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Image of John Kay of Bury [Inventor of the Flying Shuttle]

John Kay of Bury [Inventor of the Flying Shuttle]

Madeley
Image of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

St. George’s Chapel, Windsor

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Image of Coronation Impressions

Coronation Impressions

Philippe Jullian (1921 - 1977)
Image of Rochester Cathedral, Kent, from the West

Rochester Cathedral, Kent, from the West

British 18th century unknown
Image of Kona á Peysufötum (Woman wearing the National Costume)

Kona á Peysufötum (Woman wearing the National Costume)

Jon Stefansson (1881 - 1962)
Image of Feast of Saints Jason and Sosipatros, in the Island of Corfu

Feast of Saints Jason and Sosipatros, in the Island of Corfu

Joseph Cartwright (1789 - 1829)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Robert, Jnr Havell (1793 - 1878)
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Royal Courts of Justice: Details of Turrets; Great South Window

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) painter and printmaker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) painter and printmaker

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
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King’s College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Workhouse, St. James’s Parish

Workhouse, St. James’s Parish

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Thomas Sunderland (1744 - 1828)
Image of Cherub Leaning against Rock and Holding a Vase

Cherub Leaning against Rock and Holding a Vase

French 19th century unknown
Barbezat & Cie
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

James Lonsdale (1777 - 1839)
Image of The Funeral of Gladstone: the Coffin arriving outside the Abbey, 28 May 1898

The Funeral of Gladstone: the Coffin arriving outside the Abbey, 28 May 1898

Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828 - 1907)
Image of Lindsell Church, Essex

Lindsell Church, Essex

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Lincoln’s Inn Hall and Chapel

Lincoln’s Inn Hall and Chapel

Samuel Rawle (1771 - 1860)
Image of The Railway Station

The Railway Station

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Francis Holl (1815 - 1884)
Image of John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747) Field Marshal and diplomat

John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747) Field Marshal and diplomat

Sir Godfrey, (school) Kneller
Image of Rehearsal at Westminster Abbey

Rehearsal at Westminster Abbey

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of The Capture of Havana by the English Squadron

The Capture of Havana by the English Squadron

Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)
Image of Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (1578-1652) Politician

Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (1578-1652) Politician

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) Prime Minister

Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) Prime Minister

George Francis Joseph (1764 - 1846)
Image of Kilmory Chapel

Kilmory Chapel

John Piper (1903 - 1992)
Image of Tanks on Manoeuvres near Newmarket

Tanks on Manoeuvres near Newmarket

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (1662-1711) politician; Secretary of State for Scotland, 1709-1711

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (1662-1711) politician; Secretary of State for Scotland, 1709-1711

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Image of Last Minute Decorations [for the Coronation]

Last Minute Decorations [for the Coronation]

Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)
Image of Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) trader, garden designer and philosopher

Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) trader, garden designer and philosopher

Robert Edge Pine (1742 - 1788)
Image of View from the Mess Room, Eve Leary Barracks, Demerara

View from the Mess Room, Eve Leary Barracks, Demerara

British 19th century unknown
Image of Untitled History Painting III

Untitled History Painting III

Blaise Drummond (1967 - )
Image of Hidden Cross, London

Hidden Cross, London

Howard Jeffs (1944 - )
Image of Maria Anne Fitzherbert (1756-1837) famous beauty; morganatic wife of George IV

Maria Anne Fitzherbert (1756-1837) famous beauty; morganatic wife of George IV

Richard, (After) Cosway
Image of Battle of the Pyrenees, 28 July 1813

Battle of the Pyrenees, 28 July 1813

William, ("Paul Pry") Heath (1795 - 1840)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Image of Artichokes

Artichokes

André Bicât (1909 - 1996)
Reproduction of image restricted by copyright

Design for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, Caernarfon Castle: Water Gate Entrance, Sketch 1

Carl Toms (1927 - 1999)
Image of Anna de Brancovan

Anna de Brancovan

Francis Wishart (1951 - )
Image of View of Queen Square

View of Queen Square

Edward Dayes (1763 - 1804)
Robert Dodd (1748 - 1815)
Robert Pollard (1755 - 1838)
Image of Death of the Duc d’Orleans

Death of the Duc d’Orleans

French 19th century unknown
Image of A Party, Angling

A Party, Angling

George Morland (1763 - 1804)
George Keating (1762 - 1842)
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)
Abraham Blooteling (1640 - 1690)
Image of Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845) naval officer and traveller

Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845) naval officer and traveller

Jean Baptiste Borely (1776 - 1823)
Image of Sir Walter Townley (1863-1945) diplomat

Sir Walter Townley (1863-1945) diplomat

Philip Alexius de László (1869 - 1937)
Image of The Young Fisherman

The Young Fisherman

Joshua Cristall (1768 - 1847)
Image of View of Part of Whitehall Shewing Admiralty Office with the New Gateway designed and erected in the year 1760, & also a part of the Horse Guards etc

View of Part of Whitehall Shewing Admiralty Office with the New Gateway designed and erected in the year 1760, & also a part of the Horse Guards etc

Domenico Cunego (1726 - 1803)
Image of East Street, Chichester

East Street, Chichester

Joseph Francis Gilbert (1792 - 1855)
Matthew Dubourg
Image of The Teatime Nursery

The Teatime Nursery

Rupert Allen Shaw (1950 - 1995)
Image of Gold Summer Bunch

Gold Summer Bunch

Elizabeth Jane Lloyd (1928 - 1995)
Image of Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne

John, (of Ipswich) Moore (1820 - 1902)
Image of Sir Francis Buller (1746-1800) judge

Sir Francis Buller (1746-1800) judge

Mather Brown (1761 - 1831)
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Image of Passiflora

Passiflora

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of The Mall, 2 June 1953

The Mall, 2 June 1953

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)