Seventeenth Collection (page 7)

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)

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)

Berwick
3783107 Berwick; (add.info.: James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick. French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England. 1670-1734. Engraving by Louis Jean Desire Delaistre, c.1866)

portrait of King William III (engraving)
3782610 portrait of King William III (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: King William III, portrait, 4 November 1650 -8 March 1702. Cassell's History of England, vol)

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

Patrick Forbes, 1564 - 1635. Late 16th and early 17th century Scottish churchman and Bishop of Aberdeen
1219700 Patrick Forbes, 1564 - 1635. Late 16th and early 17th century Scottish churchman and Bishop of Aberdeen. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland

Pope Paul V, 1552 -1621, born Camillo Borghese. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825
3039863 Pope Paul V, 1552 -1621, born Camillo Borghese. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, c. 1587 - 1645. English politician and favourite of King James VI and I
3039857 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, c. 1587 - 1645. English politician and favourite of King James VI and I. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825

Figs. 1 and 3, types of Petards, or small bombs, usually conical or rectangular metal objects containing gunpowder
619342 Figs. 1 and 3, types of Petards, or small bombs, usually conical or rectangular metal objects containing gunpowder

A gentleman pensioner, aka The Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, 1687. Bodyguard to the British Monarch
619331 A gentleman pensioner, aka The Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, 1687. Bodyguard to the British Monarch. From The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Casque of King James II with cheek pieces and perforated steel visor representing the Royal Arms
619329 Casque of King James II with cheek pieces and perforated steel visor representing the Royal Arms, with scroll work of thistles below, from The British Army: Its Origins

A Snaphance Birding Piece of Prince Charles, son of James I, 1614, from The British Army: Its Origins
619350 A Snaphance Birding Piece of Prince Charles, son of James I, 1614, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Barthelemy d'Herbelot de Molainville
3252934 Barthelemy d'Herbelot de Molainville by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Barthelemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, 1625-1695. French Orientalist)

Christoph (Keller) Cellarius
3252926 Christoph (Keller) Cellarius by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Christoph (Keller) Cellarius, 1638-1707. German classical scholar

Susanna Wesley, 1669 - 1742, born Susanna Annesley, was the mother of John and Charles Wesley
2603465 Susanna Wesley, 1669 - 1742, born Susanna Annesley, was the mother of John and Charles Wesley. From The Review of Reviews, published 1891 by English School, (19th century)

The French retreating from Torbay, 1690 (engraving)
3782613 The French retreating from Torbay, 1690 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: The French retreating from Torbay, 1690. Cassell's History of England, vol)

Massilon
3783105 Massilon; (add.info.: Jean Baptiste Massillon. French Catholic bishop and famous preacher, Bishop of Clermont from 1717 until his death. 1663-1742. Engraving by Prudhomme, c.1866)

Callot
3783242 Callot; (add.info.: Jacques Callot. French Baroque printmaker and draughtsman / draftsman. 1593-1635. Engraving by A. Boilly, c.1846 Plutarque Francais: XVIe, XVIIe Siecles, Vol 3)

portrait of King William III (engraving)
3789147 portrait of King William III (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: King William III, portrait, 4 November 1650- 8 March 1702. Cassell's History of England, vol)

Zachary Boyd, 1585-1653. Scottish religious writer. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of
1219690 Zachary Boyd, 1585-1653. Scottish religious writer. From Iconographia Scotica or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, published 1797

Louis Moreri
3252967 Louis Moreri by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Louis Moreri, 1643-1680. French priest and encyclopaedist. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.)

Rene-Aubert Vertot
3252935 Rene-Aubert Vertot by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Rene-Aubert Vertot, 1655-1735. French historian. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.)

