Thomas Gainsborough

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Masterworks 78

Aelbert CuypA View of Vianen with a Herdsman and Cattle by a RiverAelbert CuypPiping ShepherdsAelbert CuypYoung Herdsmen with CowsFrans HalsMerrymakers at ShrovetideFrans HalsPortrait of a LadyFrans HalsPortrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650)Frans HalsYoung Man and Woman in an InnJacob van RuisdaelLandscape with the Ruins of the Castle of EgmondJacob van RuisdaelLow Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech TreeJacob van RuisdaelThe Forest StreamJacob van RuisdaelWheat FieldsJan SteenMerry Company on a TerraceJan SteenThe Dissolute HouseholdJan SteenThe Family ConcertJohannes VermeerStudy of a Young WomanJohannes VermeerYoung Woman with a LuteJohannes VermeerYoung Woman with a Water PitcherPieter de HoochInterior with a Young CouplePieter de HoochThe VisitRembrandtAristotle with a Bust of HomerRembrandtFloraRembrandtSelf-PortraitAnthony van DyckA Genoese Lady with Her ChildAnthony van DyckPortrait of Charles I (1600–1649)Diego VelázquezKitchen SceneDiego VelázquezPortrait of the Jester CalabazasDiego VelázquezSaint John the Baptist in the WildernessFrancisco de ZurbaránSaint Romanus of Antioch and Saint BarulasFrancisco de ZurbaránThe CrucifixionPeter Paul RubensThe Capture of SamsonPeter Paul RubensThe Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the BaptistPeter Paul RubensThe Wedding of Peleus and ThetisAntoine WatteauMezzetinAntoine WatteauThe French ComediansClaude LorrainPastoral Landscape: The Roman CampagnaClaude LorrainRest on the Flight into EgyptClaude LorrainSunriseClaude LorrainThe Trojan Women Setting Fire to Their FleetEugène DelacroixArab Horseman Attacked by a LionEugène DelacroixGreek Cavalry Men Resting in ForestEugène DelacroixLion HuntFrançois BoucherThe Toilette of VenusFrançois BoucherWasherwomenJacques Louis DavidMadame de Pastoret and Her SonJacques-Louis DavidCupid and PsycheJacques-Louis DavidYoung Woman with a TurbanJean Antoine WatteauThe Dreamer (La Rêveuse)Jean Auguste Dominique IngresAmédée-David, the Comte de PastoretJean Honoré FragonardThe Stolen KissJean Honoré FragonardThe Two SistersJean Siméon ChardinSoap BubblesJean Siméon ChardinThe Silver TureenJean Siméon ChardinThe White TableclothJean-Auguste-Dominique IngresAntiochus and StratoniceJean-Honoré FragonardA Boy in a Red-lined CloakJean-Siméon ChardinKitchen Utensils with Leeks, Fish, and EggsNicolas PoussinBlind Orion Searching for the Rising SunNicolas PoussinLandscape with Saint John on PatmosNicolas PoussinThe Abduction of the Sabine WomenNicolas PoussinThe Holy Family on the StepsClaude MonetArrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-LazareClaude MonetCliff Walk at PourvilleClaude MonetStacks of Wheat (End of Summer)Claude MonetWater LiliesSandro BotticelliVirgin and Child with an AngelSandro BotticelliVirgin and Child with the Young Saint John the BaptistSandro BotticelliVirgin and Child with Two AngelsJohn ConstableBranch Hill Pond, HampsteadJohn ConstableHampstead Heath, Looking Toward HarrowJohn ConstableLandscape with CottagesJohn ConstableStoke-by-NaylandJoseph Mallord William TurnerFishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for FishJoseph Mallord William TurnerQueen Mab's CaveJoseph Mallord William TurnerThe Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834Joseph Mallord William TurnerValley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and ThunderstormKatsushika HokusaiBeauty (Bijin)Utagawa HiroshigeLake SuwaUtagawa HiroshigeNight Scene on the Sumida River

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