He commissioned the British painter John Michael Wright to travel to Cromwell's England, and acquire art and artefacts.
Portraits of the judges by John Michael Wright were put up in the Guildhall by the city in gratitude for their services.
John F. Kennedy | Pope John Paul II | Elton John | Michael Jackson | John | John Lennon | John Wayne | John McCain | Order of St Michael and St George | John Kerry | John Cage | Olivia Newton-John | John Williams | Frank Lloyd Wright | John Peel | John Adams | John Steinbeck | John Travolta | John Milton | Michael Bloomberg | John Zorn | Michael Jordan | Michael Caine | John Marshall | John Howard | John Singer Sargent | Michael | John Ruskin | Michael Palin | Michael Moore |
The house was built between 1660 and 1680 by George Vernon, grandfather of George Venables-Vernon the 1st Baron Vernon and is notable for its superb Great Staircase, fine Long Gallery, and portraits by John Michael Wright, and of Charles II's mistresses.