The Barber's Shop
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the scene inside a barber's shop. It was painted by an unknown artist sometime between 1800 and 1900. Cartoons caricaturing scenes from everyday life were very ...
The Barber's Shop
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the scene inside a barber's shop and was painted by an unknown artist sometime between 1800 and 1900. Cartoons caricaturing scenes from everyday life were ...
The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk
Robin Wallace (born 1897) The Bridge, Blakeney, Norfolk, 1934 Oil on canvas 390mm x 500mm View of a river leading out to sea, there are boats on the river bank and a bridge over the water.
The Cactus Bloom
Kathleen Allen (Kay) (1906-1983) The Cactus Blooms, 1961 Oil on canvas Kay was at the Royal College of Art with Dick Hosking and Alma Ramsey and became a lifelong friend. She was badly crippled by tuberculosis ...
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 Chesterfield portrait of William Shakespeare
This portrait, once owned by the Earl of Chesterfield, is perhaps the most Baroque of all interpretations of the poet, with its flamboyant and expressive gesture.
Shakespeare's head is clearly modelled ...
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 Coming Of the Swedes
Friedrich Georg Papperitz (1846-1918) The Coming of the Swedes, 1876 Oil on canvas 1220mm x 1730mm The painting shows a scene from the Thirty Years War (1618-48), with Swedish soldiers forcing an entrance ...
The Connoisseur
Henry Hoyland (1894-1948) The Connoisseur, 1918 Oil on canvas 755mm x 630mm Portrait of a seated man holding a picture in his left hand and a folio in his right. A collection of ceramics and other objects ...
The Critics
Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)The Critics, 1927 Oil on board 412mm x 514mm A founder member of the Newlyn School in Cornwall, Tuke subsequently moved to Falmouth, further up the coast. This painting shows ...
The Cronies
William Conor (1881-1968) The Cronies Oil on canvas 500mm x 390mm A critic once referred to Conor’s ability to record people as being equivalent to writing folk songs. Conor was appointed a war artist ...
The Dancing Bear
William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952) The Dancing Bear Oil on canvas 1320mm x 1680mm A street scene where a group of people are watching a bear being led through the street, the bear has been muzzled.
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, ...