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Lieutenant General Sir Charles Crawfurd c.1807 unknown artist

Lieutenant General Sir Charles Crawfurd c.1807 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Heritage Trust
The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Departing from the Crimea 1869 H. Quinton

The 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards Departing from the Crimea 1869 York Army Museum
The Sending Off, Hull Branch Morris Furman (1914–1999)

The Sending Off, Hull Branch Kohima Museum
Burial of the Dead Morris Furman (1914–1999)

Burial of the Dead Kohima Museum
The Tolbooth Coronation 1936 William Robson (1868–1952)

The Tolbooth Coronation 1936 The Stewartry Museum
Ambassador John Burnaby (1701–1774), Minister to the Swiss at Turin (1743–1749) 1747 Emmanuel Jakob Handmann (1718–1781) (attributed to)

Ambassador John Burnaby (1701–1774), Minister to the Swiss at Turin (1743–1749) 1747 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
Frank Barrett, Mayor of Grimsby (1908 & 1924) Thomas Benjamin Kennington (1856–1916)

Frank Barrett, Mayor of Grimsby (1908 & 1924) Grimsby Town Hall
Heroes of the XXth Century: Stalin 1995 Eric Mayen (b.1953)

Heroes of the XXth Century: Stalin 1995 IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Heroes of the XXth Century: Lenin 1995 Eric Mayen (b.1953)

Heroes of the XXth Century: Lenin 1995 IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Colonel Sir John Ruggles-Brise, Bt, CB, OBE, TD, JP of Spains Hall, Finchingfield, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (1958–1978) 1978 Leonard Boden (1911–1999)

Colonel Sir John Ruggles-Brise, Bt, CB, OBE, TD, JP of Spains Hall, Finchingfield, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (1958–1978) 1978 Essex County Council
Exiles 1960 John Almquist

Exiles 1960 County Hall, Leicestershire County Council Artworks Collection
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Willem de Poorter (1608–c.1660)

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba Mount Edgcumbe House
Archibald Powrie (1885–1949), Lord Provost of Dundee (1946–1949) 1950 David Shanks Ewart (1901–1965)

Archibald Powrie (1885–1949), Lord Provost of Dundee (1946–1949) 1950 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
John Prowse, Mayor (1712, 1721 & 1733) 18th C British School

John Prowse, Mayor (1712, 1721 & 1733) 18th C Truro City Council Municipal Buildings
Charles Foster Barham, Mayor (1859) 1860 Henry Treffry Dunn (1838–1899)

Charles Foster Barham, Mayor (1859) 1860 Truro City Council Municipal Buildings
Henry Osborne Grenfell, MRCS, Mayor of Saltash (1922) Walter Stanley Paget (1863–1935)

Henry Osborne Grenfell, MRCS, Mayor of Saltash (1922) Saltash Heritage
Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902) after 1903 Edward Roworth (1880–1964)

Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902) after 1903 Bishop's Stortford Museum
Dorothy Webster, First Female Mayor of Sutton and Cheam (1950–1951) 1951 Derek Fowler (1919–1990)

Dorothy Webster, First Female Mayor of Sutton and Cheam (1950–1951) 1951 Sutton Central Library
The 'Antelope' Packet Captures the 'Atlanta' French Privateer, off Jamaica, 2 December 1793 Geoff Shaw (1924–1992)

The 'Antelope' Packet Captures the 'Atlanta' French Privateer, off Jamaica, 2 December 1793 National Maritime Museum Cornwall
William Penberthy, Former Mayor of Helston (1848) c.1848 unknown artist

William Penberthy, Former Mayor of Helston (1848) c.1848 Helston Museum
Portrait of an Unknown Lawyer 18th C unknown artist

Portrait of an Unknown Lawyer 18th C Helston Museum
Joyriders 1991 Mark Wood (b.1965)

Joyriders 1991 The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Anna Theresa, Countess of Shrewsbury (1836–1912) 1875 Edward Clifford (1844–1907)

Anna Theresa, Countess of Shrewsbury (1836–1912) 1875 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Lord James Beresford (1816–1841), 4th Son of Henry de la Poer 1825 Joseph Clover (1779–1853)

Lord James Beresford (1816–1841), 4th Son of Henry de la Poer 1825 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Charles Chetwynd, 2nd Earl Talbot (1777–1841) Thomas Clement Thompson (1778–1857)

Charles Chetwynd, 2nd Earl Talbot (1777–1841) Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Earl of Dartmouth unknown artist

Earl of Dartmouth Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Alderman Reuben Farley, JP unknown artist

Alderman Reuben Farley, JP Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Alathea Talbot (c.1590–1654), Countess of Arundel and Surrey 1619 British (English) School

Alathea Talbot (c.1590–1654), Countess of Arundel and Surrey 1619 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 British (English) School

Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
William Hughes 1878 John Dawson Watson (1832–1892)

William Hughes 1878 Guildhall, Conwy
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
Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) British School

Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) Old Council House, Bristol City Council
The Young Louis XV at Versailles Félix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux (1815–1884)

The Young Louis XV at Versailles Victoria and Albert Museum
Henry Hare (1693–1749), 3rd Baron Coleraine, FRS, FSA 18th C British School

Henry Hare (1693–1749), 3rd Baron Coleraine, FRS, FSA 18th C Victoria and Albert Museum
George II (1683–1760) unknown artist

George II (1683–1760) Retford Town Hall
Bang Up 1995 unknown artist

Bang Up 1995 National Justice Museum
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
Alderman Mrs Anne Yates, CBE, JP, Chairman of the County Council (1968–1974) 1969 John Townsend (b.1930)

Alderman Mrs Anne Yates, CBE, JP, Chairman of the County Council (1968–1974) 1969 Nottinghamshire County Hall
Sir Duncan Macgregor William Gillard (c.1812–1897)

Sir Duncan Macgregor The Regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Alderman P. J. Waite (1863–1941) 1926 Frank Wood (1904–1976)

Alderman P. J. Waite (1863–1941) 1926 Durham County Council (Durham City)