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Image of Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630-1673) Statesman

Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630-1673) Statesman

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Image of Virgin and Child, Infant St. John the Baptist and SS Zachariah, Elizabeth, Joseph, Catherine and a Female Saint

Virgin and Child, Infant St. John the Baptist and SS Zachariah, Elizabeth, Joseph, Catherine and a Female Saint

Andrea Schiavone
Image of President Auriol’s Reception in the Long Gallery of the House of Lords in March 1950

President Auriol’s Reception in the Long Gallery of the House of Lords in March 1950

Paul Ayshford, 4th Baron Methuen Methuen (1886 - 1974)
Image of The Green at Fredericton

The Green at Fredericton

William Henry Bartlett (1809 - 1854)
James Charles Armytage (1802 - 1897)
Image of A Mediterranean Seaport

A Mediterranean Seaport

Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)
Image of Howling like dogs, I swallowed solid air

Howling like dogs, I swallowed solid air

Zarina Bhimji (1963 - )
Image of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839) traveller

Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839) traveller

Robert Jacob Hamerton
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850)
Image of The East View of Haverford-West in the County of Pembroke

The East View of Haverford-West in the County of Pembroke

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of White Drawing Room

White Drawing Room

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Image of Châtillon, Morning

Châtillon, Morning

Bernard Dunstan (1920 - 2017)
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)
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Design for New Law Courts: Portion of Strand Front

George Gilbert Scott (1811 - 1878)
Image of Meeting of the Monied Interest

Meeting of the Monied Interest

James Gillray (1756 - 1815)
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Queens’ College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of The Play Scene from ‘Hamlet’

The Play Scene from ‘Hamlet’

Daniel, (after) Maclise
Image of The Declaration of War communicated to the Fleet by Signal by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., at Kioge Bay, 4 April 1854

The Declaration of War communicated to the Fleet by Signal by Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B., at Kioge Bay, 4 April 1854

Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817 - 1894)
Day and Son
Image of The South Prospect of Reading, in the County of Berks

The South Prospect of Reading, in the County of Berks

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire

Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire

British 19th century unknown
Image of Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and Lady Clementine Churchill (1885-1977)

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and Lady Clementine Churchill (1885-1977)

Oscar Nemon (1906 - 1985)
Image of Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1689-1741) book collector and patron of the arts

Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1689-1741) book collector and patron of the arts

Michael Dahl (c1659 - 1743)
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Image of Full Cry

Full Cry

Henry Thomas Alken (1785 - 1851)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Image of Somerset House / La Maison de Somerset

Somerset House / La Maison de Somerset

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) Admiral of the Fleet and Viceroy of India

Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) Admiral of the Fleet and Viceroy of India

Frank Owen Salisbury (1874 - 1962)
Image of Corpus

Corpus

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
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Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of Mary of Teck (1867-1953) Queen Consort of King George V

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

William Llewellyn (1858 - 1941)
Image of Tiger Hunting in the East Indies

Tiger Hunting in the East Indies

Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822)
Image of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

Hans Holbein (1497/8 - 1543)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Capricorn and Aquarius

Capricorn and Aquarius

John Bevis (1695 - 1771)
Image of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of King William IV (1792-1849)

Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of King William IV (1792-1849)

Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839)
Samuel William Reynolds (1773 - 1835)
Image of Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author

Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author

British 16th century unknown
Image of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet (1609-1674) judge

Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet (1609-1674) judge

Robert White (1645 - 1703)
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Coronation Procession of Queen Victoria [1 of 3]

Richard Doyle (1824 - 1883)
Image of Seascape

Seascape

Francis Swaine (1725 - 1782)
Image of A View of the Court of Wards and Liveries

A View of the Court of Wards and Liveries

George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
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King’s Mews, Charing Cross

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756-1826)

Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756-1826)

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
Samuel William Reynolds (1773 - 1835)
Image of Illuminated Certificate for George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney

Illuminated Certificate for George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney

British 18th century unknown
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Whitehall, June 1953

Adrian Daintrey (1902 - 1988)
Image of Prospekt Nevskoi Persvektivoi dorogi ot Admiraltieskikh triumfalnikh Vorot k Vostoku. Vüe d’une partie de la Ville de St. Petersbourg en regardant de la Porte Triomphale de l’Amirauté vers l’orient.

Prospekt Nevskoi Persvektivoi dorogi ot Admiraltieskikh triumfalnikh Vorot k Vostoku. Vüe d’une partie de la Ville de St. Petersbourg en regardant de la Porte Triomphale de l’Amirauté vers l’orient.

Mikhail Ivanovitch Makhaev (1716 - 1770)
Giuseppe Valeriani (1690 - 1761)
Grigorii Anikeevich Kachalov
Image of Piccadilly looking towards the City

Piccadilly looking towards the City

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace & Park of St. James’s

Her Majesty’s Royal Palace & Park of St. James’s

British 18th century unknown
Image of UFO Sequence 1 “Incident at Stack Rocks, Dyfed, Wales. 30-10-77”

UFO Sequence 1 “Incident at Stack Rocks, Dyfed, Wales. 30-10-77”

Michael Buhler (1940 - 2009)
Image of The Roman Catholic Chapel (Lincolns Inn Fields)

The Roman Catholic Chapel (Lincolns Inn Fields)

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20, Reigned 1820-30 as Prince of Wales

King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20, Reigned 1820-30 as Prince of Wales

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812)
Image of Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) politician

Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) politician

Edwin Longsden Long (1829 - 1891)
Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817 - 1889/90)
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)
Image of Redbrook on the River Wye

Redbrook on the River Wye

Edward Dayes (1763 - 1804)
Francis Jukes (1745 - 1812)
Image of Perdix, the Nephew of Dædalus, Transformed into a Partridge

Perdix, the Nephew of Dædalus, Transformed into a Partridge

Charles Monnet (1732 - 1808)
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Image of Deborah Kip, Wife of Sir Balthazar Gerbier, and Her Children

Deborah Kip, Wife of Sir Balthazar Gerbier, and Her Children

Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
William Jett
James MacArdell (1729 - 1765)