Art for the Library

An elegant 18th-century architectural study of Windsor Castle's terrace overlooking the sprawling English countryside.

A stately 18th-century view of Thoresby Hall, capturing the grandeur of the English countryside and its formal estate gardens.

A majestic 18th-century panoramic vista of Bilbao, featuring a celestial figure holding a banner over the city and river.

A masterful 18th-century architectural study by Canaletto, capturing a grand garden view through a formal Baroque colonnade.

This masterful Venetian capriccio captures the Enlightenment spirit of architectural study set against a dramatic backdrop of classical ruins.

A majestic depiction of ancient Greek architecture paired with a lively scene of 18th-century local life.

Gilbert Stuart’s most celebrated depiction of George Washington, famously left unfinished to create a powerful, atmospheric focus on the sitter.

A striking mid-18th-century self-portrait featuring the artist in vibrant Turkish dress with a masterfully rendered beard.

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

This early architectural study by J.M.W. Turner captures the weathered stone and intricate gothic details of Canterbury's St. Augustine’s Gate.