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

Watts, George Frederick

Sir Edward Burne – Jones

Bonington, Richard Parkes

Dieppe Harbour

National Portrait Gallery

George Frederic Watts

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Archduke Charles of Austria

Aesthetic Movement

Vespertina Quies

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Coley

Portrait of Maria Zambaco

National Portrait Gallery

Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Lady Orde with Her Daughter Anne

Guildhall Art Gallery London

Sir Edward Hales and His Family

Watts, George Frederick

The Bay of Naples

Famous Nudes

The Good Samaritan

Lawrence, Sir Thomas

Other Archer, Earl of Plymouth

National Portrait Gallery

Napoleon Bonaparte

National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne

Low Tide at Boulogne

Hogarth, William

John Huggins Esq.

Haydon, Benjamin Robert

Study of a Man in Armour on Horseback