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Image of Hams

Hams

Eric Ravilious (1903 - 1942)
Image of Mirror 2

Mirror 2

Bernard Cohen (1933 - )
Image of Mirror 3

Mirror 3

Bernard Cohen (1933 - )
Image of Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) historian

Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) historian

Henry Walton (1746 - 1813)
Image of Gossip

Gossip

Boyd and Evans (1944; 1945 - )
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Mrs Pott

Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)
Image of Family Butcher

Family Butcher

Eric Ravilious (1903 - 1942)
Image of Sowing Potatoes on a Windy Day

Sowing Potatoes on a Windy Day

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)
Image of The Pump Room at Thetford

The Pump Room at Thetford

William Read
Image of Churchill & Peers after the Coronation Ceremony

Churchill & Peers after the Coronation Ceremony

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Parliament Square, Coronation

Parliament Square, Coronation

Fred Uhlman (1901 - 1985)
Image of Mirror 5

Mirror 5

Bernard Cohen (1933 - )
Image of Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916)

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916)

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of The North Prospect of Woolwich, in the County of Kent

The North Prospect of Woolwich, in the County of Kent

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Christchurch, Oxford

Christchurch, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

Hablot Knight Browne (1815 - 1882)
R Garland
John Woods
Image of Navigation

Navigation

Richard Blome (c.1660 - 1705)
Image of The Homage, Coronation

The Homage, Coronation

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Magdalen Chapel

Magdalen Chapel

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of The Parliament House, from Old Palace Yard

The Parliament House, from Old Palace Yard

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
William Deeble (1791 - 1861)
Image of The Ancient Archiepiscopal Palace at Maidstone

The Ancient Archiepiscopal Palace at Maidstone

Richard Bernard Godfrey (1728 - after 1794)
Image of John Bull on a Bed of Roses

John Bull on a Bed of Roses

British 19th century unknown
Image of Horse Guards, 2 June 1953

Horse Guards, 2 June 1953

Dimitrie Berea (1908 - 1975)
Image of Overside Discharge into Barges at Malta October 1943

Overside Discharge into Barges at Malta October 1943

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field Marshal & Prime Minister

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field Marshal & Prime Minister

British 19th century unknown
Image of Grassland

Grassland

Jean Cooke (18 February 1927 - 6 August 2008)
Image of Centaurea Americana

Centaurea Americana

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
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Cuthbert Tunstal (1474-1559) judge, diplomat and clergyman

Pierre Fourdrinier ( - 1758)
Image of Fete at Hillsborough Fort 1837

Fete at Hillsborough Fort 1837

John R Reilly
John Johnston
Image of An Italian Opera Singer at the Opera House at Rome

An Italian Opera Singer at the Opera House at Rome

George, the younger Dance (1741 - 1825)
Image of Margate. Inner view of the Pier, Bathing Rooms, &c Taken from the Shipwrights

Margate. Inner view of the Pier, Bathing Rooms, &c Taken from the Shipwrights

John Raphael Smith (1752 - 1812)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Image of Temple Church, 1837

Temple Church, 1837

Robert William Billings (1813 - 1874)
John Henry Lekeux (1812 - 1896)
Image of White Abstract (Two Coldstream Guardsmen)

White Abstract (Two Coldstream Guardsmen)

Keith Coventry (1958 - )
Image of Spencer House

Spencer House

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of The Queen Returning from the House of Lords

The Queen Returning from the House of Lords

Matthew Dubourg
Image of East End of South Aisle

East End of South Aisle

Frederick Mackenzie (1787 - 1854)
John Bluck
Image of The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 1]

The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 1]

Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of The Duke of Marlborough and the Earl of Cadogan at Blenheim (Hochstadt)

The Duke of Marlborough and the Earl of Cadogan at Blenheim (Hochstadt)

Pieter van Bloemen (1657 - 1720)
Image of Wimple in the County of Cambridge the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Charles Bodville

Wimple in the County of Cambridge the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Charles Bodville

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of A Cornish Sailor

A Cornish Sailor

Christopher Wood (1901 - 1930)
Image of Edward Samuel Harper: Self Portrait

Edward Samuel Harper: Self Portrait

Edward Samuel Harper (1854 - 1941)
Image of Grasmere, Westmoreland

Grasmere, Westmoreland

British 19th century unknown
Image of The Railway Station

The Railway Station

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Francis Holl (1815 - 1884)
Image of “Hamlet”: … that is the Question

“Hamlet”: … that is the Question

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

John Shackleton ( - 1767)
William Hoare (c.1707 - 1792)
Image of Three Officers of the 12th Light Dragoons introduced at the Vatican Palace to Pope Pius VI

Three Officers of the 12th Light Dragoons introduced at the Vatican Palace to Pope Pius VI

James Northcote (1746 - 1831)
Samuel William Reynolds (1773 - 1835)
Image of Eton College Chapel

Eton College Chapel

Valerie Thornton (1931 - 1991)
Image of John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767), Ambassador to Vienna 1752-64

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767), Ambassador to Vienna 1752-64

Jonathan, Snr Richardson (1665 - 1745)
Image of Charge of the 3rd King’s Own Dragoons at the Battle of Chillienwallah, January 13th, 1849

Charge of the 3rd King’s Own Dragoons at the Battle of Chillienwallah, January 13th, 1849

Henry Martens ( - 1854)
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Image of HRH Princess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840)

HRH Princess Augusta Sophia (1768-1840)

Sir William, (after) Beechey