Sir’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Noah Supervising Construction of the Ark
Attributed to Nicolas Dorigny (French, 1658-1746) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphel (Italian, 1483-1520) and his workshop

Standing Nude Woman
Sir George Clausen English, 1852-1944

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)

Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736)

Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces
Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723–1792)

Isabella Wolff
Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830)

Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely
Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830)

Eleanor Margaret Gibson-Carmichael
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)

A Grey Day, Tangier
Sir John Lavery Irish, 1856-1941

Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

The Beautiful Greek Woman
Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)

The Happy Accident of the Swing
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Cupid's Hunting Fields
Sir Edward Burne-Jones English, 1833-1898

Two Goats with Large Horns, from Various Animals
Nicolaes Berchem Dutch, 1620-1683

Jupiter and Mercury with Philemon and Baucis
Nicolaes Lauwers (Flemish, 1600-1652) after Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French 1723-1769)

Christ and the Woman of Samaria
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)

Adam Rolland of Gask II
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)

Les Hazards Heureux De L'Escapolettes (The Happy Accident of the Swing)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)