Portrait of Thomas Birch (1705-1766) Size:S: 40 x 30cm Just visible on the left

Just visible on the left is the Bank of England and on the right is the Royal Exchange with the statue of the Duke of Wellington in front

He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army from 1856-1895 and was made a Field Marshal in 1862

7th September 1971

'Westham Church near Pevensey'

An Irish Fenian activist is kicked out of the country by John Bull

Portrait of Thomas Birch (1705-1766) Size:S: 40 x 30cm Just visible on the leftHalf length portrait of Thomas Birch in black clerical robes, white bands and a grey shoulder length powdered wig. Birch is painted looking to the viewer's left, holding a book in both hands and marking a place with his right index finger. Thomas Birch was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1735. Original: oil on canvas, 918x712mm. 1737