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 In My Studio (1893)

 Lesbia Weeping over a Sparrow (1866)

 My Sister is Not In (1879)

 My Studio (1867)

 Ninety-Four Degrees in the Shade (1876)

 On the Road to the Temple of Ceres (1879)

 Pastimes in Ancient Egypt, 3,000 Years Ago (1863)

 Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends (1868)

 Proclaiming Claudius Emperor (1867)

[After killing the deranged Emperor Caligula, the Praetorian Guard decided to set Claudius 

(widely seen as ineffectual) up as emperor. He turned out to be pretty savvy and, 

as Roman emperors went, a relatively decent guy.]

Promise of Spring (1890)

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 Ave, Caesar! Io, Saturnalia! (1880)

 Baths of Caracalla (1899)

 Caracalla and Geta (1907)

[Caracalla and Geta, not a pretty story]

 Confidences (1902)

 Dedication of the Priestess of Bacchus (1881)

 The Discourse

 Expectations (1885)

A Greek Woman (1869)

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was a Dutch-born British painter. He was probably the top Victorian Classicist painter, specializing in historical genre scenes, particularly of Imperial Rome.

 A Birth Chamber, Seventeenth Century (1868)

 A Favourite Custom (1909)

 A Greek Woman (1869)

 A Private Celebration (1871)

 A Sculpture Gallery (1867)

 Always Welcome (1887)

 An Oleander (1882)

Ask Me No More (1906)