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Background imageGriffin Collection: Ney, (1769- 1815), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Ney, (1769- 1815), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ney, (1769- 1815), 1830. Michel Ney (1769- 1815) French soldier and military commander in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.One of 18 Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon he

Background imageGriffin Collection: M. Prior, (1664-1721), 1830. Creator: Unknown

M. Prior, (1664-1721), 1830. Creator: Unknown
M. Prior, (1664-1721), 1830. Matthew Prior (1664-1721) English poet and diplomat educated at Westminster School and St Johns College, Cambridge, appointed a gentleman to William III

Background imageGriffin Collection: Sir T. More, (1478-1535), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir T. More, (1478-1535), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir T. More, (1478-1535), 1830. Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist

Background imageGriffin Collection: Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) classical French Baroque painter of religious and mythological subjects who spent most of his life in Rome

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mozart, (1756-1791), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mozart, (1756-1791), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mozart, (1756-1791), 1830. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) prolific and influential Austrian composer of the classical era. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageGriffin Collection: Plutarch, (c. AD46- c120), 1830. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGriffin Collection: W. Pitt, (1759-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown

W. Pitt, (1759-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
W. Pitt, (1759-1806), 1830. William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) British Tory, educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and Lincolns Inn

Background imageGriffin Collection: Monnoyier, (1636-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Monnoyier, (1636-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Monnoyier, (1636-1699), 1830. John Baptist Monnoyer (1636-1699) Franco-Flemish painter who specialised in flower pieces, attached to the Gobelins and Beauvais tapestry workshops

Background imageGriffin Collection: Pococke, (1604-1691), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pococke, (1604-1691), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pococke, (1604-1691), 1830. Edward Pococke (1604-1691) English Orientalist and biblical scholar educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, ordained as a Church of England priest in 1629

Background imageGriffin Collection: Monboddo, (1714-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Monboddo, (1714-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Monboddo, (1714-1799), 1830. James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist

Background imageGriffin Collection: Piozzi, (1741-1821), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Piozzi, (1741-1821), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Piozzi, (1741-1821), 1830. Hester Thrale (1741-1821) Welsh-born diarist, author and patron of the arts whose diaries provide information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century English life

Background imageGriffin Collection: Lady Montague, (1689- 1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Lady Montague, (1689- 1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lady Montague, (1689- 1762), 1830. Lady Mary Wortley Montague (1689- 1762) English aristocrat, letter writer, and poet, who wrote during travels to the Ottoman Empire

Background imageGriffin Collection: Olivet, (1682-1768), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Olivet, (1682-1768), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Olivet, (1682-1768), 1830. Pierre-Joseph Thoulier d Olivet, Abbot of Olivet (1682-1768) French abbot, writer, grammarian and translator

Background imageGriffin Collection: Menander, (c342-290 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Menander, (c342-290 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Menander, (c342-290 BC), 1830. Menander (c342-290 BC) Greek dramatist of Athenian New Comedy. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Background imageGriffin Collection: Cardinal Pole, (1500-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cardinal Pole, (1500-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cardinal Pole, (1500-1558), 1830. Reginald Pole (1500-1558) English cardinal educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. Last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in office 1556-1558

Background imageGriffin Collection: Montmorenci, (1493-1567), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Montmorenci, (1493-1567), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Montmorenci, (1493-1567), 1830. Anne de Montmorency (1493-1567) French soldier, statesman and diplomat, Marshal and Constable of France, present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold and who

Background imageGriffin Collection: Porson, (1759- 1808), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Porson, (1759- 1808), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Porson, (1759- 1808), 1830. Richard Porson (1759- 1808) English classical scholar educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. The Greek typeface Porson was based on his handwriting

Background imageGriffin Collection: Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. I. Moore, (1761-1809), 1830. Sir John Moore (1761-1809) British Army general, known for military training reforms and his death at the Battle of Corunna

