Sixteenth Collection (#8)

Claude of France
3785985 Claude of France by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Claude of France - after portrait painted by Clouet (16th century). CF: Queen consort of France and ruling Duchess of Brittany

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
3785220 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; (add.info.: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. English nobleman. One of Elizabeth Is favourites)

River Fishing, from 1584 (engraving)
3787091 River Fishing, from 1584 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: River Fishing - from facsimile of wood engraving in Latin edition of Pliny 1584, Frankfurt)

Degrees of University Teaching
3786010 Degrees of University Teaching by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Degrees of University Teaching - from reproduction of allegorical wood engraving in Margarita Philosophica)

The Sabbath: St. James the Elder
3785981 The Sabbath: St. James the Elder by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Sabbath: St. James the Elder combatting the diabolical Enchanments of a Magician - from composition by)

King James I
3786022 King James I; (add.info.: King James I. Became King James VI of Scotland in 1567 and then inherited the Crown of England and Ireland as James I)

The Personification of Music
3785996 The Personification of Music by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Personification of Music - after wood engraving in Margarita Philosophica, 1508)

Signature of Queen Elizabeth I
3784945 Signature of Queen Elizabeth I; (add.info.: Signature of Queen Elizabeth I. Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603): 7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603. Cassells History of England, Vol

An attack by Indians, La Herradura published in 1930 (engraving)
3780164 An attack by Indians, La Herradura published in 1930 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: The Spanish and Indians attack Sir Francis Drakes men in the Bay of La Herradura)

Queen Elizabeth I enters London, 23 December 1558
3784944 Queen Elizabeth I enters London, 23 December 1558; (add.info.: Queen Elizabeth I enters London, 23 December 1558. On horseback accompanied by her court)

Mary I
3785217 Mary I; (add.info.: Mary I. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Queen of England and Ireland (1553-1558) : 18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558

Map of South America
3785948 Map of South America by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Map of South America - from reduced reproduction of map in Spanish atlas by Joan Martines at Messina, 1582)

Burgundians under Charles VI
3785973 Burgundians under Charles VI by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Burgundians under Charles VI defend a town under siege - from miniature in Monstrelets chronicles, Paris, c. 1500)

Jacques Auguste de Thou
3783238 Jacques Auguste de Thou; (add.info.: Jacques Auguste de Thou. French historian, book collector and president of the Parlement de Paris. 1553-1617)

Henri de Guise
3783237 Henri de Guise; (add.info.: Henry I, Duke of Guise. French Renaissance ruler. 1550-1588. Engraving by Allais, c.1846. Plutarque Francais: XVIe, XVIIe Siecles, Vol 3)

Sir Thomas White, 1492 - 1567
3116284 Sir Thomas White, 1492 - 1567. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English cloth merchant, Lord Mayor of London)

Sir Thomas Pope, c. 1507 - 1559
3116258 Sir Thomas Pope, c. 1507 - 1559. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Founder of Trinity College, Oxford, England)

Nicholas Wadham Esquire, c. 1531/1532 - 1609
3116295 Nicholas Wadham Esquire, c.1531/1532 - 1609. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Posthumous co-founder, with his widow Dorothy Petre, of Wadham College, Oxford)

Robert Douglas, 1st Viscount of Belhaven, 1573 - 1639. Scottish courtier. After a monument in the Savoy chapel
1219698 Robert Douglas, 1st Viscount of Belhaven, 1573 - 1639. Scottish courtier. After a monument in the Savoy chapel. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland

Robert Boyd of Trochrig, 1578-1627. Scottish theological writer. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious
1219689 Robert Boyd of Trochrig, 1578-1627. Scottish theological writer. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797

John Erskine, 2nd/19th Earl of Mar, c. 1558 -1634. Scottish politician. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of
1219686 John Erskine, 2nd/19th Earl of Mar, c.1558 -1634. Scottish politician. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797

A brigandine jacket dating from A. D. 1560, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868
619325 A brigandine jacket dating from A.D. 1560, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

The Battle of Marignano, 1515. From Agenda Buvard du Bon Marche published 1917
808821 The Battle of Marignano, 1515. From Agenda Buvard du Bon Marche published 1917. by French School, (20th century); Private Collection

Daniel Heinsius or Heins
3252938 Daniel Heinsius or Heins by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Daniel Heinsius or Heins, 1580-1655. One of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance)

