Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788). English painter of portraits, landscapes, and fancy pictures, one of the most individual geniuses in British art.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews c.1750 Oil on canvas; National Gallery at London
Constable, John (1776-1837). English painter, one of the greatest British landscape artists.
Chain Pier, Brighton 1827 Oil on canvas
Turner, John Mallord William (1775-1851). One of the finest landscape artists was J.M.W. Turner, whose work was exhibited when he was still a teenager. His entire life was devoted to his art. Unlike many artists of his era, he was successful throughout his career.
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16th October, 1834 1835; Oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Sir Christopher Wren (20 October 1632 – 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometer, mathematician-physicist and one of the greatest English architects in history.
St Paul’s Cathedral 1675-1710
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (1540 – 27 January 1596), was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era.
A 16th century oil on canvas portrait of Sir Francis Drake
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He won several victories, including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, during which he was killed.
Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Captain James Cook (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.
James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (c. 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was an AngloIrish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the nineteenth century. Wellesley rose to prominence as a General during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, and was promoted to the rank of field marshal after leading the Allied forces to victory against the French at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. Following Napoleon's exile in 1814, he served as the ambassador to France and was granted a Dukedom. During the Hundred Days in 1815, he commanded the Allied army which defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by Robert Home
