Cumming Collection (#8)

Sir William Blackstone, (1723-1780), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir William Blackstone, (1723-1780), 1830. Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) English jurist, judge and Tory politician educated at Charterhouse School, Pembroke College, Oxford and Middle Temple

Sr. E. Coke, (1552-1634), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. E. Coke, (1552-1634), 1830. Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) English barrister, judge, and politician, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and Inner Temple

H. Caracci, (1560-1609), 1830. Creator: Unknown
H. Caracci, (1560-1609), 1830. Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) Italian painter and one of the founders of Baroque style, From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Admiral Blake, (1598-1657), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Blake, (1598-1657), 1830. Robert Blake (1598-1657) naval commander of the Commonwealth of England and English admiral. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Sr. H. Clinton, (1730-1795), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. H. Clinton, (1730-1795), 1830. Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) British army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795

Canova, (1757-1822), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Canova, (1757-1822), 1830. Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian Neoclassical sculptor, inspired by the Baroque. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Bias, (died 530 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bias, (died 530 BC), 1830. Bias of Priene (died 530 BC), Greek sage, skilled as an advocate, widely accepted to be one of the Seven Sages of Greece

Colinson, (1694-1768), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Colinson, (1694-1768), 1830. Peter Collinson (1694-1768) Fellow of the Royal Society, avid gardener and friend of John Bartram who was in correspondence with Benjamin Franklin about electricity

L. Caracci, (1555-1619), 1830. Creator: Unknown
L. Caracci, (1555-1619), 1830. Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619) Italian, early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Beza, (1519-1605), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Beza, 1830. Theodore Beza (1519-1605) French Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Reformation

Canning, (1770-1827), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Canning, (1770-1827), 1830. George Canning (1770-1827) British Tory, educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from April to

Giovanni Belzoni, (1778-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Giovanni Belzoni, (1778-1823), 1830. Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities

Cobb, (1756-1818), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cobb, (1756-1818), 1830. James Cobb (1756-1818) English librettist who in 1771 joined the East India Company and became secretary. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Calvin, (1509-1564), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Calvin, (1509-1564), 1830. John Calvin (509-1564) French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation, developed a system of Christian theology later called Calvinism

Bloomfield, (1766-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bloomfield, (1766-1823), 1830. Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) English working class poet, shoemaker and bookseller. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Cleveland, (1613-1658), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cleveland, 1830. (1613-1658), John Cleveland (1613-1658) English poet educated at Hinckley Grammar School and Christs College, Cambridge who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War

Cervantes, (1547-1616), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cervantes, (1547-1616), 1830. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) Spanish writer and novelist who wrote Don Quixote. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Richard Bentley, (1662-1742), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Richard Bentley, (1662-1742), 1830. Richard Bentley (1662-1742) English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Clifford, (1558-1605), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Clifford, (1558-1605), 1830. George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558-1605) English peer, naval commander, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I of England, for his jousting

Catherine II, (1729-1796), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Catherine II, (1729-1796), 1830. Catherine the Great (1729-1796) born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress of Russia from 1762-1796 following a coup d etat she organised

John Bernouilli, (1667-1748), 1830. Creator: Unknown
John Bernouilli, (1667-1748), 1830. Johann Bernoulli (1667-1748) Swiss mathematician known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus

Lord Clive, (1725-1774), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Clive, (1725-1774), 1830. Robert Clive (1725-1774) British military officer and East India Company official who established the military

Berkeley, (1685-1753), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Berkeley, (1685-1753), 1830. George Berkeley (1685-1753) Irish philosopher. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Ly. Anne Clifford, (1590-1676), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ly. Anne Clifford, (1590-1676), 1830. Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) English peeress who inherited her fathers barony, a patron of literature

Castiglione, (1478-1529), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Castiglione, (1478-1529), 1830. Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529) Count of Casatico, Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author concerned with etiquette and morality

James Bernouilli, (1654-1705), 1830. Creator: Unknown
James Bernouilli, (1654-1705), 1830. Jacob Bernoulli[ (1654-1705) prominent Swiss mathematician. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Cellarius, (1638-1707), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cellarius, (1638-1707), 1830. Christoph Cellarius (1638-1707) German classical scholar who who held a position in Weimar. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Bede, (672-735), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bede, (672-735), 1830. Saint Beded, (672-735) English Benedictine monk from Northumbria. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Catharine Clive, (1711-1785), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Catharine Clive, (1711-1785), 1830. Kitty Clive (1711-1785) English actress and occasional singer on the stages of London. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Chaucer, (1343-1400), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chaucer, (1343-1400), 1830. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) English poet and author, best known for The Canterbury Tales, also a philosopher and astronomer

Bernini, (1598-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bernini, (1598-1680), 1830. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) Italian sculptor and architect, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture

Clement XIV, (1705-1774, 1830. Creator: Unknown
Clement XIV, (1705-1774, 1830. Pope Clement XIV (1705-1774) head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in 1774

Chardin, (1699-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Chardin, (1699-1779), 1830. Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) French Rococo painter, considered a master of still life. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Bembo, (1470-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bembo, (1470-1547), 1830. Pietro Bembo (1470-1547) Italian scholar, poet, literary theorist, member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal

J. Le Clerc, (1657-1736), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Le Clerc, (1657-1736), 1830. Jean Leclerc (1657-1736) Genevan theologian and biblical scholar who promoted exegesis, or critical interpretation of the Bible

Sir T. Chaloner, (1595-1661), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir T. Chaloner, (1595-1661), 1830. Thomas Chaloner (1595-1661) English politician, commissioner at the trial of Charles I and signatory to his death warrant

Duke of Berwick, (1670-1734), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Duke of Berwick, (1670-1734), 1830. James FitzJames (1670-1734) Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England, a successful general in the pay of Louis XIV of France

Clement VII, (1478- 1534), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Clement VII, (1478- 1534), 1830. Pope Clement VII (1478- 1534) head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534

Cavallo, (1749-1809), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cavallo, (1749-1809), 1830. Tiberius Cavallo (1749-1809) Italian physicist and natural philosopher, became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1779

Cardinal Beaton, (1494-1546), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cardinal Beaton, (1494-1546), 1830. David Cardinal Beaton (1494-1546) Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation

S. Le Clerc, (1637-1714), 1830. Creator: Unknown
S. Le Clerc, (1637-1714), 1830. Sebastien Leclerc (1637-1714) French artist from the Duchy of Lorraine, counselled by Charles Le Brun, he worked for Louis XIV

Burnet, (1643-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Burnet, (1643-1715), 1830. Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715) Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury, a respected preacher, academic and writer

Baronius, (1538-1607), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Baronius, (1538-1607), 1830. Cesare Baronio (1538-1607) Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian of the Roman Catholic Church. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Clavius, (1538-1612), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Clavius, (1538-1612), 1830. Christopher Clavius (1538-1612) Jesuit German mathematician and astronomer, modified the proposal for the Gregorian calendar a From " Biographical

Buxtorf, (1599-1664), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Buxtorf, (1599-1664), 1830. Johannes Buxtorf the Younger, (1599-1664) swiss scholar and Christian Hebraist. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Barnevelt, (1547-1619), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Barnevelt, (1547-1619), 1830. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) Dutch statesman in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Dr. E. Clarke, (1769-1822), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. E. Clarke, (1769-1822), 1830. Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822) English clergyman, naturalist, mineralogist, and traveller and later became a founder of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Buffon, (1707-1788), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Buffon, (1707-1788), 1830. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedist who published Histoire Naturelle

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