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Image of Whithorn Priory

Whithorn Priory

John Piper (1903 - 1992)
Image of The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, near Boston, June 17th 1775

The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, near Boston, June 17th 1775

John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
W Ketler
Image of Battle Scene

Battle Scene

Joshua, Jnr Ross
Image of Richard Austen Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (1902-1982); Sir (Maurice) Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986); Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury (1893-1972) – “Er, of course, he’s the best Prime Minister we have…”

Richard Austen Butler, 1st Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (1902-1982); Sir (Maurice) Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986); Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury (1893-1972) – “Er, of course, he’s the best Prime Minister we have…”

Victor ("Vicky") Weisz (1913 - 1966)
Image of Netley Abbey, Hampshire

Netley Abbey, Hampshire

John Penton
Image of Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford

Frederick Nash (1782 - 1856)
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Strand Front. Details of Public Staircase to Galleries

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of Study for a Larger Painting I

Study for a Larger Painting I

Emrys Williams (1958 - )
Image of Trooping the Colour

Trooping the Colour

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953) First Governor of Northern Ireland

James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869-1953) First Governor of Northern Ireland

John Archibald Alexander (after) Berrie (1887 - 1962)
Frank McKelvey (1895 - 1974)
Image of Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor) (1725-1813) Governess to the Children of King George III

Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor) (1725-1813) Governess to the Children of King George III

William Hopkins
Image of Lord Henry Charles George Gordon-Lennox (1821-1886): “A Man of Fashion and Politics”

Lord Henry Charles George Gordon-Lennox (1821-1886): “A Man of Fashion and Politics”

Carlo ("Ape") Pellegrini (1839 - 1889)
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Child

Terry Lee (1932 - )
Image of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) Vice-Admiral & Victor of Trafalgar

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) Vice-Admiral & Victor of Trafalgar

Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760/61 - 1802)
William S Barnard (1774 - 1849)
Image of Covent Garden Piazza

Covent Garden Piazza

Thomas Sandby (1721 - 1798)
Edward Rooker (1712 - 1774)
Image of Captain Augustus Banning DSO (born c.1894), Merchant Navy Officer

Captain Augustus Banning DSO (born c.1894), Merchant Navy Officer

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of The Landing of the British Troops in Egypt on the 8th of March 1801 / La Descente des Troupes Anglaises en Egypte le 8me de Mars 1801

The Landing of the British Troops in Egypt on the 8th of March 1801 / La Descente des Troupes Anglaises en Egypte le 8me de Mars 1801

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Luigi Schiavonetti (1765 - 1810)
Image of After the Ceremony, Coronation

After the Ceremony, Coronation

Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989)
Image of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Reigned 1837-1901

Edmund Thomas Parris (1793 - 1873)
Charles Edward Wagstaff (1808 - 1850)
Image of Scene on the Ganges, probably in Bihar

Scene on the Ganges, probably in Bihar

William Melville
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William Stratton (died 1869), Head Keeper to Sir John Cope of Bramshill Park, Hampshire

Edmund, Jnr Havell (1819 - 1894)
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John Hampden (1595-1643) politician

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Farnham Fair

Farnham Fair

Will Anderson
Image of Two English Ships and a Dutch Ship

Two English Ships and a Dutch Ship

Aernout Smit (1641 - 1710)
Image of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869)

Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878)
George Sanders (1810 - )
Image of Anonyme

Anonyme

Francis Wishart (1951 - )
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 Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist

Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist

Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Interior at Howarth

Interior at Howarth

Alfred Cohen (1920 - 2001)
Image of The North West Prospect of the City of Wells

The North West Prospect of the City of Wells

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Hatherop the Seat of Sir John Webb Bt

Hatherop the Seat of Sir John Webb Bt

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of The New Corn Exchange, Mark Lane

The New Corn Exchange, Mark Lane

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
J Henshall
Image of The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent

The South Prospect of Dover, in the County of Kent

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
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

George Ernest Fosbery (1874 - 1960)
Image of Marie Elizabeth Amalie Franziska, Princess de Wagram (1784-1849)

Marie Elizabeth Amalie Franziska, Princess de Wagram (1784-1849)

François Gabriel Guillaume Lépaulle (1804 - 1886)
Image of View near Richmond

View near Richmond

John Heaviside Clark (c.1771 - 1863)
John Hill (1770 - 1850)
Image of A View of the Charter House taken from the Green

A View of the Charter House taken from the Green

T Ward
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Image of Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII, as Princess of Wales

Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII, as Princess of Wales

Felix Martin Miller (1819 - 1908)
Image of Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815-1906) author

Elizabeth Missing Sewell (1815-1906) author

British 19th century unknown
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Decorations in Whitehall, Coronation, June 1953

Laurence Cyril Bagley (1922 - 1983)
Image of View of a Pai-Loo, improperly called a Triumphal Arch, and of a Chinese Fortress

View of a Pai-Loo, improperly called a Triumphal Arch, and of a Chinese Fortress

William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
J, (engraver) Chapman
Image of Quadrangle Looking West

Quadrangle Looking West

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
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S. Portion, W. Elevation Front facing Clement’s Inn

George Edmund Street (1824 - 1881)
Image of Raising the Flag of Liberty, Dubrovnik Festival, 1996

Raising the Flag of Liberty, Dubrovnik Festival, 1996

Anthony Eyton (1923 - )
Image of Blue Still Life

Blue Still Life

William Scott (1913 - 1989)
Image of Spencer Perceval (1762-1812)

Spencer Perceval (1762-1812)

George Francis Joseph (1764 - 1846)
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
Image of The Queen Returning from the House of Lords

The Queen Returning from the House of Lords

Matthew Dubourg
Image of The Admiralty

The Admiralty

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of Aubergines

Aubergines

André Bicât (1909 - 1996)
Image of Calais Pier

Calais Pier

Thomas Bush Hardy (1842 - 1897)