Edmund Collection (#21)

General McClellan at the battle of Antietam, American Civil War, 1862 (c1880). George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) was commanding general of the Union army in the early part of the American Civil

James Longstreet, Confederate General of the American Civil War, (c1880). Longstreet (1821-1904) was one of the Souths most prominent generals during the Civil War

March past of the Garibaldi Guard before President Lincoln, 1861-1865 (c1880). The Garibaldi Guard was the nickname given to the 39th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment that fought in the American

Horace Greeley, American newspaper editor, politician and reformer, (c1880). Greeley (1811-1872) was editor of the New York Tribune, the most influential American newspaper from the 1840s and 1870s

US military telegraph wagon, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). After Gardner: Photo Sketch Book of the War. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

I never at saw sewing so small, c1900-1950

If the dessert were my home, The would I let the world go by, c1900-1950

Tis Lisette Whom I Adore, and with Reason More and More, c1900-1950

Edmond Waller, 17th century English poet. Artist: George Vertue
Edmond Waller, 17th century English poet. Waller (1606-1687) became emroiled in political intrigues in the 1640s and was arrested for his part in a plot to turn London into a royalist stronghold

A Wife and No wife - or - a Trip to the Continent, 1786. Artist: Carlo Khan
A Wife and No wife - or - a Trip to the Continent, 1786. Satire on the secret marriage said to have taken place between the Prince of Wales and Mrs Fitzherbert

Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and inventor, (1836). Artist: J Thomson
Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and inventor, (1836). Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) was an Anglican clergyman who lived at Marnham in Nottinghamshire

Lady going out during The London Season, 1856. Artist: Edmund Morin
Lady going out during The London Season, 1856. A print from The Illustrated London News, (12 April 1856). Hand-coloured later

Burke, the Great Orator, 18th century (c1850s). Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was one of the greatest Parliamentary speakers during the reign of George III

Edmund Lowe, American actor, 1934-1935. Lowe made his name in the silent film era, appearing in over 100 films in all. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Letter from James Boswell to Edmond Malone, 13th April 1795. Artist: James Boswell
Letter from James Boswell to Edmund Malone, 13th April 1795. Letter written from Great Portland Street, with reference to the monument to Dr Johnson in St Pauls Cathedral

Letter from Edmund Burke to John Douglas, 31st July 1791. Artist: Edmund Burke
Letter from Edmund Burke to John Douglas, 31st July 1791. Letter written from Margate by Burke to John Douglas, Bishop of Salisbury

Edmund Goulding, British film director, 1933. Goulding (1891-1959) was a stage actor and director in London before serving in World War I

The Death Of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia, 1848, (1886). British-born explorer Edmund Kennedy (1818-1848) was killed by an aboriginals spear during his attempt to travel from Rockingham Bay to Cape

Dr Cartwright, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Dr Cartwright, 19th century. Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) was a British clergyman and inventor of the power loom. He was a clergyman of the Church of England and lived at Marnham in Nottinghamshire

Edmund Payne in The Toreador, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Edmund Payne in The Toreador, c1902. Actor Edmund Payne (1865-1914)

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, 19th century. Artist: DJ Pound
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, 19th century. Lyons (1790-1858) commanded the British fleet in the Black Sea during the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Edmund Malone, Irish Shakespearean scholar, (1815). Artist: Page
Edmund Malone, Irish Shakespearean scholar, (1815). Malone (1741-1812) edited the the works of William Shakespeare

Edmund Spenser, English poet, (19th century). Spenser (c1552-1599) was Poet Laureate to Queen Elizabeth I

Edmund Cartwright, (1743-1823), British clergyman and inventor of the power loom, Artist: J Thomson
Edmund Cartwright, British clergyman and inventor of the power loom, 19th century. In 1785, Cartwright (1743-1823) invented the mechanical loom

The Accolade, 1901. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton
The Accolade, 1901. From a private collection

Edmund Kean as Richard III, ca. 1814. ca. 1814. Creator: George Cruikshank
Edmund Kean as Richard III, ca. 1814

Samaria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Samaria, 1890. The ancient city of Samaria, capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th and 8th centuries BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Corinth, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Corinth, 1890. Corinth, ancient city in Corinthia, Peloponnese, one of the largest and most important cities of Greece, with a population of 90, 000 in 400 BC

Aristomenes Fighting His Way Out of Eira, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Aristomenes Fighting His Way Out of Eira, 1890. Aristomenes, king of Messenia, celebrated for his struggle with the Spartans c685BC and resistance to them on Mount Eira for eleven years

Map of Epirus and Western Greece, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Epirus and Western Greece, 1890. For a brief period (280-275 BC), the Epirote king Pyrrhus made Epirus the most powerful state in the Greek world

Duty, 1883. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton
Duty, 1883. From a private collection

Alain Chartier, 1903. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton
Alain Chartier, 1903. Chartier (c1392-1430) was a French poet and political writer. The painting depicts the mythical kiss on the lips given to him by Margaret of Scotland

Birth of St Edmund, 1433, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Birth of St Edmund, 1433, (1843). Copy from a manuscript of John Lydgates Life of St Edmund the King and Martyr, about the life of Edmund, king of the East Angles

Method of measuring angles with a cross-staff, 1636. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626) was an English mathematician and astronomer who invented many measuring instruments which bear his name; Gunters Chain

Title page of The Description and Use of the Sector by Edmund Gunter, 1636. It shows mariners holding various navigational instruments, including a sector and a cross-staff at the top

St Augustine preaching to King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha, 19th century. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Illustration of St Augustine preaching to King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha, from a Chronicle of England by James Doyle, printed by Edmund Evans, 19th century

Pope Gregory in Rome seeing blonde slaves, 19th century. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Ilustration of Pope Gregory (c. 540 -12 March 604) in Rome seeing blonde slaves and describing them as Angels, not Angles, from a Chronicle of England by James Doyle, printed by Edmund Evans

Illustration of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, 19th century. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Illustration of Richard III (2 October 1452 - 22 August 1485) at the Battle of Bosworth in August 1485, from a Chronicle of England by James Doyle, printed by Edmund Evans, 19th century

Illustration of King John signing the Magna Carta, 19th century. Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Illustration of King John (24 December 1166 - 18/19 October 1216) signing the Magna Carta, with Archbishop Stephen Langton and the Barons in 1215 AD, from a Chronicle of England by James Doyle

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State to Elizabeth I, late 16th century. Artist: H Robinson
Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State to Elizabeth I, late 16th century. English statesman Walsingham (1530-1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I from 1573 until th eyear of his

Richard II (1367-1400), King of England 1377-1399. Richard is portrayed with his patron saints, St Edmund (841-870), king of East Angles

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, British naval commander, 1857
Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, British naval commander, c1860. Lyons (1790-1858) commanded the British fleet in the Black Sea during the Crimean War (1853-1856)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping