Gordon Ross Collection

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1840 - 1893, also known as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. Russian composer of the romantic period. Illustration by Gordon Ross, American artist and illustrator (1873-1946)

Ross, Gordon, Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ross, Gordon, Mr. portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 18

Victoria, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929226 Victoria, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Victoria, 1819 - 1901)

Frederick II, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929223 Frederick II, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Frederick II, 1712 - 1786. King of Prussia)

Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great or Charles I, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929214 Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great or Charles I, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great or Charles I, 742 - 814)

Albert Einstein, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929208 Albert Einstein, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955)

Sir Frederick Grant Banting, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929207 Sir Frederick Grant Banting, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Sir Frederick Grant Banting, 1891 - 1941)

Gregor Johann Mendel, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929201 Gregor Johann Mendel, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Gregor Johann Mendel, 1822 -1884. Scientist, Augustinian friar and abbot of St)

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, aka Antoine Lavoisier after the French Revolution, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929197 Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, aka Antoine Lavoisier after the French Revolution, from Living Biographies of Famous Men

Simon Jose Antonio de la Santusima Trinidad Bolivar Palacios Ponte y Blanco, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929160 Simon Jose Antonio de la Santusima Trinidad Bolivar Palacios Ponte y Blanco, from Living Biographies of Famous Men

Sir Walter Raleigh, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929158 Sir Walter Raleigh, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Sir Walter Raleigh, c.1554 - 1618)

Benvenuto Cellini, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929157 Benvenuto Cellini, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Benvenuto Cellini, 1500 - 1571)

Marco Polo, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929155 Marco Polo, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Marco Polo, 1254 - 1324. Italian merchant, explorer and writer)

Wilhelm II, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929227 Wilhelm II, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Wilhelm II, 1859 - 1941. Last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia

Henry VIII, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929217 Henry VIII, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Henry VIII, 1491 - 1547. King of England)

An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929215 An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, aka Salah ad-Din or Saladin)

Gaius Julius Caesar, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929211 Gaius Julius Caesar, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Gaius Julius Caesar, 100 - 44 BC, aka Julius Caesar)

Ashoka, died 232 BC, aka Ashoka the Great. Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty
3929210 Ashoka, died 232 BC, aka Ashoka the Great. Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty. Illustration by Gordon Ross, American artist and illustrator (1873-1946)

Charles Proteus Steinmetz, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929205 Charles Proteus Steinmetz, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Charles Proteus Steinmetz, born Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz, 1865 - 1923)

Zoroaster, aka Zarathustra, Zarathushtra Spitama or Ashu Zarathushtra, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960966 Zoroaster, aka Zarathustra, Zarathushtra Spitama or Ashu Zarathushtra, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Zoroaster, aka Zarathustra)

Giotto di Bondone, from Living Biographies of Great Painters
3929238 Giotto di Bondone, from Living Biographies of Great Painters. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Giotto di Bondone, c. 1267 - 1337, aka Giotto and Giottus)

Louis Pasteur, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929202 Louis Pasteur, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Louis Pasteur, 1822 -1895)

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929199 Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt)

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929161 Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804 - 1881)

Moctezuma II, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929219 Moctezuma II, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Moctezuma II, c. 1466 - 1520, also spelled Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma)

Elizabeth I, aka The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929218 Elizabeth I, aka The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Elizabeth I, aka The Virgin Queen)

Kublai Khan, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929216 Kublai Khan, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Kublai Khan. Fifth Khagan (Great Khan) of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929159 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from Living Biographies of Famous Men by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749 - 1832. German writer and statesman)

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929228 Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, 1878 - 1953)

Napoleon Bonaparte, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929225 Napoleon Bonaparte, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 - 1821)

Marie Sklodowska Curie, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929206 Marie Sklodowska Curie, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Marie Sklodowska Curie, 1867 - 1934)

Giuseppe Garibaldi, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929162 Giuseppe Garibaldi, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1807 - 1882. Italian general, politician and nationalist)

Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929204 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, 1834 - 1919)

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929203 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, 1824 - 1907)

John Dalton, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929198 John Dalton, from Living Biographies of Famous Men by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: John Dalton, 1766 - 1844. English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist)

Christopher Columbus, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929156 Christopher Columbus, from Living Biographies of Famous Men. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, 1451 - 1506. Italian explorer, navigator and colonizer)

Augustus, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929212 Augustus, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD)

Solomon, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929209 Solomon, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Solomon, also called Jedidiah, reigned c. 970 - 931 BC. King of Israel)

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists
3929200 Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, from Living Biographies of Great Scientists. by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, 1807 - 1873)

Karl Marx, from Living Biographies of Famous Men
3929163 Karl Marx, from Living Biographies of Famous Men by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Karl Marx, 1818 - 1883. German philosopher, economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist)

Louis XIV, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929222 Louis XIV, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Louis XIV, 1638 - 1715, aka Louis the Great or the Sun King. King of France)

Ivan IV Vasilyevich, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers
3929220 Ivan IV Vasilyevich, from Living Biographies of Famous Rulers by Gordon, Ross (1873-1946); (add.info.: Ivan IV Vasilyevich, 1530 - 1584, aka Ivan the Terrible or Ivan the Fearsome)

Gautama Buddha, aka Siddhaurtha Gautama, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960967 Gautama Buddha, aka Siddhaurtha Gautama, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Gautama Buddha, c.563/480-c.483/400 BC, aka Siddhaurtha Gautama)

Brigham Young, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960998 Brigham Young, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Brigham Young, 1801-1877)

Saint Francis of Assisi, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960978 Saint Francis of Assisi, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, aka Francesco)

Confucius, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960970 Confucius, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Confucius, 551-479 Bc.Chinese teacher, editor, politician)

Jean-Francois Millet, from Living Biographies of Great Painters
3960947 Jean-Francois Millet, from Living Biographies of Great Painters by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Jean-Francois Millet, 1814-1875)

Paul the Apostle, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960974 Paul the Apostle, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Paul the Apostle, c.5-c.64 or 67, aka Saint Paul and Saul of Tarsus)

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Gordon Ross: A Master Illustrator Capturing the Essence of Greatness Gordon Ross, an American artist and illustrator born in 1873, possessed a remarkable talent for bringing historical figures to life through his illustrations. His work graced the pages of "Living Biographies, " a series that delved into the lives of influential individuals from various fields. One such luminary was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the renowned Russian composer of the romantic period. Through Ross's artistry, readers were transported to Tchaikovsky's world, where melodies danced on paper and emotions soared with every note. The illustration captured not only Tchaikovsky's physical appearance but also his creative spirit that continues to resonate even today. Ross's artistic prowess extended beyond composers; he also depicted rulers who shaped history. In "Living Biographies of Famous Rulers, " Victoria, Frederick II, and Charlemagne came alive under his skilled hand. Each portrait conveyed their unique personalities and legacies – Victoria's strength as Queen during an era of great change, Frederick II's enlightened rule over Prussia, and Charlemagne's grandeur as one of Europe's most influential leaders. The breadth of Ross's subjects expanded further into science with "Living Biographies of Great Scientists. " Albert Einstein emerged from the canvas as more than just a physicist; he embodied curiosity and intellectual brilliance. Sir Frederick Grant Banting stood tall as a pioneer in diabetes research while Gregor Johann Mendel unveiled secrets hidden within pea plants. Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier showcased groundbreaking discoveries in chemistry that revolutionized scientific understanding. But it wasn't just scientists who found themselves immortalized by Gordon Ross; famous men like Simon Bolivar fought for freedom across South America while Sir Walter Raleigh explored new lands with unwavering determination. Benvenuto Cellini dazzled viewers with his mastery in metalwork while Marco Polo opened minds to distant cultures through his travels.