Background imageGriffin Collection: Duke of Orleans, (1747-1793), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Duke of Orleans, (1747-1793), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Duke of Orleans, (1747-1793), 1830. Louis Philippe Joseph d Orleans (1747-1793) during the French Revolution changed his name to Philippe Egalite

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mickle, (1734-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mickle, (1734-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mickle, (1734-1788), 1830. William Julius Mickle (1734-1788) Scottish poet who worked as a corrector for the Clarendon Press, his translation of the Lusiad

Background imageGriffin Collection: Pliny the Younger, (61-c113), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pliny the Younger, (61-c113), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pliny the Younger, (61-c113), 1830. Pliny the Younger (61-c113) lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome who served under Trajan and was a friend of Tacitus

Background imageGriffin Collection: Montaigne, (1533-1592), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Montaigne, (1533-1592), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Montaigne, (1533-1592), 1830. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-1592) significant philosopher of the French Renaissance, known for the essay as a literary genre

Background imageGriffin Collection: Phocion, (c402-c318 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Phocion, (c402-c318 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Phocion, (c402-c318 BC), 1830. Phocion (c402-c318 BC) Athenian statesman and strategos, known to be honest and subject of one of Plutarchs Parallel Lives

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mieris, (1635- 1681), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mieris, (1635- 1681), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mieris, (1635- 1681), 1830. Francis Mieris (1635- 1681) Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter, more often illustrating the habits or actions of the wealthier classes

Background imageGriffin Collection: Perouse, (1741-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Perouse, (1741-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Perouse, (1741-1788), 1830. Jean Francois de Galaup (1741-1788) French Naval officer and explorer wounded at the Battle of Quiberon Bay, whose expedition vanished in Oceania

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mirabeau, (1749-1791), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mirabeau, (1749-1791), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mirabeau, (1749-1791), 1830. Honore Gabriel Riqueti (1749-1791) leader of the early stages of the French Revolution. An orator who had the reputation of being a voice of the people

Background imageGriffin Collection: Revd. I. Nelson, (1725-1807), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Revd. I. Nelson, (1725-1807), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Revd. I. Nelson, (1725-1807), 1830. Revd. John Newton (1725-1807) English Anglican clergyman and abolitionist who served as a sailor in the Royal Navy

Background imageGriffin Collection: Sr. John Medina, (1659-1710), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sr. John Medina, (1659-1710), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. John Medina, (1659-1710), 1830. Sir John Baptist Medina (1659-1710) Flemish-Spanish artist who worked in England and Scotland and the first illustrator of Paradise Lost by John Milton in 1688

Background imageGriffin Collection: Philip II King of Macedon, (382-336 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Philip II King of Macedon, (382-336 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Philip II King of Macedon, (382-336 BC), 1830. Philip II of Macedon (382-336 BC) King of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC

Background imageGriffin Collection: Milne, (c1743-1815), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Milne, (c1743-1815), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Milne, (c1743-1815), 1830. Colin Milne (c1743-1815) Scottish priest of the Church of England and botanist. Tutor to Lord Algernon Percy with a reputation as a preacher

Background imageGriffin Collection: Pericles, (c 495-429 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pericles, (c 495-429 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pericles, (c 495-429 BC), 1830. Pericles (c 495-429 BC) influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens who led his countrymen during the first years of the Peloponnesian War

Background imageGriffin Collection: Sr. H. Myddleton, (1560-1631), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sr. H. Myddleton, (1560-1631), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. H. Myddleton, (1560-1631), 1830. Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560-1631) Welsh clothmaker, entrepreneur, mine-owner, goldsmith, banker and self-taught engineer, appointed Royal Jeweller by King James I

Background imageGriffin Collection: Nollikens, (1737-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Nollikens, (1737-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Nollikens, (1737-1823) 1830. Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823) English sculptor who enjoyed work on mythological subjects. With patronage of king George III he sculpted William Pitt the Younger

