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Alderman A. Lindsay Parkinson 1918 Ernest Townsend (1885–1944)

Alderman A. Lindsay Parkinson 1918 Blackpool Town Hall
F. J. Cornford, Mayor of Margate (1942–1947) 1946 John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)

F. J. Cornford, Mayor of Margate (1942–1947) 1946 Margate Old Town Local History Museum
Portrait of an Unknown Mayor of Neath unknown artist

Portrait of an Unknown Mayor of Neath Neath Town Hall
William Bedford 1905 Clara Olive Thistlethwaite

William Bedford 1905 Boston Guildhall
Charlotte Jane Cope 1831 Thomas Kirkby (1775–c.1848)

Charlotte Jane Cope 1831 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
Frank Barrett, Mayor of Grimsby (1908 & 1924) Thomas Benjamin Kennington (1856–1916)

Frank Barrett, Mayor of Grimsby (1908 & 1924) Grimsby Town Hall
Shipyard 1979 John Hopkinson (b.1941)

Shipyard 1979 Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
Archibald Powrie (1885–1949), Lord Provost of Dundee (1946–1949) 1950 David Shanks Ewart (1901–1965)

Archibald Powrie (1885–1949), Lord Provost of Dundee (1946–1949) 1950 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
John Whichcord (1823–1885), PRIBA c.1882 Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912)

John Whichcord (1823–1885), PRIBA c.1882 RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collections
Henry Osborne Grenfell, MRCS, Mayor of Saltash (1922) Walter Stanley Paget (1863–1935)

Henry Osborne Grenfell, MRCS, Mayor of Saltash (1922) Saltash Heritage
Sir Martin Kelso Wallace, The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1961–1962) 1962 Frank McKelvey (1895–1974)

Sir Martin Kelso Wallace, The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1961–1962) 1962 Belfast City Hall
Alderman John Barr Johnston, JP unknown artist

Alderman John Barr Johnston, JP Derry City and Strabane District Council
$Major F. H. Thomas, Chairman of Ilfracombe Council (1936–1938)$

Major F. H. Thomas, Chairman of Ilfracombe Council (1936–1938) unknown artist

Major F. H. Thomas, Chairman of Ilfracombe Council (1936–1938) The Ilfracombe Centre
Charles Chetwynd, 2nd Earl Talbot (1777–1841) Thomas Clement Thompson (1778–1857)

Charles Chetwynd, 2nd Earl Talbot (1777–1841) Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Maria Theresa, Countess of Shrewsbury (1795–1856) early 19th C unknown artist

Maria Theresa, Countess of Shrewsbury (1795–1856) early 19th C Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
William Hughes 1878 John Dawson Watson (1832–1892)

William Hughes 1878 Guildhall, Conwy
Portrait of a Lady Aged 29 1582 German School

Portrait of a Lady Aged 29 1582 Victoria and Albert Museum
Christoph von Laiming in His 59th Year 1517 Hans Wertinger (c.1465–1533)

Christoph von Laiming in His 59th Year 1517 Victoria and Albert Museum
Alfred C. V. Telling, Founder Chairman of H. A. T. Group plc, Master of the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers (1972–1973) Leonard Boden (1911–1999)

Alfred C. V. Telling, Founder Chairman of H. A. T. Group plc, Master of the Worshipful Company of Plaisterers (1972–1973) The Mansion House, Bristol City Council
Henry VIII (1491–1547) Hans Holbein the younger (c.1497–1543) (after)

Henry VIII (1491–1547) Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford