19 century collection
During the late 19th century the High Victorian concept of 'art for art's sake', where formal concerns were more important than narrative or moral content, influenced many artists. However, the taste for allegorical or instructional paintings also continued. This period produced many beautiful and richly painted works, a selection of which can be seen here.
‘Samson'
Solomon J Solomon
‘A summer night ’
Albert Moore
‘The funeral of Shelley’
Louis Edouard Fournier
‘Woman ironing’
Edgar Degas
‘Break-up of the ice on the Seine, near Bennecourt'
Claude Monet
‘Perseus and Andromeda’
Frederick Leighton
‘A sense of sight ’
Annie Louisa Swynnerton
‘Ophelia’
Henrietta Rae
‘The Mower’
‘Fantine’