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Work and business
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Abstract Expressionism
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The Royal Army Medical Corps at Messines during the 1917 Offensive c.1919 Gilbert Rogers (1881–1956)

The Royal Army Medical Corps at Messines during the 1917 Offensive c.1919 IWM (Imperial War Museums)
John Leigh of Leith Hall (1731–1763) W. Smith

John Leigh of Leith Hall (1731–1763) National Trust for Scotland, Leith Hall Garden & Estate
Nathaniel Beard (1696–1772), Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme c.1730 British (English) School

Nathaniel Beard (1696–1772), Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme c.1730 Brampton Museum
John Yenn (1750–1821) before 1785 John Francis Rigaud (1742–1810)

John Yenn (1750–1821) before 1785 Royal Academy of Arts
Captain James Gorry, 87th Regiment of Foot, or Highland Volunteers 1760 unknown artist

Captain James Gorry, 87th Regiment of Foot, or Highland Volunteers 1760 National Army Museum
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes (1880–1960), GCB 1947 Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Forbes (1880–1960), GCB 1947 Britannia Royal Naval College
James Best of Boxley, Aged 77 1826 James Wright

James Best of Boxley, Aged 77 1826 Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery
Colonel Philip Henry Lloyd, CBE, TD, JP, DL, Chairman of Leicestershire County Council (1961–1974) 1969 Norman Hepple (1908–1994)

Colonel Philip Henry Lloyd, CBE, TD, JP, DL, Chairman of Leicestershire County Council (1961–1974) 1969 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Civic Collection
Edward Green (1799–1865) 1929 James Robert Granville Exley (1878–1967)

Edward Green (1799–1865) 1929 National Trust, Treasurer's House, York
Unknown Man in a Brown Coat and Light Wig 1725–1735 unknown artist

Unknown Man in a Brown Coat and Light Wig 1725–1735 York Museums Trust
Frederick Thesiger c.1840 William Harold Cubley (1816–1896)

Frederick Thesiger c.1840 The Resource Centre, Newark and Sherwood Museum Service
Sir Samuel Beale (1881–1964) 1938 Kenneth Green (1905–1986)

Sir Samuel Beale (1881–1964) 1938 National Trust, Standen
Portrait of a Gentleman Philippe Mercier (1689–1760)

Portrait of a Gentleman York Museums Trust
A Bosun on Board a Merchant Ship in the Mediterranean 1943 Bernard Hailstone (1910–1987)

A Bosun on Board a Merchant Ship in the Mediterranean 1943 Government Art Collection
John Manners (1676–1721), 2nd Duke of Rutland c.1714–1721 Charles Jervas (c.1675–1739)

John Manners (1676–1721), 2nd Duke of Rutland c.1714–1721 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
John Chetwynd, 1st Earl Talbot (1750–1793) 1773 Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787)

John Chetwynd, 1st Earl Talbot (1750–1793) 1773 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
James Clitherow (1731–1805) 1780 George Romney (1734–1802)

James Clitherow (1731–1805) 1780 Boston Manor House
Henry Mitchell (1809–1874) 1869 British (English) School

Henry Mitchell (1809–1874) 1869 Horsham Museum & Art Gallery
Abraham Newland (1730–1807), Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1782–1807) George Romney (1734–1802)

Abraham Newland (1730–1807), Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (1782–1807) Bank of England Museum
William Ewart Astill (1888–1948) 1970 Leonard Victor Thomas Preater (1908–1983)

William Ewart Astill (1888–1948) 1970 Leicestershire County Cricket Club