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Image of Sir John Hill (1714-1775) physician, actor, writer and botanist

Sir John Hill (1714-1775) physician, actor, writer and botanist

Francis Cotes (1726 - 1770)
Giovanni Vendramini (1769 - 1839)
Image of Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) historian

Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) historian

Henry Walton (1746 - 1813)
Image of John Locke (1632-1704) Philosopher

John Locke (1632-1704) Philosopher

Sir Godfrey, (studio) Kneller
Image of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Author & Satirist

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Author & Satirist

Francis, (studio) Bindon (1690 - 1765)
Image of The Great Bear

The Great Bear

Simon Patterson (1967 - )
Image of Sir William Temple (1628-1699) diplomat and author

Sir William Temple (1628-1699) diplomat and author

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Gertrude Bell’s House in Baghdad

Gertrude Bell’s House in Baghdad

Florence Edith Cheesman (1877 - 1964)
Image of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) poet and philosopher

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) poet and philosopher

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880 - 1959)
Image of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1592-1676) writer, patron, and royalist army officer

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1592-1676) writer, patron, and royalist army officer

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Image of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) writer and traveller

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) writer and traveller

Carlo Francesco Rusca (1696 - 1769)
Image of Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) politician, diplomat and author

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) politician, diplomat and author

Charles Jervas (c.1675 - 1739)
Image of Sir John Chardin (1643-1713) traveller and merchant; envoy to Holland 1683

Sir John Chardin (1643-1713) traveller and merchant; envoy to Holland 1683

John Michael Wright (1617 - 1694)
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Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
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Sir Henry Vane the younger (1613-1662) politician, author and revolutionary

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Sir John Bayley (1763-1841) judge and legal writer

Sir John Bayley (1763-1841) judge and legal writer

William Russell (1780 - 1870)
William Say (1768 - 1834)
Image of Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) dramatist, essayist and politician

Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) dramatist, essayist and politician

Sir James Thornhill (1675 - 1734)
Image of Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) politician, writer and Sinologist

Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) politician, writer and Sinologist

Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850)
Image of Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917) British Agent & Consul-General in Egypt

Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917) British Agent & Consul-General in Egypt

John Singer, (After) Sargent
Samuel Melton Fisher (1860 - 1939)
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 Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) writer and poet

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) writer and poet

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of Charles Henry Churchill (“Churchill Bey”) (1807-1869) c.1830

Charles Henry Churchill (“Churchill Bey”) (1807-1869) c.1830

British 19th century unknown
Image of Fathom

Fathom

Bill Woodrow (1948 - )
Image of Captain Frank Abney Hastings (1794-1828) Naval Commander in Greek War of Independence

Captain Frank Abney Hastings (1794-1828) Naval Commander in Greek War of Independence

Antonios Sochos (1888 - 1975)
Image of Four in America

Four in America

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
Image of James Wilson (1805-1860) economist and politician

James Wilson (1805-1860) economist and politician

Sir John Watson Gordon (1788 - 1864)
Frederick Stacpoole (1813 - 1907)
Image of Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author

Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author

British 17th century unknown
Image of Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet (1608-1666) diplomat and author

Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet (1608-1666) diplomat and author

British 17th century unknown
Image of Izaak Walton (1593-1683) author of ‘The Compleat Angler’

Izaak Walton (1593-1683) author of ‘The Compleat Angler’

James Inskipp (1790 - 1868)
Image of Public Petition Writer

Public Petition Writer

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Baronet (1829-1894) judge and writer

Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, 1st Baronet (1829-1894) judge and writer

George Frederick, (after) Watts
Image of The Great Bear

The Great Bear

Simon Patterson (1967 - )
Image of Angus Davidson (1898-1980) writer and publisher

Angus Davidson (1898-1980) writer and publisher

Sir Cedric Morris (1889 - 1981)
Image of Sir Walter Ralegh and his Son

Sir Walter Ralegh and his Son

British 17th century (after) unknown
Elizabeth MacFadgen (1923 - )
Image of Allegorical Tomb of Joseph Addison (1642-1719) essayist and poet

Allegorical Tomb of Joseph Addison (1642-1719) essayist and poet

Donato Creti (1671 - 1749)
Carlo Besoli (1707 - 1754)
Nunzio Ferraiuoli (1660 - 1735)
Image of Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340-1400) Poet & Comptroller of Customs

Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340-1400) Poet & Comptroller of Customs

British 17th century unknown
Image of Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815-1906) author

Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815-1906) author

British 19th century unknown
Image of Giles Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) literary critic and biographer

Giles Lytton Strachey (1880-1932) literary critic and biographer

Stephen Tomlin (1901 - 1937)
Image of Maria Callcott, Lady Callcott, née Dundas (1785-1842) traveller and author

Maria Callcott, Lady Callcott, née Dundas (1785-1842) traveller and author

Sir Augustus Wall Callcott (1779 - 1844)
Image of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Novelist and Poet

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Novelist and Poet

Colvin Smith (1796 - 1875)
Image of Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author

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

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Arthur Young (1741-1820) agricultural reformer and writer

Arthur Young (1741-1820) agricultural reformer and writer

George, the younger Dance (1741 - 1825)
William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
Image of A Literary Party at Sir Joshua Reynolds’s

A Literary Party at Sir Joshua Reynolds’s

James E Doyle
William, III Walker (1791 - 1867)
Image of Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere

Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere

Gillian Wearing (1963 - )