William Dixon (1784/5-1834)
Artist: William Dixon (1784/5-1834)Subject: Himself / Self PortraitMedium: Oil on MillboardDate: c1820 This arresting self-portrait of the artist William Dixon was likely painted between 1817 and 1824, when the artist…
Jane Lane, Lady Fisher (1626-1689)
Artist: Anglo-Flemish School Subject (Traditionally Identified): Jane Lane, Lady Fisher (1626-1689) Medium: Oil on Wood Panel Date: 17th Century Size: 135 x 102mm
Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington (1769-1852 )
Artist: Workshop of Joseph Nollekens R.A. (1737-1823) Subject: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ( ) Medium: Carved Carrara Marble Date: c1813 In 1809, Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of…
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Artist: Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781-1841)Subject: Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1822)Material: Carrara MarbleDate: c1822 On the 12th August 1822, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh committed suicide by severing the carotid artery…
James Mathews Leigh (1808-1860)
Artist: James Mathews Leigh (1808-1860) Title: Measure for Measure, or “Barnardine, Clown & Abhorson.” Medium: Oil (and pen) on Paper Date: c1850 The present work is typical of the late…
Albert Moulton Foweraker (1873-1942)
Artist: Albert Moulton Foweraker (1873-1942) Title: Antequera, Andalusia Medium: Watercolour on Paper Date: c1905 Though the term orientalism generally refers to artistic subjects in North Africa and the Middle East,…
Andrew Plimer (1763-1837)
Artist: Andrew Plimer (1763-1837) Subject: Unknown Lady in Headscarf Medium: Watercolour on Ivory Date: c1790 The art historian George Charles Williamson, describes the whimsical years of Andrew Plimer’s early life…
CH. Ladiesfield Topaz
Artist: Jacqueline Des Clayes Subject: CH. Ladiesfield Topaz Medium: Gouache (and chalk) on Card Date: 1963 This exceptional gouache study of the champion whippet “Ladiesfield Topaz” was drawn in 1963,…