Paintings
The Art Gallery is most noted for its extensive collections of paintings ranging from the 14th to the 21st century. They include works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the largest collection of works by Edward Burne-Jones in the world. Notable painters in oil include the following:
English School
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- Constable, John - 2 paintings;
- Cox, David - 11 paintings;
- Gainsborough, Thomas - 3 paintings;
- Hogarth, William - 2 paintings;
- Landseer, Sir Edwin - 1 painting;
- Lely, Peter - 2 painting;
- Turner, J M W - 1 painting;
- Bacon, Francis - 1 painting;
- Spencer, Stanley - 3 paintings;
- Lanyon, Peter - 1 painting;
- Heron, Patrick - 1 painting;
- Jones, Allen - 1 painting;
Paintings from the Dutch School include a painting each from Jan van Goyen and Willem van de Velde the Younger.
Flemish School
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- Christus, Petrus - 1 painting;
- Rubens, Peter Paul - 1 painting;
French School
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- Dufrénoy, Georges - 1 painting;
- Dughet, Gaspard - 1 painting;
- Gellée, Claude - 2 painting;
Impressionists
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- Degas, Edgar - 1 painting;
- Pissarro, Camille - 1 painting;
- Renoir, Pierre Auguste - 1 painting;
German School
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- Zoffany, Johan - 1 painting;
Italian School
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- Batoni, Pompeo - 1 painting;
- Bellini, Giovanni - 1 painting;
- Botticelli, Sandro - 1 painting;
- Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) - 2 paintings;
- Crespi, Giuseppe - 1 painting;
- Dolci, Carlo - 1 painting;
- il Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisio - 1 painting;
- Gentileschi, Orazio - 1 painting;
- Guardi, Francesco - 1 painting;
- Guercino, (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) - 1 painting;
- Martini, Simone - 1 painting;
- Reni, Guido - 1 painting;
- Rosa, Salvator - 1 painting;
- Schiavone, Andrea - 1 painting;
- Strozzi, Bernardo - 1 painting;
Spanish School
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- Murillo, Bartolomé-Esteban - 1 painting.
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