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Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) [?] politician and courtier; wife of 1st Duke of Marlborough
Charles Jervas (c.1675 - 1739)
Mary Bertie (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven (d. 1793)
John Dixon (c1740 - 1801)
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
The Royal Family
Thomas Stothard (1755 - 1834)
John, I Murphy (c1748 - )
Henriette de Clèves, 4th Duchesse de Nevers (1542-1601)
François Clouet (c1516 - 1572)
Katherine, Duchess of Buckingham (1603?-1649), with her children: Lady Mary Villiers (1622-1685), later Duchess of Lennox and Richmond; George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628-1687); and Lord Francis Villiers (1629-1648)
Sir Anthony van, (studio) Dyck
A Boar Hunt at Persano under Ferdinand IV
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751 - 1829)
About
What is the Government Art Collection?
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Advisory Committee
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Representation of the People Project 2018-28
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