Art for the Library

A masterful Dutch Golden Age maritime scene featuring intricate sailing vessels in a dynamic sea.

A dignified late 18th-century group portrait by Henry Raeburn, capturing a quiet moment between three figures.

A masterful architectural landscape by Hubert Robert featuring the majestic ruins of ancient Rome set against an atmospheric sky.

A stately maritime scene of sailing vessels off the coast of Woolwich, captured in a luminous 18th-century style.

A fascinating glimpse into Victorian maritime travel, captured in Robert Charles Dudley's detailed 1868 oil painting.

A dignified and masterful 1918 portrait of a highly decorated British officer by renowned artist William Orpen.

A striking mid-19th-century self-portrait of Marius Cazeneuve in full military regalia.

A dignified 19th-century portrait of the scholar Jean-François Champollion, captured with a warm, atmospheric glow.

A dramatic 19th-century view of Saint-André Cathedral in Bordeaux, capturing the atmospheric clearing of its historic urban surroundings.

This magnificent 1671 maritime painting by Ludolf Bakhuizen captures the grandeur of the Dutch Golden Age with its towering vessels and atmospheric sky.