Born 18th Century
- John Shackleton (1714-1767) Principal Painter in Ordinary to King George II and then King George III
- Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King (1761-1784)
- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (1760–1830) Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King
- Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841) Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King William IV and then Queen Victoria
- Sir George Hayter (1792–1871) Principal Painter in Ordinary to Queen Victoria 1841-1871
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