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Sir Charles Cockerell (1755–1837), Bt 1819 George Hayter (1792–1871)

Sir Charles Cockerell (1755–1837), Bt 1819 Trinity St David, Lampeter, Founder's Library
Director General Portrait – Sir John Reith 1934 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Director General Portrait – Sir John Reith 1934 BBC England
Dr Charles Mitchell (1820–1895) 1893 Charles William Mitchell (1854–1903)

Dr Charles Mitchell (1820–1895) 1893 University of Aberdeen
Portrait of an Elderly Man 1912 Lindsay Smith (active 1912–1913)

Portrait of an Elderly Man 1912 University of Aberdeen
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman 1933 S. S. Souter (attributed to)

Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman 1933 University of Aberdeen
Thomas Kenyon (1780–1851) 1850 Eden Upton Eddis (1812–1901)

Thomas Kenyon (1780–1851) 1850 Ludlow Museum Resource Centre
Thomas Edward Salter, JP, CC 1924 Bernard Munns (1869–1942)

Thomas Edward Salter, JP, CC 1924 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Joshua Hawkins (1845–1892), Mayor of Bedford (1883–1884, 1887–1888 & 1890) 1898 Joseph Carrier (1850–1939)

Joshua Hawkins (1845–1892), Mayor of Bedford (1883–1884, 1887–1888 & 1890) 1898 Bedford Town Hall
Thomas Collins, Mayor of Tewkesbury, (1890 & 1892–1895) 1894 Josiah Rushton (1864–1909)

Thomas Collins, Mayor of Tewkesbury, (1890 & 1892–1895) 1894 Tewkesbury Town Hall
Lord Furness of Grantley (1852–1912) Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861–1952)

Lord Furness of Grantley (1852–1912) Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service
Still Life with Chicken Peter Coker (1926–2004)

Still Life with Chicken Mansfield District Council
William Hutton (1797–1860), FGS 1853 James Shotton (1824–1896)

William Hutton (1797–1860), FGS 1853 Quadrant, North Tyneside Council
Secure Obligation 1998 Jane Cruickshank (b.1976)

Secure Obligation 1998 Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
The Right Honourable Oliver Lyttleton 1939–1946 William Little (active 1939–1946)

The Right Honourable Oliver Lyttleton 1939–1946 The National Archives
Hand of Destiny No. 2 1969–1970 Brian Yale (1936–2009)

Hand of Destiny No. 2 1969–1970 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
George Stephenson (1781–1848) 1846 William Daniels (1813–1880)

George Stephenson (1781–1848) 1846 Victoria and Albert Museum
The Alchemist 1855 William Fettes Douglas (1822–1891)

The Alchemist 1855 Victoria and Albert Museum
Jimmy Sirrel, Nottinghamshire County Football Club's Legendary Manager (1969–1975, 1977–1982, & 1984–1987) 2007 John Townsend (b.1930)

Jimmy Sirrel, Nottinghamshire County Football Club's Legendary Manager (1969–1975, 1977–1982, & 1984–1987) 2007 Nottinghamshire County Football Club
Professor Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, CBE, QC, LLD 1998 James Horton (b.1948)

Professor Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, CBE, QC, LLD 1998 The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge
Elderly Gentleman Sitting at a Desk with a Quill and a Ledger* William Edwards Miller (c.1852–after 1929)

Elderly Gentleman Sitting at a Desk with a Quill and a Ledger* Wakefield County Hall