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Fame Collection: Royal occasions

Royal occasions Collection
79 Items

Fame Collection: Gorgeous Georgians

Gorgeous Georgians Collection
55 Items

Fame Collection: Foreign monarchs

Foreign monarchs Collection
17 Items

Fame Collection: Kings and Queens of England

Kings and Queens of England Collection
42 Items

Fame Collection: Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington Collection
23 Items

Fame Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte Collection
15 Items

Fame Collection: Charles Darwin and Down House

Charles Darwin and Down House Collection
165 Items

Background imageFame Collection: David Bowie mural, Brixton DP177779

David Bowie mural, Brixton DP177779
Flowers and tributes surround the mural of musician David Bowie, January 2016. The mural was painted by Australian street artist James Cochran (aka JimmyC) in 2013

Background imageFame Collection: Rembrandt - Self Portrait J910070

Rembrandt - Self Portrait J910070
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Self-Portrait " c.1665 by REMBRANDT, van Rijn (1606-1669)

Background imageFame Collection: Woolsthorpe Manor House BB79_08408

Woolsthorpe Manor House BB79_08408
Woolsthorpe Manor House, Newton Way, Colsterworth, Lincolnshire. The birth place of Sir Isaac Newton. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Sons 1896-1920

Background imageFame Collection: Aneurin Bevan JLP01_01_055_66

Aneurin Bevan JLP01_01_055_66
PATCHWAY, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Aneurin Bevan, the Minister of Health, greeting children and signing autographs at the official opening of fifty houses on the Patchway Estate

Background imageFame Collection: Jacques Cartier BL21086_002

Jacques Cartier BL21086_002
Portrait of jeweler Mr Jacques Cartier seated at a desk in an office. Jacques Cartier ran the French jewellery company Cartier from 1909 until his death in 1942

Background imageFame Collection: Dobson - Inigo Jones J920290

Dobson - Inigo Jones J920290
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. " Inigo Jones" (1573-1652), British architect, by William Dobson (1611-46)

Background imageFame Collection: Joshua Reynolds J950129

Joshua Reynolds J950129
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Self Portrait" 1788 by Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-92)

Background imageFame Collection: Joseph - Spencer Perceval N070526

Joseph - Spencer Perceval N070526
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Spencer Perceval" (1762-1812) by George Francis JOSEPH (1764-1846) Prime Minister 1809 until his assassination. WM 1558-1948

Background imageFame Collection: Samuel Pepys N110036

Samuel Pepys N110036
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Samuel Pepys, Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board, and diarist, 1666. His secret diary presents a compelling first hand account of the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665-7)

Background imageFame Collection: Horatio, Viscount Nelson N070501

Horatio, Viscount Nelson N070501
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Horatio, Viscount Nelson" (1758-1805) after Sir William BEECHEY

Background imageFame Collection: William Pitt the Younger J910510

William Pitt the Younger J910510
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London " William Pitt the Younger " c1788. Attributed to GAINSBOROUGH Thomas (1727-88)

Background imageFame Collection: Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137789

Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137789
Stonehenge, Stonehenge Down, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Portrait of former vice president of the United States, Al Gore, posed at Stonehenge

Background imageFame Collection: Sir Horace Jones HJP01_01_001

Sir Horace Jones HJP01_01_001
TOWER BRIDGE, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON. A portrait of Sir Horace Jones seated beside the foundation stone of Tower Bridge

Background imageFame Collection: Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137787

Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137787
Stonehenge, Stonehenge Down, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Portrait of former vice president of the United States, Al Gore, posed at Stonehenge

Background imageFame Collection: Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137788

Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137788
Stonehenge, Stonehenge Down, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Portrait of former vice president of the United States, Al Gore, posed at Stonehenge

Background imageFame Collection: Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137786

Al Gore at Stonehenge DP137786
Stonehenge, Stonehenge Down, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Portrait of former vice president of the United States, Al Gore, posed at Stonehenge

Background imageFame Collection: Patrons of the Theatre DP289511

Patrons of the Theatre DP289511
Streatham Hill Theatre, 110 Streatham Hill, Streatham, Lambeth, Greater London. Portrait of Simon Callow CBE and Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE DL, Patrons of the Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre

Background imageFame Collection: Mollie Sugden JLP01_09_790331

Mollie Sugden JLP01_09_790331
WOOD GREEN SHOPPING CITY, HARINGEY, GREATER LONDON. Actress Mollie Sugden amongst a crowd of customers at a fruit stall inside the newly opened Market Hall at Wood Green Shopping City

Background imageFame Collection: Celebrity opening JLP01_08_071863

Celebrity opening JLP01_08_071863
Yate Shopping Centre, Yate, South Gloucestershire. A crowd walking along a precinct at Yate Shopping Centre for its official opening

Background imageFame Collection: Yehudi Menuhin and Elisabeth Frink JLP01_09_752997

Yehudi Menuhin and Elisabeth Frink JLP01_09_752997
PATERNOSTER SQUARE, CITY OF LONDON. Violinist Yehudi Menuhin admiring a bronze sculpture of a shepherd and sheep with the sculptor Elisabeth Frink

Background imageFame Collection: Linford Christie plaque JLP01_10_52089

Linford Christie plaque JLP01_10_52089
NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. Athlete Linford Christie, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and a third man posed beside a commemorative plaque at the official opening of

Background imageFame Collection: Minders cheque JLP01_09_803462

Minders cheque JLP01_09_803462
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Dennis Waterman shaking hands with Geoff Seager and handing him a cheque after a charity football match at Laings Elstree Sports

Background imageFame Collection: Charity football match JLP01_09_803459

Charity football match JLP01_09_803459
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Chris Martin, Laings team captain, shaking hands with Dennis Waterman while holding a Laing Sports Club pennant before a charity

Background imageFame Collection: Photo opportunity JLP01_09_870775

Photo opportunity JLP01_09_870775
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. The EPL Somnambulists team in the Its a Knockout style competition posing with the Eastenders actor Gillian Taylforth at the 1987

Background imageFame Collection: Prize giving JLP01_09_860883

Prize giving JLP01_09_860883
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Cast members from the BBC school drama Grange Hill giving out prizes to entrants in the childrens races at the 1986 Family Day at

Background imageFame Collection: Sponsorship photocall JLP01_11_35867_03

Sponsorship photocall JLP01_11_35867_03
Borehamwood, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire. EPL Managing Director Derek Welsh and Olympic athlete Tessa Sanderson posing with her sponsored Rover car

Background imageFame Collection: Sponsorship photocall JLP01_11_35867_10

Sponsorship photocall JLP01_11_35867_10
Borehamwood, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire. EPL Managing Director Derek Welsh and Olympic athlete Tessa Sanderson posing with her sponsored Rover car

Background imageFame Collection: Sponsorship photocall JLP01_11_35867_06

Sponsorship photocall JLP01_11_35867_06
Borehamwood, Elstree and Borehamwood, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire. EPL Managing Director Derek Welsh and Olympic athlete Tessa Sanderson posing with her sponsored Rover car

Background imageFame Collection: Sports sponsorship JLP01_11_57861_02

Sports sponsorship JLP01_11_57861_02
British Rowing, Lower Mall, Hammersmith, Greater London. Sir Maurice Laing and Martin Brandon-Bravo, the Amateur Rowing Association President

Background imageFame Collection: Meeting John Wayne JLP01_08_099434

Meeting John Wayne JLP01_08_099434
ST THOMAS HOSPITAL, LAMBETH PALACE ROAD, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. The actor John Wayne meeting staff working at the St Thomas Hospital construction site

Background imageFame Collection: Prime Minister John Major JLP01_11_58862

Prime Minister John Major JLP01_11_58862
Second Severn Crossing, M4 Motorway, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. Prime Minister John Major seen on a visit to the Second Severn Crossing Visitors Centre

Background imageFame Collection: Last respects DP177773

Last respects DP177773
Turnstall road, Brixton, Lambeth, Greater London. The painted mural of musician and rock-star David Bowie on the north side of Morleys department store

Background imageFame Collection: Statue of Sir Winston Churchill DP167766

Statue of Sir Winston Churchill DP167766
Parliament Square, City of Westminster, London. General view of square with the bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill created by Ivor Roberts-Jones

Background imageFame Collection: St Wulfstan EMM01 / 01 / 026

St Wulfstan EMM01 / 01 / 026
Little Malvern Priory, Worcestershire. Watercolour, by Elsie Matley Moore, of part of a stained glass window at Little Malvern Priory, showing a detail from a full length figure of St Wulfstan

Background imageFame Collection: St Thomas and St Thomas EMM01 / 01 / 001

St Thomas and St Thomas EMM01 / 01 / 001
St Marys Church, Credenhill, Herefordshire. Watercolour by Elsie Matley Moore of a c.1330 stained glass window depicting St Thomas of Canterbury

Background imageFame Collection: Dupont - William Pitt K041000

Dupont - William Pitt K041000
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Portrait of William Pitt by Gainsborough DUPONT (1754-97)

Background imageFame Collection: Oliver Cromwell J910367

Oliver Cromwell J910367
BOSCOBEL HOUSE, Staffordshire. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell attributed to Jonathan Richardson (1664/65-1745)

Background imageFame Collection: Nelsons Column K060097

Nelsons Column K060097
THE NELSON MEMORIAL, Trafalgar Square, City of Westminster, London. Detail of Nelsons Column

Background imageFame Collection: William Pitt K021638

William Pitt K021638
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Coloured engraving of the Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) in military garb on horseback with Walmer Castle (or an equivalent fortification)

Background imageFame Collection: Bust of Emperor Hadrian K000206

Bust of Emperor Hadrian K000206
HADRIANs WALL: CHESTERS ROMAN FORT, Northumberland. Bust of Emperor Hadrian. 18th century porphyry copy after Roman original

Background imageFame Collection: Memorial Statue

Memorial Statue
Statue of Florence Nightingale. IoE 207509

Background imageFame Collection: Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044

Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830)



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