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Image of Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

William Hoare (c.1707 - 1792)
Image of Bullfighter

Bullfighter

Elizabeth Blackadder (1931 - 2021)
Image of St. Lawrence Jewry

St. Lawrence Jewry

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Image of Mansion in a Wooded Scene with Deer in Foreground

Mansion in a Wooded Scene with Deer in Foreground

William Andrews Nesfield (1793 - 1881)
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Sundial, Queens College

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (5): Chiefs of Staff

State Procession of HM The Queen (5): Chiefs of Staff

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) Field Marshal, Commander in Chief of Imperial Austrian Armies in Germany

Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) Field Marshal, Commander in Chief of Imperial Austrian Armies in Germany

Heinrich Schmidt (1740/60 - 1821)
Valentine Green (1739 - 1813)
Image of Presbiteri Johannis, sive, Abissionorum Imperii Descriptio

Presbiteri Johannis, sive, Abissionorum Imperii Descriptio

Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598)
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

Baron François Gérard (1770 - 1837)
Francois Forster (1790 - 1872)
Image of Lambeth Palace and the Houses of Parliament

Lambeth Palace and the Houses of Parliament

19th century unknown
Thomas Abiel Prior (1809 - 1886)
Image of Mary of Teck (1867-1953) Queen Consort of King George V

Mary of Teck (1867-1953) Queen Consort of King George V

William, (After) Llewellyn
Image of Chapel, Moat House, Ightham, Kent

Chapel, Moat House, Ightham, Kent

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Image of Queen Mary II (1662-1694) reigned with King William III 1688-94

Queen Mary II (1662-1694) reigned with King William III 1688-94

Jean-Henri Brandon
Pieter van Gunst (c.1667 - 1724)
Image of Druggist’s Shop

Druggist’s Shop

Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882)
Image of Street Decorations (Coronation 1953)

Street Decorations (Coronation 1953)

Barbara Horridge
Image of A Naval Engagement

A Naval Engagement

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Image of Maria, Countess of Coventry

Maria, Countess of Coventry

Francis Cotes (1726 - 1770)
James MacArdell (1729 - 1765)
Image of Candelabro Antico / Candelabro di Marmo Antico / Candelabro di Marmo Antico

Candelabro Antico / Candelabro di Marmo Antico / Candelabro di Marmo Antico

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
Image of The Town of Perth

The Town of Perth

John Clark
Image of The Grand Quintuple Alliance of England, Russia, France, Austria & Prussia

The Grand Quintuple Alliance of England, Russia, France, Austria & Prussia

William, ("Paul Pry") Heath (1795 - 1840)
William Thomas Fry (1789 - 1843)
Richard Gilson Reeve (1803 - 1889)
Image of ‘The General and Commodore settling the question of precedence’, King’s House, Jamaica

‘The General and Commodore settling the question of precedence’, King’s House, Jamaica

Lionel Grimston Fawkes (1849 - 1931)
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Entrance to the Carpet Sellers’ Bazaar 1944

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881)

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881)

Sir John Everett Millais (1829 - 1896)
Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914)
Image of The Horse Guards

The Horse Guards

George Sidney Shepherd (1784 - 1862)
Thomas Picken (1815 - 1870)
Image of Sir William Gore Ouseley (1797-1866) diplomat: Self-Portrait

Sir William Gore Ouseley (1797-1866) diplomat: Self-Portrait

William Gore Ouseley (1797 - 1866)
Image of Mucculla in Abyssinia

Mucculla in Abyssinia

Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of The South Prospect of Nottingham

The South Prospect of Nottingham

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of King William III (1650-1702) reigned 1688-1702

King William III (1650-1702) reigned 1688-1702

Jean-Henri Brandon
Pieter van Gunst (c.1667 - 1724)
Image of With Blue

With Blue

William Scott (1913 - 1989)
Image of A Boar Hunt at Persano under Ferdinand IV

A Boar Hunt at Persano under Ferdinand IV

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751 - 1829)
Image of Dead Tree, Romney Marsh

Dead Tree, Romney Marsh

Paul Nash (1889 - 1946)
Image of Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (1786-1880) diplomat

Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (1786-1880) diplomat

Andrew Robertson (1777 - 1845)
George James Stodart (c.1838 - 1913)
Image of Grimsthorp in the County of Lincoln, the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Robert, Earl of Lindsey

Grimsthorp in the County of Lincoln, the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Robert, Earl of Lindsey

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Two Peasants in a Landscape

Two Peasants in a Landscape

British 19th century unknown
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

Leonardo Guzzardi
Image of The South Cliff, Scarborough

The South Cliff, Scarborough

H B Carter
George, Jnr Hawkins (1809 - 1852)
Image of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford

St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford

Charles Wickes (1828 - )
Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894)
Image of The Crowd

The Crowd

Sir John Verney (1913 - 1993)
Image of Orange Umbrella

Orange Umbrella

Emrys Williams (1958 - )
Image of Esher Place in ye County of Surry, the Seat of Thomas Cotton Esq.

Esher Place in ye County of Surry, the Seat of Thomas Cotton Esq.

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Frederick Chopin

Frederick Chopin

Francis Wishart (1951 - )
Image of Cholmondeley Castle, the Seat of the Most Hon. the Marquess of Cholmondeley

Cholmondeley Castle, the Seat of the Most Hon. the Marquess of Cholmondeley

Augustus Butler
William Gauci
Image of John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767) statesman and diplomat

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767) statesman and diplomat

Cosmo Alexander (1724 - 1772)
Image of Bride of the Sea

Bride of the Sea

Eileen Agar (1899 - 1991)
Image of Alasdair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry (1773-1828) chief of clan Macdonell of Glengarry, and army officer

Alasdair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry (1773-1828) chief of clan Macdonell of Glengarry, and army officer

Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823)
Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (1860 - 1947)
Image of Life at the Sea-Side (Ramsgate Sands)

Life at the Sea-Side (Ramsgate Sands)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Charles William Sharpe (1818 - 1899)
Image of La Blanchisseuse

La Blanchisseuse

Michael Salaman (1911 - 1987)
Image of The Capture of Martinique (palm trees to right)

The Capture of Martinique (palm trees to right)

Thomas Luny (1759 - 1837)
Image of Evening

Evening

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Bernard Baron (c1696 - 1762)
Image of Felsted School, Essex

Felsted School, Essex

Sheila Robinson (1925 - 1987)