Signatures Collection (#5)

National Fire Brigades Association certificate, confirming First Prize to Southend Fire Brigade in the Combined Motor Pump Competition held at Basingstoke, dated 8 September 1922

HH the Duke of Teck, GCB (engraving)
1063368 HH the Duke of Teck, GCB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HH the Duke of Teck, GCB)

Celebrities of the Day, Mr John Ruskin (engraving)
1061930 Celebrities of the Day, Mr John Ruskin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, Mr John Ruskin)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (litho)
982352 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later was crowned King Edward VII)

Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP (engraving)
1055545 Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, Sir R E Webster, QC, MP)

Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)
1044755 Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG (engraving)
1045731 Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, the Marquis of Salisbury, KG)

Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving)
1045658 Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Celebrities of the Day, Professor T H Huxley, President of the Royal Society (litho)
1044329 Celebrities of the Day, Professor T H Huxley, President of the Royal Society (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Signature of Clara Schumann (engraving)
1050377 Signature of Clara Schumann (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signature of Clara Schumann)

Celebrities of the Day, Mr Robert Browning (engraving)
1050245 Celebrities of the Day, Mr Robert Browning (engraving) by Calkin, Lance (1859-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, Mr Robert Browning)

Rosa Bonheur, signature (engraving)
3641945 Rosa Bonheur, signature (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rosa Bonheur, signature. Illustration for The Autographic Mirror (c 1864)

Buffalo Bill riding a white horse (colour litho)
732075 Buffalo Bill riding a white horse (colour litho) by Jones, Adrian (1845-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Bill riding a white horse)

Marriage contract of Charles I (litho)
476879 Marriage contract of Charles I (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles I (1600-49) King of England

George-Augustus-Frederick, the Fourth, 1831 (engraving)
2563386 George-Augustus-Frederick, the Fourth, 1831 (engraving) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: George IV (; 12 August 1762 - 26 June 1830)

Mr Williams, MP (engraving)
1617224 Mr Williams, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Williams, MP. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 July 1846)

Duke of Sussex (engraving)
1617007 Duke of Sussex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duke of Sussex. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 April 1843)

The Treaty of Ryswick, 30th October 1697 (pen & ink on paper)
CHT210214 The Treaty of Ryswick, 30th October 1697 (pen & ink on paper) by French School, (17th century); Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Paris

Signature of King George III, during his last attack of insanity in the early spring of 1810 (engraving)
5228612 Signature of King George III, during his last attack of insanity in the early spring of 1810 (engraving) by English School

Letter written by King George III to his grandfather when eleven years of age (engraving)
5228601 Letter written by King George III to his grandfather when eleven years of age (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

W E Gladstone and Mrs Gladstone (colour litho)
5999465 W E Gladstone and Mrs Gladstone (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W E Gladstone and Mrs Gladstone)

Autographs of famous people: statesmen, princes, generals, etc (engraving)
5216890 Autographs of famous people: statesmen, princes, generals, etc (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autographs of famous people: statesmen, princes)

Patent signed by Christian IX of Denmark appointing William Keswick as Danish consul in Hong Kong, China
3858398 Patent signed by Christian IX of Denmark appointing William Keswick as Danish consul in Hong Kong, China, 1880 (pen & ink) by Danish School

JMW Turner (engraving)
812616 JMW Turner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Mallord William Turner, English landscape painter and printmaker. Engraved by William Holl)

Casimir Delavigne (litho)
816765 Casimir Delavigne (litho) by Delpech, Francois Seraphin (1778-1825); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casimir Delavigne, French poet and dramatist)

Portrait of John Milton (engraving)
820004 Portrait of John Milton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Milton, English poet, polemicist and scholarly man of letters)

Portrait of Robert Southey (engraving)
819965 Portrait of Robert Southey (engraving) by Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Southey, English poet and writer)

Portrait of Thomas Bailey Aldrich (engraving)
819894 Portrait of Thomas Bailey Aldrich (engraving) by Cox, George C. (1851-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet, novelist and travel writer)

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (engraving)
819854 Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet)

