1785 Collection (page 7)

Henry Kirke White
HENRY KIRKE WHITE poet Date: 1785 - 1806

Lord George Sackville
GEORGE GERMAINE, first viscount SACKVILLE military commander, notably at the battle of Minden where though victorious he failed to consolidate his success. Date: 1716 - 1785

Richard Russell
RICHARD RUSSELL resident of Bermondsey Street, London - but did he have any other claim to fame ? Date: circa 1785

Alexander Runciman
ALEXANDER RUNCIMAN Scottish artist Date: 1736 - 1785

Rafael Del Riego - 1
RAFAEL DEL RIEGO y Nunez Spanish military commander in the war against Napoleon, Date: 1785 - 1823

Joseph Reed
JOSEPH REED American revolutionary soldier and statesman. Date: 1741 - 1785

Gabriel Nicolas Raspe
GABRIEL NICOLAS RASPE German publisher Date: 1712 - 1785

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
JEAN-BAPTISTE PIGALLE French sculptor Date: 1714 - 1785

Maffeo Pinelli
MAFFEO PINELLI Venetian bibliophile, holding just one item from his library... Date: 1736 - 1785

James Edw. Oglethorpe
JAMES EDWARD OGLETHORPE Soldier, notably in America, administrator and philanthropist. Date: 1696 - 1785

Donat Henchy O brien
DONAT HENCHY O BRIEN British naval officer with his autograph Date: 1785 - 1857

4Rd Duke Northumberland
HUGH PERCY, third duke of NORTHUMBERLAND statesman, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Date: 1785 - 1847

Giov. Batt. Niccolini 3
GIOVANNI BATTISTA NICCOLINI Italian writer, at his writing desk. Date: 1785 - 1861

Giov. Batt. Niccolini 2
GIOVANNI BATTISTA NICCOLINI Italian writer, at the end of his life. Date: 1785 - 1861

Giov. Batt. Niccolini
GIOVANNI BATTISTA NICCOLINI Italian writer, as a young man Date: 1785 - 1861

Fourth Duke Newcastle
HENRY PELHAM PELHAM-CLINTON, fourth duke of NEWCASTLE statesman Date: 1785 - 1851

Sir William Napier
SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS PATRICK NAPIER - Irish soldier and historian who authored the classic history of the Peninsula War, in which he had taken part: in his last years. Date: 1785 - 1860

Valentine Mott - 2
VALENTINE MOTT American surgeon, founder of the New York Academy of Medicine. Date: 1785 - 1865

Johann Jacob Moser - 2
JOHANN JACOB MOSER German jurist in the service of the herzog von Wurtemberg. Date: 1701 - 1785

Johann Jacob Moser - 1
JOHANN JACOB MOSER German jurist in the service of the herzog von Wurtemberg. Date: 1701 - 1785

Samuel Mather
SAMUEL MATHER American churchman, son and biographer of Cotton Mather. Date: 1706 - 1785

Francois Mauguin
FRANCOIS MAUGUIN French statesman Date: 1785 - 1854

Alessandro Manzoni
ALESSANDRO MANZONI Italian writer, author of I promessi sposi, generally (and rightly) considered the greatest Italian novel. Date: 1785 - 1873

John Mc Lean
JOHN MCLEAN American statesman with his autograph Date: 1785 - 1861

Philip Daniel Lippert
PHILIP DANIEL LIPPERT German antiquary and numismatist, depicted appropriately enough with an old book and some coins. Date: 1702 - 1785

Eighth Earl of Leven
DAVID, eighth earl of LEVEN of LEVEN & MELVILLE Scottish statesman Date: 1785 - 1860

Thomas Leland
THOMAS LELAND Irish historian Date: 1722 - 1785

Francois Comte LA Motte
FRANCOIS HENRI comte de LA MOTTE - French aristocrat whose wife Jeanne, mistress of the cardinal de Rohan, masterminded the scandalous Diamond Necklace affair. Date: CIRCA 1785

Sarah Countess of Jersey
SARAH SOPHIA, countess of JERSEY (nee Fane) wife of George Villiers, fifth earl Date: 1785 - 1867

John Angell James - 2
JOHN ANGELL JAMES Nonconformist churchman at Birmingham. ` Date: 1785 - 1859

John Angell James - 1
JOHN ANGELL JAMES Nonconformist churchman at Birmingham. ` Date: 1785 - 1859

Sam House, Landlord
SAMUEL HOUSE London innkeeper whose political support for Charles James Fox is evident from the wine bowl labelled Fox for ever in his hand. Date: ? - 1785

William Jackson Hooker
Sir WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER English maturalist, director of the Royal Gardens at Kew. Date: 1785 - 1865

Geog Ernst Holtzendorff
GEORG ERNST von HOLTZENDORFF German military commander Date: 1714 - 1785

Samuel House - 1
SAMUEL HOUSE London innkeeper whose political support for Charles James Fox is evident from the wine bowl labelled Fox and the glass in his hand. Date: ? - 1785

Henry Viscount Hardinge
HENRY first viscount HARDINGE British military commander Date: 1785 - 1856

Drawings Prints, Print, Tis, Antiques, Alone, Please, Eye, Tastes Differ, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, Tis not Antiques Alone can Please the Eye, or Tastes Differ, Artist, Publisher, Thomas Rowlandson, T

Drawings Prints, Print, Low Tide, Six Marines, Printer, Publisher, Artist, Charles Motte
Drawings and Prints, Print, Low Tide, Six Marines, Printer, Publisher, Artist, Publisher, Charles Motte, McLean & Co. Eugene Isabey, Victor Morlot, French, 1785-1836, French, Paris 1803-1886 Lagny

Title page Varj Carpiccj 1785 Etching Sheet 6 7 / 16 x 8 5 / 8
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Romeo Juliet Masquerade Shakespeare Act 1 Scene 5
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Family Sir James Hunter Blair 1st Baronet 1741-1787
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Drawings Prints, Drawing, Design, Male, National, Costume, Artist, Johann Andreas Boerner
Drawings and Prints, Drawing, Design for a Male National Costume, Artist, Johann Andreas Boerner, German, Nuremberg 1785-1862 Nuremberg, Boerner, Johann Andreas, German, 1785, 1862, 1809, 1809

Mock Turtle January 24 1785 Hand-colored etching
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Drawings Prints, Print, Perseus Sleeping Medusa, Artist, Alexander Runciman, British
Drawings and Prints, Print, Perseus and the Sleeping Medusa, Artist, Alexander Runciman, British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1736-1785 Edinburgh, Runciman, Alexander, 1736, 1785, 1774

View Coast Sussex October 1 1785 Etching Sheet
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Drawings Prints, Print, Design, Monument, Dedicated, Memory, Mr. Henderson, Subject
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Design for a Monument Dedicated to the Memory of Mr. Henderson, Subject, Engraver, Publisher, John Henderson, Thomas Prattent, G. & J

Mrs Palmer 1785 Watercolor colored chalk graphite
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Bum Shop July 11 1785 Hand-colored etching sheet
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