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Admiral Sir George Ayscue 1616-1671

Sir George Ayscue was an English naval officer who served in the English Civil War and the Anglo-Dutch Wars who rose to the rank of Admiral of the White. He also served as Governor of Scilly Isles and Governor of Barbados.

Subject gender: Male
Artist: 1661

Size 22 x 16 cms

Price £38.00

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1346

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, KG of Lathom House in the parish of Lathom in Lancashire, was an English nobleman, politician, and supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Before inheriting the title in 1642 he was known as Lord Strange.
Artist: Edward Scriven 1815, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Size 31 x 23 cms

Price £38.00

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1268

Samuel Johnson 1709-1784

Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. He was a devout Anglican. Politically, he was a committed Tory
Artist: J.Bacon(statuary)
Date:
Size 10 x 19 cms
Price £14.00

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1390

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset KG 1506-1552

Lord Protector of England during part of the Tudor period from 1547 until 1549 during the minority of his nephew, King Edward VI. Despite his popularity with the common people, his policies often angered the gentry and he was overthrown.
Size 8 x 12 cms
Price £14.00

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1362

George Osbaldeston 1786-1866

George Osbaldeston, best known as Squire Osbaldeston, was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament but who had his greatest impact as a sportsman and first-class cricketer.
Artist: Woodhouse
Date:
Size 13 x 19 cms
Price £28.00

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1312

Edward Hyde 1st Earl of Clarendon 1609-1674

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English statesman who served as Lord Chancellor to King Charles II from 1658, two years before the Restoration of the Monarchy, until 1667. He was loyal to the king, built up the royalist cause, and served as the chief minister after 1660.
Artist: Wagstaff
Date:
Size 10 x 13 cms
Price £14.00

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1266

John Wesley 1703-1791

English cleric, theologian and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
Artist: C.Goodman
Date:
Size 10 x 14 cms
Price £28.00

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1270

Joseph Addison 1672-1719

English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.
Artist: Bolt after Kneller
Date:
Size 7 x 9 cms
Price £14.00

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