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General William Booth, c1910, (1935). Creator: UnknownGeneral William Booth, c1910, (1935). Portrait of William Booth, evangelical social worker and founder of the Salvation Army. Booth (1829-1912) founded a Christian Mission in London in 1865
William Penn, c1680-1690, (1890). Creator: UnknownWilliam Penn, c1680-1690, (1890). William Penn (1644-1718) English nobleman, writer, early Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania
William Waynfleet, Bishop of Winchester, 1786. Creator: UnknownWilliam Waynfleet, Bishop of Winchester, 1786. William Waynflete (c1398-1486), born William Patten was Provost of Eton (1442-1447)
Portrait of the Actor Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, 1911, (1965). Creator: Valentin SerovPortrait of the Actor Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, 1911, (1965). Russian theatre director Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938)
Daniel Lock, Esq. 1808, (1827). Creator: Thomas CookDaniel Lock, Esq. 1808, (1827). Portrait of British architect and artist Daniel Lock (1681-1754), Governor of the Foundling Hospital in London, and founder of the Lock Hospital
Sidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. Creator: Edward HardingSidney Sussex College; Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex, 1801. View of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a portrait of its founder, Frances Radclyffe (nee Sidney)
Jesus College; John Alcock Bishop of Ely, 1801. Creator: Edward HardingJesus College; John Alcock Bishop of Ely, 1801. View of Jesus College, Cambridge, and a portrait of its founder, John Alcock (c1430-1500), English churchman, bishop and Lord Chancellor
Caius College; John Caius M. D. 1801. Creator: Edward HardingCaius College; John Caius M.D. 1801. View of Caius College, Cambridge, and a portrait of its founder, John Caius (1510-1573), English physician. [Edward Harding, London, 1801]
Old Almshouses in the Kingsland Road Turned Into a Furniture Museum, c1935. Creator: UnknownOld Almshouses in the Kingsland Road Turned Into a Furniture Museum, c1935. The Geffrye Museum of the Home on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch, north-east London
Rayers Tomb, (c1872). Creator: UnknownRayers Tomb, (c1872). Monument to Rahere, founder and first prior of St. Bartholomews Priory and Hospital in 1123, in the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great, City of London
San Bruno (Cologne, 1035? -1101), Founder of the Carthusian order
Jose Millan Astray and Terreros (1879-1954), Spanish militar, founder of the Spanish Legion in 1920
St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), Italian religious and founder of the Franciscan Order
Cover of the Italian edition Esercitti spirituali di San Ignatio di Loyola, printed in Rome, Stamperia of Varese, 1647
Jaime Masso Torrents (Barcelona, ??1863-1943), writer and journalist, founder of the literary magazine L Avenc
View of the tomb of Thomas Sutton, Charterhouse, Finsbury, London, 1880. Sutton (1532-1611) was the founder of the hospital at Charterhouse
Lord Bearsted, 1922. Artist: William Newenham Montague OrpenLord Bearsted, 1922. Portrait of Marcus Samuel, Lord Bearsted, British businessman and founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1902-1903
Monument to Thomas Guy at Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1784. ArtistMonument to Thomas Guy at Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1784. Images in the monument include Thomas Guy assisting a sick person and allegorical images of charity
Sir Thomas Guys monument in Guys Hospital chapel, Southwark, London, c1790. ArtistSir Thomas Guys monument in Guys Hospital chapel, Southwark, London, c1790
Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1825. Artist: Thomas HighamGuys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1825. View showing the statue of the hospitals founder, Sir Thomas Guy, and figures walking in the courtyard
Raheres tomb, St Bartholomews Priory, City of London, 1880. Artist: John CrowtherRaheres tomb, St Bartholomews Priory, City of London, 1880. Rahere was a favourite courtier of Henry I. He founded St Bartholomews Hospital in 1123
Memorial to Thomas Sutton in the chapel of Charterhouse, Finsbury, London. Sutton was the founder of the Charterhouse school and hospital
St Pauls School, City of London, 1700. Artist: John SturtSt Pauls School, City of London, 1700. Elevation of St Pauls School in an ornamental surround with a portrait of the founder, John Colet, allegorical figures
St Pauls School, City of London, 1750. Artist: Sutton NichollsSt Pauls School, City of London, 1750. Elevation of St Pauls School with a portrait of the founder, John Colet, above which are Colets arms and those of the Mercers Company who administered the school
Bust of John Colet who founded St Pauls School in 1512, 1800
Monument in the Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield, City of London, 1851. Monument to Rahere, founder and first prior of St Bartholomews Priory and Hospital in 1123
John Portwine and Selwyn Edge of AC Cars at Brooklands motor racing circuit, Surrey, c1921Place: Brooklands. Date: C.1921. John Portwine and S.F. Edge
The Comforts of a Rumford Stove, 1800The Comforts of a Rumford Stove, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving). This relates to Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford (1753-1814); founder of the Royal Institution
Christabel Pankhurst waving to the hunger strikers from a house overlooking Holloway Prison, 1909. Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) was one of the leaders of the British suffragette movement
Arrest of leading suffragettes, London, 13 October 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) and Flora Drummond (1878-1949) being read the warrant for their arrest
Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragettes, London, 12 October 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her daughter Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)
Keir Hardie addressing the first womens suffrage demonstration, London, 19 May 1906Keir Hardie addressing the first womens suffrage demonstration, Trafalgar Square, London, 19 May 1906. Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist
Keir Hardie speaking at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square, 2nd August, 1914. ArtistKeir Hardie speaking at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August, 1914. James Keir Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician
John D Rockefeller, American tycoon and philanthropist, in his later years, 20th century. Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry
Portrait of George Washington, 1798 Artist: William NutterPortrait of George Washington, 1798. After commanding the American Revolutionary army to victory over the British in the American War of Independence
Osman I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John YoungOsman I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Osman (1259-1326) founded the Ottoman Empire in 1299. From A Series of Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1808
George Washington, first President of the United States of America, (c1820). ArtistGeorge Washington, first President of the United States of America, (c1820). After commanding the American Revolutionary army to victory over the British in the American War of Independence
Effigy of Osric, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire. Osric, King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of the Hwicce, is said to have founded a monastic house at Gloucester in the 7th century
Lady Wulfrun statue and St Peters Church, Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The city of Wolverhampton is named after Lady Wulfruna, a Saxon noblewoman, who founded the town in 985
St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493. St Francis (1182-1226) holding up his hands to show stigmata
Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American branch of the Red Cross. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its first president from 1881-1904
Aruns and Brutus, 1852. Artist: John LeechAruns and Brutus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Brutus Status, 1852. Artist: John LeechBrutus Status, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
Captain John Smith, Virginia colonist, 1624, (1893). Smith (1580-1631) established the first permanent English colony in North America, at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607
Didon - Reine De Carthage, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres FemmesDidon - Reine De Carthage, 1403, (1939). Dido (Elyssa, Elissa, Elisha, Elysha or Helissa ) is a Phoenician princess, legendary founder and first queen of Carthage
John Knox Preaching before the Lords of the Congregation, 10 June 1559, c1827, (1912). Artist: David WilkieJohn Knox Preaching before the Lords of the Congregation, 10 June 1559, c1827, (1912). John Knox (1513-1572) a Scottish clergyman, theologian
Jacob Tonson, founder of the Kit-Cat Club, c1730, (1911). Jacob Tonson, sometimes referred to as Jacob Tonson the elder (1655-1736) was an eighteenth-century English bookseller and publisher
Joseph Addison, English writer and politician, c1870 (1878). Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an essayist, poet, playwright