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3096

Henry Pelham 1695-1754 Prime Minister

Whig statesman, who served as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1743 and Robert Walpole’s successor as Prime Minister from 1743 to 1754
Artist: William Hoare

Size 16 x 10 cms

Price £10.00

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3097

William Russell, Lord Russell 1639-1683

Known as ‘The Patriot’, he was an opponent of James II and supported the Exclusion Bill which attempted to remove him from the order of succession; executed for treason.
rtist: Sir Godfrey Kneller

Size 17 x 10 cms

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3098

Richard Mead 1673-1754, Physician

Having trained in Leiden in the 1690s, Richard Mead became the leading surgeon in early eighteenth-century Britain. He earned great sums attending many of the era’s leading figures including Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Robert Walpole. He was also physician to George I, George II and Queen Caroline whom he encouraged to inoculate the royal children against smallpox.
Artist: Allan Ramsay

Size 16 x 10 cms

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3083

Edmund Waller 1606-1687 poet

Poet and wit of wavering political allegiance; in the Civil War, first supported Parliament and then led a plot (‘Waller Plot’) to seize London for Charles I; was sentenced to death, but the sentence was connuted to a fine of £10,000 and exile, 1644; was pardoned by Cromwell’s influence; praised Cromwell in verse, but later rejoiced in his death; published Upon His Majesty’s Happy Return at the Restoration and was a favourite at court; ‘Sacharissa’ was the mistress of his youthful poems; his most famous lyric is ‘Go, lovely rose.’

Artist: Sir Peter Lely

Size 14 x 9 cms

Price £10.00

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3086

Geoffrey Chaucer 1340-1400 poet

His poetry reflects the influence of the countries to which he was sent on various missions. The period of French influence lasted from 1359-72; that of Italian, in which he was influenced by Boccaccio whom he met, from 1372-86; and finally his mature style which lasted from 1386 to his death in 1400. It was during this period that he wrote The Canterbury Tales, the first book published by printing press in England.

Artist: published by John Hinton

Size 16 x 10 cms

Price £10.00

 

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