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Cleric Collection (#30)

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Background imageCleric Collection: Benedetto Bacchini

Benedetto Bacchini
BENEDETTO BACCHINI Italian cleric and scholar of Parma, holding a theological book on the ecclesiastical hierarchy of which he is no doubt the proud author. Date: 1651 - 1721

Background imageCleric Collection: Ottavio Assarotti

Ottavio Assarotti
OTTAVIO ASSAROTTI Italian cleric, teacher of the deaf and dumb. Date: 1753 - 1829

Background imageCleric Collection: George Smalridge Bishop

George Smalridge Bishop
George Smalridge (1663 - 1719) Bishop of Bristol

Background imageCleric Collection: Henri Francois Daguessau

Henri Francois Daguessau
HENRI FRANCOIS D AGUESSAU French jurist, cleric and recipient of medals. Date: 1668 - 1751

Background imageCleric Collection: ADAM ADAMI

ADAM ADAMI German cleric and diplomat Date: 1603 - 1663

Background imageCleric Collection: Jonathan Swift (Binden)

Jonathan Swift (Binden)
Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) cleric and writer

Background imageCleric Collection: Pilgrims and priests at Lourdes, France

Pilgrims and priests at Lourdes, France
Sick pilgrims are led in prayer by clerics who exhort them with outstretched arms, at Lourdes, France. Date: 1905

Background imageCleric Collection: Frederick William Farrar, clergyman and writer

Frederick William Farrar, clergyman and writer
Frederick William Farrar (1831-1903), often known as Dean Farrar, English clergyman and writer. Date: circa 1880

Background imageCleric Collection: John Keate with Joseph Goodall - English schoolmaster

John Keate with Joseph Goodall - English schoolmaster
John Keate (1773-1852), English schoolmaster and headmaster of Eton College with Joseph Goodall (1760-1840), English cleric and Provost of Eton. Date: 1828

Background imageCleric Collection: Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor, East Africa

Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor, East Africa
Studio portrait of Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor in East Africa, working for the Swedish Evangelical Mission Society. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCleric Collection: The clergyman

The clergyman. Professional men. The cleric. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1904

Background imageCleric Collection: Hugh Reginald Haweis - English cleric and writer

Hugh Reginald Haweis - English cleric and writer
Reverend Hugh Reginald Haweis (1838-1901) - English cleric and writer. Date: 1887

Background imageCleric Collection: Rev William Atkinson Wearing Broad-Brimmed Hat

Rev William Atkinson Wearing Broad-Brimmed Hat
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Design Stained Glass Window Frontispiece Arms

Design Stained Glass Window Frontispiece Arms
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Figure Cleric Half-Length 1600-1699 Red black chalk

Figure Cleric Half-Length 1600-1699 Red black chalk
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Cleric Raised Arms lower register? study wall paintings

Cleric Raised Arms lower register? study wall paintings
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Cleric lower register study wall paintings Chapel

Cleric lower register study wall paintings Chapel
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Cleric Joined Hands lower register? verso figure

Cleric Joined Hands lower register? verso figure
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Drapery Study Cleric lower register study wall paintings

Drapery Study Cleric lower register study wall paintings
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Drapery Study Cleric lower register verso Sleeve

Drapery Study Cleric lower register verso Sleeve
Artokoloro

Background imageCleric Collection: Exorcism. Cleric doing a spell against the evil spirit. Engraving by Recorded by C

Exorcism. Cleric doing a spell against the evil spirit. Engraving by Recorded by C. Penoso (1878). Colored

Background imageCleric Collection: WAGNER AND KINGS, 1964. New York City Mayor Robert Wagner greeting Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King

WAGNER AND KINGS, 1964. New York City Mayor Robert Wagner greeting Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. at City Hall in New York City. Photograph by Phil Stanziola, 1964

Background imageCleric Collection: Tomb of Vittorio Alfieri

Tomb of Vittorio Alfieri
Antique illustration of a tomb of Vittorio Alfieri

Background imageCleric Collection: Rector Magnificus, 1668 (engraving)

Rector Magnificus, 1668 (engraving)
XJF872701 Rector Magnificus, 1668 (engraving) by Flemish School, (17th century); Private Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageCleric Collection: Jeremy Taylor D. D. Bishop of Down & Connor, engraved by S. Freeman (engraving)

Jeremy Taylor D. D. Bishop of Down & Connor, engraved by S. Freeman (engraving)
XJF488962 Jeremy Taylor D.D. Bishop of Down & Connor, engraved by S. Freeman (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCleric Collection: The Clerical Magistrate, 1819 (engraving)

The Clerical Magistrate, 1819 (engraving)
XJF488936 The Clerical Magistrate, 1819 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration to the poem The Clerical Magistrate by William Hone (1780-1842)

Background imageCleric Collection: William Farel, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix

William Farel, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix
KW478272 William Farel, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, published London c.1880 (litho) by French School

Background imageCleric Collection: John Knox, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix

John Knox, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix
KW478270 John Knox, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, published London c.1880 (litho) by French School

Background imageCleric Collection: Thomas Ingoldsby (engraving)

Thomas Ingoldsby (engraving)
XJF447310 Thomas Ingoldsby (engraving) by Barham, Richard Harris Dalton (1815-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Ingoldsby, real name Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845)

Background imageCleric Collection: Hugh Blair, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)

Hugh Blair, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW415666 Hugh Blair, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hugh Blair (1718-1800) Scottish minister of religion

