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.

Charge, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography
Robert Ker Porter (English, 1777–1842) published by Philipp André (German, active London, 1800–1805) and James Heath (English, 1757–1834)

Fighting Knights Before Castle
Attributed to Robert Ker Porter English, 1777-1842

Standing Nude Woman
Sir George Clausen English, 1852-1944

Flowers
Ker-Xavier Roussel (French, 1867–1944)

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

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

Portrait of Edouard Molé
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678

People at the Seashore, plate one from Landscapes
Ker-Xavier Roussel (French, 1867-1944) printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858-1936) published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)

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

Louis Phélypeaux de la Vrillière
Robert Nanteuil French, 1623-1678

Swishing at a Rasper, plate six from Indispensable Accomplishments
Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)
Cambodia or Thailand

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

Anne of Austria, Queen of France
Robert Nanteuil (French, 1623-1678) after Pierre Mignard I (French, 1612-1695)

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

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

Going Along a Slapping Pace, plate one from Indispensable Accomplishments
Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)

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

Facing a Brook, plate five from Indispensable Accomplishments
Sir Robert Frankland (English, 1784-1849) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)

Aspens and Ozier Leaves, Colorado
Eliot Porter American, 1901–1990 Colorado