Portrait of James Stark

The 100 Most Famous James Stark Paintings, a Gallery Selection

Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 137 works by James Stark in our catalogue

In short

Of all the originals James Stark left, the most famous is Sandling's Ferry. Close behind it come Landscape With A Cottage and Distant View Of Windsor. Our catalog holds 137 works by James Stark; the gallery has kept the 100 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.

1794 – 1859, Norwich Norwich school Most works: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

James Stark's top 10 paintings: the gallery's choice

The James Stark selection continues, 11 to 100

11Landscape - A Woody Lane Near Hastings by James StarkLandscape - A Woody Lane Near Hastings 12Canal Scene by James StarkCanal Scene 13Sheep Washing by James StarkSheep Washing 14The Road To The Farm by James StarkThe Road To The Farm 15View On The Yare Near Thorpe Church, Norfolk by James StarkView On The Yare Near Thorpe Church, Norfolk 16Road Scene At Intwood by James StarkRoad Scene At Intwood 17Landscape with Thatched Cottage by James StarkLandscape with Thatched CottageAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki 18Forest landscape with a road and a river by James StarkForest landscape with a road and a riverNational Museum in Warsaw 19Hale Farm Water Meadows by James StarkHale Farm Water Meadows 20On Hale Farm Water Meadows by James StarkOn Hale Farm Water Meadows 21Aylesford Church, Kent by James StarkAylesford Church, Kent 22Figures Resting On A Wayside, Near Bradeston by James StarkFigures Resting On A Wayside, Near Bradeston 23On The Farm by James StarkOn The Farm 24Landscape - by James StarkLandscape - 25Cattle Grazing by James StarkCattle Grazing 26Magpie Island, Henley On Thames by James StarkMagpie Island, Henley On Thames 27Figures In A Punt By A Cottage by James StarkFigures In A Punt By A Cottage 28Cromer, Norfolk by James StarkCromer, Norfolk 29Counting The Sheep by James StarkCounting The Sheep 30Woodland Landscape by James StarkWoodland Landscape 31Cattle And Goats Resting By A Lake by James StarkCattle And Goats Resting By A Lake 32A Wooded Landscape With Countryfolk Resting By A Pond by James StarkA Wooded Landscape With Countryfolk Resting By A Pond 33A Gypsy Encampment by James StarkA Gypsy Encampment 34Eel Traps by James StarkEel Traps 35Haymaking by James StarkHaymaking 36Figures On A Path By A Stream, A Valley Beyond by James StarkFigures On A Path By A Stream, A Valley Beyond 37The Midday Break by James StarkThe Midday Break 38View Of Uxbridge, Middlesex by James StarkView Of Uxbridge, Middlesex 39Fish Ponds, Hastings by James StarkFish Ponds, Hastings 40Eel Catchers By The Sluice, Trump's Mill, North Wales by James StarkEel Catchers By The Sluice, Trump's Mill, North Wales 41Landscape - by James StarkLandscape - 42A View In The New Forest by James StarkA View In The New Forest 43A shepherd and his flock by a brook at allswater, cumberland by James StarkA shepherd and his flock by a brook at allswater, cumberland 44The Edge Of The Wood by James StarkThe Edge Of The Wood 45Milking The Cows by James StarkMilking The Cows 46Ponds And A Windmill, Hastings by James StarkPonds And A Windmill, Hastings 47Buckenham Common, Norfolk by James StarkBuckenham Common, Norfolk 48A Track To Home by James StarkA Track To Home 49A Drover And His Flock In A Wooded Landscape by James StarkA Drover And His Flock In A Wooded Landscape 50Hay making; a horse study by James StarkHay making; a horse study 51Landscape - by James StarkLandscape - 52Near Norwich by James StarkNear NorwichFitzwilliam Museum 53View Across The Field To