English Country House Art: A Public Domain Print Shop Special Collection

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You are cordially invited to escape to the British countryside and take a mental vacation to an English manor house with this collection of free vintage English country house art! The newest addition to my Public Domain Print Shop gallery!

Below you’ll find a curated collection of free British portrait paintings for your grand hall, quiet English country landscape paintings to hang in the drawing room, equestrian art and vintage fox hunt paintings to display in the billiards room, animal portraits for your morning room and even a collection of vintage sketches of the english countryside in addition to British military and naval art.

Best of all, it’s all 100% free to download and print from open access art archives around the world.

Whether you’re looking to capture that English inspired Ralph Lauren home aesthetic or just want to bring some classic British country house style to your decor, this collection of free English paintings and British artwork is the perfect, budget-friendly way to get started!

The Free Vintage British Country House Art Collection

An open access art collection of the best free printable vintage English country manor house inspired art, British paintings, equestrian art, fox hunt paintings and Ralph Lauren inspired vintage artwork available online and in the public domain organized by genre:

Vintage Equestrian Art & Animal Paintings

From horses and hounds to foxes and falcons, this curated collection of vintage English animal art captures the beauty of country life with classic equestrian and countryside animal paintings that feel straight out of a stately English manor.

Juliusz Kossak “Horse’s head”
free vintage dog art painting of a dog sitting on a chair
Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen “Dog on a Chair”
M. Gurcin “Seated Hound (19th Century)”
free vintage fox art by Philip Reinagle entitled "Renard the Fox"
Philip Reinagle “Renard the Fox”
John Emms “Waiting for Master”
Carl Schuch “Horse Study”
Thomas Smith of Derby “Borlase Cokayne as a Boy riding Sultana”
free vintage english country house art of a greenland falcon hunting bird
George Stubbs “Greenland Falcon”
free vintage dog art of an english foxhound in the british countryside
George Stubbs “Foxhound”
free vintage horse art
John Constable “Golding Constable’s Black Riding-Horse”
free vintage sheep art showing three sheep in a pasture in the english countryside
James Ward “Ryelands Sheep”
free vintage dog painting showing an english setter in a british landscape painting
Sawrey Gilpin “A Setter at the Edge of a Wood”
free vintage horse art showing a back horse and a white horse prancing in a british  painting
Thomas Woodward “Horses in a Thunderstorm”
Jacques-Laurent Agasse “Study of a Fox”
Monogrammist AG “Portrait of a riding horse”
William Barraud “A Couple of Foxhounds with a Terrier”
free vintage english country house art ralph lauren painting of an man on horseback riding through the woods with hunting dogs
John Nost Sartorius “Huntsman and Hound”
free vintage british hunting art with two hunting dogs laying on a red fox hunting coat
John Frederick Herring, Sr. “A Hound and a Bearded Collie seated on a Hunting Coat”

Explore even more equestrian art and animal paintings in my dedicated free Animal Art Gallery!

Vintage Fox Hunt Paintings & English Fox Hunting Art

Celebrate the drama and heritage of the British countryside with this curated collection of vintage English fox hunting paintings featuring riders in red coats, hounds, and galloping horses in timeless pursuit.

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Francis Calcraft Turner “The Berkeley Hunt, 1842-Full Cry”
free vintage fox hunt painting showing riders in red coats and top hats in full cry in an english countryside  landscape
John Dalby “The Quorn Hunt in Full Cry- Second Horses, after Henry Alken”
William J. Shayer “Foxhunting-Coming to a Fence (Full Cry)”
Heywood Hardy – “Return From The Hunt”
Dean Wolstenholme “Lord Glamis and his Staghounds”
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John Frederick Herring “Foxhunting-Clearing a Ditch”
Henry Calvert ” Portrait of Thomas Cholmondeley, first Lord Delamere, on His Hunter”
free vintage fox hunting art vanity fair illustration
Leslie Matthew Ward “Fox Hunters. ‘The Sinner’. Lord Southampton. 6 March”
free vintage fox hunting vanity fair illustration
Leslie Matthew Ward “Fox Hunters. ‘Alfred’. Mr. Alfred Curnick”
free vintage art british fox hunting vanity fair illustration
Leslie Matthew Ward “Fox Hunters. ‘Cottesmore’. Mr. Evan Hanbury. 5 December 1906”
free vintage fox hunting illustration by leslie "spy" ward from vanity fair
Leslie Matthew Ward “Fox Hunters. ‘To the manner born’. Mr. Reginald Corbet.”
free vintage art english fox hunting art of a british gentleman in a red coat and black top hat riding a white horse
Richard Dighton “Mr. Ashton Smith”

