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Image of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Reigned 1558-1603

Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Reigned 1558-1603

British 16th century unknown
Image of Staithes – Fishing Town on the Yorkshire coast

Staithes – Fishing Town on the Yorkshire coast

James Baker Pyne (1800 - 1870)
Image of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881) Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister

Heinrich von Angeli (1840 - 1925)
Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817 - 1889/90)
Image of Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa

Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa

Anthony Eyton (1923 - )
Image of John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale (1655-1700) First Lord of the Treasury & Lord Privy Seal

John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale (1655-1700) First Lord of the Treasury & Lord Privy Seal

Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743)
Image of Fortress and City of Caboul

Fortress and City of Caboul

Robert Sale (19 September 1782 - 21 December 1845)
W L Walton
W L Walton
Image of Vice-Admiral Sir John Poo Beresford Bart, M.P. (1766-1844)

Vice-Admiral Sir John Poo Beresford Bart, M.P. (1766-1844)

Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839)
Thomas Hodgetts
Image of Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer (1652-1694) Chancellor of the Exchequer

Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer (1652-1694) Chancellor of the Exchequer

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Image of Inscriptions in Prison Room, Beauchamp Tower

Inscriptions in Prison Room, Beauchamp Tower

Frederick Nash (1782 - 1856)
Image of King George II (1683-1760) Reigned 1727-60

King George II (1683-1760) Reigned 1727-60

Charles, (studio) Jervas
Image of A View in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate belonging to William Beckford Esq. near Savannah la Marr [2]

A View in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate belonging to William Beckford Esq. near Savannah la Marr [2]

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Thomas Vivares (1735 - )
Image of The Horse Guards

The Horse Guards

Joseph Lionel Williams (c1815 - 1877)
William Alexander Le Petit
Image of The North-West Prospect of Sheerness, in the County of Kent

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

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Mrs Anne Thornton (1749-1799)

Mrs Anne Thornton (1749-1799)

John Russell (1745 - 1806)
Image of London Scene, Junction of Old Street & Great Eastern Street

London Scene, Junction of Old Street & Great Eastern Street

Anthony Gross (1905 - 1984)
Image of King John’s Palace, Eltham

King John’s Palace, Eltham

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Image of Dresden

Dresden

Robert Bowyer (1758 - 1834)
Image of A West Prospect of the City of Oxford / Veüe de la Ville d’Oxford du Côté de l’Occident

A West Prospect of the City of Oxford / Veüe de la Ville d’Oxford du Côté de l’Occident

John Boydell (1719 - 1804)
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Queen’s College, Oxford

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Image of Sir William Morice (1602-1676) politican; Secretary of State

Sir William Morice (1602-1676) politican; Secretary of State

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) Queen of King Charles II

Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) Queen of King Charles II

Benedetto, the Younger Gennari (1633 - 1715)
Image of Cottagers

Cottagers

George Morland (1763 - 1804)
William Ward (1766 - 1826)
Image of Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII, as Princess of Wales

Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII, as Princess of Wales

Richard Lauchert (1823 - 1868)
Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887)
Image of Beddgelert

Beddgelert

George Bryant Campion (1796 - 1870)
Image of St. Catherine’s College

St. Catherine’s College

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
No image available

The East Prospect of Burton upon Trent in the County of Stafford

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Francis Rawdon Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira (1754-1826) army officer and politician

Francis Rawdon Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira (1754-1826) army officer and politician

Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850)
George Clint (1770 - 1854)
Image of Icons in a Smoke-filled Room

Icons in a Smoke-filled Room

Claes Oldenburg (1929 - 2022)
Image of No.1, Plate 1: Mr. C. Davis, his Majesty’s Huntsman, on ‘The Hermit’

No.1, Plate 1: Mr. C. Davis, his Majesty’s Huntsman, on ‘The Hermit’

Richard Barrett Davis (1782 - 1854)
John West Giles
Image of View of New Custom House Taken from River Thames

View of New Custom House Taken from River Thames

Richard Holmes Laurie (1777 - 1858)
Image of Lady Hester Mainwaring (later Lady Hester Blount, née Wase) (c.1620-1678)

Lady Hester Mainwaring (later Lady Hester Blount, née Wase) (c.1620-1678)

Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
Image of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863)

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863)

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Image of The Dorchester on Coronation Night, 2 June 1953

The Dorchester on Coronation Night, 2 June 1953

Dimitrie Berea (1908 - 1975)
Image of Hanover Square

Hanover Square

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of Commemoration of the XIth October MDCCXCVII [The Battle of Camperdown]

Commemoration of the XIth October MDCCXCVII [The Battle of Camperdown]

Robert Smirke (1753 - 1845)
John, I Smart (1741 - 1811)
James Parker (1750 - 1805)
George Noble
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Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Leopold Malempré
Image of A South View of the Cities of London and Westminster, taken from Denmark Hall near Camberwell

A South View of the Cities of London and Westminster, taken from Denmark Hall near Camberwell

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Daniel Lerpinière
Image of London from Greenwich

London from Greenwich

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Waking Up

Waking Up

Charles Cooper Henderson (1803 - 1877)
Charles, I Hunt (1803 - 1877)
No image available

Crivelli’s Room I

Gillian Ayres (1930 - 2018)
Image of Soldier in a Red Coat

Soldier in a Red Coat

Swedish 18th century unknown
Image of Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught & Strathearn (1850-1942) Field Marshal, Governor-General of Canada, son of Queen Victoria

Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught & Strathearn (1850-1942) Field Marshal, Governor-General of Canada, son of Queen Victoria

John Singer, (After) Sargent
James Peter Quinn (1871 - 1951)
Image of Dunham Massie, the Seat of the Rt. Hon. George Earl of Warrington in the County Palatine of Chester

Dunham Massie, the Seat of the Rt. Hon. George Earl of Warrington in the County Palatine of Chester

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Still Life with Mushrooms

Still Life with Mushrooms

André Bicât (1909 - 1996)
Image of View of the Tower

View of the Tower

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Image of Storming a Large Storehouse near Rus Ul Khyma, 1810

Storming a Large Storehouse near Rus Ul Khyma, 1810

R Temple
No image available

Christchurch, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of The Post Office

The Post Office

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Image of Sir William Gell (1777-1836) archaeologist and traveller

Sir William Gell (1777-1836) archaeologist and traveller

Alfred, Count d' Orsay (1801 - 1852)
Image of Badminton Game Whitchurch

Badminton Game Whitchurch

William Frederick Mayor (1865 - 1916)