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

Leighton, Lord Frederick

Amarilla

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Mrs Francis Boot

Leighton, Lord Frederick

Jonathan-s Token to David

Gainsborough, Thomas

Miss Catherine Tatton, 1786

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Edward Thurlow Baron Thurlow

Classicism

A Bather

Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Dent de Lion, Margate

Watts, George Frederick

Britomart

Watts, George Frederick

Time, Death and Judgment

Wright of Derby, Joseph

Harriet, the Artist’s Daughter

Lely, Sir Peter

The Penitent Magdalene

National Portrait Gallery

Henry Edward Manning

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Sir Graham Moore

Abbott, Lemuel Francis

Matthew Boulton