British Artists

These famous British artists are just some of those in our art collection, so if you can’t find what you are looking for please use the search, or contact us and let us know – we’ll be happy to help.

British painters list

A list of British painters (either born in Britain or recognized as being British) includes:

  • William Hogarth
  • Joshua Reynolds
  • William Turner (Joseph Mallard William Turner) – Perhaps the most famous British artist is J.M.W. Turner, a true master given extra recent recognition by the film “Mr. Turner”. Turner’s “The Fighting Temeraire” is one of the most popular British paintings, along with “The Hay Wain” by Constable, which narrowly won a more recent vote in a national newspaper.

A Few of the Most Popular British Paintings

Wilkie, Sir David

The Dame School

Leighton, Lord Frederick

Elijah in the Wilderness 1877-1878

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Princess Sophia

National Gallery Washington

Approach to Venice, 1844

Watts, George Frederick

The Wife of Plutus

National Portrait Gallery

Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke

Watts, George Frederick

Time, Death and Judgement

National Portrait Gallery

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Wright of Derby, Joseph

Landscape with a Rainbow

Watts, George Frederick

St George

Camden Town Group

Cafe des Tribunaux Dieppe

Watts, George Frederick

Self Portrait, Aged 24

Tate Gallery London

A View of the City of Oxford

Leighton, Lord Frederick

Invocation

National Portrait Gallery

Julia Margaret Cameron

Laing Art Gallery

Edwin and Angelina

Wright of Derby, Joseph

Richard Arkwright

Wright of Derby, Joseph

High Tor, Matlock, Derbyshire

Wilkie, Sir David

The Broken Jar