Background imageGriffin Collection: Martyr, (1499-1562), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Martyr, (1499-1562), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Martyr, (1499-1562), 1830. Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) Italian-born Reformed theologian, considered an authority on the Eucharist

Background imageGriffin Collection: E. Miller, (c1731-1807), 1830. Creator: Unknown

E. Miller, (c1731-1807), 1830. Creator: Unknown
E. Miller, (c1731-1807), 1830. Edward Miller (c1731-1807) English musician, composer and historian of Doncaster, noted as the writer of the hymn tunes From " Biographical Illustrations"

Background imageGriffin Collection: H. Peters, (1598-1660), 1830. Creator: Unknown

H. Peters, (1598-1660), 1830. Creator: Unknown
H. Peters, (1598-1660), 1830. Hugh Peter (1598-1660) English preacher, influential political advisor and soldier who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mithridates, (65-110AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mithridates, (65-110AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mithridates, (65-110AD), 1830. Mithridates VII or Sanatruk (65-110AD) member of the Arsacid dynasty who became King of Armenia. Hagiographic tradition blames him for the martyrdom of the Apostle St

Background imageGriffin Collection: Miltiades, (c550-489 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Miltiades, (c550-489 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Miltiades, (c550-489 BC), 1830. Miltiades (c550-489 BC) Athenian general known for his role in the Battle of Marathon, he was son of Cimon Coalemos, Olympic chariot-racer, and father of Cimon

Background imageGriffin Collection: Parnell, (1679-1718), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Parnell, (1679-1718), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Parnell, (1679-1718), 1830. Thomas Parnell (1679-1718) Anglo-Irish poet and clergyman, educated at Trinity College, Dublin

Background imageGriffin Collection: Meursius, (1579-1639), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Meursius, (1579-1639), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Meursius, (1579-1639), 1830. Johannes Meursius (van Meurs) (1579-1639) Dutch classical scholar and antiquary, professor of Greek and history at Leiden

Background imageGriffin Collection: Paracelsus, (1493-1541), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Paracelsus, (1493-1541), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Paracelsus, (1493-1541), 1830. Paracelsus (1493-1541) Swiss physician, alchemist, and astrologer of the German Renaissance, credited as the father of toxicology

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mezerai, (1610-1683), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mezerai, (1610-1683), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mezerai, (1610-1683), 1830. Francois Eudes de Mezeray (1610-1683) French historian, historiographer and translator admitted to the Academie francaise in 1649

Background imageGriffin Collection: Parmegiano, (1503-1540), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Parmegiano, (1503-1540), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Parmegiano, (1503-1540), 1830. Francesco Mazzola Parmegiano (1503-1540) Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker whose career was disrupted by the Sack of Rome in 1527

Background imageGriffin Collection: Mengs, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mengs, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mengs, (1728-1779), 1830. Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779) German Rococo painter, whose fresco Parnassus at Villa Albani gained him a reputation as a master

Background imageGriffin Collection: Pennant, (1726-1798), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pennant, (1726-1798), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pennant, (1726-1798), 1830. Thomas Pennant (1726-1798) Welsh naturalist, travel writer and antiquarian whose books influenced Samuel Johnson

Background imageGriffin Collection: M. Park, (1771-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown

M. Park, (1771-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
M. Park, (1771-1806), 1830. Mungo Park (1771-1806) Scottish explorer of West Africa, noted for exploration of the upper Niger River c1796, his book Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa

Background imageGriffin Collection: Nero, (37- 68 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Nero, (37- 68 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Nero, (37- 68 AD), 1830. Nero (37- 68 AD) last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, adopted by his great-uncle Claudius he became heir and successor with the consent of the Praetorian Guard

Background imageGriffin Collection: Menage, (1613-1692), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Menage, (1613-1692), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Menage, (1613-1692), 1830. Giles Menage (1613-1692) French scholar who published an unedited anonymous life of Aristotle. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard



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