Lost paintings by Britain's first female artist on show at Tate Britain after being found in Parisian antiques shop The works, which had been "lost" for hundreds of years in private collections, were rediscovered in a Paris antiques shop where they lay unattributed. James Mulraine, the art historian and dealer who spotted them, purchased the paintings and brought them back to Britain. They are among around 500 works to go on show at the gallery from May 14, as part of the BP Walk Through of British Art exhibition. Visitors to the London gallery will now see the collection, dating from the 1500s to the present day, arranged in chronological order. Tate Britain has also opened new permanent galleries devoted to two notable British artists, William Blake and Henry Moore. The rehang features works by artists including Francis Bacon, John Constable, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, George Stubbs, JMW Turner, Stanley Spencer, LS Lowry, John Everett Millais, Bridget Riley, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, and Rachel Whiteread. The gallery said that the chronological rather than thematic rehang "allows a more neutral view of the range of art being produced at any one historical moment to emerge." Alongside the chronological sequence of works, Tate Britain is also putting on a series of in-depth displays on subjects such as John Constable's The Cornfield. Highlights in the Moore room - the first time that a substantial display of the artist's work has a permanent presence in London - include Recumbent Figure 1938, and Reclining Figure: Festival 1951 shown alongside maquettes and drawings. Paintings, watercolours and drawings will feature in what the gallery says is the only room permanently dedicated to Blake in the world.