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Oil still life of a red and a green parrot among baskets of fruit and grapes, with songbirds and a squirrel on a forest floor

Parrots and Fruit with Other Birds and a Squirrel

Tobias Stranover, 1710

Painting of a domed mausoleum with stone elephants at its steps, under a stormy sky with a tree at left.

Mausoleum with Stone Elephants

Francis Swain Ward, 1788

Painting of merchants gathered on a harbor terrace beneath a statue of Mercury, with ships and obelisks in view.

Allegory of Trade

John Theodore Heins, 1743

Painting of a woman reclining with a hookah on a red carpet, wearing a pink shawl and gold jewelry in a dim interior.

Muslim Lady Reclining

Francesco Renaldi, 1789

Oil sketch of ruined brick arches and a church with a bell tower in Rome, with a fallen column in the foreground.

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome

Edward Lear, 1840

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

Painting of richly robed men in wigs gathered around a reclining figure in a formal chamber with a crimson canopy.

The Death of Chatham

Benjamin West, 1778

Gallery interior with framed paintings on red walls, an arched doorway, and a man and seated woman in the foreground.

Interior of the British Institution (Old Master Exhibition, Summer 1832)

Alfred Woolmer, 1833

Painting of a sailing cutter in rough green seas under dark clouds, with a small boat and distant ship nearby.

A Cutter in a Strong Breeze

Charles Brooking, 1750

Dark rocky outcrop in water under a stormy sky, with a crescent moon on the left and a red sunset on the right.

The Rock of Salvation

Samuel Colman, 1837

Dark forest scene of costumed revelers with torches gathered around a huge oak, a bearded man on the ground, and an antlered

Herne's Oak from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' V, v

George Cruikshank, 1857

Night painting of a two-decker warship on fire near a fort, smoke rising into a dark sky over calm water.

A Two-Decker on Fire at Night off a Fort

Charles Brooking, 1740

Painting of a man in a dark coat at a tomb doorway, gesturing toward a veiled woman reclining inside, with CAPULET carved abo

David Garrick and George Anne Bellamy in

Benjamin Wilson, 1753

Elderly gardener seated in a shed beside a wheelbarrow and tools, with a golden wheat field and sunset beyond.

The Old Gardener

Briton Rivière, 1863

Painting of several sailing boats on a calm sea under a sky with large white clouds.

Fishing Boats in a Calm Sea

Charles Brooking, 1745

Crowded racecourse scene with grandstands, tents, horses and spectators in period dress under a cloudy sky.

An Extensive View of the Oxford Races

Charles Turner, 1820

Painting of a multi-arched stone bridge lined with houses over a river, with small boats and church towers under a cloudy sky

View of London Bridge

Claude de Jongh, 1632

Painting of sailing ships on choppy water in the English Channel under a cloudy sky, with a British flag.

Shipping in the English Channel

Charles Brooking, 1755

Painting of a stone arched bridge over the Thames with rowing boats, a tall column, and a church spire behind.

A View of London Bridge

Daniel Turner, 1850

Painting of a river scene with a rowing boat, a Gothic church and stone buildings on the bank, and a cloudy sky.

The Thames at Westminster

Claude de Jongh, 1625

Painting of a sailing smack in a light breeze on a calm river, with a small boat in the foreground and ships in the distance.

A Smack Under Sail in a Light Breeze in a River

Charles Brooking, 1756

Painting of Westminster Bridge over the Thames, framed by a wooden shed with barrels and boats in the foreground.

A View of Westminster Bridge

Daniel Turner, 1850

Painting of gentlemen in period dress fishing from a boat among reeds, with a distant town and sailing ships on the river.

Gentlemen Fishing

Benjamin West, 1794

Painting of a lugger and a smack with sails set on a calm sea under a cloudy, warmly lit sky.

A Lugger and a Smack in Light Airs

Charles Brooking, 1750

Painting of a river town with Gothic churches and timber houses along the Thames, with boats and figures on the quay.

