Fame Gallery

Jacques Cartier BL21086_002

Portrait of jeweler Mr Jacques Cartier seated at a desk in an office. Jacques Cartier ran the French jewellery company Cartier from 1909 until his death in 1942. The photograph, which was commissioned by Jacques Cartier, is believed to have been taken in their premises at 175-176 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London. Photographed by Bedford Lemere and Company, December 1910

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Joseph - Spencer Perceval N070526

APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Spencer Perceval" (1762-1812) by George Francis JOSEPH (1764-1846) Prime Minister 1809 until his assassination. WM 1558-1948. Spencer Perceval was second son of the Earl of Egmont. A successful barrister, he entered Parliament in 1796, became Solicitor General in 1801, Attorney General in 1802, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1807 and Prime Minister in 1809. On 11 May 1812 he was assassinated in the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a "man of disordered mind". This painting was made from a death-mask taken by Joseph Nollekens, and is one of several made after Perceval's death. The National Portrait Gallery has another version

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William Pitt K021638

WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Coloured engraving of the Right Honourable William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) in military garb on horseback with Walmer Castle (or an equivalent fortification) in the background. Pitt retained the post of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports between 1792 and his death in 1806. From 1708 Walmer Castle has been the official residence of the Warden

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