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Image of The Welch Bridge at Shrewsbury

The Welch Bridge at Shrewsbury

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Image of Coronation Preparations: Cleaning Admiralty Arch

Coronation Preparations: Cleaning Admiralty Arch

Bernard Phillip Batchelor (1924 - 2012)
Image of Angelica Garnett (née Bell) (b.1918), as Mistress Millament in “The Way of the World”

Angelica Garnett (née Bell) (b.1918), as Mistress Millament in “The Way of the World”

Vanessa Bell (1879 - 1961)
Image of Unknown Gentleman in a Green Velvet Cap

Unknown Gentleman in a Green Velvet Cap

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Image of Heavensfield

Heavensfield

Tony Peart (1961 - )
Image of The Long Arm of a Pluralist Man

The Long Arm of a Pluralist Man

David Winters (1942 - )
Image of The British Museum

The British Museum

Edmund Walker (1813/14 - 1882)
William Simpson (1823 - 1899)
Image of An Officer of the 4th Light Dragoons: probably Lt-Col. James John Hugonin (1782-1854)

An Officer of the 4th Light Dragoons: probably Lt-Col. James John Hugonin (1782-1854)

James Pardon (c.1794 - 1862)
Image of A View of Poo-Ta-La or Great Temple near Zhe-Hol in Tartary

A View of Poo-Ta-La or Great Temple near Zhe-Hol in Tartary

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
Henry William Parish
Benjamin Thomas Pouncy ( - 1799)
Image of Lindsell Church, Essex

Lindsell Church, Essex

Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Image of Spanish Village Scene

Spanish Village Scene

Ethelbert White (1891 - 1972)
Image of An Accurate Map of Cambridgeshire

An Accurate Map of Cambridgeshire

Emanuel Bowen (1693/4 - 1767)
Image of Quinces on a White Plate

Quinces on a White Plate

Kaff Gerrard (1894 - 1970)
Image of The South-West Prospect of the City of Carlisle

The South-West Prospect of the City of Carlisle

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Park Village East, Regent’s Park

Park Village East, Regent’s Park

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
Radcliff
Image of Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor (1658-1730) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor (1658-1730) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

British 18th century unknown
Image of Les Pinales de Nahuelbuta, Nacimiento

Les Pinales de Nahuelbuta, Nacimiento

Claudio Gay (1800 - 1873)
Pierre Frederic Lehnert (1811 - )
Image of Sir Jasper Atkinson (1790-1856) Provost of the Royal Mint, with his daughter Jane Laura (b.1820)

Sir Jasper Atkinson (1790-1856) Provost of the Royal Mint, with his daughter Jane Laura (b.1820)

Charles Harding
Image of The Marine Palace of His Majesty King George the Fourth, at Brighton

The Marine Palace of His Majesty King George the Fourth, at Brighton

J Bruce
Image of Pont Aberglaslyn, North Wales

Pont Aberglaslyn, North Wales

John Peter Laporte (1761 - 1839)
Image of A View of part of the Garden at Hall-Barn, near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, a seat of Edmund Waller Esquire / Vue d’une Partie du Jardin a Hall-Barn, dans la Comté de Bucks, appertanant a Edmund Waller Ecuyer

A View of part of the Garden at Hall-Barn, near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, a seat of Edmund Waller Esquire / Vue d’une Partie du Jardin a Hall-Barn, dans la Comté de Bucks, appertanant a Edmund Waller Ecuyer

William Woollett (1735 - 1785)
Image of Thisbe takes the Sword already Reeking with the Blood of Pyramus, plunges it into her own Breast

Thisbe takes the Sword already Reeking with the Blood of Pyramus, plunges it into her own Breast

Charles Monnet (1732 - 1808)
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Image of The Emperor Augustus (63BC-14AD) as a Youth

The Emperor Augustus (63BC-14AD) as a Youth

19th century unknown
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The South West Prospect of the City of Peterborough, in Northamptonshire

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
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The North West Prospect of the City of Wells

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Hands beneath the Sea

Hands beneath the Sea

Edward Linley Sambourne (1845 - 1910)
Image of Mary Bertie (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven (d. 1793)

Mary Bertie (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven (d. 1793)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
John Dixon (c1740 - 1801)
Image of Somerset Terrace

Somerset Terrace

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of Trooping the Colour before Edward VII

Trooping the Colour before Edward VII

Jacques Emile Blanche (1861 - 1942)
Image of London from Greenwich

London from Greenwich

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Flowerpiece

Flowerpiece

Charles Mozley (1915 - 1991)
Image of The South West Prospect of Northampton

The South West Prospect of Northampton

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Shore Scene with Martello Towers

Shore Scene with Martello Towers

Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham (1823 - 1875)
Image of Ship in Distress off Rock

Ship in Distress off Rock

Willem van de, II Velde (1633 - 1707)
Image of Pillory, Charing Cross

Pillory, Charing Cross

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
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John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894) judge

Jane Fortescue Coleridge ( - 1878)
Charles Holl
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Tower and S Portion of Bell Yard Front

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of Royal Circus

Royal Circus

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Bluck
Image of Sulphur Tufts

Sulphur Tufts

Michael Porter (1948 - )
Image of Osborne in 1865

Osborne in 1865

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802 - 1873)
John Alfred Vinter (c1828 - 1905)
Image of Battle of Blenheim

Battle of Blenheim

Joshua, Jnr Ross
Image of Spencer Horatio Walpole (1806-1898) politician

Spencer Horatio Walpole (1806-1898) politician

George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
Image of Bullock’s Museum, 22 Piccadilly

Bullock’s Museum, 22 Piccadilly

British 19th century unknown
Image of Sacred Conversation between St. Felix de Valois and St. Juan de la Mata

Sacred Conversation between St. Felix de Valois and St. Juan de la Mata

Peruvian 18th century unknown
Image of L’Interno della Basilica Vaticana

L’Interno della Basilica Vaticana

Giuseppe Vasi (1710 - 1782)
Image of King Charles II (1630-85) Reigned 1660-85

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

Thomas Hawker (c.1640 - c.1725)
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Figure and Still Life

Sir Matthew Smith (1879 - 1959)
Image of King George IV’s Public Entry into the City of Dublin on 17 August 1821

King George IV’s Public Entry into the City of Dublin on 17 August 1821

Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794 - 1864)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Image of Changing Horses

Changing Horses

Charles Cooper Henderson (1803 - 1877)
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Image of Tonbridge School

Tonbridge School

Charles Tattershall Dodd (1815 - 1878)
Hawkins