Puritan Collection (page 3)

Pilgrims at Plymouth (engraving) (b / w photo)
BAL97924 Pilgrims at Plymouth (engraving) (b/w photo) by Deland, Clyde Osmer (1872-1947); Private Collection

John Balfour de Burley - Les Puritains, n. d. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
John Balfour de Burley - Les Puritains, n.d

The Puritan, Modeled 1883-86, cast after 1899. Creator: Augustus Saint-Gaudens
The Puritan, Modeled 1883-86, cast after 1899

Rev. Cotton Mather (Son of Increase) Using His Powerful Influence to Overcome the Prejudice Against Inoculation for Smallpox in Boston, 1721, before 1926

Cromwell at Windsor Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas)
CH441535 Cromwell at Windsor Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 34.8x27.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An Old Time Dominie (chromolitho)
3656161 An Old Time Dominie (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Old Time Dominie)

The Puritan, 1883-86 (bronze)
3614055 The Puritan, 1883-86 (bronze) by Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907); 77.5 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Chester W)

George Clarke, Esq. of Hackney (oil on canvas)
3499809 George Clarke, Esq. of Hackney (oil on canvas) by Jackson, Gilbert (fl.1621-40); Hackney Museum, London Borough of Hackney, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of of a standing man)

Womans costume in reign of the Cromwells (1649-1660)
3780838 Womans costume in reign of the Cromwells (1649-1660) by Calthrop, Dion Clayton (1875-1937); (add.info.: Womans costume in reign of the Cromwells (1649 -1660)

Thomas Manton, English Puritan clergyman (engraving)
5233409 Thomas Manton, English Puritan clergyman (engraving) by White, Robert (1645-1703); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Manton (1620-1677)

John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615847 John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come, illustration by William Strang (1859-1921) by Strang

A Lincey-Woolsey Brother (engraving)
609923 A Lincey-Woolsey Brother (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lincey-Woolsey Brother; satirical poem relating to vacillating priests)

Title-page to Thomas Youngs Dies Dominica, 1639 (woodcut)
618946 Title-page to Thomas Youngs Dies Dominica, 1639 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (engraving)
964936 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England)

Bramhope Puritan Chapel, 1906 (w / c on paper)
1064933 Bramhope Puritan Chapel, 1906 (w/c on paper) by Braithwaite, Walter (1854-1922); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

They were rough looking desperadoes
931023 They were rough looking desperadoes by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

One day, leaning his forehead on his hand
931012 One day, leaning his forehead on his hand by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

Children would creep nigh to behold her
931003 Children would creep nigh to behold her by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys
930999 A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

Front Cover
930994 Front Cover by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

It is our Hester
931017 It is our Hester by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

A blazing spear... in the midnight sky
931015 A blazing spear...in the midnight sky by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

American Thanksgiving Day Card (chromolitho)
669025 American Thanksgiving Day Card (chromolitho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Thanksgiving Day Card.); © Look and Learn

Title page for A Purge for Pluralities printed for F. Cowles, T. Bates and T
XJF437921 Title page for A Purge for Pluralities printed for F. Cowles, T. Bates and T. Banks, 1642 (woodcut) by English School

Cromwell and Milton (litho)
STC415946 Cromwell and Milton (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) and John Milton (1608-1674); ); The Stapleton Collection; English

Royalist plotters at Salisbury insulting the Sheriff, illustration from Cassell
STC393236 Royalist plotters at Salisbury insulting the Sheriff, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

A Family Meal, c. 1600 (woodcut) (sepia photo)
STC347515 A Family Meal, c.1600 (woodcut) (sepia photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Inigo Jones wearing a black tunic and cap
OJ76090 Portrait of Inigo Jones wearing a black tunic and cap by Richardson, Jonathan (1665-1745); 54.6x48.9 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Portrait of John Jewell (1522-71) Fellow of Corpus Christi College
CCC95129 Portrait of John Jewell (1522-71) Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Bishop of Salisbury (oil on panel) by English School, (16th century); Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Portrait of Robert Stephens (1622-75) of Eastington, Gloucestershire
LST203738 Portrait of Robert Stephens (1622-75) of Eastington, Gloucestershire, 1641 (oil on unlined canvas) by Russel, Theodore (1614-89) (circle of)

