Third painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Third painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Third painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Fourth painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

This part of the painting was added in 1801. Fourth painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Similar to the painting entitled 'Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames' in the Great Room, which is the fourth painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Study for 'Commerce or the Triumph of the Thames' in the Great Room, fourth painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Features William Shipley in left corner and the Prince of Wales in centre. Fifth painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Features William Shipley in left corner. Fifth painting in the series entitled 'The Progress of Human Knowledge and Culture' by James Barry, 1777-1783

Edward Heath delivered the Edward Boyle Memorial Lecture entitled 'One World : The Challenge Ahead', 24/2/1988

Sadako Ogata delivered the lecture 'The Movement of People', part of the Nationhood series of lectures

Part of the Nationhood series of lectures

Henrich Weiss delivered the Anglo-German Foundation Lecture 'The Structure of the German Company', 23/6/1992

The Society's lecture programme formerly included talks for children. Here, W J Bassett-Lowke and Roland H Fuller present on model railways, 1948