Sir Thomas More Collection (page 2)

Great Hall, Crosby Place. (Once Occupied by Sir Thomas More) (engraving)
663442 Great Hall, Crosby Place. (Once Occupied by Sir Thomas More) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Hall, Crosby Place)

Erasmus and Sir Thomas More (engraving)
654419 Erasmus and Sir Thomas More (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erasmus and Sir Thomas More)

Making them beg for Vine-tendrils (colour litho)
2794864 Making them beg for Vine-tendrils (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making them beg for Vine-tendrils)

Gammer Gurney who was dissatisfyde with her Dole (colour litho)
2794862 Gammer Gurney who was dissatisfyde with her Dole (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gammer Gurney who was dissatisfyde with her Dole)

Tolde us manie strange Tales (colour litho)
2794859 Tolde us manie strange Tales (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tolde us manie strange Tales)

Bess asked if he were asleep (colour litho)
2794858 Bess asked if he were asleep (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bess asked if he were asleep)

Coming and going, and waiting his Pleasure (colour litho)
2794850 Coming and going, and waiting his Pleasure (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coming and going, and waiting his Pleasure)

Sir Thomas More, English lawyer
6039961 Sir Thomas More, English lawyer. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas More, English lawyer, social philosopher, author)

View of Utopia, 1516 (woodcut)
985790 View of Utopia, 1516 (woodcut) by English School, (16th century); 19.9x13.7 (approx) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Utopia. A page from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. Woodcut)

Sir Thomas More and his Children (engraving)
6020465 Sir Thomas More and his Children (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas More and his Children)

Title page from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615735 Title page from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1497-1543)

Illuminated "N"from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615733 Illuminated " N" from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Sir Thomas More, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving)
5199208 Sir Thomas More, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving) by Herbert, John Rogers (1810-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas More)

Queen Anne... did overrule his proper will
908940 Queen Anne A....did overrule his proper will by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English, out of copyright

Beganne to talk of Atonement and Mediation for Sin (colour litho)
2794863 Beganne to talk of Atonement and Mediation for Sin (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

In our Academia, looking over Books and Manuscripts (colour litho)
2794860 In our Academia, looking over Books and Manuscripts (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In our Academia)

I oft sitt for an Hour or more watching Hans Holbein at his brush (colour litho)
2794852 I oft sitt for an Hour or more watching Hans Holbein at his brush (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the evening he gathers us alle about him in the Pavilion (colour litho)
2794849 In the evening he gathers us alle about him in the Pavilion (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Anne, did overrule his proper will (colour litho)
2794847 Queen Anne, did overrule his proper will (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Anne, did overrule his proper will)

Scene in Mores Chelsea Home (ink on paper)
960761 Scene in Mores Chelsea Home (ink on paper) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in Mores Chelsea Home)

Sir Thomas More, English lawyer, statesman, philosopher and humanist (engraving)
3638149 Sir Thomas More, English lawyer, statesman, philosopher and humanist (engraving) by Elstrack, Renold (1570-1625) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)

Plan of Utopia (engraving)
663290 Plan of Utopia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Utopia. Illustration from English Literature An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett)

Sir Thomas More (engraving)
664860 Sir Thomas More (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas More. Illustration for History of England by H O Arnold-Forster (Cassell, 1897)

Beaufort House, Chelsea, where More lived (engraving)
663289 Beaufort House, Chelsea, where More lived (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaufort House, Chelsea, where More lived)

Walked for an Hour or soe, with his Arm round Fathers neck (colour litho)
2794853 Walked for an Hour or soe, with his Arm round Fathers neck (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walked for an Hour or soe)

There he stoode, in the Centre of the Chamber (colour litho)
2794851 There he stoode, in the Centre of the Chamber (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There he stoode, in the Centre of the Chamber)

While that with a Twig I switched off the caterpillar (colour litho)
2794861 While that with a Twig I switched off the caterpillar (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

What a pompous Priest it is! (colour litho)
2794857 What a pompous Priest it is! (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: What a pompous Priest it is)

I marvelled to see him soe moven (colour litho)
2794856 I marvelled to see him soe moven (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: I marvelled to see him soe moven)

While he kept praying, I kept a-counting of his gray hairs (colour litho)
2794846 While he kept praying, I kept a-counting of his gray hairs (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: While he kept praying)

Well Hall, Eltham (b / w photo)
1627373 Well Hall, Eltham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Well Hall, Eltham. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 September 1893)

Map of the Island of Utopia, Book frontispiece (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF131218 Map of the Island of Utopia, Book frontispiece (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Map of the Island of Utopia, Book frontispiece, 1563 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF131217 Map of the Island of Utopia, Book frontispiece, 1563 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Illuminated "V"from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615732 Illuminated " V" from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Illuminated "O"from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615731 Illuminated " O" from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

I oft sitt for an hour or more watching Hans Holbein at his brush
908935 I oft sitt for an hour or more watching Hans Holbein at his brush by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English

What a pompous priest it is
908930 What a pompous priest it is by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English, out of copyright

There he stood, in the centre of the chamber
908936 There he stood, in the centre of the chamber by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English, out of copyright

Bess asked if he we asleep
908929 Bess asked if he we asleep by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English, out of copyright

Making them beg for vine tendrils
908923 Making them beg for vine tendrils by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English, out of copyright

His grace at going saluted all round, which mother took delightedlie
908921 His grace at going saluted all round, which mother took delightedlie by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); (add.info.: The Household of Sir Thomas More published by J M Dent 1906); English

The island of Utopia (engraving)
3647922 The island of Utopia (engraving) by Holbein, Ambrosius (c.1493-c.1519); Private Collection; (add.info.: The island of Utopia. Illustration for a German edition of Sir Thomas Mores Utopia)

The Lady Barkley (coloured engraving)
3646386 The Lady Barkley (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady Barkley)

Here is one who knows what is implied by the Word "Trust"(colour litho)
2794865 Here is one who knows what is implied by the Word " Trust" (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Soe what I want now is to be made a Fool"(colour litho)
2794854 " Soe what I want now is to be made a Fool" (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statesmen (engraving)
727066 Statesmen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statesmen. Illustration for David Humes 1806 edition of The History of England, published by R Bowyer)

Sir John More, father of Sir Thomas More (aquatint)
726828 Sir John More, father of Sir Thomas More (aquatint) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John More, father of Sir Thomas More)

Utopia, pub. 1933 (colour litho)
STC415930 Utopia, pub. 1933 (colour litho) by Wearne, Harry (1852-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: 88 blocks; 16th century map; ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

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"Sir Thomas More: A Renaissance Man and Visionary" Step into the world of Sir Thomas More, a man whose legacy continues to inspire generations. This woodcut from the 1518 third edition of his renowned work, Utopia, captures the essence of his visionary ideas. Created by the talented artist Hans Holbein the Younger, it brings to life More's utopian society. More was not only a writer but also a prominent figure in English history. As Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII, he held great influence and power. In this captivating engraving from 1812, we see him portrayed as a distinguished statesman. However, it is through personal moments that we truly glimpse into More's character. The tender scene depicted in "Sir Thomas More saying goodbye to his daughter before his execution" showcases his unwavering devotion to family amidst adversity. In another poignant lithograph titled "Sir Thomas More's Farewell to His Daughter, " we witness their emotional parting. These images remind us of More's courage and integrity as he stood up for what he believed in – even at the cost of his own life. The Tower of London stands as an enduring symbol of both imprisonment and defiance during this tumultuous period. Its walls witnessed Sir Thomas' final days before execution for refusing allegiance to King Henry VIII's break with Rome. Through these various artistic interpretations spanning centuries, we gain insight into Sir Thomas More's multifaceted persona – scholar, politician, devoted father – all intertwined within one extraordinary individual. As we reflect on Sir Thomas More's contributions during the Renaissance era known as "The New Learning, " let us remember him not only for Utopia but also for his unwavering commitment to justice and humanistic values that continue to resonate today.