Collection

Museum of Freemasonry

170 artworks by 86 artists

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Artworks

  • Sir Kenneth G. Newton (1918–2008), Bt, OBE, TD, PSGW, President of the Board of General Purposes (1986–1991)
    Sir Kenneth G. Newton (1918–2008), Bt, OBE, TD, PSGW, President of the Board of General Purposes (1986–1991) David Hugh Cobley (b.1954)
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  • HM King George VI (1895–1952)
    HM King George VI (1895–1952) Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)
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  • James W. Daniel (b.1941), Grand Secretary (1998–2002)
    James W. Daniel (b.1941), Grand Secretary (1998–2002) William Ashley Hold (b.1964)
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  • Right Honourable the Earl Cadogan, DL, President of the Board of General Purposes (1999–2004)
    Right Honourable the Earl Cadogan, DL, President of the Board of General Purposes (1999–2004) Richard Stone (b.1951)
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  • Worshipful Brother James Stephens (1850–1929)
    Worshipful Brother James Stephens (1850–1929) Hugh Goldwin Riviere (1869–1956)
    Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, Museum of Freemasonry
  • Right Honourable Lawrence Roger (1896–1969), 11th Earl of Scarbrough
    Right Honourable Lawrence Roger (1896–1969), 11th Earl of Scarbrough Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)
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  • Right Honourable Lord Lane of Horsell (1925–2009), PSGW, President of the Board of General Purposes (1992–1995)
    Right Honourable Lord Lane of Horsell (1925–2009), PSGW, President of the Board of General Purposes (1992–1995) David Hugh Cobley (b.1954)
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Freemasons’ Hall in London is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, the governing body of freemasonry in England and Wales. The Library and Museum holds an extensive collection of books, archives and objects relating to all facets of freemasonry and fraternity. The collection includes approximately 150 oil paintings, most of which are portraits of freemasons. Some of these were commissioned or purchased by Grand Lodge; others have been donated or lent by individual lodges. As well as portraits, there are also a number of painted ‘tracing boards’, visual aids that are used in masonic ceremonies. Highlights of the collection include a portrait of King Edward VII (1841–1910) in masonic regalia by military painter Louis William Desanges, a set of three tracing boards painted in 1832 by freemason Josiah Bowring and a portrait attributed to Dutch artist William Sonmans (d. 1708) of an architect once thought to be Sir Christopher Wren but now believed to be his contemporary William Talman (c.1650–1719).