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Jan Siberechts, ‘View of a House and its Estate in Belsize, Middlesex’ 1696
Jan Siberechts, View of a House and its Estate in Belsize, Middlesex 1696. Tate

Explore a time of enormous change in the United Kingdom, from 1650–1730

This period was one of dramatic change. Of the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the plague, fire, the Glorious Revolution, and the creation of the United Kingdom in 1707. Curator Tim Batchelor

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This earlier period of British art is really dominated by portraiture, but during the Restoration period we have the introduction of new genres.

Genres such as landscape painting arrive in Britain through the activities of incoming artists from the Netherlands and Low Countries. Other genres such as still life are also produced, as well as decorative interior painting and the introduction of the conversation piece.

The period also includes the first female professional painter, Mary Beale.

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  • Sir Nathaniel Bacon, ‘Cookmaid with Still Life of Vegetables and Fruit’ c.1620–5

    1540

    Start the journey through 500 years of British art with works from 1540–1650
    Free entry
  • Jan Siberechts, ‘View of a House and its Estate in Belsize, Middlesex’ 1696

    1650

    Explore a time of enormous change in the United Kingdom, from 1650–1730
    Free entry
  • William Hogarth, ‘The Painter and his Pug’ 1745

    1730

    See British artworks from 1730–1765, including an iconic self-portrait by Hogarth
    Free entry
  • Sir Joshua Reynolds, ‘Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen’ 1773

    1760

    Discover artworks from 1760–1780, a period dominated by the work of Sir Joshua Reynolds
    Free entry
  • John Singleton Copley, ‘The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781’ 1783

    1780

    Experience paintings and sculptures from the war period of 1780–1810
    Free entry
  • John Constable, ‘Sketch for ‘Hadleigh Castle’’ c.1828–9

    1810

    See landscape painting and great neoclassical works from 1810–1840
    Free entry
  • Henry Wallis, ‘Chatterton’ 1856

    1840

    Recapture the feel of a Victorian exhibition gallery, with artworks from 1840–1890
    Free entry
  • Arthur Hacker, ‘The Annunciation’ 1892

    1890

    View artworks created from 1890–1900, the decade Tate was founded
    Free entry
  • Robert Bevan, ‘The Cab Horse’ c.1910

    1900

    Wander a room devoted to art from 1900–1910, a period in flux
    Free entry
  • David Bomberg, ‘In the Hold’ c.1913–14

    1910

    Uncover 1910-1930, one of the most contested periods in art
    Free entry
  • Naum Gabo, ‘Construction in Space with Crystalline Centre’ 1938–40

    1930

    Reflect on the diversity of art produced in Britain from 1930-1940
    Free entry
  • Edward Wadsworth, ‘Bronze Ballet’ 1940

    1940

    See artworks from 1940-1950, which mainly respond to World War II
    Free entry
  • L.S. Lowry, ‘The Pond’ 1950

    1950

    View significant works from 1950–1960, as artists reacted to the post-war period
    Free entry
  • Peter Blake, ‘Self-Portrait with Badges’ 1961

    1960

    Explore 1960-1970, a decade of tremendous change in society and art
    Free entry
  • Monster Chetwynd, ‘Crazy Bat Lady’ 2018

    60 years

    60 Years continues the Walk through British Art with work by women artists from 1960s to the present day 
    Free entry

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