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Map of Nowhere
Grayson Perry (1960 - )
Tabula Russiae
Hessel Gerritsz (1581 - 1632)
Moscovia Urbs Metropolis totius Russiae Albae
Franz Hogenberg (c.1540 - c.1590)
Night Bivouac of the British Army at Ferozshah on the 21st December 1845
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Henry Martens ( - 1854)
Spanish Officers Surrendering their Swords to Nelson
Charles George Lewis (1808 - 1880)
Thomas Jones Barker (1813 - 1882)
Troops Landing at Rus Ul Khyma
R Temple
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack of Quebec, December 1775
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
Johan Frederik Clemens (1748 - 1831)
Interview with the Viceroy of Egypt, at his Palace, Alexandria, May 12th 1839
Louis Haghe (1806 - 1885)
David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
The Destruction of the Bastile July 14th 1789
Henry Singleton (1766 - 1839)
William Nutter (1754 - 1802)
Santa Maura [Levkas] from the Upper Acropolis of the Ancient City of Leucadia (?)
Robert, Jnr Havell (1793 - 1878)
Robert, Snr Havell (1769 - 1832)
Joseph Cartwright (1789 - 1829)
The Grand Attack on Valenciennes by the Combined Armies under the Command of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, 25 July 1793
William Bromley (1769 - 1842)
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
The Battle of Alexandria, 1801
William Willermin
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
James Mitan (1776 - 1822)
A River Scene with Shipping and Troops on the Bank
Dirk Langendijk (1748 - 1805)
Death of Nelson: Scene on the Deck of HMS “Victory”
Samuel Drummond (1765 - 1844)
Perspective View of the South West Prospect of Leicester Square
Nathaniel Parr ( - 1751)
John Maurer
A View of the Treasury and Canal in St. James’s Park / Vüe de la Tresoire & Canal, dans le Parc de S.t Jaques
Smith
John Boydell (1719 - 1804)
The Sortie from Bayonne, 14 June 1814
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
William, ("Paul Pry") Heath (1795 - 1840)
The Battle of Waterloo
Alexander Sauerweid (1783 - 1844)
John William Cook
Instruments of War used by the Chinese
Thomas Medland
William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack of Quebec, December 1775
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
Christian Wilhelm Ketterlinus (1766 - 1803)
Kelat-I-Ghilzie
W L Walton
Robert Sale (19 September 1782 - 21 December 1845)
The Death of General Wolfe
William Woollett (1735 - 1785)
Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)
Storming a Large Storehouse near Rus Ul Khyma, 1810
R Temple
The Relapse: The Midnight Alarm
William Powell Frith (1819 - 1909)
The Battle of Alexandria, on the 21st of March 1801 / La Bataille d’Alexandrie, le 21me de Mars 1801
Antoine Cardon (1772 - 1813)
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
Tiger Hunting in the East Indies
Richard Earlom (1743 - 1822)
Johann Zoffany (1733 - 1810)
The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, near Boston, June 17th 1775
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
Johann Gotthard von Müller (1747 - 1830)
The Battle of Alexandria, March 21st 1801 / Bataille d’Alexandrie, le 21 Mars, 1801
William Willermin
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857)
James Mitan (1776 - 1822)
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)
Game Keepers
George Stubbs (1724 - 1806)
Amos Green (1735 - 1807)
Richard and Laurie, Robert ("Henry Birche") Earlom
Men-o-War in Action: English Ship and Barbary Pirate Vessels
Willem van de, II Velde (1633 - 1707)
View of Privy-Garden, Westminster / Vue du Privy-Garden à Westminster
John Boydell (1719 - 1804)
The Battle of Goojerat, on the 21st February 1849
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Henry Martens ( - 1854)
The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson
James Heath (1757 - 1834)
Benjamin West (1738 - 1820)
Greenwich
Robert Griffier (1688 - c.1760)
The Battle of Bunker’s Hill, near Boston, June 17th 1775
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
W Ketler
View of Privy-Garden, Westminster / Veue du Privy-Garden à Westminster
John Boydell (1719 - 1804)
Greek Fugitives
Charles Lock Eastlake (1793 - 1865)
Joseph Goodyear (1797 - 1839)
The Field of Waterloo / Le Champ de Bataille de Waterloo
John Heaviside Clark (c.1771 - 1863)
Matthew Dubourg
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Alasdair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry (1773-1828) chief of clan Macdonell of Glengarry, and army officer
Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (1860 - 1947)
Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823)
Battle of the Pyrenees, 28 July 1813
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
William, ("Paul Pry") Heath (1795 - 1840)
The Sortie made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the Morning of 27 November 1781
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
William Sharp (1749 - 1824)
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