The Church by James StarkView Across The Field To The Church 54The Forest Gate by James StarkThe Forest Gate 55Sheep Dip by James StarkSheep Dip 56Landscape On The Norfolk Coast by James StarkLandscape On The Norfolk Coast 57Whitlingham From Old Thorpe Grove, Norfolk - by James StarkWhitlingham From Old Thorpe Grove, Norfolk - 58Landscape - by James StarkLandscape - 59Encampment in a Wooded Landscape by James StarkEncampment in a Wooded Landscape 60The Forest Oak by James StarkThe Forest Oak 61View Of Richmond Park With Figures On A Path And Cattle Beyond by James StarkView Of Richmond Park With Figures On A Path And Cattle Beyond 62Woody Landscape by James StarkWoody Landscape 63Windsor Great Park, Near Bears Rails by James StarkWindsor Great Park, Near Bears Rails 64Landscape And Trees by James StarkLandscape And Trees 65Parkland Landscape With A Gardener By A Pond by James StarkParkland Landscape With A Gardener By A Pond 66Landscape, A Country Road by James StarkLandscape, A Country Road 67Rustic Scene by James StarkRustic Scene 68Lock Scene by James StarkLock Scene 69A Dyke Head by James StarkA Dyke Head 70View In Windsor Forest by James StarkView In Windsor ForestNunnington Hall 71Marlborough Forest by James StarkMarlborough Forest 72Cattle In The Woods by James StarkCattle In The Woods 73A Barge On The Yare - Sunset by James StarkA Barge On The Yare - Sunset 74The Edge Of A Wood - by James StarkThe Edge Of A Wood - 75Sunlit Norfolk River Landscape by James StarkSunlit Norfolk River Landscape 76Wooded landscape by James StarkWooded landscape 77Woodland Scene by James StarkWoodland Scene 78Windsor Castle, Windsor And Maidenhead by James StarkWindsor Castle, Windsor And Maidenhead 79Landscape - by James StarkLandscape - 80A View From Norwich by James StarkA View From NorwichKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum 81On The Yare - A Wooded River Landscape With Cattle, A Figure And A Cottage by James StarkOn The Yare - A Wooded River Landscape With Cattle, A Figure And A Cottage 82A Lane Near Norwich, Norfolk by James StarkA Lane Near Norwich, Norfolk 83The Willow Stream by James StarkThe Willow Stream 84The Road Through A Wood by James StarkThe Road Through A Wood 85Landscape by James StarkLandscape 86Figures On A Hay Barge With Windmills And A Church Beyond by James StarkFigures On A Hay Barge With Windmills And A Church Beyond 87Road Through A Forest by James StarkRoad Through A Forest 88Gowbarrow Park by James StarkGowbarrow ParkScottish National Gallery 89A Donkey In A Wood by James StarkA Donkey In A Wood 90Road Scene At Intwood - by James StarkRoad Scene At Intwood - 91Landscape With A Church by James StarkLandscape With A Church 92Lake Scene, With Two Men Fishing by James StarkLake Scene, With Two Men Fishing 93Sheep Washing - by James StarkSheep Washing - 94Cattle Watering In A Wooded Landscape, With A Wherry Near Norwich by James StarkCattle Watering In A Wooded Landscape, With A Wherry Near Norwich 95Landscape With A Road Winding Through Trees With Figures by James StarkLandscape With A Road Winding Through Trees With Figures 96Travellers On A Wooded Track by James StarkTravellers On A Wooded Track 97Whitlingham From Old Thorpe Grove, Norfolk by James StarkWhitlingham From Old Thorpe Grove, Norfolk 98River Scene, Cattle In Foreground by James StarkRiver Scene, Cattle In Foreground 99Landscape - (8) by James StarkLandscape - (8) 100Cottage In A Wood by James StarkCottage In A WoodBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery

James Stark's famous paintings, period by period

The subjects that held James Stark's eye

The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.

