John Linnell
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Selected Works32

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
The Sand Pits, Hampstead Heath
The Sand Pits, Hampstead Heath, 1834
Acquired 2019
Oil on panel

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
The Kensington Gravel Pits
The Kensington Gravel Pits
£48,000 ($80k USD)
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Portrait of Mrs. William Wilberforce and Child
Portrait of Mrs. William Wilberforce and Child
£8,500 ($14k USD)
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
The Cloud
The Cloud
Sold
Jul 2021
Christie's
The potato field - Isle of Wight
The potato field - Isle of Wight
£50,000 ($66k USD)
Jul 2017
Christie's
Shepherd and his collie guarding the flock
Shepherd and his collie guarding the flock
£6,250 ($8k USD)
Jun 2013
Christie's
The purchased flock
The purchased flock
£18,750 ($25k USD)
Nov 2012
Christie's
Design for a fireplace and overmantle mirror; and Design for a fireplace
Design for a fireplace and overmantle mirror; and Design for a fireplace
£1,375 ($2k USD)
Jul 2012
Christie's
Reapers at Noon
Reapers at Noon
$206,500
Jun 2009
Christie's
Homeward Bound, sunset
Homeward Bound, sunset
$74,500
Jun 2009
Christie's
Milking time
Milking time
£12,500 ($17k USD)
Jun 2008
Christie's
Evening
Evening, 1849
$11,250
Apr 2008
Christie's
Piping down the valley wild
Piping down the valley wild
£5,250 ($7k USD)
Mar 2008
Christie's
Road to the village Sudfield, Sussex
Road to the village Sudfield, Sussex
£3,500 ($5k USD)
Mar 2008
Christie's
STORM IN HARVEST
STORM IN HARVEST
£57,600 ($76k USD)
Jun 2007
Christie's
A VIEW NEAR HAMPSTEAD
A VIEW NEAR HAMPSTEAD
£7,800 ($10k USD)
Jun 2007
Christie's
An angler on a river bank
An angler on a river bank
£10,200 ($13k USD)
Nov 2006
Christie's
The Three Ages of Man, after Titian
The Three Ages of Man, after Titian
£7,800 ($10k USD)
Nov 2005
Christie's
Gathering in the harvest
Gathering in the harvest
£7,800 ($10k USD)
Mar 2005
Christie's
View of Lymington
View of Lymington
£836 ($1k USD)
Jun 2004
Christie's
Rooks Hill, Kent
Rooks Hill, Kent
£13,145 ($17k USD)
Jun 2003
Christie's
Resting woodcutters, Bray Wood, Windsor
Resting woodcutters, Bray Wood, Windsor
£10,755 ($14k USD)
Jun 2003
Christie's
An extensive landscape in North Wales
An extensive landscape in North Wales
£6,572 ($9k USD)
Jun 2003
Christie's
Dolwyddelan Valley, North Wales
Dolwyddelan Valley, North Wales
£2,868 ($4k USD)
Jun 2003
Christie's
Woodcutters, Bray Wood, Windsor
Woodcutters, Bray Wood, Windsor
£1,195 ($2k USD)
Jun 2003
Christie's
The Return of Ulysses
The Return of Ulysses
£171,650 ($227k USD)
Feb 2003
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Study for the Artist's Son, John
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.416 · Black and white chalk on light brown paper
Gift of Dita Amory, 2022
The Sand Pits, Hampstead Heath
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.193 · Oil on panel
Bequest of Julius Lewis
Portrait of a Mother and Child
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.703.3 · Graphite with watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson and Alexander B. V. Johnson, in memory of Laurie Vance Johnson and E. Dudley H. Johnson, 2014
Underriver–The Golden Valley
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.636 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite
Gift of Jeffrey L. Berenson, 2014
Portrait of Anne Law (née Towry), 1st Lady Ellenborough
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession 2010.461 · watercolor on ivory heightened with gum arabic
Dudley P. Allen Fund
View of Kensington Gardens, London
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession 2000.238 · Watercolor over graphite
Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2000
Boxers, and Studies of a Head in Profile
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T08718 · Graphite on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Titian’s Entombment
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1996 · Accession T08226 · Watercolour, gouache and gum arabic on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Tatham’s Garden, Alpha Road, at Evening
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1985 · Accession T04139 · Watercolour on paper
Purchased 1985
Mrs Phillips, Wife of the China Man, Oxford Street
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1981 · Accession T03269 · Graphite on paper
Purchased 1981
Portrait Study of J.M.W. Turner’s Father, with a Sketch of Turner’s Eyes, Made during a Lecture
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1980 · Accession T03117 · Graphite on paper
Purchased 1980
Noah: The Eve of the Deluge
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1972 · Accession 1972.119 · oil on canvas
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin
The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin is hosting the first-ever exhibition of William Blake's work in Ireland, titled "William Blake: The Age of R…
exhibitionsApr 23, 2026
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin
Apr 23, 2026
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death
John Linnell dies
Jan 1, 1882
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birth
John Linnell born
Jan 1, 1792