Biographer Collection

The late General the Hon. C. Grey, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The late General the Hon. C. Grey, 1870. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. W. and D. Downey

McReynolds, Miss Haldane, Haldane, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
McReynolds, Miss Haldane, Haldane, 1913. Shows (left to right) U. S

Plutarch, (c. AD46- c120), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Plutarch, (c.AD46- c120), 1830. Plutarch (c.AD46- c120) Greek biographer and essayist known primarily for his work Parallel Lives

The late Mr. John Forster, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. John Forster, 1876

Pieter Harme Witkamp (1816-92), historian and geographer, 1883

Dr Cornelis Hendrik à Roy (1751-1833)
Dr Cornelis Hendrik a Roy (1751-1833), Physician and Biographer, 1833

Baker, Ray Stannard, Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Nov. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Baker, Ray Stannard, Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Nov. 23

King, Grace, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
King, Grace, Miss, portrait photograph, 1924 May 13

Portrait d'Adèle Foucher, c.1820. Creator: Julie Hugo
Portrait d'Adele Foucher, c.1820

Portrait of Madame Hamelin, born Fortunee Lormier-Lagrave (1776-1851), 1798

Portrait de Madame Victor Hugo. Creator: Georges-Victor Hugo
Portrait de Madame Victor Hugo

Washington Irving, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
Washington Irving, ca. 1860-1865

Arnold, Hon. Isaac Newton of ILL, acted as aide to Colonel Hunter at Battle of Bull Run, ca. 1860-1865

Dr. David Irving, 1843 / 47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Dr. David Irving, 1843/47. Calotype

Washington Irving, 1860. Creator: Charles Loring Elliott
Washington Irving, 1860

Van Wyck Brooks, 1909. Creator: John Butler Yeats
Van Wyck Brooks, 1909

Washington Irving, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888

Paul Jovius, (1483-1552), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Paul Jovius, (1483-1552), 1830. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate

Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. S. Johnson, (1709-1784), 1830. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and a committed Tory

E. Fenton, (1683-1730), 1830. Creator: Unknown
E. Fenton, (1683-1730), 1830. Elijah Fenton (1683-1730) English poet, biographer and translator educated at Jesus College, Cambridge

Disney, (1746-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Disney, (1746-1816), 1830. John Disney (1746-1816) English Unitarian minister and biographical writer, entered Peterhouse, Cambridge in 1764

Boswell, (1740-1795), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Boswell, (1740-1795), 1830. James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, known for his biography of Samuel Johnson

Thomas Moore, Irish poet and biographer of Lord Byron, c1829 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Irish poet and biographer of Lord Byron, c1829 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Abu l-Fazl ibn Mubarak presenting the Akbarnama to Akbar. Abu l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551-1602) was the vizier of Akbar (1542-1605), the third Mughal emperor

Mr. Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. - from a photograph by Cundall, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. - from a photograph by Cundall, 1856

Ida Minerva Tarbell, 1857-1944, between c1890 and c1910. Bust portrait, facing right. [Writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer]

Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Artist: Charles Green
Dr Johnson and Boswell in Fleet Street, (1884). Boswell: I talked of the cheerfulness of Fleet Street, owing to the constant quick succession of people which we perceive passing through it

The Reverend Mark Noble, late 18th century. Creator: John Keyse Sherwin
The Reverend Mark Noble, late 18th century. Portrait of clergyman, biographer and antiquary Mark Noble (1754-1827)

Samuel Johnson, 1777, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters

Samuel Johnson, 1773, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters

James Boswell (b. 1740, d. 1795), 1907. James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-1795), was a Scottish biographer and diarist, born in Edinburgh

Samuel Johnson, LL. D. 1907
Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters

Samuel Johnson, 1907. Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters

Dr. Johnson Discoursing With His Friends, c1900, (1912)

The Late Horace Hart, Hon. M. A. Dixon, 1916. Artist: Gillman
The Late Horace Hart, Hon. M.A. Dixon, 1916. Horace Henry Hart (1840-1916), English printer and biographer. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co

Portrait of Washington Irving, c1820. Artist: William Foy
Portrait of Washington Irving, c1820. Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. From The Studio Volume 68

John Drinkwater, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
John Drinkwater (1882-1937), poet, dramatist, and biographer, 1937. Cigarette card 10 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Austin Brereton, British author, 1886. Artist: Barraud
Austin Brereton, British author, 1886. Brereton wrote a biography of the famous Victorian actor Henry Irving

Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, 19th century (1908). Best known for his short stories, Irving was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian

James Boswell, Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author, (1912). James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-1795) is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson

Plutarch (c46-120) Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, 1924
Plutarch (c46-120) Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Known primarily for Parallel Lives and Moralia. Taken from the Leaders of Men cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924

Washington Irving, American author, (c1880). Best known for his short stories, Irving was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian

James Boswell, his wife, and Dr Johnson at tea in Edinburgh, 1773, (1786). Scots writer James Boswell and his wife Margaret at tea with English lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson

The Journalist with a view of Auchinleck or The Land of Stones, c 1786. Caricature of Scots writer James Boswell (1740-1795) on the coast near his family seat of Auchinleck in Scotland

James Boswell, esq in the dress of an armed Corsican Chief, 1769. Artist: James Wale
James Boswell, esq in the dress of an armed Corsican Chief, as he appeared at Shakespeares Jubilee, at Stratford upon Avon, September 1769. Portrait of Scots writer James Boswell (1740-1795)

James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author, (1870). Boswell (1740-1795) is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson

The writing of Jacques Lalains biography, 15th century

Dr Johnson and James Boswell recovering from a hangover after a night on the town. Boswell has a Bible open and reads: be not filled with wine wherein is excess

Dr Johnson, 18th century English man of letters. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet, Dr Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the oustanding personalities of 18th century Britain

Dr Johnson, English man of letters, c1780. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the oustanding personalities of 18th century Britain

Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, waiting for an audience, 1748

Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, talking to Oliver Goldsmith, English author, 1755-1774

Samuel Johnson, 18th century English man of letters in his house off Fleet Street, London, attended by his servant, Francis, and Mrs Williams, 1852

Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, 1756-1757. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Samuel Johnson, English man of letters, 1756-1757. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet, Dr Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the oustanding personalities of 18th century Britain

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