Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond 1647-1702

 

Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England. For her great beauty she was known as La Belle Stuart and served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia.

Painted by  Jacob Huysmans and engraved by C. Rivers
Size 26 x 17 cms
Price £14..00

Ref:3681

John Charles Herries 1778-1855

Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Goderich’s government (1827-1828), Master of the Mint in the government of the Duke of Wellington (1828-1830), President of the Board of Trade (1830); Secretary at War under Sir Robert Peel’s first governement (1834-1835), President of the Board of Control in Lord Derby’s first adminstration (1852).

Engraved by S.Freeman

Published 1846
Size 13 x 9 inches with margins

Price £16.00

Ref:3679

William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford 1767-1845

William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford, PC, was a British politician and judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1824 to 1829

Engraved by F.Halpin
Drawn by Thomas Lawrence
Published 1846
Size 13 x 9 inches with margins

Price £16.00

Ref:3678

James Ochoncar Forbes 17th Lord Forbes 1765-1843

James Ochoncar, the 17th Lord Forbes, regarded by the family as perhaps the most “relevant” ancestor for the building of the present Castle Forbes and planting many of the trees that still stand on Forbes Estate, was an officer in the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards for 26 years, rising to the rank of General. He served as second in command of the British Mediterranean forces in Sicily in 1808 before commanding the Cork and Eastern Districts in Ireland. It was during his time in Ireland that the present Castle Forbes was built near Alford on the site of the old family home of Putachie.

Engraved by J.Brown
Drawn by B.Faulkner
Published 1846
Size 13 x 9 inches with margins

Price £16.00

Ref:3677

Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Bt 1786-1855

Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Bt  1786-1855

After studying at Oxford, Inglis travelled extensively, and cultivated literary, historical, and scientific interests, becoming a fellow of the Royal Society and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was involved with numerous philanthropic, religious and educational societies, and over his lifetime published many devotional works and parliamentary speeches. He was elected as an MP in 1824 and the defence of Protestantism and the Anglican Church dominated his parliamentary life. He was opposed to measures that he thought weakened the Church and strenuously opposed the Catholic Relief Bill of 1829. He also strongly identified himself with Irish Protestant interests and with the cause of the Church of Ireland.

Engraved by Jenkins
Drawn by Richmond
Published 1846
Size 13 x 9 inches with margins

Price £16.00

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Sir William Webb Follett 1796-1845


Sir William Webb Follett 1796-1845
Attorney-General
He was called to the Bar in 1824, and joined the western circuit in the following year. When Sir Robert Peel formed his administration in 1834, Follett was appointed solicitor general, and at the same time he was made a king’s counsel and received a knighthood. The following year Follett was elected as MP for Exeter. He continued his private practice and was reputed to be the greatest advocate of his generation. In 1844 he was appointed as Attorney General.

Engraved by Ryall
Drawn by Chalon
Published 1846
Size 13 x 9 inches with margins

Price £16.00

Ref:3675

Mark Ker c.1522-1584 Abbot of Newbattle

The second son of a wealthy Borders family, the Kers of Cessford, Mark Ker was appointed the abbot of Newbattle Abbey. He was able to take advantage of the Reformation, quickly embracing the new Protestant religion and taking ownership of the abbey and its sizeable estates when the Roman Catholic Church was outlawed. Ker’s son, also named Mark, was created the Earl of Lothian, and the line has subsequently become the Marquesses of Lothian.

Total size approximatley 12 x 9.1/2 inches

Engraved by R.Roberts

Price £22.00

Ref:3674

Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen 1817-1895

Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik of Austria, Duke of Teschen, was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military advisors of Emperor Francis Joseph I.

Artist/Engraver Weger of Leipzig

*Old damage right side*
Size 27 x 19 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:3691

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg 1553-1626


Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg was the third son of Hartmut XIII von Kronburg (1517–1591) and his wife Barbara von Sickingen (1522–1577). His father was an administrator for the Archbishopric of Mainz.
With his older brothers taking over the family’s offices, Johann was destined for a career in the church from an early age. He was elected to the cathedral chapter of Mainz Cathedral at a young age through his father’s influence. He was a canon of St. Alban’s Abbey, Mainz from 1564 to 1566. His uncle, Daniel Brendel von Homburg was Archbishop of Mainz, and sent him to the Collegium Germanicum in Rome. There, he became friends with Johannes Busaeus, who was later a Jesuit theologian teaching at the University of Mainz.

Engraved by Emanuel van Meteren, 1634,
Size 35 x 24 cm

Price £38.00

Ref:3673