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Image of The RE’s Leaving Malta after 3 Years

The RE’s Leaving Malta after 3 Years

Leslie Cole (1910 - 1976)
Image of Scene on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, on the Night of the Grand Jubilee, 1 August 1814

Scene on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, on the Night of the Grand Jubilee, 1 August 1814

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of The Siege of Doway, April 25 1710

The Siege of Doway, April 25 1710

Antoine Benoist (1721 - 1770)
Claude Dubosc (1682 - 1745)
Image of Fitting Paravane Tail and Rudder

Fitting Paravane Tail and Rudder

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of Elephant Shooting, Stanley Pool

Elephant Shooting, Stanley Pool

Henry Bailey ( - 1907)
Image of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1612-1677) politician and royalist commander

George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1612-1677) politician and royalist commander

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Attack on Spanish Treasure Galleys, Portugal

Attack on Spanish Treasure Galleys, Portugal

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (1566 - 1640)
Image of Swan Song (Flying Bomb)

Swan Song (Flying Bomb)

Kaff Gerrard (1894 - 1970)
Image of The Annexe Outside Westminster Abbey

The Annexe Outside Westminster Abbey

Sir John Verney (1913 - 1993)
Image of Country Celebrations

Country Celebrations

Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Image of Queen Victoria arriving at Alderney, 1859

Queen Victoria arriving at Alderney, 1859

Charles Thomas Burt (1823 - 1902)
Image of Examination Station, Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, 1944

Examination Station, Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, 1944

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field Marshal & Prime Minister

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field Marshal & Prime Minister

Priscilla Anne (née Wellesley-Pole), Countess of Westmorland Fane (1793 - 1879)
Thomas Hodgetts
Image of Three Soldiers Shortly to Leave for an Officer Cadet Training Unit Playing Chess

Three Soldiers Shortly to Leave for an Officer Cadet Training Unit Playing Chess

Rodrigo Moynihan (1910 - 1990)
Image of III: At the left Hand Corner is represented the first Engagement between the Spanish and English Fleets: After which the English give Chace to the Spaniards, who draw themselves up in a Roundel

III: At the left Hand Corner is represented the first Engagement between the Spanish and English Fleets: After which the English give Chace to the Spaniards, who draw themselves up in a Roundel

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

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 Coronation Procession: Admiralty Arch from Trafalgar Square

Coronation Procession: Admiralty Arch from Trafalgar Square

Richard Ernst Eurich (1903 - 1992)
Image of Between Two Fires: A Dream (St. Peter’s, Rome)

Between Two Fires: A Dream (St. Peter’s, Rome)

Carel Weight (1908 - 1997)
Image of Azincourt VIII

Azincourt VIII

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of Azincourt V

Azincourt V

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of The Battle of Waterloo [Key to GAC1540]

The Battle of Waterloo [Key to GAC1540]

Alexander Sauerweid (1783 - 1844)
Image of Guests on their Way to the Abbey, Coronation

Guests on their Way to the Abbey, Coronation

Charles Mozley (1915 - 1991)
Image of Mine Crater. Hill 60. December 1917

Mine Crater. Hill 60. December 1917

Paul Nash (1889 - 1946)
Image of Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901, in Coronation Robes

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901, in Coronation Robes

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)
Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887)
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (6): Queen’s Escort

State Procession of HM The Queen (6): Queen’s Escort

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
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Design for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, Caernarfon Castle: Sketch Design for Welsh Dragon

Carl Toms (1927 - 1999)
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Admiralty Arch, (Coronation, June 1953)

Adrian Daintrey (1902 - 1988)
Image of L’Horizon de la Liberation: En Souvenir du 6/6/44

L’Horizon de la Liberation: En Souvenir du 6/6/44

Juliane Hervé (1921 - 2006)
Image of Radio Officer James Gordon Melville Turner, GC (b. 1907)

Radio Officer James Gordon Melville Turner, GC (b. 1907)

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
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Departure from the Abbey: The Sovereign Escort

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Feather that went to the South Pole

Feather that went to the South Pole

Cornelia Parker (1956 - )
Image of Lugo, a Few Days after its Liberation, 1945

Lugo, a Few Days after its Liberation, 1945

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of River Thames Towards Tower Bridge

River Thames Towards Tower Bridge

Dimitrie Berea (1908 - 1975)
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Waiting after sunset for the evening meal outside Shaikh Haji Farhud Al-Fandi’s Mudhif 1944

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of High Treason, Court of Criminal Appeal: the Trial of Sir Roger Casement 1916

High Treason, Court of Criminal Appeal: the Trial of Sir Roger Casement 1916

Sir John Lavery (1856 - 1941)
Image of Necktank (1918)

Necktank (1918)

Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 - 2006)
Image of Sir Francis Drake (1540?-96) privateer, Admiral and explorer

Sir Francis Drake (1540?-96) privateer, Admiral and explorer

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
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Coronation Preparations: Parliament Square and Central Hall

Bernard Phillip Batchelor (1924 - 2012)
Image of Capitaine Prudhomme (ADC to King Albert)

Capitaine Prudhomme (ADC to King Albert)

Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861 - 1952)
Image of The Crowd on the Pavement, Coronation

The Crowd on the Pavement, Coronation

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Scene from School, Perugia

Scene from School, Perugia

Carel Weight (1908 - 1997)
Image of Coronation Preparations Shoreditch

Coronation Preparations Shoreditch

Philip Hubert Le Bas (1925 - )
Image of The Battle of Blenheim

The Battle of Blenheim

Louis Laguerre (1663 - 1721)
Claude Dubosc (1682 - 1745)
Louis du Guernier (1677 - 1716)
Image of France No.3

France No.3

Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
Image of British Quarters, Iceland

British Quarters, Iceland

C A Salisbury
Image of Queen Victoria’s Visit to Falmouth, 1 September 1843

Queen Victoria’s Visit to Falmouth, 1 September 1843

Thomas Picken (1815 - 1870)
Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
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The Abbey, Coronation June 1953

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of William III at the Battle of the Boyne

William III at the Battle of the Boyne

Jan Wyck (1640 - 1702)
Image of The Siege of Lisle in 1708

The Siege of Lisle in 1708

Antoine Benoist (1721 - 1770)
Claude Dubosc (1682 - 1745)