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Image of Signature Pots

Signature Pots

Patrick Caulfield (1936 - 2005)
Image of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) politician

Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) politician

Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857 - 1940)
Image of Down Wapping Way

Down Wapping Way

William Gaunt (1900 - 1980)
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Balad Sinjar. Shaikh Rosko Haji – a group of Vesidis sitting under olives in the evening 1943

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Bay Window in Hall, Bramhall, Cheshire

Bay Window in Hall, Bramhall, Cheshire

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Image of Part of the Bridge at Blackfriars, as it was in July 1766

Part of the Bridge at Blackfriars, as it was in July 1766

Edward Rooker (1712 - 1774)
Image of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881) Prime Minister

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881) Prime Minister

Count Gleichen (1833 - 1891)
Image of Making Camp Beds

Making Camp Beds

James C, (Circle) Tarr
Image of Frederick Temple (1821-1902) Archbishop of Canterbury 1897-1902

Frederick Temple (1821-1902) Archbishop of Canterbury 1897-1902

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of St. John’s College, from the Garden

St. John’s College, from the Garden

Frederick Mackenzie (1787 - 1854)
John Hill (1770 - 1850)
Image of The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 3]

The Engagement between HM Frigate “Java” and the USS “Constitution”, 29 December 1812 [Plate 3]

Lieutenant Buchanan
Nicholas Pocock (1740 - 1821)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of Road near Galle, Ceylon

Road near Galle, Ceylon

Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
Image of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) actor-manager

Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) actor-manager

Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
Image of Gazette of Fashion

Gazette of Fashion

French 19th century unknown
Image of Furnival’s Inn, Holborn

Furnival’s Inn, Holborn

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
J Henshall
Image of The Honourable Mrs Graham (1757-1792)

The Honourable Mrs Graham (1757-1792)

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Robert Stewart Clouston (1857 - 1911)
Image of The Mountains of Samayut

The Mountains of Samayut

Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Image of Scene in the Lake District, probably the Langdale Pikes from Blea Tarn

Scene in the Lake District, probably the Langdale Pikes from Blea Tarn

George Frederick Buchanan
Image of Stonechat, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher

Stonechat, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher

Henry Leonard Meyer (1797 - 1865)
Image of Queen’s College, Oxford

Queen’s College, Oxford

Richard Beer (1928 - 2017)
Image of Onions

Onions

Patricia Ramsay (1886 - 1974)
Image of Pleasure of Spring Time

Pleasure of Spring Time

Chinese 20th century unknown
Image of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672) army officer, Admiral and diplomat

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672) army officer, Admiral and diplomat

Sie Peter, (follower) Lely
Image of Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet (1598-1670) Attorney-General 1660-70

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet (1598-1670) Attorney-General 1660-70

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Robert White (1645 - 1703)
Image of The Relapse: The Quarrel (Act 3, Scene 1)

The Relapse: The Quarrel (Act 3, Scene 1)

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
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Charles James Fox (1749-1806) politician

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
John Jones (c.1755 - 1796)
Image of The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759

Richard Paton (1717 - 1791)
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 A View of Foots-Cray Place in Kent, the Seat of Bourchier Cleeve Esq.r / Veüe de Foots-Cray Place, dans la Comté de Kent, Maison de Bourhcier Cleeve Escuyer.

A View of Foots-Cray Place in Kent, the Seat of Bourchier Cleeve Esq.r / Veüe de Foots-Cray Place, dans la Comté de Kent, Maison de Bourhcier Cleeve Escuyer.

William Woollett (1735 - 1785)
Image of XXIII: Religious Procession from the Church of St. Michael at Ankobar

XXIII: Religious Procession from the Church of St. Michael at Ankobar

Johann Martin Bernatz (1802 - 1878)
Karl Lindemann-Frommel (1819 - 1891)
Image of Little Compton, the Seat of Sir Richard Howe Bt.

Little Compton, the Seat of Sir Richard Howe Bt.

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Architecture

Architecture

Richard Blome (c.1660 - 1705)
Image of The Dead Mole

The Dead Mole

Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (1880 - 1952)
Image of Name

Name

Tony Carter (1943 - 2016)
Image of Nuthatch

Nuthatch

Henry Leonard Meyer (1797 - 1865)
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The Rt. Hon. George Younger MP (1931-2003), later Baron Younger of Prestwick, Secretary of State for Scotland 1979-86, 1987

Jane Robson
Image of Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall

Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828-1888) colonial governor; Governor of Jamaica 1877-1883

Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828-1888) colonial governor; Governor of Jamaica 1877-1883

Lionel Grimston Fawkes (1849 - 1931)
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (3): Grenadier Guards Band

State Procession of HM The Queen (3): Grenadier Guards Band

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of India No.6

India No.6

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Image of The Royal Banqueting House in Whitehall

The Royal Banqueting House in Whitehall

Johann, II Spilberg (1619 - 1690)
W Skillman
Image of Philip II of Spain (1527-1598) King of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I

Philip II of Spain (1527-1598) King of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I

Adriaen van der Werff (1659 - 1722)
Pieter van Gunst (c.1667 - 1724)
Image of A Fog, with a View of Calshot Castle

A Fog, with a View of Calshot Castle

Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)
Image of The Chinese Bridge and Pagoda, St. James’s Park, Erected in Commemoration of the Peace of 1814

The Chinese Bridge and Pagoda, St. James’s Park, Erected in Commemoration of the Peace of 1814

John William Edy (1760 - c.1830)
Joseph Gleadah
Image of Bull Fight, Seville

Bull Fight, Seville

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
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The South View of Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Reproduction restricted: copyright holder unknown

Hard Times

Michael Vaughan (1938 - )
Image of Life at Herne Hill

Life at Herne Hill

Chris Orr (1943 - )
Image of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (“The Old Pretender”) (1688-1766) Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (“The Old Pretender”) (1688-1766) Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Alexis-Simon Belle (1674 - 1734)
Jean Dassier (1676 - 1763)
Image of Poem/Clock – a Display of the Complete Leaves

Poem/Clock – a Display of the Complete Leaves

John Christie (1945 - )