Gerrit Janszoon Vos, aka Gerardus Vossius
3252936 Gerrit Janszoon Vos, aka Gerardus Vossius by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Gerrit Janszoon Vos, 1577-1649, aka Gerardus Vossius. Dutch classical scholar and theologian)

Johannes Buxtorf the Younger
3252933 Johannes Buxtorf the Younger by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Johannes Buxtorf the Younger, 1599-1664. Son of the scholar Johannes Buxtorf, and a Protestant Christian Hebraist)

Aldus Pius Manutius
3252932 Aldus Pius Manutius by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Aldus Pius Manutius, 1449 -1515. Italian humanist who became a printer)

Elizabeth of York, 1466 - 1503. Queen consort of England from 1486 until her death, as the wife of Henry VII
3039821 Elizabeth of York, 1466 - 1503. Queen consort of England from 1486 until her death, as the wife of Henry VII. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825 by English School

Le Chancelier de l'Hospital
3783226 Le Chancelier de l'Hospital; (add.info.: Michel de l'Hospital. Ambassador at the Council of Trent, Superintendent of Finance and finally chancellor of France. 1505-1573)

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, sometimes spelt Burleigh, 1520 - 1598. English statesman
3039856 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, sometimes spelt Burleigh, 1520 - 1598. English statesman, chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign

James IV, King of Scots, 1473 - 1513. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland
1219706 James IV, King of Scots, 1473 - 1513. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797. by English School, (18th century); Private Collection

William Forbes, 1585-1634. Scottish churchman and first Bishop of Edinburgh
1219699 William Forbes, 1585-1634. Scottish churchman and first Bishop of Edinburgh. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797

Alexander Erskine of Gogar, c. 1521-1592. Scottish laird and keeper of James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle
1219688 Alexander Erskine of Gogar, c.1521-1592. Scottish laird and keeper of James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland

Alexander Erskine, 1598-1656
1219687 Alexander Erskine, 1598-1656. by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plenipotentiary for Sweden at the Treaty of Munster in 1648)

John Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar, ? -1572. Regent of Scotland. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious
1219685 John Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar, ? -1572. Regent of Scotland. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797

English sword, c. 1580, with very rare flat pommel and swept S-Hilt, inlaid with silver
619307 English sword, c. 1580, with very rare flat pommel and swept S-Hilt, inlaid with silver. On the pommel and extremities of the hilt are inlaid medallions of silver representing St

George Morley, 1598-1684
3116252 George Morley, 1598-1684. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English Anglican Bishop of Worcester and later Winchester)

Guillaume Bude, 1467 - 1540
3116350 Guillaume Bude, 1467 - 1540. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French scholar. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.)

Peter Martyr Vermigli, 1499 - 1562
3116325 Peter Martyr Vermigli, 1499 - 1562. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian-born Reformed theologian. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.)

Philip Melanchthon, 1497 - 1560, born Philipp Schwartzerdt
3116323 Philip Melanchthon, 1497 - 1560, born Philipp Schwartzerdt. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German author, humanist reformer, theologian and educator)

John Fisher, c. 1469 - 1535. English Catholic bishop and theologian
3116250 John Fisher, c.1469 - 1535. English Catholic bishop and theologian. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.)

Christopher Columbus letter
3786001 Christopher Columbus letter; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus letter with autograph, dated A dos dias de Abril 1502 (April 1502)

Le Cardinal du Bellay
3783223 Le Cardinal du Bellay; (add.info.: Jean du Bellay. French cardinal and diplomat. C. 1492-1560. Engraving by Baudran, c.1846 Plutarque Francais: XIVe, XVe, XVIe Siecles, Vol 2)

Mathieu Mole
3783245 Mathieu Mole; (add.info.: Mathieu Mole. French statesman. 1584-1656. Engraving by H. Laurent, c.1846 Plutarque Francais: XVIe, XVIIe Siecles, Vol 3)

Crillon
3783233 Crillon; (add.info.: Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon. French soldier, called the brave of the brave by Henry IV of France. c.1541-1615)

Francois de Guise
3783231 Francois de Guise; (add.info.: Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise. French general and politician who suppressed the Huguenots. 1519-1563)

Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss, 1548 - 1611. Scottish lawyer and judge. From his monument in the Rolls Chapel
1219725 Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss, 1548 - 1611. Scottish lawyer and judge. From his monument in the Rolls Chapel. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland

James V, King of Scots, 1512 - 1542. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland
1219707 James V, King of Scots, 1512 - 1542. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797. by English School, (18th century); Private Collection

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