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Oil portrait of a man in grey wig, grey velvet coat and gold-embroidered blue waistcoat, hand resting on a table.

The Rt. Honorable Stephen Poyntz, of Midgeham, Berkshire

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1740

Two boys fishing at dusk on a riverbank with a dog, a village and pink clouds in the background.

The Young Anglers

Edmund Bristow, 1845

Oil portrait of a young boy in a red jacket and blue cravat, set in an oval frame against a dusky landscape.

Nathaniel Seymour

Jonathan Richardson, 1730

Painting of a grieving man beside a seated woman in white holding out a dagger, with a classical bust behind them.

Paetus and Arria

Benjamin West, 1766

X-radiograph of a self portrait by Daniel Stringer showing canvas texture and faint underlying figure shapes.

Self portrait

Daniel Stringer

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat, grey wig and lace cuffs, in a red armchair against a dark background.

Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin

Jonathan Richardson, 1725

Full-length painting of a woman in red and gold costume with a white dog, fruit basket and ruins behind her.

A Whole Length of a Lady of Petrella, in the Kingdom of Naples

Painting of a governess in black standing before a seated woman in red velvet with children playing in an elegant room.

The Governess

Emily Mary Osborn, 1860

Oil portrait of a man in a brown cloak and blue collar holding a letter, set against dark trees and a garden.

Alexander Pope

Jonathan Richardson, 1738

Seated woman in red embroidered dress with green parasol, beside a barefoot girl holding a basket of shells by the sea.

A Whole Length of a Lady of Neturrio, a Sea Port in the Pope's Territories

Painting of a crowded Nagasaki flower market with women in kimono holding parasols beside potted flowers and stalls.

Flower Market, Nagasaki

Edward Atkinson Hornel, 1894

Dim studio with students gathered around a lamplit draped model on a platform, one man in red sketching.

Academy by Lamplight

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1770

Painting of a river bank with tall trees, a wooden fence, a rowing boat, and two bathing boys beside calm water.

Boys Bathing on the River Wensum, Norwich

John Crome, 1817

Painting of women in kimono with parasols walking a sunlit street lined with tall flags and banners.

Street Scene, Tokyo

Edward Atkinson Hornel, 1894

Reclining nude woman with a serpent coiled on her arm, against red drapery, in a 1674 painting by Benedetto Gennari II.

Cleopatra

Benedetto Gennari II, 1674

Painted interior of Westminster Abbey with a crowded audience in Gothic galleries and a performance platform before a stained

Interior View of Westminster Abbey on the Commemoration of Handel, Taken from the Manager's Box

Edward Edwards, 1790

Painting of a bearded man in dark dress holding a document beside a woman in a red gown and powdered wig.

Portia and Shylock, from Shakespeare's

Edward Alcock, 1778

Oil portrait of two boys in 18th-century dress, one standing with a raised arm beside a green chair, one kneeling in a hat.

Portrait of Two Boys, probably Joseph and John Joseph Nollekens

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1745

Painting of an English ship heeling in a gale on rough seas, with a second ship struggling behind it under dark clouds.

An English Ship at Sea Running In a Gale

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1700

Painting of Trajan's Column and ancient columns in Rome, with a domed church, riders, carts and street figures in sunlight.

A View of Trajan's Forum, Rome

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1821

Family group in fashionable 18th-century dress before a classical columned portico, with a white dog and garden fountain beyo

Portrait of a Family

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1740

Painting of a Nelson memorial with allegorical figures, cherubs, a laurel wreath, flags and sailors beneath a classical plaqu

The Apotheosis of Nelson

Benjamin West, 1807

Woman in green dress praying at a window, with city rooftops, chimneys and a church spire at sunset.

"For Only One Short Hour"

Anna Blunden, 1854

Two children play with playing cards at a red table beside a drum, in a room with a red curtain and a landscape painting.

Children at Play, Probably the Artist's Son Jacobus and Daughter Maria Joanna Sophia

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1745

Watercolor of a stone church with a square tower, a gnarled tree, and a river under a cloudy sky.

Stoke Poges Church

John Constable, 1834

Painting of women and a child with water jugs on a rocky hillside under a pale blue sky, with a stone hut behind.

Negation

Richard Dadd, 1860

Full-length portrait of a young man in a green coat holding a flintlock gun, with a hunting dog and pond in a wooded landscap

Gilbert McHutchin

William Williams, 1780

Oil sketch of a British officer in red coat receiving two kneeling boys before a crowd in a dim interior.

The Two Sons of Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, Being Handed over as Hostages to General Cornwallis

Robert Smirke, 1792

Full-length portrait of a young man in black with white collar and sash, against a stormy seascape with ships and a coastal t

Portrait of Anthony Maria Browne, 2nd Viscount Montagu

Robert Peake the Elder, 1590

Oil portrait of a man with powdered hair in a blue coat and lace cravat, holding a violin beside a music stand.

Portrait of a Man, Probably a Self-Portrait

Hugh Barron, 1768

Oil painting of a seated officer on a smoky warship deck, surrounded by shouting sailors, cannon, and rigging.

The Earl of Sandwich Refusing to Abandon His Ship during the Battle of Solebay

Robert Smirke, 1793

Oil sketch of a candlelit supper party in a dark garden, with figures in period dress around a table beside a fountain.

The Supper by the Fountain

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Oil painting of an invalid man with bandaged leg seated in a room while a woman pours tea and others look on.

The Profligate Punished by Neglect

Edward Penny, 1774

Dim painting of a seated artist in a cap working at an easel, with a hazy river scene behind.

An Artist Painting

Walter Greaves, 1870

Small painting of elegantly dressed figures in a garden with a tiered fountain, deer, dogs and rabbits.

The Meadow

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Painting of two men in 18th-century dress beside a cow, a boy and a seated elderly woman outside a thatched cottage.

Widow Costard's cow and goods, distrained for taxes, are redeemed by the generosity of Johnny Pearmain

Edward Penny, 1782

Man in a wide hat and robe steps through a glowing Gothic archway, holding a bundle, in a dark watercolor scene.

Los Entering the Grave

William Blake, 1804

Small painting of women in flowing dresses gathering flowers in a garden framed by tall trees and stone urns.

The Garden

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Interior scene: a seated woman in white is comforted by attendants while a man in a green robe stands nearby, beside a red ca

The Virtuous Comforted by Sympathy

Edward Penny, 1774

Painting of young men drawing among classical plaster casts and statues in an art academy interior.

Interior of an Academy: The Critics

William Stewart, 1848

Oil sketch of figures in a wooded garden with a waterfall beside a stone mill, two lovers embracing in the foreground.

The Mill

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Portrait of a standing man in a red coat and gold-embroidered waistcoat beside a desk with books, quill and inkwell.

An Unknown Man

Tilly Kettle, 1764

Painting of an armoured charioteer with a woman in white robes reaching toward him, winged figures in a stormy sky.

'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'

William Artaud, 1788

Small painting of elegant figures dancing in an arched colonnade, with a garden and fountain seen through tall windows.

The Dance

Thomas Stothard, 1820

Full-length portrait of a young man in hunting dress with a flintlock rifle, a spotted dog, and game birds beside him.

Sir Edward Hales, Baronet, of Hales Place, Hackington, Kent

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Interior of a rural cottage with a woman holding up a printed cloth as villagers and a seated man look on.

The Pedlar

David Wilkie, 1814

Night scene of a blacksmith's forge lit by a glowing hearth, with smiths at an anvil and onlookers gathered around.

The Blacksmith's Shop

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771

Seated man in green embroidered coat and blue cap, hand resting on a book, against a dark background.

An Unknown Man

Philippe Mercier, 1746

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

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

Portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with blue sash, beside a red upholstered chair, red drapery and a stone column.

Lady Grant, Wife of Sir James Grant, Bt.

Henry Walton, 1775

Portrait of a boy in a green waistcoat holding a cricket bat against a cloudy sky, painted in 1766.

Charles Collyer as a Boy, with a Cricket Bat

Francis Cotes, 1766

Painting of a standing man in a white turban and fur-trimmed blue cloak, gesturing in a tiled interior with figures behind.

Kisler Aga, Chief of the Black Eunuchs and First Keeper of the Serraglio

Francis Smith, 1763

An Unfinished Study of the Head of James Thomson

William Aikman, 1725

Landscape painting of two gnarled trees and two figures resting by a fallen log in an open field under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Figures

John Linnell, 1816

Painting of a gnarled tree over resting cattle and a standing herdsman beside a pond, under a cloudy sky.

A Wooded Landscape with Cattle and Herdsman

Gainsborough Dupont, 1796

Group portrait of a seated woman in blue silk, a standing man in a gray coat and wig, and a boy in a red waistcoat outdoors.

Sir Robert and Lady Smyth with Their Son, Hervey

Andrea Soldi, 1738

Painted study of a large ash tree with dense foliage under a cloudy sky, with a smaller tree at the right edge.

Study of an Ash Tree

Lionel Bicknell Constable, 1851

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a brown jacket and tan trousers, holding a hat and riding crop in a dark landscape.

Quentin McAdamAlternative title(s): Quenton McAdam / Master Quintin McAdam of Vraigengillian

Henry Raeburn, 1815

Portrait of a bald man in red attire pointing beside a terracotta Hercules statue on a pedestal, holding gold calipers.

John Michael Rysbrack Modelling His Terra-Cotta Statue of Hercules

Andrea Soldi, 1753

Portrait of a man in a fur hat and embroidered fur-trimmed robe holding a bow, with attendants in a courtyard behind him.

Shuja-ud-daula, Nawab of Oudh / Shuja-ud-Daulah, Nawab of Awadh, holding a bow

Tilly Kettle, 1772

Portrait of an elderly naval officer in dark uniform pointing toward warships in battle on the sea behind him.

Admiral Lord Bridport

Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1795

Oil portrait of a woman in black dress, white ruff and pearl necklace against a dark brown background, dated 1601.

Portrait of a Woman, probably Mary, Lady Scudamore

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1601

Portrait of an older man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a chestnut horse in a stable at the left.

Ben Marshall

Lambert Marshall, 1835