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Eric Ravilious (1903 - 1942)
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(John) Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd (1904-1978): “Hey Presto! Oops….”
Stanley Franklin (1930 - 2004)
Birds and Animals of Bangladesh
Polly Hope (1934 - 2013)
The Relief of Lucknow
Charles George Lewis (1808 - 1880)
Thomas Jones Barker (1813 - 1882)
Ruins of the Fort at Juanpore on the River Goomtee
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
View at Lucknow
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Transport, Bangladesh
Polly Hope (1934 - 2013)
Mauritania
Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594)
Elephant Shooting on the Kwanga River
Henry Bailey ( - 1907)
Chasing a Tiger Across a River / La Chasse au tigre au travers une Riviere
Henri Merke
Samuel Howitt (1756/7 - 1823)
Orpheus, by his Voice and Lyre, Attracts the Attention of the Animals, Rocks and Trees
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen (1720 - 1778)
Tiger Hunting in the East Indies
Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822)
Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Tiger Hunting in the East Indies – Index Plate
Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Call It a Day
Rupert A Shaw ( - 1995)
Temple at Kanaruc or Black Pagoda
Thomas Coleman Dibdin (1810 - 1893)
James Fergusson (1808 - 1886)
Studies at the Zoo
A W Peters
The Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by way of Patna, in the Year 1788, to meet Lord Cornwallis
Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822)
Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
Bullock’s Museum, 22 Piccadilly
British 19th century unknown
Decoy Elephants Leaving the Male Fastened to a Tree / Des Elephants Dressés Laissant le Male Attaché a un Arbre
Henri Merke
Samuel Howitt (1756/7 - 1823)
Kuan Yin (Seated on an Elephant)
Chinese 18th century unknown
Zoological Gardens Regent’s Park
William Alexander Le Petit
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
Pagoda at Ramisseram
John Bluck
Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
1796 and All That
Chris Orr (1943 - )
Elephant Shooting, Stanley Pool
Henry Bailey ( - 1907)
The British Residency at Hyderabad
Robert Melville Grindlay (1786 - 1877)
William Frederick, Snr Miller (1796 - 1882)
Circus
Duncan Grant (1885 - 1978)
Presbiteri Johannis, sive, Abissionorum Imperii Descriptio
Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598)
L’Éléphant [The Elephant]
Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980)
Presbiteri Iohannis sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio [map of Abyssinia]
Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598)
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1796 and All That
Chris Orr (1943 - )
The Elephant
Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636 - 1699)
Jean Berain (1637 - 1711)
Beauvais Tapestry Workshop
Albert and the Lion
Chris Orr (1943 - )
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
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Vanishing Point 11 (Rubens)
Barbara Walker (1964 - )
About
What is the Government Art Collection?
A working collection
History of the Collection
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Advisory Committee
Explore the Collection
Where can I see the Collection?
Curious facts
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Representation of the People Project 2018-28
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The Robson Orr TenTen Award
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