Scholar Collection (#4)

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Birthplace of English jurist John Selden, Salvington, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676052 Birthplace of English jurist John Selden, Salvington, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birthplace of English jurist John Selden)

Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915
5614398 Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915; (add.info.: Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915. British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal and an accomplished classical scholar)

Hadriaan Beverland
6266284 Hadriaan Beverland; (add.info.: Hadriaan Beverland, 1650-1716. Also known as Adrian Beverland. Dutch humanist scholar.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Library Of Alexandria, 19th century (engraving)
7272487 Library Of Alexandria, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: LIBRARY Interior view of the legendary library of Alexandria)

Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), c.1860 (stipple engraving)
7342122 Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), c.1860 (stipple engraving) by Mayall, John Jabez Edwin Paisley (1813-1901) (after); 41.2x28.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Francesco Petrarca
5672083 Francesco Petrarca; (add.info.: 14th century Illustration showing Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), commonly anglicised as Petrarch

Dr Andrew Martin Fairbairn, 1838 - 1912
3083222 Dr Andrew Martin Fairbairn, 1838 - 1912.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish theological scholar. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro
5305156 Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro.; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro (1676-1764) a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment

Portrait of the English monk, Saint Bede (engraving)
2912148 Portrait of the English monk, Saint Bede (engraving); (add.info.: Bede (672/673 - 735 AD), referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede

Heinrich Barth
3078370 Heinrich Barth; (add.info.: Portrait of Heinrich Barth (1821-1865) a German explorer of Africa and scholar. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Julius Caesar Scaliger, aka Giulio Cesare della Scala
3253088 Julius Caesar Scaliger, aka Giulio Cesare della Scala; (add.info.: Julius Caesar Scaliger, 1484-1558, aka Giulio Cesare della Scala. Italian scholar and physician)

Talking Head of Albertys Magnes, 1874 (engraving)
1574774 Talking Head of Albertys Magnes, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Talking head of Albertus Magnus beng smashed by an infuriated monk)

Ancient Greek Philospher, Theophrastus, 1866 (engraving)
1574480 Ancient Greek Philospher, Theophrastus, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Theophrastus (c372-c287 BC) Ancient Greek philospher and scientist

Bede taken to the monastery (colour litho)
8653390 Bede taken to the monastery (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bede taken to the monastery)

English Period Costumes: A Scholar, Fourteenth Century (colour litho)
8668179 English Period Costumes: A Scholar, Fourteenth Century (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scholar, Fourteenth Century)

Jean-Francois Champollion
3732971 Jean-Francois Champollion; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean-Francois Champollion (1790-1832) a French scholar, philologist and orientalist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

portrait of Philip Sidney
3329518 portrait of Philip Sidney; (add.info.: Portrait of Philip Sidney (1554-1586) an English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Friar Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub
3473251 Friar Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Statue of Socrates, 1860
1577570 Statue of Socrates, 1860; (add.info.: Statue of Socrates.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anatomical study by Bernardino Genga, 1691 (engraving)
2626623 Anatomical study by Bernardino Genga, 1691 (engraving); (add.info.: Anatomical study by Bernardino Genga Anatomia per uso et intelligenza del disegno ricercata non solo su gl'ossi)

Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland
532026 Venerable Bede (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon theologian, scholar and historian: monk at Jarrow, Northumberland. Bede using writing slope, quill pen. Scissors, inkwell and candle at his side

Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) 1920 (b&w photo)
BAL126134 Frederick Jackson Turner (1861-1932) 1920 (b&w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: won Pulitzer Prize in 1932;)

Queen Kristina of Sweden Visiting Professor Saumaise, 1794. Creator: Nicolas Lavreince
Queen Kristina of Sweden Visiting Professor Saumaise, 1794

Martin Luther (1483-1546), 1526. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Martin Luther (1483-1546), 1526

The Theologian Ignaz von Döllinger, 1883. Creator: Franz von Lenbach
The Theologian Ignaz von Dollinger, 1883

St Jerome, 1600-1699. Creators: Titian, Unknown
St Jerome, 1600-1699

Martin Luther (1483-1546), 1527. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Martin Luther (1483-1546), 1527

Portrait of Dr. Meer, c1795. Creator: Rembrandt Peale
Portrait of Dr. Meer, c1795

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Creator: Bernardino Pinturicchio
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, 1475-1480. Saint Jerome (ca. 347-420), one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church (along with Saints Augustine, Ambrose, and Gregory the Great)

Saint Jerome in His Study, 1451. Creator: Antonio da Fabriano II
Saint Jerome in His Study, 1451. Saint Jerome (ca. 347-420 CE) was one of the four Latin Fathers of the Church (the others being Saint Augustine, Ambrose)

Khenchen Tashi Tshultrim and His Ordination Lineage, c1400. Creator: Unknown
Khenchen Tashi Tshultrim and His Ordination Lineage, c1400. This masterful and meticulous portrait shows an abbot within a niche - one ornamented with lively scrollwork influenced by the traditions

AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

Lady Anne Bacon, c1600. Creator: Isaac Oliver I
Lady Anne Bacon, c1600. English scholar and writer Anne, Lady Bacon (nee Cooke, c1527-1610) made a lasting contribution to English religious literature with her translation from Latin of John

Saint Jerome in His Study, c1530. Creator: Pieter Coecke van Aelst
Saint Jerome in His Study, c1530. St. Jerome (ca. 341-420 CE), the greatest Christian scholar of the classics, is revered for his translation of the Bible from the original Greek

Portrait of a Scholar or Preacher, 1529. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Scholar or Preacher, 1529. The cap is of a type worn by scholars and preachers, among others, and the small book that the sitter holds could be a devotional work or, if he is a scholar

Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale, 1588-1589. Creator: Lavinia Fontana
Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale, 1588-1589. The Italian physician and scholar Girolamo Mercuriale (1530-1606) reads an edition of the pioneering work on human anatomy "On the Fabric of the Human

Olaus Rudbeck d.a. (1630-1702), 1687. Creator: Kaspar Kenckel
Olaus Rudbeck d.a. (1630-1702), 1687

Johan Henrik Lidén, 1741-1793, 1792. Creator: Pehr Hörberg
Johan Henrik Liden, 1741-1793, 1792

The Scholars, 1798. Creator: Abraham Delfos
The Scholars, 1798

Chinese Scholar in a Landscape, c1760. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Scholar in a Landscape, c1760

Roku: Prosperity; Ding Gu Dreaming of a Pine Tree, c1824. Creator: Gakutei
Roku: Prosperity; Ding Gu Dreaming of a Pine Tree, c1824. From Fukurokuju, "Happiness, Prosperity, and Longevity"

Scholars Enjoying Tea (image 1 of 2), 19th century. Creator: Nakabayashi Chikkei
Scholars Enjoying Tea (image 1 of 2), 19th century

Scholars Enjoying Tea (image 2 of 2), 19th century. Creator: Nakabayashi Chikkei
Scholars Enjoying Tea (image 2 of 2), 19th century

Sugawara no Michizane, between 1840 and 1842. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Sugawara no Michizane, between 1840 and 1842

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