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'And brief, good mother, for I am in haste' 1912 M. Kynoch (active 1883–1912)

'And brief, good mother, for I am in haste' 1912 York Art Gallery
'HMY Victoria & Albert' Entering King George V Dock, Southampton 1933 Arthur Cozens (1880–1947)

'HMY Victoria & Albert' Entering King George V Dock, Southampton 1933 Southampton City Museums
'Hamlet', Act V, Scene 2, Hamlet and Horatio 1870 Victor Müller (1829–1871)

'Hamlet', Act V, Scene 2, Hamlet and Horatio 1870 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'Henry IV', Part I, Act I, Scene 3, Hotspur and the Fop 1828 Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797–1861)

'Henry IV', Part I, Act I, Scene 3, Hotspur and the Fop 1828 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'Henry VIII', Act I, Scene 1, Cardinal Wolsey and Buckingham c.1861 John Gilbert (1817–1897)

'Henry VIII', Act I, Scene 1, Cardinal Wolsey and Buckingham c.1861 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'Henry VIII', Act IV, Scene 2, Cardinal Wolsey Entering the Abbey of Leicester early 19th C Richard Westall (1765–1836) (after)

'Henry VIII', Act IV, Scene 2, Cardinal Wolsey Entering the Abbey of Leicester early 19th C Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'King William IV' Gerry Backhouse Signs, Ipswich

'King William IV' Burwell Museum
'Macbeth', Act I, Scene 3, the Weird Sisters 1820s Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797–1861)

'Macbeth', Act I, Scene 3, the Weird Sisters 1820s Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'Measure for Measure', Act V, Scene 1, Isabella Appealing to the Duke 1907 Frederick William Davis (1862–1919)

'Measure for Measure', Act V, Scene 1, Isabella Appealing to the Duke 1907 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
'Prosperity' Frederick John Robinson c.1823 Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830) (attributed to)

'Prosperity' Frederick John Robinson c.1823 Ripon Town Hall
'Richard III', Act II, Scene 4, the Duke of York Resigned by the Queen 1806 John Opie (1761–1807)

'Richard III', Act II, Scene 4, the Duke of York Resigned by the Queen 1806 Royal Shakespeare Theatre
5th Lord Conyers and Darcy Edward Mascall (b.c.1627)

5th Lord Conyers and Darcy York Art Gallery
6th Earl and Countess of Mount Edgcumbe in Coronation Robes Arthur George Mills (1907–1996)

6th Earl and Countess of Mount Edgcumbe in Coronation Robes Mount Edgcumbe House
6th Lord Byron (1788–1824) c.1825 Richard Westall (1765–1836) (attributed to)

6th Lord Byron (1788–1824) c.1825 Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
6th Lord Byron (1788–1824) Thomas Phillips (1770–1845) (after)

6th Lord Byron (1788–1824) Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
A Boy with a Nosegay 1560 Flemish School

A Boy with a Nosegay 1560 The Wallace Collection
A Court Beauty 1720 Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723)

A Court Beauty 1720 Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
A Crowned Female Figure (Saint Elizabeth of Hungary?) about 1330-9 Pietro Lorenzetti (c.1280/1290-c.1348) (studio of)

A Crowned Female Figure (Saint Elizabeth of Hungary?) about 1330-9 The National Gallery, London
A Cupid with a Coat of Arms c.1500 Italian (Lombard) School

A Cupid with a Coat of Arms c.1500 Victoria and Albert Museum
A Gentleman and a Miner (Captain Morcom and Thomas Daniell) 1786 John Opie (1761–1807)

A Gentleman and a Miner (Captain Morcom and Thomas Daniell) 1786 Royal Cornwall Museum
A Girl in a Green Dress early 17th C British (English) School

A Girl in a Green Dress early 17th C Mount Edgcumbe House
A Knight of S. Stefano after 1563 Girolamo Macchietti (1535–1592) (attributed to)

A Knight of S. Stefano after 1563 The National Gallery, London
A Knight of Saint John about 1528-30 Polidoro da Caravaggio (c.1499–c.1543) (attributed to)

A Knight of Saint John about 1528-30 The National Gallery, London
A Knight with his Jousting Helmet ('Il Cavaliere dal Piede Ferito', Conte Faustino Avogadro (?) ) about 1554-8 Giovanni Battista Moroni (c.1520–1525–1578)

A Knight with his Jousting Helmet ('Il Cavaliere dal Piede Ferito', Conte Faustino Avogadro (?) ) about 1554-8 The National Gallery, London
A Lady of the Spencer Family c.1633–8 Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)

A Lady of the Spencer Family c.1633–8 Tate
A Man kneels before a Woman in the Courtyard of a Renaissance Palace 1610 Hendrick van Steenwijck the younger (c.1580–1649)

A Man kneels before a Woman in the Courtyard of a Renaissance Palace 1610 The National Gallery, London
A Member of the Whitby Family 1750s Thomas Bardwell (1704–1767)

A Member of the Whitby Family 1750s Staffordshire County Museum Service
A Painter Dreaming of Queen Victoria's Patronage of the Arts (?) 1841 Charles Lock Eastlake (1793–1865) (attributed to)

A Painter Dreaming of Queen Victoria's Patronage of the Arts (?) 1841 City Hall, Cardiff
A Royal Barge c.1960 Charles David Cobb (1921–2014)

A Royal Barge c.1960 National Maritime Museum
A Scottish Warship 1650–1674 unknown artist

A Scottish Warship 1650–1674 Aberdeen Maritime Museum
A Victorian Debutante c.1922 Robert Hope (1869–1936)

A Victorian Debutante c.1922 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
A Young Nobleman (James I?) with a Falcon 18th C Arnold Bronckhorst (active c.1566–1586) (after)

A Young Nobleman (James I?) with a Falcon 18th C The Amelia
A Young Prince Wearing the Order of Saint-Esprit 1680–1699 French School

A Young Prince Wearing the Order of Saint-Esprit 1680–1699 The Bowes Museum
A Young Princess (Dorothea of Denmark?) about 1530 Jan Gossaert (c.1478–1532)

A Young Princess (Dorothea of Denmark?) about 1530 The National Gallery, London
Ada (d.1929), Countess of Lauderdale 1891 Herbert Sidney (1858–1923)

Ada (d.1929), Countess of Lauderdale 1891 Thirlestane Castle
Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne Cust (1867–1927), 5th Baron Brownlow 1925 Frank O. Salisbury (1874–1962)

Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne Cust (1867–1927), 5th Baron Brownlow 1925 National Trust, Belton House
Admiral Alexander Hood (1727–1814), 1st Viscount Bridport 1795 Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760–1803)

Admiral Alexander Hood (1727–1814), 1st Viscount Bridport 1795 National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord James de Saumarez (1757–1836), GCB, KS, 1st Baron de Saumarez (1831) Thomas Phillips (1770–1845) (copy after)

Admiral Lord James de Saumarez (1757–1836), GCB, KS, 1st Baron de Saumarez (1831) Government House, Guernsey
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten 1939–1946 William Little (active 1939–1946)

Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten 1939–1946 The National Archives
Admiral Robert Fairfax c.1695 unknown artist

Admiral Robert Fairfax c.1695 Fairfax House