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Funeral of the Duke of Wellington, St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 18 November, 1852. Wellingtons funeral car arriving at the cathedral
Master Billys procession to Grocers Hall, 1784. Depiction of the procession of Pitt the Younger to the City of London on 28 February 1784
A Mansion House treat - or smoking attitudes, London, 1800. On the right Lord Nelson, smoking a long pipe, phallic in design. He and Lady Hamilton are making metaphorical remarks on the subject
Political candour - i. e. Coalition resolutions of June 14th 1805Political candour - i.e. Coalition resolutions of June 14th 1805.... Fox makes a speech in the House of Commons. Pitt sits alone on the Treasury Bench
A smoking club, House of Commons, London, 1793. Depicting the House of Commons burlesqued as a smoking club whose quarrelsome members - Fox, Dundas, Pitt, etc. are puffing smoke at each other
The Times, 1769. A male figure divided vertically, its left side representing John Wilkes and its right side the Earl of Bute. Numerous topical allusions to the careers of both are on the costume
The Grand Triumvirate or Champions of Liberty... 1763. Three portraits, from left to right: Wilkes, in frame with Cap of Liberty; the Earl of Bute, in frame with thistles, Hogarth in frame with dog
Kaw Jack have Canada or to the Tower... 1763. John Wilkes seated, with staff and cap of liberty. The Earl of Bute, with devils tail and wings, offers him an inscribed stick and a bribe of money
Images relating to Winston Churchill Memorial Library, St Mary Aldermanbury, London, 1989Montage of images relating to the Winston Churchill Memorial Library, St Mary Aldermanbury, London, 1989. Big Ben; coat of arms of the Dukes of Marlborough; Winston Churchill painting in front of
Civic reception of Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Salisbury at the Guildhall, London, 1878, showing the presentation of the freedom of the City
The Minister endeavouring to eke out Dr Pr-ty---ns Bisho-prick, 1787. ArtistThe Minister endeavouring to eke out Dr Pr-ty---ns Bisho-prick, 1787. William Pitt holding up the dome of St Pauls Cathedral which he is about to place over the central tower of Lincoln Cathedral; Dr
The bottomless-Pitt, Pitt making a speech, London, 1792The bottomless-Pitt; showing William Pitt, exaggeratedly attenuated below the waist, making a speech before the table of the House of Commons, London, 1792
The giant-factotum amusing himself - William Pitt, 1797. Artist: James GillrayThe giant-factotum amusing himself, 1797; showing William Pitt bestriding the Speakers chair in the House of Commons, towering high above the galleries, playing cup and ball with the globe
The great general frightened by Don-Key, 1830. Artist: Henry HeathThe great general frightened by Don-Key, 1830; shows the Duke of Wellington running in alarm, from a donkey in mayoral cloak (Sir John Key)
Wellingtons Monument in St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1877. ArtistWellingtons Monument in St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1877. The memorial to the Duke of Wellington, designed by Alfred Stevens, was completed in 1878
A corporate body under the operation of the Royal Commission, c1835. A fat Lord Mayor sits in the stocks. On the right Lord John Russell attacks him
Jack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. ArtistJack Ketch executing sentence on a culprit, 1832. A hangman pulls at a rope secured around the neck of a bust of the Duke of Wellington; John Key, Matthew Wood and Robert Waithman cheer him
The terror-stricken, horror-smitten ministers advice, or the R[oya]l visit postponed, 1830. The Duke of Wellington, attended by Sir Robert Peel, tells the King, William IV
Ahithophel in the dumps, 1830. Artist: Henry HeathAhithophel in the dumps, 1830. The Duke of Wellington on a donkey with a saddle resembling a mayoral gown approaching a gallows
Two Youths contemplating Statues of Demosthenes, Cicero and Pitt, c1780-1848
To the Glory of the Rt Honble Sr Robert Walpole, 1730. Artist: F DumouchelTo the Glory of the Rt Honble Sr Robert Walpole, 1730. Showing allegorical figures with a key and surrounding, explanatory text
Example of a Roofless Palanquin, c. 1890Example of a Roofless Palanquin, pub. c.1890 (hand coloured engraving). This was used for carrying Government officials or first class noblemen; also used to carry the King around Palace grounds;
The State Tinkers, 1780The State Tinkers, Pub. 10th February 1780 by W. Humphrey (hand coloured engraving). Showing Lord Frederick North (1732 - 1792); John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718 - 1792); George Germain
No 10 Downing Street and the Foreign Office, London, 20th century. Sir George Downing, Secretary to the Treasury (1623-1684) built Downing Street in 1663-1671
Suffragettes trying to speak to the Prime Minister, London, 1908. Olive Fergus (left) and Mrs Frank Corbet flank Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (1852-1928)
Members of Britains first Labour Government, after leaving Buckingham Palace, London, 1924. Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald 1866-1937)
Mr Asquith watching men adjusting fuses, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916. Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), British Liberal politician, was Prime Minister at the time
Ramsay MacDonald in New York being escorted by Grover Whalen, 1929. Artist:s and GBritish Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in New York, being escorted by Grover Whalen, 1929. James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill arriving at the doors of St Margarets, Westminster, on his wedding day, 1908Winston Churchill arriving at the doors of St Margaret s, Westminster, on his wedding day, 1908. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) with fellow politician Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956)
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837, (1932). The busts represent prominent personalities from Victorias (1819-1901) reign: Albert, Prince Consort (1819-1861); Alfred
Wellingtons funeral procession passing the Senior United Service Club, Pall Mall, London, 1852
Anti-British and American propaganda poster, Libya
Sir Winston Churchill memorial statue, Parliament Square, London, 2005. This statue of Britains great wartime Prime Minister stands opposite the Palace of Westminster
Benjamin Disraeli, c1835, (1904). Artist: Alfred CrowquillBenjamin Disraeli, c1835, (1904). After Daniel Maclise, R.A. (1806-1870). Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC
Marshal Soult, c1880. Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851), French general. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant
Lord Melbourne (1779-1848) instructing a young Queen Victoria 1819-1901), 1837 (c1895). (Colorised black and white print)
Keep Calm, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonKeep Calm, 1941. Prime Minister Winston Churchill sits at his desk with his trademark cigar clamped between his teeth, and calmly carries on. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton
Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1943Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1942. Winston Churchill pays a visit to the El-Alamein area, August 19th, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton
Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Artist: Alexander BassanoCecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Rhodes made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines, and formed De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888
Clemenceau 1841-1929, 1934. Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (1841-1929), French politician, physician, and journalist who served as Prime Minister of France during the First World War
Lloyd George - Geb. 1863, 1934. David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945), British Liberal politician
Groszfurst Nikolai Nikolajewitsch (1856-1929) u. Poincare (geb. 1860), 1934. Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov, (1856-1929), Russian general and grand prince from the czar family Romanov
Poincare (geb. 1860) und Zar Nikolaus II. 1868-1918, 1934Poincare (geb. 1860) und Zar Nikolaus II. 1868-1918. 1934. Raymond Poincare (1860-1934), French statesman who served three times as 58th Prime Minister of France
Furst Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe 1819-1901, 1934. Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey (1819-1901), usually referred to as the Prince of Hohenlohe
Staatskanzler Furst Hardenberg 1750-1822. - Gemalde von Lawrence, 1934Staatskanzler Furst Hardenberg 1750-1822, 1934. Karl August Furst Hardenberg (1750-1822), Prussian statesman and Prime Minister of Prussia. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte
Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley TennantWellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Arthur Wellesley, (1769-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician
David Lloyd George - The Great Statesman Surrounded By His Family, 1905, (c1925). David Lloyd George, (1863-1945), British Liberal politician
Stanley Baldwin in the Gallery at Chequers, c1925. Stanley Baldwin, (1867-1947), British Conservative politician and three times Prime Minister