Rule VIII: Unless with the opponents consent a ball in play shall not be moved
STC193222 Rule VIII: Unless with the opponents consent a ball in play shall not be moved... from Rules of Golf, published c.1905 (colour litho) by Crombie

Portrait of Paul Gerhardt
XEE2971278 Portrait of Paul Gerhardt by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Gerhardt (12 March 1607 - 27 May 1676) was a German theologian

Pendant L Office, or Martin Luthers Doubts, 1860 (oil on panel)
476641 Pendant L Office, or Martin Luthers Doubts, 1860 (oil on panel) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); 88.3x68 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Hats of various periods (litho)
6013778 Hats of various periods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hats of various periods)

John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615826 John Bunyan (1872-1919) author of The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come, illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919) by Shaw

Departure of the Mayflower from Plymouth with 102 men, women and children on board, to seek religious liberty in the New World. Date: 1620

Milton sitting in his garden at the door of his house, from English Literature pub
3949287 Milton sitting in his garden at the door of his house, from English Literature pub.by T C & EC Jack, c.1920 (colour litho) by Skelton, J. R. (1888-1924); Private Collection; out of copyright

Keeping sunday, according to King James Book of Sports
STC385320 Keeping sunday, according to King James Book of Sports, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Portrait of Susanna Taymon, wife of Christoffel Roels, 1600 (oil on canvas)
XKH150810 Portrait of Susanna Taymon, wife of Christoffel Roels, 1600 (oil on canvas) by Pietersz, Pieter I (1540/41-1603); 114x83.9 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Netherlandish

John Tradescant the Elder, 17th century (oil on panel)
AMO150056 John Tradescant the Elder, 17th century (oil on panel) by English School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: John Tradescant the Elder (1570-c.1638)

Rule XVI: When ye balls lie within six inches of each other
STC193226 Rule XVI: When ye balls lie within six inches of each other...(the distance to be measured from their nearest points), from Rules of Golf, published c.1905 (colour litho) by Crombie

An old woman whipping her cat for catching mice on a Sunday
STC202553 An old woman whipping her cat for catching mice on a Sunday, from a collection of chapbooks on esoterica, c14th-c17th (woodcut)

Pilgrims Going to Church, 1867 (oil on canvas)
NYH55062 Pilgrims Going to Church, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Boughton, George Henry (1833-1905); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

The Challenge: A Puritans Struggle between Honour and Conscience
AFR97142 The Challenge: A Puritans Struggle between Honour and Conscience, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910); South African National Gallery, Cape Town

Frontispiece of Areopagitica, a speech of John Milton (1608-74) pub
XJF106627 Frontispiece of Areopagitica, a speech of John Milton (1608-74) pub. in 1644 (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School

Portrait of a Young Man, 1620 (oil on panel)
450150 Portrait of a Young Man, 1620 (oil on panel) by Janssen van Ceulen, Cornelius (1593-1661); 66.7x49.6 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

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The Puritans, a group of English Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England from within, played a significant role in shaping early American history. Their journey began aboard the Mayflower at sea in 1620, as Pilgrims seeking religious freedom crossed treacherous waters to reach the shores of what would become Plymouth. Fast forward to 1637, and we find ourselves witnessing the trial of Anne Hutchinson at Boston. This courageous woman challenged traditional gender roles and religious authority, ultimately paying a heavy price for her beliefs. The wood engraving capturing this moment serves as a reminder of the struggles faced by those who dared to question societal norms. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, Oliver Cromwell led his forces into battle at Edgehill during the English Civil War. His victory marked a turning point for Puritan influence in England and set the stage for future political developments. Back in America, Salem became synonymous with hysteria and injustice during the infamous witch trials of 1692. Court records reveal chilling testimonies that tore communities apart as innocent lives were lost amidst accusations fueled by fear and superstition. Yet not all Puritan stories end tragically; some found solace in new settlements like Hartford, Connecticut. These first settlers forged their own path away from persecution and established communities where they could practice their faith freely. However, not everyone was fortunate enough to escape punishment. Families banished from Puritan Massachusetts faced hardship as they tried to rebuild their lives elsewhere – reminders that dissent often came with severe consequences. Throughout these tumultuous times, influential figures such as Cotton Mather emerged with works like his Witchcraft book published in 1689 – texts that both perpetuated fears surrounding witchcraft while also documenting an era steeped in paranoia.