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“Hamlet”: … that is the Question
Allen Jones (1937 - )
An Unknown Lady
Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Portrait of a Lady
17th century unknown
Philips de Sadeleer (born 1560/1), merchant
Dutch 16th century unknown
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Reigned 1558-1603
Marcus, the Younger Gheeraerts (1561 - 1635)
Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579) Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
British 16th century unknown
James Crook (1759 - c.1789)
Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612) eldest son of King James VI & I
Paul van Somer (c1576 - 1621)
King Charles I (1600-1649) reigned 1625-1649
Daniel Mytens (c.1590 - 1647)
Dutch Family
Flemish 17th century unknown
James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c.1516-1581) Regent and Chancellor of Scotland
Arnold Bronckorst ( - c.1586)
William Hilton (1786 - 1839)
Robert Cooper
George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull (1570-1634) Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Adam de Colone
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Reigned 1558-1603
British 16th century unknown
Lady Hester Mainwaring (later Lady Hester Blount, née Wase) (c.1620-1678)
Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
Man in a Skull Cap Aged 59 in 1608
Robert Peake (1551 - 1619)
A View of the Court of Wards and Liveries
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Thomas Wilson (1525-1581) Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist; British Envoy to Portugal 1567-8
Flemish 16th century (after) unknown
Boy in Green
William Artaud (1763 - 1823)
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (1577-1635) diplomat, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord High Treasurer
Sir Anthony van, (after) Dyck
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Reigned 1558-1603
British 16th century unknown
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1-1598) Lord High Treasurer
17th century unknown
Frances Johnson (née Croke, the Begum Johnson; 1728-1812) hostess
Thomas Hickey (1741 - 1824)
Mary, Queen of Scots 1542-1587 (Reigned 1542-1566)
Rowland, (After) Lockey
Clown and Cat
George Campbell (1917 - 1979)
John Grange (1523/4 – 1591) Haberdasher
British 16th century unknown
Thomas, 1st Baron Coventry (1578-1640) lawyer, judge and politician
Cornelius, (After) Johnson
The State Coach & Yeomen of the Guard, Coronation
Brian A Keogh (1939 - 1969)
“Hamlet”: … that is the Question
Allen Jones (1937 - )
“Hamlet”: … that is the Question
Allen Jones (1937 - )
Lady Arabella Stuart (1575-1615) Cousin of King James VI & I
British 17th century unknown
King Charles I (1600-1649) Reigned 1625-49
Daniel Mytens (c.1590 - 1647)
Henriette de Clèves, 4th Duchesse de Nevers (1542-1601)
François Clouet (c1516 - 1572)
Sir Anthony Mildmay (c.1549-1617)
Edward Harding (1755 - 1840)
Sir Walter Ralegh and his Son
British 17th century (after) unknown
Elizabeth MacFadgen (1923 - )
Anne of Denmark (1574-1619) Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, consort of James VI and I
16th - 17th century unknown
Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-90) Statesman
Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612) eldest son of King James VI & I
Robert Peake (1551 - 1619)
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647) Youngest Son of William the Silent
Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld (1567 - 1641)
Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor) (1725-1813) Governess to the Children of King George III
William Hopkins
Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist
Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (Blessed Amadeus IX of Savoy 1435 – 1472)
Lorenzo Peretti (1774 - 1851)
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (1577-1635) diplomat, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord High Treasurer
Sir Anthony van, (after) Dyck
Maria Callcott, Lady Callcott, née Dundas (1785-1842) traveller and author
Sir Augustus Wall Callcott (1779 - 1844)
Porch, Montacute, Somerset
Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Chapel, Moat House, Ightham, Kent
Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536-1572) nobleman and courtier
Anthonis Mor (1517 - 1576)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) politician and historian [identity uncertain]
Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)
N for Nobleman
Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
English Lady in Winter Costume
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677)
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![Image of Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist](https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/wp-content/themes/gac/includes/cimage/artworkimage/O27326/065acb3d0c96273.05282132.jpg&w=400&crop-to-fit)
![Image of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) politician and historian [identity uncertain]](https://artcollection.culture.gov.uk/wp-content/themes/gac/includes/cimage/artworkimage/O29752/062403ddc65a216.19129847.jpg&w=400&crop-to-fit)
