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Rain BB98_05778
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Chained Library CC78_00195
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Out of the pram AA086152
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Dad with pram AA066358
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Family on the beach AA082144
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Gateway with sheep OP28723
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Eaton Hall CC80_00432
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The Round House CC79_00317
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Memories CC025337
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How do you do MF001503_19
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Old Parrs Head AA77_02450
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A new baby AA089549
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Smeaton's Tower N080736
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Blackpool AA047928
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St Pancras Hotel DD59_00075
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Clevedon Pier N071847
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Postman OP04500
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Saltburn Pier N100019
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St Pancras Hotel AA062209
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Alderwasley Hall EAR015192
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Clifton EPW005463
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Smithfield Market J940533
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Beaconsfield Buildings AA83/01849
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Queen Victoria in 1897 D880039
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
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Petworth House 29497_048
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Burford Mop Fair CC57_00428
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Sandown Pier EPW043023
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Whitehall Place CC97_00925
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Blackpool Beach AA047930
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Crystal Palace CC97_01549
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Royal Albert Dock AA001246
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Plymouth Hoe EPR003252
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![Frost fair on the Thames N110257](/t/106/frost-fair-thames-n110257-5450766.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Frost fair on the Thames N110257</figcaption></b><br>RIVER THAMES, London. "Frost Fair upon the Thames in the reign of Charles II - from a print of the time." Dated 1683. Woodcut engraving, with key. From the Mayson Beeton Collection.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Frost fair on the Thames N110257
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Iron Bridge N070066
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Butler's Wharf BB87_09745
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Queen Victoria D880042
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St Mary's Church K940840
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Beach huts K030616
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Kentish Town, 1960s FF003351
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Station Master BB98_05551
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![Buckingham Palace N110240](/t/106/buckingham-palace-n110240-5449755.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Buckingham Palace N110240</figcaption></b><br>BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Buckingham Palace Road, City of Westminster, London. Picturesque winter view. Coloured aquatint dated 1817 by R Hawell. From "A series of picturesque views of noblemen's and gentlemen's seats..." 1823. Engraving from the Mayson Beeton Collection.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Buckingham Palace N110240
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Cliveden ferry CC72_01262
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Southwold, Suffolk K022028
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Woolwich Odeon BB87_03661
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The Potteries EPW045337
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Malmesbury BB95_10457
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Saltburn Pier K011109
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Blackpool AA047903
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Charles Darwin K980123
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Hastings AA98/05468
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Odeon Cinema BB87_03702
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Labworth Cafe, Canvey Island
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Truro Cathedral
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Pittville Park AA092116
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Luton Hoo 29680_022
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Ironbridge Gorge 21131_07
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Skating in Hyde Park 64R_HYD_1850_S
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Coaching Inn BL23951
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Dudley blast furnaces OP02658
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Blackpool tower EPW002071
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Housing estate 1930 EPW038718
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Beach huts N090479
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Steam power AA97_05431
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Clevedon Pier N071845
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![The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121](/t/106/kursaal-bexhill-epw000121-1477831.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121</figcaption></b><br>THE KURSAAL, de la Warr Parade, Bexhill, Sussex, photographed in 1920. The Kursaal or "Cure Hall" was built in 1896 as Bexhill's first entertainment pavilion, the closest thing to a pier the town ever had. It was renamed the Pavilion after the first world war. It was closed in 1936, shortly after the de la Warr Pavilion (350m to the West) was opened in 1935. The site, near the war memorial, is now occupied by the sailing club. The terrace behind remains, including the Normanhurst Hotel. EPW000121 Aerofilms Collection (see Links).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121
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Stott Park Bobbin Mill N080122
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Rag and bone cart AA064811
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Clevedon Pier N030021
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![Portrait of a Lady J910509](/t/106/portrait-lady-j910509-560670.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of a Lady J910509</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Portrait of a Lady " c1770-75 attributed to GAINSBOROUGH Thomas (1727-88).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Portrait of a Lady J910509
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Marmalade factory CC66_00389
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![Bhai Ram Singh K010289](/t/106/bhai-ram-singh-k010289-464500.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Bhai Ram Singh K010289</figcaption></b><br>OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album " Royal Tableaux, Osborne ". " Ram Singh at Work in the Indian Room " 1892. Durbar Room.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Bhai Ram Singh K010289
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![Tower Bridge J060035](/t/106/tower-bridge-j060035-436743.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Tower Bridge J060035</figcaption></b><br>TOWER BRIDGE, London. Floodlit view at night with the Thames in foreground and the "Gherkin" Swiss Re Tower framed by the bridge.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Tower Bridge J060035
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East Pier Lighthouse, Whitby
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Donkey ride AA071928
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Victorian street scene CC97_01521
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Bolton Town Hall 33165_027
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Henley-On-Thames GOM01_05_068_03
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Festival Pleasure Gardens AA054055
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Fore Street, Hatfield AA080269
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Ashridge 29679_022
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Chained Library CC78_00195
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Ashburnham Place 29488_048
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Cribbs Causeway 18722_08
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Rover Car Factory JLP01_01_045_33
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Barnsley Hall Hospital EAR017085
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Woods Restaurant AA97_05220
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Mrs Cosway 6B_PAL_1789_a
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Festival Pleasure Gardens AA077613
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Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503
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Harvesting at Trenance BB98_06122
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Sheet music AA059992(1)
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Maids BB98_06062
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Picnic on the beach BB98_02415
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Windsor Castle CC41_00056
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Hart Street, Henley CC73_00184
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St Ives, Cornwall AA086596
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West Pier Brighton EAW022258
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Royal Train BL17842
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Gertrude Jekyll c.1901 OP01502
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Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613
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Brewer's dray AA98_12167
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![Bol - An unknown woman J910515](/t/106/bol-unknown-woman-j910515-1742831.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Bol - An unknown woman J910515</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. "Portrait of an Unknown Woman" c.1642-44 by Ferdinand BOL (1616-80). IBK 956.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Bol - An unknown woman J910515
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Blackpool AA058145
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Ironbridge Gorge EAW024219
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De La Warr Pavilion N061022
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St. Pancras Station AA062329
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Euston Arch, London CC97_01007
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Eastbourne Pier N071211
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St Pancras Hotel AA062173
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Iron Bridge N070948
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Elderly couple AA066020
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Battersea Funfair AA019815
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Botallack Mine K021793
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St Pancras Chambers J950053
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Pay day BB87_09666
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Osborne House N060201
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Paddington Station K030802
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Dover Castle K970010
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The Palace Pier K011028
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Clock Tower
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Foxton Locks
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![Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044](/t/106/lawrence-duke-wellington-j040044-480574.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![William Pitt the Younger J910510](/t/106/william-pitt-younger-j910510-560671.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>William Pitt the Younger J910510</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London " William Pitt the Younger " c1788. Attributed to GAINSBOROUGH Thomas (1727-88).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Steen - The Physician's Visit J040066](/t/106/steen-physicians-visit-j040066-628125.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Steen - The Physician's Visit J040066</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " The Physician's Visit " 1658-62 by Jan STEEN (1625/6-79). Sometimes known as 'The Doctor's Visit'.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Sargent - Margaret Hyde, Countess of Suffolk J020044](/t/106/sargent-margaret-hyde-countess-suffolk-j020044-628087.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Sargent - Margaret Hyde, Countess of Suffolk J020044</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Margaret Hyde, 19th Countess of Suffolk " ('Daisy', nee Leiter), 1898 by John Singer SARGENT (1856-1925).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Engraving of Marble Hill House J900203](/t/106/engraving-marble-hill-house-j900203-1358747.