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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 Philips de Sadeleer (born 1560/1), merchant

Philips de Sadeleer (born 1560/1), merchant

Dutch 16th century unknown
Image of The Right Honourable Countess Spencer

The Right Honourable Countess Spencer

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Image of The Long Room, Custom House

The Long Room, Custom House

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Interior of Rotunda

Interior of Rotunda

John Nash (1752 - 1835)
Image of Chelsea Hospital

Chelsea Hospital

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Image of Empty Market Stalls, Ceuta, Morocco

Empty Market Stalls, Ceuta, Morocco

Paul Nash (1889 - 1946)
Image of Customs House, Kings Lynn

Customs House, Kings Lynn

H C Kenway (1920 - )
Image of King James II and VII (1633-1701) Reigned 1685-8, when Duke of York

King James II and VII (1633-1701) Reigned 1685-8, when Duke of York

John Michael Wright (1617 - 1694)
Image of The Red Flag

The Red Flag

Hubert Andrew Freeth (1912 - 1986)
Image of Mary Amelia Cecil (née Hill), Marchioness of Salisbury (1750-1835)

Mary Amelia Cecil (née Hill), Marchioness of Salisbury (1750-1835)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Valentine Green (1739 - 1813)
Image of Fezzae et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberrima

Fezzae et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberrima

John Ogilby (1600 - 1676)
Willem Janszoon Blaeu
Image of The Private View [after Georgie Bowers]

The Private View [after Georgie Bowers]

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Image of Sheerness 1778

Sheerness 1778

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
Image of King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20, Reigned 1820-30

King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20, Reigned 1820-30

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Thomas Hodgetts
Image of John Thurloe (1616-1668) Secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State

John Thurloe (1616-1668) Secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State

Samuel Cooper (1609 - 1672)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811)
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Royal Courts of Justice: View of Principal Entrance in South Front

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of St. John’s College, Cambridge

St. John’s College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley (1842-1904) politician

Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley (1842-1904) politician

Richard Emerson Ruddock (1863 - )
Image of The Rebuilding of Blackfriars Bridge

The Rebuilding of Blackfriars Bridge

William Lionel Wyllie (1851 - 1931)
Image of Cree-Town, Kirkcudbrightshire

Cree-Town, Kirkcudbrightshire

William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
Image of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) army officer and politician

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) army officer and politician

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
John, I Smith (1652 - 1743)
Image of Twelve Tombs

Twelve Tombs

George Sidney Shepherd (1784 - 1862)
J R Hamble
Image of House of Lords. Her Majesty Opening the Session of Parliament

House of Lords. Her Majesty Opening the Session of Parliament

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
Henry Melville
Image of The North-East View of Millum Castle, in the County of Cumberland

The North-East View of Millum Castle, in the County of Cumberland

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Shakespeare’s Kings

Shakespeare’s Kings

Bernard Cheese (1925 - 2013)
Image of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) painter and 1st President of Royal Academy

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) painter and 1st President of Royal Academy

Sir Joshua, (after) Reynolds
James Northcote (1746 - 1831)
Image of Sir James Burrow (1701-1782) law reporter

Sir James Burrow (1701-1782) law reporter

Jonathan, Snr Richardson (1665 - 1745)
Image of Starting

Starting

John, (19th century) Sturgess (1840 - 1908)
Image of Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

Andrea Soldi (c.1703 - 1771)
Image of Miniature (Seated Couple)

Miniature (Seated Couple)

Indian or Pakistani unknown
Image of The Harborer with the Blood Hound for Harbouring the Stagg

The Harborer with the Blood Hound for Harbouring the Stagg

Richard Blome (c.1660 - 1705)
Image of Ripley Castle, near Harrogate, Yorkshire

Ripley Castle, near Harrogate, Yorkshire

John Kemshead (1762 - 1842)
Image of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) Prime Minister

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) Prime Minister

Yousuf Karsh (1908 - 2002)
Image of Sketch of a Journey from Hang-Tchoo-Foo to Quang-Tchoo-Foo or Canton in China

Sketch of a Journey from Hang-Tchoo-Foo to Quang-Tchoo-Foo or Canton in China

J Barrow
B Baker
Image of The High, Oxford

The High, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Sophia Western, from Fielding’s “Tom Jones”

Sophia Western, from Fielding’s “Tom Jones”

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812)
Image of February: View of the Marble Palace in the Grand Millione St. Petersburg / Vue du Palais de Marbre dans la Grand Millione à St. Petersburg

February: View of the Marble Palace in the Grand Millione St. Petersburg / Vue du Palais de Marbre dans la Grand Millione à St. Petersburg

Mornay
John Clark
Matthew Dubourg
Image of King’s College. Chapel and Clare Halll in the University of Cambridge

King’s College. Chapel and Clare Halll in the University of Cambridge

Richard Bankes Harraden (1778 - 1862)
Reproduction restricted: copyright holder unknown

All Souls College, Oxford

Cuthbert G M Anderson (1904 - )
Image of Plan, Section and Elevation of the Poo-Ta-La, or Temple of the Lama at Zhe-Hol in Tartary

Plan, Section and Elevation of the Poo-Ta-La, or Temple of the Lama at Zhe-Hol in Tartary

Henry William Parish
Joseph Baker
Image of Gunboats on Patrol

Gunboats on Patrol

Roland Vivian Pitchforth (1895 - 1982)
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 Derby Day

Derby Day

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Auguste Thomas Marie Blanchard (1819 - 1898)
Image of The British Attack on Gorée, 29 November 1758

The British Attack on Gorée, 29 November 1758

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
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The Meadows, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
No image available

The North-West Prospect of Sheerness, in the County of Kent

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of A View of Foots-Cray Place in Kent, the Seat of Bourchier Cleeve Esqr / Veüe de Foots-Cray Place, dans la Comté de Kent, Maison de Bourchier Cleeve Escuyer.

A View of Foots-Cray Place in Kent, the Seat of Bourchier Cleeve Esqr / Veüe de Foots-Cray Place, dans la Comté de Kent, Maison de Bourchier Cleeve Escuyer.

William Woollett (1735 - 1785)
Image of Private Dining Room

Private Dining Room

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)