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Summer Henry Baynton (1862–1926)

Summer Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Red/Green Cycle 1975 Prunella Clough (1919–1999)

Red/Green Cycle 1975 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
View R 1940 Paul Nash (1889–1946)

View R 1940 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Beach Babies 1933 Wyndham Lewis (1882–1957)

Beach Babies 1933 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Night Landscape with Moon 1965 Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

Night Landscape with Moon 1965 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Winter Landscape Claude Rogers (1907–1979)

Winter Landscape Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Design Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942)

Design William Morris Gallery
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942) 1936 Haydn Reynolds Mackey (1881–1979)

Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942) 1936 William Morris Gallery
Doge Loredano (1436–1521) Matthew William Webb (1851–1924)

Doge Loredano (1436–1521) William Morris Gallery
Figure Subject: Seated Nude Cecil William Rea (1860–1935)

Figure Subject: Seated Nude William Morris Gallery
Landscape George A. Boyle (1826–1899)

Landscape William Morris Gallery
Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 William Morris Gallery
Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 William Morris Gallery
Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 William Morris Gallery
Landscape 1870s Cecil Gordon Lawson (1849–1882)

Landscape 1870s William Morris Gallery
Angel 1882 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Angel 1882 William Morris Gallery
Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 William Morris Gallery
Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 William Morris Gallery
Mabel and Ruth Orrinsmith c.1878 Arthur Hughes (1832–1915)

Mabel and Ruth Orrinsmith c.1878 William Morris Gallery
Sketch at Versailles 1912 Alexander Jamieson (1873–1937)

Sketch at Versailles 1912 William Morris Gallery
Design Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942)

Design William Morris Gallery
Design Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851–1942)

Design William Morris Gallery
Head of a Man George Paul Chalmers (1833–1878)

Head of a Man William Morris Gallery
Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 Selwyn Image (1849–1930)

Frieze for Pownall Hall 1889 William Morris Gallery
The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois; Father Francis Gleeson (1884–1959), Blessing the Royal Munster Fusiliers c.1925 A. Thomas (d.1963)

The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois; Father Francis Gleeson (1884–1959), Blessing the Royal Munster Fusiliers c.1925 National Army Museum
Repetition 2004–2005 Gerald Laing (1936–2011)

Repetition 2004–2005 National Army Museum
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Downman, KCH, Royal Horse Artillery c.1832 Alexandre Jean Dubois Drahonet (1791–1834)

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Downman, KCH, Royal Horse Artillery c.1832 National Army Museum
Major-General Alfred Richards (1781–1852), CB, Colonel Commandant 31st Bengal Native Infantry 1841 Richard Augustus Clack (1801–1880)

Major-General Alfred Richards (1781–1852), CB, Colonel Commandant 31st Bengal Native Infantry 1841 National Army Museum
A Recruiting Party 1805 A. E. Eglington (active 1803–1805)

A Recruiting Party 1805 National Army Museum
Saving the Guns at Maiwand, Royal Horse Artillery, 27 July 1880 1893 James Prinsep Beadle (1863–1947)

Saving the Guns at Maiwand, Royal Horse Artillery, 27 July 1880 1893 National Army Museum
Passage Interdit, Ostend 1960 Claude J. Auchinleck (1884–1981)

Passage Interdit, Ostend 1960 National Army Museum
A Native of Garhwal, in the Attitude of Moving Forward 1908 Gertrude Ellen Burrard (1860–1928)

A Native of Garhwal, in the Attitude of Moving Forward 1908 National Army Museum
Street Patrol, Belfast 1976 Ralph Lillford (b.1932)

Street Patrol, Belfast 1976 National Army Museum
A Jemadar of Indian Cavalry, 1938 c.1938 David S. Barrow (Major) (1911–1944)

A Jemadar of Indian Cavalry, 1938 c.1938 National Army Museum
Field Marshal Lord Roberts (1832–1914), VC, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, c.1900 1901 Lowes Cato Dickinson (1819–1908)

Field Marshal Lord Roberts (1832–1914), VC, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, c.1900 1901 National Army Museum
Key to the Portraits of General Eliott and His Officers in the Painting of the Siege of Gibraltar, 14 September 1782 1784 George Carter (1737–1795)

Key to the Portraits of General Eliott and His Officers in the Painting of the Siege of Gibraltar, 14 September 1782 1784 National Army Museum
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Warden 1938 Beryl Trist Newman (1906–1991)

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Warden 1938 National Army Museum
Second Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-General) Thomas Netherton Harward (1829–1908), Bengal Artillery 1849 Alfred Thomas Derby (1821–1873)

Second Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-General) Thomas Netherton Harward (1829–1908), Bengal Artillery 1849 National Army Museum
Centenary of 1880–1980 The Royal Tournament, 'London’s Great Military Tattoo' 1980 Michael Italiaander (b.1923)

Centenary of 1880–1980 The Royal Tournament, 'London’s Great Military Tattoo' 1980 National Army Museum
Major (later Major-General, Sir) Norcliffe Norcliffe (1791–1862), 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) c.1845 Henry Wyndham Phillips (1820–1868)

Major (later Major-General, Sir) Norcliffe Norcliffe (1791–1862), 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) c.1845 National Army Museum
The Coldstream Guards, The Band Entering Buckingham Palace c.1905 Harry Payne (1858–1927)

