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Shall I resign?

Haydon’s original oil painting is in the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (ref TWCMS G.549), which dates it as 1832.

HRH Queen Victoria

A Proof before letters

Quitting the Manse

Harvey first exhibited his original oil painting at the Royal Academy in 1847 (cat.540) and showed it again at the RSA in 1848 (cat.186). The…

Sir David Wilkie R.A., &c., &c., &c.

Miss Munier-Romilly's original drawing was made from the life at Geneva in 1827

Sir John Patteson

Carpenter's original oil was exhibited at the RA Annual Exhibition in 1833 (cat.407); "Hon. Mr Justice Patteson"

The First Ear-Ring

A contemporary advertisement taken out by Moon in the weekly publication The Torch, on Saturday 19 May 1838 lists a number of “Splendid Prints in…

Return From Hawking

The Shepherd's Chief Mourner

One of three works by Landseer with a shepherd theme to be engraved by Phelps; The Shepherd's Grave (1838), The Shepherd's Chief Mourner (1838) and…

The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion was John Martin’s first major mezzotint of a New Testament subject and it remained his favourite theme from the New Testament…

The Preaching Knox before the Lords of the Congregation, 10th June 1559

Wilkie first exhibited his original oil a the Royal Academy Annual Exhibition in 1832 (cat.134)

The Woman Taken in Adultery

Rembrandt's original oil painting of 1644 is in the permanent collections of the National Gallery, London, accession number NG45