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The Battle of Camperdown - Philip James De Loutherbourg (Baugh)
HIstorian Chris Baugh on the artist's role as a theatre set designer
The Battle of Camperdown - Philip James De Loutherbourg (Sullivan)
What's happening in this picture? Greg Sullivan, Curator, sets the scene
George Lambert: View of Copped Hall in Essex, from the Park – 2
Lambert helped to establish British landscape painting, says Curator Tim Batchelor
George Lambert: View of Copped Hall in Essex, from the Park – 1
Who commissioned this painting? Curator Tim Batchelor
Admiral Anson's Action of Cape Finisterre- Samuel Scott
Curator Tim Batchelor on Britain as a naval power
Covent Garden Market by Balthazar Nebot
What is happening in this painting? Curator Tim Batch
The Roast Beef of Old England - William Hogarth
Cartoonist Martin Rowson on the enduring influence of Hogarth
The Painter and his Pug - William Hogarth (Uglow)
Who was William Hogarth? Writer Jenny Uglow
The Painter and his Pug - William Hogarth (xray)
What can x-rays tell us about this work? Curator Tim Batchelor
Elizabeth Panton as Saint Catherine - Benedetto Gennari
Where was this painting made? Curator Tim Batchelor
Still Life with a Volume of Wither's 'Emblemes' - Edward Collier (book)
What is the significance of the book on the left? Curator Tim Batchelor
Still Life with a Volume of Wither's 'Emblemes' - Edward Collier (symbol)
What is the hidden meaning in this work? Curator Tim Batchelor
View of a House and its Estate in Belsize, Middlesex - Jan Siberechts
How did Siberects influence British painting? Curator Tim Batchelor
1650 room Overview
The 1650s were a time of immense change, says Curator Tim Batchelor
Endymion Porter - William Dobson
Curator Tim Batchelor unpicks the symbolism in this painting
Man in a Black Cap - John Bettes
What do we know about this man? Curator Tim Batchelor
The Cholmondeley Ladies - British School 17th century
What do we know about this painting? Curator Karen Hearn
1540 room overview
What can we see in this room? Curator Tim Batchelor
Cookmaid with Still Life of Vegetables and Fruit - Sir Nathaniel Bacon
How did Netherlandish art influence this painting? Curator Tim Batchelor