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Portrait of George Percy, in full shirt of Holland linen worn with doublet, c1610-1620, (1937)

Portrait of George Percy, second Governor of Virginia, showing the full shirt of Holland linen customarily worn under slashed doublets, and the Vandyke collar and cuffs of Charles I's reign, c1610-1620, (1937). George Percy (1580-1632), English explorer, author, and early Colonial Governor of Virginia.From "History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan. [Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1937]

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Deianeira receiving the poisoned tunic from Nessus, and the wounded centaur falling to

Deianeira receiving the poisoned tunic from Nessus, and the wounded centaur falling to the ground at left, 1778

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Pope, (1688-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pope, (1688-1744), 1830. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English satirist poet and master of heroic couplet, the second most quoted writer in the English language. Largely self-educated as catholic persecution by James II prevented him from attending school. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

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