Somewhere over the rainbow ... you might find an artist painting it. A compilation of artists inspired by rainbows over five centuries.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Lesley Banks (b.1962),
George Barret the elder (1728/1732–1784),
William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond (1833–1926),
Samuel Bough (1822–1878),
Robert Brough (1872–1905),
Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893),
John Alfred Arnesby Brown (1866–1955),
Jan Brueghel the younger (1601–1678),
Hendrik van Balen I (1575–1632),
Edward James Buttar (1873–1943),
and 65 more
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Peter Coker (1926–2004), John Constable (1776–1837), Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978), John Crane (1850–1915), George Cruikshank (1792–1878), Francis Danby (1793–1861), William Davis (1812–1873), Henry Dawson (1811–1878), Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992), John Everett (1876–1949), Francesco Fernandi (1679–1740), A. Finch, Janet C. Fisher (1867–1926), Ian Fleming (1906–1994), Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher (1923–2004), Phil George (b.1960), David Ghilchik (1892–1972), William George Gillies (1898–1973), Jim D. Godber (d.1970), George Graham (1881–1949), Douglas James Gray (b.1947), Eliza Goodwin Green (1851–1932), John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893), Ralph Hedley (1848–1913), George Henry (1858–1943), William Hodges (1744–1797), Edward Henry Holder (1847–1922), Patrick Hughes (b.1939), William Holman Hunt (1827–1910), Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817), Arthur Henry Jenkins (1871–1940), Laura Knight (1877–1970), Archibald Knox (1864–1933), Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812), Daniel Maclise (1806–1870), William Darling McKay (1844–1924), Steve Megson, John Everett Millais (1829–1896), Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919), Jeffrey Morgan (b.1942), Alfred Pizzey Newton (1830–1883), Marianne North (1830–1890), James Orrock (1829–1913), Henry Maurice Page (1845–1908), Bonaventura Peeters I (1614–1652), Eric Ravilious (1903–1942), Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Isabel Florrie Saul (1895–1982), Elliott Seabrooke (1886–1950), Edward Brian Seago (1910–1974), Georges Seurat (1859–1891), William Shackleton (1872–1933), Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863–1937), Jan Siberechts (1627–c.1703), Robert Borlase Smart (1881–1947), Harold Speed (1872–1957), Thomas Stothard (1755–1834), Michael James Strang (1942–2022), Pierre Tal-Coat (1905–1985), Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), Henry Clarence Whaite (1828–1912), Peter de Wint (1784–1849), Christopher Wood (1901–1930), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) and
Sydney Wright
74 artworks
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Lesley Banks (b.1962)
The 39th Week Counting 1993
Lesley Banks (b.1962)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 81.3 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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George Barret the elder (1728/1732–1784)
Conway Castle
George Barret the elder (1728/1732–1784)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 124.5 cm
Government Art Collection
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William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond (1833–1926)
Landscape with a Rainbow and Cattle
William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond (1833–1926)
Oil on panel
H 24.5 x W 36 cm
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
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Samuel Bough (1822–1878)
The Bass Rock after a Storm 1865
Samuel Bough (1822–1878)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 135 cm
University of St Andrews
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Robert Brough (1872–1905)
View of Elgin, Moray c.1894
Robert Brough (1872–1905)
Oil on canvas
H 54.3 x W 74.7 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893)
Walton-on-the-Naze 1860
Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893)
Oil on canvas
H 84 x W 174.2 cm
Birmingham Museums Trust
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John Alfred Arnesby Brown (1866–1955)
The Riverbank 1902
John Alfred Arnesby Brown (1866–1955)
Oil on canvas
H 127 x W 183 cm
City of London Corporation
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Jan Brueghel the younger (1601–1678)
The Four Elements: Water c.1620–1622
Jan Brueghel the younger (1601–1678) and Hendrik van Balen I (1575–1632)
Oil on copper
H 47.5 x W 82.5 cm
National Trust, Kingston Lacy
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Edward James Buttar (1873–1943)
Rainbow over Cricklade, Wiltshire c.1940
Edward James Buttar (1873–1943)
Oil on board
H 61 x W 75 cm
Cricklade Town Hall
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Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Rain, Rainbow and Stormy Seas 1974
