Sir William Collection (page 3)

Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli
Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Portrait of John Herschel as a young man. The son of astronomer Sir William Herschel, John Herschel discovered 525 nebulae and clusters

The Bishop of Durhams Charge at Falkirk, 22 July 1298, (c1880). The Battle of Falkirk took place on 22 July 1298, and was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence

Interior of the Royal Exchange, City of London, c1910 (1911). Founded by the merchant Sir Thomas Gresham, the Royal Exchange was officially opened on 23 January 1571 by Queen Elizabeth I

Front page of A Perfect Diurnall of Some Passages in Parliament, 1643 (1905)
Reduced facsimile of the front page of A Perfect Diurnall of Some Passages in Parliament, 1643 (1905). From Cassells History of England, Vol

H. M. Queen Mary, 1910 (1935). Artist: Sir William Llewellyn
H.M. Queen Mary, 1910 (1935). After the painting by Sir William Llewellyn, P.R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 20. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 16th century. Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. After Hans Eworth (c1520-1574)

Princess Amelia, (1783-1810), 1797. Youngest daughter of King George III. (1906)
Princess Amelia, (1783-1810), 1797. Youngest daughter of King George III. A stipple engraving after a painting by Sir William Beechey (1753-1839). From the Connoisseur VOL. XV, 1906

Portrait of Sir Francis Ford?s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy. Exhibited 1793 (1906). Artist: Charles Wilkinson
Portrait of Sir Francis Ford?s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy. Exhibited 1793. Sir Francis Ford (1758-1801) was the Member of Parliament for Newcastle-Under-Lyme from 22 February 1793 to

The Royal Exchange, London, late 19th or early 20th century. The Royal Exchange in the City of London was founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a centre of commerce for the city

General Ulyssess Grant, American soldier and politician, c1860s (1955). Grant leaning over the shoulder of General George Meade

Men in Highland dress in front of the Forth Bridge, Scotland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Men in Highland dress in front of the Forth Bridge, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

The Forth Bridge, Scotland. Artist: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours
The Forth Bridge, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

Willem Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century English statesman. Cecil (1520-1598) was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

Queen Mary II of Orange. Artist: Cheeseman
Queen Mary II of Orange. Possibly a portrait of Queen Mary II (1662-1694) when Princess of Orange

Sir William Crookes (1832-1919), English chemist and physicist, 1926. In 1861, Crookes discovered a previously unknown element with a bright green emission line in its spectrum

Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of George III, 1806. Artist: Scriven
Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of George III, 1806. Printed for John Bell

Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, 1816. Artist: Cheeseman
Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, 1816. The Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857) was a member of the British Royal Family

Sir William Grant (1752-1832), Scottish lawyer and politician, 19th century. Artist: WH Mote
Sir William Grant (1752-1832), Scottish lawyer and politician, 19th century. Grant was Master of the Rolls from 1801 to 1817

Prince Edward Augustus (1767-1820), Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Prince Edward Augustus (1767-1820), Duke of Kent and Strathearn, 19th century. Prince Edward was the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria

Portrait of Sir William Wallace, from an old wood block, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Portrait of Sir William Wallace, from an old wood block, c1860, (c1860). Sir William Wallace (died 1305) a Scottish knight who became one of the leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence

Portrait of Joseph Nollekens, c1812 (1904). Artist: Sir William Beechey
Portrait of Joseph Nollekens, c1812 (1904). Nollekens (1737-1823) was a British sculptor. From The Royal Academy From Reynolds to Millais Edited by Charles Holme

Cricket at Igloolik, 1822-1823 (1912). The crews of HMS Fury and HMS Hecla. playing cricket on the Arctic ice during the mission commanded by Lieutenant William Edward Parry to try to try to find

Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841), Scottish painter, 19th century. Artist: Henry Robinson
Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841), Scottish painter, 19th century

Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, 6th Baronet, Scottish banker, (1870). Artist: Henry Robinson
Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, 6th Baronet, Scottish banker, (1870). Forbes (1739-1806) was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1776-1778

William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British soldier and politician, 1830. Artist: Peltro William Tomkins
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British soldier and politician, 1830. Beresford (1768-1854) defeated the French under Marshal Soult at the Battle of Albuera, in the Peninsular War, 1811

Letter by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Lord Burghley and Sir Walter Mildmay, 1576 (1856). A print from The Autograph Souvenir, A collection of Autograph Letters, Interesting Documents, &c

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, home of the Marquis of Exeter, c1880. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I

General Pepperell at the Siege of Louisburg, Canada, 18th century. Artist: W Ridgeway
General Pepperell at the Siege of Louisburg, Canada, 18th century. Sir William Pepperrell (1696-1759) was a merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts

William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester. Artist: Scriven
William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester. William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (1776-1834) was a great-grandson of King George II

Princess Augusta Sophia, daughter of George III. Artist: Cooper
Princess Augusta Sophia, daughter of George III. Portrait of Augusta Sophia (1768-1840), second daughter of King George III of Great Britain

Queen Charlotte, queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom. Portrait of Charlotte (1744-1818), who was the wife of George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)

George III of the United Kingdom. Artist: Rogers
George III of the United Kingdom. Portrait of King George III, (Mad King George, 1738-1820), who ruled Britain from 1760 until his son (the future King George IV) became Regent in 1811

Sir David Wilkie, Scottish painter, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
Sir David Wilkie, Scottish painter, 19th century. Portrait of Wilkie (1785-1841)

Sir Thomas Picton, British soldier, 19th century. Artist: Peltro William Tomkins
Sir Thomas Picton, British soldier, 19th century. Picton (1758-1815) was mortally wounded at the Battle of Waterloo

Spencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister, 19th century. Artist: C Picart
Spencer Perceval, British statesman and Prime Minister, 19th century. Perceval (1762-1812) became Prime Minister in 1809. Three years later he became the first (and only)

Sir William Crookes, English chemist and physicist, (20th century). After studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, London

Admiral James Gambier (1756-1833), 1st Baron Gambier, 1837. Artist: W Holl
Admiral James Gambier (1756-1833), 1st Baron Gambier, 1837

Burleigh House gardens, Stamford, Lincolnshire, 1900. This great Elizabethan house of Burghley or Burleigh was completed by William Cecil, Lord Burghley in 1587

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, (c1850). Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. Taken from the book Old Englands Worthies, London, c1850

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, British soldier. Artist: Thomson
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, British soldier. Paget served in Flanders (1794), Holland (1799) and the Peninsular War (1808). In 1812 he succeeded his father as Earl of Uxbridge

William Bowman, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Bowman, Fellow of the Royal Society, 1880. In 1839 he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Right Hon Sir William Baliol Brett, Judge of the Court of Appeal, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Sir William Baliol Brett, Judge of the Court of Appeal, 1877. Brett went on to become Master of the Rolls in 1883

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Artist: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Letter written from the port of Cadiz (which Essex refers to as Cales ), to William Cecil, Lord Burghley

Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Artist: Sir Francis Drake
Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Letter informing Cecil that the whole Spanish treasure from the Indies for the last year only

Wallace Executed, 1305, (c1850). After his trial, Scottish patriot William Wallace (1270-1305) was stripped naked and dragged through the City of London at the heels of a horse

James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Artist: William Holl
James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, (1870). Watts (1736-1819) improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution

Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Herschel (1738-1822) became famous for discovering the planet Uranus

James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, 19th century. Artist: CE Wagstaff
James Watt, Scottish inventor and engineer, 19th century. Watts (1736-1819) improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution

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