The Cathedral, Old Church Steps
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting Teall Street near Wakefield Cathedral. It is signed and dated 'G.H. Hepworth 1852'. On a sign on the front of a building it says 'W. Morrell. Licenced Dealer ...
The Cathedral, Old Church Steps - labels on reverse
These are labels on the reverse of an oil painting on canvas depicting Teall Street near Wakefield Cathedral. They read 'G.H.Hepworth. Painter. 1852. Wakefield' and 'The Cathedral old church steps at ...
The Ceremony at Gretna Green
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a marriage ceremony at Gretna Green. Inscribed on the reverse are the initials 'A.B.' and a date '1907'.
Framed size Height 365mm, Width 320mm, Depth 20mm...
The Champion Ratcatcher
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the sport of rat catching and was painted by an artist of the English School about 1840. In 1849, when rat catching became illegal in Britain, the sport known ...
The Charing Cross Arms, Charing Cross, London
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting The Charing Cross Arms and is signed and dated 'Harrison 1819'. This may be a men's club rather than an ordinary public house as individuals' faces have been ...
The Cock Fight
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a cock fight. Although cock fighting was made illegal in 1849, fights continued, particularly in remote places. This painting suggests the universiality of ...
The Cock Fight - detail of policeman
This is a detail of the policeman in the top right corner of an oil painting on canvas depicting a cock fight. Although cock fighting was made illegal in 1849, fights continued, particularly in remote ...
The Dentist
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a dentist extracting a tooth.
There is a painted inscription in the bottom right which reads 'Haas 1792' although it is thought this was painted by John Collier, ...
The Eagle Tavern, Hammersmith
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting an exterior view of The Eagle Tavern public house in Hammersmith, London. It is signed and dated 'J. Chalmers 1857' in the bottom left. A sign on the left reads ...
The Earth Stopper
This is a mixed media work by an unknown artist dating from about 1840. It depicts an earth stopper who stops us a fox's earth the evening before a hunt, confronted by a sweep.
A cutting stuck on the ...
The Earth Stopper
This is the detail of the earth stopper from a mixed media work dating from about 1840. It may have been by George Smart, but is not signed. An earth stopper would stop us a fox's earth the evening before ...
The Fleet Off-Shore
This is an oil painting on panel depicting the English fleet, including HMS Victory and HMS Kent, lying off the coast of Plymouth. It was painted by an artist from the English Provincial School, between ...
The Greyhound
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a greyhound, painted by W. H. Ruggles in 1837, as it says in an inscription in the bottom left corner.
Framed size Height 534mm, Width 637mm, Depth 43mm
The Hunt
This is an oil painting on panel depicting a hunting scene. A house in the foreground leads to a river running along the front of the painting. In the back right is a hunt scene depicting men with dogs ...
The Indefatigable
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the ship HMS Indefatigable.
A caption painted in a cartouche in the top right reads 'His Majesty's ship Indefatigable of 40 guns Sir Edw. Pellew engages and ...
The Indefatigable - detail of Neptune and Amphritrite in a carriage pulled by seahorses
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the ship HMS Indefatigable. A caption painted in a cartouche in the top right reads 'His Majesty's ship Indefatigable of 40 guns Sir Edw. Pellew engages and ...
The King's Harms
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the King's Arms Inn in Manchester, with a mail coach stopped outside. It was painted by an artist of the English Provincial School, in about 1800. The artist ...
The Lowestoft Lifeboat
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the lifeboat from Lowestoft, Suffolk. It was painted by J. Starling about 1880. At this time, all lifeboat volunteers in England would have been men. Therefore ...