Peter Coker (1926–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 102.2 x W 204 cm
National Maritime Museum
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John Constable (1776–1837)
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831
John Constable (1776–1837)
Oil on canvas
H 153.7 x W 192 cm
Tate
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Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
Witchcraft 1962–1963
Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
Oil & mixed media on board
H 40 x W 27.5 cm
Sir Francis Cook Collection
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John Crane (1850–1915)
Distant View of Lancaster from the West c.1900
John Crane (1850–1915)
Oil on board
H 16 x W 21 cm
Lancaster City Museums
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George Cruikshank (1792–1878)
Venus Rising from the Froth of the Sea
George Cruikshank (1792–1878)
Oil on canvas
H 30.5 x W 25.1 cm
Paintings Collection
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Francis Danby (1793–1861)
The Shipwreck 1859
Francis Danby (1793–1861)
Oil on canvas
H 77.5 x W 107.5 cm
Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
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William Davis (1812–1873)
The Rainbow 1858
William Davis (1812–1873)
Oil on canvas
H 45.5 x W 65.5 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Henry Dawson (1811–1878)
The Rainbow
Henry Dawson (1811–1878)
Oil on canvas
H 38.5 x W 56.6 cm
Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
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Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Coast Scene with a Rainbow 1952–1953
Richard Ernst Eurich (1903–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 122.5 x W 183.5 cm
Government Art Collection
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Government Art Collection
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John Everett (1876–1949)
Worbarrow Bay, Dorset
John Everett (1876–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 97 x W 130 cm
National Maritime Museum
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Francesco Fernandi (1679–1740)
The Sacrifice of Noah c.1720
Francesco Fernandi (1679–1740)
Oil on canvas
H 137 x W 255.5 cm
National Trust, Stourhead
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A. Finch
Cardington Hangers 1960s
A. Finch
Oil on canvas
H 121.9 x W 182.9 cm
Royal Air Force Museum
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Janet C. Fisher (1867–1926)
Rainbow over Assisi, Italy
Janet C. Fisher (1867–1926)
Oil on canvas
H 43.8 x W 59.3 cm
The Wilson
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Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
Harbour Pattern: The Rainbow 1987
Ian Fleming (1906–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 100 cm
Grampian Hospitals Art Trust
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Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher (1923–2004)
A Summer Afternoon 1948–1949
Geoffrey Scowcroft Fletcher (1923–2004)
Oil on canvas
H 40 x W 50 cm
Gallery Oldham
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Phil George (b.1960)
The Big Wheel Keeps on Turning: Forget Me Not 2022
Phil George (b.1960)
Oil on canvas
H 69.5 x W 100 x D 3.5 cm
National Coal Mining Museum for England
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David Ghilchik (1892–1972)
Out of the Ruins at Cripplegate, London 1962
David Ghilchik (1892–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 91 cm
City of London Corporation
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William George Gillies (1898–1973)
Landscape, Temple
William George Gillies (1898–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 63.5 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
© Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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Jim D. Godber (d.1970)
'Cat and Fiddle' Windmill, Dale, Derbyshire* 1963
Jim D. Godber (d.1970)
Oil on board
H 39.5 x W 49.5 cm
Erewash Borough Council
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George Graham (1881–1949)
The Creation of the Deep Seas, Salt Dykes 1936–1938
George Graham (1881–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 127 cm
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
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Douglas James Gray (b.1947)
Rainbow and Landscape 1969
Douglas James Gray (b.1947)
Oil on canvas
H 175 x W 150 cm
University of Dundee, Duncan of Jordanstone College Collection
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Eliza Goodwin Green (1851–1932)
The Main Fall, Victoria Falls, Rhodesia 1904
Eliza Goodwin Green (1851–1932)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 92 cm
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
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John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893)
The Seal of the Covenant 1868
John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
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Ralph Hedley (1848–1913)
Summer Time 1904
Ralph Hedley (1848–1913)
Oil on canvas
H 46.4 x W 61.4 cm
Shipley Art Gallery
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George Henry (1858–1943)
Landscape with Rainbow
George Henry (1858–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 71.6 x W 91.9 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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William Hodges (1744–1797)
Storm on the Ganges, with Mrs Hastings near the Colgon Rocks c.1790
William Hodges (1744–1797)
Oil on canvas
H 127 x W 182.9 cm
Yale Center for British Art
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Edward Henry Holder (1847–1922)
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi, Zimbabwe
Edward Henry Holder (1847–1922)
Oil on board
H 23 x W 17.7 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)
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Patrick Hughes (b.1939)
Leaning on a Landscape 1978
Patrick Hughes (b.1939)
Gloss paint on board
H 121.9 x W 182.5 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
1978, gloss paint on board by Patrick Hughes (b.1939)
© Patrick Hughes / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
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William Holman Hunt (1827–1910)
The Scapegoat 1854–1855
William Holman Hunt (1827–1910)
Oil on canvas
H 33.7 x W 45.9 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817)
Landscape, Beeston Castle, Cheshire, and Rainbow 1793
Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817)
Oil on canvas
H 34.9 x W 45.4 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
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Arthur Henry Jenkins (1871–1940)
Where the Rainbow Ends
Arthur Henry Jenkins (1871–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 76 cm
Victoria Art Gallery
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Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Spring 1916–20
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 152.4 x W 182.9 cm
Tate
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Archibald Knox (1864–1933)
A Moon Rainbow c.1900–1933
Archibald Knox (1864–1933)
Watercolour on paper
H 44 x W 58 cm
Manx National Heritage
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Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
The Rainbow 1784
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Oil on canvas
H 101.6 x W 127 cm
Yale Center for British Art
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Daniel Maclise (1806–1870)
Noah's Sacrifice 1847/1853
Daniel Maclise (1806–1870)
Oil on canvas
H 206 x W 254 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
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William Darling McKay (1844–1924)
Pastoral Landscape with Rainbow
William Darling McKay (1844–1924)
Oil on board
H 71.8 x W 110.7 cm
East Lothian Council
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Steve Megson (active 1985–1986)
Rainbow in a Landscape over a River 1985
Steve Megson (active 1985–1986)
Oil on board
H 118.2 x W 118.6 cm
Kirkcudbright Academy Endowment Trust Collection
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John Everett Millais (1829–1896)
The Blind Girl 1856
John Everett Millais (1829–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 80.8 x W 53.4 cm
Birmingham Museums Trust
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Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)
Death of a Butterfly 1910–1914
Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 30.7 x W 38.5 cm
De Morgan Collection
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Jeffrey Morgan (b.1942)
Medbh McGuckian
Jeffrey Morgan (b.1942)
Oil on canvas
H 117 x W 87 cm
Queen's University Belfast
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Alfred Pizzey Newton (1830–1883)
The Rainbow
Alfred Pizzey Newton (1830–1883)
Watercolour on paper
H 120 x W 81 cm
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
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Marianne North (1830–1890)
Rainbow over the Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite, California 1875
Marianne North (1830–1890)
Oil on board
H 51 x W 35 cm
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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James Orrock (1829–1913)
On the Nith 1899
James Orrock (1829–1913)
Oil on canvas
H 81.3 x W 127.3 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Henry Maurice Page (1845–1908)
Wargrave Church, Berkshire 1890
Henry Maurice Page (1845–1908)
Oil on canvas
H 145.2 x W 94.5 cm
Croydon Art Collection
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Bonaventura Peeters I (1614–1652)
Seascape with Sailors Sheltering from a Rain Storm 1640s
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614–1652)
Oil on oak panel
H 33.2 x W 45.7 cm
National Maritime Museum
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Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)
Rainbow and Camouflaged Ship 1942
Eric Ravilious (1903–1942)
Watercolour & pencil on paper
H 49.5 x W 53.3 cm
British Council Collection
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Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
The Rainbow Landscape c.1636
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Oil on oak panel
H 135.6 x W 235 cm
The Wallace Collection
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Isabel Florrie Saul (1895–1982)
Saint Swithun, Bishop of Winchester c.1930
Isabel Florrie Saul (1895–1982)
Tempera on board
H 29 x W 27 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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Elliott Seabrooke (1886–1950)
Rainbow 1910
Elliott Seabrooke (1886–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 101.8 x W 127 cm
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
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Edward Brian Seago (1910–1974)
The Rainbow after 1945
Edward Brian Seago (1910–1974)
Oil on board
H 22.2 x W 27.1 cm
Pallant House Gallery
© Seago Estate, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
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Georges Seurat (1859–1891)
The Rainbow: Study for 'Bathers at Asnières' 1883
Georges Seurat (1859–1891)
Oil on wood
H 15.5 x W 24.5 cm
The National Gallery, London
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William Shackleton (1872–1933)
The Rainbow, Malhamdale 1918
William Shackleton (1872–1933)
Oil on paper
H 37.5 x W 42 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries
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Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863–1937)
The Rebirth of the Arts
Charles Haslewood Shannon (1863–1937)
Colour lithograph on paper
H 80.4 x W 51.3 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Jan Siberechts (1627–c.1703)
Landscape with Rainbow, Henley-on-Thames c.1690
Jan Siberechts (1627–c.1703)
Oil on canvas
H 81.9 x W 102.9 cm
Tate
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Robert Borlase Smart (1881–1947)
Clipper, St Ives Bay
Robert Borlase Smart (1881–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 102 x W 152 cm
St Ives Town Council
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Harold Speed (1872–1957)
The Rainbow 1908
Harold Speed (1872–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 53.1 x W 65.5 cm
Sheffield Museums
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Thomas Stothard (1755–1834)
Shakespeare's Principal Characters 1812
Thomas Stothard (1755–1834)
Oil on panel
H 36.8 x W 140.3 cm
Paintings Collection
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Michael James Strang (1942–2022)
St Ives Storm c.1993–1997
Michael James Strang (1942–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 120 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
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Pierre Tal-Coat (1905–1985)
Landscape with a Rainbow 1933
Pierre Tal-Coat (1905–1985)
Oil on canvas
H 53.8 x W 64.8 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Buttermere Lake, with Part of Cromackwater, Cumberland, a Shower exhibited 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 88.9 x W 119.4 cm
Tate
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Henry Clarence Whaite (1828–1912)
The Rainbow 1862
Henry Clarence Whaite (1828–1912)
Oil on canvas
H 139.7 x W 241.6 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
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Peter de Wint (1784–1849)
Landscape with a Rainbow
Peter de Wint (1784–1849)
Oil on canvas
H 109 x W 165.5 cm
The Collection: Art & Archaeology in Lincolnshire (Usher Gallery)
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Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
The Rainbow 1927
Christopher Wood (1901–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 32.7 x W 45.7 cm
The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
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Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)
Landscape with a Rainbow 1794
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797)
Oil on canvas
H 83 x W 106.8 cm
Derby Museums
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Sydney Wright (active 1937–1942)
Mammon 1941–1942
Sydney Wright (active 1937–1942)
Oil on canvas
H 211 x W 117 cm
Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
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Edward Henry Holder (1847–1922)
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Alfred Pizzey Newton (1830–1883)
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Henry Maurice Page (1845–1908)
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