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| Lawrence Alma-Tadema A corner of the garden at the Villa Borghese, Rome 1876 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
Lawrence Alma-Tadema painted his chosen corner of the Borghese Gardens in the middle 1870s. But the majority of the other 19th-century English paintings in the Ashmolean Museum were set in England and painted in England. The exceptions – like the Alma-Tadema above and the Calvert below – are expressions of romantic commitment to a Mediterranean fantasy-world.
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| Edward Calvert In the Aegean Sea 1844 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| George Clausen Farmer's Boy 1884 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
The portrait above by George Clausen accomplished everything and more that Andrew Wyeth in America was to attempt a few generations later during the most over-praised and over-promoted career of the 20th century. Even decades after his death the well-marketed Wyeth remains a familiar name, while the shade of George Clausen endures near-complete oblivion.
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| John Constable Vale of Dedham seen from Langham 1812 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Lionel Constable View of Hampstead looking towards Harrow 19th century Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| David Cox Garden Terrace at Haddon Hall 1849 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| William Daniels The Goldfish Bowl 19th century Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| George Jones Turner's Body Lying in State in the Gallery at Queen Anne Street 1851 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Samuel Palmer The White Cloud 1830s Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| John Pettie Portrait of the Artist's Wife 1865 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Thomas Sully The Love Letter 1834 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |