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Image of Magdalen Hall / New Inn Hall

Magdalen Hall / New Inn Hall

Frederick Mackenzie (1787 - 1854)
John Bluck
Image of “Well, this is grand!” said Alice. “I never expected I should be a Queen so soon.”

“Well, this is grand!” said Alice. “I never expected I should be a Queen so soon.”

Peter Blake (1932 - )
Image of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) politician and historian [identity uncertain]

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) politician and historian [identity uncertain]

Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
Image of John, 1st Viscount Ponsonby (c.1770-1855) Ambassador to Vienna 1846-50

John, 1st Viscount Ponsonby (c.1770-1855) Ambassador to Vienna 1846-50

John Frederick Lewis (1805 - 1876)
Image of St. John’s College, Oxford

St. John’s College, Oxford

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Image of The South-East Prospect of Leeds, in the County of York

The South-East Prospect of Leeds, in the County of York

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of The Royal Dockyard at Chatham

The Royal Dockyard at Chatham

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
John Hamilton Mortimer (1740 - 1779)
Pierre Charles Canot (1710 - 1777)
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Coronation Procession of Queen Victoria [set of 3]

Richard Doyle (1824 - 1883)
Image of The Rope Bridge, near the Lighthouse, Holyhead

The Rope Bridge, near the Lighthouse, Holyhead

William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
Image of The West Front of St. Paul’s Covent Garden

The West Front of St. Paul’s Covent Garden

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Edward Rooker (1712 - 1774)
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

John Simpson (1782 - 1847)
George Henry Phillips
Image of English Men-o-War and Other Shipping off Coast

English Men-o-War and Other Shipping off Coast

Peter Monamy (1681 - 1749)
Image of Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)
Image of Family at Roeburne, N.W. Australia

Family at Roeburne, N.W. Australia

James V Wigley (1918 - 1999)
Image of Brian Robert Morris, Lord Morris of Castle Morris (1930-2001) literary scholar, arts administrator and politician

Brian Robert Morris, Lord Morris of Castle Morris (1930-2001) literary scholar, arts administrator and politician

Paul Brason (1952 - )
Image of Plate 2

Plate 2

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of Shipping off Newhaven

Shipping off Newhaven

Francis Holman (1729 - 1784)
Image of A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain – or – John Bull Swamped in the Flood of New Taxes – Cormorants Fishing in the Stream

A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain – or – John Bull Swamped in the Flood of New Taxes – Cormorants Fishing in the Stream

James Gillray (1756 - 1815)
Image of Middle Temple Dining Room

Middle Temple Dining Room

John Ward (1917 - 2007)
Image of Mirrored Interior

Mirrored Interior

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of Prospect of the Famous House of the Illustrious Duke of Albemarle [formerly Clarendon House]

Prospect of the Famous House of the Illustrious Duke of Albemarle [formerly Clarendon House]

Johann, II Spilberg (1619 - 1690)
W Skillman
Image of The North West Prospect of the City of Bristol

The North West Prospect of the City of Bristol

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Still Life, Aubergines and Corn Cob

Still Life, Aubergines and Corn Cob

Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975)
Image of Mr. Street’s Design for the New Law Courts

Mr. Street’s Design for the New Law Courts

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of A Burial Place at Beirout [Beirut]

A Burial Place at Beirout [Beirut]

Francis B Spilsbury
Daniel Orme (1765 - )
Joseph Jeakes ( - 1829)
Image of Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 3]

Engagement of Frigates “Java” & “Constitution” [Plate 3]

Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
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 Oriental Phantasy

Oriental Phantasy

Jose Maria Sert (1876 - 1945)
Image of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865)

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865)

W and D Downey
Image of Sir John Patteson (1790-1861) judge

Sir John Patteson (1790-1861) judge

Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)
Samuel Cousins (1801 - 1887)
Image of More Visitors to John Bull, or the Assess’d Taxes!!!

More Visitors to John Bull, or the Assess’d Taxes!!!

Richard Newton (1777 - 1798)
Image of View in Broad Street in Oxford

View in Broad Street in Oxford

Joseph Farington (1747 - 1821)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Evening Gun: Seascape

Evening Gun: Seascape

Aernout Smit (1641 - 1710)
Image of South View of Windsor Castle

South View of Windsor Castle

Richard, Jnr Cooper (c.1740 - after 1817)
Samuel Alken (1756 - 1815)
Image of Blue Vase

Blue Vase

André Bicât (1909 - 1996)
Image of Cyberseries 2

Cyberseries 2

Jessica Jones (1976 - )
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George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925)

Charles William Walton
Image of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601) soldier and politician; favourite of Elizabeth I

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601) soldier and politician; favourite of Elizabeth I

Isaac Oliver (c1565 - 1617)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Coronation Preparations: The Construction of Arches in the Mall

Coronation Preparations: The Construction of Arches in the Mall

Bernard Phillip Batchelor (1924 - 2012)
Image of The Skip

The Skip

Donald MacKenzie (c.1945 - )
Image of Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
Image of England, as it Appears from the Coast of France (from a Station S W of Calais)

England, as it Appears from the Coast of France (from a Station S W of Calais)

Robert Cleveley (1747 - 1809)
Image of Feria at Seville

Feria at Seville

Augustus Leopold Egg (1816 - 1863)
Image of Ludgate Hill and St. Paul’s

Ludgate Hill and St. Paul’s

William Marlow (1740 - 1813)
Thomas Morris
Image of Aubergines

Aubergines

André Bicât (1909 - 1996)
Image of The Marriage

The Marriage

British 19th century unknown
Image of Presbiteri Iohannis sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio [map of Abyssinia]

Presbiteri Iohannis sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio [map of Abyssinia]

Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598)
Image of D is for Dandy

D is for Dandy

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of A View of Mount Edgcumbe from the Block-House

A View of Mount Edgcumbe from the Block-House

George Lambert (c.1700 - 1765)
Samuel Scott (c.1702 - 1772)
James Mason (1710 - c.1780)
Image of On the Rhine at Andernach

On the Rhine at Andernach

James Burrell Smith (1822 - 1897)