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Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Robert Bakewell (1725-1795) English agriculturist. Improved sheep and cattle by selective breeding

Robert Bakewell (1725-1795) English agriculturist. Improved sheep and cattle by selective breeding, particularly New Leicester (Dishley) sheep and Longhorn cattle, at his home Dishley Grange

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar): called Doctor Mirabilis. Tower of Franciscan friary, Oxford, where Bacon had his study

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Joseph Banks (1743-1820) English botanist and plant collector: sailed with James

Joseph Banks (1743-1820) English botanist and plant collector: sailed with James Cook on Endeavour 1768-71: President of Royal Society for 41 years from 1778

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: John James Audobon (1780-1851) American ornithologist and artist. Engraving of Audubon

John James Audobon (1780-1851) American ornithologist and artist. Engraving of Audubon in hunting dress

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Differential calculus

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Differential calculus: gravitation: nature of light: reflecting telescope. Engraving by Houbraken after portrait by Kneller

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Saul and the Witch of Endor Bible I Samuel 28. Saul tries to communicate with the

Saul and the Witch of Endor Bible I Samuel 28. Saul tries to communicate with the dead Samuel through the Witch of Endor. She brings Samuel out of the earth (Necromancy)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: English Civil Wars: Battle of Naseby 14 June 1645. Charles I trying to rally his

English Civil Wars: Battle of Naseby 14 June 1645. Charles I trying to rally his troops for a final charge against Cromwells forces. After 19th century engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Uncle Sam speaking to the Geneva court about Alabama claims. Liberty(ja) sits in

Uncle Sam speaking to the Geneva court about Alabama claims. Liberty(ja) sits in the seat of judgement. wood engraving. 1882

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles V (1500-1558) Charles I of Spain 1519-1556, Holy Roman Empire 1519-1558

Charles V (1500-1558) Charles I of Spain 1519-1556, Holy Roman Empire 1519-1558. Portrait engraving showing him wearing crown and the Order of the Golden Fleece

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Dutch cartoon protesting Oliver Cromwells reign by showing him as Hercules clad

Dutch cartoon protesting Oliver Cromwells reign by showing him as Hercules clad in a lionskin shattering the royal money barrel, symbolically ending the rule of the Long Parliament

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: The Emancipator of Labour and the Honest Working People. Cartoon highlighting the

The Emancipator of Labour and the Honest Working People. Cartoon highlighting the threat of communism. Harpers Weekly, 1874 Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: High life below stairs The Regent, very drunk, sups in the kitchen at the Pavilion

High life below stairs The Regent, very drunk, sups in the kitchen at the Pavilion
High life below stairs " The Regent, very drunk, sups in the kitchen at the Pavilion, at a table close to the fire..." engraving, coloured. 1819 by Robert Cruikshank, 1789-1856

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632) English nobleman, called the

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632) English nobleman, called the Wizard Earl because of his interest in scientific experiment. Engraving after portrait by Vandyke

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and astronomer. Made a pendulum clock

Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist and astronomer. Made a pendulum clock, discovered the rings of Saturn, and proposed a wave theory of light. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: George Clifford (1558-1605) 3rd Earl of Cumberland. English courtier, naval commander and privateer

George Clifford (1558-1605) 3rd Earl of Cumberland. English courtier, naval commander and privateer. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98) English statesman. Lord High Treasurer

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98) English statesman. Lord High Treasurer to Elizabeth I from 1572. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Edward North, 1st Baron North (1496ja-1564) English statesman. Engraving

Edward North, 1st Baron North (1496ja-1564) English statesman. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Walter Aston, Baron Aston of Forfar (1584-1639) English courtier and diplomat. Ambassador

Walter Aston, Baron Aston of Forfar (1584-1639) English courtier and diplomat. Ambassador to Spain 1620-1625 and 1635-1638. Patron of poet the John Dryden. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Margaret Tudor (1489-1541) queen consort of Scotland: daughter of Henry VII of England

Margaret Tudor (1489-1541) queen consort of Scotland: daughter of Henry VII of England. Married James IV of Scotland in 1503. Engraving after portrait by Holbein

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Catherine Parr (1512-1548) sixth queen of Henry VIII of England (1543-1547)

Catherine Parr (1512-1548) sixth queen of Henry VIII of England (1543-1547) and, after she had been widowed, wife of Thomas Seymour. Engraving after portrait by Holbein

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) English politician. Foreign

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) English politician. Foreign Secretary 1830-1841: Prime Minister 1855-1857, 1858, 1858-1865: Engraving c1856

