Art for the Library

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.

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

A luminous 19th-century masterpiece capturing the majestic ruins of the Parthenon in the golden light of an Athenian sunset.

A dramatic 17th-century maritime masterpiece capturing the grandeur of an English warship at sea.

A striking 1907 portrait by Anders Castus Svarstad, featuring bold brushwork and a modern, industrial backdrop.

A refined 19th-century oil study documenting the intricate details of traditional Frisian folk costume.

A poignant and masterful Academic painting capturing a moment of quiet devotion in a vast desert landscape.

A masterful Italian cityscape capturing the weathered grandeur of Rome’s ancient ruins bathed in soft, natural light.

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

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