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Image of Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) Solicitor General

Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) Solicitor General

William Owen (1769 - 1825)
Image of View at the Hague

View at the Hague

British 19th century unknown
Image of Maddingley, Cambridge, the Seat of Sir John Cotton

Maddingley, Cambridge, the Seat of Sir John Cotton

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of St. Stephen’s Walbrook

St. Stephen’s Walbrook

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane (1856-1928) Lord Chancellor

Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane (1856-1928) Lord Chancellor

Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857 - 1940)
Image of Shipping off the Coast

Shipping off the Coast

Thomas Buttersworth (1768 - 1842)
Image of The Archbishop of Canterbury, Coronation

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Coronation

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Modigliani Reproductions with Paper Flowers

Modigliani Reproductions with Paper Flowers

Ruskin Spear (1911 - 1990)
Image of View of the Monument Erected in Memory of the Dreadful Fire in the Year 1666 / Vue du Monument érigé en Memoire du Funeste Incendie de l’An 1666

View of the Monument Erected in Memory of the Dreadful Fire in the Year 1666 / Vue du Monument érigé en Memoire du Funeste Incendie de l’An 1666

Canaletto (1697 - 1768)
George Bickham (1683/4 - 1758)
Image of King George III (1738-1820) Reigned 1760-1820

King George III (1738-1820) Reigned 1760-1820

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Gainsborough Dupont (c.1754 - 1797)
Image of Sir James Stansfeld (1820-1898) politician and social reformer

Sir James Stansfeld (1820-1898) politician and social reformer

Samuel Sidley (1829 - 1896)
Image of No.11: Blessings of Britain – or – Swarm of Tax-Gatherers. “All with United Force Combine to Drive the Lazy Drones from the Laborious Hive” (Virgil)

No.11: Blessings of Britain – or – Swarm of Tax-Gatherers. “All with United Force Combine to Drive the Lazy Drones from the Laborious Hive” (Virgil)

Charles Williams
Image of Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840) Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg; 3rd daughter of King George III

Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840) Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg; 3rd daughter of King George III

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Thomas Lewis Atkinson (1817 - 1889/90)
Image of Perspective View of the Parade in St. James’s Park / Vue de la Parade dans le Parc de St. James

Perspective View of the Parade in St. James’s Park / Vue de la Parade dans le Parc de St. James

John Maurer
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (7): RHG Band

State Procession of HM The Queen (7): RHG Band

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Château d’Holyrood

Château d’Holyrood

Pierre Eugene Grandsire (1825 - 1905)
Lemercier
Image of Master Stenninge

Master Stenninge

Mason, the elder (circle) Chamberlin
Image of Chinese Farm near Wosung

Chinese Farm near Wosung

William Godfrey Rayson Masters (c.1823 - 1895)
Image of The Inside View of the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens with the Company at Breakfast / Vue de la Compagnée a Dejeuner dans le Rotonde au Mellieux des Jardins de Ranelagh

The Inside View of the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens with the Company at Breakfast / Vue de la Compagnée a Dejeuner dans le Rotonde au Mellieux des Jardins de Ranelagh

Thomas Bowles (1712 - 1767)
Image of Somerset House / La Maison de Somerset

Somerset House / La Maison de Somerset

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Seascape with Man of War

Seascape with Man of War

Dominic Serres (1722 - 1793)
Image of King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20; Reigned 1820-30

King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20; Reigned 1820-30

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Thomas Hodgetts
Image of Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) Consort of King George III

Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) Consort of King George III

Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Richard Houston (1721 - 1775)
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The High, Oxford

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of Balmoral in 1860

Balmoral in 1860

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

The Conservatory

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (1): Foot Guards

State Procession of HM The Queen (1): Foot Guards

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned 1660-1685

King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned 1660-1685

Adriaen Hanneman (c.1601 - 1671)
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Sir William Erle (1793-1880) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878)
George Raphael Ward (1798 - 1878)
Image of Behind the Jetty

Behind the Jetty

Lionel Bulmer (1919 - 1992)
Image of The South West Prospect of Shrewsbury

The South West Prospect of Shrewsbury

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
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 Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell (1813-1886) politician

Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell (1813-1886) politician

George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
William Holt
Image of Lady with Bottle and Glass

Lady with Bottle and Glass

Iranian (Qajar Dynasty)
Image of Henry VI

Henry VI

Mark Lancaster (1938 - 2021)
Image of Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-1897) Philanthropist; Mother of Queen Mary

Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck (1833-1897) Philanthropist; Mother of Queen Mary

British 19th century unknown
Image of Ponte della Vittoria, Verona

Ponte della Vittoria, Verona

Carel Weight (1908 - 1997)
Image of Shepherds on Mousehold Heath, Norwich

Shepherds on Mousehold Heath, Norwich

John, (After) Crome
Image of King Edward VII (1841-1910) Reigned 1901-10

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

Prosper d' Epinay (1836 - 1914)
G Nisini
Image of The Bench

The Bench

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Image of Landscape with Figures and Ruin

Landscape with Figures and Ruin

Gaspard Dughet (1615 - 1675)
Image of Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London in Full Uniform

Yeoman Warders of the Tower of London in Full Uniform

Renniard
Image of Thomas Parker, 1st Earl Macclesfield (1667-1732) Lord Chancellor

Thomas Parker, 1st Earl Macclesfield (1667-1732) Lord Chancellor

Sir Godfrey, (studio) Kneller
Image of Landscape with a Gypsy Family

Landscape with a Gypsy Family

George Morland (1763 - 1804)
Reproduction of image restricted by copyright

(Edward) Hugh (John Neale) Dalton, Baron Dalton (1887-1962) – “Budget Hike”

Sir David Low (1891 - 1963)
Image of Entry to the Strand from Charing Cross

Entry to the Strand from Charing Cross

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of State Procession of HM The Queen (2): Royal Horse Artillery

State Procession of HM The Queen (2): Royal Horse Artillery

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of North View of Gibraltar from Spanish Lines

North View of Gibraltar from Spanish Lines

John Mace
Image of Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947)

Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947)

Vandyk Photographic Studio
Reproduction restricted: copyright holder unknown

John Francis Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington (1920-2005) judge; Master of the Rolls 1982-92

British 20th century unknown