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Image of Henry Pelham (1694-1754) and his secretary John Roberts

Henry Pelham (1694-1754) and his secretary John Roberts

John Shackleton ( - 1767)
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Mary of Teck (1867-1953) Queen Consort of King George V

William, (After) Llewellyn
John, (Copyist) Houston
Image of Ravenna. The Main Road from the 8th Army Battlefield where it enters Ravenna at the Porta Safia

Ravenna. The Main Road from the 8th Army Battlefield where it enters Ravenna at the Porta Safia

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Maria Candida

Maria Candida

Alan Carr Linford (1926 - )
Image of Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) Field Marshal, Commander in Chief of Imperial Austrian Armies in Germany

Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) Field Marshal, Commander in Chief of Imperial Austrian Armies in Germany

Heinrich Schmidt (1740/60 - 1821)
Valentine Green (1739 - 1813)
Image of The High, Oxford

The High, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of The Pass of Atbara in Abyssinia

The Pass of Atbara in Abyssinia

Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of The French Frigate ‘Proserpine’ of 40 Guns Striking her Colours to His Majesty’s Frigate ‘Dryad’ of 36 Guns off Cape Clear, 13 June 1796

The French Frigate ‘Proserpine’ of 40 Guns Striking her Colours to His Majesty’s Frigate ‘Dryad’ of 36 Guns off Cape Clear, 13 June 1796

Thomas Whitcombe (1763 - 1824)
Thomas Hellyer
Image of Queens’ College, Cambridge

Queens’ College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Franz Xaver, (After) Winterhalter
William Corden (1797 - 1867)
Image of King’s College Chapel Porch

King’s College Chapel Porch

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
Image of Sir John Patteson (1790-1861) judge

Sir John Patteson (1790-1861) judge

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)
Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887)
Image of Coronation Procession, Piccadilly, 12 May 1937

Coronation Procession, Piccadilly, 12 May 1937

Sir John Lavery (1856 - 1941)
Image of The Destruction of the Bastile July 14th 1789

The Destruction of the Bastile July 14th 1789

Henry Singleton (1766 - 1839)
William Nutter (1754 - 1802)
Image of Santa Maura [Levkas] from the Upper Acropolis of the Ancient City of Leucadia (?)

Santa Maura [Levkas] from the Upper Acropolis of the Ancient City of Leucadia (?)

Joseph Cartwright (1789 - 1829)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Robert, Jnr Havell (1793 - 1878)
Image of The Hop Pickers / Les Ceullieurs d’Houblon

The Hop Pickers / Les Ceullieurs d’Houblon

George, (of Chichester) Smith (1713/14 - 1776)
Francois Vivares (1709 - 1780)
Image of Knee Deep

Knee Deep

Charles Cooper Henderson (1803 - 1877)
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Image of Peterhouse

Peterhouse

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Image of Plant in a Green Bowl

Plant in a Green Bowl

Dorothea Wight (1944 - 2013)
Image of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), and Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904): “Babble & Bluster”

William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), and Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904): “Babble & Bluster”

Sir Leslie Matthew ("Spy") Ward (1851 - 1922)
Image of King George V (1865-1936) Reigned 1910-36

King George V (1865-1936) Reigned 1910-36

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of Faisal I (1885-1933) King of Iraq

Faisal I (1885-1933) King of Iraq

Florence Edith Cheesman (1877 - 1964)
Image of Summer in Cheyne Walk

Summer in Cheyne Walk

Paul Fordyce Maitland (1863 - 1909)
Image of The Discussion

The Discussion

Geoffrey Tibble (1909 - 1952)
Image of The East Prospect of St. Edmunds-Bury, in the County of Suffolk

The East Prospect of St. Edmunds-Bury, in the County of Suffolk

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of untitled [flashlight and shoe]

untitled [flashlight and shoe]

Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
Image of The Grand Attack on Valenciennes by the Combined Armies under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, 25 July 1793

The Grand Attack on Valenciennes by the Combined Armies under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, 25 July 1793

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
William Bromley (1769 - 1842)
Image of Alfred Dedreux (1810-60) painter

Alfred Dedreux (1810-60) painter

Alfred, Count d' Orsay (1801 - 1852)
Image of Investiture of Prince of Wales, July 1969

Investiture of Prince of Wales, July 1969

Thomas Rathmell (1912 - 1996)
Image of View of St Peter’s with Castel S. Angelo, Rome

View of St Peter’s with Castel S. Angelo, Rome

William Marlow (1740 - 1813)
Image of Christ’s College

Christ’s College

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Image of View of Mansion House

View of Mansion House

British 18th century unknown
Image of The Battle of Copenhagen

The Battle of Copenhagen

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Reproduction restricted: copyright holder unknown

Mortlake

Janet Allen
Image of Morning

Morning

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Image of Flower Piece

Flower Piece

Richard Ernst Eurich (1903 - 1992)
Image of Jesus College

Jesus College

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
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

Joseph Nollekens (1737 - 1823)
Image of Still Life: Tulips in a Blue Jug

Still Life: Tulips in a Blue Jug

James Bolivar Manson (1879 - 1945)
Image of Tobias and the Angel

Tobias and the Angel

Florentine 17th century unknown
Cristofano, (Circle) Allori
Giovanni, (Circle) Bilivert (1585 - 1644)
Image of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland

Joseph Wilton (1722 - 1803)
Image of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) Queen Regnant

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) Queen Regnant

Pietro (after) Annigoni (1910 - 1988)
Luciano Guarnieri (1930 - )
Image of Westminster Bridge from Lord Fife’s Garden, Whitehall

Westminster Bridge from Lord Fife’s Garden, Whitehall

William Tomkins (c.1732 - 1792)
Image of Fish Market, St. Peter Port

Fish Market, St. Peter Port

Barry Owen Jones (1934 - )
Image of Tank Park

Tank Park

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
Image of Takeing Birds with a Low-Bell and Batt Fowling

Takeing Birds with a Low-Bell and Batt Fowling

Richard Blome (c.1660 - 1705)
No image available

Jesus College

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Image of Macry with the Ancient Theatre of Telmessus

Macry with the Ancient Theatre of Telmessus

Sir George Scharf (1820 - 1895)
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850)
W L Walton
Image of A Nurse at Chelmsford

A Nurse at Chelmsford

Paul Hogarth (1917 - )
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)