Samuel Bochart
3252923 Samuel Bochart by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Samuel Bochart, 1599-1667. French Protestant biblical scholar)

Thomas Sherlock, 1678 - 1761
3116234 Thomas Sherlock, 1678 - 1761. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British clergyman and Church of England bishop)

Theodore Beza, 1519 - 1605
3116331 Theodore Beza, 1519 - 1605. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Protestant Christian theologian and scholar)

17th century Matchlock. Mechanism or lock used for firing a handheld firearm, from The British Army: Its Origins
619345 17th century Matchlock. Mechanism or lock used for firing a handheld firearm, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Visored helmet dating from c. 1643. The piece at the side is the visor prop, full size
619326 Visored helmet dating from c.1643. The piece at the side is the visor prop, full size, used to keep up the visor at different angles according to the notch used

Sully
3783239 Sully; (add.info.: Maximilien de Bethune, Duke of Sully. French statesman; minister of Henry IV of France. 1559-1641)

Philippe de Mornay
3783235 Philippe de Mornay; (add.info.: Philippe de Mornay. French Protestant writer and Huguenot theorist. 1549-1623. Engraving by Allais, c.1846 Plutarque Francais: XVIe, XVIIe Siecles, Vol 3)

Anne of Denmark, 1574 -1619. Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland as the wife of King James VI of Scotland
1219711 Anne of Denmark, 1574 -1619. Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland as the wife of King James VI of Scotland who was also King James I of England and Ireland

Pope Alexander VII, 1599 - 1667, born Fabio Chigi. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825
3039865 Pope Alexander VII, 1599 - 1667, born Fabio Chigi. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Pope Urban VIII, c. 1568 -1644, born Maffeo Barberini (engraving)
3039864 Pope Urban VIII, c.1568 -1644, born Maffeo Barberini (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825.)

Tangent Sight for an English Cannon, made in 1609, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment
619341 Tangent Sight for an English Cannon, made in 1609, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

17th century helmet, said to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell, from The British Army: Its Origins
619328 17th century helmet, said to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

An Elizabethan sword belt for a rapier, known as a Carriage or Frog, from The British Army: Its Origins
619309 An Elizabethan sword belt for a rapier, known as a Carriage or Frog, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

17th century Dutch musketeer's sword. From The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868
619308 17th century Dutch musketeer's sword. From The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Duguay-Trouin
3783108 Duguay-Trouin; (add.info.: Rene Trouin, Sieur du Gue, usually called Rene Duguay-Trouin. Famous French corsair /privateer of Saint-Malo.1673 - 1736. Engraving by Geille, c.1866)

Cesare Baronio, aka Caesar Baronius, 1538 - 1607. Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian of the Roman Catholic
3039869 Cesare Baronio, aka Caesar Baronius, 1538 - 1607. Italian cardinal and ecclesiastical historian of the Roman Catholic Church. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825

Henri IV of France
3783236 Henri IV of France; (add.info.: Henry IV of France (French: Henri VI). King of France (1589-1610). 1553-1610. Engraving by A. Boilly, c.1846 Plutarque Francais: XVIe, XVIIe Siecles, Vol 3

William of Orange enterting Exeter, 1688
3782596 William of Orange enterting Exeter, 1688; (add.info.: William of Orange enterting Exeter, 1688. Went on to be King William III of England, b. 4 November 1650 - 8 March 1702)

Saint Vincent de Paul
3783243 Saint Vincent de Paul; (add.info.: Saint Vincent de Paul. French Catholic priest dedicated to serving the poor. 1581-1660. Engraving by A)

Vendome
3783104 Vendome; (add.info.: Louis-Joseph de Bourbon duc de Vendome. Military general during reign of Louis XIV of France. 1654-1712)

Le Cardinal de Richelieu
3783240 Le Cardinal de Richelieu; (add.info.: Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal and Duke of de Richelieu. French clergyman and statesman. 1585-1642. Engraving by A. Baudran, c.1846)

Bassompierre
3783241 Bassompierre; (add.info.: Francois de Bassompierre. French courtier; his Memoires are an important historical source of his time. 1579-1646)

Galleass, 1629 (engraving)
3784099 Galleass, 1629 (engraving); (add.info.: Ship used by pirates in 17th century. Both a sailing ship and rowing boat. From Furttenbach, Architectura Navalis, 1629)

Pirates Boarding a Spanish Vessel in the West Indies, 1731 (engraving)
3780175 Pirates Boarding a Spanish Vessel in the West Indies, 1731 (engraving); (add.info.: From The History and Lives of the most Notorious Pirates, by an old Seaman, n.d)

The Spanish Armada destroyed by Captain Henry Morgan, 1684 (engraving)
3780161 The Spanish Armada destroyed by Captain Henry Morgan, 1684 (engraving); (add.info.: The Welsh privateer, Sir Henry Morgan)

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