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Image of Backstage, Hamlet

Backstage, Hamlet

Dame Laura Knight (1877 - 1970)
Image of The Prelude

The Prelude

Sam Rabin (1903 - 1991)
Image of The Relapse: Foppington and Fashion (Act 5, Last Scene)

The Relapse: Foppington and Fashion (Act 5, Last Scene)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham (1843-1919) politician, entomologist & sportsman

Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham (1843-1919) politician, entomologist & sportsman

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834 - 1890)
Image of Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Homage to Richard Addinsell

Homage to Richard Addinsell

Lesley Blanch (1904 - 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 The Relapse: Lory and Fashion (Act 4, Scene 4)

The Relapse: Lory and Fashion (Act 4, Scene 4)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Image of A Visitor to John Bull for the Year 1799, or the Assess’d Taxes taking their Leave

A Visitor to John Bull for the Year 1799, or the Assess’d Taxes taking their Leave

British 18th century unknown
Image of Meleager Presents to Atalanta the Head of the Callydonian Boar

Meleager Presents to Atalanta the Head of the Callydonian Boar

Charles Monnet (1732 - 1808)
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Image of The waves of the earth are our imagination and understanding and thought; the waves of water are self-effacement and intoxication and death (Jajal al-Din Rumi)

The waves of the earth are our imagination and understanding and thought; the waves of water are self-effacement and intoxication and death (Jajal al-Din Rumi)

Shirazeh Houshiary (1955 - )
Image of Untitled 1

Untitled 1

Frank Connelly (1948 - )
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 Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) Prime Minister

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) Prime Minister

Jean Baptiste van, (Studio) Loo
Image of New Coloured Fire from the Vast Strange Country

New Coloured Fire from the Vast Strange Country

Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023)
Image of Whitehall

Whitehall

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of Dead Leaves and Flowers

Dead Leaves and Flowers

Thelma Hulbert (1913 - 1995)
Image of As You Like It

As You Like It

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Image of Bub and Sis

Bub and Sis

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
Image of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) author, biographer, and historian

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) author, biographer, and historian

Thomas Woolner (1825 - 1892)
Image of Joseph Addison (1672-1719) writer and politician (identity doubtful)

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) writer and politician (identity doubtful)

18th century unknown
Image of La Lucha del Pueblo Español por su Libertad

La Lucha del Pueblo Español por su Libertad

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
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 Richard III

Richard III

David Freed (1936 - )
Image of A Mother and her Four Daughters

A Mother and her Four Daughters

Samuel de Wilde (1748 - 1832)
Image of “Hamlet”: … that is the Question

“Hamlet”: … that is the Question

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of Beatrice

Beatrice

Saul Fanfani (1856 - 1919)
Image of 7 November 1989 – Study for “The Scar”

7 November 1989 – Study for “The Scar”

John Goto (1949 - 2023)
Image of Room 32 in the National Gallery, London

Room 32 in the National Gallery, London

Giuseppe Gabrielli
Image of Song of Songs: I am the Rose of Sharon

Song of Songs: I am the Rose of Sharon

Edward Wolfe (1897 - 1982)
Image of A Sheet of Figure Studies

A Sheet of Figure Studies

George Jones (1786 - 1869)
Image of Scotland Yard with Part of the Banqueting-House

Scotland Yard with Part of the Banqueting-House

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Edward Rooker (1712 - 1774)
Image of Crying to the walls: My God! My God! Will she relent?

Crying to the walls: My God! My God! Will she relent?

Patrick Caulfield (1936 - 2005)
Image of composition (1934)

composition (1934)

William Johnstone (1897 - 1981)
Image of Northumberland House, Trafalgar Square, London

Northumberland House, Trafalgar Square, London

William Henry Haines (1812 - 1884)
Image of Collophon Page

Collophon Page

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-78)

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-78)

William Hoare (c.1707 - 1792)
Image of Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford & Asquith (1852-1928) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister

Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford & Asquith (1852-1928) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer; Prime Minister

Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860 - 1927)
Image of Letter written by Lord Byron to Robert Charles Dallas, from Newstead Abbey

Letter written by Lord Byron to Robert Charles Dallas, from Newstead Abbey

George Gordon Byron (1788 - 1824)
Image of Short Takes

Short Takes

R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
Image of Scale Copy, East Wall, King’s Staircase, Hampton Court (after Antonio Verrio)

Scale Copy, East Wall, King’s Staircase, Hampton Court (after Antonio Verrio)

Alistair N Stewart (1905 - )
Image of ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’, Act IV, Scene 3

‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’, Act IV, Scene 3

Thomas Stothard (1755 - 1834)
Image of William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Poet & Dramatist

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Poet & Dramatist

Augustus John (1878 - 1961)
Image of Pears and Blue Paper

Pears and Blue Paper

Leonard Appelbee (1914 - 2000)
Image of Platform 4, Newcastle Station

Platform 4, Newcastle Station

Sheila Gertrude Mackie (1928 - 2010)
Image of the target

the target

William Johnstone (1897 - 1981)
Image of Song of Songs: I am black but comely

Song of Songs: I am black but comely

Edward Wolfe (1897 - 1982)
Image of It an Ancient Mariner

It an Ancient Mariner

David Jones (1895 - 1974)