English Landscape Paintings & British Pastoral Art

Featuring works by Constable, J.M.W. Turner, and their contemporaries, this curated collection of vintage English landscape paintings celebrates the pastoral beauty of English country houses, villages, and estates.

free vintage british painting by john constable showing a church through the trees in the english countryside
John Constable “A Church in the Trees”
John Constable “The White Horse”
free vintage art english country house painting showing a lodge in buckinghamshire
Thomas Girtin “Chalfont Lodge, Buckinghamshire”
free vintage english painting by john constable of a cloud study over the british countryside
John Constable “Cloud Study”
John Constable “Salisbury Cathedral from Lower Marsh Close”
John Constable “Willy Lott’s House”
free vintage art of a castle in Kent, England
George Lambert “Saltwood Castle”
free vintage art of a british cricket match on a green in front of an english country house
H. J. Aveling “First Grand Match of Cricket Played […] on Hampton Court Green 1836”
free vintage english country house art of a british manor house in Kent
Dominic Serres “Saint Vincents, near West Malling, Kent”
free vintage landscape art of the british countryside
John Martin “Landscape, Possibly the Isle of Wight or Richmond Hill”
Thomas Barker “Woodland Landscape”
free vintage art of an english landscape painting showing a lake with a manor house in the distance and two people fishing
William Groombridge “A View of a Lake with Fishermen”
free vintage watercolor painting of an english country house
Edward Francis Burney “Hilly Landscape with House”
free vintage art watercolor painting of an english country house in Herefordshire
Joseph Mallord William Turner “View of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, from the Southeast”
free vintage art watercolor painting of an english country house in the distance with dear sitting on a hill in the estate park in the foreground
George Shepherd “A Distant View of Ampthill Park”
free vintage english country house watercolor art of warwick castle
Charles Reginald Aston “Warwick Castle”
free vintage art watercolor painting of an english country house
Unknown “Heveningham Hall, Suffolk”
free vintage art watercolor painting of an english country house with a circular drive
Samuel Davis “A Country House with Figures on the Drive”

Explore even more landscape paintings in my dedicated free vintage Landscape Art Gallery.

Historical British Portrait Paintings

This curated selection of vintage British portrait paintings by Reynolds, Constable, and others evokes the charm of past generations, and instantly provides any gallery wall with a sense of history and heritage.

Free vintage british portrait painting by john constable
John Constable “Jane Anne Inglis, née Mason”
free vintage british portrait painting by John Jackson entitled "Sir David Wilkie" showing a young man in a red coat with a white cravat
John Jackson “Sir David Wilkie”
free vintage british portrait painting by Thomas Hudson entitled "Princess Amelia Sophia Eleonore of Great Britain"
Thomas Hudson “Princess Amelia Sophia Eleonore of Great Britain”
free vintage Scottish portrait painting by Mungo Burton entitled "Dr. John Logan Campbell"
Mungo Burton “Dr. John Logan Campbell”
free vintage british portrait painting by John Constable entitled "Mary Freer"
John Constable “Mary Freer”
free vintage british portrait painting by Henry Raeburn entitled "Henry David Erskine, Twelfth Earl of Buchan"
Henry Raeburn “Henry David Erskine, Twelfth Earl of Buchan”
David Morier “Henry Duke of Cumberland”
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Francis Wheatley “Mr. Bentley”
free vintage english art portrait painting
Francis Wheatley “Mrs. Bentley”
Free vintage portrait painting of an english girl with her dog
William Hogarth “Miss Wood”
free vintage english portrait painting
George Haugh “Catherine Howard (née Proctor), Countess of Effingham with Gun and Shooting Dogs”
free vintage scottish portrait painting
Joshua Reynolds “Portrait of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore”

Explore even more portrait paintings in my dedicated free vintage Portrait Paintings Gallery.

