Biographical Collection

Cover design, Celebrities Monthly, photographs, sketches
Rare July 1895 copy of Celebrities Monthly, Actual Photographs with Biographical Sketches, published in New York, USA, including future Titanic First Class passenger and victim John Jacob Astor IV

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772306 Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 51x79 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772296 Geoffrey Chaucer, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 53x74 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Geoffrey Chaucer (c)

Edmund Spenser, c. 1800-03 (tempera on canvas)
1772304 Edmund Spenser, c.1800-03 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x84 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

John Dryden, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772300 John Dryden, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 40x81 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: John Dryden (1631 - 12 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic

Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772307 Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x52 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga (August 7)

Louis Vaz de Camoens, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772295 Louis Vaz de Camoens, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x57 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Luis Vaz de Camoes (c)

The Devonshire Crooks (engraving)
5210745 The Devonshire Crooks (engraving) by Huard, L. (d.1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Devonshire Crooks. Illustration for Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (John Murray)

Map of the Fens as drained in 1830 (engraving)
5210737 Map of the Fens as drained in 1830 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Fens as drained in 1830)

Map of Telfords Roads (engraving)
5210813 Map of Telfords Roads (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Telfords Roads)

Shakespeare buying a book from a bookstall in St Pauls Churchyard, London (colour litho)
2791645 Shakespeare buying a book from a bookstall in St Pauls Churchyard, London (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeare at the Heralds College on Pauls Wharf Hill to discuss his fathers coat of arms (colour litho)
2791637 Shakespeare at the Heralds College on Pauls Wharf Hill to discuss his fathers coat of arms (colour litho) by Hatherell

Ancient Causeway in Cock Mill Wood, near Whitby, Yorkshire (engraving)
5210744 Ancient Causeway in Cock Mill Wood, near Whitby, Yorkshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Causeway in Cock Mill Wood, near Whitby)

Shakespeare sees the Queen passing by (colour litho)
2791646 Shakespeare sees the Queen passing by (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespeare sees the Queen passing by.); © Look and Learn

Shakespeare observing the foolish fashions and antics of the fops on Ludgate Hill, London (colour litho)
2791639 Shakespeare observing the foolish fashions and antics of the fops on Ludgate Hill, London (colour litho) by Hatherell

Shakespeare at a Mercers to buy himself one of the new falling collars which are replacing ruffs (colour litho)
2791648 Shakespeare at a Mercers to buy himself one of the new falling collars which are replacing ruffs (colour litho) by Hatherell

Shakespeare watching boys and girls playing Prisoners Base near Temple Bar, London (colour litho)
2791633 Shakespeare watching boys and girls playing Prisoners Base near Temple Bar, London (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeare admiring the fine horses in Cheapside, London (colour litho)
2791632 Shakespeare admiring the fine horses in Cheapside, London (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Smeatons Lathe (engraving)
5210776 Smeatons Lathe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smeatons Lathe. Illustration for Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (John Murray)

William Edwards (engraving)
5210754 William Edwards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Edwards. Illustration for Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (John Murray)

Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
5671586 Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American, out of copyright

John Smeaton (engraving)
5197787 John Smeaton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Smeaton. Illustration for Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (John Murray)

Shakespeare calls at a Grocers Shop in Bucklersbury for a chat with John Sadler
2791651 Shakespeare calls at a Grocers Shop in Bucklersbury for a chat with John Sadler, an apprentice from Stratford (colour litho) by Hatherell

Shakespeare listens to a preacher at St Pauls Cross (colour litho)
2791643 Shakespeare listens to a preacher at St Pauls Cross (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeare sees a traffic block in the streets and hears that the House of Lords is considering... (colour litho)
2791649 Shakespeare sees a traffic block in the streets and hears that the House of Lords is considering... (colour litho) by Hatherell

Scenes from the life of Saint Paul, facsimile of a 15th century manuscript of
CHT252572 Scenes from the life of Saint Paul, facsimile of a 15th century manuscript of the Legendaire des Anjou-Hongrie, school of Bologna (colour litho) by French School

John Rennie (engraving)
5197791 John Rennie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Rennie. Illustration for Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (John Murray)

Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
5671611 Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American, out of copyright

