Art for the Library

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

A striking 17th-century aerial perspective of the historic Siamese capital of Ayutthaya.

A dramatic 17th-century industrial architectural painting of a shipyard interior bathed in atmospheric light.

A masterful maritime study of 17th-century Dutch shipbuilding by Ludolf Bakhuizen.

An evocative coastal landscape capturing the rugged beauty of the Victorian shoreline with luminous light and intricate botanical detail.

A dynamic scene of labor on the riverbank, capturing the rugged energy of seventeenth-century life under a sweeping, atmospheric sky.

A masterful Dutch maritime drawing capturing detailed sailing vessels in motion across a textured sea.

An atmospheric 17th-century river scene capturing the golden light and expansive skies of the Dutch countryside.

This evocative 1918 oil painting captures members of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and sailors diligently working on sail-making aboard the HMS Essex.

A breathtaking Romantic landscape depicting a moonlit harbor scene with a majestic sailing ship and quiet onlookers.

This historic landscape depicts the imposing stone ramparts and gabled roofs of Akershus Fortress under a vast, atmospheric sky.

A majestic 17th-century coastal scene featuring Dutch sailing vessels under a dramatic, sun-drenched sky.