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Self Portrait c.1830 unknown artist

Self Portrait c.1830 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Heritage Trust
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
Sir Martin Kelso Wallace, The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1961–1962) 1962 Frank McKelvey (1895–1974)

Sir Martin Kelso Wallace, The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1961–1962) 1962 Belfast City Hall
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
Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 British (English) School

Elizabeth (c.1525–1608), Countess of Shrewsbury 1575 Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890), Dressed for Fencing c.1883 Albert Letchford (1866–1905)

Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890), Dressed for Fencing c.1883 Victoria and Albert Museum
Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) British School

Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) Old Council House, Bristol City Council
Massed Bands Stanley Llewelyn Wood (1867–1928)

Massed Bands The Regimental Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Brigadier Sir John Hunt (1910–1998), CBE, DSO, DCL, LLD c.1955 Denis Fildes (1889–1974)

Brigadier Sir John Hunt (1910–1998), CBE, DSO, DCL, LLD c.1955 Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Dr Amos Middleton (1779–1847) 1844 unknown artist

Dr Amos Middleton (1779–1847) 1844 Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
George Smith (1856–1942) 1922 John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)

George Smith (1856–1942) 1922 University of Aberdeen
Lady with a Powder Puff 1930s Celia Frances Bedford (1904–1959)

Lady with a Powder Puff 1930s Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Mr D. K. Carpenter (b.1925), DERR Retired, Yeoman Warder of HM Tower of London 1989 Peter Kuhfeld (b.1952)

Mr D. K. Carpenter (b.1925), DERR Retired, Yeoman Warder of HM Tower of London 1989 Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
George V (1865–1936) 1936 John Shirley-Fox (1867–1939)

George V (1865–1936) 1936 Victoria Art Gallery
Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745), Earl of Orford 1715 Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684–1745) (studio of)

Sir Robert Walpole (1676–1745), Earl of Orford 1715 Bath Pump Room
Malcolm Ray, Beadle (1982–1986) 1982 John Hollingsworth

Malcolm Ray, Beadle (1982–1986) 1982 Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall
Alderman Price, Mayor of Rochester (1921, 1922 & 1923) 1922 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Alderman Price, Mayor of Rochester (1921, 1922 & 1923) 1922 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Portrait of a Lady with a Dog c.1600–1650 Spanish School

Portrait of a Lady with a Dog c.1600–1650 The Bowes Museum
Major James Brand (c.1790–1853) unknown artist

Major James Brand (c.1790–1853) Wardown Park Museum, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment Association Museum Collection
Philip William Bryce Lever (1915–2000), 3rd Viscount Leverhulme, KG 1990 Carlos Luis Sancha (1920–2001)

Philip William Bryce Lever (1915–2000), 3rd Viscount Leverhulme, KG 1990 Lady Lever Art Gallery