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Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 -1838

 

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English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. Her first major breakthrough came with The Improvisatrice and she developed the metrical romance towards the Victorian ideal of the Victorian monologue, influencing fellow English writers such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson and Christina Rossetti. Her influence can also be found in the United States, where she was very popular.

Published 1820s by James Frazer

Size 28 x 23 cms
Price £14.00

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James Sharp 1618-1679

 

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James Sharp, or Sharpe a minister in the Church of Scotland, or kirk, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews from 1661 to 1679. His support for Episcopalianism, or governance by bishops, brought him into conflict with elements of the kirk who advocated Presbyterianism. He was twice the target of assassination attempts, the second of which cost him his life. 

Engraver B.Reading

Size 28 x 23 cms
Price £28.00

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Dorothea Rutter 1632-1662

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Wife of Michael Rutter of Bourton-on-the-Hill 

Published 1820 by Rodd 

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Joseph de Wins 1732-1798

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Joseph Nikolaus Freiherr de Vins or Joseph de Wins (1732 – 26 September 1798), joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought in the Seven Years’ War where he was decorated for bravery. By 1773 he earned promotion to general officer. From 1783 he held important posts on the Military Frontier and led an independent corps in Croatia during the Austro-Turkish War. In the French Revolutionary Wars he commanded the joint forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1792 until 1795. 

Artist/Engraver Jacob Adam 1793
Size 16 x 11cms
Price £28.00

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Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf, née Starck 1840-1913

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Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf, née Starck (1840-1913), was born to Swedish parents in St Petersburg. In the late 1850s, she studied with Franz Liszt, who greatly encouraged her; in 1861 she married the composer-conductor Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff (1830-1913) 

Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size 29 x 20cms
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Martha Remmert 1853-1941

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Martha Remmert was a German classical pianist, music educator, conductor and music writer. Born: 4 August 1853, Duża Wólka, Poland  Died: 24 January 1941 (age 87 years), Neuses, Coburg, Germany 

Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size 29 x 20cms
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Ludwig Dessoir 1810-1874 playing Othello

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Ludwig Dessoir, original name Leopold Dessauer was a German actor born in Posen, the son of a Jewish tradesman. He made his first appearance on the stage there in 1824 in a small part. After some experience at the theatre in Posen and on tour, he was engaged at Leipzig from 1834 to 1836.

Artist/Engraver Albert Henry Payne 1812-1902
Size 26 x17 cms
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Sir Nicholas Carew KG 1496 – 1539

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Sir Nicholas Carew KG, of Beddington in Surrey, was an English courtier and diplomat during the reign of King Henry VIII. He was executed for his alleged part in the Exeter Conspiracy.

Artist/Engraver H.Robinson after Holbein
Size 28 x 18 cms
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