1c Franklin single, 1887. Creator: American Bank Note Company1c Franklin single, 1887. Unused; perf 12
1c Franklin single, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company1c Franklin single, 1881. Mint; perf 12
Helvetius. Creator: Pierre Michel AlixHelvetius
Plate 43 from Los Caprichos : The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueno de la razon produce monstruos), 1799, published 1908-12
Philip Melanchthon, 1526. Creator: Albrecht DurerPhilip Melanchthon, 1526
The historian John Besly, after Jaspar Isaac, 1861. Creator: Charles MeryonThe historian John Besly, after Jaspar Isaac, 1861
A Nighttime Gathering, Folio from the Davis Album, dated 1664-65. Creator: Muhammad ZamanA Nighttime Gathering, Folio from the Davis Album, dated 1664-65
The Contest at Auckinleck (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), June 10, 1786
Montesquieu, (1689-1755), 1830. Creator: UnknownMontesquieu, (1689-1755), 1830. Charles-Louis de Secondat (1689-1755) French judge, man of letters, and political philosopher. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard
Milton, (1608-1674), 1830. Creator: UnknownMilton, (1608-1674), 1830. John Milton (1608-1674) English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell
They found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, c1840. CreatorThey found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, c1840. Biblical scene, from Luke 2: 46: And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple
Sr. K. Digby, (1603-1665), 1830. Creator: UnknownSr. K. Digby, (1603-1665), 1830. Kenelm Digby (1603-1665) English courtier and diplomat, natural philosopher, astrologer and leading Roman Catholic intellectual
George Buchanan, (1506-1582), 1830. Creator: UnknownGeorge Buchanan, (1506-1582), 1830. George Buchanan (1506-1582) Scottish historian and humanist scholar. His ideology of resistance to royal usurpation was popular during the Scottish Reformation
Christina, (1626-1689), 1830. Creator: UnknownChristina, (1626-1689), 1830. Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689) the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, had interest in religion, philosophy
The Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Creator: William Quiller OrchardsonThe Voltaire Incident, 1883-1907, (c1930). Scene based on a real incident: the French satirist Voltaire (1694-1778) has been beaten by the servants of the Duc de Rohan after Voltaire outsmarted him
The Sophists Expelled from Rome, 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Sophists Expelled from Rome, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]
An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: UnknownAn Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator, worked as a professional speech-writer and lawyer
Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: UnknownDemosthenes, 1890. Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator, worked as a professional speech-writer and lawyer
John Milton, 1785. Creator: UnknownJohn Milton, 1785. John Milton (1608-1674), English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England and is best known for his poem Paradise Lost (1667)
John Locke. Esq, 1786. Creator: UnknownJohn Locke. Esq, 1786.John Locke (1632-1704), English philosopher, physician and Enlightenment thinker important to social contract theory and considered to be as the " Father of Liberalism
Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: OttoMarcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Proust, (1871-1922), author of A la recherche du temps perdu
Marcel Proust, French author, 1922. Proust (1871-1922) is best remembered for his A la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) a seven volume work spanning some 3200 pages
A German man of letters, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost AmmanA German man of letters, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix
Thomas de Quincey, English author and intellectual, (1912). Portrait of de Quincey (1785-1859) from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York)
Philip Dormer Stanhope (1694-1773), 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 19th century. Stanhope was a British statesman and intellectual. From Sentimental Magazine
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist, 19th century. Known especially for his research on the speed of light, he also improved astronomical instruments, especially the telescope
Vision of an intellectual family in the 1950s, 1883Vision of an intellectual family in the 1950s. Anticipated result of selective breeding in Man. From A. Robida Le Vingtieme Siecle, Paris, 1883
Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and mathematician. Nobel prize for literature 1950
Hannah More being introduced to society, English religious writerHannah More (1745-1833) English religious writer and playwright, and member of the Blue Stocking circle of intelligent educated women, being introduced to Society by the Duchess of Gloucester
