Antiquary Collection (#2)

Thomas Hearne, engraved by George Vertue (1683-1756), c. 1735 (engraving)
418526 Thomas Hearne, engraved by George Vertue (1683-1756), c.1735 (engraving) by Tillemans, Peter (1684-1734) (after); 16.2x11 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

Smart Lethieullier, c. 1730 (oil on canvas)
470227 Smart Lethieullier, c.1730 (oil on canvas) by Knapton, George (1698-1778) (attr. to); 74x61 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire

Francis Grose (engraving)
816250 Francis Grose (engraving) by Dance-Holland, Nathaniel (1735-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Grose (c.1731-1791)

Richard Graves (engraving)
816168 Richard Graves (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Graves (1677-1729). English antiquary and geneologist.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

William Camden, English antiquary, historian and geographer (engraving)
6014802 William Camden, English antiquary, historian and geographer (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Camden (1551-1623), English antiquary

Cartoon portrait, Mr Dillon Croker
Cartoon portrait, Mr Thomas Francis Dillon Croker (1831-1912), antiquary, poet and theatre expert - In matters theatrical he is quite a walking dictionary. 1886

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, 1827 (oil on panel)
3035923 Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, 1827 (oil on panel) by White, T.S. (fl.1827); 22.5x18 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford

John Aubrey (engraving)
811088 John Aubrey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Aubrey. English antiquary)

Martin Folkes (engraving)
815881 Martin Folkes (engraving) by Hudson, Thomas (1701-79) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Folkes (1690-1754)

Arabs and Bedouins resting, from the series Voyage to the Levant, 1819
3480393 Arabs and Bedouins resting, from the series Voyage to the Levant, 1819 by Fragonard, Alexandre Evariste (1780-1850); (add.info.: Arabs and Bedouins resting)

Daines Barrington, English lawyer, antiquary and naturalist (engraving)
3638143 Daines Barrington, English lawyer, antiquary and naturalist (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daines Barrington (1727-1800), English lawyer

James Bindley, English official, antiquary and book collector (engraving)
3626983 James Bindley, English official, antiquary and book collector (engraving) by Basire, James (1730-1802) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Bindley (1737-1818), English official

The Reverend Samuel Pegge, English vicar and antiquary (engraving)
3626980 The Reverend Samuel Pegge, English vicar and antiquary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reverend Samuel Pegge (1704-1796)

A Day with an Antiquary (engraving)
1595694 A Day with an Antiquary (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Day with an Antiquary)

Richard Gough, (Antiquary) (engraving)
978538 Richard Gough, (Antiquary) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Gough)

Monument to the historian and antiquary John Stow in Southwark Cathedral (b / w photo)
3637325 Monument to the historian and antiquary John Stow in Southwark Cathedral (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Collingwood Bruce (litho)
6028130 John Collingwood Bruce (litho) by Lehmann, Rudolf (1819-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Collingwood Bruce)

Thomas Hearne, Antiquary (engraving)
821227 Thomas Hearne, Antiquary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Hearne, Antiquary)

John Thorpe, English antiquary (engraving)
3626982 John Thorpe, English antiquary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Thorpe (1715-1792), English antiquary

Martin Folkes Esquire, Late President of the Royal Society (engraving)
964829 Martin Folkes Esquire, Late President of the Royal Society (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Folkes Esquire)

John Aubrey, English antiquary, natural philosopher and author (engraving)
981326 John Aubrey, English antiquary, natural philosopher and author (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Aubrey (1626-1697), English antiquary

Self-portrait (black and grey washes over pen and black ink)
1216839 Self-portrait (black and grey washes over pen and black ink) by Stukeley, William (1687-1765); 23.7x17.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

Valentin Jamerey-Duval, French antiquary and writer (chromolitho)
973971 Valentin Jamerey-Duval, French antiquary and writer (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valentin Jamerey-Duval (1695-1775)

Thomas Tanner (engraving)
816178 Thomas Tanner (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Tanner (1674-1735). English antiquary and prelate.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Thomas Pennant (engraving)
815845 Thomas Pennant (engraving) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)

Erasmus Wilson (1809-1884)
864373 Erasmus Wilson (1809-1884) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); (add.info.: Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary (1809-1884). In medicine he specialised in skin diseases

John Leland (colour litho)
3102773 John Leland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Leland. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

The late Mr William Blades, Printer and Antiquary (engraving)
1627007 The late Mr William Blades, Printer and Antiquary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr William Blades, Printer and Antiquary)

The Antiquary and Lovel entering the Sanctum (engraving)
5209944 The Antiquary and Lovel entering the Sanctum (engraving) by Herdman, Robert (1829-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Antiquary and Lovel entering the Sanctum)

Marriage Proposal of the Antiquary (engraving)
3648121 Marriage Proposal of the Antiquary (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage Proposal of the Antiquary)

Thomas Robinson, Antiquary (engraving)
821228 Thomas Robinson, Antiquary (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Robinson, Antiquary)

John Fanning Watson, 1800. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mé
John Fanning Watson, 1800

George Washington Parke Custis, 1808. Creator: Charles Balthazar Julien Fé
George Washington Parke Custis, 1808

Portrait of a Man, 1600-1610. Creator: Jacopo Palma
Portrait of a Man, 1600-1610 (Also referred to as Portrait of a Collector )

Sir William Hamilton, 1783-1784. Creator: George Romney
Sir William Hamilton, 1783-1784

Portrait Of Samuel Timmins (1826-1902), 1880. Creator: William Thomas Roden
Portrait Of Samuel Timmins (1826-1902), 1880

Martin Folkes, 1742. Creator: William Hogarth
Martin Folkes, 1742

William Dugdale, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
William Dugdale, 1625-77

Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L. L. Baccalaurei, 1657-58. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei, 1657-58

Veneration (Le Brun Travested, or Caricatures of the Passions), January 21, 1800

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, 1637. Creator: Claude Mellan
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, 1637

Sir Henry Spelman (Henricus Spelmannus Eques Auratus), 1664. Creator: William Faithorne
Sir Henry Spelman (Henricus Spelmannus Eques Auratus), 1664

Le Marque Scipion Maffei, 1750. 1750. Creator: Pariset
Le Marquis Scipion Maffei, 1750

Tis not Antiques Alone can Please the Eye, or Tastes Differ, November 20, 1786

Veneration, 1800. 1800. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Veneration, 1800

The Antiquarys Last Will and Testament (The English Dance of Death, plate 2), April 1, 1814

The Antiquarys Last Will and Testament (from The English Dance of Death, vol. I, plate 2), 1816

The Chamber of Taste, ca. 1785. ca. 1785. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Chamber of Taste, ca. 1785

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