Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman Finish:Rolled 'Portrait of Grand Duchess Olga

'Portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia'

The man carries a large basket on his head

through pines at Lake Motosu

She has laid her knitting aside

On the set of the Dr Who adventure called "The Ark"

Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman Finish:Rolled 'Portrait of Grand Duchess OlgaRichard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, British statesman, c1890. First elected to Parliament as a Conservative MP in 1857, Cross (1823 1914) came to prominence in the General Election of 1868, when standing in South West Lancashire, he defeated Gladstone, then at the height of his popularity. In Disraeli's government of 1874 1880, Cross was appointed Home Secretary, despite having no previous ministerial experience, and as such was responsible