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19th-century Britain

Works made in Britain in the 19th century.

40 works · hang 9759 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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Section 1, north wall

  1. 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
  2. Noah: The Eve of the Deluge, by John Linnell, 1848
    Noah: The Eve of the DelugeJohn Linnell, 1848Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Descent into the Plain of Granada, by David Roberts, 1834
    Descent into the Plain of GranadaDavid Roberts, 1834Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Armies of men march and battle along a rocky outcropping set among huge rock formations and massive buildings under a stormy sky in this horizontal landscape painting. The people we can see all have pale skin. Sheets of rain fall from flint-gray clouds on our left into a valley, though hints of peach brighten the clouds along the mountainous horizon there. In the right half of the sky, light pours down from a brilliant white sun that breaks through white clouds to reveal topaz-blue patches of sky. The horizon comes about halfway up the composition and is lined with rugged white, pale pink, and olive-green mountains on our left and silvery-white buildings along the right half. These structures include two domed buildings and a colosseum among many others. The buildings are all enclosed within city walls buttressed with towers. The land dips precipitously from the rocky cliffs supporting the buildings, to sweep down toward us. A huge outcropping angles up like a ramp between us and the buildings in the distance. A road runs from the walled town toward us, down along the ridge and in front of the outcropping. Countless warriors march in rows of four or five across on the road past a man wearing a feathered helmet and armored breastplate. This man, Joshua, stands on a rocky precipice facing away from us with his right hand raised. He wears a scarlet-red toga under his breastplate, and a royal-blue cape flutters at his left side. He holds a round, copper-colored shield and a spear in his other hand. Two men with gray beards stand near Joshua with their backs to us. Both gesture up to the sky. One holds a slender staff and the other a curling horn. They and another pair of men, who stoop to hold poles used to carry a chest, all wear long, ivory-white robes, cherry-red drapery, and white turbans. The column of soldiers on foot and horseback pass in front of Joshua to a massive battlefield to our left. The fight takes place in a valley that leads back to a river. A bolt of lightning zigzags from the storm clouds and strikes a city in the deep distance. The artist signed the painting in the lower right, “J. Martin.”
    Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon GibeonJohn Martin, 1816Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. A work made of watercolor and gouache, heightened with white gouache, over graphite selectively gum varnished on cream wove card.
    The Hall, Levens, WestmorelandJoseph Nash, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south 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. The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1835
    The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1835Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Lear and Cordelia, by Richard Hatfield, 1845
    Lear and CordeliaRichard Hatfield, 1845Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The FestivalSir John Edward Poynter, 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  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
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Golden AgeSir John Edward Poynter, 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, north wall

  1. Large English country landscape painting, farmers with horses, green trees.
    Stoke-by-NaylandJohn Constable, 1836Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A light-skinned woman in a long, shiny white dress sits at a desk reading a book. The book is propped on a large red pillow. Her head is propped in her hand.
    Isabella WolffThomas Lawrence, 1803–15Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Serene red-haired woman, framed with allegorical symbols of red bird, sundial.
    Beata BeatrixDante Gabriel Rossetti, 1871–72Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, south wall

  1. The Lake of Zug, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1843
    The Lake of ZugJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1843Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West, by Louis Haghe, 1848
    Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking WestLouis Haghe, 1848Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art