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“To my People” [written by King George V from Marlborough House, 22 May 1910, following the death of his father, King Edward VII]
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 - 1912)
Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) chemist and inventor
John Linnell (1792 - 1882)
Sir Thomas (after) Lawrence
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) natural philosopher and mathematician
John Michael Rysbrack (1694 - 1770)
Four in America
R B Kitaj (1932 - 2007)
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William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907) mathematician and physicist
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Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) natural philosopher and mathematician
Enoch Seeman (1694 - 1744)
James MacArdell (1729 - 1765)
Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665) naval commander, diplomat and scientist
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) chemist and inventor
William Henry Worthington (c.1790 - )
James Lonsdale (1777 - 1839)
John Kay of Bury [Inventor of the Flying Shuttle]
Madeley
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Advisory Committee
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Representation of the People Project 2018-28
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