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St Mary's Abbey, York 1773 John Batty (active 1772–1788)

St Mary's Abbey, York 1773 York Art Gallery
Mountain Scene 17th C Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem (1620–1683) (imitator of)

Mountain Scene 17th C Royal Cornwall Museum
Ruins 1968 Douglas Binder (b.1941)

Ruins 1968 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
The Rocks at Lamorna Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869–1955)

The Rocks at Lamorna Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Whitby Abbey c.1840 British (English) School

Whitby Abbey c.1840 Pannett Art Gallery
Ruins of Lord Ingram's House from the Dean's Park, York 1775–1785 British (English) School

Ruins of Lord Ingram's House from the Dean's Park, York 1775–1785 York Art Gallery
View from Knaresborough Castle Overlooking the Viaduct with Train 19th C British (English) School

View from Knaresborough Castle Overlooking the Viaduct with Train 19th C The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
View of Whitby 19th C British (English) School

View of Whitby 19th C Pannett Art Gallery
North-East Dales c.1925 Edwin Byatt (1888–1948)

North-East Dales c.1925 National Railway Museum
On the Tiber 1840 Augustus Wall Callcott (1779–1844)

On the Tiber 1840 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Ships Beating off a Lee Shore 1845 John Wilson Carmichael (1799–1868)

Ships Beating off a Lee Shore 1845 York Art Gallery
Coastal Path, Porthleven 1986 Monica Childs (b.1950)

Coastal Path, Porthleven 1986 St Michael's Hospital
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam 1615–1623 Domenico Fetti (c.1589–1624)

The Parable of the Mote and the Beam 1615–1623 York Art Gallery
A Caprice with a Ruined Arch about 1775 Francesco Guardi (1712–1793)

A Caprice with a Ruined Arch about 1775 The National Gallery, London
Caprice View with Ruins after 1780 Francesco Guardi (1712–1793)

Caprice View with Ruins after 1780 The National Gallery, London
Layerthorpe Bridge and Postern, York Thomas Guy (1847–1909)

Layerthorpe Bridge and Postern, York York Art Gallery
Temple of Vesta, Tivoli Frederick Henry Henshaw (1807–1891)

Temple of Vesta, Tivoli York Art Gallery
Rievaulx Abbey, from the South 1880 Edward Henry Holder (1847–1922)

Rievaulx Abbey, from the South 1880 York Art Gallery
Demolition near St Paul's 1942 Eve Kirk (1900–1969)

Demolition near St Paul's 1942 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire Frederick Richard Lee (1798–1879)

Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire York Art Gallery
Ruins in the East Prosper Georges Antoine Marilhat (1811–1847)

Ruins in the East Royal Cornwall Museum
Mine Ruin in Landscape Maurice

Mine Ruin in Landscape Royal Cornwall Hospital
Cornish Mine Ruin John Opie

Cornish Mine Ruin Royal Cornwall Hospital
Capriccio 1728 Michele Pagano (c.1697–1732)

Capriccio 1728 Chequers Court
Arcadian Ruins c.1720 Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691–1765) (school of)

Arcadian Ruins c.1720 Fairfax House
Landscape with a Capriccio of Ruins and Figures 18th C Pierre I Patel (c.1605–1676) (after)

Landscape with a Capriccio of Ruins and Figures 18th C National Trust, Wallington
A Moonlit Scene Abraham Pether (1756–1812)

A Moonlit Scene York Art Gallery
Moonlit Landscape with Lake and Ruined Abbey Abraham Pether (1756–1812) (style of)

Moonlit Landscape with Lake and Ruined Abbey York Art Gallery
Armageddon Joseph Paul Pettit (1812–1882)

Armageddon York Art Gallery
The Creditor c.1940 Joyce Platt (b.1920)

The Creditor c.1940 University of Bradford
Porthgwarra Ernest Procter (1886–1935)

Porthgwarra Penlee House Gallery & Museum
View of Cumberland John Rathbone (1750–1807)

View of Cumberland Royal Cornwall Museum
Tintern Abbey 1949 Leonard Richmond (1889–1965)

Tintern Abbey 1949 National Railway Museum
Two Dogs Johann Heinrich Roos (1631–1685)

Two Dogs York Art Gallery
Cornish Engine Houses and Coastal Scene L. Rowe

Cornish Engine Houses and Coastal Scene Camborne School of Mines
Shelley Composing ‘Prometheus Unbound’ in the Baths of Caracalla 1845 Joseph Severn (1793–1879)

Shelley Composing ‘Prometheus Unbound’ in the Baths of Caracalla 1845 Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
Harbour Scene Jan Gabrielsz. Sonje (c.1625–1707)

Harbour Scene York Art Gallery
Yorkshire Dales 1948 Leonard Squirrell (1893–1979)

Yorkshire Dales 1948 National Railway Museum
Robert H. MacWilliam Ken Symonds (1927–2010)

Robert H. MacWilliam Camborne School of Mines
The New Order in Europe, Bombed Coventry, November 1940 1940 Ernest Townsend (1885–1944)

The New Order in Europe, Bombed Coventry, November 1940 1940 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum