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Artists featured in this Curation: Anthony Powell (b.1935), William Hogarth (1697–1764), Phyllis Elinor Legh (1895–1986), Joachim Beuckelaer (c.1533–1574), unknown artist, Agostino Brunias (c.1730–1796), Iranian (Qajar dynasty), Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857–1939), Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), John Walters (1721–1797), and 67 more See all

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Two Servants 1963
Anthony Powell (b.1935)
Gouache, watercolour & pencil on paper
H 50 x W 37 cm
Glyndebourne Archive Collection

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Heads of Six of Hogarth's Servants c.1750–5
William Hogarth (1697–1764)
Oil on canvas
H 63 x W 75.5 cm
Tate

Image credit: Tate
The Servants' New Year's Eve Ball in the Entrance Hall at Lyme Park c.1906
Phyllis Elinor Legh (1895–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 36 x W 49.5 cm
National Trust, Lyme Park

© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Trust Images
The Four Elements: Fire. A Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary in the Background 1570
Joachim Beuckelaer (c.1533–1574)
Oil on canvas
H 157.5 x W 215.5 cm
The National Gallery, London

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Two Figures Reclining on a Bed in a Palace while Two Servants Pay Homage, Burma 19th C
unknown artist
Watercolour & gouache on paper
H 26 x W 30.8 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Courtyard outside a House: Four Servants Make Obeisance to a Boy
unknown artist
Gouache on paper
H 19.2 x W 14 cm
Wellcome Collection

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John Wells, Gardener at Debdale c.1840
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
Garden Museum

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Servants Washing a Deer c.1775
Agostino Brunias (c.1730–1796)
Oil on canvas
H 31.8 x W 28.6 cm
Yale Center for British Art

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Two Domestic Servants in European Dress
unknown artist
Gouache & oxidised silver on paper (?)
H 28.1 x W 21 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Yusuf on the Throne with Servants and Officials 1785–1925
Iranian (Qajar dynasty)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 72 cm
Government Art Collection

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The Servants Hall, Eastbury House, Barking 1907
Alfred Bennett Bamford (1857–1939)
Watercolour on paper
H 8 x W 15 cm
Valence House Museum

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Princess Henrietta of Lorraine (1611–1660), Attended by a Page 1634
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)
Oil on canvas
H 213.4 x W 127 cm
English Heritage, Kenwood

Image credit: Historic England Archive
Mrs Jane Ebrell (b.1706), Former Housemaid and 'Spider-Brusher', Aged 87 1793
John Walters (1721–1797)
Oil on canvas
H 114 x W 94 cm
National Trust, Erddig

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The Centurion Cornelius (The Unmerciful Servant) c.1660
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) (follower of)
Oil on canvas
H 176.5 x W 216.2 cm
The Wallace Collection

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Coming Down to Dinner 1876
John Callcott Horsley (1817–1903)
Oil on canvas
H 124.1 x W 163 cm
Manchester Art Gallery

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A Boy, from 'Servants' 1902
J. Young
Oil on canvas
H 35.6 x W 30.5 cm
Watford Museum

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The Listening Housewife (The Eavesdropper) 1656
Nicolaes Maes (1634–1693)
Oil on canvas
H 84.7 x W 70.6 cm
The Wallace Collection

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Mount Edgcumbe Estate Workers in a Kitchen Interior
Nicholas Condy (1793–1857)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 49 cm
Mount Edgcumbe House

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Indian Woman and Two Servants
Thomas Hickey (1741–1824) (circle of)
Oil on canvas
H 127.5 x W 99 cm
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection

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Estate Staff in a Servants' Hall
Nicholas Condy (1793–1857)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 47 cm
Mount Edgcumbe House

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The Gardener's Daughter 1876
George Dunlop Leslie (1835–1921)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 55.5 cm
Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service

Image credit: Bridgeman Images
Thomas Pritchard (b.1762/1763), Gardener, Aged 67 1830
William Jones (active 1818–1853/1858)
Oil on canvas
H 109.5 x W 93 cm
National Trust, Erddig

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Jack Nicholas (b.1720), Kitchen Porter, Aged 71 1791
John Walters (1721–1797)
Oil on canvas
H 114 x W 94 cm
National Trust, Erddig

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Mollie, 'In silence I stood your unkindness to hear...' 1882
George Dunlop Leslie (1835–1921)
Oil on canvas
H 98.8 x W 73.5 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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Viscount Weymouth's Hunt: Two Hunt Servants on Hunters beside a Cottage 1733–6
John Wootton (c.1682–1764)
Oil on canvas
H 345 x W 261 cm
Tate

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The Scullery Maid 1738
Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1699–1779)
Oil on canvas
H 45.7 x W 36.9 cm
The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Scullery Maid c.1660
Dutch School
Oil on panel
H 55.8 x W 78.4 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Image credit: By permission of Dulwich Picture Gallery
La Fontaine (The Water Cistern) 1733 or later
Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1699–1779)
Oil on canvas
H 37.5 x W 44.5 cm
The National Gallery, London

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The Butler 1910
George Percy Jacomb-Hood (1857–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 34 x W 25.5 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

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A Lady's Maid Soaping Linen c.1765–82
Henry Robert Morland (c.1716–1797)
Oil on canvas
H 74.3 x W 61.6 cm
Tate

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The Housemaid c.1925
James Cowie (1886–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 43.8 cm
Perth & Kinross Council

© the artist's estate. Image credit: Perth & Kinross Council
A Man in Pain Receiving Medicines from a Housemaid
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827)
Watercolour on paper (?)
H 27.1 x W 20.8 cm
Wellcome Collection

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The Housemaid c.1782–6
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)
Oil on canvas
H 234.9 x W 148.6 cm
Tate

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Interior with a Housemaid c.1939
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 54 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum

© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Housemaid Polishing a Chair
Edith Hayllar (1860–1948) (attributed to)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 50 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries

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Southport for a Holiday in Wintertime c.1935
Fortunino Matania (1881–1963)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 126 cm
Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

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Arguing Couple with Footman
Richard Newton (1777–1798)
Pen, ink & watercolour on paper
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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Torchère in the Form of a Footman Holding a Torch 1730–1750
unknown artist
Poplar wood, gilding, pigment, cloth, brass & glass
H 140 cm
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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The Housekeeper's Room 1911
Frederick William Elwell (1870–1958)
Oil on panel
H 113 x W 92 cm
Ferens Art Gallery

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery
Chubdah or Running Footman and Wife c.1840
unknown artist
Gouache & gold on paper (?)
H 39 x W 29.1 cm
Wellcome Collection

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Torchère in the Form of a Footman Holding a Torch 1730–1760
unknown artist
Gilded, polychromed poplar wood with brass, glass & textile fittings
H 140 cm
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Image credit: The Courtauld
What's for Pudding Today?
Margaret Gere (1878–1965)
Oil on glass
H 50 x W 39.5 cm
The Wilson

© the artist's estate. Image credit: The Cheltenham Trust and Cheltenham Borough Council
An Old Woman scouring a Pot 1660s
Godfried Schalcken (1643–1706)
Oil on oak
H 28.5 x W 22.8 cm
The National Gallery, London

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An Old Peasant caresses a Kitchen Maid in a Stable about 1650
David Teniers II (1610–1690)
Oil on oak
H 43.2 x W 64.9 cm
The National Gallery, London

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A Lady in a Garden taking Coffee with some Children probably 1742
Nicolas Lancret (1690–1743)
Oil on canvas
H 88.9 x W 97.8 cm
The National Gallery, London

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Chetham's Kitchen 1921
George Henry Wimpenny (1857–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 35.5 x W 61 cm
Chetham's Library

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Saying Grace, Cottage Interior 1874
George Smith (1829–1901)
Oil on canvas
H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
Sandwell Museums Service Collection

Image credit: Sandwell Museums Service Collection
Milkmaid, Mount Orgueil, Jersey
William Herbert Allen (1863–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 37 cm
Hampshire County Council’s Fine Art Collection

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A Lady Receiving a Letter c.1658
Ludolf de Jongh (1616–1679)
Oil on canvas
H 58.5 x W 72.5 cm
National Trust, Ascott

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He Gained a Fortune but He Gave a Son 1918
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 40 x W 50.6 cm
University of Hull Art Collection

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Horse and Groom 1843
Thomas Walker Bretland (1802–1874)
Oil on canvas
H 73.7 x W 92.1 cm
York Museums Trust

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Paid Off 1890
Frederick Daniel Hardy (1827–1911)
Oil on canvas
H 15 x W 19.5 cm
Gallery Oldham

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Woman with a Samovar c.1890
Ernest Moore (1865–1940) (attributed to)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage

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A Family Saying Grace before a Meal c.1585
Anthuenis Claeissens (c.1536–1613)
Oil on panel
H 96.5 x W 142 cm
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Image credit: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Interior with Lady Washing Her Hands
Gerard ter Borch the younger (1617–1681) (after)
Oil on canvas
H 43 x W 33 cm
Essex County Council

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The Cook 1948
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 100.3 x W 74.7 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre

© estate of Vanessa Bell. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
A Nobleman kissing a Lady's Hand about 1746
Pietro Longhi (c.1701–1785)
Oil on canvas
H 61.3 x W 49.5 cm
The National Gallery, London

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A Woman and her Maid in a Courtyard about 1660/1
Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684)
Oil on canvas
H 73.7 x W 62.6 cm
The National Gallery, London

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A Young Lady trimming her Fingernails, attended by a Maidservant probably 1670-5
Jacob Ochtervelt (1634–1682)
Oil on canvas
H 74.6 x W 59 cm
The National Gallery, London

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A Glass of Milk c.1815
William Redmore Bigg (1755–1828)
Oil on canvas
H 56 x W 45.5 cm
Lancashire County Museum Service

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Kitchen Interior c.1923–1927
Ernest Townsend (1880–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 73.6 cm
Derby Museums

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Kitchen at 'The George' 1932
John Kynnersley Kirby (1894–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 91 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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In a Cottage by the Sea 1887
Norman Garstin (1847–1926)
Oil on canvas
H 34 x W 44 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum

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Saturday
Norman Garstin (1847–1926)
Oil on panel
H 28 x W 23 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum

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The Gossips
Pierre M. Beyle (1838–1902)
Oil on canvas
H 133.4 x W 195.6 cm
York Museums Trust

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Cookmaid with Still Life of Vegetables and Fruit c.1620–5
Nathaniel Bacon (1585–1627)
Oil on canvas
H 151 x W 247.5 cm
Tate

Image credit: Tate
A Cottage Interior with a Man Courting a Maid
Victor Emil Janssen (1807–1845)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 66 cm
National Trust, East Riddlesden Hall

Image credit: National Trust Images
The Viceroy's Orderly (Duffadar Valayat Shah) 1915
William Nicholson (1872–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 198.1 x W 99.1 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

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The Royal Rat Catcher c.1807
J. Mark
Oil on canvas
H 38.3 x W 66.4 cm
Compton Verney

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Les marmitons (Kitchen Boys)
Germain Théodore Ribot (1845–1893)
Oil on canvas
H 24.2 x W 31.8 cm
York Museums Trust

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The Servant
Albert de Belleroche (1864–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 85.8 x W 38.8 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums

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Interior with Young Woman Washing Pots
Hendrik Martensz. Sorgh (1609/1611–1670)
Oil on oak
H 40.6 x W 55.9 cm
York Museums Trust

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The Kitchen c.1908–1909
Harold Gilman (1876–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 62 x W 46.2 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Girl Shelling Peas
Albert Chevallier Tayler (1862–1925)
Oil on canvas
H 38 x W 28 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum

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The Kitchen of Barra Castle, Aberdeenshire 1854
James Cassie (1819–1879)
Oil on board
H 44 x W 53.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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The Doctor's Visit c.1660
Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679)
Oil on canvas on panel
H 69.5 x W 55.5 cm
University of Edinburgh

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A Lady Attended by Two Standing Bodyguards and by a Servant Holding a Parasol, Burma 19th C
unknown artist
Watercolour on paper
H 25.8 x W 30.8 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Servant Standing on a Carpet and Holding a Stick with a Tiger Head 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Watercolour & gouache on paper (?)
H 12.1 x W 9.5 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Lady's Toilet
Jeanne-Françoise Ridderbosch (1754–1837)
Pen & ink on paper (?)
H 33.7 x W 26.5 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Servant Holding Up a Platter of Fruit 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Gouache on mica
H 12.5 x W 9.6 cm
Wellcome Collection

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The Butler Takes a Glass of Port (All Things Come to the Man That Waits) 1890–1899
Frederick William Elwell (1870–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 93.5 x W 75 cm
Beverley Art Gallery

© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Beverley Art Gallery
The Laundry Maid 1883
Howard Helmick (1845–1907)
Oil on canvas
H 59 x W 43.5 cm
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Image credit: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Portrait of the Artist's Housekeeper
Wenzel Mussill (c.1828–1906)
Oil on canvas
H 95.5 x W 72 cm
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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The Artist in His Studio and His Man Gibbs c.1802
George Morland (1763–1804)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

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The Portrait 19th C
Frans van Mieris the elder (1635–1681) (after)
Oil on canvas
H 43 x W 37 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

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An Interior, with a Woman drinking with Two Men, and a Maidservant probably 1658
Pieter de Hooch (1629–1684)
Oil on canvas
H 73.7 x W 64.6 cm
The National Gallery, London

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A Lady in an Interior with a Servant Washing Her Foot c.1690/1700
Johannes Voorhout (1647–1717)
Oil on canvas
H 139.5 x W 117 cm
National Trust, Hatchlands

Image credit: National Trust Images
A Lady Attended by a Servant Bringing an Elephant and Another Servant Holding a Parasol, Burma 19th C
unknown artist
Watercolour & gouache on paper
H 26 x W 31.1 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Servant Ironing Clothes 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Watercolour & gouache on paper
H 11.7 x W 9.7 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Bheestie, a Servant Who Draws and Carries Water, Delhi 19th C (?)
unknown artist
Watercolour on paper (?)
H 12.5 x W 9 cm
Wellcome Collection

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A Seventeenth-Century Dutch Interior with a Seated Lady 1849
Johann Cornelius Mertz (1819–1891)
Oil on canvas
H 33 x W 27 cm
York Museums Trust

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Study of a Man-Servant, Seen from Behind
Jacopo Bassano the elder (c.1510–1592)
Charcoal & black chalk, heightened with white on paper
H 19.2 x W 16.2 cm
The Fitzwilliam Museum

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The Centurion's Servant 1914
Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)
Oil on canvas
H 114.3 x W 114.3 cm
Tate

© the estate of Stanley Spencer. All rights reserved / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Tate
George IV (1762–1830), when Prince of Wales 1780
John Hoppner (1758–1810)
Oil on canvas
H 235 x W 147 cm
The Mansion House and Guildhall

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A Young Coachman 1770–1799
British (English) School
Oil on canvas
H 92.5 x W 73 cm
National Trust, Erddig

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Maids of All Work 1864–1865
John Finnie (1829–1907)
Oil on canvas
H 58 x W 42.7 cm
Museum of the Home

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Seated Figure, The Maid: Florence Head 1927–1928
Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
Oil on panel
H 46.3 x W 39.5 cm
Lakeland Arts

© estate of Victor Pasmore. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Lakeland Arts