Coastal Classics
Mount St Michael, Cornwall
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
A powerful 19th-century marine painting capturing the dramatic atmosphere of a storm off the coast of Cornwall.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
Figure Studies
Piety
Cornelis Kruseman
A poignant and beautifully rendered scene of devotion set within a lush forest glade.
Curated selection
La Descente de la Courtille
Artus Despagne
A vibrant and detailed depiction of a traditional Parisian carnival parade in 1823.
Coastal Classics
Van Tromp, Going About to Please His Masters
J. M. W. Turner
A masterful maritime scene by J.M.W. Turner, capturing the raw energy of the sea through luminous light and fluid brushwork.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Junot Protecting the City of Lisbon
Domingos Sequeira
An 1808 neoclassical allegory by Domingos Sequeira, depicting the French General Junot with the personification of Lisbon.