Balding Collection (page 2)

Head of a Man, mid-18th century. Creator: Gilles Demarteau
Head of a Man, mid-18th century. After Francois Boucher

Page McCarty, The Richmond Daily Times, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, ca. 1856-59. Creator: Horatio Ross
Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, ca. 1856-59

Reine De Joie, 1892. 1892. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Reine De Joie, 1892

Alexander Maconochie (1777-1861) of Meadowbank. Creator: Henry Raeburn
Alexander Maconochie (1777-1861) of Meadowbank

Stow, (c1524-1605), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Stow, (c1524-1605), 1830. John Stow (c1524-1605) English historian and antiquarian known for his chronicles which did not prove remunerative, he accepted relative poverty with a cheerful spirit

Democritus, (c460-370 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Democritus, (c460-370 BC), 1830. Democritus (c460-370 BC) Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher remembered for his formulation of atomic theory of the universe

Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Jacques Delille (1738-1813) French poet, freemason and translator, professor of Latin poetry who left Paris during the French Revolution

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

Arminius, (1560-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Arminius, (1560-1609), 1830. Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609) Dutch theologian during the Protestant Reformation. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Antisthenes, (c445-365 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Antisthenes, (c445-365 BC), 1830. Antisthenes (c445-c365 BC) Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates who advocated an ascetic life in accordance with virtue

Angerstein, (1735-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Angerstein, (1735-1823), 1830. John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823) London businessman and Lloyds underwriter, said to own a third share in slave estates in Grenada

Earl Grey, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Earl Grey, c1810, (c1884). Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), British whig and reformer educated at Richmond School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge

The Right Hon. James Whiteside, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, c1850, (c1880). Creator: Mayal
The Right Hon. James Whiteside, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, c1850, (c1880). James Whiteside (1804- 1876) Irish politician and judge, educated at Trinity College, Dublin

Francis Sylvester Mahony (Father Prout), c1860, (c1880). Creator: Lesage
Francis Sylvester Mahony (Father Prout), c1860, (c1880). Francis Sylvester Mahony (1804-1866), also known by the pen name Father Prout, was an Irish humorist and journalist

Christophe de Thou, (1508-1582), c1830. Creator: Francois-Seraphin Delpech
Christophe de Thou, (1508-1582), c1830. Christophe de Thou (1508-1582) French lawyer and chancellor, President of the Parliament of Paris. From " Lith de Delpech". [Delpech, Paris]

Marshal Canrobert, c1860-1870, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Marshal Canrobert, c1860-1870, (1890). Francois Certain de Canrobert (1809-1895) French Marshal during the Second French Empire at the Battles of Alma, Magenta, Solferino and Gravelotte

Hereward The Wake, c1893. Artist: HC Balding
Hereward The Wake, c1893. Engraving of a statue of Hereward the Wake by Thomas Brock, made c1874. A Victorian imagining of the Anglo-Saxon nobleman (c1035-c1072)

MG M Type of RR Balding competing in the MG Car Club Trial, Kimble Lane, Chilterns, 1931
MG M Type Midget 847 cc. Event Entry No: 41. Driver: Balding, R.R. Place: M.G.C.C. Trial. Date: 15.2.31

Verlaine, c1893. Artist: Albert Harlinque
Verlaine, c1893. Paul Verlaine (1844-1896), French lyric poet first associated with the Parnassians and later known as a leader of the Symbolists

Ludwig Uhland 1787-1862, 1934. Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), German poet, philologist and literary historian. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Sir George Pomeroy Colley, c1880. Sir George Pomeroy Colley (1835-1881), British Army officer. From a photograph by Henry Maull (1829-1914) & John Fox (1832-1907)

President Jose Balmaceda, 1902. Jose Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernandez (1840-1891), 11th President of Chile. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Paris (Gaston), c1893. Artist: Charles Reutlinger
Gaston Paris, c1893. Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (1839-1903), French writer and scholar. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 1902 and 1903

Himly, c1893. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Himly, c1893. Auguste Louis Himly (1823-1906), French historian and geographer. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]

Gauthier, c1893. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Gauthier, c1893. Politician. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]

Pinard, c1893. Adolphe Pinard (1844- 1934) French obstetrician. He practiced medicine in Paris, where he was a professor of obstetrics, as well as a member of parliament for the Paris region

Provins(Michel), c1893. Artist: Henri Manuel
Provins, c1893. Michel Provins (1861-1928), Michel Provins is the pseudonym of French writer Gabriel Lagros Langeron. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]

Provins, c1893. Michel Provins (1861-1928), Michel Provins is the pseudonym of French writer Gabriel Lagros Langeron. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]

Dubief(Fernand), c1893. Artist: Henri Manuel
Dubief (Fernand), c1893. Fernand Jean-Baptiste Dubief (1850-1916), French doctor and Radical politician who was Minister of Commerce

A Metal-Worker, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Metal-Worker, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

Half-Length of an Apostle with his Right Hand Raised, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Half-Length of an Apostle with his Right Hand Raised, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Head of an Old Man Turned to the Right, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Head of an Old Man Turned to the Right, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora, 1622 (1931). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora, 1622 (1931). Painting held in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. From The Studio Volume 102, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1931]

James Stephens, 1941. Artist: William Rothenstein
James Stephens, 1941. James Stephens (1882?1950), Irish writer and poet. Painting held at the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 123 [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1942.]

Francis Brett Young, 1937
Francis Brett Young (1884-1954), English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer, 1937. Cigarette card 40 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Franz Kossuth (1841-1914 in Budapest ), Hungarian engineer and politician, 1906
Franz Kossuth (1841-1914 in Budapest ), Hungarian engineer and politician. From Hignetts Butterfly Medium Cigarette - Modern Statesmen, 1906

Jacques Offenbach, (1819-1880) German-born French composer, cellist and impresario, 1911
Jacques Offenbach, (1819-1880). Offenbach was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario from the Romantic period

A Study, c1900. Artist: Adolph Menzel
A Study, c1900. From The Studio Volume 21 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1900-1.]

Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, (1793). The daughter of Hugh Tilney of Boston Agnes (1478-1545) was the second wife of Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk

Lord Charles Beresford, British Admiral and Member of Parliament, 1893. Artist: HC Balding
Lord Charles Beresford, British Admiral and Member of Parliament, 1893. An engraving of Beresford (1846-1919) from James Taylors The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century

Medal of Paracelsus
German medal of Paracelsus, now in the British Museum

Sir Rowland Hill, originator of the Postage Stamp, 1893
Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879), English teacher, inventor and social reformer. Hill campaigned for the reform of the postal system

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