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Serpent of the Nile (Sejant)
Hew Locke (1959 - )
A Creek Scene with the Local Means of River Conveyance
Edward Bawden (1903 - 1989)
Birds and Animals of Bangladesh
Polly Hope (1934 - 2013)
John Thurloe (1616-1668) Secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Samuel Cooper (1609 - 1672)
Statuum Maroccanorum
Johann Christoph Homann (1703 - 1730)
Young Man: The Young Waltonian
Arthur Devis (1712 - 1787)
Transport, Bangladesh
Polly Hope (1934 - 2013)
Alexander & the Queen of the Amazons, Thalestris
Johann Georg Platzer (1704 - 1761)
Le Serpent [The Snake]
Graham Sutherland (1903 - 1980)
Cadmus and Hermione Metamorphosed into Serpents
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen (1720 - 1778)
Bullock’s Museum, 22 Piccadilly
British 19th century unknown
Eve
Kaiko (Kaikobad Motiwola) Moti (1921 - 1989)
Scene from Marlowe’s ‘Dr Faustus’
Ithell Colquhoun (1906 - 1988)
Sleeping Priest Camouflaged
Bob Bain (1949 - 1989)
Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590) statesman; Principal Secretary
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
snake, apple, tree
Siobhán Hapaska (1963 - )
About
What is the Government Art Collection?
A working collection
History of the Collection
Staff
Advisory Committee
Explore the Collection
Where can I see the Collection?
Curious facts
Stories that inspire
Representation of the People Project 2018-28
What’s happening
Partnership projects
The Robson Orr TenTen Award
The Platinum Jubilee
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For younger ages and families
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