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Image of Odd Fellows from Downing Street Complaining to John Bull

Odd Fellows from Downing Street Complaining to John Bull

George Moutard Woodward (1760 - 1809)
Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Image of The Rt. Hon. Arthur Cohen (1829-1914)

The Rt. Hon. Arthur Cohen (1829-1914)

John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)
Sir Frank Short (1857 - 1945)
Image of The Quaker, and the Commissioners of Excise

The Quaker, and the Commissioners of Excise

George Moutard Woodward (1760 - 1809)
Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Image of The Bench

The Bench

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Image of Screwing the Breech End

Screwing the Breech End

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Reproduction restricted: copyright holder unknown

Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff (1912-2005)

British 20th century unknown
Image of An Unwelcome Visit

An Unwelcome Visit

George Moutard Woodward (1760 - 1809)
Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Image of Sir John Eldon Gorst (1861-1911) Consul-General, Egypt 1907-11

Sir John Eldon Gorst (1861-1911) Consul-General, Egypt 1907-11

Cecil Jameson (1883 - 1973)
Image of The Bench / Of the Different Meaning of the Words Character, Caracatura and Outré in Painting and Drawing

The Bench / Of the Different Meaning of the Words Character, Caracatura and Outré in Painting and Drawing

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Image of Sir David Eccles and Mr Eric Bedford on the Coronation Stands outside Buckingham Palace

Sir David Eccles and Mr Eric Bedford on the Coronation Stands outside Buckingham Palace

John Ward (1917 - 2007)
Image of Turn Table

Turn Table

Colin William Moss (1914 - 2005)
Image of I sensed that Brenda was trying to impress me….

I sensed that Brenda was trying to impress me….

Glen Baxter (1944 - )
Image of The Gothick Temple, Stowe, Buckinghamshire

The Gothick Temple, Stowe, Buckinghamshire

Leonard Rosoman (1913 - 2012)
Image of Jews at Haskoy

Jews at Haskoy

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of 10: Dining

10: Dining

Nicholas Garland (1935 - )
Image of A Tenant At Will

A Tenant At Will

Charles Jameson (after) Grant
Image of Luncheon at the British Embassy, Tokyo, 16 February 1983

Luncheon at the British Embassy, Tokyo, 16 February 1983

David Hockney (1937 - )
Image of Fairground at Hampstead Heath

Fairground at Hampstead Heath

Anthony Gross (1905 - 1984)
Image of Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister: “When I hear the word culture I reach for my Gunn”

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister: “When I hear the word culture I reach for my Gunn”

Victor ("Vicky") Weisz (1913 - 1966)
Image of Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823-1914) politician

Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823-1914) politician

London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
Image of Central panel of Triptych 1974-77 (first version) – Poster for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Central panel of Triptych 1974-77 (first version) – Poster for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992)
Image of Icons in a Smoke-filled Room

Icons in a Smoke-filled Room

Claes Oldenburg (1929 - 2022)
Image of Sir James William Morrison (1774-1856) Deputy Master of the Royal Mint 1830-50

Sir James William Morrison (1774-1856) Deputy Master of the Royal Mint 1830-50

George Clint (1770 - 1854)
Image of Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) politician, writer and Sinologist

Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) politician, writer and Sinologist

Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850)
Image of David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945) Prime Minister

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945) Prime Minister

Sir William Orpen (1878 - 1931)
Image of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) painter and first President of the Royal Academy

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) painter and first President of the Royal Academy

Sir Joshua, (after) Reynolds
Image of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917) British Agent & Consul-General in Egypt

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917) British Agent & Consul-General in Egypt

John Singer, (After) Sargent
Samuel Melton Fisher (1860 - 1939)
Image of Mukund Ramrao Jayakar (1873-1959) judge and Vice-Chancellor of Poona University

Mukund Ramrao Jayakar (1873-1959) judge and Vice-Chancellor of Poona University

S N Gorakshakar (1891 - 1961)
Image of William David Jennings, Admiralty Advocate and Procurator of the Cape of Good Hope

William David Jennings, Admiralty Advocate and Procurator of the Cape of Good Hope

British 19th century unknown
Image of A Tenant at Will

A Tenant at Will

Charles Jameson Grant
Image of Sir John Major (b.1943)

Sir John Major (b.1943)

Sarah King (1954 - )
Image of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) writer and poet

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) writer and poet

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of Ruskin’s Room

Ruskin’s Room

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of “Slow and Steady” Justice Gainford Bruce (1834-1912)

“Slow and Steady” Justice Gainford Bruce (1834-1912)

Sir Leslie Matthew ("Spy") Ward (1851 - 1922)
Image of The Old Cobbler, Guildford

The Old Cobbler, Guildford

Joseph Acheson (1918 - 1994)
Image of Plate 4

Plate 4

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, and Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Politician

Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, and Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Politician

Stephen Slaughter (1697 - 1765)
Image of Public Petition Writer

Public Petition Writer

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of Figure by a Curtain

Figure by a Curtain

David Hockney (1937 - )
Image of Raft

Raft

John Hewitt (1955 - )
Image of 11: Couple Dancing II

11: Couple Dancing II

Nicholas Garland (1935 - )
Image of Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944) architect

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944) architect

Meredith Frampton (1894 - 1984)
Lawrence Josset (1910 - 1995)
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 Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron Estcourt (1801-1876)

Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron Estcourt (1801-1876)

19th century unknown
Image of Richard Austen Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (1902-1982); Sir (Maurice) Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986); Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury (1893-1972) – “Er, of course, he’s the best Prime Minister we have…”

Richard Austen Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (1902-1982); Sir (Maurice) Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986); Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury (1893-1972) – “Er, of course, he’s the best Prime Minister we have…”

Victor ("Vicky") Weisz (1913 - 1966)
Image of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878)
George Sanders (1810 - )
Image of Divisional Court of the Queens Bench Division

Divisional Court of the Queens Bench Division

Arthur Temple Felix Clay (1842 - 1928)
Image of Albion

Albion

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of Giles Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) literary critic and biographer

Giles Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) literary critic and biographer

Stephen Tomlin (1901 - 1937)
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)