Saint Bride

Saint Bride John Duncan 1913 According to legend, the Irish Saint Bride was transported miraculously to Bethlehem to attend the…

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The Blue Fan

The Blue Fan Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell c1922 This painting is typical of Cadell’s post-war style, characterised by vivid, acidic…

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The Infant Hercules

The Infant Hercules William Dyce 1824 Dyce specialised chiefly in religious and medieval subjects and was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite…

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A Young Bohemian

A Young Bohemian Thomas Graham 1864 Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham (1840-1906) was born in Kirkwall, Orkney. From the age of…

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Folk Dance

Folk Dance Cyril Power c1932 Folk Dance is a linocut, printed with three blocks. Cyril Power was one of a…

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The Hunt

The Hunt Robert Burns 1926 The vibrant colours and patterns of this panel provide an exotic jungle-like setting for the…

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Callum

Callum John Emms 1895 Callum was a Dandie Dinmont terrier owned by Mr James Cowan Smith who bequeathed £55,000 to…

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A Heath: Sunset

A Heath: Sunset (possibly Mousehold Heath, Norwich) Unknown artist (attributed to David Hodgson) This piece is believed to depict Mousehold…

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Le Lac

Le Lac Jean Hippolyte Marchand 1910 Marchand depicts the lake and its surroundings with voluptuous, rhythmic forms. The sculptural appearance…

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The Ladies Waldegrave

The Ladies Waldegrave Sir Joshua Reynolds 1780 Reynolds was particularly skilled at choosing poses and actions which suggested a sitter’s…

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Mother and Child

Mother and Child Norah Neilson Gray 1920s After World War One, Gray built up her portrait practice, based in her…

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Old Woman Cooking Eggs

Old Woman Cooking Eggs Diego Velázquez 1618 An Old Woman Cooking Eggs is one of a small group of paintings…

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Sotileza (Subtlety)

Sotileza (Subtlety) Francis Picabia 1928 This is one of French-born Picabia’s ‘Transparency’ paintings, in which several different images are layered…

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