English dramatist, translator and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman is seen as an anticipator of the metaphysical poets of the 17th century
Size 17 x 13 cms
Price £28.00
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19th century politicians of Germany
Karl Wenzeslaus Rodecker von Rotteck 1775-1840 German political activist, historian, politician and political scientist. He was a prominent advocate of freedom of the press and the abolition of compulsory labour.
Franz Sylvester Jordan (1792–1861) was a German politician and lawyer.
Carl Theodor Georg Philipp Welcker (29 March 1790 – 10 March 1869) was a German legal scholar, law professor, politician and journalist.
Size 21 x 26 cms
Ref:3735/513
Charles VI 1685 – 1740 Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following the death of his relative, Charles I
Size 14 x 17cms
Artist Müller, Gabriel
Price £28.00
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Sarah Sandford (née Chapone) 1731-active 1788
Daughter of author Sarah Chapone; wife of Daniel Sandford
Artist/Engraver by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Mary Delany (née Granville)
stipple engraving, published 1862
Size 22 x 14cms
Price £14.00
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Ida Laura Pfeiffer 1797-1858
Ida Laura Pfeiffer, née Reyer, a famous early female Austrian professional traveler who became an explorer, ethnographer, and travel writer; her bestselling journals were translated into seven languages .
Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size28 x 21cms
Price £16.00
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Fanny Janauschek 1829-1904
Czech-born American stage actress. Arrived in the United States in 1867 and first performed at the Academy of Music in New York City, on October 9, 1867, managed by Max Maretzek. She spoke no English, only German and often worked with all English speaking casts.
Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size28 x 20cms
Price £14.00
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Marie-Louise of Austria 1791- 1847
Marie Louise was Duchess of Parma from 11 April 1814 until her death in 1847. She was Napoleon’s second wife and as such Empress of the French and Queen of Italy from their marriage on 2 April 1810 until his abdication on 6 April 1814
Size 23 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802 -1838
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
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
Ref:3727/513
Dorothea Rutter 1632-1662
Wife of Michael Rutter of Bourton-on-the-Hill
Published 1820 by Rodd
Size 28 x 23 cms
Price £28.00
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