Influential Collection

The Rules of Life by H. M. Bateman
A baby in a highchair is presented with a long list of rules for life by a queue of influential people including his nurse, his parents, teacher, police officer, judge and vicar. Date: 1930

Malleus Maleficarum
The Hammer of witches, authored by Dominicans Jakob Sprenger and Heinrich Kramer, is the most influential book promoting the real existence of the witchcraft heresy

Madame Recamier
JEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD Also known as MADAME RECAMIER, influential French social and political hostess

Art Nouveau Embroidery
Four art nouveau embroidery designs by Ann Macbeth, one of the most gifted designers of the influential Glasgow School. Date: 1902

Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist
Stephen Gould. Caricature of the US palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, science historian and author Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) holding a collection of his essays called The Pandas Thumb

Lord Leverhulme
WILLIAM HESKETH LEVER, baron LEVERHULME Popular Irish Influential industrialist

Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer, 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907), Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer, 1890. Joachim is regarded as one of the most influential violinists of all time

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Lt. De Kantzow at Mynpooree holding the mutineering 9th Sepoys at bay for three
530551 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Lt. De Kantzow at Mynpooree holding the mutineering 9th Sepoys at bay for three hours until rescued by an influential Indian

Handwritten work of Robert Schumann
3118664 Handwritten work of Robert Schumann; (add.info.: Handwritten work of Robert Schumann (1810-1856) a German composer and influential music critic

Pages from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847
5668984 Pages from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847; (add.info.: Photograph of page from original 1847 first edition)

Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian Renaissance political writer, from 1550 edition of 'The Prince'
5668976 Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian Renaissance political writer, from 1550 edition of 'The Prince' (woodcut); (add.info)

Title page from 'The Prince' and other works by Niccolo Machiavelli published in 1532
5668978 Title page from 'The Prince' and other works by Niccolo Machiavelli published in 1532; (add.info.: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)); Photo © AF Fotografie.

Title page from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847
5668983 Title page from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847; (add.info.: Photograph of title page from original 1847 first edition)

Title page 'Two Treatises of Government: ' John Locke, 2nd edition 1694, First
528509 Title page 'Two Treatises of Government: ' John Locke, 2nd edition 1694, First, attack on Divine Right of Kings: Second, dealing with Rights of Man

L'Annee 1917; Les qui dirigeaient la Russie a la veille de la.... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'Annee 1917; Les qui dirigeaient la Russie a la veille de la revolution: Raspoutine et sa cour de femmes. L'intrique germanique dominait dans cette camarilla

Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Artist: Elisabeth Sonrel
Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was a profound influence on the medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Bill Evans
Hanna Lee Tidd

The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi)
L Dorado. The Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu-Hsi) (1835-1908) causing trouble for a (representation of) the Chinese Emperor. Date: 1900

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

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

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

Strength In Numbers
Manasseh Johnson Sr

History of Power
Manasseh Johnson Sr

Landscape painting by Gertrude Jekyll
The Pilgrim's Yews, Merrow Downs - Landscape painting by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932), influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer. Date: 1890

H. Desbrowe Annear, Esq
A portrait pencil drawing of the influential Australian architect, Harold Desbrowe-Annear, pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement and designer of the Federation Arch, Princes Bridge in 1901

Kenneth Tynan with J B Priestley
Kenneth Peacock Tynan (1927-1980), influential and often controversial English theatre critic and writer. Seen here (left) with J B (John Boynton) Priestley (1894-1984)

Kenneth Tynan, English theatre critic and writer
Kenneth Peacock Tynan (1927-1980), influential and often controversial English theatre critic and writer. Date: circa 1960s

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772306 Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 51x79 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Geoffrey Chaucer, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772296 Geoffrey Chaucer, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 53x74 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Geoffrey Chaucer (c)

Edmund Spenser, c. 1800-03 (tempera on canvas)
1772304 Edmund Spenser, c.1800-03 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x84 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

John Dryden, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772300 John Dryden, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 40x81 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: John Dryden (1631 - 12 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic

Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772307 Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x52 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga (August 7)

