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Image of Northumberland House

Northumberland House

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of King George I (1660-1727) Reigned 1714-27

King George I (1660-1727) Reigned 1714-27

Sir Godfrey, (after) Kneller
Image of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742 -1811) Home Secretary

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742 -1811) Home Secretary

Antoine Maurin (1793 - 1860)
François le Villain
Image of Sir William Grant (1752-1832) Master of the Rolls

Sir William Grant (1752-1832) Master of the Rolls

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Richard Golding (1785 - 1865)
Image of Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639) diplomat and writer

Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639) diplomat and writer

British 17th century unknown
Image of The North-West Prospect of the University, and Town of Cambridge

The North-West Prospect of the University, and Town of Cambridge

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Chepstow Castle

Chepstow Castle

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Image of Lothbury Court, Bank

Lothbury Court, Bank

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of The South-East Prospect of the City of Ely

The South-East Prospect of the City of Ely

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903) Prime Minister

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903) Prime Minister

Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914)
Image of Old Palace Yard

Old Palace Yard

Thomas, jnr Malton (1748 - 1804)
Image of King George V (1865-1936) Reigned 1910-36

King George V (1865-1936) Reigned 1910-36

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle

Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809)
Image of Radio Officer James Gordon Melville Turner, GC (b. 1907)

Radio Officer James Gordon Melville Turner, GC (b. 1907)

Bernard Hailstone (1910 - 1987)
Image of Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590) statesman; Principal Secretary

Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590) statesman; Principal Secretary

Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
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Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) Queen Consort of King Edward VII

Sir Samuel Luke (after) Fildes
Image of President Poincaré of France (1860-1934)

President Poincaré of France (1860-1934)

Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861 - 1952)
Image of Opening the New London Bridge, 1st August 1831

Opening the New London Bridge, 1st August 1831

A Parsey
Image of Three Women with a Child

Three Women with a Child

Guercino (1591 - 1666)
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Image of Fiat Experimentum

Fiat Experimentum

Charles Keene (1823 - 1891)
Image of Exhibition of Water Coloured Drawings, Old Bond St

Exhibition of Water Coloured Drawings, Old Bond St

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of East Street, Chichester

East Street, Chichester

Joseph Francis Gilbert (1792 - 1855)
Matthew Dubourg
Image of King George III (1738-1820) Reigned 1760-1820

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

Allan, (after) Ramsay
Image of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850): “The Substance and the Shadow! An Enigma”

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (1788-1850): “The Substance and the Shadow! An Enigma”

John, ("H.B.") Doyle (1797 - 1868)
Image of Henry Matthews, Viscount Llandaff (1826-1913): “The Home Secretary”

Henry Matthews, Viscount Llandaff (1826-1913): “The Home Secretary”

Sir Leslie Matthew ("Spy") Ward (1851 - 1922)
Image of Portrait of a lady, formerly thought to be Anne Boleyn

Portrait of a lady, formerly thought to be Anne Boleyn

Hans Holbein (1497/8 - 1543)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of The Farmer’s Year. September: Apple-Picking

The Farmer’s Year. September: Apple-Picking

Clare Leighton (1899 - 1989)
Image of Charles Talbot, Duke & 12th Earl of Shrewsbury (1660-1718)

Charles Talbot, Duke & 12th Earl of Shrewsbury (1660-1718)

British 17th century unknown
John, I Smith (1652 - 1743)
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St. John’s College, Cambridge

Edwin La Dell (1914 - 1970)
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Life at the Sea-Side, Ramsgate

William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
Charles William Sharpe (1818 - 1899)
Image of William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford (1768-1854) General

William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford (1768-1854) General

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Image of A View of the Upper Ward of Windsor Castle, as repaired, altered and improved in the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria

A View of the Upper Ward of Windsor Castle, as repaired, altered and improved in the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria

Benjamin Baud (c1807 - 1875)
William Francis Starling (1805 - 1875)
Image of Doddington in the County of Lincolne, the Seate of Sir Thomas Hussey Bt.

Doddington in the County of Lincolne, the Seate of Sir Thomas Hussey Bt.

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Image of Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833-1913) Field Marshal

Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833-1913) Field Marshal

Hans Schadow (1862 - 1924)
Image of Bredby in Derbyshire the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Philip Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield & Baron Stanhope of Shelford etc.

Bredby in Derbyshire the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Philip Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield & Baron Stanhope of Shelford etc.

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
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Temple Bar from the Strand

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of Sir Robert Peel, Bt (1788-1850) Prime Minister

Sir Robert Peel, Bt (1788-1850) Prime Minister

John Linnell (1792 - 1882)
James Scott (1809 - c.1889)
Image of An Interior with King Charles I, Queen Henrietta Maria, Jeffery Hudson, William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke and his brother Philip Herbert, later 4th Earl of Pembroke

An Interior with King Charles I, Queen Henrietta Maria, Jeffery Hudson, William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke and his brother Philip Herbert, later 4th Earl of Pembroke

Hendrick van, the younger Steenwijck (1580/81 - 1649)
Image of Angel Hill in St. Edmund’s Bury

Angel Hill in St. Edmund’s Bury

J Kendall
Peter Spendelove Lamborn (1722 - 1774)
Image of Gömul Kona (Elderly Woman)

Gömul Kona (Elderly Woman)

Jon Stefansson (1881 - 1962)
Image of Untitled (22)

Untitled (22)

Adrian Wiszniewski (1958 - )
Image of A View in the Island of Jamaica, of the Bridge Crossing the River Cobre near Spanish Town [6]

A View in the Island of Jamaica, of the Bridge Crossing the River Cobre near Spanish Town [6]

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Daniel Lerpinière
Image of Dialectick or Logick

Dialectick or Logick

Richard Blome (c.1660 - 1705)
Image of Somerset House, Strand

Somerset House, Strand

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

Doctors Commons

Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Joseph Constantine Stadler (1755 - 1828)
Image of Kitchen Table

Kitchen Table

Virginia Powell (1939 - )
Image of Archipelago

Archipelago

Graham Clarke (1941 - )
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The Tower and Mint from Great Tower Hill

Thomas Shotter Boys (1803 - 1874)
Image of The South West Prospect of St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall

The South West Prospect of St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)
Image of 13: “What’s Love Got to Do with It”

13: “What’s Love Got to Do with It”

Nicholas Garland (1935 - )