The museums that keep James Stark's originals

The 7 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by James Stark Paintings from this list
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, AucklandAuckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auckland 1 Landscape with Thatched Cottage
National Museum in Warsaw, WarsawNational Museum in Warsaw Warsaw 1 Forest landscape with a road and a river
Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum 1 Near Norwich
Nunnington HallNunnington Hall 1 View In Windsor Forest
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, GlasgowKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Glasgow 1 A View From Norwich
Scottish National Gallery, EdinburghScottish National Gallery Edinburgh 1 Gowbarrow Park
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, BirminghamBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham 1 Cottage In A Wood

Collectors' questions about James Stark's paintings

Which work is James Stark most famous for?Reveal the answer

Sandling's Ferry. Landscape With A Cottage and Distant View Of Windsor come next.

What are the ten most famous James Stark paintings?Reveal the answer

Sandling's Ferry, Landscape With A Cottage, Distant View Of Windsor, Faggot Gatherers By A Stream, A Wayside Encampment, Landscape -, A Wooded Landscape With Figures On A Track, A Cottage Beyond, Wood Gatherers, Figures And Animals Before Cottages In A Wooded Landscape and A Woody Landscape. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many paintings did James Stark leave?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 137 works by James Stark.

In which museums do James Stark's masterpieces hang?Reveal the answer

Mostly in Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (Auckland), National Museum in Warsaw (Warsaw) and Fitzwilliam Museum. The museum table above lists them all.

Which subjects did James Stark choose most often?Reveal the answer

Landscape (29), Wood (14) and Rural landscape (13), across the 100 works on this page.

To which art movement does James Stark belong?Reveal the answer

Norwich school, judging by the originals on this page.

James Stark: life and work

James Stark: A Leading Figure of the Norwich School

  • Born: Norwich, United Kingdom (1794)
  • Died: 1859

James Stark was a prominent English landscape painter and a key member of the Norwich School of painters. His career spanned several decades, marked by periods of both acclaim and financial struggle. He served as Vice-President (1828) and President (1829) of the Norwich Society of Artists, demonstrating his standing within the artistic community.

Early Life and Training

  • Family Background: Born in Norwich, Stark was the youngest son of Michael Stark, a dye manufacturer known for inventing 'Norwich red'. His father's background included literary and scientific pursuits.
  • Education & Apprenticeship: He attended Norwich School and formed a friendship with John Berney Crome. In 1811, he began an apprenticeship under the elder John Crome, a pivotal influence on his artistic development.
  • Early Exhibitions: Stark’s talent was evident early; he exhibited works in London as early as 1811 and at the British Institution between 1814 and 1818.

Artistic Development and Influences

  • London Period & William Collins: Following his apprenticeship, Stark moved to London in 1814 where he befriended artist William Collins, who influenced his style. He studied at the Royal Academy from 1817.
  • Return to Norwich and River Scenes: Ill health prompted a return to Norwich around 1819, where he resided for nearly twenty years. This period saw him focus on depicting the Norfolk countryside, culminating in the publication of *Scenery of the Rivers of Norfolk* (1834), a collection of etchings based on his paintings.
  • Dutch Masters Influence: Stark’s early works often reflected a strong influence from 17th-century Dutch masters, particularly in their depiction of woodland scenes and atmospheric detail.
  • Evolution of Style: His work during the 1830s showed a shift towards greater freshness and appeal to critics, moving beyond simple imitation of earlier styles.

Major Works and Achievements

  • Scenery of the Rivers of Norfolk (1834): This ambitious project showcased Stark’s skill as both a painter and an engraver, though it proved financially unsuccessful despite critical acclaim.
  • Norwich School Contributions: As a leading member of the Norwich School, Stark helped define its distinctive style – characterized by realistic depictions of the Norfolk landscape and a focus on capturing atmospheric effects.
  • Exhibitions: He consistently exhibited his work at prestigious venues like the Royal Academy and the British Institution throughout his career.

Historical Significance

  • Norwich School Legacy: Stark’s contribution to the Norwich School cemented its place in British art history, demonstrating a regional artistic movement that valued observation and authentic representation of the local landscape.
  • Influence on Later Artists: His work influenced subsequent generations of landscape painters who sought to capture the beauty and character of the English countryside.
  • Preservation of Norfolk’s Landscape: Stark's paintings serve as valuable historical records, documenting the appearance of Norfolk’s rivers and landscapes in the 19th century.