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![Sir Thomas More J920199](/t/106/sir-thomas-j920199-942506.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Sir Thomas More J920199</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. " Sir Thomas More " c1600 after Hans HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/8-1543).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Sir Thomas More J920199
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![Dawe - General da Alava N070455](/t/106/dawe-general-da-alava-n070455-5529823.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dawe - General da Alava N070455</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "General Miguel Ricardo da Alava" (1771-1843) 1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). WM 1477-1948. A veteran of the Spanish contingent at Trafalgar, Alava joined the uprising against the French in 1808. In 1810 he was sent as Spanish liaison with the British in Portugal, where he became friendly with the Duke of Wellington. In 1815, as Spanish ambassador to the Hague, he was able to take up an appointment on Wellington's field staff as the Spanish Commissionary for the allies at the Battle of Waterloo.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Dawe - General da Alava N070455
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![Hogarth - Sir Robert Pye J920093](/t/106/hogarth-sir-robert-pye-j920093-1738807.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hogarth - Sir Robert Pye J920093</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. "Sir Robert Pye" 1731 by William HOGARTH (1697-1764).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Hogarth - Sir Robert Pye J920093
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![Erasmus Darwin J970185](/t/106/erasmus-darwin-j970185-776063.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Erasmus Darwin J970185</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. " Erasmus Darwin ", grandfather of Charles Darwin by WRIGHT OF DERBY, Joseph (1734-97).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Erasmus Darwin J970185
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Oliver Cromwell J910367
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![Captain Melvill N090668](/t/106/captain-melvill-n090668-5718125.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Captain Melvill N090668</figcaption></b><br>PENDENNIS CASTLE, Falmouth, Cornwall. "Captain Melvill" by unknown artist.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Captain Melvill N090668
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![Portrait of a Man K040876](/t/106/portrait-man-k040876-5134963.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of a Man K040876</figcaption></b><br>BRODSWORTH HALL, South Yorkshire. "Portrait of a Man" after REMBRANDT.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Portrait of a Man K040876
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![Hudson - Abraham Acworth J920111](/t/106/hudson-abraham-acworth-j920111-1766315.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hudson - Abraham Acworth J920111</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. "Abraham Acworth Esq" c.1745 by Thomas HUDSON (1701-79).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Hudson - Abraham Acworth J920111
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![Hayman - John Conyers J920087](/t/106/hayman-john-conyers-j920087-1738737.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hayman - John Conyers J920087</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. "Portrait of John Conyers" c.1747 by Francis HAYMAN (1708-1776).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Hayman - John Conyers J920087
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![Holbein - An Unknown Man K980337](/t/106/holbein-unknown-man-k980337-1178778.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Holbein - An Unknown Man K980337</figcaption></b><br>AUDLEY END HOUSE, Saffron Walden, Essex. "Portrait of an Unknown Man" by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Holbein - An Unknown Man K980337
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![Sir Jeremy Bowes J970284](/t/106/sir-jeremy-bowes-j970284-1178595.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Sir Jeremy Bowes J970284</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. "Sir Jerome Bowes" by unknown artist late 16th century. Sir Jerome was a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I and in 1583 was sent as plenipotentiary ambassador to the court of Ivan the Terrible.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Sir Jeremy Bowes J970284
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![Cavedone - Saint Gregory J020012](/t/106/cavedone-saint-gregory-j020012-1785209.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Cavedone - Saint Gregory J020012</figcaption></b><br>CHISWICK HOUSE, London. "Saint Gregory" by Giacomo CAVEDONE (1577-1660). St Gregory the Great (c.540-604), pope and doctor, established the form of the Roman liturgy and its music, the Gregorian chant.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Cavedone - Saint Gregory J020012
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Sawyer - John Clayton N100417
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![Collier - Thomas Huxley J970174](/t/106/collier-thomas-huxley-j970174-1083422.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Collier - Thomas Huxley J970174</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "Thomas Huxley" by John COLLIER. Post conservation. Huxley defended Darwin so fiercely that he was known as 'Darwin's bulldog'.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Collier - Thomas Huxley J970174
