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Howard Alfred Collection

Howard Alfred was a man of many faces, much like the enigmatic figures depicted in these portraits

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Cromwell, (1599-1658), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cromwell, (1599-1658), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cromwell, (1599-1658), 1830. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English military and political leader who served as Lord Protector was an intensely religious man

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. Creator: Unknown

J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Thomson, (c1700-1748), 1830. James Thomson (c1700-1748) Scottish poet and playwright who worked as a tutor in London, one of sixteen Scottish poets

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Themistocles, (c 524-459 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Themistocles, (c 524-459 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Themistocles, (c 524-459 BC), 1830. Themistocles (c 524-459 BC) Athenian non-aristocratic politician and general who rose to prominence in the Athenian democracy

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician, educated at Charterhouse, Christ Church and Merton Colleges, Oxford

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Creator: Unknown

A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732-1798) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Sterne, (1713-1768), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sterne, (1713-1768), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sterne, (1713-1768), 1830. Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) Irish novelist and Anglican clergyman who attended Jesus College, Cambridge, he published sermons, wrote memoirs

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: F. Ximines, (1436- 1517), 1830. Creator: Unknown

F. Ximines, (1436- 1517), 1830. Creator: Unknown
F. Ximines, (1436- 1517), 1830. Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros (1436- 1517), Spanish cardinal, religious figure, and statesman, twice regent of Spain

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: G. Steevens, (1736-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown

G. Steevens, (1736-1800), 1830. Creator: Unknown
G. Steevens, (1736-1800), 1830. George Steevens (1736-1800) English Shakespearean commentator and director of the East India Company, educated at Eton College and at Kings College, Cambridge

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Stillingfleet, (1702-1771), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Stillingfleet, (1702-1771), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Stillingfleet, (1702-1771), 1830. Benjamin Stillingfleet (1702-1771) English botanist, translator and author educated at Trinity College

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Titian, (c1488-1576), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Titian, (c1488-1576), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Titian, (c1488-1576), 1830. Tiziano Vecelli (c1488-1576) Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school sought after by patrons notably the Habsburgs and papacy

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir P. Sidney, (1554-1586), 1830. Philip Sidney (1554-1586) English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, an aristocrat educated at Christ Church, Oxford and prominent figure of the Elizabethan age

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Southcott, (1750- 1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Southcott, (1750- 1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Southcott, (1750- 1814), 1830. Joanna Southcott (1750- 1814) self-described religious prophetess, dismissed as a domestic servant she joined the Wesleyan Church

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Socrates (c470-399 BC) Athenian moral philosopher influential in Western ethical traditions of thought

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Dr W. Sherlock, (c1641-1707), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Dr W. Sherlock, (c1641-1707), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr W. Sherlock, (c1641-1707), 1830. William Sherlock (c1641-1707) English church leader educated at St Saviours Grammar School

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Tippoo Saib, (1750-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Tippoo Saib, (1750-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Tippoo Saib, (1750-1799), 1830. Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) ruler of Mysore, a pioneer of rocket artillery deployed in the Anglo-Mysore War

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Shakspeare, (1564-1616), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Shakspeare, (1564-1616), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Shakspeare, (1564-1616), 1830. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English poet, playwright, actor and dramatist. He married Anne Hathaway aged 18 and joined the Lord Chamberlains Men after 1585

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Rubens, (1577-1640), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Rubens, (1577-1640), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Rubens, (1577-1640), 1830. Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) influential and prolific Flemish Baroque artist of the Counter-Reformation, humanist scholar and diplomat

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Prince Rupert, (1619-1682), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Prince Rupert, (1619-1682), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Prince Rupert, (1619-1682), 1830. Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682) German army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor in Canada

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Ruyter, (1607-1676), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Ruyter, (1607-1676), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ruyter, (1607-1676), 1830. Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) Dutch admiral during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, folk hero known for his part in the Raid on the Medway

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Varro, (116-27 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Varro, (116-27 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Varro, (116-27 BC), 1830. Marcus Terentius Varro (116-27 BC) ancient Roman scholar and writer, one of twenty commissioners for Julius Caesar

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: J. Watt, (1736-1819), 1830. Creator: Unknown

J. Watt, (1736-1819), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Watt, (1736-1819), 1830. James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, home educated. He improved the Newcomen steam engine

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Sir W. Temple, (1628-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir W. Temple, (1628-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir W. Temple, (1628-1699), 1830. Sir William Temple (1628-1699) English statesman and essayist educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge who as a diplomat

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Radcliffe, (1650-1714), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Radcliffe, (1650-1714), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Radcliffe, (1650-1714), 1830. John Radcliffe (1650-1714) English physician, academic and politician educated at the University of Oxford

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Napoleon, (1769-1821), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Napoleon, (1769-1821), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Napoleon, (1769-1821), 1830. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French statesman and military leader of Italian descent who rose to prominence during the French Revolution

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Merula, (c1430-1494), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Merula, (c1430-1494), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Merula, (c1430-1494), 1830. Georgius Merula (c1430-1494) Italian humanist and classical scholar. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Belgian geographer, cosmographer and cartographer known for his 1569 world map of sailing courses with rhumb lines

