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Lammermuir – Winter 1997 Barbara Rae (b.1943)

Lammermuir – Winter 1997 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Wales, Travel by Train c.1960 Frank Wootton (1911–1998)

Wales, Travel by Train c.1960 National Railway Museum
Night Scene of Southern Railway Steamers as Hospital Ships during World War II c.1939–1945 Charles Pears (1873–1958)

Night Scene of Southern Railway Steamers as Hospital Ships during World War II c.1939–1945 National Railway Museum
Danger Bank Wilfred Jenkins (1857–1936)

Danger Bank Whitby Museum
The Scarecrow (The Half-Wit) 1940 Cândido Portinari (1903–1962)

The Scarecrow (The Half-Wit) 1940 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Heysham for Ulster Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971)

Heysham for Ulster National Railway Museum
River Scene c.1920 Arthur A. Friedenson (1872–1955)

River Scene c.1920 Pannett Art Gallery
Arc de Triomphe, Paris Pierre Marie Gallois (1911–2010)

Arc de Triomphe, Paris Yorkshire Air Museum
Captain Hampton, the 5th Dragoon Guards 1826 Charles Seaton (1797–1869) (attributed to)

Captain Hampton, the 5th Dragoon Guards 1826 York Army Museum
A Revenue Cutter Apprehends the Smuggler Jack Rattenbury off Budleigh Salterton Peter Goodhall (b.1957)

A Revenue Cutter Apprehends the Smuggler Jack Rattenbury off Budleigh Salterton Fairlynch Museum
Croust Time 1996 Stephen Fuller (b.1950)

Croust Time 1996 Geevor Tin Mine
Sunrise of Hope John Miller (1931–2002)

Sunrise of Hope St Michael's Hospital
River Scene Michael Kerris (b.1934)

River Scene St Michael's Hospital
Sebastian 2004 Matt Davies (b.1974)

Sebastian 2004 Falmouth University
The 'Nonsuch' in Padstow Harbour 1977 Agnes Hawkins (1911–2001)

The 'Nonsuch' in Padstow Harbour 1977 Padstow Museum
Landscape with Cattle early 19th C British School

Landscape with Cattle early 19th C Victoria and Albert Museum
Evening in the Borghese Gardens 1993 Joy Girvin (b.1961)

Evening in the Borghese Gardens 1993 Southampton City Art Gallery
Stockbridge 1968 Eric Meadus (1931–1970)

Stockbridge 1968 Southampton City Art Gallery
Landscape 1955 Enos Lovatt (b.1937)

Landscape 1955 Keele University Art Collection
Tarragona 2001 Tomás Torné

Tarragona 2001 Stafford Borough Council
The Sunshade 1964 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

The Sunshade 1964 Newlyn Art Gallery
Green and Brown Windbreakers c.1955 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Green and Brown Windbreakers c.1955 Newlyn Art Gallery
Mount's Bay A. Edmonson

Mount's Bay West Cornwall Hospital
Walls and Tree 1947 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Walls and Tree 1947 Newlyn Art Gallery
East Brent Church, Brent Knoll 1880 Edward Hargitt (1835–1895)

East Brent Church, Brent Knoll 1880 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Grey Morning on the Beach 1868 Henry Moore (1831–1895)

Grey Morning on the Beach 1868 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Lighthouse 1977 Susan M. Cotterill

Lighthouse 1977 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Morning Mists, Arrochar 1915 Henry Hadfield Cubley (1858–1934)

Morning Mists, Arrochar 1915 Moorlands House, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
October Morning Masako Tobita (b.1954)

October Morning Hampshire Cultural Trust Headquarters, Winchester (Hampshire County Council’s Contemporary Art Collection)
Harvesting Scene 1939–1946 Adrian Paul Allinson (1890–1959)

Harvesting Scene 1939–1946 The National Archives
Evening Sky – Wells 1991 Alfred Cohen (1920–2001)

Evening Sky – Wells 1991 Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Sheep in a Wooded Landscape William Luker II (1867–1947) (attributed to)

Sheep in a Wooded Landscape Hart District Council, Civic Offices
Lyme Regis Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)

Lyme Regis Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
Sketch for 'Morning Splendour' c.1921 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Sketch for 'Morning Splendour' c.1921 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Sketch of 'Julie of Nantes' c.1884 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Sketch of 'Julie of Nantes' c.1884 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
White Barque Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

White Barque Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Landscape with Two Horsemen Gaspard Dughet (1615–1675)

Landscape with Two Horsemen Mount Edgcumbe House
Landscape with Three Figures Gaspard Dughet (1615–1675)

Landscape with Three Figures Mount Edgcumbe House
Seaford, East Sussex 1953 Lawrence Toynbee (1922–2002) (attributed to)

Seaford, East Sussex 1953 Woolley Hall
The Fountain and the Ruin, Alpedrinha 1960 Tristram Paul Hillier (1905–1983)

The Fountain and the Ruin, Alpedrinha 1960 The Hepworth Wakefield