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Image of The Gold State Coach

The Gold State Coach

Donald Stuart L Friend (1915 - 1989)
Image of Coronation Fair Hyde Park

Coronation Fair Hyde Park

John Burgess (1814 - 1874)
Image of Paris Fortifications

Paris Fortifications

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946)
Image of Stooking Wheat

Stooking Wheat

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Coronation Coach

Coronation Coach

Barbara Mildred Jones (1912 - 1978)
Image of Muskat from the Harbour

Muskat from the Harbour

R Temple
Image of The Rock of Quang-Yin, with an Excavation near it’s [sic] Base, serving as a Temple and Dwelling for several Priests of Fo

The Rock of Quang-Yin, with an Excavation near it’s [sic] Base, serving as a Temple and Dwelling for several Priests of Fo

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
John George Landseer (1769 - 1852)
Image of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683) politician

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683) politician

John Greenhill (1644? - 1676)
Robert White (1645 - 1703)
Image of The Crowd in the Mall, Coronation

The Crowd in the Mall, Coronation

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Visite à Claremont House [Visit of Louis Philippe]

Visite à Claremont House [Visit of Louis Philippe]

Édouard Henri Théophile Pingret
Pierre Louis Philippe Alphonse Bichebois (1801 - 1850)
Michel Charles Fichot (1817 - 1903)
Jean Victor Adam (1801 - 1867)
Image of Captain Henry Jackson, OBE, Merchant Navy

Captain Henry Jackson, OBE, Merchant Navy

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
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Broken Road between Goes and Middleburg 1944

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of The Monument

The Monument

James Pryde (1866 - 1941)
Image of The Prime Minister’s Procession at the 1953 Coronation

The Prime Minister’s Procession at the 1953 Coronation

Charles Mozley (1915 - 1991)
Image of War Equipment on Algiers Quayside

War Equipment on Algiers Quayside

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of The Battle of Alexandria, March 21st 1801 / Bataille d’Alexandrie, le 21 Mars, 1801

The Battle of Alexandria, March 21st 1801 / Bataille d’Alexandrie, le 21 Mars, 1801

William Willermin
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
James Mitan (1776 - 1822)
Image of Stooking, Mill Half Farm, Whitney on Wye

Stooking, Mill Half Farm, Whitney on Wye

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (10): State Coach

State Procession of HM The Queen (10): State Coach

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
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Design for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, Caernarfon Castle: Queen Eleanor’s Gate

Carl Toms (1927 - 1999)
Image of The Fleet at Anchor

The Fleet at Anchor

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Thomas Goldsworth Dutton (c.1819 - 1891)
Image of In the Abbey, Coronation

In the Abbey, Coronation

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Coronation Preparations: Cleaning Admiralty Arch

Coronation Preparations: Cleaning Admiralty Arch

Bernard Phillip Batchelor (1924 - 2012)
Image of Ponte alla Carraia, Florence

Ponte alla Carraia, Florence

Carel Weight (1908 - 1997)
Image of Battle of Blenheim

Battle of Blenheim

Joshua, Jnr Ross
Image of King George IV’s Public Entry into the City of Dublin on 17 August 1821

King George IV’s Public Entry into the City of Dublin on 17 August 1821

Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794 - 1864)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Image of The Guests Leaving the Abbey, Coronation

The Guests Leaving the Abbey, Coronation

Edward Ardizzone (1900 - 1979)
Image of Palace of Industry, View from the Cascade

Palace of Industry, View from the Cascade

P Le Bihan
Day and Son
Image of Peers in Coronation Robes, Coronation

Peers in Coronation Robes, Coronation

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Coronation Preparations: Construction of the Annexe

Coronation Preparations: Construction of the Annexe

Bernard Phillip Batchelor (1924 - 2012)
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Sulaimaniyah. The Rice Harvest 1943

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of The Procession in Whitehall, Coronation

The Procession in Whitehall, Coronation

Charles Mozley (1915 - 1991)
Image of The Coronation Procession, Hyde Park

The Coronation Procession, Hyde Park

Stanley Clare Grayson (1898 - 1967)
Image of Congo

Congo

Henry Bailey ( - 1907)
Image of The Showboat at Baghdad

The Showboat at Baghdad

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of 40 Dover Street (Hartnell’s), June 1953

40 Dover Street (Hartnell’s), June 1953

Dimitrie Berea (1908 - 1975)
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Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park

Frederick George Masters
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The Arrival at the Abbey 1953

Adrian Daintrey (1902 - 1988)
Image of Entering the Harwich Channel

Entering the Harwich Channel

Robert Butler (1916 - )
Image of Royal Occasion at Portsmouth

Royal Occasion at Portsmouth

William Benjamin S Taylor (1781 - 1850)
Image of In the Abbey, after the Coronation: Sir Winston Churchill and Peers

In the Abbey, after the Coronation: Sir Winston Churchill and Peers

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
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Off Walcheren, Sunset, 2 November 1944

Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)
Image of Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author

Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author

British 17th century unknown
Image of Horsemen in Combat

Horsemen in Combat

Jacques, (Le Bourguignon) Courtois (1621 - 1676)
Image of Burke and Wills Expedition III

Burke and Wills Expedition III

Sir Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)
Image of Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) Admiral, Commander at the Battle of Navarino 1827

Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851) Admiral, Commander at the Battle of Navarino 1827

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
Image of Painting Ships

Painting Ships

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of Merchant Ship in Atlantic Convoy

Merchant Ship in Atlantic Convoy

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of Men-o-War in Action: English Ship and Barbary Pirate Vessels

Men-o-War in Action: English Ship and Barbary Pirate Vessels

Willem van de, II Velde (1633 - 1707)
Image of Naval Review at Spithead. Her Majesty The Queen Reviewing the Fleet in Action

Naval Review at Spithead. Her Majesty The Queen Reviewing the Fleet in Action

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Thomas Goldsworth Dutton (c.1819 - 1891)
Image of On the Heath, Rotherfield, Kent, July 1941 – A Bedford “T.C.T”

On the Heath, Rotherfield, Kent, July 1941 – A Bedford “T.C.T”

V J Lee