Historian Collection (page 8)

Ernest Lavisse, French historian, 1892. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920

G Lenotre, French historian and dramatist, 1924. G Lenotre was the pseudonym of French historian and dramatist Theodore Gosselin (1855-1935) A photograph from Album de Photographies

Dr Charles Burneys Family, (1912). Cut with scissors mounted on silk. Charles Burney (1726-1814) was a music historian and was the father of the author Frances Burney

Prosper Merimee, French author, historian and archaeologist, 1861. Merimee (1803-1870) is best remembered for his novella Carmen which was the inspiration for Bizets opera of the same title

William Robertson, 18th century Scottish historian and Principal of Edinburgh University, (1845). Artist: H Meyer
William Robertson, 18th century Scottish historian and Principal of Edinburgh University, (1845). A print from Lives of Men of Letters and Science who Flourished in the Time of George III, by Henry

David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Artist: W Holl
David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Humes (1711-1776) most important work was A Treatise on Human Nature (1739)

The tomb of Leonardo Bruni (c1369-1444), Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, 1882. Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino) was a leading humanist, historian and a chancellor of Florence

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

Mandell Creighton (1843-1901), English historian and ecclesiastic, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Mandell Creighton (1843-1901), English historian and ecclesiastic, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), Irish politician, historian and novelist, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), Irish politician, historian and novelist, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, British jurist, historian and politician, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
James Bryce (1838-1922), 1st Viscount Bryce, British jurist, historian and politician, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Lord Macaulay, famous historian & essayist, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Lord Macaulay, famous historian & essayist, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

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

Henry Cabot Slim Lodge (1850-1924), American Republican Senator and historian, c1910. He was also a friend and confidant of Theodore Roosevelt. He had the role of Senate Majority leader

White Kennet (1660-1728), historian and Bishop of Peterborough, 1803

Gilbert Burnet, Scottish theologian and historian. An advisor to William of Orange after falling out of favour with James II

Jules Michelet, French historian, c1860-1874. Michelet (1798-1874) is best known for his 17-volume History of France (1833-1867)

Francois Guizot, French historian, orator and statesman, c1845-1874. Guizot (1787-1874) was an influential figure in French politics before the Revolution of 1848

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

Charles Forbes Rene de Montalembert (1810-1870), French publicist and historian. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson

John Forster, c1860-1900. Artist: CH Jeens
John Forster, c1860-1900

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter, gallery director, collector and writer, 19th century. Artist: J Smyth
Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793-1865), English painter, gallery director, collector and writer, 19th century. From the Art Union Journal

Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), German historian, 1886. Artist: Wilhelm Auguste Rudolf Lehmann
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), German historian, 1886. From The Graphic, 28 June 1886

Janus Dousa (1545-1604), Dutch statesman, historian, poet and philologist

The Historian animating the mind of a young painter, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Historian animating the mind of a young painter, 1784. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, 17th century English statesman, (1836). Artist: CE Wagstaff
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, 17th century English statesman, (1836). Hyde (1609-1674) was Chancellor of the Exchequer to King Charles I, and author of the Clarendon Code

Joseph Justus Scaliger, Dutch historian and philologist, (1836). Artist: CE Wagstaff
Joseph Justus Scaliger, Dutch historian and philologist, (1836). Born in Agen, in France, Scaliger is noted for his work on Classical history and historical chronology

Edward Gibbon, 18th century British historian, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Edward Gibbon, 18th century British historian, (1836). Gibbon (1737-1794) was an influential historian who wrote The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Francois Guizot (1787-1874), French historian, orator and statesman, 1900. Artist: Delaroche
Francois Guizot (1787-1874), French historian, orator and statesman, 1900

Louis Blanc (1811-1882), French politician and historian, 1900

Friedrich Schiller, German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist, (1900). Schiller (1759-1805) is regarded as one of the greatest figures of German literature

Justin McCarthy, Irish historian, author and nationalist politician, (c1905). McCarthy (1830-1912) served as a Liberal and Home Rule MP from 1879 until 1900

Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, (1903). Carlyle (1795-1881) wrote a history of the French Revolution which gained him popular as well as academic fame when it

Four social theorists: Carlyle, Owen, Fourier and Proudhon, (1903). Robert Owen, Welsh socialist and social reformer; Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist

George Buchanan, 16th century Scottish historian and humanist scholar. Buchanan (1506-1582) spent many years studying in Paris

John Selden, English jurist, antiquary and oriental scholar, (c1850). Portrait of Selden (1584-1654), a polymath saluted by John Milton as the chief of learned men reputed in this land

William Camden, English antiquarian and historian, (c1850). Camden (1551-1623) produced the first topographical survey of Great Britain

William Hepworth Dixon, historian and traveller, 1881. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

James Anthony Froude, British historian, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Anthony Froude, British historian, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy

Charles Rene d Hozier, (1885). Artist: Gerard Edelinck
Charles Rene d Hozier, (1885). Portrait of French historical commentator d Hozier (1640-1732)

John Selden, English jurist, legal antiquary and oriental scholar, (1823). Artist: R Cooper
John Selden, English jurist, antiquary and scholar, (1823). Selden (1584-1654) was a politician, legal antiquary, historian and oriental scholar

Reverend John Skinner, Scottish historian and songwriter, (1870). Skinner (1721-1807) was the author of The Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, written from an episcopal point of view

Major-General David Stewart of Garth, Scottish author, (1870). Artist: JB Shaw
Major-General David Stewart of Garth, Scottish author, (1870). Stewart (1772-1829) was the author of Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland

Robert Henry, Scottish historian, (1870). Artist:s Freeman
Robert Henry, Scottish historian, (1870). Henry (1718-1790) wrote the History of Great Britain on a New Plan, (1771-1793), in 6 volumes

Edgar Quinet, French historian and man of letters, mid-19th century. Artist: E Leguay
Edgar Quinet, French historian and man of letters, mid-19th century. Portrait of Quinet (1803-1875), one of whose principal works was Les Revolutions d Italie, (The Revolutions of Italy, 1848)

Jules Michelet, French historian, mid-19th century. Artist: Toullion
Jules Michelet, French historian, mid-19th century. Portrait of Michelet (1798-1874), best known for his 17-volume History of France, (1833-1867)

Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian, 1890. Artist: Chevrillon
Hippolyte Taine, French critic and historian, 1890. Portrait of Taine (1828-1893), leading exponent of positivism

Louis Adolphe Thiers, French statesman and historian, 19th century. Artist: E Boulton
Louis Adolphe Thiers, French statesman and historian, 19th century. Portrait of Thiers, (1797-1877)

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