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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 Shakespeare Sonnet 11

Shakespeare Sonnet 11

Sir Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)
Image of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Patrick Procktor (1936 - 2003)
Image of John Locke (1632-1704) Philosopher

John Locke (1632-1704) Philosopher

Sir Godfrey, (studio) Kneller
Image of Pshaw! [George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) playwright and polemicist]

Pshaw! [George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) playwright and polemicist]

James Dexter Havens (1900 - 1960)
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Plate 6

Chris Orr (1943 - )
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Plate 5

Chris Orr (1943 - )
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 Sir James Burrow (1701-1782) law reporter

Sir James Burrow (1701-1782) law reporter

Jonathan, Snr Richardson (1665 - 1745)
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)
Image of Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970) philosopher, journalist, and political campaigner

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970) philosopher, journalist, and political campaigner

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880 - 1959)
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Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron (1788-1824) poet

George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron (1788-1824) poet

Edward Hodges Baily (1788 - 1867)
Image of John Gurwood (1790-1845) army officer; editor of Wellington’s dispatches

John Gurwood (1790-1845) army officer; editor of Wellington’s dispatches

Alfred, Count d' Orsay (1801 - 1852)
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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 William Petyt (1640/1-1707) lawyer and political propagandist

William Petyt (1640/1-1707) lawyer and political propagandist

Richard van Bleeck (c1670 - c1733)
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 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet (1806-1863) politician and author

Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet (1806-1863) politician and author

Sir John Watson Gordon (1788 - 1864)
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Icon of Federico Garcia Lorca

Mick Rooney (1944 - )
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George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron (1788-1824) poet

British 19th century unknown
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 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Playwright and Poet

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Playwright and Poet

John (after) Taylor ( - 1651)
Louis François Roubiliac (c.1705 - 1762)
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 Matthew Prior (1664-1721) poet, politician and diplomat

Matthew Prior (1664-1721) poet, politician and diplomat

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
John, I Faber (c.1660 - 1721)
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Plate 7

Chris Orr (1943 - )
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 Edward R Daniell (active 1820-40) legal historian

Edward R Daniell (active 1820-40) legal historian

Timothy Butler (1806 - )
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
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Fathom

Bill Woodrow (1948 - )
Image of Sarah Vaughan (née Hallowell) (1727-1809) and her son Richard Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan (née Hallowell) (1727-1809) and her son Richard Vaughan

Robert Edge Pine (1742 - 1788)
Image of Summer: the Force that through the Green Fuse drives the Flower

Summer: the Force that through the Green Fuse drives the Flower

Ceri Richards (1903 - 1971)
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)
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Four in America

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
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Plate 4

Chris Orr (1943 - )
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 Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930) prime minister

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930) prime minister

Ellis William Roberts (1860 - 1930)
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 New Coloured Fire from the Vast Strange Country

New Coloured Fire from the Vast Strange Country

Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023)