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![Dobson - Inigo Jones J920290](/t/106/dobson-inigo-jones-j920290-3012483.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dobson - Inigo Jones J920290</figcaption></b><br>CHISWICK HOUSE, London. "Inigo Jones" (1573-1652), British architect, by William Dobson (1611-46).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Dobson - Inigo Jones J920290
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Dupont - William Pitt K041000
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Robert Waring Darwin K980354
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![Josiah Wedgwood J980079](/t/106/josiah-wedgwood-j980079-1272538.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Josiah Wedgwood J980079</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Darwin Heirlooms Trust. "Josiah Wedgwood" (1730-1795) attributed to Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-92). Josiah Wedgwood was Charles Darwin's maternal grandfather.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Josiah Wedgwood J980079
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![Joshua Reynolds J950129](/t/106/joshua-reynolds-j950129-606378.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Joshua Reynolds J950129</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. "Self Portrait" 1788 by Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-92).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Joshua Reynolds J950129
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Laurence Hyde J020040
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![William Henry West Betty N070521](/t/106/william-henry-west-betty-n070521-5516439.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>William Henry West Betty N070521</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "William Henry West Betty, the Young Roscius" (1791-1874). British School. c.1805. WM 1552-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
William Henry West Betty N070521
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![Henry Bowes Howard J020043](/t/106/henry-bowes-howard-j020043-1765227.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Henry Bowes Howard J020043</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. "Henry Bowes Howard, 11th Earl of Suffolk & 4th Earl of Berkshire" by the English School (c.1710-1720).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Henry Bowes Howard J020043
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Self Portrait N070583
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![Reni - Head of St Joseph N070489](/t/106/reni-head-st-joseph-n070489-5405659.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Reni - Head of St Joseph N070489</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Head of St Joseph" by Guido RENI (1575-1642) WM 1513-1948. Spanish Royal Collection. Presented at Segovia 1812.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Reni - Head of St Joseph N070489
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![Portrait of John Hampden K070057](/t/106/portrait-john-hampden-k070057-5062786.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of John Hampden K070057</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. "Portrait of John Hampden", parliamentarian (1595-1643) in the style of William DOBSON (1611-46). After treatment.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Portrait of John Hampden K070057
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![General Rosas J970180](/t/106/general-rosas-j970180-4301577.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>General Rosas J970180</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "General Rosas" by unknown artist. Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793-1877) meet Charles Darwin in 1833.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
General Rosas J970180
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![Kent - Alexander Pope J920313](/t/106/kent-alexander-pope-j920313-4247082.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Kent - Alexander Pope J920313</figcaption></b><br>CHISWICK HOUSE, London. "Alexander Pope" 1735 by William KENT (1685-1748). After conservation. Alexander Pope (1688-1744). English poet and satirist.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Kent - Alexander Pope J920313
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![William Murray J920163](/t/106/william-murray-j920163-3650380.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>William Murray J920163</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. "William Murray" c.1742 after Jan Baptiste VAN LOO (1684-1745).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
William Murray J920163
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![Prince George of Denmark J990126](/t/106/prince-george-denmark-j990126-1873751.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Prince George of Denmark J990126</figcaption></b><br>WALMER CASTLE, Kent. "Prince George of Denmark" husband of Queen Anne. Painting attributed to Michael DAHL (1656-1743). Prince George was created Duke of Cumberland after his marriage to Princess Anne in 1683. Only one child survived infancy but died of smallpox aged 11 in 1700. When Anne ascended the throne in 1702 Prince George supported her loyally, notably as Lord High Admiral. He died in 1708.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Prince George of Denmark J990126
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![Cardinal Bentivoglio K050103](/t/106/cardinal-bentivoglio-k050103-1864789.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Cardinal Bentivoglio K050103</figcaption></b><br>CHISWICK HOUSE, London. " Cardinal Bentivoglio " after VAN DYCK.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Cardinal Bentivoglio K050103
