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Alfred Howard Collection (#10)

Alfred Howard, a man of many faces and eras, captured in the enigmatic portraits of unknown creators

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dominis, (1560-1624), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dominis, (1560-1624), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dominis, (1560-1624), 1830. Marco Antonio de Dominis (1560-1624) Dalmatian ecclesiastic, Catholic archbishop, adjudged heretic of the Catholic Faith for attacks on the papacy

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dioscorides, (c40-90 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dioscorides, (c40-90 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dioscorides, (c40-90 AD), 1830. Pedanius Dioscorides (c40-90 AD) Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author of De Materia Medica, employed as a physician in the Roman army

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dobson, (1611-1646), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dobson, (1611-1646), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dobson, (1611-1646), 1830. William Dobson (1611-1646) English portraitist, said to have gained royal commission from King Charles I. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Donne, (1572-1631), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Donne, (1572-1631), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Donne, (1572-1631), 1830. John Donne (1572-1631) English metaphysical poet and cleric in the Church of England with an inventive use of metaphor

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Doria, (1466-1560), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Doria, (1466-1560), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Doria, (1466-1560), 1830. Andrea Doria (1466-1560) Italian condottiero and admiral of the Republic of Genoa. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Denham, (c1614-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Denham, (c1614-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Denham, (c1614-1669), 1830. Sir John Denham (c1614-1669) Anglo-Irish poet and courtier educated at Trinity College, Oxford and at Lincolns Inn, notorious for heavy gambling

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Demosthenes, (384-322 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Demosthenes, (384-322 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Demosthenes, (384-322 BC), 1830. Demosthenes (384-322 BC) Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens who learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Chevalier D Eon, (1728-1810), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Chevalier D Eon, (1728-1810), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chevalier D Eon, (1728-1810), 1830. Chevalier D Eon (1728-1810) French diplomat, spy, Freemason and soldier who fought in the Seven Years War

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: C. Dibdin, (c1745-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown

C. Dibdin, (c1745-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Dibdin, (c1745-1814), 1830. Charles Dibdin (c1745-1814) British composer, musician, dramatist, novelist and actor. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Desaguliers, (1683-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Desaguliers, (1683-1744), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Desaguliers, (1683-1744), 1830. John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744) British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Davenant, (1606-1668), 1830. Sir William Davenant (1606-1668) English poet and playwright active both before and after the English Civil War and during the Interregnum. Named Poet Laureate in 1638

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Derham, (1657-1735), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Derham, (1657-1735), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Derham, (1657-1735), 1830. William Derham (1657-1735) English clergyman, natural theologian, natural philosopher and scientist who produced the earliest, accurate estimates of the speed of sound

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Sr. K. Digby, (1603-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sr. K. Digby, (1603-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. K. Digby, (1603-1665), 1830. Kenelm Digby (1603-1665) English courtier and diplomat, natural philosopher, astrologer and leading Roman Catholic intellectual

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Democritus, (c460-370 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Democritus, (c460-370 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Democritus, (c460-370 BC), 1830. Democritus (c460-370 BC) Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher remembered for his formulation of atomic theory of the universe

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dimsdale, (1712-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dimsdale, (1712-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dimsdale, (1712-1800), 1830. Thomas Dimsdale (1712-1800) English doctor, banker and politician, sat in the House of Commons 1780-1790

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Delille, (1738-1813), 1830. Jacques Delille (1738-1813) French poet, freemason and translator, professor of Latin poetry who left Paris during the French Revolution

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dee, (1527-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dee, (1527-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dee, (1527-1609), 1830. John Dee (1527-1609) English/Welsh mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occult philosopher and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Daniel, (1562-1619), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Daniel, (1562-1619), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Daniel, (1562-1619), 1830. Samuel Daniel (1562-1619) English poet and historian, studied at Oxford University, tutor to the family of Lord Herbert and translated works from Latin to English

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dampier, (1651-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dampier, (1651-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dampier, (1651-1715), 1830. William Dampier (1651-1715) English explorer, ex-pirate and navigator, the first Englishman to explore parts of Australia and a natural historian

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dacier, (1651-1722), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dacier, (1651-1722), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dacier, (1651-1722), 1830. Andre Dacier (1651-1722) French classical scholar and editor of texts who began his career with an edition of Festus De verborum significatione

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: St. Cyril, (c376-444), 1830. Creator: Unknown

St. Cyril, (c376-444), 1830. Creator: Unknown
St. Cyril, (c376-444), 1830. Cyril of Alexandria (c376-444) Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dante, (c1265-1321), 1830. Dante Alighieri (c1265-1321) Italian poet known for his Divine Comedy, with its depictions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cumberland, (c1731-1811), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cumberland, (c1731-1811), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cumberland, (c1731-1811), 1830. Richard Cumberland (c1731-1811) English dramatist and civil servant who during the American War of Independence acted as a negotiator with Spain

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Crebillon, (1674-1762), 1830. Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon (1674-1762) French poet and tragedian. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Crayer, (1584-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Crayer, (1584-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Crayer, (1584-1669), 1830. Gaspar de Crayer (1584-1669) Flemish painter known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces and portraits, court painter to the governors of the Southern Netherlands

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cowper, (1731-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cowper, (1731-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cowper, (1731-1800), 1830. William Cowper (1731-1800) English poet and hymnodist, institutionalised for insanity he found refuge in evangelical Christianity

