My Favourite Painting

My Favourite Painting: George Plumptre

The chief executive of the NGS — and a regular contributor to Country Life — chooses a family portrait which hangs in his family home.

My Favourite Painting: Frances Morris

Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern, chooses an absorbing abstract.

My Favourite Painting: Tracy Jones

The National Gallery's Tracy Jones chooses a haunting image painted by Paul Delaroche.

My Favourite Painting: Patrick Baty

The paint historian chooses an equine masterpiece from a century ago.

My favourite painting: The Rt Revd Graham Usher

The Bishop of Norwich feels a deep connection with Constable’s Rainstorm over the Sea, which captures 'the sense of God's immanence'.

My favourite painting: Martin Waller

Martin Waller, the co-founder of design boutique Andrew Martin chooses a raw image by one of New York's most powerful and tragic artists.

My Favourite Painting: Sarah Raven

'Last year (on the back of a tricky calving season), I fell in love with cows. Looking at this painting is the perfect antidote to an anxiety-filled Brexit, coronavirus world.'

My Favourite Painting: Duncan Wilson

The chief executive of Historic England chooses a strikingly simple, beautiful image from a modern master.

My Favourite Painting: Annoushka Ducas

Jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas chooses a René Magritte painting which hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

My Favourite Painting: Tim Hands

Tim Hands chooses a wonderfully warm portrait of one of the most loved thinkers of the Victorian era.

My Favourite Painting: Martin Yeoman

'There is a sublime and sensual beauty about all aspects of this painting.'

My Favourite Painting: Viktor Wynd

Artist and collector Viktor Wynd chooses a haunting picture by Austin Osman Spare.

My Favourite Painting: James Birch

My Favourite Painting: Judith Weir

'This exquisitely decorated painting with a young, ginger-haired man screwing up his face, expressing disgust, and also fear, suggested by the whites of his eyes – such a vivid detail.'

My Favourite Painting: Ashley Hicks

My Favourite Painting: Kim Wilkie

'The setting sun pulses, the motion in the waves and figures is slowly rhythmic and the mountains float on the horizon.'

My Favourite Painting: Hartwig Fischer, director of the British Museum

'An extraordinary statement on the intoxicating power of art,' says Hartwig Fischer as he chooses 'Untitled' by Cy Twombly as his favourite painting.

My Favourite Painting: Tim Parker

Tim Parker, chairman of the National Trust, chooses a right royal rarity: Goya's painting of the Spanish king and his family depicted as normal people, rather than leaders and figureheads.

My Favourite painting: John Humphrys

The broadcaster John Humphrys on his choice of a classic Turner picture.

My Favourite Painting: James O'Donnell

A painting which was inspired by the best-selling novel Ben Hur — and which went on to inspire the famous 1959 film — is the choice of James O'Donnell after his chance encounter one afternoon.