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

Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Dartmouth Castle, on the River Dart

Wright of Derby, Joseph

Self Portait in Van Dyck Costume

Hogarth, William

William Jones, FRS

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Samuel Lysons 1

Manchester Art Gallery

East and West Looe, Cornwall

Cozens, John Robert

Lake Nemi Campagna Italy 1788

Bonington, Richard Parkes

Mont Saint-Michel

Watts, George Frederick

The Right Honourable Gerald Balfour

Leighton, Lord Frederick

A Street Scene Capri

Gainsborough, Thomas

Lady Georgiana Cavendish

Sickert, Walter Richard

George Jacob Holyoake

Lely, Sir Peter

Henry Stone

Fitzwilliam Museum

Landscape with a Pond

Turner, Joseph Mallord William

St Martins Church, Salisbury

Watts, George Frederick

Arcadia

Lely, Sir Peter

Abraham Cowley

Manchester Art Gallery

Sir Alexander Keith

Tate Gallery London

The Ghost of a Flea

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

John Lord Mountstuart

Laing Art Gallery

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