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Reverend Richard W. Blackmore of Donhead St Mary (1690–1767) unknown artist

Reverend Richard W. Blackmore of Donhead St Mary (1690–1767) Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Lieutenant General Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900) 1897 Frederick Samuel Beaumont (1861–1954)

Lieutenant General Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900) 1897 Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
William David Wilkes (d.1899), Benefactor of Salisbury Museum 1902 Frank Brooks (1854–1937) (attributed to)

William David Wilkes (d.1899), Benefactor of Salisbury Museum 1902 Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond (b.1924) 1970 Lucian Freud (1922–2011)

Paddington Interior, Harry Diamond (b.1924) 1970 Victoria Gallery & Museum
Sir James Frederick Mountford (1897–1979), Professor of Latin (1932–1945), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool (1945–1963) William D. Dring (1904–1990)

Sir James Frederick Mountford (1897–1979), Professor of Latin (1932–1945), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool (1945–1963) Victoria Gallery & Museum
Percy Shaw Jeffrey unknown artist

Percy Shaw Jeffrey Whitby Museum
Captain Thomas Hodgson (1806–1872) unknown artist

Captain Thomas Hodgson (1806–1872) Whitby Museum
Rupert Doone (1903–1966), Dancer 1922–1923 Nina Hamnett (1890–1956)

Rupert Doone (1903–1966), Dancer 1922–1923 Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Moulin de Coty, Cahors 1921–1924 Richard Jack (1866–1952)

Moulin de Coty, Cahors 1921–1924 York Art Gallery
River Scene with Jetty Richard Jack (1866–1952)

River Scene with Jetty York Art Gallery
Forging Ahead: The First British Railways Standard Express Locomotive 1952 Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)

Forging Ahead: The First British Railways Standard Express Locomotive 1952 National Railway Museum
James Stewart 1889 unknown artist

James Stewart 1889 McLaren High School
Dorset Summer 1953 Carel Victor Morlais Weight (1908–1997)

Dorset Summer 1953 Craven Museum & Gallery, Roebuck Collection
Narcissus 1946 Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)

Narcissus 1946 Pallant House Gallery
Halifax FAF 347 Squadron 1978 P. Sarazin

Halifax FAF 347 Squadron 1978 Yorkshire Air Museum
Burial of the Dead Morris Furman (1914–1999)

Burial of the Dead Kohima Museum
The Sending Off, Hull Branch Morris Furman (1914–1999)

The Sending Off, Hull Branch Kohima Museum
A Lady Looking onto a Lake beside Trees 1899 John Elliot Maguire (1866–1920)

A Lady Looking onto a Lake beside Trees 1899 Giffnock Library and Heritage Centre
'Solitary' (The Wanderer and the Poet) Delmar Harmood Banner (1896–1983)

'Solitary' (The Wanderer and the Poet) National Trust, The Lake District
Sir Henry Stephenson (1826–1904) Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857–1940)

Sir Henry Stephenson (1826–1904) University of Sheffield
Sir Peter Middleton (b.1934), Chancellor of the University of Sheffield (since 1999) 2009 Peter Douglas Edwards (b.1955)

Sir Peter Middleton (b.1934), Chancellor of the University of Sheffield (since 1999) 2009 University of Sheffield
Portrait 1982 Christopher Heywood (b.1928)

Portrait 1982 University of Sheffield
Sir George Franklin (d.1916) 1909 Walter William Ouless (1848–1933)

Sir George Franklin (d.1916) 1909 University of Sheffield
Professor William M. Hicks (1850–1934) 1909 Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857–1940)

Professor William M. Hicks (1850–1934) 1909 University of Sheffield
The Life of a Thoroughbred c.1890 Alfred Wheeler (1851–1932)

The Life of a Thoroughbred c.1890 The National Horseracing Museum
William Murray (1705–1793), Later 1st Earl of Mansfield c.1740 John Giles Eccardt (1720–1779)

William Murray (1705–1793), Later 1st Earl of Mansfield c.1740 English Heritage, Kenwood
Sir William Macnamara Goodenough (1899–1951) 1962 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)

Sir William Macnamara Goodenough (1899–1951) 1962 Goodenough College
Professor Gwyn Jones (1907–1999) 1969 William Menzies Coldstream (1908–1987)

Professor Gwyn Jones (1907–1999) 1969 Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
Springtime in Lissenden Gardens, London 1964 Anthony Green (b.1939)

Springtime in Lissenden Gardens, London 1964 Bournemouth & Poole College
Victor Hawkes (1885–1948), Secretary of Poole Rotary Club (1927–1948) 1948 Bernard Finnigan Gribble (1872–1962)

Victor Hawkes (1885–1948), Secretary of Poole Rotary Club (1927–1948) 1948 Poole Museum
Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) British School

Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) Old Council House, Bristol City Council
John Noble, Mayor (1791) Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) (style of)