Portrait of Robert Browning (litho)
819851 Portrait of Robert Browning (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Browning (not the poet). Died 11 December 1833, aged 85

Portrait of Edward Rushton (litho)
819829 Portrait of Edward Rushton (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Rushton, British poet, writer, and bookseller)

Autographs of dramatic poets (litho)
819432 Autographs of dramatic poets (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autographs of dramatic poets, including Joshuah Sylvester, Ben Jonson)

Portrait of Marie Francois Xavier Bichat (engraving)
819309 Portrait of Marie Francois Xavier Bichat (engraving) by Vigneron, Pierre Roch (1789-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Francois Xavier Bichat)

Portrait of Robert Schumann (engraving)
815091 Portrait of Robert Schumann (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Schumann, German composer)

Portrait of Henry Fuseli (engraving)
819486 Portrait of Henry Fuseli (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Fuseli, Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art)

Portrait of Jean-Antoine Chaptal (engraving)
819364 Portrait of Jean-Antoine Chaptal (engraving) by Monanteuil, Jean-Jacques Francois (1785-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean-Antoine Chaptal, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup)

Portrait of Richard Cobden (engraving)
819336 Portrait of Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician)

Portrait of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (engraving)
819333 Portrait of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, first President of the French Republic)

Portrait of Edmund Burke (engraving)
819319 Portrait of Edmund Burke (engraving) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Burke, Irish statesman, political theorist and philosopher)

Portrait of Benjamin West (engraving)
819312 Portrait of Benjamin West (engraving) by Harlow, George Henry (1787-1819) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin West, American painter. WIth a facsimile of Wests signature)

Portrait of Robert Saunders-Dundas (engraving)
819311 Portrait of Robert Saunders-Dundas (engraving) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Saunders-Dundas, Viscount Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty)

Portrait of Richard Wagner (engraving)
815175 Portrait of Richard Wagner (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Wagner, German composer and conductor)

Robert Bunsen (engraving)
812357 Robert Bunsen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Bunsen of the University of Heidelberg. Engraved by C. Cook from a photograph)

Sir Philip Sidney, 1586 (engraving)
3641939 Sir Philip Sidney, 1586 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Philip Sidney, 1586. Illustration for The Autographic Mirror (c 1864)

Caroline Norton (engraving)
725899 Caroline Norton (engraving) by Carrick, Thomas Heathfield (1802-75) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caroline Norton, British feminist and social reformer)

John Buckstone (engraving)
730577 John Buckstone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Buckstone, actor)

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Signatures have long served as powerful symbols of historical moments and personal connections. From ancient artifacts to modern documents, these handwritten marks carry the weight of significance and authenticity. One such signature is found on the original Dead Sea Scroll 5/6 Hev44, dating back to 134 CE. This fragment bears the name Bar Kokhba, a Jewish leader who led a revolt against Roman rule in ancient Judea. His signature represents resistance and determination in the face of oppression. Fast forward to 1787, when another iconic signature graced the Constitution of USA. With their pens poised, founding fathers etched their names onto this pivotal document that laid the foundation for American democracy. Each stroke symbolized unity and a shared vision for a new nation. In matters of love and commitment, signatures hold immense sentimental value too. The marriage certificate between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip showcases their union sealed with inked affirmations of devotion—a testament to enduring love amidst royal duties. The suffragette Women's March in 1912 saw countless signatures adorning petitions demanding voting rights for women. These bold strokes represented resilience and an unwavering pursuit of equality—an indelible mark on history's path towards gender parity. Sports also bear witness to significant signatures like those found on the West Indies Cricket Team -1957 Tour memorabilia. These autographs capture not only athletic prowess but also cultural pride as players left their mark while representing their nations across borders. Turning our attention back to politics, we encounter yet another monumental signature—the Declaration of Independence (1776). This historic document boldly proclaimed America's autonomy from British rule; its signatories forever immortalized through penmanship that echoed freedom's call. Beyond politics lies commerce—where financial transactions are authenticated by signatures like those seen on share certificates for The Yukon Goldfields or official wordings within apprenticeship indentures. These handwritten confirmations solidify legal agreements while connecting individuals to the economic fabric of their time.