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Image of Singapore

Singapore

Leslie Cole (1910 - 1976)
Image of Gunner Paul March (Canadian Forces)

Gunner Paul March (Canadian Forces)

Henry Lamb (1883 - 1960)
Image of Cape Macartney & Staunton’s Island / Cape Macartney & Cape Gower / View of the City of Ten-Tchoo-Foo from the Anchorage of the Hindostan in the Strait of Mi-a-Tau

Cape Macartney & Staunton’s Island / Cape Macartney & Cape Gower / View of the City of Ten-Tchoo-Foo from the Anchorage of the Hindostan in the Strait of Mi-a-Tau

Ellis
Image of Burke and Wills Expedition II

Burke and Wills Expedition II

Sir Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)
Image of Scythe Smithy, Bellbroughton, Worcestershire

Scythe Smithy, Bellbroughton, Worcestershire

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of St. Pierre, Boulogne

St. Pierre, Boulogne

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Charged by a Buffalo

Charged by a Buffalo

Henry Bailey ( - 1907)
Image of King George III Reviewing the 10th Dragoons

King George III Reviewing the 10th Dragoons

Sir William, (circle) Beechey
Image of Police Assembling at Dawn, Whitehall

Police Assembling at Dawn, Whitehall

Laurence Cyril Bagley (1922 - 1983)
Image of The Defence of Gibraltar in the Afternoon of 13 September 1782

The Defence of Gibraltar in the Afternoon of 13 September 1782

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson

The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson

Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)
James Heath (1757 - 1834)
Image of X: The Spaniards make the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by the English, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded near Calais

X: The Spaniards make the best of their way for the Northern Seas; and are, in the mean time, very much battered by the English, who closely pursue them. The chief Galleass is stranded near Calais

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of Battle of Trafalgar

Battle of Trafalgar

William Joy (1803 - c.1859)
Image of Landscape with Cavalry Skirmish in a Wood

Landscape with Cavalry Skirmish in a Wood

Pieter Snayers ( - 1666)
Image of Princes & Princesses Arrive in Westminster Abbey

Princes & Princesses Arrive in Westminster Abbey

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Sir Henry Morgan (c1635-1688) Buccaneer

Sir Henry Morgan (c1635-1688) Buccaneer

British 17th century unknown
Image of Welding Bofors Guns

Welding Bofors Guns

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of The Attack on the Fort of Luft

The Attack on the Fort of Luft

R Temple
Image of South Transept at the Great Exhibition

South Transept at the Great Exhibition

Edward Duncan (1803 - 1882)
Image of Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards Parade

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in Coronation Robes

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in Coronation Robes

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887)
Image of Threshing, Kent

Threshing, Kent

Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906 - 1960)
Image of Audience of a European Ambassador with the Sultan

Audience of a European Ambassador with the Sultan

Antonio, & Studio Guardi (1699 - 1760)
Image of After the Ceremony: Sir Winston & Lady Churchill

After the Ceremony: Sir Winston & Lady Churchill

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Tower of l’Église Reformée at Rouen 1944

Tower of l’Église Reformée at Rouen 1944

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Coronation Impressions

Coronation Impressions

Philippe Jullian (1921 - 1977)
Image of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618-1685) politician

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618-1685) politician

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of A Merchantman at Catania

A Merchantman at Catania

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of King George III Reviewing the Volunteer Corps assembled in Hyde Park in honour of his Birthday, 4 June 1799

King George III Reviewing the Volunteer Corps assembled in Hyde Park in honour of his Birthday, 4 June 1799

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822)
Image of Chessembo Lagoon, Congo

Chessembo Lagoon, Congo

Henry Bailey ( - 1907)
Image of Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 2]

Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 2]

Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of Battle of Trafalgar

Battle of Trafalgar

Thomas Luny (1759 - 1837)
Image of Base Camp of the Anti-Locust Mission, Jedda 1944

Base Camp of the Anti-Locust Mission, Jedda 1944

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of The “Berkeley Castle”

The “Berkeley Castle”

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of Portrait of a Production Worker

Portrait of a Production Worker

James Ardern Grant (1887 - 1973)
Image of Château de Gouville: St. Aubin d’Arquenay 1944

Château de Gouville: St. Aubin d’Arquenay 1944

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Constantine

Constantine

Henry Marvell Carr (1894 - 1970)
Image of Cecil Arthur Tooke, OBE (1884-1966) seaman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Cecil Arthur Tooke, OBE (1884-1966) seaman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Arthur Kampf (1864 - 1950)
Image of The Lord Chancellor’s Procession, 1868 (Lord Chancellor Hatherley)

The Lord Chancellor’s Procession, 1868 (Lord Chancellor Hatherley)

Henry Tanworth Wells (1828 - 1903)
Image of Sir Walter Ralegh and his Son

Sir Walter Ralegh and his Son

British 17th century (after) unknown
Elizabeth MacFadgen (1923 - )
Image of Admiral Sir John Duckworth Forcing Pass through Dardanelles, 1807

Admiral Sir John Duckworth Forcing Pass through Dardanelles, 1807

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Image of Azincourt III

Azincourt III

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of Battle Scene from the Wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe

Battle Scene from the Wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe

Jan van Huchtenburg (1647 - 1733)
Image of French Defeat off Cape Lagos

French Defeat off Cape Lagos

British 19th century unknown
Image of On the Voyage Out

On the Voyage Out

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
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IV: De Valdez’s Galleon springs her Foremast, and is taken by Sir Francis Drake. The Lord-Admiral with the Bear and Mary Rose, pursue the Enemy, who are in the Form of a Half Moon

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of General Huguet (Chief of French Mission to the British Expeditionary Force)

General Huguet (Chief of French Mission to the British Expeditionary Force)

Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861 - 1952)
Image of Skibotn, Lyngen Fjord July 1945

Skibotn, Lyngen Fjord July 1945

Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)
Image of Constantine

Constantine

Henry Marvell Carr (1894 - 1970)
Image of Frontispiece: Sixteen views of places in the Persian Gulf 1809-10

Frontispiece: Sixteen views of places in the Persian Gulf 1809-10

R Temple