, 1912

Painting of a pale-gowned woman reclining in a wooden boat on a misty river lined with trees and reeds.

The Lady of Shalott

John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1875

Loose oil sketch of a heath at dusk with dark trees on the left, a pale sun in a pink sky, and a distant hill.

Hampstead Heath looking towards Harrow

John Constable, 1821

Painting of a becalmed sailing ship near shore, with a small boat and two men hauling ropes in shallow water.

An English Sloop Becalmed near the Shore

Francis Swaine, 1750

Painting of a red-coated rider leaping a stream by willows while a hunt gallops across a field toward a village.

The Suffolk Hunt: Full Cry

Sr. John Frederick Herring, 1833

Small oil sketch of a red-brick house framed by trees under a dusky evening sky, with a figure in red at left.

West Lodge, East Bergholt

John Constable, 1813

Painting of an English sloop and frigate under sail on choppy water, with a fortified coastline and cloudy sky behind.

An English Sloop and a Frigate in a Light Breeze

Oil landscape of grazing sheep, trees, and a distant bay with sailboats and a steamship beneath a pale sky.

Southampton Water, near Hamble

Frederick Richard Lee, 1837

Painting of crowds and ceremonial barges on the Thames with an arched bridge and cloudy sky in the distance.

The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (“Whitehall Stairs, June 18, 1817”)

John Constable, 1829

Painting of a crowded ceremonial hall with red-robed figures, a canopied throne, arched windows and officials in black gowns.

The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act

George Jones, 1829

Painting of racehorses at exercise, some galloping with riders and others led by grooms across green fields under a pale sky.

Sir Charles Warre Malet's String of Racehorses at Exercise

Francis Sartorius, 1800

Small oil landscape of red-brick mill buildings beside a river, framed by large trees under a cloudy sky.

Flatford Mill

John Constable, 1810

Oil sketch of a red-coated soldier supporting a seated officer in a dark blue coat with gold braid.

A Highlander, Black Watch attending a General of Hussars, possibly Lord Uxbridge: a study for 'The Battle of Waterloo'

George Jones, 1815

Bay racehorse with a jockey in striped silks in a pasture, beside a wooden judges' stand under a cloudy sky.

Portrait of a Racehorse, Possibly Disguise, the Property of the Duke of Hamilton, with Jockey Up

George Garrard, 1786

Painting of a river with a sailing boat, dark trees on the left, a church tower in the distance, and a stormy sky.

Dedham Lock

John Constable, 1819

Oil painting of a man in a blue coat riding a grey horse beside two hounds, with a tree and distant hills behind.

George Morland on his Hunter

Thomas Hand, 1794

Bay horse in a landscape approached by a stable-lad in red coat carrying food and a halter, with a small dog.

A Bay Horse Approached by a Stable-Lad with Food and a Halter

George Garrard, 1789

Painting of ruined castle towers on a hill above a wide estuary, with stormy clouds, grazing cattle and a shepherd with dog.

Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames--Morning after a Stormy Night

John Constable, 1829

Painting of a frigate at anchor with sails furled, surrounded by small boats and a distant town with windmills.

The Frigate 'Surprise' at Anchor off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Francis Holman, 1778

Loose oil sketch of a smoky battlefield with cavalry, soldiers, horses and flags under a heavy brown sky.

Study for 'Battle of Waterloo'

George Jones, 1815

Painting of a wooded countryside valley with a seated figure on a path, distant hills and a pale sky.

Dedham Vale

John Constable, 1802

Golden autumn avenue with bare trees, a stone wall, a brick house, and a woman with a basket walking in misty light.

Evening Glow

John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1884

Painted study of military saddles, bridles, sabres, fur headdresses and a crowned pouch on a brown ground.

Studies of Military Accoutrements: a study for `The Battle of Waterloo'

George Jones, 1815

Painting of a stone country house with a classical portico across a lawn, framed by tall pines and a large tree under cloudy

Malvern Hall, Warwickshire

John Constable, 1820