Floor plan

Style galleriesVictorian art

Victorian art

Lear and Cordelia, by Richard Hatfield, 1845
Whalers, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, ca. 1845
The Lake of Zug, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1843
The Entombment, by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1879
A work made of oil on canvas.
Egypt and Nubia, Volume III, No. 26, Cairo, Looking West, by Louis Haghe, 1848
A work made of oil on canvas.
Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice, by John Ruskin, 1849–50

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Narrative painting, watercolour and illustration in Britain under Queen Victoria.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Lear and Cordelia, by Richard Hatfield, 1845
    Lear and CordeliaRichard Hatfield, 1845Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Whalers, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, ca. 1845
    WhalersJoseph Mallord William Turner, ca. 1845Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Lake of Zug, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1843
    The Lake of ZugJoseph Mallord William Turner, 1843Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. The Entombment, by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1879
    The EntombmentSir Edward Burne-Jones, 1879Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Golden AgeSir John Edward Poynter, 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  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
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The FestivalSir John Edward Poynter, 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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

Section 2, south wall

  1. Noah: The Eve of the Deluge, by John Linnell, 1848
    Noah: The Eve of the DelugeJohn Linnell, 1848Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on paperboard.
    Lane Scene at NightJohn Atkinson Grimshaw, 1872Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. GEORGE JAMES DRUMMOND'S ROOM AT OXFORD, 1853
    George James Drummond's Room at Oxford, 1853George Pyne, 1853Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Section 2, 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. A work made of oil on panel.
    The Shadow of DeathWilliam Holman Hunt, 1873-74Courtesy 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

Section 3, 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