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Dorothy Sidney (née Percy), Countess of Leicester (c.1598-1659)
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
R W Satchwell
E Scriven
King William III (1650-1702) on Horseback
Jan Wyck (1640 - 1702)
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector of England
John Michael, (Follower) Rysbrack
The Relapse: The Kiss (possibly Act 3, Scene 2)
William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Three Naval Officers: Edward Russell, Earl of Orford (1652-1727), John Benbow (1653?-1702) & Sir Ralph Delavall (c.1645-1707)
Thomas Murray (1663 - 1735)
Portrait of a Lady
17th century unknown
King Charles II (1630-85) Reigned 1660-85
Benedetto, the Younger Gennari (1633 - 1715)
Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) Queen of King Charles II
Sir Peter, (Studio) Lely
Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset (1585/6-1645) courtier; favourite of King James I
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond and 4th Duke of Lennox (1612-1655) royalist
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Anne Russell (née Carr), Countess of Bedford (1615-1684)
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
R W Satchwell
Henry Meyer (1782 - 1847)
Unknown Man Holding a Paper
17th century unknown
Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney (1641-1704) polician, army officer, envoy to The Hague 1679-1681
Sir John Baptist de Medina (1659 - 1710)
Women at Market
Hendrik Mommers (c.1623 - 1693)
Sir William Temple (1628-1699) diplomat and author
Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Philips de Sadeleer (born 1560/1), merchant
Dutch 16th century unknown
King James II and VII (1633-1701) Reigned 1685-8, when Duke of York
John Michael Wright (1617 - 1694)
John Thurloe (1616-1668) Secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State
Samuel Cooper (1609 - 1672)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer (1652-94) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
19th century unknown
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Artist
John Michael Rysbrack (1694 - 1770)
Inigo Jones (1573-1652) Architect
John Michael, (after) Rysbrack
Portrait of a Woman
Salomon de Bray (1597 - 1664)
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616-1700) politician and soldier
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1592-1676) writer, patron, and royalist army officer
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Lady Hester Bowyer (d.1665; née Aucher)
Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian (c.1605-1675) politician
George Jamesone (c.1588 - c.1644)
William Hilton (1786 - 1839)
Henry Meyer (1782 - 1847)
Sir John Chardin (1643-1713) traveller and merchant; envoy to Holland 1683
John Michael Wright (1617 - 1694)
James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond and 4th Duke of Lennox (1612-1655) Royalist
Sir Anthony van, (after) Dyck
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (1579-1635) diplomat, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord High Treasurer
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
19th century unknown
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) army officer and politician
Adriaen van der Werff (1659 - 1722)
Pieter van Gunst (c.1667 - 1724)
Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) Queen of King Charles II
Jacob Huysmans (c.1633 - 1696)
George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth (c1647-1691) Admiral
Robert Shipster
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612) eldest son of King James VI & I
Paul van Somer (c1576 - 1621)
King James II and VII (1633-1701) reigned 1685-1688, in armour
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
King Charles I (1600-1649) reigned 1625-1649
Daniel Mytens (c.1590 - 1647)
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk (1585-1646), patron of art, collector and politician, with his grandson, Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1627-1677)
Sir Anthony van, (after) Dyck
Henry Stone (1616 - 1653)
Dutch Family
Flemish 17th century unknown
Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (1596-1662) daughter of King James VI & I
Gerrit van, (after) Honthorst
Robert Blake (1599-1657) army officer and General at Sea
Thomas Preston ( - 1759 or 1785)
Sir Henry Vane the younger (1613-1662) politician, author and revolutionary
Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612-1650) royalist army officer
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
William Hilton (1786 - 1839)
Robert Cooper
George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull (1570-1634) Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Adam de Colone
A Young Man
British 17th century unknown
Three Eldest Children of King Charles I in 1635: King Charles II (1630-1685) when Prince of Wales, King James II and VII (1633-1701) when Duke of York, Mary, Princess of Orange (1631-1660)
Sir Anthony van, (after) Dyck
The Relapse: Lord Foppington and his Tailor (Act 2, Scene 1)
William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale (1655-1700) First Lord of the Treasury & Lord Privy Seal
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743)
Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer (1652-1694) Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Sir William Morice (1602-1676) politican; Secretary of State
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) Queen of King Charles II
Benedetto, the Younger Gennari (1633 - 1715)
Lady Hester Mainwaring (later Lady Hester Blount, née Wase) (c.1620-1678)
Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
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