Autograph Collection (page 4)

Napoleons signature when he was commandant of artillery in 1793, (1840). Artist: Napoleon Bonaparte I
Napoleons signature when he was commandant of artillery in 1793, (1840). Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents, by Charles John Smith

Declaration of the bishops in favour of King Henry VIIIs powers, 16th century, (1840)
Declaration of eight of the bishops in favour of King Henry VIIIs power in ecclesiastical affairs, 16th century, (1840). Christian princes may also make ecclesiastical laws

John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823), English philanthropist and merchant, (1829). Artist: Scriven
John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823), English philanthropist, merchant, picture collector and Lloyds underwriter (1829). A prominent patron of the arts

Francis Wrangham (1769-1842), British classical scholar, 1829. Artist: R Hicks
Francis Wrangham (1769-1842), British classical scholar, 1829. Wrangham was Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire

Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford, 1829. Artist: Freeman
Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford, 1829. Possibly a portrait of Elizabeth Sutherland-Gower, Marchioness of Stafford (born 1765)

Benjamin West (1738-1820), Anglo-American painter, 19th century. Artist: J Jenkins
Benjamin West (1738-1820), Anglo-American painter, 19th century

Autograph note of Oliver Cromwell to a petition of the East India Company, November 1657, (1893). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Ann Sheridan (1915-1967), American actress, c1930s-c1940s. Signed to a contract by Paramount at 18, Sheridan was put into a number of small roles under her real name of Clara Lou Sheridan

Jessie Matthews (1907-1981), English actress, dancer and singer, c 1930s-c1940s. Signed photograph. Matthews became a big stage star in the late 1920s and 1930s

Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965), American singer and actress, c1930s-c1940s. Signed photograph. In 1929 Ernst Lubitsch saw MacDonald and cast her opposite Maurice Chevalier in The Love Parade

Robert Montgomery (1904-1981), American actor and director, c1930s-c1940s. Signed photograph. In 1937 Montgomery was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor as a psychopath in the chiller

Robert Donat (1905-1959), British actor, c1930s-c1940s
Robert Donat (1905-1958), British actor, c1930s-c1940s. Signed photograph. Born Friedrich Robert Donath, Donat made his film debut in 1932

Edward Matthew Ward (1816-1879), English painter, 19th century. Artist: J Smyth
Edward Matthew Ward (1816-1879), English painter, 19th century. From the Art Union Journal

Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), British sculptor, 19th century. Artist: J Smyth
Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867), British sculptor, 19th century. Bailys best-known works are also his least accessible: the statues at the top of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square

William Powell Frith (1819-1909), English painter, 19th century. Artist: J Smyth
William Powell Frith (1819-1909), English painter, 19th century. Powell specialised in portraits and Victorian era narratives, and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1852. From the Art Union Journal

Thomas Duncan (1807-1845), Scottish artist, 19th century. Artist: J Smyth
Thomas Duncan (1807-1845), Scottish artist, 19th century. From the Art Union Journal

Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826), Governor-General of India, (1829). Artist: G Parker
Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826), Governor-General of India, (1829). Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, was Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823

Henry VI of England, (1421-1471). Portrait of the king, the last monarch of the House of Lancaster

Henry VIII of England, (1491-1547). Portrait of King Henry who acceded in 1509

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), British businessman, politician and statesman, 1905. Artist: Histed
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), British businessman, politician and statesman, 1905. Chamberlain was the father of British prime minister Neville Chamberlain

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), English actress, early 20th century

Don Salteros Coffee House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 1723, (1840). The exterior of Don Salteros Coffee House and Curiosity Museum by the River Thames, with signatures of its founder James Salter

Bust of Shakespeare and signatures of celebrated actors, (1840). Drawing of a monumental bust of William Shakespeare (1564-1616) at his birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon

William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English physiologist, chemist and physicist, (1829). Artist: Thomson
William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), English physiologist, chemist and physicist, (1829). Wollaston discovered two chemical elements and developed a method of processing platinum ore