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Bodley (1545-1613) English scholar and diplomat, founder of the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Thomas Bodley (1545-1613) English scholar and diplomat, founder of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Paulet, 1st Earl of Winchester (1485ja-1572) English statesman. Engraving

William Paulet, 1st Earl of Winchester (1485ja-1572) English statesman. Engraving after portrait by Holbein

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: George Carew, Baron Carew of Clopton, Earl of Totnes (1555-1629) English soldier

George Carew, Baron Carew of Clopton, Earl of Totnes (1555-1629) English soldier, statesman and antiquary. Friend of Walter Raleigh. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Cecil (1542-1623) 1st Earl of Exeter and 2nd Baron Burghley. English soldier

Thomas Cecil (1542-1623) 1st Earl of Exeter and 2nd Baron Burghley. English soldier. Crushed the Earl of Essexs rebellion (1601). Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628) English courtier: favourite of James I

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628) English courtier: favourite of James I and Charles I. Assassinated 23 August 1628. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484-1545) English soldier and statesman. Married Mary Tudor

Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484-1545) English soldier and statesman. Married Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII. Grandfather of Lady Jane Grey. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c1563-c1612) English statesman. Created Viscount

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c1563-c1612) English statesman. Created Viscount Cranbourne by James I in 1604. Lord Treasurer from 1608 until his death. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Maitland of Lethington (1528ja-1573) Scottish statesman. Supported the marriage

William Maitland of Lethington (1528ja-1573) Scottish statesman. Supported the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots to Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. Surrendered Edinburgh castle to the English in 1573

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: William Paget, Baron Paget (1505-1563): English diplomat and statesman. Engraving

William Paget, Baron Paget (1505-1563): English diplomat and statesman. Engraving after portrait by Holbein

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Engraving

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon in his coronation robes. Hand-coloured

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon in his coronation robes. Hand-coloured engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon swearing the oath. Engraving

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon swearing the oath. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon placing the crown on Empress Josephine

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon placing the crown on Empress Josephine. Hand-coloured engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon placing the crown on Empress Josephine

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon placing the crown on Empress Josephine. Hand-coloured engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) English potter and industrialist. Wood engraving after

Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) English potter and industrialist. Wood engraving after portrait by Joshua Reynolds

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist: Studied chemistry under John Dalton

James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist: Studied chemistry under John Dalton: Worked with William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). Mechanical equivalent of heat (J)

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist. Mechanical equivalent of heat (J)

James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist. Mechanical equivalent of heat (J). Engraving 1876

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist. Mechanical equivalent of heat (J)

James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) English physicist. Mechanical equivalent of heat (J). Engraving c1895

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Abdominal cavity and its contents. From Andreas Vesalius De humani corporis fabrica ja

Abdominal cavity and its contents. From Andreas Vesalius De humani corporis fabrica ja, Basle, 1543. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Florence Nightingale (1820 -1910) English nurse and statistician. From The Illustrated Midland News

Florence Nightingale (1820 -1910) English nurse and statistician. From The Illustrated Midland News, 19 March 1870. Wood engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales: proprietor Richard Crawshay (1739-1810)

Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales: proprietor Richard Crawshay (1739-1810). Hand-coloured engraving c1830 after watercolour by George Robertson c1788, showing the scene by moonlight

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Tapping blast furnace and casting iron into pigs. Engraving, c1895

Tapping blast furnace and casting iron into pigs. Engraving, c1895

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Ideal American landscape during the Jurassic epoch (based on Professor Othniel Marsh): Stegosaurus

Ideal American landscape during the Jurassic epoch (based on Professor Othniel Marsh): Stegosaurus, Compsonotus (left) and Pterodactyls. From Scientific American, 29 November 1884. Engraving

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852) English geologist who, in 1820, discovered the Iguanodon

Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852) English geologist who, in 1820, discovered the Iguanodon and deduced from its teeth that it was a herbivore, not a carnivore like previously known dinosaurs

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Thomas Willis (1621-1675) English physician. First in modern times to notice sweetish

Thomas Willis (1621-1675) English physician. First in modern times to notice sweetish taste of diabetic urine in Diabetes mellitus. Studied brain and nervous system

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Neptune raising James Cook (1723-79) English navigator, explorer and hydrographer to immortality

Neptune raising James Cook (1723-79) English navigator, explorer and hydrographer to immortality, and Fame writing his name in the book of history

Background imageEngraving Rights Managed Collection: Estate of David Wells, Burbage, Leicestershire, England showing house and garden

Estate of David Wells, Burbage, Leicestershire, England showing house and garden, model farm, enclosed fields, parkland & woodland. Copperplate engraving c1750




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