John Noble, Mayor (1791) Old Council House, Bristol City Council
Mr D. K. Carpenter (b.1925), DERR Retired, Yeoman Warder of HM Tower of London 1989 Peter Kuhfeld (b.1952)

Mr D. K. Carpenter (b.1925), DERR Retired, Yeoman Warder of HM Tower of London 1989 Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
Professor Sir James Drummond Bone (b.1947), MA, FRSA, FRSE, Hon LittD 2008 James Lloyd (b.1971)

Professor Sir James Drummond Bone (b.1947), MA, FRSA, FRSE, Hon LittD 2008 Victoria Gallery & Museum
Professor Philip Love (b.1939), CBE, DL 2001 Alastair Christian Adams (b.1969)

Professor Philip Love (b.1939), CBE, DL 2001 Victoria Gallery & Museum
The Very Reverend Canon John Stuart 1907 William Drummond Young (1855–1924)

The Very Reverend Canon John Stuart 1907 Scottish Catholic Archives
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk 1774 Biagio Rebecca (1735–1808)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk 1774 English Heritage, Audley End House
Second Lieutenant Tom E. Adlam (1893–1975), 'The Salisbury VC' 1997 Nicholas Beer (b.1960)

Second Lieutenant Tom E. Adlam (1893–1975), 'The Salisbury VC' 1997 Salisbury Guildhall
Lord Butler Ruskin Spear (1911–1990) (attributed to)

Lord Butler University of Essex
Portrait of a Gentleman unknown artist

Portrait of a Gentleman Whitby Museum
Curling Stone Workshop late 19th C John Elliot Maguire (1866–1920)

Curling Stone Workshop late 19th C Giffnock Library and Heritage Centre
Halifax at Elvington Trevor Shoesmith (1944–2011)

Halifax at Elvington Yorkshire Air Museum
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen (Noli me Tangere) 1961 Graham Vivian Sutherland (1903–1980)

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen (Noli me Tangere) 1961 Pallant House Gallery
George Birkbeck (1776–1841) c.1830 Samuel Lane (1780–1859)

George Birkbeck (1776–1841) c.1830 Birkbeck, University of London
Lord Denning, President (1952–1983) 1977 John Stanton Ward (1917–2007)

Lord Denning, President (1952–1983) 1977 Birkbeck, University of London
Welsh Guard 1943 Rex Whistler (1905–1944)

Welsh Guard 1943 Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life
Professor Tim O'Shea, Master (1998–2002) 2002/2003 Annabel Cullen (b.1953)

Professor Tim O'Shea, Master (1998–2002) 2002/2003 Birkbeck, University of London
Crucifixion IX 1963 Craigie Ronald John Aitchison (1926–2009)

Crucifixion IX 1963 Pallant House Gallery
Right Honourable Lord Wheatley (b.1941), Lord Justice Clerk, Chairman of the University Court (1968–1976) 1976/1977 Kathryn Kynoch (b.1942)

Right Honourable Lord Wheatley (b.1941), Lord Justice Clerk, Chairman of the University Court (1968–1976) 1976/1977 University of Stirling
William Henry Abbey 1935 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

William Henry Abbey 1935 Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
Sydney George Holland (1855–1931), 2nd Viscount Knutsford, Chairman of The London Hospital (1896–1914) 1934 Frank Moss Bennett (1874–1952)

Sydney George Holland (1855–1931), 2nd Viscount Knutsford, Chairman of The London Hospital (1896–1914) 1934 Barts and The London Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry
Jack Rolling 1887 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Jack Rolling 1887 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Playwright and Poet 1759 Ranleagh Barrett (d.1768) (copy after)

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Playwright and Poet 1759 Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), Baron Macaulay, Fellow, Historian, Essayist, Poet and MP ... 1853 Francis Grant (1803–1878)

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), Baron Macaulay, Fellow, Historian, Essayist, Poet and MP 1853 Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Henry Richards Luard (1825–1891), Fellow, Junior Bursar and Registrary of the University of Cambridge 1897 Lowes Cato Dickinson (1819–1908)

Henry Richards Luard (1825–1891), Fellow, Junior Bursar and Registrary of the University of Cambridge 1897 Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Study for 'Aquamarine' c.1927 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Study for 'Aquamarine' c.1927 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Reverend John De Kewer Williams (1817–1895) 1894 James Doyle Penrose (1862–1932)

Reverend John De Kewer Williams (1817–1895) 1894 Hackney Archives
Sketch for 'Howard Fox' c.1909 Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929)

Sketch for 'Howard Fox' c.1909 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Philip Yorke (1757–1834), 3rd Earl of Harwicke, KG Thomas Phillips (1770–1845) (attributed to)

Philip Yorke (1757–1834), 3rd Earl of Harwicke, KG St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge
Sir Peter Crill (1925–2005), CBE, Bailiff of Jersey (1986–1995) 1993 John Stanton Ward (1917–2007)

Sir Peter Crill (1925–2005), CBE, Bailiff of Jersey (1986–1995) 1993 Royal Court House, Jersey