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Image of Newgate Chapel

Newgate Chapel

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Li Hongzang (1823-1901) Chinese politician, general and diplomat

Li Hongzang (1823-1901) Chinese politician, general and diplomat

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of Banana Girl

Banana Girl

Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988)
Image of George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) poet

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

Thomas Phillips (1770 - 1845)
Thomas Goff Lupton (1791 - 1873)
Image of The Marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal to His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia

The Marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal to His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia

John Phillip (1817-1867 - )
Auguste Thomas Marie Blanchard (1819 - 1898)
Image of Coronation Decorations, Lillie Walk SW6

Coronation Decorations, Lillie Walk SW6

Ebbe Sadolin (1900 - 1982)
Image of The Picture Gallery, Stafford House [now Lancaster House]

The Picture Gallery, Stafford House [now Lancaster House]

James Digman Wingfield (1800 - 1872)
Image of Military College, Chelsea

Military College, Chelsea

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Image of Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730-1795) diplomat and army officer

Sir Robert Murray Keith (1730-1795) diplomat and army officer

Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811)
Image of The Grey House in the Square, Norwich

The Grey House in the Square, Norwich

Eric Goodliffe
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Pompey. Royal Horse Guards Drum-Horse 1938-1953

Juliet McLeod (1917 - 1982)
Lawrence Josset (1910 - 1995)
Image of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930) Prime Minister

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930) Prime Minister

George Fiddes Watt (1873 - 1960)
Sir Emery Walker (1851 - 1933)
Image of Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland (1619-1682) royalist army and naval officer, and patron of science

Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland (1619-1682) royalist army and naval officer, and patron of science

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
Image of Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich and 1st Earl of Ripon (1782-1859) Prime Minister

Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich and 1st Earl of Ripon (1782-1859) Prime Minister

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
Image of Man-o-War in a Calm

Man-o-War in a Calm

Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
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Design for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, Caernarfon Castle: King’s Gate Entrance

Carl Toms (1927 - 1999)
Image of A View of the Country House of John Falcon Esq., H. M. Consul General at Algiers

A View of the Country House of John Falcon Esq., H. M. Consul General at Algiers

British 19th century unknown
Image of David Roberts (1796-1864) painter

David Roberts (1796-1864) painter

Charles Baugniet (1814 - 1886)
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 Dream Inventory January 1997

Dream Inventory January 1997

Jane Gifford (1955 - )
Image of Earthenware

Earthenware

Patrick Caulfield (1936 - 2005)
Image of Henry Reeve CB DCL (1813-1895) translator and magazine editor

Henry Reeve CB DCL (1813-1895) translator and magazine editor

John Bell (1811 - 1895)
Image of Common Council Chamber, Guildhall

Common Council Chamber, Guildhall

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of P for Publican

P for Publican

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (1669-1738)

Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (1669-1738)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
John, I Faber (c.1660 - 1721)
Image of View in Turon Bay

View in Turon Bay

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
John George Landseer (1769 - 1852)
Image of King Charles II (1630-85) Reigned 1660-85

King Charles II (1630-85) Reigned 1660-85

Sir Peter, (after) Lely
Image of Making Guns: Lifting an Inner Tube

Making Guns: Lifting an Inner Tube

Sir George Clausen (1852 - 1944)
Image of Dining Hall, Asylum

Dining Hall, Asylum

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Hill (1770 - 1850)
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Hudibras and the Lawyer

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Image of Old Battersea Bridge

Old Battersea Bridge

Walter Greaves (1846 - 1930)
Image of Beside a sealed up building

Beside a sealed up building

Heather and Ivan Morison (1973; 1974 - )
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Pool of London from Wapping Pierhead (Festival of Ships)

David R Thomas (1916 - 1990)
Image of Untitled (8)

Untitled (8)

Adrian Wiszniewski (1958 - )
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) Prime Minister

Jean Baptiste van Loo (1684 - 1745)
19th century unknown
Image of Millennium Dome 11/01/1999

Millennium Dome 11/01/1999

Mark Power (1959 - )
Image of Natives of Cochin-China, playing at Shittlecock with their Feet

Natives of Cochin-China, playing at Shittlecock with their Feet

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
John George Landseer (1769 - 1852)
T Shirt
Image of History 1

History 1

Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
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Shimmy

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of Amargosa Opera House

Amargosa Opera House

Boyd and Evans (1944; 1945 - )
Image of George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737-1806) diplomat and colonial governor

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737-1806) diplomat and colonial governor

Henry Edridge (1769 - 1821)
Image of Punishment of the Tcha

Punishment of the Tcha

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
Inigo Hall
Image of Brie on the Knee

Brie on the Knee

Bruce McLean (1944 - )
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“Macbeth”: Hail, King of Scotland

Edward Hoskins (1939 - )
Image of The accomplice

The accomplice

Barry Morgan (1969 - )
Image of Portrait of an unknown man in a wig and holding a book entitled ‘Syntagma Juris’

Portrait of an unknown man in a wig and holding a book entitled ‘Syntagma Juris’

18th century unknown
Image of Louis Philippe at Gosport, October 1844

Louis Philippe at Gosport, October 1844

William Joy (1803 - c.1859)
John Cantiloe Joy (1806 - 1859)
Image of Newgate Chapel

Newgate Chapel

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Salcombe Harbour

Salcombe Harbour

William Evans Charles Morgan (20th century - 20th century)
Image of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of Midlothian (1847-1929)

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of Midlothian (1847-1929)

Sir Leslie Matthew ("Spy") Ward (1851 - 1922)