The Thames at Westminster Stairs

Claude de Jongh, 1631

Dusk scene of banyan trees, an elephant, robed figures and a bullock cart beside a river with arched buildings.

Moonlit Scene of Indian Figures and Elephants among Banyan Trees, Upper India (probably Lucknow)

Auguste Borget, 1787

Night painting of a warship on fire with smoke, small boats on dark water, and figures on a shore.

Ship on fire at night

Charles Brooking, 1756

Oil painting of a candlelit banquet with a crowned central figure, guests in period dress, gilded mirrors and a moonlit windo

The Life of Buckingham

Painting of a seaside bathing place with children and women in the surf, white bathing machines, and a chalk cliff.

The Bathing Place at Ramsgate

Benjamin West, 1788

Oil still life of a bread loaf, cheese, butter dish, decanter, glass and knife on a white cloth against a dark background.

Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese

George Smith, 1754

Painting of Lambeth Palace gatehouse towers beside the Thames, with rowing boats, figures and a distant cityscape at dusk.

Lambeth Palace from the West

Daniel Turner, 1802

Oil sketch of two horsemen in top hats galloping on a dusty road, with a carriage in the distance under cloudy skies.

A Scene on the Road in France

Charles Cooper Henderson, 1835

Painting of a huge columned banquet hall with startled guests at a feast, a stormy sky with lightning, and a distant tower.

Belshazzar's Feast

John Martin, 1820

Painting of a brick church and a pyramid tomb on a green hill above a flat plain, with distant hills under a pale sky.

A View of the Church of S. Sabina and the Pyramid of Cestius, Rome

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1825

Painting of an armored knight with raised sword held back by a hooded woman, beside a seated old man in a cave of skeletons.

The Cave of Despair

Benjamin West, 1772

Painting of children playing with a hobby horse by classical columns, with a boy in red pulling the toy and women in dress ne

Children Playing with a Hobby Horse

Josef Frans Nollekens, 1741

Painting of a sleeping woman in a dark dress seated in a dim room beside a window showing a night city view.

Home Dreams

Charles West Cope, 1869

Three riders in red hunting coats and top hats on horseback, painted in loose brushwork against a muted landscape.

Studies of Riders in the Hunting Field

Benjamin Marshall, 1805

Painting of a dining party in an arched hall, a man pouring wine, peaches on a silver platter, and a servant boy.

The Sense of Taste

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Painting of milkmaids and cows in a London park with onlookers and Westminster Abbey's tower in the distance.

Milkmaids in St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey Beyond

Benjamin West, 1801

Painting of mounted soldiers and spectators before the Horse Guards building with its clock tower under a cloudy sky.

Trooping the Colour

Bernhard Sickert, 1897

Oil painting of elegant figures in a room by a fireplace, a child reaching toward a tabby cat while a man leans in.

The Sense of Touch

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Watercolor of a moorland with sheep, a mounted shepherd and dog under billowing clouds and rolling hills.

Claude Hayes, 1852-1922, Moorland with Sheep and Shepherd, undated

Claude Hayes, 1923

Hazy riverside scene with moored boats, brick buildings with chimneys, and a winding channel reflecting a pale sky.

The Fishmarket

Bernhard Sickert, 1917

Painting of figures around a map, using a magnifying glass, spyglass and mirror, beside a column under a cloudy sky.

The Sense of Sight

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Three-masted packet ship New York under full sail on choppy sea, with a rocky island on the horizon and gulls.

The Black Ball Line Packet Ship 'New York' off Ailsa Craig

William Clark, 1836

Painting of red-coated riders and hounds leaping a stone wall during a fox hunt across rolling English countryside.

The Berkeley Hunt, 1842: Full Cry

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Four figures in a woodland setting: a hunter smelling a melon, a woman with melons, a man with blossom, and a seated woman in

The Sense of Smell

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Painting of a two-masted brig under full sail on a choppy sea, with smaller boats and seagulls under a cloudy sky.

The English Brig 'Norval' before the Wind

William Clark, 1833

Painting of a fox hunt in a wooded clearing, with riders in red coats, hounds around a fallen animal, and rolling hills beyon

The Berkeley Hunt, 1842: The Death

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Painting of sailing ships and a rowing boat with three men on choppy water under a cloudy blue sky.

Dutch Shipping off the Low Countries

Adam Silo, 1750

Painting of a chestnut racehorse with a jockey in red silks, a groom in a top hat, and a van in a wide open landscape.

'Elis' at Doncaster, Ridden by John Day, with his Van in the Background

Abraham Cooper, 1836

Painting of a woman with flowered hair holding a fan, looking over a harbor with wooden boats under a pink sky.

The Balcony, Yokohama

Edward Atkinson Hornel, 1894

Painting of four musicians playing harpsichord, flute, violin and cello beside a stone arch under a blue sky.

The Sense of Hearing

Philippe Mercier, 1744

Panoramic 1847 painting of Edinburgh from the castle, with kilted soldiers and a cannon on the ramparts.

Edinburgh from the Castle

David Roberts, 1847

Sailing ship and small boats near white chalk cliffs and a sea arch under a soft, cloudy sky.

Off the Needles, Isle of Wight

Edward William Cooke, 1845

Oil painting of a river with sailing boats, a towpath figure, trees, and a white house under clouds.

View on the River Thames at Richmond

William Marlow, 1776

Painting of a Venetian lagoon with a domed church, palazzi, gondolas and sailing boats under a cloudy sky.

The Giudecca, Venice

David Roberts, 1854

Painting of bay, black and grey horses with two foals in a field, trees and a rider near a barn under a cloudy sky.

Horses Grazing: Mares and Foals in a Field

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1830

Painting of a busy 18th-century London street with carriages, horseback riders, workers, and classical buildings under clouds

Whitehall

William Marlow, 1775

Oval painting of sailing ships on a grey sea, with a rowboat and men on a wooden pier in the foreground.

Armed merchantmen off the Dutch coast preparing to set sail

Abraham de Verwer, 1550

Painting of a grey stallion and chestnut horse on a dirt path, with other horses grazing and drinking near trees under a clou

Horses Grazing: a Grey Stallion Grazing with Mares in a Meadow

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1830

Painting of Greenwich seen from the river, with a domed white building, a hill behind, and many boats in the water at sunset.

A view of Greenwich from the River with many Boats

Jan Griffier, 1700

Painting of a busy market square with vendors, carts, a Gothic church tower and gabled houses under a cloudy sky.

The Haymarket, Norwich

David Hodgson, 1825

Hunting party in red coats and top hats gathers by an estate wall with statues, hounds and riders in an open field beyond.

Bachelor's Hall: The Meet

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1835

Painting of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a muddy path, a stream with rocks, and a fence under a cloudy sky.

A Landscape at Wick, Gloucestershire, 'Below the Rocks'

Benjamin Barker, 1824

Painting of a wooden bridge over a calm river, with a man poling a small boat beside leafy trees and a leaning willow.

Godstow Bridge near Oxford

Edward William Cooke, 1835

Painting of men in red hunting coats at a dining table with servants, dogs, and a hunting scene on the wall.

Bachelors' Hall: The Hunt Breakfast

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1842

Painting of a lake with cattle grazing under a large tree, mountains beyond, and a farmhouse on the right shore.

Lake Windermere

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1801

Painting of a river lined with willows, a figure walking on the bank, and a pale cloudy sky over still water.

On the Norfolk Broads

Henry Bright, 1855

Hunt riders in red coats leap a fence and gallop across open fields as hounds run beside them under a cloudy sky.

Bachelor's Hall: Breaking Cover

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1835

Painting of a stagecoach pulled by galloping horses on a country road, passing a white cottage with a rider and two women nea

A Stage Coach on a Country Road

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1792

Harbor scene with moored boats, a red-sailed vessel, calm water and a rocky hillside under a pale sky.

