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Alfred Collection (page 16)

Background imageAlfred Collection: C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Creator: Unknown

C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Charles Cotton (1630-1687) English poet and writer, known for translation of the works of Michel de Montaigne from French, From " Biographical Illustrations"

Background imageAlfred Collection: N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown

N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Nathaniel Cotton (1707-1788) English physician and poet, specialised in the care of patients with mental health issues

Background imageAlfred Collection: Coram, (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Coram, (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Coram, (c1668-1751), 1830. Thomas Coram (c1668-1751) English philanthropist set up the London Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury by charter of King George II, to care for abandoned children

Background imageAlfred Collection: Coverdale, (1488-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Coverdale, (1488-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Coverdale, (1488-1569), 1830. Myles Coverdale (1488-1569) English ecclesiastical reformer, Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551-1553)

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cornwallis, (1738-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cornwallis, (1738-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cornwallis, (1738-1805), 1830. Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) British Army general and official, educated at Eton and Cambridge, remembered for his part in the American War of Independence

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire From " Biographical Illustrations"

Background imageAlfred Collection: Corregio, (1489-1534), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Corregio, (1489-1534), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Corregio, (1489-1534), 1830. Antonio Allegri da Correggio (1489-1534) Italian artist of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, a master of chiaroscuro

Background imageAlfred Collection: Prince De Conde, (1621-1686), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Prince De Conde, (1621-1686), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Prince De Conde, (1621-1686), 1830. Prince Louis II de Conde (1621-1686) French general and representative of the Conde branch of the House of Bourbon

Background imageAlfred Collection: S. Cooper, (1609-1672), 1830. Creator: Unknown

S. Cooper, (1609-1672), 1830. Creator: Unknown
S. Cooper, (1609-1672), 1830. Samuel Cooper (1609-1672) English miniature painter. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Background imageAlfred Collection: P. De Comines, (1447-1511), 1830. Creator: Unknown

P. De Comines, (1447-1511), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. De Comines, (1447-1511), 1830. Philippe de Commines (1447-1511) writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. Critical, political and philosophical analysis

Background imageAlfred Collection: Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. James Cook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageAlfred Collection: G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown

G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. George Colman (1732-1794) English dramatist and essayist, educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, also a theatre owner

Background imageAlfred Collection: Commodus, (161-192 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Commodus, (161-192 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Commodus, (161-192 AD), 1830. Commodus (161-192 AD) Roman emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 to his fathers death in 180, and solely until 192

Background imageAlfred Collection: Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. William Congreve (1670-1729) English playwright and poet of the Restoration period, known for satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners

Background imageAlfred Collection: E. Edwards, (1738-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown

E. Edwards, (1738-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
E. Edwards, (1738-1806), 1830. Edward Edwards (1738-1806) English painter, apprenticed as an upholsterer he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771

Background imageAlfred Collection: Dunning, (1731-1783), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dunning, (1731-1783), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dunning, (1731-1783), 1830. John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783) English lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General from 1768 who wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India

Background imageAlfred Collection: Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Edmund Bonner (c1500-1569) Bishop of London from 1539-49 and again from 1553-59, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford

Background imageAlfred Collection: Constantine, (272 - 337 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Constantine, (272 - 337 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Constantine, 1830. Constantine the Great (272 - 337 AD) Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD who enacted administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire

Background imageAlfred Collection: Chillingworth, (1602-1644), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Chillingworth, (1602-1644), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chillingworth, (1602-1644), 1830. William Chillingworth (1602-1644) controversial English churchman, educated at Trinity College, Oxford

Background imageAlfred Collection: Boscawen, (1711-1761), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Boscawen, (1711-1761), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boscawen, (1711-1761), 1830. Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) Admiral in the Royal Navy and MP of Truro, Cornwall. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Collection: Copernicus, (1473-1543), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Copernicus, (1473-1543), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Copernicus, (1473-1543), 1830. Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who made a pioneering contribution to the Scientific Revolution

Background imageAlfred Collection: Christopher Columbus, (1451-1506), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Christopher Columbus, (1451-1506), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Christopher Columbus, (1451-1506), 1830. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean initiating the permanent

Background imageAlfred Collection: Boyle, (1627-1691), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Boyle, (1627-1691), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boyle, (1627-1691), 1830. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Collection: Coeck, (1502-1550), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Coeck, (1502-1550), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Coeck, (1502-1550), 1830. Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502-1550) Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts. Court painter to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cheke, (1514-1557), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cheke, (1514-1557), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cheke, (1514-1557), 1830. Sir John Cheke (1514-1557) English classical scholar and statesman, tutor to Prince Edward, the future King Edward VI, he was Provost of Kings College, Cambridge

Background imageAlfred Collection: Boerhaave, (1668-1738), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Boerhaave, (1668-1738), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boerhaave, (1668-1738), 1830. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) Dutch botanist, chemist, Christian humanist, and physician. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Collection: J. Collier, (1650-1726), 1830. Creator: Unknown

