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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1675-1722)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale (1655-1700) First Lord of the Treasury & Lord Privy Seal
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743)
William Henry Smith MP (1825-1891) newsagent and politician
John Douglas Miller
George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683) politician
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683) politician
Robert White (1645 - 1703)
John Greenhill (1644? - 1676)
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (1641-1711) politician
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl Godolphin (1645-1712) Financier
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
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John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale (1655-1700) politician and landowner
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743)
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Sidney, 1st Earl Godolphin (1645-1712) politician and financier
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Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
About
What is the Government Art Collection?
A working collection
History of the Collection
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Advisory Committee
Explore the Collection
Where can I see the Collection?
Curious facts
Stories that inspire
Representation of the People Project 2018-28
What’s happening
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The Robson Orr TenTen Award
The Platinum Jubilee
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