This is a time of profound change: civil war, regicide and political revolution take place. New ideas are born and …

London is the largest city in Europe, a hub of global trade and commerce. Artists such as William Hogarth show …

The first public exhibitions bring new audiences and new status to British art. This gallery recreates the spectacle of these …

At first glance this room presents a glamorous image of 18th-century society. However, the lives and places pictured give clues …

These are tumultuous times. Wars and revolutions, technology and trade transform lives across the globe. The art in this room …

William Blake’s driving ambition was to be recognised as an artist of national importance. He created art and poetry of …

Chris Ofili has selected a number of his own watercolours and sketches that resonate with the works of William Blake

Prosperity in Victorian Britain helps art become spectacularly popular. Dramatic images from life and literature attract blockbuster audiences

In the 19th century thanks to the railway, artists start to work outside in natural settings with varied light and …

The men and women of the Pre-Raphaelite circle question mainstream Victorian culture and ideas

Artists in Britain turn away from Victorian values, finding inspiration in individual experience and ‘art for art’s sake’

This display celebrates Annie Swynnerton's trailblazing work as a painter and campaigner for women's rights

This display shows the work of Ethel Walker, a pioneering artist whose practice was largely forgotten after her death

In the early years of the 20th century, British artists explore new representations of female identity, investigating the changing relationships …

In the years leading up to war, a new generation of British experimental artists emerges who challenge traditional artistic practices

British artists recalibrate their work in the aftermath of the First World War as they imagine how they could play …

During the 1930s, many British artists develop modern abstract art, a radical movement born of international friendships and allegiances

Start the journey through 500 years of British art with artworks from 1540–1650

Explore a time of artistic change in Britain, from 1650–1730

See British artworks from 1730–1765, including paintings by Hogarth