Now Ready. Price One Shilling. Martin Cash, The Bushranger of Van Diemen
5914760 Now Ready. Price One Shilling. Martin Cash, The Bushranger of Van Diemens Land in 1843, 1870 (litho) by Australian School, (19th century); Dixson Galleries

In charge (colour litho)
3622047 In charge (colour litho) by Kilburne, George Goodwin (1839-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: In charge. Illustration for George Eliot)

Shakespeare gazes at the water-mills below London Bridge (colour litho)
2791638 Shakespeare gazes at the water-mills below London Bridge (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shakespeare walking in Old St Pauls Cathedral, London (colour litho)
2791630 Shakespeare walking in Old St Pauls Cathedral, London (colour litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespeare walking in Old St Pauls Cathedral)

Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
5671614 Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American, out of copyright

Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
5671613 Still from the film Sixty Years a Queen, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American, out of copyright

Portrait of the Young Duke (engraving)
5210758 Portrait of the Young Duke (engraving) by Scott, T. D. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the Young Duke)

Ancient British Bridge on Dartmoor (engraving)
5210750 Ancient British Bridge on Dartmoor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient British Bridge on Dartmoor)

View of Brading Haven, temporarily reclaimed by Sir Hugh Myddelton, as seen from the Village of Brading (engraving)
5210735 View of Brading Haven, temporarily reclaimed by Sir Hugh Myddelton, as seen from the Village of Brading (engraving) by English School

John Locke Portraits illustrious personages Great Britain
John Locke, Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain: engraved from authentic pictures, in the galleries of the nobility

Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois, freely adapted by Louis N Parker, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London, January 1909

Thomas Dodd, Auctioneer
THOMAS DODD Auctioneer and printseller, compiler of the Connoisseurs Repertorium, a biographical guide to artists. Date: 1771 - 1850

John Watkins
JOHN WATKINS compiler of the Universal Biographical Dictionary, but his own biography is obscure. Date: ? - 1831+

King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II leaving Potsdam to attend a review of the troops in 1913
KW392351 King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II leaving Potsdam to attend a review of the troops in 1913, illustration from The Life of King George V

King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II discussing operation orders in Germany in 1913
KW392350 King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II discussing operation orders in Germany in 1913, illustration from The Life of King George V, published c.1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

George V and his son the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, in 1922, illustration
KW392352 George V and his son the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, in 1922, illustration from The Life of King George V, published c.1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Origin of the Musical Bach Family, (pen and ink on paper)
XPH308415 The Origin of the Musical Bach Family, (pen and ink on paper) by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); Staatsbibliothek, Berlin

Portrait of Martin Luther, Lucas Cranach (II), 1565 - 1611

H. Lidwina of Schiedam, The Netherlands, Hieronymus Wierix, 1563 - before 1619

James Stewart, Earl of Moray (c1531-1570) Scottish statesman, known as The Good Regent. Natural son of James V of Scotland and half-brother of Mary Queen of Scots

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Step into the world of history and art with the Madame Tussaud Catalogue, a treasure trove wonders. Its cover design beckons you to delve into the pages that hold secrets and stories waiting to be discovered. Celebrities Monthly captures moments frozen in time through photographs and sketches, allowing us glimpses into the lives of those who have shaped our world. As you turn each page, you are transported back in time. The vibrant tempera on canvas portraits bring legendary figures to life once more. Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire's piercing gaze challenges your intellect while Geoffrey Chaucer's wise eyes invite you to explore his literary masterpieces. Edmund Spenser's portrait reveals a soulful poet lost in thought, while John Dryden exudes confidence and authority. Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga's depiction evokes bravery and adventure, reminding us of his epic poem "La Araucana. " Louis Vaz de Camoens' portrait reflects both passion and melancholy as we remember his immortal work "Os Lusiadas. " The catalogue doesn't limit itself to individuals; it also showcases engravings like The Devonshire Crooks, capturing an era when cunning thieves roamed the streets with their clever tricks. Maps become storytellers too - one depicting the Fens as drained in 1830 transports us to a time when land was conquered from water, while another map unveils Telford's Roads that connected communities across vast distances. In this captivating collection within the Madame Tussaud Catalogue lies a tapestry woven with threads of human triumphs, creativity, exploration, and resilience. It invites us not only to admire these historical figures but also sparks curiosity about their lives beyond what meets the eye – their dreams, struggles, victories – all captured within these pages for generations to come.