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Dryden, 1775. Artist: W SharpDryden, 1775. John Dryden (1631-1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775
Portrait of Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg, Countess of Darlington (1675-1725). From a private collection
Portrait of King George I of Great Britain, 1717. Artist: Sir Godfrey KnellerPortrait of King George I of Great Britain, 1717. George (1660-1727) was the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland. He ruled from 1714 until his death
John Locke, English philosopher, (1825). Artist:s FreemanJohn Locke, English philosopher, (1825). Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)
William, Duke of Gloucester, with his mother, Queen Anne, (1907). William, Duke of Gloucester (1689-1700) died at the age of 11. Anne (1665-1714) gave birth to 17 children between 1684 and 1700
Vice Admiral John Benbow, English admiral, (19th century). Benbow (1653-1702) commanded the English fleet against the French at La Hogue (1692), Saint-Malo (1693), and Dunkirk (1696)
King William III, (c1850). William of Orange (1650-1702), King of England and Ireland, landed with his army at Torbay, Devon, 5 November 1688
King George II, (1824). Artist: RogersKing George II, (1824). Portrait of George Augustus (1683-1760), King of Great Britain
Sir Isaac Newton, 1774. Artist: William SharpSir Isaac Newton, 1774. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought
John Radcliffe, English physician, 1747. Artist: Pierre FourdrinierJohn Radcliffe, English physician, 1747. Born at Wakefield, Yorkshire, Radcliffe (1650-1714) was Royal Physician to William III, Mary II and Queen Anne
John Locke, English philosopher, c1713 Artist: George VertueJohn Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)
John Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Artist: Sir Godfrey KnellerJohn Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)
Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Artist: Jacobus HoubrakenSir Isaac Newton, English scientist and mathematician, c1700. Newtons discoveries were prolific and exerted a huge influence on science and thought
Portrait of the Ambassador Pyotr Ivanovich Potyomkin (1617-1700), 1682. Artist: Kneller, Sir Godfrey (1646-1723)Portrait of the Ambassador Pyotr Ivanovich Potyomkin (1617-1700), 1682. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Anne (1665-1714), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702. Queen Anne was the second daughter of James II and sister of Mary II
Francis Atterbury (1663-1732) English prelate, polemical writer and orator, 1732. Atterbury became Bishop of Rochester in 1713
Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. Artist: ThornthwaiteJoseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, 1794. He was a friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift and edited The Spectator with Steele in 1711-1712
George I (1660-1727), c1714. Artist: Sir Godfrey KnellerGeorge I (1660-1727), c1714. German born King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714, Elector of Hanover (1698). First Hanoverian king of Great Britain
Portrait of Peter the Great, mid 19th century. Artist: Enrico BelliPortrait of Peter the Great, mid 19th century. Peter I (1672-1725) succeeded his father Alexis I as Tsar in 1682, initially ruling jointly with his half-brother, Ivan V