Old World Portraits
Portrait of William I, King of the Netherlands
Joseph Paelinck
A regal 19th-century full-length portrait of King William I, resplendent in a crimson ermine-lined mantle.
Coastal Classics
Destruction of Tyre
John Martin
A powerful Romantic painting depicting a cataclysmic storm and lightning strike over a churning sea.
Moody Landscapes
Landscape in a Storm
Gerard van Nijmegen
A dramatic and atmospheric landscape capturing the raw power of nature through a storm-tossed forest and rushing waterfall.
Dark Academia
The Abdication of Emperor Charles V
Louis Gallait
A masterpiece of 19th-century history painting depicting the transfer of power in a grand, dramatic court setting.
Coastal Classics
Duckworth's Action off San Domingo, 6 February 1806
Nicholas Pocock
A dramatic and finely detailed depiction of a historic naval engagement by marine artist Nicholas Pocock.
Moody Landscapes
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
John Martin
A masterpiece of the Romantic sublime, this dramatic 1816 work captures a moment of divine intervention over a sprawling, epic landscape.
Coastal Classics
Admiral Duncan Receiving the Sword of the Dutch Admiral de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown
Samuel Drummond
A dramatic 19th-century naval history painting depicting the dignified surrender of the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown.
Coastal Classics
Strachan's Action after Trafalgar
Francis Sartorius
A stirring maritime scene of powerful ships of the line under full sail upon a dramatic, surging sea.
Contains disturbing content
Figure Studies
Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet
Benjamin West
This intense and grand neoclassical work captures a celestial battle with powerful contrasts and dynamic movement.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Death of Sardanapalus
Eugène Delacroix
An iconic masterpiece of French Romanticism, this painting captures the dramatic and tragic end of King Sardanapalus in a swirling vortex of color.
Contains disturbing content
Curated selection
Combat de la Porte Saint-Denis, July 28, 1830
Hippolyte Lecomte
A stirring 1830 historical painting by Hippolyte Lecomte capturing the intense urban struggle at Paris's Porte Saint-Denis.
Contains disturbing content
oil paint
The Battle of Hanau
Horace Vernet
A sweeping 19th-century military epic capturing the visceral energy and grand scale of a Napoleonic battle.
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