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Home and family
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Ideas and emotions
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Literature and fantasy
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Natural world
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People
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Power and politics
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Religion and belief
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Science and knowledge
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Sport and leisure
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Towns and buildings
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Transport and industry
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War and conflict
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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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Op Art
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Pop Art
Post-Impressionism
Pre-Raphaelitism
Renaissance
Rococo
Romanticism
Scottish Colourists
Social Realism
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Surrealism
Symbolism
Vorticism

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Fra Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), Eviscerator of the Council of Trent early 17th C Italian (Venetian) School

Fra Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), Eviscerator of the Council of Trent early 17th C National Trust, Ham House
Thomas Vernon (1724–1771), MP 1930 Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984)

Thomas Vernon (1724–1771), MP 1930 National Trust, Hanbury Hall
Constantine Henry Phipps (1797–1863), 1st Marquess of Normanby John Jackson (1778–1831)

Constantine Henry Phipps (1797–1863), 1st Marquess of Normanby National Trust, Hardwick Hall
Charles Langton Massingberd (1815–1887) 1883 E. Campbell

Charles Langton Massingberd (1815–1887) 1883 National Trust, Gunby Hall
Mrs Payne (1811–1890) 1885 John Edgar Williams (c.1821–1891)

Mrs Payne (1811–1890) 1885 Barnstaple Guildhall
Mary Ann Richards (1820–1894) 1891 Joseph Gibbs (active 1852–1907)

Mary Ann Richards (1820–1894) 1891 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Portrait of a Man 1574 Frans Pourbus the elder (1545–1581)

Portrait of a Man 1574 The Wallace Collection
Portrait of a Lady c.1662 Frans Hals (c.1581–1585–1666)

Portrait of a Lady c.1662 Christ Church, University of Oxford
Dr James Watson (1792–1878), MD Edwin Long (1829–1891)

Dr James Watson (1792–1878), MD The Holburne Museum
Sir John Franklin (1770–1847), RN 1825 Thomas Phillips (1770–1845)

Sir John Franklin (1770–1847), RN 1825 Birmingham Museums Trust
Captain Hendry (d.1865) 1851 Arnold van der Borght

Captain Hendry (d.1865) 1851 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
Self Portrait Solomon Alexander Hart (1806–1881)

Self Portrait Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Charles Ewan Law (1792–1850), Judge Henry William Pickersgill (1782–1875)

Charles Ewan Law (1792–1850), Judge St John's College, University of Cambridge
George Atkinson Geldard (d.1863) 1839 James Ward (1784–1850)

George Atkinson Geldard (d.1863) 1839 Kendal Town Hall
Edward Rigby (1804–1860), MD, FRCP Francis Grant (1803–1878)

Edward Rigby (1804–1860), MD, FRCP Royal Society of Medicine
Henry Ainslie (1760–1834) by 1811 Thomas Stewardson (1781–1859)

Henry Ainslie (1760–1834) by 1811 Pembroke College, Cambridge
Alexander Smith (1830–1867), Poet and Writer c.1856 James Archer (1823–1904)

Alexander Smith (1830–1867), Poet and Writer c.1856 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Duncan (1807–1845), Artist Daniel Macnee (1806–1882)

Thomas Duncan (1807–1845), Artist National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
John Richardson II Thomas Francis Dicksee (1819–1895)

John Richardson II The Museum Collections Centre
Lady in Brown c.1936 William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881–1941)

Lady in Brown c.1936 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council