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Engraving of Marble Hill House J900203</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Middlesex. "The Countess of Suffolk's House" after Augustin Heckell. Coloured engraving. 1749.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Turner - The Iveagh Seapiece J910563](/t/106/turner-iveagh-seapiece-j910563-436046.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Turner - The Iveagh Seapiece J910563</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " The Iveagh Seapiece " by TURNER JMW. Also known as " Coast Scene of Fishermen Hauling a Boat Ashore ". Not to be confused with painting at Southampton called " Fishermen upon a Lee Shore in Squally Weather " also by Turner JMW.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Bloomsbury Square, London in 1787 N060025](/t/106/bloomsbury-square-london-1787-n060025-1364636.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Bloomsbury Square, London in 1787 N060025</figcaption></b><br>MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. "Bloomsbury Square" Coloured aquatint engraving, 1787.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Wright - Dressing the Kitten J960062](/t/106/wright-dressing-kitten-j960062-486289.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Wright - Dressing the Kitten J960062</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Dressing the Kitten " c1768-70 by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Gainsborough - Lady Brisco J900289](/t/106/gainsborough-lady-brisco-j900289-485483.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Gainsborough - Lady Brisco J900289</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Lady Brisco " 1776 by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Dyce - Neptune resigning the Empire... J980146](/t/106/dyce-neptune-resigning-empire-j980146-464498.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dyce - Neptune resigning the Empire... J980146</figcaption></b><br>OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. " Neptune resigning the Empire of the Seas to Britannia " 1847. Fresco by William Dyce (1806-64).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Teniers - A Village Merrymaking at a Country Inn N070476](/t/106/teniers-village-merrymaking-country-inn-n070476-1721015.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Teniers - A Village Merrymaking at a Country Inn N070476</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "A Village Merrymaking at a Country Inn" by David TENIERS the younger (1610-90). WM 1499-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Reynolds - The Angerstein Children J030046](/t/106/reynolds-angerstein-children-j030046-606264.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Reynolds - The Angerstein Children J030046</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. "The Children of John Julius Angerstein" c1782-3 by Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-92).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284](/t/106/osborne-house-durbar-room-1892-k010284-554352.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892 K010284</figcaption></b><br>OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album "Royal Tableaux, Osborne", "Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892".<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Reynolds - Kitty Fisher J920722](/t/106/reynolds-kitty-fisher-j920722-436058.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Reynolds - Kitty Fisher J920722</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra " by Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723 - 92).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Gainsborough - Countess Howe J880100](/t/106/gainsborough-countess-howe-j880100-435909.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Gainsborough - Countess Howe J880100</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Mary Countess Howe " c1760 by Thomas GAINSBOROUGH (1727-88). Canvas 96"x60" (244 x 152.4cm).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Stuart - Sir Godfrey Webster K060146](/t/106/stuart-sir-godfrey-webster-k060146-1779401.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Stuart - Sir Godfrey Webster K060146</figcaption></b><br>BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. Webster Portraits. "Sir Godfrey Webster" by American painter Gilbert STUART (1755-1828).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Kneller & Wyck - Mohammed Ohadu, Moroccan Ambassador J970154](/t/106/kneller-wyck-mohammed-ohadu-moroccan-1465473.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Kneller & Wyck - Mohammed Ohadu, Moroccan Ambassador J970154</figcaption></b><br>CHISWICK HOUSE, London. "Mohammed Ohadu, the Moroccan Ambassador" 1684 by Sir Godfrey KNELLER (1646-1723) and Jan WYCK (c.1640-1702). Equestrian portrait. British School. Post Conservation. 88003007.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lefevre - Empress Josephine N070491](/t/106/lefevre-empress-josephine-n070491-670672.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lefevre - Empress Josephine N070491</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. Entitled "The Empress Josephine". A lady in court costume, said to be the Empress Josephine (1763-1814) by Robert Lefevre (1755-1830).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Romney - Lady Hamilton at the Spinning Wheel J910506](/t/106/romney-lady-hamilton-spinning-wheel-j910506-485484.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Romney - Lady Hamilton at the Spinning Wheel J910506</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " The Spinstress Lady Emma Hamilton at the Spinning Wheel" 1782-86 by George Romney (1734-1802).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Jervas - Henrietta Howard J920090](/t/106/jervas-henrietta-howard-j920090-436055.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Jervas - Henrietta Howard J920090</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond, Middlesex. " Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk " c.1724 by Charles JERVAS. Mistress of George II.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Butcher Row, Whitechapel c.1850 J000141](/t/106/butcher-row-whitechapel-c1850-j000141-1434899.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Butcher Row, Whitechapel c.1850 J000141</figcaption></b><br>MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Engraving "Butcher Row, Whitechapel" London. c. 1850 by ARCHER.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892. K010285](/t/106/osborne-house-durbar-room-1892-k010285-554353.jpg.webp "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Osborne House, Durbar Room, 1892. K010285</figcaption></b><br>OSBORNE HOUSE, Isle of Wight. Interior view. Photograph from the album "Royal Tableaux, Osborne", "Indian Durbar Room July 28th 1892".<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
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