Toulon (?)

Edward William Cooke, 1845

Painting of a bustling 1825 market street with timber-framed houses, stalls, baskets, figures, and a distant church tower.

The Old Fishmarket, Norwich

David Hodgson, 1825

Painting of a lake with mountains, cattle resting on the shore, a group of figures, and a sailboat at right.

Langdale Pikes from Lowood

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1800

Painting of Karnak temple pylons silhouetted at sunset along a river, with palm trees and distant mountains.

Pylons at Karnak, the Theban Mountains in the Distance

Edward William Cooke, 1873

Grey Arab horse led by a turbaned groom across a desert plain with a tent and palm trees at sunset.

Signal, a Grey Arab, with a Groom in the Desert

David Dalby, 1820

Painting of a large tent, two horses, and men with a dog beside a rocky cliff under a cloudy sky.

The Shooting Party

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1800

Painting of a large felucca with a white sail on the Nile, with palm trees, domed buildings and cliffs under a cloudy sky.

On the Nile

Edward William Cooke, 1860

Sunset river landscape with a castle tower, arched stone bridge, sailing ships, and two figures on a grassy bank.

Rochester

Edward Dayes, 1799

Painting of a woman and passengers boarding a rowboat beside a large sailing ship on choppy sea.

A Married Sailor's Adieu

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1800

Painting of a gentleman driving two bay horses in tandem, pulling a yellow carriage of passengers, with a white dog running b

A Gentleman Driving Tandem to a Jaunting Car

Edwin Cooper, 1820

River scene with a dark barge under a red tarpaulin, a red-sailed boat, autumn trees, a cottage, and a swan on still water.

Opposite my House at Barnes

Edward William Cooke, 1862

Painting of donkeys and two seated figures on a sandy beach under a stormy sky, with the sea in the background.

Donkeys and Figures on a Beach

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1815

Painting of a red-coated rider raising his hat over a hedge as hounds run and riders follow across an open field.

Bachelor's Hall: Capping on Hounds

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1835

Three-masted ship Malabar under full sail on choppy sea, with a second ship and lighthouse in the distance under clouds.

The English Merchant Ship 'Malabar'

William Clark, 1836

Oil painting of St. Paul's Cathedral and an arched stone bridge over the Thames, with boats on the river.

St. Paul's and Blackfriars Bridge

William Marlow, 1770

Painting of red-coated riders on horses chasing a pack of hounds across an open countryside in 1835.

Bachelor's Hall: Full Cry

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1835

Pale grey wash drawing of a milkmaid with a dog beside a gate, tall trees, a thatched cottage and fields.

Milkmaid and Dog in a Landscape

Landscape painting of figures picking apples beside a thatched cottage, with a river, footbridge and wooded hills.

An Autumn Landscape with Apple Pickers

George Smith, 1750

Painting of a fox hunt with riders in red coats, hounds around a kill, and horses in an autumn landscape.

Bachelor's Hall: The Death

Francis Calcraft Turner, 1835

Watercolor of a rocky mountain stream flowing through a valley under cloudy skies with misty peaks.

Welsh Mountain Stream

David Cox Jr, 1850

Painting of a wooded countryside with a church spire, a small bridge, and two figures walking a lane under a cloudy sky.

A View Supposedly Near Arundel, Sussex, with Figures in a Lane

George Smith, 1750

Watercolor of a brown fur seal on a rocky shore with two more seals and the sea behind, by Alexander Fussell, 1837.

Otaria Ursina

Alexander Fussell, 1837

Watercolor of a seated group beside a stone wall in front of a large gabled country house under a cloudy sky.

Group Seated in Grounds of a Large House

David Cox Jr, 1840

Painting of a thatched cottage by a rushing stream under bare winter trees, with travelers and a donkey on a path.

Winter landscape

George Smith, 1750