Your story of British art - in pictures

One of the standing stones at Avebury, Wiltshire. redisright nominated it: 'Is Avebury an artwork? Surely it was a place of worship; though at a 5,000-year remove we're not entirely certain what they were worshipping and how' Photograph: David Pearson/Rex Features

Depiction of St Matthew the Apostle from the Book of Kells, circa AD600-900, nominated by referendum Photograph: Corbis

The Wilton Diptych, painted circa 1395-1399, now found in the National Gallery, London. Nominated by PeterNW1, who explains the history of the work here Photograph: Corbis

A 13th-century wood carving of an elephant adorns a misericord in the south choir aisle of Exeter Cathedral. Nominated by referendum Photograph: Angelo Hornak/Corbis

The Heir from William Hogarth's series The Rake's Progress, painted in 1735. Nominated by BoblaFlambeur Photograph: Derek Bayes Aspect/Corbis

William Blake's The Ghost of a Flea, painted 1819-20. Nominated by guydenning Photograph: Courtesy: Tate

JMW Turner's The Slave Ship, painted in 1840. Nominated by BereniceWeber Photograph: Barney Burstein/Corbis

Sir Frederic Leighton's Flaming June, painted in 1895. Nominated by TigerDunc Photograph: Corbis

The standard London Underground map designed by Harry Beck in 1931. Nominated by referendum Photograph: Transport for London

Francis Bacon's Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, painted in 1953, on display at Tate Britain. Nominated by BoblaFlambeur Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Howard Hodgkin poses in front of his oil on wood painting of 2007 titled Where Seldom is Heard a Discouraging Word. Nominated by Furryjen Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian

David Hockney's A Bigger Splash from 1967, on display at Nottingham Contemporary. Nominated by Felix Kanor Tetteh Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian

Tony Ray-Jones's California, 1971. Nominated by flicks64 Photograph: Tony Ray-Jones/SSPL/Getty Images

Anthony Caro's Month of May, of 1963, (foreground) on display at the Tate Britain exhibition. Nominated by quaela Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

David Nash, Seventy One Steps at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2010. Nominated by ntofr1 Photograph: Jonty Wilde/Courtesy of YSP

Maggi Hambling with the painting Young Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Wounded. Nominated by PoorBoyDave, who says of her work: 'Maggi Hambling always manages to capture the might and power of the sea' Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

A wall of Tracey Emin's neon works at the Hayward Gallery, part of the exhibition Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want. Nominated by Chappers1962 Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian