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Oil portrait of a seated family with a man, a woman in a white cap, three children, and skulls on a pedestal.

Portrait of a Family, Probably that of Richard Streatfeild

William Dobson, 1645

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

Self portrait

Daniel Stringer

Oil sketch of eight small genre scenes in gilt frames hanging on a wall, including interiors with figures and a bagpiper.

The Only Child; The Jew's Harp; The Cut Finger; Blind Man's Buff; The Rent Day; The Scotch Piper; The Prieu-Dieu; and…

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

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

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

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

Oil portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet, lace collar and dark dress, set against a brown background with a column.

Portrait of Mrs. Ben Marshall

Lambert Marshall, 1826

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

Group portrait in a studio: a painter with palette, a girl, a seated cellist playing, and an elderly man in a blue coat.

Self-Portrait with His Daughter Maria Theresa, James Cervetto, and Giacobbe Cervetto

Johann Zoffany, 1780

An Unfinished Study of the Head of James Thomson

William Aikman, 1725

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 a young woman in a red velvet gown with gold embroidery and a jeweled pendant before green drapery.

Portrait of a woman, aged sixteen, previously identified as Mary Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, 1565

Hans Eworth, 1565

Portrait of a woman in black velvet and white fur with a small brown dog on a green table, dated 1562.

Portrait of a Woman, probably Catherine Carey, Lady Knollys

Steven van der Meulen, 1562

Oil portrait of a woman in a wide hat and white satin dress, holding a flower-wrapped staff against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman

George Knapton, 1735

Self-portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat, holding a painter's palette against a brown background.

Self-portrait

William Hogarth, 1735

Oval portrait of a smiling woman in a white turban with gold trim, white blouse and green shawl, dark background.

Portrait of a woman, traditionally identified as Lady Hervey

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770

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

Oil painting of a family in an elegant 18th-century room with a fireplace, tea table, card table, and dogs.

Portrait of a Family

William Hogarth, 1735

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

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

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

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

Painted studies of a fox, two barn owls, a white bird, and a young man's head on a brown ground.

Studies of a Fox, a Barn Owl, a Peahen, and the Head of a Young Man

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1815

Oil portrait of a boy with brown hair and a white ruffled collar, holding an open book against a dark background.

Portrait of a Boy

William Beechey, 1790

Half-length oil portrait of a man with curly light hair, white collar and dark coat against a brown background.

Self-Portrait

David Wilkie, 1840

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and dark jacket against a dark brown background.

Self-Portrait at the Age of 83

William Powell Frith, 1901

Oil portrait of a young girl in a white dress and blue sash holding wildflowers, set against a stormy landscape.

Portrait of a girl

William Beechey, 1790

Oval portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and black lace shawl seated in a red chair.

Portrait of a Lady

John Peter Russell, 1768

Oil portrait of a young man with curly brown hair and open collar against green foliage.

Portrait of a young man with open collar

Henry Scott Tuke, 1885

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 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

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Mrs. Price of Rugby

John Linnell, 1835

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

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

Head of a Mulatto Woman (Mrs. Eaton)

Joanna Mary Boyce, 1861

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

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

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

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

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

Eighteenth-century group portrait of gentlemen at a dining table, with the artist sketching at lower left.

Portrait of a Group of Gentleman, with the Artist

Francis Hayman, 1740

Oil portrait of a balding man with grey curly hair and beard in a dark coat, set against a dark background with a brown curta

Self-Portrait

James Ward, 1830

Oil portrait of a young boy with curled hair, white cravat and red coat, gazing forward against a dark background.

The Head of a Young Boy

Joseph Highmore, 1735

Painting of a young boy in black Hamlet costume standing before a bust of Shakespeare, with red drapery and a skull at his fe

Master Betty as Hamlet, before a bust of Shakespeare

James Northcote, 1804

Painting of two horned oxen, one black and white and one brown and white, standing in a stone arched interior.

Portraits of two extraordinary oxen, the property of the Earl of Powis

James Ward, 1814

Oil sketch of eight men in powdered wigs and dark coats gathered around a red-draped table in an interior.

Study for a Group Portrait

Joseph Highmore, 1729

Three oval portrait studies of men in top hats in a gilt frame, labeled Lord Douglas, Lord Stradbroke and Lord Eglinton.

Studies for the Portraits of Lord Eglinton, Lord Douglas and Lord Stradbroke in `The Waterloo Cup Coursing Meeting' (…

Richard Ansdell, 1841

Painting of two bay horses in a field with dogs, a rabbit, a wooden fence, and a tree under a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Reformer, Blucher, Tory and Crib, the Property of Rowland Alston, Esq., M.P.

James Ward, 1835

Oil portrait of a seated man with curly dark hair playing a guitar beside red drapery and a sheet of music.

Portrait of a Man Playing a Guitar

George Chinnery, 1830

Portrait of Major John Norton as Mohawk Chief Teyoninhokarawen

Mather Brown, 1805

Oil portrait of a young man with reddish-blond hair, hand raised to his cheek, dark coat, against a dark green oval backgroun

Self-Portrait

Richard Redgrave, 1832

Oil self-portrait of a young man with curly light hair holding a painter's palette against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

George Chinnery, 1800

Oil portrait of a man in a brown coat resting his hand on a plaster bust of a bearded man, dark background.

Joseph Nollekens with His Bust of Laurence Sterne

John Francis Rigaud, 1772

Full-length portrait of a man in a green coat and riding breeches with a spaniel, against a landscape and cloudy sky.

Portrait of a man

William Owen, 1815

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and grey coat holding a palette and brushes, with a lion's head below.

Self-Portrait

Charles Catton, 1769

Group portrait of a family in an elegant interior with a seated table, servant, young girl, small dog and marble bust.

Group portrait, probably of the Raikes family

Gawen Hamilton, 1730

Oil portrait of a woman in a white satin dress and blue wrap against a dark background, painted around 1750.

Portrait of a Lady

James Cranke, 1750

Painting of a sportsman in a top hat with a rifle, two pointer dogs and a saddled horse in an open landscape.

Portrait of a Sportsman, Possibly Richard Prince

Benjamin Marshall, 1825

Oil self-portrait of a man in a grey wig and dark coat holding a palette and brushes beside an easel.

Self-portrait

Marcellus Laroon, 1720

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a lace cap and a young girl holding a pink rose against a dark background.

Portrait of an Elderly Lady and a Girl

George Beare, 1747

Oval-framed half-length portrait of a young man with curled dark hair, brown coat and gold-braided white shirt.

Self-Portrait

William Keeble, 1748

Man in red hunting coat and top hat on a brown horse, seen from behind, holding a riding crop against a grey background.

Portrait of Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Lord Delamere, on His Hunter (study for "The Cheshire Hunt at Tatton Park")

Henry Calvert, 1839

Head of a Grey Arabian Horse

Martin Ward, 1820