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Image of Frederick Chopin

Frederick Chopin

Francis Wishart (1951 - )
Image of Cholmondeley Castle, the Seat of the Most Hon. the Marquess of Cholmondeley

Cholmondeley Castle, the Seat of the Most Hon. the Marquess of Cholmondeley

Augustus Butler
William Gauci
Image of John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767) statesman and diplomat

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767) statesman and diplomat

Cosmo Alexander (1724 - 1772)
Image of Bride of the Sea

Bride of the Sea

Eileen Agar (1899 - 1991)
Image of Alasdair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry (1773-1828) chief of clan Macdonell of Glengarry, and army officer

Alasdair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry (1773-1828) chief of clan Macdonell of Glengarry, and army officer

Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823)
Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (1860 - 1947)
Image of Life at the Sea-Side (Ramsgate Sands)

Life at the Sea-Side (Ramsgate Sands)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Charles William Sharpe (1818 - 1899)
Image of La Blanchisseuse

La Blanchisseuse

Michael Salaman (1911 - 1987)
Image of The Capture of Martinique (palm trees to right)

The Capture of Martinique (palm trees to right)

Thomas Luny (1759 - 1837)
Image of Evening

Evening

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Bernard Baron (c1696 - 1762)
Image of Felsted School, Essex

Felsted School, Essex

Sheila Robinson (1925 - 1987)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Sir George Hayter (1792 - 1871)
Image of Foundling Hospital, the Chapel

Foundling Hospital, the Chapel

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of Still Life Group

Still Life Group

Duncan Grant (1885 - 1978)
Image of The Keep, Dover Castle

The Keep, Dover Castle

John Hawkesworth (1920 - )
Image of The Speaker’s House, Westminster (River Front)

The Speaker’s House, Westminster (River Front)

John Preston Neale (1780 - 1847)
William Radclyffe (1783 - 1855)
Image of The Rt. Hon. William Huskisson, MP (1770-1830) politician

The Rt. Hon. William Huskisson, MP (1770-1830) politician

Richard Rothwell (1800 - 1868)
Thomas Hodgetts
Image of Lesconil

Lesconil

Mary Fedden (1915 - 2012)
Image of John Morgan Esq, with a Dog

John Morgan Esq, with a Dog

Moses, Jnr Haughton (1774 - 1848)
Image of Lady Anne Montagu (née Rich, styled Lady Mandeville; 1604-1642), wife of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (Viscount Mandeville)

Lady Anne Montagu (née Rich, styled Lady Mandeville; 1604-1642), wife of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (Viscount Mandeville)

Daniel Mytens (c.1590 - 1647)
Image of Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister

Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister

Sir Oswald Birley (1880 - 1952)
Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (1860 - 1947)
Image of An Akan Woman Chipping off the Palm Oil Fruit

An Akan Woman Chipping off the Palm Oil Fruit

Kofi Antubam (1922 - 1964)
Image of A Market-Day in Bangor

A Market-Day in Bangor

Joseph Josiah Dodd (1809 - 1880)
J Walker
Image of Sir George Russell Clerk (1874-1951) diplomat [identity uncertain]

Sir George Russell Clerk (1874-1951) diplomat [identity uncertain]

H P Routledge
Image of A View of the Head of Ulswater toward Patterdale

A View of the Head of Ulswater toward Patterdale

William Bellers
Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain (c.1710 - c.1771)
James Mason (1710 - c.1780)
Image of The South Prospect of the Cathedral Church of St. Mary Lincoln

The South Prospect of the Cathedral Church of St. Mary Lincoln

James Collins
Image of Beckenham Golf Course

Beckenham Golf Course

Peter Midgley (1921 - 1991)
Image of The North East Prospect of the City of Salisbury

The North East Prospect of the City of Salisbury

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of King Charles I (1600-1649) Reigned 1625-49

King Charles I (1600-1649) Reigned 1625-49

Sir Anthony van, (after) Dyck
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King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, June 28th 1838.

The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, June 28th 1838.

Edmund Thomas Parris (1793 - 1873)
Charles Edward Wagstaff (1808 - 1850)
Image of Seascape with Man-o-War and Two Hulks

Seascape with Man-o-War and Two Hulks

William Collingwood Smith (1815 - 1887)
Image of South View of Poets Corner

South View of Poets Corner

Jean François Marie Huet-Villiers (1772 - 1813)
John Bluck
Image of View Looking down from Dover Castle

View Looking down from Dover Castle

A (British, 19th century) P
Image of Expulsion and killing of an enemy

Expulsion and killing of an enemy

Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980)
Image of Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (1786-1880) diplomat

Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (1786-1880) diplomat

George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
George James Stodart (c.1838 - 1913)
Image of The South West Prospect of the City of Chester

The South West Prospect of the City of Chester

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England to King Henry VIII

William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England to King Henry VIII

Hans Holbein (1497/8 - 1543)
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Image of Greenwich Hospital. The Painted Hall

Greenwich Hospital. The Painted Hall

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Image of The Adelphi Terrace

The Adelphi Terrace

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of The North East Prospect of the City of Salisbury

The North East Prospect of the City of Salisbury

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
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Piazza

Gordon Davies (c1918 - )
Image of Lincoln’s Inn Chappel

Lincoln’s Inn Chappel

George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Image of Battle of the Nile: English Squadron, Bay of Shoals

Battle of the Nile: English Squadron, Bay of Shoals

Captain James Weir
Thomas Hellyer
Image of Man with Dog

Man with Dog

Ramsay Richard Reinagle (1775 - 1862)
Image of II: The Spanish Fleet against Fowey, drawn up in the Form of a Half Moon, and the English Fleet pursuing them

II: The Spanish Fleet against Fowey, drawn up in the Form of a Half Moon, and the English Fleet pursuing them

Clement Lemprière ( - 1746)
John Pine (1690 - 1756)
Image of Ice Age, the Last Lecture

Ice Age, the Last Lecture

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of Aubergines

Aubergines

André Bicât (1909 - 1996)
Image of Part of Lambton Harbour, in Port Nicholson, New Zealand

Part of Lambton Harbour, in Port Nicholson, New Zealand

Charles Heaphy (c.1820 - 1881)
Thomas Allom (1804 - 1872)
Image of Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset

Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Ein Deutsches Requiem – after Brahms

Ein Deutsches Requiem – after Brahms

Tom Phillips (1937 - 2022)