Duke of Newcastle, held major political office for nearly 4 decades, the ultimate insider of 18th-century British politics. He was both Secretary of State and First Lord of the Treasury.
Artist: Proud
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Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1393
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield 1717-1790 General; defender of Gibraltar
British Army officer who served in three major wars during the eighteenth century. He rose to distinction during the Seven Years’ War when he fought in Germany and participated in the British attacks on Belle Île and Cuba.
Artist: Mansfield
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Size 10 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1392
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont 1710-1763
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, PC, of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, Petworth House in Sussex, and of Egremont House in Mayfair, London, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761-63
Size 14 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
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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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Laurence Sterne 1713-1768
Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, and also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics.
Artist: Vertielst
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Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1389
Samuel Pegge the elder 1704-1796
Samuel Pegge the elder was an English antiquary and clergyman. Born at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, he was the son of Christopher Pegge and his wife Gertrude, daughter of Francis Stephenson of Unstone, near Chesterfield.
Artist: A.Devis jnr
Date:
Size 14.5 x 20 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1388
James Melvin 1795-1853
Teacher and an eminent Latin scholar, and ‘Latin Exercises as dictated by the late James Melvin, LL.D.’ was published in 1857 (four years after his death in 1853) by the rector of Grantown Grammar School: it was subsequently revised and re-edited by other teachers. He produced a Latin grammar in 1822, of which there were several editions. His library of over 6,000 books (mostly a fine collection of classical and mediaeval Latin literature) was left to Marischal College, Aberdeen.
Artist: Bates
Date:
Size 6 x 11.5 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1387
Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)1731-1791
Catharine Macaulay, later Catharine Graham, was an English Whig republican historian
Artist: Williams
Date:
Size 10 x 15 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1386
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1784-1865
British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain was at the height of its imperial power
Artist: Baisch
Date:
Size 20 x 24 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1382
George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes 1555-1629
Known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster.
Size 9 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
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