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 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 ...
The Royal Ratcatcher
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the Royal Ratcatcher in a kitchen scene. Painted on the bottom right is a signature which can be read as 'J. Mark' or 'J Clark', but the date is unknown. ...
The Yacht Race, Newhaven
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a yacht race at Newhaven. The painter and date are unknown, but it is thought that this was painted by someone with a keen knowledge and love of the sea and ...
Three Sober Preachers
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting three preachers seated at a table drinking, and was painted by an artist of the English School about 1860. Three inscriptions behind the preachers read, 'I, ...
Tom Sayers Prize Fighter
This is an oil painting on panel depicting Tom Sayers (1826-1865), a prize fighter. He was regarded as the undisputed and unconquered champion of England, and his most famous fight was in Farnborough ...
Tom Sayers Prize Fighter - detail of frame
This is a detail of the frame for an oil painting on panel depicting a prize fighter. It depicts Tom Sayers (1826-1865), a prize fighter who was regarded as the undisputed and unconquered champion of ...
Tradesman's Friendly Union
This is an oil painting on board depicting the emblem of the Tradesman's Friendly Union. It shows Britannia with a lion, holding the flag of the Tradesman's Union. She points into the background to a ...
View of the River Thames, London
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a bridge across the River Thames. It was believed this shows Putney Bridge, but due to the curve of the river, is more likely to be Cremone Bridge which crosses ...
Waiting Outside Number 12
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a horse and gig waiting outside a house, and is by an unknown painter for about 1870. The artist has created an imposing sense of isolation, as though this ...