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Image of Thomas Wilson (not Nicholas Bacon)

Thomas Wilson (not Nicholas Bacon)

Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Sir Thomas Smith (1513-1577) scholar, diplomat, and political theorist

Sir Thomas Smith (1513-1577) scholar, diplomat, and political theorist

Hans Holbein (1497/8 - 1543)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (c.1485-1540) royal minister

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Image of Sir William Morice (1602-1676) politican; Secretary of State

Sir William Morice (1602-1676) politican; Secretary of State

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchilsea (1647-1730) politician; Secretary of State

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchilsea (1647-1730) politician; Secretary of State

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Sir Edward Nicholas (1593-1669) Secretary of State

Sir Edward Nicholas (1593-1669) Secretary of State

Adriaen Hanneman (c.1601 - 1671)
George Vertue (1684 - 1756)
Image of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

Hans Holbein (1497/8 - 1543)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756-1826)

Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester (1756-1826)

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
Samuel William Reynolds (1773 - 1835)
Image of Thomas Wilson (1525-1581) Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist; British Envoy to Portugal 1567-8

Thomas Wilson (1525-1581) Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist; British Envoy to Portugal 1567-8

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Image of “Two Pair of Portraits;” – presented to all the unbiassed Electors of Great Britain, by John Horne Tooke.

“Two Pair of Portraits;” – presented to all the unbiassed Electors of Great Britain, by John Horne Tooke.

James Gillray (1756 - 1815)
C Starck
Image of Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828) Prime Minister

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828) Prime Minister

John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
Henry Meyer (1782 - 1847)
Image of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618-1685) politician

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington (1618-1685) politician

Sir Peter Lely (1618 - 1680)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist

Thomas Wilson (1523/4-1581) [not as inscribed Nicholas Bacon] Secretary of State, diplomat and humanist

Federico Zuccaro (1540 - 1609)
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of William Bromley (1663-1732) Speaker of the House of Commons

William Bromley (1663-1732) Speaker of the House of Commons

Michael Dahl (c1659 - 1743)
John, I Smith (1652 - 1743)
Image of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612) politician and courtier

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612) politician and courtier

Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Image of John Thurloe (1616-1668) secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State

John Thurloe (1616-1668) secretary to Oliver Cromwell and Secretary of State

Thomas Ross