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Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 British (English) School

Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Shield with a Coat of Arms c.1500 Italian (Lombard) School

Shield with a Coat of Arms c.1500 Victoria and Albert Museum
William James (1542–1617), Bishop of Durham (1606–1617) 1617 (?) unknown artist

William James (1542–1617), Bishop of Durham (1606–1617) 1617 (?) Auckland Castle
William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Bishop of Aberdeen 1480–1505 Flemish School (attributed to)

William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Bishop of Aberdeen 1480–1505 University of Aberdeen
Principal J. Maxwell Irvine 1996 Alexander Fraser (b.1940)

Principal J. Maxwell Irvine 1996 University of Aberdeen
John Winchcombe (1489–1557) Josiah Rushton (1864–1909)

John Winchcombe (1489–1557) Winchcombe Town Hall
Malcolm Ray, Beadle (1982–1986) 1982 John Hollingsworth

Malcolm Ray, Beadle (1982–1986) 1982 Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall
Cyril Wheatley Maplethorpe (1898–1983), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1963–1965) 1974–1975 Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

Cyril Wheatley Maplethorpe (1898–1983), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1963–1965) 1974–1975 Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
Sir Peter Crill (1925–2005), CBE, Bailiff of Jersey (1986–1995) 1993 John Stanton Ward (1917–2007)

Sir Peter Crill (1925–2005), CBE, Bailiff of Jersey (1986–1995) 1993 Royal Court House, Jersey
Councillor Parvin Damani, MBE, Mayor of Southampton (2003) 2003–2004 Alice McKee (b.1954)

Councillor Parvin Damani, MBE, Mayor of Southampton (2003) 2003–2004 Southampton Mayor’s Parlour
The Hunting Horn Daphne Jameson (b.1942)

The Hunting Horn Falmouth Art Gallery
Mrs Avice Margaret Pimblett (1880–1963) 1949 Anthony Devas (1911–1958)

Mrs Avice Margaret Pimblett (1880–1963) 1949 Harris Museum & Art Gallery
John Winchcombe the Younger (c.1489–1557) 1550 British (English) School

John Winchcombe the Younger (c.1489–1557) 1550 West Berkshire Museum
Alderman Arthur Thomas Morris, JP, Mayor of Smethwick (1927–1929) 1930 William Merrett Hodges (1874–1961)

Alderman Arthur Thomas Morris, JP, Mayor of Smethwick (1927–1929) 1930 Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
The Right Honourable Thomas Robinson Ferens (1847–1930), PC 1930 Frederick William Elwell (1870–1958)

The Right Honourable Thomas Robinson Ferens (1847–1930), PC 1930 University of Hull Art Collection
Sir Paul Menzies of Kinmundy 1620 George Jamesone (1589/1590–1644)

Sir Paul Menzies of Kinmundy 1620 University of Aberdeen
William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Bishop of Aberdeen 1849 James Giles (1801–1870)

William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Bishop of Aberdeen 1849 University of Aberdeen
Florence Joan Beech 1960s Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)

Florence Joan Beech 1960s Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Edith Olivier (1872–1948), in Mayoral Robes 1930s unknown artist

Edith Olivier (1872–1948), in Mayoral Robes 1930s Wilton Town Council Offices
John Mason (1503–1566) c.1960 Thomas J. K. Fairhead

John Mason (1503–1566) c.1960 John Mason School