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William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, (early 20th century). Artist: Gordon RossWilliam Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, (early 20th century). English Quaker Penn (1644-1718) founded the province of Pennsylvania
James Latimer, American statesman, (early 20th century). Artist: Clawson Shakespeare HammittJames Latimer, American statesman, (early 20th century). Portrait of Latimer (1720-1807), founder of Newport, Delaware
The Miracles of Saint Ignatius Loyola, c1617-1618. Artist: Peter Paul RubensThe Miracles of Saint Ignatius Loyola, c1617-1618. St Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), theologian, priest, founder of the Society of Jesus, was canonised after this altarpiece was completed
Portrait of the composer Anton Rubinstein, late 19th century(?). Artist: Mikhail YarovoyPortrait of the composer Anton Rubinstein, late 19th century(?). Rubinstein (1829-1894) was a Russian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist. He founded the St Petersburg Conservatory in 1862
Konstantin Stanislavsky, Russian actor ant theatre director, c1890-c1900. Artist: William Andreevich CarrickKonstantin Stanislavsky, Russian actor ant theatre director, c1890-c1900. Stanislavski (1863-1938) co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko in 1898
Constantin Stanislavski, Russian acor and theatre director, 1910s. Stanislavski (1863-1938) co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko in 1898
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian theatre director, 1896. Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858-1943) co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre with Constantin Stanislavski in 1898
Pavel Tretyakov, Russian art patron, collector and gallery founder, 1865. Tretyakov (1832-1898) amassed a fortune in business
Vasily Perov, Russian artist, 1880. Vasily Grigorevich Perov (1834-1882) was one of the founders of the Russian Realist artistic movement known as the Peredvizhniki
Nikolai Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer, c1880-c1881. Rubinstein (1835-1881) was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein, also a pianist and composer
St Francis and the Doge Francesco Dona, Order of the Doge, 1548. St Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order of monks, with the Doge of Venice
Mademoiselle Eugenie Bonnefois, founder of a school for children of fairground workers, 1897. Artist: F MeaulleMademoiselle Eugenie Bonnefois, founder of a school for children of fairground workers, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th December 1897
Thomas Tesdale, founder of Pembroke College, Oxford. Artist: J FittlerThomas Tesdale, founder of Pembroke College, Oxford. A wealthy maltster from the Oxfordshire town of Abingdon, Thomas Tesdale (1547-1610)
Tiberinus, Roman god of the River Tiber, 1st century AD. Detail from a sculpture of the River god Tiberinus that decorated a temple dedicated to Isis and Sarapis
Colossal statue of Rameses I in situ, Memphis, Egypt, 13th century BC. Rameses I was the founder of the 19th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt
The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491. Artist: Carlo CrivelliThe Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491
St Andrew and St Francis, c1590-1595. Artist: El GrecoSt Andrew and St Francis, c1590-1595. From the collection of the Prado, Madrid, Spain
Ecstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloEcstasy of Saint Francis of Paula, 18th century. St Francis of Paula (1416-1507) was the founder of the Order of Minims. From the Church San Benedetto, Venice, Italy
Bela III founding the Cistercian monastery at Szentgotthard in 1183 (1795-1796). Artist: Istvan DorfmeisterBela III founding the Cistercian monastery at Szentgotthard in 1183 (1795-1796). Bela III (1148-1196) was King of Hungary from 1172. From the Hungarian National Gallery
St Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 15th-early 16th century. Artist: Francesco FranciaSt Francis Receiving the Stigmata, late 15th-early 16th century. It is said that St Francis received the stigmata, the marks of Christs wounds, while in an ecstasy of prayer in 1224
Matthew Fontaine Maury, American naval officer, hydrographer and oceanographer, 1896. Maury (1806-1873) was the founder of the US Naval Oceanographic Office
John Wilkins, 17th century English cleric and astronomer. Wilkins (1614-1672) became Bishop of Chester in 1668. One of the founder members of the Royal Society
Hoa Hakananai a, from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia, c1000. Easter Islands stone statues of human figures, known as moai
St Bernard of Clairvaux, 19th century. Born in Burgandy, Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) became a Cistercian Abbot and one of the great Doctors of the Christian Church
(James) Keir Hardie, Scottish-born British trade unionist and Labour politician, 1903. A founder member of the Labour Party
St Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century Spanish soldier and founder of the Jesuits, 1617-1618. Artist: Peter Paul RubensSt Ignatius of Loyola, 16th century Spanish soldier and founder of the Jesuits, 1617-1618. Inigo Lopez de Loyola (1491-1556) founded the Society of Jesus together with 6 others at St Marys Church
Robert Baden-Powell, English soldier, 1900. Baden-Powell (1857-1941) became famous as the defender of Mafeking in the Boer War (1899-1902)
Jeremy Bentham, English social reformer and philosopher. Bentham (1748-1832) established the doctrine of utilitarianism. He was also a founder of University College, London
Romulus and Remus suckling from the she-wolf. Detail from a marble monument to the twin founders of Rome, who according to legend were abandoned in the wild and raised by a she-wolf
Romulus and Remus, c500 BC. Bronze of the legendary twin founders of Rome being suckled by the she-wolf. From the Museo Capitolino, Rome
Death of St Francis and Inspection of Stigmata, c1320. Artist: GiottoDeath of St Francis and Inspection of Stigmata, c1320. From the Bardi Chapel, Church of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloVirgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. From the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
William Penn (1644-1718) English Quaker and colonialist, founder of Pennsylvania, 1682William Penn (1644-1718) English Quaker and colonialist, founder of Pennsylvania, in conference with Colonialists, 1682. From Harpers Weekly, 1883
Mary Baker Eddy, American founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) founded the religion, whose adherents are known as Christian Scientists, in 1879
John and Charles Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739 (1868). Artist: Francis Arthur FraserJohn and Charles Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739 (1868). John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles (1707-1788) were the founders of Methodism
John Wesley, 18th century English non-conformist preacher, 1888. Wesley (1703-1791) preaching in the open air in Cornwall. He and his brother Charles were the founders of Methodism
General William Booth, evangelical social worker and founder of the Salvation Army, 1894. Booth (1829-1912) founded a Christian Mission in London in 1865