Known exclusively for his illustrations, Doré painted many large works in oils. He was a master story-teller in those too.
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One of the greatest narrative paintings of all time, and the only well-known work by this promising painter.
Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) was a Romantic painter noted for his enigmatic landscapes which have provoked much speculation […]
A contemporary of Turner, whose work was hugely popular at the time. Did his explanations for nudes hold good?
Why did Winslow Homer apparently paint so few watercolours in 1882?
Two Romantic series from the founder of the Hudson River School, showing the rise and loss of civilisation, and the stages of life.
Hogarth’s series spawned several others, the most significant being by Augustus Egg and William Frith.
His most famous, and brilliantly painted, narrative series, and an experimental oddity.
The series A Harlot’s Progress and A Rake’s Progress told detailed and complex narratives using paintings alone.
Putting some of Homer’s best watercolours together to tell the story of the fisherfolk of Cullercoats – the last in this series.
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