The Coldstream Guards, The Band Entering Buckingham Palace c.1905 National Army Museum
Private John Moyse, The 3rd (East Kent, The Buffs) Regiment of Foot, Refusing to Kow-Tow before the Tartar Mandarin Tsan-koo-lin-sin, 2nd... c.1910 William Robertson Smith Stott (1878–1939)

Private John Moyse, The 3rd (East Kent, The Buffs) Regiment of Foot, Refusing to Kow-Tow before the Tartar Mandarin Tsan-koo-lin-sin, 2nd China War, 1860 c.1910 National Army Museum
The War Memorial. Cemetery at Kohima, c.1991 1991 J. W. Wallace

The War Memorial. Cemetery at Kohima, c.1991 1991 National Army Museum
Soldiers Marching Past Ruined Farm Buildings, Haunted by the Ghost of a Comrade, Western Front c.1918 Cecil Constant Philip Lawson (1880–1967)

Soldiers Marching Past Ruined Farm Buildings, Haunted by the Ghost of a Comrade, Western Front c.1918 National Army Museum
A Trooper of Royal Horse Guards c.1900 William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881–1941)

A Trooper of Royal Horse Guards c.1900 National Army Museum
'Petrol Lorries on Fire near Gun Position with Poppies/ Envidaville, April 1943', Enfidaville, Tunisia, 14 April 1943 c.2009 Cyril Mount (b.1920)

'Petrol Lorries on Fire near Gun Position with Poppies/ Envidaville, April 1943', Enfidaville, Tunisia, 14 April 1943 c.2009 National Army Museum
Major-General (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Charles Ashe Windham (1810–1870), Coldstream Guards, Standing in Front of the Redan,... c.1858 Charles Couzens (c.1821–1889)

Major-General (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Charles Ashe Windham (1810–1870), Coldstream Guards, Standing in Front of the Redan, Sebastopol, c.1855 c.1858 National Army Museum
Captain H. N. Wegg, 16th (Public Schools) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, c.1918 1920 Catherine Ouless (1879–1961)

Captain H. N. Wegg, 16th (Public Schools) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, c.1918 1920 National Army Museum
Captain Lieutenant and Captain Thomas Davis Lamb (1775–1818), MP, Cinque Ports Fencible Cavalry c.1797 Arthur William Devis (1762–1822)

Captain Lieutenant and Captain Thomas Davis Lamb (1775–1818), MP, Cinque Ports Fencible Cavalry c.1797 National Army Museum
Major-General Randolph Egerton (d.1681), Lieutenant and Lieutenant-Colonel of the King’s Troop of Horse Guards c.1672 Jan Wyck (1645–1700)

Major-General Randolph Egerton (d.1681), Lieutenant and Lieutenant-Colonel of the King’s Troop of Horse Guards c.1672 National Army Museum
Entrance to Home Guard Camp/Colonel Llewellyn, Western Command 1942 Ray Howard-Jones (1903–1996)

Entrance to Home Guard Camp/Colonel Llewellyn, Western Command 1942 National Army Museum
After the Battle: Arrival of Lord Wolseley and Staff at the Bridge of Tel-el-Kebir at the Close of the Action, 13 September 1882 1885 Elizabeth Southerden Thompson Butler (1846–1933)

After the Battle: Arrival of Lord Wolseley and Staff at the Bridge of Tel-el-Kebir at the Close of the Action, 13 September 1882 1885 National Army Museum
'I Am the Resurrection and the Life' 1917 Walter Partington

'I Am the Resurrection and the Life' 1917 National Army Museum
Somewhere at the Front, Soldiers Around a Camp Fire at Night, Western Front c.1915 Fred Roe (1864–1947)

Somewhere at the Front, Soldiers Around a Camp Fire at Night, Western Front c.1915 National Army Museum
Termoli, Italy c.1976 Robert Nunan (1922–1996)

Termoli, Italy c.1976 National Army Museum
Return of the Fore and Aft, Gloucestershire Regiment Advancing to the Attack, India North West Frontier, c.1897 1897 Edward Matthew Hale (1852–1924)

Return of the Fore and Aft, Gloucestershire Regiment Advancing to the Attack, India North West Frontier, c.1897 1897 National Army Museum
4th Dragoon Guards in Egypt 1882 Thomas Strong Seccombe (c.1840–1899)

4th Dragoon Guards in Egypt 1882 National Army Museum
An Officer of the 6th Regiment of Foot c.1843 Daniel Cunliffe (1801–1871)

An Officer of the 6th Regiment of Foot c.1843 National Army Museum
Piper George Findlater (1872–1942), Gordon Highlanders, Winning the Victoria Cross at Dargai, 1897 1898 Edward Matthew Hale (1852–1924)

Piper George Findlater (1872–1942), Gordon Highlanders, Winning the Victoria Cross at Dargai, 1897 1898 National Army Museum
Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Hornsby-Drake (1845–1932), in His Old Uniform,1st Madras Lancers, 1893 c.1893 William Edwards Miller (c.1852–after 1929)

Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Hornsby-Drake (1845–1932), in His Old Uniform,1st Madras Lancers, 1893 c.1893 National Army Museum