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![Portrait of man N070520](/t/106/portrait-man-n070520-1721021.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of man N070520</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Portrait of man" 17th-18th century copy from an Italian School. WM 1551-1948. Frame inscribed "Par Gaspard Becerra". Becerra (c.1520-70) was a spaniard who studied in Rome, but the style of this is wrong.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Portrait of man N070520
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![An unknown man N070516](/t/106/unknown-man-n070516-1721019.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>An unknown man N070516</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "An unknown man" mid-1650s possibly by or after Bartolome Esteban MURILLO (1617-82). WM 1546-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
An unknown man N070516
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![Josiah Wedgwood K980358](/t/106/josiah-wedgwood-k980358-1272540.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Josiah Wedgwood K980358</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "Josiah Wedgwood" (1730-1795) engraving by S.W. REYNOLDS after a painting atributed to Sir Joshua REYNOLDS. Josiah Wedgwood was Charles Darwin's maternal grandfather.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Josiah Wedgwood K980358
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![Lord Mansfield J030043](/t/106/lord-mansfield-j030043-606262.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lord Mansfield J030043</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. "Lord Mansfield Chief Justice of England 1775" after David MARTIN (1737-98).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Lord Mansfield J030043
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![Bol - The Falconer J970199](/t/106/bol-falconer-j970199-486291.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Bol - The Falconer J970199</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. " The Falconer " 1647 by Ferdinand Bol (1616-80).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
Bol - The Falconer J970199
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![Hals - Pieter van den Broecke J870218](/t/106/hals-pieter-van-den-broecke-j870218-435906.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hals - Pieter van den Broecke J870218</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Pieter van den Broecke " c1633 by HALS Frans (1581/5-1666). Canvas 28"x24" (71.2cm x 61cm).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044](/t/106/lawrence-duke-wellington-j040044-480574.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Goya - Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington N070532](/t/106/goya-equestrian-portrait-duke-wellington-1000764.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Goya - Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington N070532</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington" 1812 by Francisco GOYA (1746-1828). Wellesley<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Rembrandt - Self Portrait J910070](/t/106/rembrandt-self-portrait-j910070-436808.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Rembrandt - Self Portrait J910070</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Self-Portrait " c.1665 by REMBRANDT, van Rijn (1606-1669).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Velazquez - A Spanish Gentleman K060049](/t/106/velazquez-spanish-gentleman-k060049-462464.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Velazquez - A Spanish Gentleman K060049</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " A Spanish Gentleman ". Probably Jose Nieto, Chamberlain to Queen Maria of Austria. by Diego da Silva Velazquez (1599-1660).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Larkin - Richard Sackville J920333](/t/106/larkin-richard-sackville-j920333-436057.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Larkin - Richard Sackville J920333</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. " Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset " 1613 by William LARKIN (died 1619). Sometimes mistaken for his brother Edward due to an erroneous inscription.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Horatio, Viscount Nelson N070501](/t/106/horatio-viscount-nelson-n070501-701823.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Horatio, Viscount Nelson N070501</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Horatio, Viscount Nelson" (1758-1805) after Sir William BEECHEY.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Richmond - Charles Darwin J980057](/t/106/richmond-charles-darwin-j980057-436061.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Richmond - Charles Darwin J980057</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Darwin Heirlooms Trust. " Charles Darwin " 1840. Chalk and water-colour drawing by George Richmond (1809-96).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Joseph - Spencer Perceval N070526](/t/106/joseph-spencer-perceval-n070526-1719869.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Joseph - Spencer Perceval N070526</figcaption></b><br>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.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Beechey - Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton N070463](/t/106/beechey-lt-general-sir-thomas-picton-n070463-5529827.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Beechey - Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton N070463</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton" c.1815 (1758-1815) by Sir William BEECHEY (1753-1839). WM 1485-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Dawe - Count of Gneisenau N070505](/t/106/dawe-count-gneisenau-n070505-5405686.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dawe - Count of Gneisenau N070505</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Field-Marshal August Neidhart, Count of Gneisenau" 1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). WM 1535-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Dawe - Field Marshal Blucher N070506](/t/106/dawe-field-marshal-blucher-n070506-1708825.