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Sally (Sarah) Chorley (1774–1852) c.1845 British (English) School

Sally (Sarah) Chorley (1774–1852) c.1845 Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster
Thomas Evance (1749–1830), Recorder 19th C British (English) School

Thomas Evance (1749–1830), Recorder 19th C North Kingston Centre
Reverend H. Francke (1663–1727), Professor of Oriental Literature at Halle late 17th C British (English) School

Reverend H. Francke (1663–1727), Professor of Oriental Literature at Halle late 17th C Cheshunt Foundation, Westminster College, Cambridge
The Winstanley Lighthouse 17th C British (English) School

The Winstanley Lighthouse 17th C Mount Edgcumbe House
Portrait of a Boy British (English) School

Portrait of a Boy Mount Edgcumbe House
A Mother and Child British (English) School

A Mother and Child Mount Edgcumbe House
Portrait of a Gentleman, Head and Shoulders, with a Beard and Moustache, Wearing a Fur Coat 17th C British (English) School

Portrait of a Gentleman, Head and Shoulders, with a Beard and Moustache, Wearing a Fur Coat 17th C Mount Edgcumbe House
Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Landscape early 19th C British (English) School

Portrait of a Lady Seated in a Landscape early 19th C Mount Edgcumbe House
Lord Eldon c.1815–1825 British (English) School

Lord Eldon c.1815–1825 King's College London
Scene from the Battle of the Nile, 1–2 August 1798 c.1820 British (English) School

Scene from the Battle of the Nile, 1–2 August 1798 c.1820 Sir Max Aitken Museum
Capriccio View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome c.1750 British (English) School

Capriccio View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome c.1750 RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collections
Inigo Jones (1573–1652) c.1720 British (English) School

Inigo Jones (1573–1652) c.1720 RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collections
The Sail Steam Ship 'W. M. C. Mitchell' on Passage 19th C British (English) School

The Sail Steam Ship 'W. M. C. Mitchell' on Passage 19th C Belfast Harbour Commissioners
Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1752–1838) 19th C British (English) School

Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1752–1838) 19th C Belfast Harbour Commissioners
Reverend Chancellor James Thomas Law (1790–1876) early 19th C British (English) School

Reverend Chancellor James Thomas Law (1790–1876) early 19th C Lichfield District Council
Alathea Talbot (c.1590–1654), Countess of Arundel and Surrey 1619 British (English) School

Alathea Talbot (c.1590–1654), Countess of Arundel and Surrey 1619 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 British (English) School

Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
$Reverend Thomas Bisset, Vicar of Pontefract (1865–1878)$

Reverend Thomas Bisset, Vicar of Pontefract (1865–1878) 19th C British (English) School

Reverend Thomas Bisset, Vicar of Pontefract (1865–1878) 19th C Wakefield Town Hall, Wakefield District Civic Portraits
Major Charles Edward Dyson, Mayor of Flint (1903–1904 & 1910) c.1910 British (English) School

Major Charles Edward Dyson, Mayor of Flint (1903–1904 & 1910) c.1910 Flint Town Hall
James Gibbs 1720 British (English) School

James Gibbs 1720 Oriel College, University of Oxford

British (English) School