Louis Vaz de Camoens, c. 1800 (tempera on canvas)
1772295 Louis Vaz de Camoens, c.1800 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 42x57 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Luis Vaz de Camoes (c)

The Death Of Domenico Morelli, Italys Greatest Contemporary Artist, On 13 Corr, In Naples (colour litho)
2798464 The Death Of Domenico Morelli, Italys Greatest Contemporary Artist, On 13 Corr, In Naples (colour litho) by Beltrame

Robert Schumann, from Living Biographies of Great Composers
3961017 Robert Schumann, from Living Biographies of Great Composers. by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Robert Schumann, 1810-1856)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, from Living Biographies of Great Composers
3961012 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, from Living Biographies of Great Composers by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)

Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) front cover of third edition illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615746 Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) front cover of third edition illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)

Circle demonstrating colour differences and contrasts, from a book
CHT316934 Circle demonstrating colour differences and contrasts, from a book, Expose d un Moyen de definir et de nommer les couleurs, by Eugene Chevreul

Fashion plate from L Art de la Coiffure de Dames, by Sieur Legros
BMR221558 Fashion plate from L Art de la Coiffure de Dames, by Sieur Legros, published in Paris 1767 (colour litho) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe
CHT225291 Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe (Project for Unalterable Peace in Europe) c.1710-13 (pen and ink on paper) by Saint-Pierre, Charles Irenee Castel

Florence Fenwick Miller, English journalist and author
Florence Fenwick Miller (1854-1935), English journalist, author and social reformer, editor and proprietor of The Womans Signal, an influential feminist journal. 1897

Application of the Cercle Chromatique of Charles Henry, 1889 (colour litho)
CHT316933 Application of the Cercle Chromatique of Charles Henry, 1889 (colour litho) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Wycliffe explains his thoughts before the Archbishop
John Wycliffe (circa 1320s 1384) -an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, biblical translator, reformer, priest, and a seminary professor at the University of Oxford

Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-64) (litho)
PHG242674 Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour (1721-64) (litho) by Delpech, Francois Seraphin (1778-1825); Private Collection; (add.info.: mistress of Louis XV)

Japan, c. 1912: Chionin Budhist Temple, one of most influential sect in Japan (photo)
6013070 Japan, c.1912: Chionin Budhist Temple, one of most influential sect in Japan (photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chionin Budhist Temple)

Sebastiano Serlio: Italian architect and author of Tutte l opere d
5669025 Sebastiano Serlio: Italian architect and author of Tutte l opere d architettura et prospetiva, illustrations published between 1537 and 1575 by Bernardi

William Blake
5668965 William Blake by Schiavonetti, Luigi (1765-1810); (add.info.: William Blake (1757-1827): idiosyncratic and influential English artist

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Influential figures from various realms have left their mark throughout history. From the controversial Malleus Maleficarum, a medieval book that shaped perceptions of witchcraft, to H. M. Bateman's insightful 'The Rules of Life, ' these hints remind us of the power of ideas and words. Artistic influences also abound, with Madame Recamier's captivating beauty immortalized in portraits and Art Nouveau Embroidery showcasing intricate designs that continue to inspire today. Meanwhile, Stephen Gould's groundbreaking work as a US palaeontologist revolutionized our understanding of evolution. Notable individuals like Lord Leverhulme and Joseph Joachim made significant contributions in business and music respectively, leaving behind legacies that endure even now. The enchanting portrait by W&D Downey captures Joachim's brilliance as a violinist during his prime years. Sarah Dss. Marlborough stands tall among influential women who defied societal norms while Bill Evans' innovative jazz compositions continue to resonate with audiences worldwide. Together they exemplify the strength found in numbers - united voices shaping culture and society. Exploring the history of power reveals how it has evolved over time; its impact evident in every aspect of human existence. Gertrude Jekyll's landscape painting reminds us how nature itself can be an influential force, inspiring awe and contemplation. Influence knows no boundaries - whether through written words or artistic expressions, scientific breakthroughs or acts of defiance against conventions – each hint represents a thread woven into the tapestry we call human civilization.