Selected Works

Thomas Hill, Humfrey Wanley

Thomas Hill

Humfrey Wanley

1711

oil on canvas

48 x 40 1/8 inches (122 x 102 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Thomas Rowlandson, The Reception of a New Member in the Society of Antiquarians

Thomas Rowlandson

The Reception of a New Member in the Society of Antiquarians

1782

pen and ink and watercolor over pencil

14 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (37.4 x 23.5 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Ballot box, 18th century

Ballot box

18th century

mahogany with brass handles and ivory labels

14 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches (36 x 24 x 32 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Attributed to Thomas Underwood, Drawing of the Ribchester Helmet

Attributed to Thomas Underwood

Drawing of the Ribchester Helmet

1798

watercolor on paper

16 1/8 x 13 3/8 inches (41 x 34 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Artist unknown, after Samuel Lysons and Robert Smirke, The Great Pavement

Artist unknown, after Samuel Lysons and Robert Smirke

The Great Pavement (the “Orpheus Mosaic”) at Woodchester Roman Villa

1797

hand-colored engraving

18 5/8 x 18 3/8 inches (47.4 x 46.8 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

J. M. W. Turner, Saint Augustine’s Gate, Canterbury

J. M. W. Turner

Saint Augustine’s Gate, Canterbury

ca. 1793

watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

13 1/2 x 19 3/8 inches (34.3 x 49.2 cm)

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

“King Brutus” from Roll Chronicle (detail)

“King Brutus” from Roll Chronicle (detail)

showing descent of Henry VI (1422–1471) from Adam and Eve

mid-15th century, with additions of ca. 1665

illumination with colored inks and tints on vellum rolls

490 1/8 x 22 7/8 inches; 75 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches (1245 x 58 cm; 192.5 x 58 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Late Bronze Age Shield from Beith, Ayrshire

Late Bronze Age Shield from Beith, Ayrshire

ca. 1300–1100 BC

bronze

26 5/8 inches diameter (67.7 cm diameter)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Magna Carta

Magna Carta

after 1225

manuscript with illuminated capitals on three membranes of joined parchment

66 7/8 x 8 inches (170 x 20.4 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Hans Eworth, Mary I

Hans Eworth

Mary I

1554

oil on oak panels

41 x 30 3/4 inches (104 x 78 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Artist unknown, Richard III with a Broken Sword

Artist unknown

Richard III with a Broken Sword

probably soon after 1523

oil on oak panel

19 1/8 x 14 inches (48.5 x 35.5 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

St. Thomas Becket Casket

St. Thomas Becket Casket

1195–1200

enamel on copper

6 1/8 x 8 /14 x 3 5/8 inches (15.5 x 21 x 9.3 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Medieval Processional Cross from the Site of the Battle of Bosworth

Medieval Processional Cross from the Site of the Battle of Bosworth

15th century, before 1485

bronze gilt

23 x 11 inches (58.4 x 27.9 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

John Gipkyn, Diptych of Old St Paul’s

John Gipkyn

Diptych of Old St Paul’s, left front panel

1616

oil on panel

50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Edward Burne-Jones, “If Hope Were Not Heart Should Break”

Edward Burne-Jones

“If Hope Were Not Heart Should Break,” from ceramic tiles featuring “The Legend of Goode
Wimmen”

1860s

hand-painted tin-glazed tiles

10 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches (26 x 13 cm)

Kelmscott Manor, By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

William Morris, News from Nowhere

William Morris

News from Nowhere

Hammersmith, England: Kelmscott Press, 1892

woodcut

8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches (20.5 x 14 cm)

Kelmscott Manor, By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Pilgrim’s Ampulla, depicting St. Thomas à Becket

Pilgrim’s Ampulla, depicting St. Thomas à Becket

England

13th century

alloy

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London

Richard Tongue, Chamber Tomb of Pentre Ifan near Newport, Pembrokeshire

Richard Tongue

Chamber Tomb of Pentre Ifan near Newport, Pembrokeshire

1835

oil on canvas

20 1/8 x 28 inches (51 x 71 cm)

By Permission of the Society of Antiquaries of London