Images Dated 30th June 2007

Queen Victoria firing the first shot at Wimbledon, July 1860, (1887).Artist: William Barnes Wollen

Queen Victoria firing the first shot at Wimbledon, July 1860, (1887). The queen opens the first meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first shot from a Whitworth rifle. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

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John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823), English philanthropist and merchant, (1829). Artist: Scriven

John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823), English philanthropist, merchant, picture collector and Lloyds underwriter (1829). A prominent patron of the arts, his picture collection formed the basis of the National Gallery when it was established in 1824

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Maria Walpole (1736-1807), Countess Waldegrave, 1867.Artist: S Bull

Maria Walpole (1736-1807), Countess Waldegrave, 1867. The niece of Horace Walpole, Maria was also the wife of Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

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