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Abstract Expressionism
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Anne Finlay (d.1963) 1920 Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980)

Anne Finlay (d.1963) 1920 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston 1885 James Coutts Michie (1861–1919)

Elizabeth Crombie Duthie of Ruthrieston 1885 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
The Waterworks High Reservoir 1854 C. S. Harp

The Waterworks High Reservoir 1854 Dover Collections
Dewsbury Library Interior 1994 Malcolm Jones (b.1949)

Dewsbury Library Interior 1994 Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Miss Agnes Husband (1852–1929) 1910 Alec Grieve (1864–1933)

Miss Agnes Husband (1852–1929) 1910 Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
Denise c.1950 Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

Denise c.1950 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
The Sleepers c.1868 Jozef Israëls (1824–1911)

The Sleepers c.1868 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Charlotte Jane Cope 1831 Thomas Kirkby (1775–c.1848)

Charlotte Jane Cope 1831 Leicestershire County Council Museums Service
Stephen Rumbold Lushington (1776–1868), MP for Canterbury (1812–1830 & 1835–1837) 1856 James Pemell (active 1836–1872)

Stephen Rumbold Lushington (1776–1868), MP for Canterbury (1812–1830 & 1835–1837) 1856 Canterbury City Council Museums and Galleries
Field Marshal Sir John Dill (1881–1944), GCB, CMG, DSO c.1940–1946 John Leigh-Pemberton (1911–1997)

Field Marshal Sir John Dill (1881–1944), GCB, CMG, DSO c.1940–1946 IWM (Imperial War Museums)
The White Azalea c.1950–1952 Anne Redpath (1895–1965)

The White Azalea c.1950–1952 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Charles Abbott (1762–1832), Lord Chief Justice 1st Baron Tenterden 1850 John Hollins (1798–1855)

Charles Abbott (1762–1832), Lord Chief Justice 1st Baron Tenterden 1850 Canterbury City Council Museums and Galleries
Percy Astins, CBE, JP 1949 Maurice Frederick Codner (1888–1958)

Percy Astins, CBE, JP 1949 Essex County Council
The Annual Fête of the Licensed Victuallers' School 1831 E. F. Lambert (c.1790–1846)

The Annual Fête of the Licensed Victuallers' School 1831 Museum of London
Gilbert Roebuck 1963 Alfred Reginald Thomson (1894–1979)

Gilbert Roebuck 1963 Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Mrs Molison, née Elizabeth Baxter (1801–1888), Wife of Francis Molison Edward Hughes (1829–1908)

Mrs Molison, née Elizabeth Baxter (1801–1888), Wife of Francis Molison Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
Professor Sir James Alfred Ewing (1855–1935), KCB, FRS 1929 Henry John Lintott (1877–1965)

Professor Sir James Alfred Ewing (1855–1935), KCB, FRS 1929 University of Dundee Fine Art Collections
Councillor Paul Edward Winston White, DL (Lord Hanningfield), Chairman (1989–1992) June Mendoza (b.1924)

Councillor Paul Edward Winston White, DL (Lord Hanningfield), Chairman (1989–1992) Essex County Council
Lieutenant General Sir Ronald Lane, KCV 1915 Alfred Jonniaux (1882–1974)

Lieutenant General Sir Ronald Lane, KCV 1915 Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service: Ipswich Borough Council Collection
Robert Nickle Denning, MD, JP, Chairman (1926–1936) Tom Whitehead (1886–1978)

Robert Nickle Denning, MD, JP, Chairman (1926–1936) Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council