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Zusammenbruch c.1918 Ludwig von Hofmann (1861–1945)

Zusammenbruch c.1918 Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Youth 1985 Hugh Davies (b.1946)

Youth 1985 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Young Shakespeare Contemplating 2004 Ted May (b.1939)

Young Shakespeare Contemplating 2004 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Young Girlhood, No. 2 1920–1929 Mark Gertler (1891–1939)

Young Girlhood, No. 2 1920–1929 The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Women and Birds 1992 Flora Wood (1908–1998)

Women and Birds 1992 Lillie Art Gallery
Woman with Uplifted Arms 1947 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Woman with Uplifted Arms 1947 Newlyn Art Gallery
Woman with Long Hair Leonard John Fuller (1891–1973)

Woman with Long Hair St Ives Guildhall
Woman in a Camisole before 1932 George Spencer Watson (1869–1934)

Woman in a Camisole before 1932 Royal Academy of Arts
Woman in Curlers 2007 Maria Jirat (b.1983)

Woman in Curlers 2007 Coventry University
Woman Reading with Mother-in-Law's Tongue 1935 Albert Reuss (1889–1975)

Woman Reading with Mother-in-Law's Tongue 1935 Newlyn Art Gallery
Woman Handling Her Left Breast 1986 Stephen Finer (b.1949)

Woman Handling Her Left Breast 1986 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Woman Roy Turner Durrant (1925–1998)

Woman West Suffolk Heritage Service
Winifreda Adye (1860–1914), Lady Armstrong 1905 Mary Lemon Waller (1851–1931)

Winifreda Adye (1860–1914), Lady Armstrong 1905 National Trust, Cragside
Winged Infants, One Blowing a Shell and the Other Holding Coral Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infants, One Blowing a Shell and the Other Holding Coral Moor Park Mansion
Winged Infant with a Stick and a Chalice Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infant with a Stick and a Chalice Moor Park Mansion
Winged Infant Pointing Upwards Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infant Pointing Upwards Moor Park Mansion
Winged Infant Placing a Garland on a Stone Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infant Placing a Garland on a Stone Moor Park Mansion
Winged Infant Holding a Thunderbolt with a Club and a Caduceus Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infant Holding a Thunderbolt with a Club and a Caduceus Moor Park Mansion
Winged Infant Holding a Cockerel Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infant Holding a Cockerel Moor Park Mansion
Winged Infant Blowing a Shell Francesco Sleter (1685–1775)

Winged Infant Blowing a Shell Moor Park Mansion
Window Edward Povey (b.1951)

Window Bangor University
William Knollys, Viscount Wallingford c.1618–1620 Daniel Mytens (c.1590–1647) (attributed to)

William Knollys, Viscount Wallingford c.1618–1620 English Heritage, Kenwood
William Henry (1856–1905), Lord Leigh, Lord Lieutenant 1898 Walter William Ouless (1848–1933)

William Henry (1856–1905), Lord Leigh, Lord Lieutenant 1898 Warwick Shire Hall
Wheel of Fortune c.1882 Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)

Wheel of Fortune c.1882 National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff
Waiting 6 c.2007 Jackie Anderson (b.1973)

Waiting 6 c.2007 Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
Vision by Candlelight George Wallace Jardine (1920–2002)

Vision by Candlelight Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Vis-à-vis 1961 Alexander Weatherson (b.1930)

Vis-à-vis 1961 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Virgin and Child William Dyce (1806–1864)

Virgin and Child Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
Virgin and Child 16th C (?) Jacopo Carucci Pontormo (1494–1556) (after)

Virgin and Child 16th C (?) Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Violet Williams 1928 David Muirhead (1867–1930)

Violet Williams 1928 Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Violet Miriam Clay (1895–1978), Lady Vernon 1920 Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877–1958)

Violet Miriam Clay (1895–1978), Lady Vernon 1920 National Trust, Sudbury Hall
Violet Jacob Henry Harris Brown (1864–1948)

Violet Jacob
Violet 9 1982 Les Willock (1931–1983)

Violet 9 1982 Coventry University
Victoria Mill Project 1997 Kathryn Ensall (b.1956)

Victoria Mill Project 1997 Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Victim of Papa Bois 1990–1992 John C. M. Lyons (b.1933)

Victim of Papa Bois 1990–1992 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Vice-Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772–1853) 1820 William Beechey (1753–1839)

Vice-Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772–1853) 1820 National Maritime Museum
Vestal Virgin 18th C Jean Raoux (1677–1734) (follower of)

Vestal Virgin 18th C The Bowes Museum
Venus, Mars and Cupid c.1630–1637 Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)

Venus, Mars and Cupid c.1630–1637 Dulwich Picture Gallery
Venus with Mercury and Cupid ('The School of Love') c.1640 Correggio (c.1489–1534) (after)

Venus with Mercury and Cupid ('The School of Love') c.1640 National Trust, Ham House
Venus with Mercury and Cupid ('The School of Love') about 1525 Correggio (c.1489–1534)

Venus with Mercury and Cupid ('The School of Love') about 1525 The National Gallery, London
Venus and Cupid, the Honey Thief 1545 Lucas Cranach the elder (1472–1553) (studio of)

Venus and Cupid, the Honey Thief 1545 The Burrell Collection
Venus and Cupid c.1523–1524 Jacopo Palma il vecchio (c.1480–1528)

Venus and Cupid c.1523–1524 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Venus and Cupid before 1581 (?) Giovanni Battista Paggi (1554–1627)

Venus and Cupid before 1581 (?) Dulwich Picture Gallery
Venus and Adonis c.1600 Isaac Seeman (d.1751)

Venus and Adonis c.1600 National Trust, Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
Venus Rising from the Sea (Venus Anadyomene) c.1520 Titian (c.1488–1576)

Venus Rising from the Sea (Venus Anadyomene) c.1520 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
Venus (or Aphrodite) 1860–1865 William Morris (1834–1896) (attributed to)

Venus (or Aphrodite) 1860–1865 Society of Antiquaries of London: Kelmscott Manor
Venus Raphael (1483–1520) (after)

Venus Walker Art Gallery
Untitled (No. 4) 1995–1996 Chantal Joffe (b.1969)

Untitled (No. 4) 1995–1996 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Untitled 1998 John Smisson (b.1976)

Untitled 1998 Falmouth University
Untitled 1973 John Pearson

Untitled 1973 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Untitled 2000 Stephen O'Driscoll

Untitled 2000 Royal College of Art
Untitled 1983 Annabel Cullen (b.1953)

Untitled 1983 Royal College of Art
Untitled 2000 Ken Currie (b.1960)

Untitled 2000 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Ulysses and the Sirens c.1909 Herbert James Draper (1864–1920)

Ulysses and the Sirens c.1909 Ferens Art Gallery
Two Women T. Denver

Two Women Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Two Rabbis Carrying the Scrolls of the Law c.1943 Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986)

Two Rabbis Carrying the Scrolls of the Law c.1943 Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
Two Putti Playing Musical Instruments 1450–1475 Italian (Florentine) School

Two Putti Playing Musical Instruments 1450–1475 Victoria and Albert Museum
Two Full-Length Standing Female Nudes, Turned to the Right 1815–1845 William Etty (1787–1849)

Two Full-Length Standing Female Nudes, Turned to the Right 1815–1845 The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Two Females Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)

Two Females Pallant House Gallery
Trottola 1977 Alan Robb (1946–2020)

Trottola 1977 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)