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Image of Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

William Hoare (c.1707 - 1792)
Richard Houston (1721 - 1775)
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The South-West Prospect of the City of Carlisle

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) trade unionist and politician

Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) trade unionist and politician

Edwin Whitney-Smith (1880 - 1952)
Image of View of the Royal Dockyard at Chatham

View of the Royal Dockyard at Chatham

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779)
Pierre Charles Canot (1710 - 1777)
Image of Prospekt v verkh po Nevi riekie ot Admiralteistva i Akademii Nauk k Vostoky. Vue des bords de la Neva en remontant la riviere entre l’Amirauté et les batimens de l’Academie des Sciences.

Prospekt v verkh po Nevi riekie ot Admiralteistva i Akademii Nauk k Vostoky. Vue des bords de la Neva en remontant la riviere entre l’Amirauté et les batimens de l’Academie des Sciences.

Mikhail Ivanovitch Makhaev (1716 - 1770)
Giuseppe Valeriani (1690 - 1761)
Grigorii Anikeevich Kachalov
Image of Wadham College, Oxford

Wadham College, Oxford

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Image of Sir Henry Gould (1710-1794) judge

Sir Henry Gould (1710-1794) judge

Thomas Hardy (1757 - 1804)
Image of Henry John Rous (1795-1877) Admiral and sportsman

Henry John Rous (1795-1877) Admiral and sportsman

Alfred, Count d' Orsay (1801 - 1852)
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Sir James Burrough (1749-1837) judge

Thomas Phillips (1770 - 1845)
Thomas Goff Lupton (1791 - 1873)
Image of Namings and Origins

Namings and Origins

Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023)
Image of South East View of Land-Guard Fort in Suffolk

South East View of Land-Guard Fort in Suffolk

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Thomas Major (1720 - 1799)
Image of St. Michael’s Mount

St. Michael’s Mount

Thomas Luny (1759 - 1837)
Image of Young Man: The Young Waltonian

Young Man: The Young Waltonian

Arthur Devis (1712 - 1787)
Image of The Tower and the Mint from Great Tower Hill

The Tower and the Mint from Great Tower Hill

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Calendar

Calendar

Terence Millington (1942 - )
Image of Resuscitation by Dr. Hawes of Man Believed Drowned

Resuscitation by Dr. Hawes of Man Believed Drowned

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
Image of Embarkation of the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor from the Tower

Embarkation of the Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor from the Tower

William Parrott (1813 - 1869)
Image of Shipping off a Coast

Shipping off a Coast

Alexander Herd
Image of The South West Prospect of the City of Lichfield

The South West Prospect of the City of Lichfield

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Couvent de Ste Claire, à Lima

Couvent de Ste Claire, à Lima

Theodore Auguste Fisquet (1813 - 1890)
Émile Isidore Deroy (1820 - 1846)
Image of The South-East Prospect of Newcastle upon Tyne

The South-East Prospect of Newcastle upon Tyne

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of High Tide: Dusk: Rough

High Tide: Dusk: Rough

Thomas Hennell (1903 - 1945)
Image of Interior of the Antient Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, Guildhall

Interior of the Antient Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, Guildhall

George Jones (1786 - 1869)
M Springsguth
Image of Sundial, Queens College

Sundial, Queens College

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
Image of Jane Anne Inglis (née Mason) (born c.1792)

Jane Anne Inglis (née Mason) (born c.1792)

John Constable (1776 - 1837)
Image of Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796-1866) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer

Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (1796-1866) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer

George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
William, II Holl (1807 - 1871)
Image of Vest

Vest

Shirley Stevenson (1956 - )
Image of King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of View of St. James’s Park Shewing Rosamond’s Pond

View of St. James’s Park Shewing Rosamond’s Pond

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
F Ross
Image of Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College, Oxford

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Image of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827) Commander-in-Chief of the Army; Bishop of Osnabrück; 2nd son of George III

Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827) Commander-in-Chief of the Army; Bishop of Osnabrück; 2nd son of George III

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
Charles Howard Hodges (1764 - 1837)
Image of King Edward VII (1841-1910) as Prince of Wales

King Edward VII (1841-1910) as Prince of Wales

British 19th century unknown
Image of Departure of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the Royal Tour

Departure of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the Royal Tour

Pamela, Lady Rathdonell Drew (1910 - 1989)
Image of John Bull at his Studies, attended by his Guardian Angel

John Bull at his Studies, attended by his Guardian Angel

British 18th century unknown
Image of Dead Bird (Black Isle, Scotland)

Dead Bird (Black Isle, Scotland)

Chris Locke
Image of Source

Source

Tony Carter (1943 - 2016)
Image of The North West Prospect of the City of Wells

The North West Prospect of the City of Wells

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
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William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville (1880-1953) Vice-Admiral; Governor of Northern Ireland 1946-1952, Commissioner 1953

Arthur R Middleton Todd (1891 - 1966)
Image of The Greeks

The Greeks

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of The South West Prospect of Northampton

The South West Prospect of Northampton

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688-1765) politician and courtier

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688-1765) politician and courtier

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Image of Cabbage No 14

Cabbage No 14

Euan Duff
Image of The Birth of an Heir / La Naissance d’un Heritier

The Birth of an Heir / La Naissance d’un Heritier

William Redmore Bigg (1755 - 1828)
William Ward (1766 - 1826)
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Board of Trade, Whitehall, from Downing Street

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of San Agustin

San Agustin

John Phillips (1822 - c1889)
Alfred Rider
Day and Son
Image of A Young Man

A Young Man

British 17th century unknown
Image of James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916-1995) Prime Minister

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (1916-1995) Prime Minister

Ruskin Spear (1911 - 1990)
Image of Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873-1956) Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873-1956) Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Sir Oswald, (after) Birley (1880 - 1952)
John Leigh-Pemberton (1911 - 1997)
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Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman (1870-1949)

William Strang (1859 - 1921)
Image of Kelat-I-Ghilzie

Kelat-I-Ghilzie

Robert Sale (19 September 1782 - 21 December 1845)
W L Walton