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Painting of the Thames riverfront with terraced buildings on the right, a sailing boat on the left, and an obelisk under clou

The Thames and the Adelphi

William Hodges, 1772

Oil painting of red-coated foxhunters, one leaping a grey horse over a log across a grassy field with bare trees.

Foxhunting: Coming to a Fence (Full Cry)

William Shayer, 1863

Painting of ducks, lapwings and a kingfisher beside a stream with a tree, a distant town and birds flying in a cloudy sky.

Ducks and Other Birds about a Stream in an Italianate Landscape

Francis Barlow, 1671

Hazy golden painting of Windsor Castle on a hill above the Thames, with moored boats and riverside houses in the foreground.

Windsor Castle from the Thames

William Daniell, 1825

Painting of Westminster Abbey and a stone bridge over the Thames at dusk, with boats and a horse cart on the shore.

A View of Westminster Bridge and the Abbey from the South Side

William Anderson, 1818

Painting of a rooster, hens on straw, and chicks and quail foraging near a water dish before a stone wall.

Domestic Cock, Hens, and Chicks

Francis Barlow, 1655

Brown wash study of a standing young man seen from behind, arms raised against a dark background, wearing tall boots.

Study of a Groom, Seen from Behind

William Havell, 1820

Small painting of a distant university skyline with spires and a dome across a green meadow under cloudy sky.

A View of Oxford

William Turner, 1850

Painting of three woodcocks, one in flight and two on the ground, beside cattails in a dim marsh at dusk.

Woodcock at Dusk

Francis Barlow, 1676

Painting of a rider in a red coat on a bay horse with hounds running across grass near bare trees.

Foxhunting: At Cover

William Shayer, 1863

Family gathered in a green-walled interior around a newborn infant, with a servant at the open door and a tea table at right.

Birth of the Heir

William Redmore Bigg, 1799

Painted landscape with a rocky cliff, cattle and sheep, a waterfall, large trees, and distant mountains under a warm sky.

Landscape with Distant Mountains

Adriaen van Diest, 1698

Painting of a busy river harbour with junks, sailboats and flags in front of white European factory buildings.

The European Factories, Canton

William Daniell, 1806

Painting of an older man with children and villagers under a large tree, with a fashionable couple and dog at right.

The Benevolent Heir or the Tenant Restored to his Family

William Redmore Bigg, 1801

Oil painting of several English sailing ships on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a large ship centered.

English Ships Under Sail in a Very Light Breeze

Charles Brooking, 1752

Painting of a sunlit limestone gorge with a shepherd, family, and flock of sheep walking past cottages beside a stream.

A View of Cheddar Gorge

George Vincent, 1820

Painting of two veiled women in white head wraps, one in pink and one in teal, in a dark doorway setting.

A Turkish Lady Going with her Slave to the Bath

Francis Smith, 1760

Painting of a sandy coast with fishing boats, figures on the beach, dunes and a cloudy sky.

The Coast near Scheveningen with Fishing Pinks on the Shore

Charles Brooking, 1755

Loose oil sketch of British officers in red coats and Indian nobles in robes meeting amid smoke and ships.

The Surrender of the Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, to Sir David Baird

Henry Singleton, 1800

Painting of a brown horse grazing under a tree beside a green hill with cypresses and pink clouds in a blue sky.

Landscape with a Grazing Horse

James Dickson Innes, 1912

Painting of English ships sailing through rough green waves under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

English Ships Running before a Gale

Charles Brooking, 1759

Watercolor of an old fisherwoman with a basket and stick, with two figures digging on the shore behind her.

An Old Fisherwoman with Two Women Digging for Bait

Francis Wheatley

Painting of shepherds washing sheep in a river beneath large trees, with wooden hurdles and a cloudy sky.

Sheep Washing at Postwick Grove, Norwich

James Stark, 1822

Oil painting of peacocks, turkeys, doves, chickens and ducks gathered before a classical ruin with a landscape beyond.

Peacocks, Doves, Turkeys, Chickens and Ducks by a Classical Ruin

Marmaduke Cradock, 1700

Woman peeling potatoes in a dim cottage kitchen beside a hearth, with window light falling on a wooden table.

Peeling Potatoes

Francis Montague Holl, 1880

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 young man lying dead on a bed in a dim attic, with torn papers on the floor and a window behind him.

The Death of Chatterton

Henry Wallis, 1856

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

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

Oil painting of a young man in a blue coat and tricorn hat riding a chestnut horse, with another rider behind him.

A Young Gentleman Riding a Schooled Horse

John Vanderbank, 1728