Minister Collection (page 11)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of finance, 1898. Artist: Gilbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of finance, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Modern moderation strikingly displayed, 1799. Artist: Kay
Modern moderation strikingly displayed, 1799. Modern moderation strikingly displayed, or a ministerial visitation of a sabbath evening school

Andrew Cant, Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters, (1870). Artist:s Freeman
Andrew Cant, Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters, (1870). An engraving of Cant (1590-1663) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen

Sir Douglas Haig emphasises a point at the front, France, First World War, 1916-1918, (c1920). Douglas Haig, commander in chief of British forces

Reverend Richard Herdsman, 1816. Artist: Blood
Reverend Richard Herdsman, 1816

Thomas Herring (1693-1757), Archbishop of Canterbury. Herring was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1747 to 1757

Reverend Robert Newton, Wesleyan Methodist minister

Gathorne Hardy (1814-1906), 1st Earl of Cranbrook, British Conservative politician. Hardy first entered Parliament as a Conservative member for Leominster in 1856

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 17th century French statesman, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 17th century French statesman, (1836). Colbert (1619-1683) served as Louis XIVs Chief Minister. He was responsible for reforming the chaotic financial administration

Nicolas Joseph Maison (1770-1840), Marshal of France and Minister of War, 1839. Artist: Leclerc
Nicolas Joseph Maison (1770-1840), Marshal of France and Minister of War, 1839

Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, British politician, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, British politician, 1926. Portrait of Campbell Geddes (1875-1937) who was Minister of Transport. Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

Henry Allon, English Nonconformist divine, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Henry Allon, English Nonconformist divine, c1890. Allon (1818-1892) was pastor of the Congregational Union Chapel, Islington, from 1852 until his death in 1892

Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, British Conservative politician, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Gathorne Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, British Conservative politician, c1890. Hardy (1814-1906) first entered Parliament as a Conservative member for Leominster in 1856

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Gordon, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Gordon, c1890. The Duke of Richmond (1818-1903) held various cabinet posts in the Conservative governments of Lord Derby

Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal statesman, c1905. Artist: John Benjamin Stone
Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal statesman, c1905. Chamberlain (1836-1914) served in the cabinet as President of the Board of Trade and later as Secretary of State for the Colonies

Richard Baxter, 17th century English Puritan church leader, divine scholar and controversialist. Artist: WC Edwards
Richard Baxter, 17th century English Puritan church leader, divine scholar and controversialist

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, English statesman, (1823). Cromwell (c1485-1540) was King Henry VIII of Englands chief minister. Taken from the book Old Englands Worthies, London, c1850

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, (c1850). Wolsey (c1475-1530), was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

John Leland, 18th-century English Presbyterian minister and author of theological works, (1813). Artist: J Chapman
John Leland, 18th-century English Presbyterian minister and author of theological works, (1813). Leland (1691-1766) was a prominent opponent of deism

Joseph Chamberlain, MP, President of the Board of Trade, 1881. Chamberlain (1836-1914) began his career as a Liberal and a campaigner for educational reform

Gathorne Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook, politician and statesman, 1881. Hardy (1814-1906) first entered Parliament as a Conservative member for Leominster in 1856

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, MP, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1881. Dilke (1843-1911) was a radical Liberal politician who served as MP for Chelsea between 1866 and 1886

Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, and 1st Duke of Gordon, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, and 1st Duke of Gordon, 1882. The Duke of Richmond (1818-1903) held various cabinet posts in the Conservative governments of Lord Derby

Reverand Charles Haddon Spurgeon, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Reverand Charles Haddon Spurgeon, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 1880. He preached his first sermon at the age of sixteen, and quickly became known for his oratory skills

Thomas Cromwell, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeares (1564-1616) play, Henry VIII

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, British politician (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, British politician (1886). Sydney (1732-1800) held several important cabinet posts during his political career

Jean Jacques Lenoir Laroche, (1885). Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Jean Jacques Lenoir Laroche, (1885). Lenoir-Laroche (1749-1825) was Minister of the French police from 1776-1785

Hubert Lyautey, French First World War general and Minister of War, (1926). Lyautey (1854-1934) commanded French troops in the invasion and conquest of Madagascar in 1896-1898

Reverend Andrew Thomson, Scottish clergyman, 1870. Artist: Charles Holl
Reverend Andrew Thomson, Scottish clergyman, 1870. Thomson (1814-1901) was minister of St Georges Church, Edinburgh. An engraving from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen

Jean Balue, French cardinal, (19th century). Artist: Ficquet
Jean Balue, French cardinal, (19th century). Balue (c1421-1491) was a minister of Louis XI

Sir Charles Bagot, English diplomat, 19th century. Bagot (1781-1843) served as minister plenipotentiary to France (1814), and the USA from 1815 to 1820

Portrait of Antonin Proust (1832-1905). Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Portrait of Antonin Proust (1832-1905). Found in the collection of National Gallery, Prague

Portrait of Antonin Proust (1832-1905), 1855-1856. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Portrait of Antonin Proust (1832-1905), 1855-1856. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague

Ivan Logginovitch Goremykin, Russian statesman, late 19th or early 20th century. After serving as Interior Minister from 1895 until 1899

UNESCO general conference meets in Paris, November 1952. Left to right: KG Saiyidan of the Ministry of Education of India; Walter HC Laves

The suicide of Signor Rosano, Italian Minister of Finance, Naples, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1903

The murder of Baron Ketteler, German minister, China, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The murder of Baron Ketteler, German minister, China, 1900. Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade

Wilhelm II and the ministers at the opening of the Reichstag (25 June 1888), 1900

The French Minister for War giving a military decoration, 1894. Artist: Jose Belon
The French Minister for War giving a military decoration, 1894. General Auguste Mercier pinning a medal on a wounded soldier swathed in bandages in a hospital bed

Maximilien de Bethune, Duke of Sully, French minister and soldier, (1833). Artist: W Holl
Maximilien de Bethune, Duke of Sully, French minister and soldier, (1833). Sully (1560-1641), a staunch Protestant, was the faithful right-hand man who enabled Henry IV of France to accomplish so much

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, English politician, 1881. Artist: E Stodart
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, English politician, 1881. Hardy (1814-1906) first entered Parliament as a Conservative member for Leominster in 1856

Paul Painleve reviewing French Foreign Legion troops, Morocco, c1926. Painleve was French Minister for War at the time. French postcard

Wedgewood plaque of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804). English Presbyterian minister and chemist

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), English Presbyterian minister and chemist, 1801
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) English Presbyterian minister and chemist. From a print published in 1801. Eagle represents the USA as Priestley had emigrated there by this time

Reverse of commemorative medal for Joseph Priestley, English chemist, 1803
Reverse of commemorative medal for Joseph Priestley, English Presbyterian minister and chemist, 1803. Showing his pneumatic trough for collecting gases, and other equipment

Obverse of commemorative medal for Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), 1803. English Presbyterian minister and chemist

Joseph Priestley, English chemist and Presbyterian minister, 1791. Artist: William Bromley
Joseph Priestley, English Chemist and Presbyterian minister, 1791. Priestley (1733-1804) was a pioneer in the study of gases and is recognised as one of the discoverers of oxygen

Portrait of Count-Duke of Olivares, 1638. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of Count-Duke of Olivares, 1638. Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645) was a favourite and minister of King Philip IV of Spain

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