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dawe - Field Marshal Blucher N070506</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE "Field-Marshal Prince Von Blucher". Painted c.1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Prince von Wahlstaff (1742-1819), Prussian general and hero of the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. This is the Duke of Wellington's own portrait of his Prussian ally and co-victor at the Battle of Waterloo. WM 1536-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Charles I and Prince Charles J900213](/t/106/charles-i-prince-charles-j900213-5237548.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Charles I and Prince Charles J900213</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond-upon-Thames, Greater London. "King Charles I and Prince Charles" (later Charles II) after Sir Anthony VAN DYCK (1599-1641). Painting oil on canvas.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Stuart - Sir Godfrey Webster K060146](/t/106/stuart-sir-godfrey-webster-k060146-1779401.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Stuart - Sir Godfrey Webster K060146</figcaption></b><br>BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. Webster Portraits. "Sir Godfrey Webster" by American painter Gilbert STUART (1755-1828).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![William Pitt the Younger J910510](/t/106/william-pitt-younger-j910510-560671.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>William Pitt the Younger J910510</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London " William Pitt the Younger " c1788. Attributed to GAINSBOROUGH Thomas (1727-88).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Gambardella - The Duke of Wellington N070504](/t/106/gambardella-duke-wellington-n070504-5405683.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Gambardella - The Duke of Wellington N070504</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "The Duke of Wellington" by Spiridone GAMBARDELLA (1815-1886). WM 1534-1948. Copy after LAWRENCE, made for the second Duke in 1860.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Evstafieff - A R Wallace J970179](/t/106/evstafieff-r-wallace-j970179-556460.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Evstafieff - A R Wallace J970179</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "A R Wallace" by Victor Evstafieff ( Eustaphieff, Evstafiev ). Alfred Russel Wallace was a proponent of natural selection whose paper on the subject (1858) prompted Darwin to publish "On the Origin of Species" (1859). Wallace was a keen supporter of Darwin's theory and later published "Darwinism" (1889).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Knight - General Sir George Murray N070508](/t/106/knight-general-sir-george-murray-n070508-5521675.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Knight - General Sir George Murray N070508</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "General Sir George Murray" c.1840s (1772-1846) by John Prescott KNIGHT (1803-1881). WM 1538-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Johnson - Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin J920195](/t/106/johnson-thomas-bruce-1st-earl-elgin-j920195-3627042.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Johnson - Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin J920195</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. "Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin" 1638 by Cornelius JOHNSON (1593-1661).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Gainsborough - John Joseph Merlin J910540](/t/106/gainsborough-john-joseph-merlin-j910540-560683.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Gainsborough - John Joseph Merlin J910540</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " John Joseph Merlin " 1781 by GAINSBOROUGH Thomas (1727-88).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Velazquez - Pope Innocent X J040095](/t/106/velazquez-pope-innocent-x-j040095-482075.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Velazquez - Pope Innocent X J040095</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Pope Innocent X " c1650 ascribed to Diego da Silva VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lawrence - Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch N070451](/t/106/lawrence-thomas-graham-lord-lynedoch-n070451-5528645.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lawrence - Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch N070451</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch" commissioned in 1817 from Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830). General Graham (1748-1843) served with distinction in the Revolutionary Wars, capturing Malta from the French in 1800. In the Peninsular Wars he served as aide de camp to Sir John Moore in the Corunna campaign (1808), then with distiction at the siege of Cadiz (1811) where he was the victor of the Battle of Barrosa. He later joined Wellington and commanded the allied left wing throughout the campaign of 1813. Lyndoch, the Barossa Valley and the Barossa Ranges of South Australia were all named in his honour. WM 1473-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Rembrandt - Self Portrait (detail) N910003](/t/106/rembrandt-self-portrait-detail-n910003-5309191.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Rembrandt - Self Portrait (detail) N910003</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Self Portrait " (detail) c.1665 by REMBRANDT, van Rijn (1606-1669).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Pieneman - Field Marshal Henry William Paget N070459](/t/106/pieneman-field-marshal-henry-william-paget-4572027.