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Image of Entrance at Dover Harbour

Entrance at Dover Harbour

Anthony Gross (1905 - 1984)
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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-93) Judge

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
William, I Holl (1771 - 1838)
Image of Sir Alexander Thomson (1744?-1817) judge

Sir Alexander Thomson (1744?-1817) judge

William Owen (1769 - 1825)
Henry Meyer (1782 - 1847)
Image of Wall & Beach, Rus Ul Khyma – Troops Preparing to Land

Wall & Beach, Rus Ul Khyma – Troops Preparing to Land

R Temple
Image of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839) traveller

Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839) traveller

Sir David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)
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Wrekin College, Wellington, Telford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of King Edward VIII (1894-1972), Reigned 1936, Duke of Windsor, as Prince of Wales

King Edward VIII (1894-1972), Reigned 1936, Duke of Windsor, as Prince of Wales

Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857 - 1940)
Image of With Scott to the Pole

With Scott to the Pole

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
Image of William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister

William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister

Joseph Nollekens (1737 - 1823)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

James Sant (1820 - 1916)
Image of David, Earl of Huntingdon, AD1120

David, Earl of Huntingdon, AD1120

Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783 - 1848)
Richard Hicks Bridgens
Image of The East Prospect of Lynn-Regis, in the County of Norfolk

The East Prospect of Lynn-Regis, in the County of Norfolk

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Presence Chamber, Hampton Court, Middlesex

Presence Chamber, Hampton Court, Middlesex

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Image of Suez Canal

Suez Canal

William Simpson (1823 - 1899)
Image of The South-West Prospect of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk

The South-West Prospect of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Gate of Honour, Caius College

Gate of Honour, Caius College

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
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Sir Joseph Jekyll (1663-1738) Master of the Rolls

Michael Dahl (c1659 - 1743)
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Image of Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851-1926): “The Kent Gang”

Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston (1851-1926): “The Kent Gang”

Carlo ("Ape") Pellegrini (1839 - 1889)
Image of Water Carrier and Woman at a Fountain

Water Carrier and Woman at a Fountain

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
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St. Lawrence Jewry

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
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St. John’s College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Bread Sellers

Bread Sellers

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of Downside Abbey: The Courtyard

Downside Abbey: The Courtyard

Edward Ardizzone (1900 - 1979)
Image of Intelligence Bulletin

Intelligence Bulletin

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
Image of Derby Day

Derby Day

Charles Ernest Cundall (1890 - 1971)
Image of The North East View of Dunster Castle, in the County of Somerset

The North East View of Dunster Castle, in the County of Somerset

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
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George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (1648-1689) Lord Chancellor

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Robert White (1645 - 1703)
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The Sluice, Tenby

William Sidney Causer (1880 - 1958)
Image of The Death of Nelson [Key]

The Death of Nelson [Key]

Arthur William Devis (1763 - 1822)
William Bromley (1769 - 1842)
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) Prime Minister

Molly Guion (1910 - 1982)
Image of Inside View of St Sepulchre’s Church in Cambridge

Inside View of St Sepulchre’s Church in Cambridge

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
John Byrne (1786 - 1847)
Image of Cavendish Square

Cavendish Square

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566-1625)

King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566-1625)

John de Critz (1551/1552 - 1642)
Image of Haxey Hood Game, Haxey, Humberside

Haxey Hood Game, Haxey, Humberside

Homer Sykes (1949 - )
Image of The Relapse: A Drinking Scene

The Relapse: A Drinking Scene

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 4]

The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 4]

Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of Fernlea, Cookham

Fernlea, Cookham

Gilbert Spencer (1892 - 1979)
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Interior through Mirror

Patricia Lear (1952 - )
Image of A View within the Fort of Monghyr – Twenty-four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia & Egypt

A View within the Fort of Monghyr – Twenty-four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia & Egypt

Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of Haughton, in the County of Nottingham, one of the Seats of the Most Noble and Mighty Prince John Duke of Newcastle

Haughton, in the County of Nottingham, one of the Seats of the Most Noble and Mighty Prince John Duke of Newcastle

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Seaton Sands, Seaton Carew

Seaton Sands, Seaton Carew

Margaret Green (1925 - 2003)
Image of All Right

All Right

Charles Cooper Henderson (1803 - 1877)
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Image of Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733-1805) Lord Chancellor

Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733-1805) Lord Chancellor

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Joseph Grozer (1755 - 1799)
Image of Westminster Hall

Westminster Hall

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Edward Rooker (1712 - 1774)
Image of William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister

William Pitt (1759-1806) Prime Minister

Gainsborough Dupont (c.1754 - 1797)
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Image of Liverpool from the Powder Magazines

Liverpool from the Powder Magazines

John Thomas Serres (1759 - 1825)
Image of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) Vice-Admiral & Victor of Trafalgar

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) Vice-Admiral & Victor of Trafalgar

Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839)
Edward Bell
Image of Queen Victoria in a Carriage Outside the Royal Courts of Justice

Queen Victoria in a Carriage Outside the Royal Courts of Justice

British 19th century unknown
Image of Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St. Helens (1753-1839) diplomat

Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron St. Helens (1753-1839) diplomat

John Westbrooke Chandler (1764 - 1804/1805)
William Ward (1766 - 1826)
Image of British Man-o-War with Convoy at St. Pierre

British Man-o-War with Convoy at St. Pierre

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)