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Ptolemy I Soter (c367-282 BC) companion and historian of Alexander the Great, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty and ruler of Egypt

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pythagoras, (c570-c495 BC), 1830. Pythagoras (c570-c495 BC) ancient Ionian Greek philosopher whose political and religious teachings influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and through them

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Sir J. Reynolds, (1723-1792), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir J. Reynolds, (1723-1792), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir J. Reynolds, (1723-1792), 1830. Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) English painter who promoted the Grand Style, founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, knighted by George III in 1769

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: I. Newton, (1642-1727), 1830. Creator: Unknown

I. Newton, (1642-1727), 1830. Creator: Unknown
I. Newton, (1642-1727), 1830. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Moliere, (1622-1673), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) known as Moliere. French playwright, actor and poet, regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Peter the Great, (1672-1725), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Peter the Great, (1672-1725), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Peter the Great, (1672-1725), 1830. Peter the Great (1672-1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death in 1725

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Percy, (1729-1811), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Percy, (1729-1811), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Percy, (1729-1811), 1830. Thomas Percy (1729-1811) Bishop of Dromore, chaplain to George III and Romantic poet educated at Christ Church, Oxford, a friend of Samuel Johnson and James Boswell

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Solon, (c630-c560 BC), 1830. Solon (c630-c560 BC) Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet who legislated against political, economic and moral decline

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Seldon, (1584-1654), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Seldon, (1584-1654), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Seldon, (1584-1654), 1830. John Selden (1584-1654) English jurist, scholar of Englands ancient laws and constitution and specialist in Jewish law

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown

W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown
W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) British Whig who served as Prime Minister mid 18th century

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: I. Oliver, (c1565-1617), 1830. Creator: Unknown

I. Oliver, (c1565-1617), 1830. Creator: Unknown
I. Oliver, (c1565-1617), 1830. Isaac Oliver (c1565-1617) English portrait miniature painter. Moved to England with Huguenot parents to escape Wars of Religion in France

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Leibnitz, (1646-1716), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Leibnitz, (1646-1716), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Leibnitz, (1646-1716), 1830. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) German polymath, logicians, mathematician and natural philosopher of the Enlightenment who also made contributions to physics

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Machiavel, (1469-1527), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Machiavel, (1469-1527), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Machiavel, (1469-1527), 1830. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Lord Hood, (1724- 1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Lord Hood, (1724- 1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Hood, (1724- 1816), 1830. Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724- 1816) Royal Navy officer. Served in the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years War

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kircher, (1602-1680), 1830. Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published works on comparative religion, geology, and medicine

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Sir J. Fastolffe, (1380-1459), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir J. Fastolffe, (1380-1459), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir J. Fastolffe, (1380-1459), 1830. Sir John Fastolf (1380-1459) medieval English landowner and knight who fought in the Hundred Years War

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hampden, (c1594- 1643), 1830. John Hampden (c1594- 1643) English politician and leading parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England before the English Civil War

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Anne, (1665-1714), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Anne, (1665-1714), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Anne, (1665-1714), 1830. Anne (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1702-1707 then under the Acts of Union

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Mary, (1662-1694), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mary, (1662-1694), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mary, (1662-1694), 1830. Mary II (1662-1694) Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Henderson, (1747-1785), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Henderson, (1747-1785), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Henderson, (1747-1785), 1830. John Henderson (1747-1785) English actor, known as a great Shakesperean actor. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Background imageHoward Alfred Collection: Clovis I, (466-511), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Clovis I, (466-511), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Clovis I, (466-511), 1830. Clovis I, King of the Franks (466-511) the first king to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, considered the founder of the Merovingian dynasty



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Howard Alfred was a man of many faces, much like the enigmatic figures depicted in these portraits. From Cromwell to Southcott, each painting captures a different era and personality. In the portrait of Cromwell, we see a stern and determined leader who played a pivotal role in English history during the 17th century. His strong presence is palpable even through this unknown artist's brushstrokes. Moving forward in time, J. Thomson's portrait showcases another mysterious figure from the 18th century. With his piercing gaze and thoughtful expression, he seems to hold secrets that only time can reveal. Themistocles takes us back even further into ancient Greece with his portrayal by an unknown artist. This Athenian statesman exudes confidence and intelligence as he navigated the turbulent political landscape of his time. Sir R. Steele's portrait presents yet another intriguing character from the early 18th century. Known for his wit and literary contributions, Steele appears both charming and contemplative in this captivating artwork. A glimpse into Polish history reveals A. Stanislaus, whose image painted by an anonymous artist transports us to the late 18th century. The intensity in his eyes hints at a life filled with triumphs and challenges alike. Sterne's portrait portrays an influential writer from the mid-18th century known for his novel "Tristram Shandy. " The unknown creator skillfully captures Sterne's whimsical nature through subtle details that bring him to life on canvas. F. Ximines' depiction brings forth memories of Renaissance artistry with its reference to Titian’s style but remains shrouded in mystery due to its unidentified creator. Ximines himself was renowned as one of Spain’s greatest painters during this period—a true master of color and composition. G. Steevens' likeness immortalizes an important figure from England’s literary scene during the late 18th century—an era marked by intellectual curiosity and artistic exploration.