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Seated Woman c.1975 Mario Negri (1916–1987)

Seated Woman c.1975 Watford Museum
Barnsley Lump 1981 David Nash (b.1945)

Barnsley Lump 1981 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Japanese Peasant Girl Takaaki

Japanese Peasant Girl Watford Museum
Adam and Eve 1939 Jacob Epstein (1880–1959)

Adam and Eve 1939 Watford Museum
Sir Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1878–1949), Viscount Castlereagh and 7th Marquess of Londonderry, MP 1931–1936 Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1884–1975)

Sir Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1878–1949), Viscount Castlereagh and 7th Marquess of Londonderry, MP 1931–1936 National Trust, Mount Stewart
The Doors (LA Woman) 2005 Jim Lambie (b.1964)

The Doors (LA Woman) 2005 Government Art Collection
New World 2017 Nicky Hirst (b.1963)

New World 2017 Government Art Collection
The Extended Shadow 1994 Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

The Extended Shadow 1994 Government Art Collection
Dancing Columns 2000 Tony Cragg (b.1949)

Dancing Columns 2000 Government Art Collection
All Schools Should Be Art Schools 2017 Bob and Roberta Smith (b.1963)

All Schools Should Be Art Schools 2017 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Little Girl 1987 Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)

Little Girl 1987 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Relief Construction 1956 Anthony Hill (b.1930)

Relief Construction 1956 Southampton City Art Gallery
Black Mound 2013 David Nash (b.1945)

Black Mound 2013 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Crate of Air 2018 Sean Scully (b.1945)

Crate of Air 2018 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Harlow Bead c.2012 Amanda Westbury (b.1967)

Harlow Bead c.2012 Harlow Council, Civic Centre
KI Shirazeh Houshiary (b.1955)

KI Southampton City Art Gallery
Beast XXI 1959 Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)

Beast XXI 1959 The Whitworth
X 1966 William Turnbull (1922–2012)

X 1966 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Large Idol 1985 William Turnbull (1922–2012)

Large Idol 1985 Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere 2018 Gillian Wearing (b.1963)

Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere 2018 Government Art Collection
Night with Her Children Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

Night with Her Children English Heritage, Osborne House
Spring and Childhood Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

Spring and Childhood English Heritage, Osborne House
The Genius of the New Year Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

The Genius of the New Year English Heritage, Osborne House
Winter and Old Age Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

Winter and Old Age English Heritage, Osborne House
Love and Hymen Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

Love and Hymen English Heritage, Osborne House
Morning Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844)

Morning English Heritage, Osborne House
'Summer Squall' Hurlbert Le Roy

'Summer Squall' The National Horseracing Museum
Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) 1804 William John Coffee (1774–1846)

Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) 1804 English Heritage, Down House
Queen Matilda* 1960 Richard Bentley Claughton (1917–1997)

Queen Matilda* 1960 English Heritage, Battle Abbey
William Cavendish (1748–1811), 5th Duke of Devonshire 1757–1799 Joseph Nollekens (1737–1823)

William Cavendish (1748–1811), 5th Duke of Devonshire 1757–1799 Chiswick House
Toolbox Fisher Shaman 2003 Will Maclean (b.1941)

Toolbox Fisher Shaman 2003 The Fleming Collection
'Johnny Armstrong' 1863 Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834–1890)

'Johnny Armstrong' 1863 The National Horseracing Museum
Fresh Hunter late 19th C John Willis Good (1845–1879)

Fresh Hunter late 19th C The National Horseracing Museum
Tired Hunter c.1878 John Willis Good (1845–1879)

Tired Hunter c.1878 The National Horseracing Museum
oir-thir 2016 Edmund de Waal (b.1964)

oir-thir 2016 The Pier Arts Centre
Voewood 1999 Roger Ackling (1947–2014)

Voewood 1999 The Pier Arts Centre
The Orator 1955 F. E. McWilliam (1909–1992)

The Orator 1955 The Pier Arts Centre
Lava Landscape 2007 Ragna Róbertsdóttir (b.1945)

Lava Landscape 2007 The Pier Arts Centre
Jockey and Racehorse John Rattenbury Skeaping (1901–1980)

Jockey and Racehorse The National Horseracing Museum
Queen Victoria (1819–1901)* 1902 Edward Alfred Briscoe Drury (1856–1944)

Queen Victoria (1819–1901)* 1902 English Heritage, Osborne House