This one's all about the numbers. The works represent the numbers from one to ten. The artists are 50% female/male, at least 20% LGBTQ+, 20% global majority – with sculpture, painting, etching and drawing represented. This is a microcosm of how we approach telling the stories behind the nation's art. I've even made sure there's one 'unknown' artist (technically 'French School') and someone not know for being an artist – Prince Albert!

10 artworks
Single Form
© Bowness. Image credit: Vincenzo Albano / Art UK

Single Form 1961–1964

Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) and Morris Singer Art Foundry Ltd (founded 1927)

Bronze

H 312 x W 200 x D 254 cm

Two Peasant Women, One On Crutches (Ase 82)
Image credit: Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

Two Peasant Women, One On Crutches (Ase 82) 1842

Prince Albert (1819–1861)

Etching on paper

Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums

A Three-Headed Monster in an Alchemical Flask, Representing the Composition of the Alchemical Philosopher's Stone: Salt, Sulphur, and Mercury
Image credit: Wellcome Collection

A Three-Headed Monster in an Alchemical Flask, Representing the Composition of the Alchemical Philosopher's Stone: Salt, Sulphur, and Mercury

Edith Annie Ibbs (1863–1937) and Salomon Trismosin (after)

Watercolour on paper (?)

H 40.6 x W 19.6 cm

Wellcome Collection

Two Plus One Plus One
© Lisa Milroy. Image credit: Jerwood Collection

Two Plus One Plus One 2005

Lisa Milroy (b.1959)

Oil on canvas

H 183 x W 139.5 cm

Jerwood Collection

Five
© the artist. Image credit: Leeds Museums and Galleries

Five 1991

Lubaina Himid (b.1954)

Acrylic on canvas

H 121.8 x W 152.3 cm

Leeds Museums and Galleries

Composition with Number Six
© The Estate of Anwar Jalal Shemza. All rights reserved, 2026 DACS. Image credit: Tate

Composition with Number Six 1966

Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928–1985)

Wood & paint on hardboard

H 45.5 x W 58 x D 3.5 cm

Tate

The Seven Lamps
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Derby Museums

The Seven Lamps c.1956

Marion Elizabeth Adnams (1898–1995)

Oil on panel

H 67 x W 52 cm

Derby Museums

Eight Scenes from the Story of David and Jonathon
Image credit: Tate

Eight Scenes from the Story of David and Jonathon 1856

Simeon Solomon (1840–1905)

Graphite & gold leaf on paper

H 25.5 x W 36.6 cm

Tate

The Nine Muses
Image credit: Hospitalfield

The Nine Muses 16th C

French School

Oil on canvas

H 13.5 x W 61.5 cm

Hospitalfield

Untitled (Ten Tables)
© Rachel Whiteread, courtesy of Gagosian Gallery, London. Image credit: Yale Center for British Art

Untitled (Ten Tables) 1996

Rachel Whiteread (b.1963)

Plaster

H 72.4 x W 239.4 x D 478.2 cm

Yale Center for British Art