Sunrise at Avebury with the stones rising out of the morning mist and a deep orange sky behind

A CHELSEA INTERIOR by Robert Tait, 1857, in the Parlour at Carlyle's House, 24 Cheyne Row, London

The ruins of Corfe Castle in spectacular silhouette

DIVIDEND DAY AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND by G E Hicks (1824-1917) from Wimpole Hall

A BIZARRE LANDSCAPE WITH GROTESQUE DWARFS AND MELONS by Faustino Bocchi at Scotney Castle

ST KATHERINE'S CHURCH, UTRECHT by Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597-1665), at Upton House

THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST by Abraham Bloemaert (1564-c.1651), painting in the Withdrawing Room at Ham House, Richmond-upon-Thames

REST ON THE FLIGHT, WITH ANGELS by Giuseppe Chiari (1654-1727) from Calke Abbey

THE HERVEY CONVERSATION PIECE by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

NANCY ASTOR, portrait, exhibited at the RA in 1909, by John Singer Sargent, 1856-1925

FOUR TIMES OF DAY, EVENING: HARBOUR SCENE WITH BOATS BEING UNLOADED AND SPECTATORS by Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) at Uppark

The north east corner of Bodiam Castle seen across the moat