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Literature and fantasy
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People
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Power and politics
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Science and knowledge
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Sport and leisure
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Transport and industry
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War and conflict
- Aircraft (war and conflict)
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Pop Art
Post‐Impressionism
Pre‐Raphaelitism
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Scottish Colourists
Social Realism
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Vorticism

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The Schoolmaster 1645 Gerrit Dou (1613–1675)

The Schoolmaster 1645 The Fitzwilliam Museum
R. Glynn Vivian 1882 R. E. Pfeninger

R. Glynn Vivian 1882 Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Gilbert Talbot (1552–1616), 7th Earl of Shrewsbury 1592 British (English) School

Gilbert Talbot (1552–1616), 7th Earl of Shrewsbury 1592 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Richard Redgrave (1804–1888), CB, RA 1884 Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857–1940)

Richard Redgrave (1804–1888), CB, RA 1884 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Alfred d'Orsay (1801–1852), comte d'Orsay 1841 John Wood (1801–1870)

Alfred d'Orsay (1801–1852), comte d'Orsay 1841 National Trust, Hughenden Manor
Arthur Perceval Purey-Cust (1828–1916) 1907 Thomas Percival Anderson (1885–1940)

Arthur Perceval Purey-Cust (1828–1916) 1907 York Museums Trust
Dr Patrick Dun c.1631 unknown artist

Dr Patrick Dun c.1631 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Archbishop Rowan Williams (b.1950) 2006 David Griffiths (b.1939)

Archbishop Rowan Williams (b.1950) 2006 Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
The Kite Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) c.1650 unknown artist

The Kite Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) c.1650 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Alderman Joseph Hammond 1883 Thomas Holroyd (1821–1904)

Alderman Joseph Hammond 1883 The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Sidney J. Dobell (1824–1874), Poet Clarence Mason Dobell (1836–1917)

Sidney J. Dobell (1824–1874), Poet The Wilson
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) c.1860 British School

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) c.1860 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Edward VII (1841–1910) 1910 George Jennison (1871–1949)

Edward VII (1841–1910) 1910 Grimsby Town Hall
Portrait of a Man c.1890–1910 British School

Portrait of a Man c.1890–1910 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Richard Monty (1842–1931), When a Guard on the Stockton and Darlington Railway c.1880 unknown artist

Richard Monty (1842–1931), When a Guard on the Stockton and Darlington Railway c.1880 National Railway Museum
George Ridehalgh (1835–1892) c.1860 unknown artist

George Ridehalgh (1835–1892) c.1860 National Trust, The Lake District
Bust of a Bearded Man 17th C Italian School

Bust of a Bearded Man 17th C The National Gallery, London
Sir George Carew (1555–1629), Baron Carew of Clopton, Earl of Totnes, First High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon c.1623–1628 unknown artist

Sir George Carew (1555–1629), Baron Carew of Clopton, Earl of Totnes, First High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon c.1623–1628 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Sir Thomas Richard Fraser (1841–1920) 1919 Robert Home (1865–after 1921)

Sir Thomas Richard Fraser (1841–1920) 1919 University of Edinburgh
Portrait of an Unknown Man c.1590 unknown artist

Portrait of an Unknown Man c.1590 Royal Shakespeare Theatre