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</div> <div id="content-small"> <div class="thumbnail-image-list"> <ul> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl01_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl01_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/election-artist/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_174.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl01_imgChildImage" alt="Photographer Simon Roberts and his campervan"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl01_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/election-artist/">Photographer Simon Roberts selected as 2010 British Election Artist</a> <em>Monday, March 22, 2010</em> <p>Public participation in election photography project</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl02_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl02_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/earl-of-strafford/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_168.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl02_imgChildImage" alt="Strafford reception"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl02_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/earl-of-strafford/">Louth council donate painting to the House of Lords</a> <em>Wednesday, March 03, 2010</em> <p>A painting of The Trial of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, joins the House of Lords Works of Art Collection</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl03_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl03_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/lord-longford/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_124.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl03_imgChildImage" alt="Lady Antonia Fraser"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl03_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/lord-longford/">Lord Longford portrait gift</a> <em>Thursday, January 28, 2010</em> <p>The portrait, painted in 1973 by artist Cécile Crombeke (1921-2002), has been donated to the House of Lords by Lord Longford鈥檚 daughter, Lady Antonia Fraser, to celebrate his long and memorable parliamentary career.</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl04_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl04_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/qe2/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/storage_Edited/filename_hOARXZDi_jfUV59mWh2Q.jpg/id_33/.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl04_imgChildImage" alt="The queen unveiling her portrait bust"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl04_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/qe2/">Portrait bust of Queen Elizabeth II unveiled</a> <em>Tuesday, October 20, 2009</em> <p>Unveiling in the Royal Gallery.</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl05_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl05_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/thorpe/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_26.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl05_imgChildImage" alt="Avril Vellacott and the portrait bust of Jeremy Thorpe"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl05_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/thorpe/">Jeremy Thorpe bust unveiled</a> <em>Wednesday, July 15, 2009</em> <p>A bust of former Liberal Party Leader, the Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe, joins Parliamentary Art Collection.</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl06_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl06_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/3-prime-ministers/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/id_23.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl06_imgChildImage" alt="Hugo Swire and Speaker Bercow with 3 portrait busts"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl06_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/3-prime-ministers/">Three former Prime Ministers join the collection</a> <em>Wednesday, July 15, 2009</em> <p>Campbell-Bannerman,Bonar Law and Chamberlain take their place in Members Lobby.</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl07_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl07_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/paisley/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/storage_Edited/filename_8_aYcPJ-YrANZCpj8u1A.jpg/id_25/.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl07_imgChildImage" alt="Ian Paisley portrait by Mark Shields,WoA 7028"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl07_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/paisley/">Portrait of Ian Paisley commissioned</a> <em>Thursday, June 11, 2009</em> <p>A portrait of the Rt Hon Ian Paisley MP, painted by Mark Shields was unveiled on June 11 2009.</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl08_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl08_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/howard/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111121200638im_/http://assets3.parliament.uk/iv/main-thumb-square/storage_Edited/filename_qbMSUOMMzaFWH6rdTx6y.jpg/id_24/.jpg" id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl08_imgChildImage" alt="Portrait of Michael Howard MP by Richard Stone, WoA 7027"/></a> </div> <div class="itemText"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl08_hypChildHeading" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/howard/">Portrait of Michael Howard joins the collection</a> <em>Thursday, June 11, 2009</em> <p>A portrait of the Rt Hon Michael Howard MP, painted by Richard Stone was unveiled on 11 June 2009.</p> </div> </li> <li id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl09_liItem"> <div class="itemImage"> <a id="ctl00_ctl00_SiteSpecificPlaceholder_PageContent_ctlPageListing_rptChildPages_ctl09_hypImage" href="/web/20111121200638/http://www.parliament.uk/about/art-in-parliament/news/amit-lennon/"><img 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