Philip Wilson Steer was born in Birkenhead, the son of a painter. He went on to be the first living artist to be given a solo exhibition at the Tate Gallery. A very rich demonstration, if one were needed, that Steer really could paint; he chose to be broad in his handling for most of his work but he could pull off detail when he wanted to.

Henry Moret was a French Impressionist painter, associated with Paul Gauguin and the Pont Aven School. This painting is typical of the works for which he is best known: atmospheric paintings of the Brittany coastline in northern France.

Richard Hinchliffe’s paintings are little-represented in public collections, though he was a prominent artist in his day, and was elected president of both the Royal Cambrian Academy in Conway and the Liver Sketching Club in Liverpool. Hinchliffe trained at the Slade School in London and the Académie Julian in Paris. This painting shows the influence of Impressionism on Hinchliffe’s style.

Flora Natapoff was an American painter who worked in a collaged painting style. The cityscape imagery in this large canvas was assembled from separate drawings assembled together by the artist.

Evelyn de Morgan, née Pickering, was an English painter known for her richly-coloured canvases and images of powerful female figures. This painting depicts a story from Greek mythology, in which the sorcerer Medea seeks revenge on her lover Jason, after he had betrayed her.