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Pieneman - Field Marshal Henry William Paget N070459</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. Field Marshal Henry William Paget 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854) sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1481-1948). Despite personal differences with the Duke of Wellington, in 1815 General Paget commanded the Cavalry Corps. He successfully covered the withdrawal of the Allies following the Battle of Quatre Bras. At the Battle of Waterloo he led a spectacular cavalry charge that turned back D'Erlon's Corps from their assault. One of the last cannon shots fired that day hit Paget in the right leg, necessitating its amputation. According to anecdote he was close to Wellington when he was hit, exclaiming, "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" To which Wellington replied, "By God, sir, so you have!"<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Pieneman - General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel N070688](/t/106/pieneman-general-miguel-ricardo-alava-y-1779437.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Pieneman - General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel N070688</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel" sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN (1779-1843) in 1821. WM 1527-1948. A veteran of the Spanish contingent at Trafalgar, Alava joined the uprising against the French in 1808. In 1810 he was sent as Spanish liaison with the British in Portugal, where he became friendly with the Duke of Wellington. In 1815, as Spanish ambassador to the Hague, he was able to take up an appointment on Wellington's field staff as the Spanish Commissionary for the allies at the Battle of Waterloo.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Portrait of 4th Earl of Chesterfield J900159](/t/106/portrait-4th-earl-chesterfield-j900159-4287087.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of 4th Earl of Chesterfield J900159</figcaption></b><br>RANGERS HOUSE, London. "Portrait of 4th Earl of Chesterfield" after Gainsborough.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Kneller - Charles Mordaunt J920094](/t/106/kneller-charles-mordaunt-j920094-4281933.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Kneller - Charles Mordaunt J920094</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond. "Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth" c.1695 by Sir Godfrey KNELLER (1646-1723).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Simpson - Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington N070529](/t/106/simpson-arthur-wellesley-first-duke-wellington-1718717.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Simpson - Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington N070529</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "The Rt Hon Charles Arbuthnot MP" 1849 by Spiridone GAMBARDELLA (1815-1886). WM 1-1971. Arbuthnot (1767-1850) lived at Apsley House 1834-50.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Segar - Robert Dudley K060141](/t/106/segar-robert-dudley-k060141-670302.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Segar - Robert Dudley K060141</figcaption></b><br>KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. "Portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester" by William SEGAR (fl 1585-died 1633).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Evstafieff - Darwin in his Study J970178](/t/106/evstafieff-darwin-study-j970178-556390.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Evstafieff - Darwin in his Study J970178</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "Darwin in his Study" by Victor Evstafieff ( Eustaphieff, Evstafiev ).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![William Murray, Earl of Mansfield J920143](/t/106/william-murray-earl-mansfield-j920143-7659151.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>William Murray, Earl of Mansfield J920143</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. "William Murray, Earl of Mansfield" by VAN LOO, Jean Baptiste (1684-1745).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Cotes - Portrait of a Gentleman J920266](/t/106/cotes-portrait-gentleman-j920266-1573437.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Cotes - Portrait of a Gentleman J920266</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Middlesex. "Portrait of a Gentleman" c.1765 by Francis COTES (1726-70). Thought to be Thomas Estcourt. IBK 1124<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Larkin - Edward Sackville J920332](/t/106/larkin-edward-sackville-j920332-436056.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Larkin - Edward Sackville J920332</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. " Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset " 1613 by William LARKIN (died 1619). Sometimes mistaken for his brother Richard due to an erroneous inscription.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Dawe - Lt-General Sir Edward Barnes N070507](/t/106/dawe-lt-general-sir-edward-barnes-n070507-5521673.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dawe - Lt-General Sir Edward Barnes N070507</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Lt-General Sir Edward Barnes" 1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). WM 1537-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Healy - Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult N070523](/t/106/healy-marshal-nicolas-jean-dieu-soult-n070523-5063185.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Healy - Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult N070523</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Duc de Dalmatie" 1840 by George Peter Alexander HEALY (1808-94). WM 1555-1948. Nicolas Soult (1769-1851) joined the French army before the Revolutionary Wars and fought with distinction through a series of campaigns. He was promoted Marshal by Napoleon in 1804 and took part in the Battles of Ulm, Austerlitz and Jena. Soult was a prominent commander in the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1812 and at the Battle of Toulouse. From 1814 his political allegiance followed the winds, serving Louis XVIII, Napoleon again (during the Hundred Days), Louis again (after a short exile), Louis Philippe and then the Republic. At the time of this portrait in 1840 he was Prime Minister of France.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Francisco Gomez de Quevedo Y Villegas N070518](/t/106/francisco-gomez-quevedo-y-villegas-n070518-1718691.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Francisco Gomez de Quevedo Y Villegas N070518</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Francisco Gomez de Quevedo Y Villegas" c.1630s Studio copy after a lost Velazquez. WM 1548-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Raeburn - Sir George Sinclair as a Boy J870221](/t/106/raeburn-sir-george-sinclair-boy-j870221-485315.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Raeburn - Sir George Sinclair as a Boy J870221</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. "Sir George Sinclair as a Boy" by Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lawrence - Viscount Beresford N070458](/t/106/lawrence-viscount-beresford-n070458-5529825.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lawrence - Viscount Beresford N070458</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "William Carr, Viscount Beresford" (1768-1854) by Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830), commissioned in 1818. WM 1480-1948. Beresford was appointed commander of the Portuguese Army 1809-19.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Hayter - Stapleton Cotton N070436](/t/106/hayter-stapleton-cotton-n070436-5528637.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hayter - Stapleton Cotton N070436</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere" 1839 by John HAYTER (1800-91). Stapleton Cotton (1773-1865) was Wellington's Commander of Cavalry during the Peninsular War, distinguishing himself particularly at the Battle of Salamanca. He was not present at Waterloo where command of cavalry went to Lord Uxbridge. He is shown here as Colonel of 1st Life Guards, an honorary court position he was given in 1829. WM 1531-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Wright of Derby - Reverend Seward, Canon of Lichfield J970162](/t/106/wright-derby-reverend-seward-canon-lichfield-4301525.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Wright of Derby - Reverend Seward, Canon of Lichfield J970162</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "Reverend Seward, Canon of Lichfield" (1708-1790) by Joseph WRIGHT OF DERBY (1734-97). Thomas Seward was part of the Lichfield intellectual circle that included Erasmus Darwin, Samuel Johnson and Anna Seward.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Eccardt & Van Loo - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield K030636](/t/106/eccardt-van-loo-william-murray-1st-earl-4280969.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Eccardt & Van Loo - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield K030636</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. "William Murray, first Earl of Mansfield" (1705-1793) by John Giles ECCARDT (1720-1779) and Jean Baptiste VAN LOO (1684-1745).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Sharples - Robert Darwin K980355](/t/106/sharples-robert-darwin-k980355-709076.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Sharples - Robert Darwin K980355</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Darwin Heirlooms Trust. "Robert Darwin" by Ellen Sharples.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Dahl - Burlington, Kingston and Berkley J920220](/t/106/dahl-burlington-kingston-berkley-j920220-8215279.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Dahl - Burlington, Kingston and Berkley J920220</figcaption></b><br>CHISWICK HOUSE, London. "2nd Earl of Burlington, 1st Duke of Kingston, and Lord Berkley of Stratton" attributed to Michael Dahl.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lely - Portrait of Heneage Finch K070011](/t/106/lely-portrait-heneage-finch-k070011-5768981.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lely - Portrait of Heneage Finch K070011</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, London. "Portrait of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Keeper" by Sir Peter LELY (1618-80).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Unknown Man called William III J020042](/t/106/unknown-man-called-william-iii-j020042-5564369.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Unknown Man called William III J020042</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. "Unknown Man called William III" by Studio of William WISSING (1655-1687).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Hoppner - Major-General Rooke N070449](/t/106/hoppner-major-general-rooke-n070449-5529821.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hoppner - Major-General Rooke N070449</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Major-General Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke" (1782-1869) c. 1805-10 by John HOPPNER (1758-1810). WM 1471-1948. In the uniform of 3rd Guards Regiment. Assistant Adjutant-General at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. Attribution to Hoppner widely accepted, but not certain.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Wyatt - Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany N070450](/t/106/wyatt-frederick-augustus-duke-york-albany-5528643.