British Military & Royal Naval Artwork

From captains and officers to ships at sea and even toy soldiers, I’ve rounded up some of my favorite vintage British military and naval inspired paintings for a collection that pays homage to Britain’s armed forces and seafaring heritage.

free vintage still life painting of a red british uniform jacket draped on an easel with white and gold trim details
Joseph Edgar Boehm “Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland”
free vintage art british royal naval portrait painting
Joshua Reynolds “Commodore the Honourable Augustus Keppel”
free vintage british portrait painting by John Opie entitled "Colonel Donald MacLeod of St. Kilda"
John Opie “Colonel Donald MacLeod of St. Kilda”
Free vintage art british royal navy captain portrait painting
Thomas Uwins “Captain Sir Charles Christopher Parker”
free british portrait painting showing a young english captain next to his horse
Joshua Reynolds “Captain George K. H. Coussmaker”
free vintage art british royal navy midshipman portrait painting
John Watson Gordon “Midshipman John Russell”
George Jones “Studies of Royal Horse Artillery Uniform, and of an A.D.C. to the Commander-in-Chief-a study for ‘The Battle of Waterloo'”
free vintage ship art of a british sailing ship crossing the english channel
Monamy Swaine “The ‘Victory’ Leaving the Channel in 1793”
Frederick Stansell “Head dress of the British Army”
free vintage ship art of english ships at sea
Charles Brooking “English Ships Running before a Gale”
free vintage art british toy soldier paper dolls
Henry Sayers “Toy soldier paper dolls”
vintage british ship art showing a royal navy ship at sea
William John Huggins “A Royal Navy two-decker off St Helena”

English Countryside Sketches & Drawings

Showcasing grand halls and country churches to horses, dogs, and riverside scenes, this curated collection of vintage English sketches features works by Constable and other artists capturing the beauty and character of life in the English countryside.

free vintage sketch part of an english country house
Unknown “Faulkbourne Hall, Essex”
free vintage equestrian sketch of an english gentleman riding a horse wearing a top hat
James Ward “Ralph John Lambton on His Hunter, “Undertaker””
free vintage art of sketch of a country house in scotland
James Moore “Duff House, Scotland”
free vintage sketch of the  english countryside by john constable (also known as French Countryside 3 on the Stoffer Home website)
John Constable “Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows”
free vintage ship sketch art showing two a english ships at anchor
John Constable “Two Ships at Anchor”
free vintage sketch by john constable of a bridge in the english countryside (also known as French Countryside 1 by Stoffer Home)
John Constable “A Bridge near Salisbury Court, Perhaps Milford Bridge”
free vintage golf art of a british gentleman holding a golf club
David Allan “Study for the Portrait of William Inglis”
Edgar Degas “Study of a Jockey”
free vintage horse sketch
Heywood Hardy “Head of a Horse”
Arthur B. Davies “Aldrich’s Dog”
Edgar Degas “Horse and Rider”
free vintage english country house art sketch by john constable
John Constable “Wormingford Church”
free vintage fox hunt sketch art of a british gentleman saddling his horse with hound dogs next to him
Robert Polhill Bevan “Huntsman and Hounds”
free vintage horse art of a old sketchbook drawing of an english saddle
Sawrey Gilpin “A Racing Saddle on a Horse’s Back, With Details of Stirrup”
free vintage english country house art of a tutor manor house and church
Claude de Jongh “A Tudor Manor House and Church”
free vintage fox hunt art showing a sketch of two british gentleman on horseback with hound dogs at their feet
John Leech “The Close of the Season”
free vintage hunting dog art showing a sketch of a hound dog laying down
Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen “Studies of a Hunting Dog”
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault “Sketches of a Horse”

Explore even more sketch art and drawings in my dedicated free vintage Drawings & Sketches Gallery.

Final Thoughts

I can’t wait to see how you use this free printable English manor house art and use it to bring your Ralph Lauren home decor ideas and British inspired decor to life!

Didn’t find exactly what you were looking for? Then try exploring my full Public Domain Print Shop collection, or head over to the Yale Center for British Art online collection to explore over 130,000 works of British art, most of which you can download and print for free!

What special collection should I put together next? Let me know in the comments below!

If you are interested in learning more about The Public Domain Print Shop and how you can use artwork in the Public Domain to decorate your home FOR FREE CLICK HERE to read my previous blog post where I talk all about about it! CLICK HERE to learn where I source all my art from!


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