Images Dated 16th December 2005 (page 3)

Delamothe Fenelon, 1777. Artist: T Cook
Delamothe Fenelon, 1777. Francois de Salignac de la Mothe, more commonly known as Francois Fenelon (1651-1715), was a French Roman Catholic theologian, poet and writer

Cardinal Wolsey, 1775. Artist: Ryder
Cardinal Wolsey, 1775. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1475-1530), was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Artist: W Sharp
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider, 1775. Artist: W Walker
The Transformation of Arachne into a Spider, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Hercules overcomes Antaeus, who opposes his Passage into Africa, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Hercules overcomes Antaeus, who opposes his Passage into Africa, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Sir Samuel Garth, 1775. Artist: T Cook
Sir Samuel Garth, 1775. Garth (1661-1719) was a English physician and poet. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Minerva protecting Telemachus, and preserving him from the Shafts of Love, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Minerva protecting Telemachus, and preserving him from the Shafts of Love, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Edward Russel, Earl of Orford, 1775. Artist: Thomas Cook
Edward Russel, Earl of Orford, 1775. Russell (1653-1727) was the First Lord of the Admiralty under King William III. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Telemachus gains Information of the commerce of Tyre, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Telemachus gains Information of the commerce of Tyre, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Oliver Cromwell, 1775. Artist: T Cook
Oliver Cromwell, 1775. Portrait of Cromwell (1599-1658), English soldier and statesman, Commander in Chief of the Parliamentary forces

The Departure of Telemachus from Egypt, 1775. Artist: W Walker
The Departure of Telemachus from Egypt, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Dryden, 1775. Artist: W Sharp
Dryden, 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

Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Artist: J Hall
Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

F Delamothe, 1776. Artist: T Cook
F Delamothe, 1776. Francois de la Mothe Le Vayer (1588-1672) was a French writer. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Telemachus entreats Hazael to receive him as a Slave with Mentor, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Telemachus entreats Hazael to receive him as a Slave with Mentor, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough and Daughter, 20th century. Artist: Richard Houston
Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough and Daughter, 20th century. Modern version of a portrait made c1764 of Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough and her daughter, Lady Caroline Spencer

William, Prince of Orange, 20th century. Artist: Abraham Blooteling
William, Prince of Orange, 20th century. Modern version of a 17th century portrait. A protestant, William of Orange (1650-1702)

Colonel St Leger, 20th century. Modern print after Gainsboroughs painting of 1782, of John Hayes St Leger (1756-1800)

Michael Faraday, British physicist and chemist, 1931. Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century

Calvin, 19th century. Artist: Thomas A Woolnoth
Calvin, 19th century. French theologian Jean Calvin (1509-1564) settled in Geneva and became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation

Rene Descartes, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Rene Descartes, 1775. Eighteenth century engraving of French philosopher and mathematician Descartes (1596-1650) who is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Procris Killed by an arrow which Cephalus darted through the thicket, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Procris Killed by an arrow which Cephalus darted through the thicket, 1775. Scene from Greek mythology; Cephalus accidentally kills his wife

Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, commonly called Boileau, (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic

Frederick Duke of Schomberg, 1775. Artist: Ryder
Frederick Duke of Schomberg, 1775. Friedrich Hermann (or Frederic-Armand), 1st Duke of Schomberg (originally Schonberg) (c1615-1690)

Telemachus explains the questions of Minos, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Telemachus explains the questions of Minos, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

La Fontaine, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
La Fontaine, 1775. Jean de la Fontaine (c1621-1695), French poet, was born at Chateau-Thierry in Champagne. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Narcissus seeing his reflection in a Fountain becomes enamourd of himself, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Narcissus seeing his reflection in a Fountain becomes enamourd of himself, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Robert Earl of Oxford, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Robert Earl of Oxford, 1775. Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1661-1724), was an English statesman of the Stuart and early Georgian periods

The Nymph Echo, Chang d into A Sound, 1774. Artist: W Walker
The Nymph Echo, Chang d into A Sound, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Sir Thomas More, 1774. Artist: T Cook
Sir Thomas More, 1774. Portrait of More (1478-1535) English statesman, scholar and saint and Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head

Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Peter Corneille, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Peter Corneille, 1774. Corneille (1606-1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great 17th Century French dramatists, along with Moliere and Racine

Perdix, the Nephew of Daedalus, transformed into a Partridge, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Perdix, the Nephew of Daedalus, transformed into a Partridge, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Voltaire, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Voltaire, 1774. Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet), 18th century French author, playwright, satirist and man of letters. Voltaire (1694-1778) was a central figure in the French Enlightenment

Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis... 1775. Artist: W Walker
Myrrha, retired into the Country of the Sabeans, is delivered of Adonis, and afterwards Metamorphosed into a Tree, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

William Lord Russel, 1775. Artist: T Cook
William Lord Russel, 1775. Lord Russell (1639-1683), English politician, was among the founders of the Whig Party. Russell supported attempts in Parliament to exclude the Roman Catholic James II

The Defeat and Death of the Tyrant Boccoris, 1774. Artist: W Walker
The Defeat and Death of the Tyrant Boccoris, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Geoffrey Chaucer, 1774. Artist: J Collyer
Geoffrey Chaucer, 1774. Chaucer (c1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat (courtier), and diplomat. Chaucer is best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales

Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into... 1775.Artist: W Walker
Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into her own Breast, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Armand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal et Duc de Richelieu, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Armand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal et Duc de Richelieu, 1775. Richelieu (1585-1642) was made a Cardinal in 1622. Minister of state to Louis XIII, he was de facto ruler of France from 1624

John Racine, 1774. Artist: J Collyer
John Racine, 1774. Jean Racine (1639-1699) was a French dramatist, one of the big three of 17th century France (along with Moliere and Corneille)

Telemachus accompanied by Mentor, relates his Adventures to Calypso, 1774. Artist: J Collyer
Telemachus accompanied by Mentor, relates his Adventures to Calypso, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

George Buchanan, 1776. Artist: T Cook
George Buchanan, 1776. Buchanan (1506-1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

The Shipwreck of Telemachus, 1777. Artist: W Walker
The Shipwreck of Telemachus, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777

Thomas, Marquis of Wharton, 1777. Artist: Sharp
Thomas, Marquis of Wharton, 1777. Portrait of English politician Wharton (c1648-1715) who was a supporter of William III. He composed the ballad Lilibolero or Lilli Burlero

The Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. Artist: W Walker
The Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777

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