The document discusses several prominent British painters from the 18th-19th centuries including William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable, and William Turner. It highlights their innovations and typical artistic traits. Hogarth was a pioneer of moralistic narratives and satire. Reynolds captured the essence of his subjects and composed portraits decoratively. Gainsborough excelled at combining portraiture with landscape. Constable painted landscapes directly from nature. Turner anticipated Impressionism through his experiments with light and color. The document also expresses a personal preference for Constable's painting "The Hay Wain."

1. The most outstanding British Painters of the XVIII – XIX centuries

7. Most famous canvases ‘ Marriage-a-la-Mode’(series) ‘The Portrait of Captain Coram’ ‘ A Harlot’s Progress’ ‘The Painter and his Pug (Self-Portrait)’ ‘ The Rake’s Progress’ Shrimp Girl’ ‘ Marriage-a-la-Mode 1743-45

11. Most famous canvases ‘ Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse’ The Portrait of Admiral Keppel ’ ‘ The Portrait of Nelly O’Brien’ ‘Three Ladies Adorning the Term of Hymen’

15. Most famous canvases ‘ The Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews’ ‘ Mrs. Siddons’ ‘ Blue Boy’ ‘Harvest Waggon’ ‘ The Morning Walk’ ‘Two Daughters’

19. Most famous canvases ‘ The Hay Wain’ 1825

20. ‘ The Leaping Horse’ 1825

24. Most famous canvases ‘ The Fighting Temeraire’ ‘Rain, Steam and Speed’ ‘ Burning of the Houses of Parliament’ The Snow Storm’ The Fighting Temeraire 1839

25. Burning of the Houses of Parliament 1834