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Image of Battle Scene

Battle Scene

Joshua, Jnr Ross
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The South-West Prospect of the City of Chichester

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of It an Ancient Mariner

It an Ancient Mariner

David Jones (1895 - 1974)
Image of Abbey Yard, Bath

Abbey Yard, Bath

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
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

Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson (1804 - 1847)
Image of Framlingham College, Suffolk

Framlingham College, Suffolk

Gertrude Hermes (1901 - 1983)
Image of Arrival at Brandenburgh House of the Watermen etc. with an address to the Queen on the 3rd October 1820

Arrival at Brandenburgh House of the Watermen etc. with an address to the Queen on the 3rd October 1820

Matthew Dubourg
Image of Oriental Phantasy

Oriental Phantasy

Jose Maria Sert (1876 - 1945)
Image of La Promenade du Soir

La Promenade du Soir

Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732 - 1806)
Sigmund Freudenberger (1745 - 1801)
jnr Ingous
Image of King’s College

King’s College

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
Image of Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, and Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Politician

Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, and Henry Bilson Legge (1708-1764), Politician

Stephen Slaughter (1697 - 1765)
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View at North East Angle of Carey Street

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of The Red Fish : 1953

The Red Fish : 1953

Patrick Heron (1920 - 1999)
Image of Old London Bridge No. 4

Old London Bridge No. 4

Thomas Lindsay (c1793 - 1861)
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Sir Charles Caesar (1590-1642) judge

British 17th century unknown
Image of Rock Tombs at Telmessus

Rock Tombs at Telmessus

Sir George Scharf (1820 - 1895)
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850)
W L Walton
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The Yale of Beaufort

Cecil Keeling (1912 - 1976)
Image of Dorothy Jordan (real name Dorothy Phillips) (1761-1816) actress

Dorothy Jordan (real name Dorothy Phillips) (1761-1816) actress

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
Image of Sir Thomas More

Sir Thomas More

Hans Holbein (1497/8 - 1543)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of London from Greenwich

London from Greenwich

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Sir John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891) Prime Minister of Canada 1867-73, 1878-91

Sir John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891) Prime Minister of Canada 1867-73, 1878-91

Hamilton Plantagenet MacCarthy (1846 - 1939)
Image of King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of St. Aldate’s from Carfax

St. Aldate’s from Carfax

Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
John Hill (1770 - 1850)
Image of North East View of the Cathedral Church of Hereford

North East View of the Cathedral Church of Hereford

John Buckler (1770 - 1851)
Richard Reeve (1780 - c1835)
Image of A View of Ullswater toward Poola Bridge. A Lake between Cumberland and Westmoreland

A View of Ullswater toward Poola Bridge. A Lake between Cumberland and Westmoreland

William Bellers
Pierre Charles Canot (1710 - 1777)
Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain (c.1710 - c.1771)
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 Opening of Historical Buildings

The Opening of Historical Buildings

Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908 - 1986)
Image of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of Grendon (c.1632-1706) Politician and Governor of Guernsey

Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of Grendon (c.1632-1706) Politician and Governor of Guernsey

Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
Image of The Milliner and Dressmaker

The Milliner and Dressmaker

Emile Préval
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Henry Grattan (1746-1820) Irish politician

Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755 - 1828)
Charles Howard Hodges (1764 - 1837)
Image of The South Prospect of Reading, in the County of Berks

The South Prospect of Reading, in the County of Berks

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Mediterranean Port with Men-of-War

Mediterranean Port with Men-of-War

Pierre Puget (1620 - 1694)
Image of HMS “Marlborough” off Gibraltar

HMS “Marlborough” off Gibraltar

H J Morgan
Image of “Hamlet”: … that is the Question

“Hamlet”: … that is the Question

Allen Jones (1937 - )
Image of Fezzae et Marocchi Regna: Africae Celeberrima

Fezzae et Marocchi Regna: Africae Celeberrima

Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598)
Image of Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (1719-1772)

Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (1719-1772)

Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784)
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The West Prospect of His Majesties Dock-Yard, near Plymouth

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

Victoriana

Olwyn Bowey (1936 - )
Image of Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

James Norie (1684 - 1757)
Image of King George IV’s Triumphal Entry into Dublin, 17 August 1821

King George IV’s Triumphal Entry into Dublin, 17 August 1821

Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794 - 1864)
Image of The Return of Big Tone

The Return of Big Tone

Anthony Davies (1947 - )
Image of Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham (1726-1831) Admiral and naval administrator

Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham (1726-1831) Admiral and naval administrator

Isaac Pocock (1782 - 1835)
Charles Picart
David Robertson
Image of The South View of Holy Island Monastery & Castle, Belonging to the Bishoprick of Durham

The South View of Holy Island Monastery & Castle, Belonging to the Bishoprick of Durham

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Thomas Newton (1704-1782) Bishop of Bristol

Thomas Newton (1704-1782) Bishop of Bristol

Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)
Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822)
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Coronation Day, June 2nd 1953

Cathleen Mann (1896 - 1959)
Image of View of Dulwich College, in Surrey / View of Camberwell, from the Grove

View of Dulwich College, in Surrey / View of Camberwell, from the Grove

British 18th century unknown
Image of William Henry Ashhurst (1725-1807) judge

William Henry Ashhurst (1725-1807) judge

John Plott (1732 - 1803)
John Jones (c.1755 - 1796)
Image of Brougham (Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) Lord Chancellor: “Echo” after a woodcut)

Brougham (Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) Lord Chancellor: “Echo” after a woodcut)

Walter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942)
Image of Market Day, Compiègne

Market Day, Compiègne

Cosmo Clark (1897 - 1967)
Image of George Washington (1732-1799) revolutionary army officer and first President of the United States of America

George Washington (1732-1799) revolutionary army officer and first President of the United States of America

Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755 - 1828)
James Heath (1757 - 1834)