Background imageCleric Collection: Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel, 1636 (etching)

Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel, 1636 (etching)
XJF412244 Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel, 1636 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel (1604-57) Dutch Rabbi and author

Background imageCleric Collection: Henry Sacheverell, engraved by George Bickham the Elder (engraving)

Henry Sacheverell, engraved by George Bickham the Elder (engraving)
XJF400657 Henry Sacheverell, engraved by George Bickham the Elder (engraving) by Tompson, Richard (fl.1659-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCleric Collection: Sydney Smith, engraved by Samuel Freeman, 1817 (engraving)

Sydney Smith, engraved by Samuel Freeman, 1817 (engraving)
XJF400656 Sydney Smith, engraved by Samuel Freeman, 1817 (engraving) by Wright, John (c.1745-1820) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCleric Collection: Matthew Paris, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)

Matthew Paris, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW392373 Matthew Paris, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Paris (c.1200-59) Benedictine monk

Background imageCleric Collection: Louis-Sebastien Le Nain de Tillemont, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary

Louis-Sebastien Le Nain de Tillemont, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary
KW392370 Louis-Sebastien Le Nain de Tillemont, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: William Cave, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)

William Cave, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW392366 William Cave, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCleric Collection: Paolo Giovio, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)

Paolo Giovio, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW392362 Paolo Giovio, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCleric Collection: A prayer meeting of Covenanters in the 17th century, illustration from Our Own Magazine

A prayer meeting of Covenanters in the 17th century, illustration from Our Own Magazine
KW392346 A prayer meeting of Covenanters in the 17th century, illustration from Our Own Magazine, published by the Childrens Special Service Mission, 1885 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: Jonathan Swift (engraving)

Jonathan Swift (engraving)
XJF380272 Jonathan Swift (engraving) by Jervas, Charles (1675-1739) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Background imageCleric Collection: James Renwick, from The Scots Worthies According to Howies Second Edition

James Renwick, from The Scots Worthies According to Howies Second Edition
KW378973 James Renwick, from The Scots Worthies According to Howies Second Edition, 1781, by John Howie (1735-93) published 1879 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: John Welsh of Ayr, from The Scots Worthies According to Howies Second Edition

John Welsh of Ayr, from The Scots Worthies According to Howies Second Edition
KW378965 John Welsh of Ayr, from The Scots Worthies According to Howies Second Edition, 1781, by John Howie (1735-93) published 1879 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: Abbe Jean-Jacques Huber, 1742 (pastel)

Abbe Jean-Jacques Huber, 1742 (pastel)
XIR365028 Abbe Jean-Jacques Huber, 1742 (pastel) by Tour, Maurice Quentin de la (1704-88); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Geneva

Background imageCleric Collection: John Lightfoot, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho)

John Lightfoot, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho)
KW359920 John Lightfoot, from Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCleric Collection: Jacques Benigne Bossuet, engraved by Pierre Imbert Drevet, from The Print-Collector s

Jacques Benigne Bossuet, engraved by Pierre Imbert Drevet, from The Print-Collector s
KW342805 Jacques Benigne Bossuet, engraved by Pierre Imbert Drevet, from The Print-Collectors Handbook by Alfred Whitman, published by George Bell & Sons, 1901 (litho) by Rigaud

Background imageCleric Collection: Thomas Chalmers, from The National and Domestic History of England by William

Thomas Chalmers, from The National and Domestic History of England by William
KW341462 Thomas Chalmers, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: John Wesley, from The National and Domestic History of England by William

John Wesley, from The National and Domestic History of England by William
KW329998 John Wesley, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: George Whitefield, from The National and Domestic History of England by

George Whitefield, from The National and Domestic History of England by
KW329997 George Whitefield, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Background imageCleric Collection: Robert Parsons, 1622 (engraving) (b / w photo)

Robert Parsons, 1622 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF323026 Robert Parsons, 1622 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Persons (1546-1610)




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"Unveiling the Spiritual Legacy: The Influential Life of a Cleric" Step into the world of clerics, where faith and devotion intertwine with history and art. From Charles Wesley, the renowned 18th-century English preacher and hymn writer, to Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, a Christian missionary and martyr, these figures have left an indelible mark on religious landscapes. Intriguing artifacts further illuminate their stories. Behold the teapot presented to Rev. John Wesley, an Anglican cleric born in 1703, symbolizing his dedication to spreading God's word. Alcuin of York presents a gift to Rabanus Maurus—a testament to their scholarly pursuits during medieval times. Journey back in time as we delve into pivotal moments like Peter the Hermit igniting the First Crusade in 1095—an event that shaped Christianity forever. Witness William Hogarth's masterpiece "The Bruiser, " capturing both humor and social commentary within clerical circles in August 1763. Experience poignant scenes such as Vasily Vereshchagin's depiction of The Siege of Trinity Sergius Lavra—showcasing unwavering faith amidst adversity in Sergiev Posad during 1891. Marvel at St Dunstan confronting the devil himself in a captivating painting from 1826—a tale that resonates with believers across generations. Even royal occasions bear witness to clerical influence; recall Archbishop of Canterbury officiating over the momentous Royal Wedding of 1947—a union steeped in tradition and spirituality. Artistic renderings immortalize these revered figures—the likes of Charles Wesley captured beautifully within illustrations depicting The Church of England's rich heritage. And let us not forget William Waynflete or Lewis Bagot—both bishops who commanded respect through their leadership roles throughout history.