Thomas Carlyle by Helen Allingham 1879 (National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh). Historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle in the drawing room of his home 5/24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea.

A Chelsea Interior (The Carlyles at Home with their Dog Nero at 5/24 Cheyne Row) by Robert Scott Tait 1857-8 (National Trust, Carlyle’s House). The parlour in the home of historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane.

The Evening Meal by Carl Larsson 1905 (Private Collection). Lilla Hyttnäs, Sundborn.

Lisbeth with a Yellow Tulip by Carl Larsson 1894 (Private Collection). Lilla Hyttnäs, Sundborn.

My Eldest Daughter, Suzanne with Milk and Book by Carl Larsson 1904 (Private Collection). Dining room. Lilla Hyttnäs, Sundborn.

Day is Done, Good Night! by Carl Larsson 1908 (Private Collection). Dining room. Lilla Hyttnäs, Sundborn.

My Wife by Carl Larsson 1912 (Private Collection). Artist and designer Karin Larsson (née Bergöö). Lilla Hyttnäs, Sundborn.

Flower Table by Winifred Nicholson 1928-9 (Tate, London). Bankshead, Cumberland.

Amy in the Kitchen at Bankshead by Winifred Nicholson 1928 (Private Collection). Cumberland. Amy Little, one of the maids.

The Warwick Family by Winifred Nicholson c. 1925-6 (Private Collection). Tom and Margaret Warwick, who lived in the farm next door to Winifred Nicholson’s house Bankshead in Cumberland. Sitting with Mr and Mrs Warwick are their daughter Janet and their grandson Norman.

Anemones by Charles Rennie Mackintosh c. 1915-16 (Private Collection). Glebe Place, Chelsea.

Anemones by Harold Harvey 1926 (Private Collection). Cornwall.

The Donkey Meadow by Harold Harvey 1924 (Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance). Rough Lea Flower Farm at Stable Hobba in Newlyn Coombe, Cornwall. Anemones.

The Dining Room Window, Charleston by Vanessa Bell c. 1940 (Private Collection). Firle, Sussex. Duncan Grant and his daughter Angelica Bell.

Tulips in a Jug by Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) (Private Collection).

Interior, 8 Fitzroy Street by Vanessa Bell c. 1936 (Royal West of England Academy, Bristol).

A Conversation by Vanessa Bell 1913-16 (The Courtauld Gallery, London).

Neighbours by Stanley Spencer 1936 (Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham). Cookham, Berkshire.

Still Life with Tulips by Samuel John Peploe c. 1918-23 (Private Collection). Edinburgh.

Yellow Tulips by Charles Rennie Mackintosh c. 1922-3 (Private Collection). Glebe Place, Chelsea.