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King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned 1660-1685
Adriaen Hanneman (c.1601 - 1671)
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) army officer and politician
Adriaen van der Werff (1659 - 1722)
Pieter van Gunst (c.1667 - 1724)
Soldier in a Red Coat
Swedish 18th century unknown
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (“The Old Pretender”) (1688-1766) Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Alexis-Simon Belle (1674 - 1734)
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector of England
Pierre Lombart (1620 - 1681)
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (“The Old Pretender”) (1688-1766) Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Alexis-Simon Belle (1674 - 1734)
Jean Dassier (1676 - 1763)
Hall, Compton Wynyate, Warwickshire
Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (c.1590-1649) nobleman
R W Satchwell
Robert Cooper
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)
Horse Armoury, Tower
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
James Francis Edward Stuart (“The Old Pretender”) (1688-1766) Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Alexis-Simon Belle (1674 - 1734)
Hall, Littlecotes, Wiltshire
Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)
Horse Armoury, Tower
Auguste Charles Pugin (1762 - 1832)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)
Thomas Rowlandson (1756 - 1827)
Statue of King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned 1660-85
Peter Vanderbank (1649 - 1697)
British 17th century unknown
Guardsman
Sir William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
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