Queen Mary I of England. Artist: Antonis Mor
Queen Mary I of England. Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 1553 until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of the Tudor dynasty

Mark Firth, British industrialist and philanthropist, c1880. Firths (1819-1880) steelworks in Sheffield produced armaments

Samuel Plimsoll, British politician and social reformer, c1880. Artist: Moritz Klinkicht
Samuel Plimsoll, British politician and social reformer, c1880. Known popularly as the sailors friend because of his championing of sailors interests

Sir Edward James Harland, British shipbuilder, c1880. In 1855, Harland (1831-1896) went to Belfast as manager of the then small shipyard. He went on to build the famous White Star liners

Joseph Whitworth, British engineer, entrepreneur and inventor, c1880. Whitworth (1803-1887) produced the standard screw thread which bears his name and invented numerous machine tools

Sir John Brown, British industrialist, c1880. Portrait of Brown (1816-1896), a print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)

Sir Josiah Mason, English pen-manufacturer, c1880. Portrait of Mason (1795-1881), a print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)

Sir Thomas Bazley, 1st Baronet, British manufacturer and politician, c1880. Portrait of Bazley (1797-1885), a print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I

Sir Henry Bessemer, English engineer, c1880. Portrait of Bessemer (1813-1898), inventor of the Bessemer process for the mass production of steel

George, Prince of Denmark. Artist: J Swaine
George, Prince of Denmark. Portrait of Prince George (1653-1708) was the Prince consort of Queen Anne of Great Britain

Woman Reading, 1634, (1912). Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Woman Reading, 1634, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Two male nude studies, 1515, (1912). Artist: Raphael
Two male nude studies, 1515, (1912). A drawing given by Raphael to Durer, with autograph of Raphael, and dated 1515. A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Autographs of Eminent Persons, 19th century. Signatures of famous Britons from an encyclopaedia: Sir Ralph Abercromby, soldier; J C Adams, astronomer; Roger Ascham, scholar; W Edmonstone Aytoun

Anton Chekhov, Russian author, 1899. Artist: Pyotr Petrovich Pavlov
Anton Chekhov, Russian author, 1899. Chekhov (1860-1904) is regarded as one of Russias finest playwrights and one of the greatest writers of short stories

The signature of Richard Milhouse Nixon, 37th President of the United States, 1972. Artist: Richard Nixon
The signature of Richard Milhouse Nixon, 37th President of the United States, 1972. Nixon (1913-1994) was president from (1969-1974)

Oliver Cromwells signature, (1907). Artist: Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwells signature, (1907). Two signatures by Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician, the Lord Protector ; one dated 19 October 1651, and the other from 11 August 1657

Signature of Jules-Amedee Barbey d Aurevilly, 19th century. Artist: Jules-Amedee Barbey d Aurevilly
Signature of Jules-Amedee Barbey d Aurevilly, French writer and critic, 19th century. Barbey d Aurevillys (1808-1889) novels and stories, set in his native Cotentin

Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, scientist and inventor, c1900. Swan invented the incandescent electric lamp in Britain at about the same time as Thomas Edison patented it in the USA

Robert Schumann, German composer, mid-19th century. Artist: Jean Joseph Bonaventure Laurens
Robert Schumann, German composer, mid-19th century. Portrait of Schumann (1810-1856) with a dedication from the composer together with a theme in manuscript

H. G. Wells, English author and popular historian, 1927
H. G. Wells (1866-1946.), English author and popular historian, 1927

Photograph signed by American golfer Walter Hagen, 1929. The inscription beneath the picture reads; Pleasant memories of my 4th win - British Open, Muirfield 1929. Golfingly, Walter Hagen

Signed photograph of Tom Morris, British, 1901
Signed photograph of Tom Morris (Senior), British, 1901. Photograph depicts him on the old course at St Andrews

Dave Brubeck signing an autograph, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
Dave Brubeck signing an autograph, c1950s

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