J. Collier, (1650-1726), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Collier, (1650-1726), 1830. Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian, educated at Caius College, University of Cambridge

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cheyne, (1672-1743), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cheyne, (1672-1743), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cheyne, (1672-1743), 1830. George Cheyne (1672-1743) Scottish physician, early proto-psychiatrist, philosopher and mathematician. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageAlfred Collection: Alderman Boydell, (1720-1804), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Alderman Boydell, (1720-1804), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alderman Boydell, (1720-1804), 1830. John Boydell (1720-1804) 18th-century British publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageAlfred Collection: Coligni, (1519-1572), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Coligni, (1519-1572), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Coligni, (1519-1572), 1830. Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572) French nobleman and admiral, a disciplined Huguenot leader in the French Wars of Religion and close friend

Background imageAlfred Collection: Camden, (1551-1623), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Camden, (1551-1623), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Camden, (1551-1623), 1830. William Camden (1551-1623) English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald. Author of Britannia, and an historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England

Background imageAlfred Collection: Beveridge, (1637-1708), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Beveridge, (1637-1708), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Beveridge, (1637-1708), 1830. William Beveridge (1637-1708) English writer and clergyman who served as Bishop of St Asaph from 1704 until his death

Background imageAlfred Collection: Colbert, (1619-1683), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Colbert, (1619-1683), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Colbert, (1619-1683), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) French politician and Minister of Finances of France from 1661-1683 under reign of King Louis XIV who worked to create a favourable

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cheseldon, (1688-1752), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cheseldon, (1688-1752), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cheseldon, (1688-1752), 1830. William Cheselden (1688-1752) English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Collection: Hugh Blair, (1718-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Hugh Blair, (1718-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hugh Blair, (1718-1800), 1830. Hugh Blair (1718-1800) Scottish minister, author, rhetorician and theorists of written discourse, a valuable part of the Scottish Enlightenment

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cockburn, (1679-1749), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cockburn, (1679-1749), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cockburn, (1679-1749), 1830. Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679-1749) English novelist, dramatist, and philosopher who wrote on moral philosophy and theology

Background imageAlfred Collection: Callot, (c1592-1635), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Callot, (c1592-1635), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Callot, (c1592-1635), 1830. Jacques Callot (c1592-1635) French baroque printmaker and draftsman, contributed to the development of old master prints

Background imageAlfred Collection: Boccacio, (1313-1375), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Boccacio, (1313-1375), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boccacio, (1313-1375), 1830. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist

Background imageAlfred Collection: T. Coke, (1747-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown

T. Coke, (1747-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
T. Coke, (1747-1814), 1830. Thomas Coke (1747-1814) the first Methodist bishop, known as the Father of Methodist Missions, he read Jurisprudence at Jesus College, Oxford

Background imageAlfred Collection: Camoens, (c1524-1580), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Camoens, (c1524-1580), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Camoens, (c1524-1580), 1830. Luis Vaz de Camoes (c1524-1580) Portuguese poet, a romantic and idealist, enlisted in overseas militia, and during a battle with the Moors

Background imageAlfred Collection: T. Blood, (1618-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown

T. Blood, (1618-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
T. Blood, (1618-1680), 1830. Colonel Thomas Blood (1618-1680) Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in

Background imageAlfred Collection: Colet, (1467-1519), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Colet, (1467-1519), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Colet, (1467-1519), 1830. John Colet (1467-1519) English churchman, scholar, Renaissance humanist, theologian and educational pioneer and and Dean of St Pauls Cathedral, London

Background imageAlfred Collection: Cantacuzenus, (c1292-1383), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cantacuzenus, (c1292-1383), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cantacuzenus, (c1292-1383), 1830. John VI Kantakouzenos (c1292-1383) Greek nobleman, statesman, and general, Byzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354

Background imageAlfred Collection: Sir William Blackstone, (1723-1780), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir William Blackstone, (1723-1780), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir William Blackstone, (1723-1780), 1830. Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) English jurist, judge and Tory politician educated at Charterhouse School, Pembroke College, Oxford and Middle Temple

Background imageAlfred Collection: Sr. E. Coke, (1552-1634), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sr. E. Coke, (1552-1634), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. E. Coke, (1552-1634), 1830. Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) English barrister, judge, and politician, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and Inner Temple

Background imageAlfred Collection: H. Caracci, (1560-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown

H. Caracci, (1560-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown
H. Caracci, (1560-1609), 1830. Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) Italian painter and one of the founders of Baroque style, From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Collection: Admiral Blake, (1598-1657), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Admiral Blake, (1598-1657), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Blake, (1598-1657), 1830. Robert Blake (1598-1657) naval commander of the Commonwealth of England and English admiral. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageAlfred Collection: Sr. H. Clinton, (1730-1795), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sr. H. Clinton, (1730-1795), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. H. Clinton, (1730-1795), 1830. Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) British army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795



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