Floor plan

Time and place19th-century Britain

19th-century Britain

The painting depicts an equestrian scene with people and horses in a green landscape. There are several people on horseback, and others standing by horses. Some people are also sitting in horse-drawn carriages. The horses are in a variety of colors, and the people wear formal clothing like suit jackets, top hats, vests, or colorful dresses. People fill the middle of the scene and the green hills that rise to the left, while a wide path is marked off on the right, bordered by fences. There are some tall trees around the area, with people gathering below them. In the distance, a large white building with columns and blue roofs can be seen. There is also a white tent partially behind a hill on the left. The sky above is blue and filled with white and gray clouds.
Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy, by Thomas Lawrence, 1801
Large English country landscape painting, farmers with horses, green trees.
Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice, by John Ruskin, 1849–50
A work made of brown and black chalks on cream wove paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Britain in the 19th century.

First room, north wall

  1. The painting depicts an equestrian scene with people and horses in a green landscape. There are several people on horseback, and others standing by horses. Some people are also sitting in horse-drawn carriages. The horses are in a variety of colors, and the people wear formal clothing like suit jackets, top hats, vests, or colorful dresses. People fill the middle of the scene and the green hills that rise to the left, while a wide path is marked off on the right, bordered by fences. There are some tall trees around the area, with people gathering below them. In the distance, a large white building with columns and blue roofs can be seen. There is also a white tent partially behind a hill on the left. The sky above is blue and filled with white and gray clouds.
    Heaton Park RacesJohn Ferneley, 1829Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-Hardy, by Thomas Lawrence, 1801
    Portrait of Charlotte and Sarah Carteret-HardyThomas Lawrence, 1801Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Large English country landscape painting, farmers with horses, green trees.
    Stoke-by-NaylandJohn Constable, 1836Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice, by John Ruskin, 1849–50
    Loggia of the Ducal Palace, VeniceJohn Ruskin, 1849–50Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A work made of brown and black chalks on cream wove paper.
    Study for FestivalSir John Edward Poynter, c. 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, south wall

  1. Lear and Cordelia, by Richard Hatfield, 1845
    Lear and CordeliaRichard Hatfield, 1845Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. A work made of oil on paperboard.
    Lane Scene at NightJohn Atkinson Grimshaw, 1872Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Weymouth Bay, by David Lucas, 1830
    Weymouth BayDavid Lucas, 1830Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. The image displays a man in a portrait from the waist up, in a three-quarter view. He is facing slightly to the right and looking into the distance with a calm expression. The man has fair skin, light reddish-brown hair, sideburns, a defined nose, and a slightly upturned chin. He is wearing a black double-breasted coat with a high collar, a dark waistcoat, a white shirt, and a medal on his chest with an insignia and ribbon. The background is plain and deep brown.
    Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of HertfordThomas Lawrence, c. 1822/1823Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Second room, north wall

  1. Painting of a dark-skinned man seated and wearing a red open-necked tunic. He looks up to the right. His wrists are shackled and a large chain rests at his right, running down the bench he sits upon.
    The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)John Philip Simpson, 1827Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on panel.
    The Sand Pits, Hampstead HeathJohn Linnell, 1834Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Lady Lilith, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1867
    Lady LilithDante Gabriel Rossetti, 1867Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. The Love Song, by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1868–77
    The Love SongSir Edward Burne-Jones, 1868–77Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Egypt & Nubia, Volume III, No. 8: Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, by Louis Haghe, 1842–49
    Egypt & Nubia, Volume III, No. 8: Mosque of Sultan Hassan, CairoLouis Haghe, 1842–49Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Third room, south wall

  1. GEORGE JAMES DRUMMOND'S ROOM AT OXFORD, 1853
    George James Drummond's Room at Oxford, 1853George Pyne, 1853Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The FestivalSir John Edward Poynter, 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago