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Oil sketch of a dirt road past a brick wall and trees, with a church spire and billowing clouds above.

East Bergholt Church

John Constable, 1809

Oil portrait of a grey-haired man in a navy naval coat with gold buttons and white collar, before a dark stormy sky.

Admiral John Markham

Thomas Lawrence, 1793

Seated couple under a green parasol with a greyhound, in a wooded landscape, painted in 1786 by Joseph Wright of Derby.

The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxhall Lodge, Leicestershire

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1786

Painting of a white and black hound sniffing the ground beside trees, with a distant sea and pink sky at right.

Foxhound

George Stubbs, 1760

Oil portrait of a man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Samuel Lysons

Thomas Lawrence, 1799

Dark vaulted stone interior with a barred window letting in light and a small seated figure on the floor.

The Prisoner

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1787

Oval painting of reapers binding wheat sheaves in a field, with a mounted rider, a dog and a woman in a bonnet.

Reapers

George Stubbs, 1795

Portrait of a seated bald older man in a dark robe beside a red draped table, with a column and painting behind him.

Benjamin West, P.R.A.

Thomas Lawrence, 1810

Painting of a lake under stormy clouds with a dark mountain, a sunlit cliff on the right, and small figures on the shore.

Derwent Water, with Skiddaw in the distance

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1795

Oval half-length self-portrait of a heavyset man with dark hair in a tan coat against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

George Stubbs, 1759

Portrait of a seated man in a red fur-trimmed velvet coat, hand raised to his head, beside a draped writing table.

George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, later 1st Lord Dover

Thomas Lawrence, 1823

Studies of a Classical Bust

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1774

Man in a brown coat holds a dying doe as a hound leaps beside him in a dark wooded clearing, with a rifle on the ground.

Freeman, the Earl of Clarendon's gamekeeper, with a dying doe and hound

George Stubbs, 1800

Study of a Dog Lying Down

Edwin Landseer, 1860

Full-length portrait of a man in green braided jacket and white turban, leaning on a tree, with a ship at sea behind.

Portrait of a Man, Known as the "Indian Captain

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1767

Woman in blue riding habit on a chestnut horse with a small dog, in an open green parkland landscape.

The Countess of Coningsby in the Costume of the Charlton Hunt

George Stubbs, 1760

Oil sketch of a brown and white spaniel lying down with its head resting low, on a warm brown background.

A Spaniel Lying Down

Edwin Landseer, 1860

Painting of a wooded valley with a river, rocky cliffs on the left, a tall tree on the right, and distant hills under evening

Matlock Dale, looking toward Black Rock Escarpment

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Painting of a lion pinning a stag to the grass, with the stag's head thrown back against a dark background.

A Lion Attacking a Stag

George Stubbs, 1765

Painting of a seated man in Highland tartan dress with a bonnet, accompanied by three dogs against a dark rocky background.

Donald McIntyre

Edwin Landseer, 1830

Night landscape with a burning cottage at right, a full moon through trees at left, and a figure on a hill.

Cottage on fire at night

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1785

Water Spaniel

George Stubbs, 1769

Painting of a grey horse with a saddle beside two dogs and perched hawks in a stone courtyard with an arched doorway.

Favourites, the Property of H.R.H. Prince George of Cambridge

Edwin Landseer, 1834

Painting of a calm lake under a tall pine tree, with a small boat, cliffs on the right, and distant hazy mountains.

Lake Albano

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790

Painting of a snarling lioness facing a maned male lion before a dark rocky background.

Lion and Lioness

George Stubbs, 1770

Man in white tunic points from inside a cage among a tiger, leopard, lioness and lion, with a newspaper on the floor.

Portrait of Mr. Van Amburgh, As He Appeared with His Animals at the London Theatres

Edwin Landseer, 1846

Oil landscape of a lake framed by trees and rocky banks, with mountains in the distance and a small boat on the water.

Lake Scene

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1790

Oval portrait of a man with grey powdered wig and grey coat against a dark background, in a gilt-ribboned wooden frame.

Mr. Hospey (?)Walker

George Stubbs, 1783

Painting of a stormy highland landscape with a river, golden moorland, bare trees and dark mountains under clouds.

A Highland Landscape

Edwin Landseer, 1830

Painting of a wooded river valley with a waterfall, swans, and a rowing boat beneath trees.

Dovedale

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1786

Oval painting of a sleeping spotted leopard curled among rocks and leaves against a dark background.

Sleeping Leopard

George Stubbs, 1777

Portrait of a seated woman in a lilac ruffled gown and pearl jewelry, with powdered hair and a crown at left.

Queen Charlotte

Benjamin West, 1777

Oval half-length portrait of a man in a wide black hat and tan coat, looking directly at the viewer against a dark background

Self-Portrait

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Painting of a chestnut horse beside a young stable boy in a red jacket, with trees and a river behind them.

Pumpkin with a Stable-lad

George Stubbs, 1774

Portrait of a seated white-haired man in a dark coat beside papers, with an allegorical painting behind him.

John Eardley Wilmot

Benjamin West, 1812

Night landscape with a full moon over a lake, a sailing boat, a dark mountain, and a figure in the foreground.

A Lake by Moonlight

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1780

Oval painting of four labourers with a horse and cart beneath trees, a dog resting in front, and a country house at right.

Labourers

George Stubbs, 1781

Oval portrait of a man in a green fur-collared coat holding a drawing board, with a young boy leaning on his shoulder.

The Artist and His Son Raphael

Benjamin West, 1773

Painting of a pale ghostly woman in a shroud pointing toward a startled man in a canopied bed beside a moonlit Gothic window.

William and Margaret from Percy's 'Reliques of Ancient English Poetry'

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1785

Chestnut horse with white socks held by a groom in a tan coat on a grassy field with trees and cloudy sky.

Lustre, held by a Groom

George Stubbs, 1762

Oval painting of a woman in a red turban and green shawl embracing a young boy in a white shirt against a dark background.

The Artist's Wife Elizabeth and Their Son Raphael

Benjamin West, 1773

Night view of a bay with a glowing erupting volcano, a full moon, a rowboat, and a sailing ship under a red sky.

Vesuvius from Posillipo

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1788

Painting of a grey saddled horse with a man in yellow coat leaning on it, two hounds, and a tree in a landscape.

Studies for or after "The 3rd Duke of Richmond with the Charleton Hunt

George Stubbs, 1750

Oval portrait of an older man with white powdered hair in a red-brown coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Colonel Isaac Barre

Gilbert Stuart, 1785

Moonlit valley with a steep cliff, a glowing river, and a rider on a white horse in the foreground.

Matlock Tor by Moonlight

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1777

Painting of a white Greenland falcon with dark barred wings standing on a perch against a dark wooded landscape.

Greenland Falcon

George Stubbs, 1780

Oval half-length portrait of a man in a blue naval-style coat with gold braid and a powdered white wig against a stormy sky.

Captain John MacBride

Gilbert Stuart, 1788

Painting of a stone bridge over a rushing river beneath a rainbow in a dark sky, framed by trees.

Landscape with a Rainbow

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1793

Brown and white curly-coated spaniel standing in a landscape with a willow tree, water, and wildflowers under a cloudy sky.

Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel

George Stubbs, 1778

Painting of beached sailing boats and a horse-drawn wagon on a sandy shore under a cloudy sky.

Beached Vessels and a Wagon, near Trouville, France

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825

Portrait of a young man in green coat with gold braid, leaning on a ledge before a painted classical ruin.

James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount Charlemont (Later 1st Earl of Charlemont)

Pompeo Batoni, 1753

Painting of a gabled brick rubbing-down house on open grassy heath with distant trees under a cloudy sky.

Newmarket Heath, with a Rubbing-down House

George Stubbs, 1765

Loose oil sketch of rocky cliffs and tall trees under a pale sky, with sunlit sandstone on the right.

In the Forest of Fontainebleau

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825

Oval portrait of a young woman in a blue dress with white lace, holding her hair and a veil against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman, traditionally identified as Margaret Stuart, Lady Hippisley

Pompeo Batoni, 1785

White horse rearing as a brown lion attacks its hindquarters against a dark rocky background.

Horse Attacked by a Lion (Episode C)

George Stubbs, 1768

Painting of a seated man in a white turban and dark robe on a carpet, with a red drape and sword behind him.

Seated Turk

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Portrait of a young man in a blue coat with red collar, holding a sword and hat, beside a classical landscape painting.

William Weddell

Pompeo Batoni, 1765

Painting of two cream ponies pulling a blue phaeton while a stable-lad holds the reins beside a dog in a wooded landscape.

Phaeton with a Pair of Cream Ponies and a Stable-Lad

George Stubbs, 1780

Painting of moored sailing barges with orange sails on a river, with trees, a windmill and a cloudy sky.

Barges on a River

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Painted sculptor in grey coat gazing up with modelling tool beside a white statue of a robed bearded figure.

Louis-Francois Roubiliac Modelling His Monument to Shakespeare

Adrien Carpentiers, 1760

Painting of a tan bull and a white bull locking horns on grass in front of dark trees and a cloudy sky.

Bulls Fighting

George Stubbs, 1786

Painting of a busy fishmarket on a beach, with women in headscarves, moored sailing boats, and a pale hazy sky.

Fishmarket

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1824

Muted painting of a woman in a white headscarf standing behind a table with an open book in a dim interior.

Y Lleian

Gwen John, 1915

Painting of a lion attacking a rearing chestnut horse with a white mane in a wooded landscape under a cloudy sky.

A Lion Attacking a Horse

George Stubbs, 1762