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Eric Ravilious (1903 - 1942)
Charge of the 3rd King’s Own Dragoons at the Battle of Chillienwallah, January 13th, 1849
John, III Harris (1811 - 1865)
Henry Martens ( - 1854)
Perseus Delivering Andromeda
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen (1720 - 1778)
The Pass of Atbara in Abyssinia
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
The Town of Abha, Abyssinia
Daniell Havell (1785 - 1826)
Henry Salt (1780 - 1827)
Instruments of War used by the Chinese
Thomas Medland
William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
Schinaafs from the Right of the Encampment, 1810
R Temple
Fortress and City of Caboul
W L Walton
Robert Sale (19 September 1782 - 21 December 1845)
The Judgement of Paris
Sir James Thornhill (1675 - 1734)
IX: Banquet at Easter in the Hall of the Palace
P Herwegen
Johann Martin Bernatz (1802 - 1878)
Metal Working
Franz Cleyn (1582 - 1658)
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677)
Wroxton Abbey, Oxfordshire
Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
David, Earl of Huntingdon, AD1120
Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783 - 1848)
Richard Hicks Bridgens
Hall, Compton Wynyate, Warwickshire
Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Map of the River Danube
Willem (Guillaume) Blaeu ( - 1638)
Bullock’s Museum, 22 Piccadilly
British 19th century unknown
The Arms of King George VI
Stephen Gooden (1892 - 1955)
Dovecot Studios - Edinburgh Tapestry Company
A King and his Mace-Bearer, AD1310
Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783 - 1848)
W Maddocks
XXIV: Galla Dance of Triumph after Slaying a Buffulo
Anton Muttenthaler (1820 - 1870)
Johann Martin Bernatz (1802 - 1878)
XIII: Valley of Gungunta
Leopold Rottmann (1813 - 1881)
Johann Martin Bernatz (1802 - 1878)
Scale Copy, East Wall, King’s Staircase, Hampton Court (after Antonio Verrio)
Alistair N Stewart (1905 - )
A Chinese Military Post
John Pass
William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
Citadel, Old Kandahar
W L Walton
Robert Sale (19 September 1782 - 21 December 1845)
Delphi
Katerina Wilczynski (1894 - 1978)
Éléonore Suce la Blessure d’Edouard I Roi d’Angleterre / Eleonora Sucking the Venom out of the wound which Edward I, her Royal Consort, received from a poisoned dagger by an assassin in Palestine
Angelica Kauffman (1741 - 1807)
Mlle. Bareuille
D P Pariset (1740 - )
The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider
William, I Walker (1729 - 1793)
Charles Joseph Dominique Eisen (1720 - 1778)
VIII: Court within the Palace – the King Sitting in Judgement
P Herwegen
Johann Martin Bernatz (1802 - 1878)
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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)
The Dying Gaul
19th century unknown
Dido and Aeneas
Sir James (after) Thornhill (1675 - 1734)
London Town
Graham Arnold (1932 - )
State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ethiopia, 1965
Johannes Tessema
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
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Peter Blake (1932 - )
About
What is the Government Art Collection?
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History of the Collection
Staff
Advisory Committee
Explore the Collection
Surprise me
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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