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Wyatt - Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany N070450</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany" c.1822 by Henry WYATT (1794-1840). Prince Frederick (1763-1827) was the second son of George III and heir to his elder brother George IV. His military command in an ill-fated campaign in the Netherlands inspired the rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York". Subsequently, as Commander in Chief of the Army from 1795, he instituted a range of reforms that put the army in good stead for the wars to come, including founding the military college at Sandhurst in 1802. WM 1472-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Guercino - Mars as a Warrior N070484](/t/106/guercino-mars-warrior-n070484-5521671.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Guercino - Mars as a Warrior N070484</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Mars as a Warrior" 1630 by Giovanni Francesco BARBIERI, or GUERCINO (1591-1666). WM 1508-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Hoppner - William Pitt, M.P. N070522](/t/106/hoppner-william-pitt-mp-n070522-5516441.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hoppner - William Pitt, M.P. N070522</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "William Pitt, M.P." (1759-1806) 1805 by John HOPPNER (1758-1810). One of twenty recorded versions of this portrait. WM 1554-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
!['Self Portrait' of Joshua Reynolds N070503](/t/106/self-portrait-joshua-reynolds-n070503-5405677.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>'Self Portrait' of Joshua Reynolds N070503</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Self-Portrait, wearing glasses" studio copy of original at Windsor, after Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-92). WM 1533-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![A Seated Man with a Stick K040875](/t/106/seated-man-stick-k040875-5134960.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>A Seated Man with a Stick K040875</figcaption></b><br>BRODSWORTH HALL, South Yorkshire. "A Seated Man with a Stick" after REMBRANDT.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Kneller - Charles Mordaunt K080006](/t/106/kneller-charles-mordaunt-k080006-5062792.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Kneller - Charles Mordaunt K080006</figcaption></b><br>MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond. "Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth" (c.1658-1735) by Sir Godfrey KNELLER (1646-1723). After treatment.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Portrait of Philip Stanhope J960249](/t/106/portrait-philip-stanhope-j960249-4287091.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of Philip Stanhope J960249</figcaption></b><br>RANGERS HOUSE, London. "Portrait of Philip Stanhope" By John RUSSELL (1745-1806).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Hudson - William Howard, Viscount Andover J920153](/t/106/hudson-william-howard-viscount-andover-j920153-4280959.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Hudson - William Howard, Viscount Andover J920153</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. "William Howard, Viscount Andover" by Thomas HUDSON (1701-79).<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Jackson - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield J910565](/t/106/jackson-william-murray-1st-earl-mansfield-3626956.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Jackson - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield J910565</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. "William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield" by John JACKSON R.A (1778-1831) after Sir Joshua REYNOLDS.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Portrait of an Officer c.1840 K060147](/t/106/portrait-officer-c1840-k060147-1779403.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portrait of an Officer c.1840 K060147</figcaption></b><br>BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. Webster Portraits. "Portrait of an Officer" c.1840. English School. Post conservation.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Bassano - Doge Marcantonio Memmo N070514](/t/106/bassano-doge-marcantonio-memmo-n070514-1718679.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Bassano - Doge Marcantonio Memmo N070514</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Doge Marcantonio Memmo" 1614 by Leandro BASSANO (1557-1622). WM 1544-1948.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle J970237](/t/106/henry-cavendish-2nd-duke-newcastle-j970237-1439403.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle J970237</figcaption></b><br>BOLSOVER CASTLE, Derbyshire. "Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke of Newcastle" attributed to Mary BEALE (1633-99). After treatment.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Rubens - Head of an Old Man K070005](/t/106/rubens-head-old-man-k070005-1209479.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Rubens - Head of an Old Man K070005</figcaption></b><br>APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Head of an Old Man" by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Photographed after treatment.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Wright of Derby - Self Portrait J970286](/t/106/wright-derby-self-portrait-j970286-1196124.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Wright of Derby - Self Portrait J970286</figcaption></b><br>DOWN HOUSE, Kent. "Self Portrait" by WRIGHT OF DERBY, Joseph (1734-97). Post conservation.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")
![Lord Thomas Howard of Walden J910217](/t/106/lord-thomas-howard-walden-j910217-556217.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Lord Thomas Howard of Walden J910217</figcaption></b><br>KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. "Lord Thomas Howard of Walden 1st Earl of Suffolk" 1598 by British School.<br><em>© Historic England</em>")