Art for the Library

A dramatic Dutch Golden Age landscape featuring a medieval castle perched upon a rocky outcrop under a sweeping, cloud-filled sky.

A sophisticated 17th-century genre painting depicting gentlemen in a moment of quiet competition over a game of backgammon.

A luminous 1896 interior scene depicting Victor Hugo's glass-walled study at Hauteville House.

An 18th-century architectural view capturing the grand stonework and daily life at Windsor's Queen Elizabeth Gate.

This classic Dutch Golden Age landscape features a striking weathered tree set against a serene vista of woods and rolling clouds.

An exquisite 17th-century Mughal portrait of Emperor Akbar, rendered in refined detail with divine and allegorical symbols.

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

A classic 19th-century sporting scene depicting the quiet success of a day's hunt in a moody marshland.

This 1840 study by Thorald Læssøe captures the majestic, sun-drenched ruins of the Temple of Venus and Roma in the heart of Rome.

A lively Flemish genre scene by David Teniers the Younger, capturing rural life against a sweeping valley landscape.

A stately equestrian portrait by Dutch master Aelbert Cuyp, capturing a moment of noble leisure beside the Merwede river.