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cunningham, (1729-1773), 1830. John Cunningham (1729-1773) Dublin born playwright, poet and actor who spent much of his life in Newcastle

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cruden, (1699-1770), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cruden, (1699-1770), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cruden, (1699-1770), 1830. Alexander Cruden (1699-1770) Scottish author of an early concordance to the Bible, proofreader, publisher, and self-styled Corrector of the nations morals

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cranmer, (1489-1556), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cranmer, (1489-1556), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cranmer, (1489-1556), 1830. Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cowley, (1618-1667), 1830. Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) English poet born in the City of London, educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Creator: Unknown

P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) French tragedian and dramatist, as a young man, he earned patronage of Cardinal Richelieu

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Creator: Unknown

C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Cotton, (1630-1687), 1830. Charles Cotton (1630-1687) English poet and writer, known for translation of the works of Michel de Montaigne from French, From " Biographical Illustrations"

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown

N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
N. Cotton, (1707-1788), 1830. Nathaniel Cotton (1707-1788) English physician and poet, specialised in the care of patients with mental health issues

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Coram, (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Coram, (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Coram, (c1668-1751), 1830. Thomas Coram (c1668-1751) English philanthropist set up the London Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury by charter of King George II, to care for abandoned children

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Coverdale, (1488-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Coverdale, (1488-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Coverdale, (1488-1569), 1830. Myles Coverdale (1488-1569) English ecclesiastical reformer, Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551-1553)

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cornwallis, (1738-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cornwallis, (1738-1805), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cornwallis, (1738-1805), 1830. Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805) British Army general and official, educated at Eton and Cambridge, remembered for his part in the American War of Independence

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire From " Biographical Illustrations"

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Corregio, (1489-1534), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Corregio, (1489-1534), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Corregio, (1489-1534), 1830. Antonio Allegri da Correggio (1489-1534) Italian artist of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, a master of chiaroscuro

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Prince De Conde, (1621-1686), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Prince De Conde, (1621-1686), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Prince De Conde, (1621-1686), 1830. Prince Louis II de Conde (1621-1686) French general and representative of the Conde branch of the House of Bourbon

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: S. Cooper, (1609-1672), 1830. Creator: Unknown

S. Cooper, (1609-1672), 1830. Creator: Unknown
S. Cooper, (1609-1672), 1830. Samuel Cooper (1609-1672) English miniature painter. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: P. De Comines, (1447-1511), 1830. Creator: Unknown

P. De Comines, (1447-1511), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. De Comines, (1447-1511), 1830. Philippe de Commines (1447-1511) writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. Critical, political and philosophical analysis

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. James Cook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown

G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Colman, (1732-1794), 1830. George Colman (1732-1794) English dramatist and essayist, educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, also a theatre owner

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Commodus, (161-192 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Commodus, (161-192 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Commodus, (161-192 AD), 1830. Commodus (161-192 AD) Roman emperor with his father Marcus Aurelius from 177 to his fathers death in 180, and solely until 192

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Congreve, (1670-1729), 1830. William Congreve (1670-1729) English playwright and poet of the Restoration period, known for satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: E. Edwards, (1738-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown

E. Edwards, (1738-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
E. Edwards, (1738-1806), 1830. Edward Edwards (1738-1806) English painter, apprenticed as an upholsterer he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Dunning, (1731-1783), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dunning, (1731-1783), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dunning, (1731-1783), 1830. John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783) English lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General from 1768 who wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India

Background imageAlfred Howard Collection: Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Edmund Bonner (c1500-1569) Bishop of London from 1539-49 and again from 1553-59, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford




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Alfred Howard, a man of many faces and eras, captured in the enigmatic portraits of unknown creators. From Cromwell's time to the ancient days of Themistocles, his essence transcends time. In 1599, he could have been mistaken for Cromwell himself with his commanding presence and unwavering determination. J. Thomson's portrait from around 1700 reveals a man immersed in deep thought, contemplating the mysteries of life. As we delve further back into history, we encounter Alfred Howard as Themistocles in 524 BC. The artist captures his cunning intelligence and strategic brilliance that shaped Athens' destiny. Sir R. Steele's depiction from the early 18th century portrays him as a man of wit and charm, leaving us curious about his adventures during that era. A shift to A. Stanislaus' portrayal transports us to the late 18th century when Alfred Howard embodied elegance and refinement like no other. Sterne's portrait showcases an introspective side to him - perhaps reflecting on life's complexities or penning profound literature. In F. Ximines' painting from the Renaissance period, he takes on an air of wisdom beyond his years while G. Steevens presents him as a scholar engrossed in intellectual pursuits during the Enlightenment era. Stillingfleet captures Alfred Howard amidst scientific exploration during the Age of Reason – a true polymath seeking knowledge across various disciplines. Titian immortalizes him with vibrant colors and masterful strokes; one can almost feel his passion emanating from this artwork. Sir P. Sidney unveils another facet: a knightly figure embodying chivalry and honor during Elizabethan times. Southcott’s representation hints at spiritual enlightenment within him –a seeker of divine truths who left an indelible mark on those who encountered him. Alfred Howard remains shrouded in mystery throughout these portraits by unknown artists but leaves behind fragments of stories and a sense of timelessness.