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Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

John (after) Gibson (1790 - 1866)
Benjamin Gibson (1811 - 1851)
Image of Description of the Print of Earl Howe’s Victory over the French Fleet, June the First, 1794

Description of the Print of Earl Howe’s Victory over the French Fleet, June the First, 1794

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Image of Shipwreck on the Black Rocks, near Scarborough, Yorkshire

Shipwreck on the Black Rocks, near Scarborough, Yorkshire

Francis Nicholson (1753 - 1844)
Image of Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

Henry Pelham (1694-1754) Prime Minister

William Hoare (c.1707 - 1792)
Image of Chelsea with Part of the Old Church & Sir Hans Sloane’s Tomb

Chelsea with Part of the Old Church & Sir Hans Sloane’s Tomb

William Parrott (1813 - 1869)
Image of London from Greenwich

London from Greenwich

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Seavenhampton, the Seat of Sir William Dodwell

Seavenhampton, the Seat of Sir William Dodwell

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford De Redcliffe (1786-1880) diplomat

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

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834 - 1890)
Image of Sir Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) General and politician

Sir Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) General and politician

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (1860 - 1947)
Image of Warwick Castle. The Inner Court

Warwick Castle. The Inner Court

John Brandard (1812 - 1863)
Image of Head of a Boy

Head of a Boy

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915)
Image of The Glorious Victory, obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the Command of Earl Howe, on the First of June 1794

The Glorious Victory, obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the Command of Earl Howe, on the First of June 1794

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Image of The South West Prospect of the City of Peterborough, in Northamptonshire

The South West Prospect of the City of Peterborough, in Northamptonshire

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Court of Exchequer, Westminster Hall

Court of Exchequer, Westminster Hall

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Georgetown, British Guiana

Georgetown, British Guiana

W S Hedges
Image of The South-East Prospect of the City of Ely

The South-East Prospect of the City of Ely

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Untitled

Untitled

Dennis John Gardiner (1957 - )
Image of Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

British 19th century unknown
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 A North West View of the Tower of London / Vue du Coté du Nord-Ouest de la Tour de Londres

A North West View of the Tower of London / Vue du Coté du Nord-Ouest de la Tour de Londres

John Maurer
Image of Castlemartin

Castlemartin

John Piper (1903 - 1992)
Image of At the Seaside

At the Seaside

Edmund Aubrey Hunt (1855 - 1922)
Image of Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715) politician and financier

Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715) politician and financier

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Pierre Drevet (1663 - 1738)
Image of A View in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate belonging to William Beckford Esq. near Savannah la Marr [2]

A View in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate belonging to William Beckford Esq. near Savannah la Marr [2]

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Thomas Vivares (1735 - )
Image of View from Edinburgh Castle, from a Sketch taken by the Bishop of Glasgow in 1848

View from Edinburgh Castle, from a Sketch taken by the Bishop of Glasgow in 1848

Adam Arnst
Francis and MacFarlane, W H Schenk
Image of Steppenwolf 5

Steppenwolf 5

Graham Greenfield (1951 - )
Image of “Richard III”: My kingdom for a horse

“Richard III”: My kingdom for a horse

Alistair Grant (1925 - 1997)
Image of Exhibition Room, Somerset House

Exhibition Room, Somerset House

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Hill (1770 - 1850)
Image of A View of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Palace at Lambeth, in the County of Surry [sic] / Vue du Palais de l’Archeveque de Canterbury / à Lambeth, dans la Comté de Surry

A View of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Palace at Lambeth, in the County of Surry [sic] / Vue du Palais de l’Archeveque de Canterbury / à Lambeth, dans la Comté de Surry

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Wilson Lowry (1762 - 1824)
Image of Sir John Eldon Gorst (1861-1911) Consul-General, Egypt 1907-11

Sir John Eldon Gorst (1861-1911) Consul-General, Egypt 1907-11

Cecil Jameson (1883 - 1973)
Image of Country Men

Country Men

William Graham (1923 - )
Image not available

“Richard III”

John Hacker (1936 - )
No image available

Sir John Leach (1760-1834) politician and lawyer

British 19th century unknown
Image of Prospekt Lietiiago eia Imperatorskago Velichestva domu s’Sieveriuiu storonu. Vue du Palais d’Eté de Sa Majesté Imperiale du coté du Nord.

Prospekt Lietiiago eia Imperatorskago Velichestva domu s’Sieveriuiu storonu. Vue du Palais d’Eté de Sa Majesté Imperiale du coté du Nord.

Mikhail Ivanovitch Makhaev (1716 - 1770)
Giuseppe Valeriani (1690 - 1761)
Ivan Sokolov (1717 - 1757)
Aleksei Angileevic Grekov (1723/6 - after 1769)
Image of The Holy Family

The Holy Family

German 18th century unknown
Image of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834) politician and book collector

George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834) politician and book collector

John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815)
Robert Dunkarton (1744 - 1811?)
Image of Allan Kardec

Allan Kardec

Francis Wishart (1951 - )
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St. John’s College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) Prime Minister

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

Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878)
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 Henry Pelham (1694-1754) and his secretary John Roberts

Henry Pelham (1694-1754) and his secretary John Roberts

John Shackleton ( - 1767)
No image available

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

William, (After) Llewellyn
John, (Copyist) Houston
Image of Ravenna. The Main Road from the 8th Army Battlefield where it enters Ravenna at the Porta Safia

Ravenna. The Main Road from the 8th Army Battlefield where it enters Ravenna at the Porta Safia

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Maria Candida

Maria Candida

Alan Carr Linford (1926 - )
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 The High, Oxford

The High, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of The Pass of Atbara in Abyssinia

The Pass of Atbara in Abyssinia

Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of The French Frigate ‘Proserpine’ of 40 Guns Striking her Colours to His Majesty’s Frigate ‘Dryad’ of 36 Guns off Cape Clear, 13 June 1796

The French Frigate ‘Proserpine’ of 40 Guns Striking her Colours to His Majesty’s Frigate ‘Dryad’ of 36 Guns off Cape Clear, 13 June 1796

Thomas Whitcombe (1763 - 1824)
Thomas Hellyer
Image of Queens’ College, Cambridge

Queens’ College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Franz Xaver, (After) Winterhalter
William Corden (1797 - 1867)