Historian Collection (page 7)

Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German art historian and archaeologist (engraving)
3648063 Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German art historian and archaeologist (engraving) by Maron, Anton von (1733-1808) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768)

Thomas Babington Macaulay, British historian and writer (engraving)
3647982 Thomas Babington Macaulay, British historian and writer (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)

The chronicler Jean Froissart visiting the ruins of an old castle (engraving)
3647785 The chronicler Jean Froissart visiting the ruins of an old castle (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, from Ward and Lock
3714092 Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, from Ward and Locks Illustrated History of the World, pub. c.1882 by English School

Elisee Reclus, French geographer, historian, anarchist (litho)
5233938 Elisee Reclus, French geographer, historian, anarchist (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elisee Reclus (1830-1905), French geographer, historian

Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher and legal historian (engraving)
5233693 Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher and legal historian (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Home)

Antoine Henri, Baron of Jomini, Swiss general and military historian (engraving)
6014555 Antoine Henri, Baron of Jomini, Swiss general and military historian (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antoine Henri, Baron of Jomini (1779-1869)

Punch cartoon: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist and biographer (engraving)
6034940 Punch cartoon: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist and biographer (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Gregory of Tours from "True Portraits... "by Andre Thevet published in 1594
5668957 Gregory of Tours from A" True PortraitsA...A" by AndreThevet published in 1594 by Thevet, Andre (1504-92); (add.info.: Gregory of Tours (538-594)

John Stow, English historian and antiquary (engraving)
6031968 John Stow, English historian and antiquary (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Stow (c1524-1605)

Horace Walpole, English historian, author and politician (engraving)
6029452 Horace Walpole, English historian, author and politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace Walpole, English historian)

Xenophon dictating his history, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373511 Xenophon dictating his history, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C

Thucydides in exile, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations
STC373505 Thucydides in exile, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Prescott-Davies, N. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Merle d Aubigne (engraving)
655129 Merle d Aubigne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merle d Aubigne. Illustration from Swiss Pictures by Samuel Manning (Religious Tract Society)

Professor John William Draper, Chemist and Historian (engraving)
1060519 Professor John William Draper, Chemist and Historian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor John William Draper, Chemist and Historian)

Medal of Edgar Quinet (bronze)
1200150 Medal of Edgar Quinet (bronze) by Ponscarme, Hubert (1827-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edgar Quinet (1803-75) was a French historian and intellectual.); French, out of copyright

Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher (1694- 1778) (chromolitho)
724779 Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher (1694- 1778) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voltaire)

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, economist, historian and political theorist (b / w photo)
817637 Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, economist, historian and political theorist (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, economist, historian and political theorist (b / w photo)
817636 Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, economist, historian and political theorist (b/w photo) by English Photographer

William Hickling Prescott (engraving)
818676 William Hickling Prescott (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859). American historian and Hispanist

Stows Monument, St Andrew Undershaft, Leadenhall Steet, London (engraving)
583344 Stows Monument, St Andrew Undershaft, Leadenhall Steet, London (engraving) by Quast, Pieter Jansz. (1605-47); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stows Monument, St Andrew Undershaft)

Portrait of John Stow (engraving)
583348 Portrait of John Stow (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of John Stow; published 10 May 1792; a statue of Stow (Stows Monument)

Martin Folkes, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated
STC451224 Martin Folkes, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Titlepage, Knolles Generall Historie of the Turks, pub
476886 Titlepage, Knolles Generall Historie of the Turks, pub. by Adam Islip, 1603 (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Dilke (b / w photo)
815984 The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Dilke (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Hon)

William of Tyre, medieval prelate and chronicler (chromolitho)
668908 William of Tyre, medieval prelate and chronicler (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William of Tyre)

Bon-Louis-Henri Martin, historian (chromolitho)
667027 Bon-Louis-Henri Martin, historian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bon-Louis-Henri Martin, historian)

Plutarch, Greek historian and writer (engraving)
2788691 Plutarch, Greek historian and writer (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plutarch (c46-120), Greek historian and writer

Henry Adams with his dog, Marquis, c. 1883 (b / w photo)
2819503 Henry Adams with his dog, Marquis, c.1883 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); 11.7x19.3 cm; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Matthew Fontaine Maury, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619105 Matthew Fontaine Maury, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-73)

Adolphe Thiers
2905905 Adolphe Thiers by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolphe Thiers. Engraved by W.Holl from a Photograph / William Mackenzie, London)

Courtenay Edward Stevens (oil on canvas)
3035897 Courtenay Edward Stevens (oil on canvas) by Mills, Edward (fl.1876-1918); 68x48 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Courtenay Edward Stevens (1905-76), English historian

Statue of Johann Christoph Friedrich (von) Schiller (1759-1805), German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. Date: circa 1909

Paulin Paris, 1865-66 (litho)
2641135 Paulin Paris, 1865-66 (litho) by Bureau, A. (fl.1865-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paulin Paris, Alexis Paulin Paris: 25.03.1800 - 13.02.1881 French scholar, author, mediaevalist)

Jean Barthelemy Haureau, 1865-66 (litho)
2641081 Jean Barthelemy Haureau, 1865-66 (litho) by Feret (fl.1865-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Barthelemy Haureau)

Maximilien Paul Emile Littre, 1865-66 (litho)
2641046 Maximilien Paul Emile LittrA©, 1865-66 (litho) by Lafosse, Jean Baptiste Adolphe (1810/14-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maximilien Paul Emile LittrA©, Emile LittrA©)

Claude Joseph de Cherrier, 1865-66 (litho)
2641030 Claude Joseph de Cherrier, 1865-66 (litho) by Barry (fl.1865-66); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claude Joseph de Cherrier: 06.03.1785 - 27.07.1872 French historian Creators: Barry fecit)

le comte Louis Marie de Carne-Marcein, 1865-66 (litho)
2641028 le comte Louis Marie de Carne-Marcein, 1865-66 (litho) by Lafosse, Jean Baptiste Adolphe (1810/14-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: le comte Louis Marie de Carne-Marcein)

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a British historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. Date: 1875

Remains of Winchester Palace in 1800
South remains of Winchester House, Southwark. The Winchester Palace was built in the 12th century and burnt down in 1814. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members

Part of the London Wall in the churchyard of St. Giles
Part of the ancient London Wall in the churchyard of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London. Built in the third century, and repaired by London Mayor Ralph Joceline in 1477

Monument to John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605
John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605, from his monument in the Church of St. Andrew Undershaft. Depicted in an Elizabethan ruff holding a quill pen

Portrait of Louis Passy (b / w photo)
1272623 Portrait of Louis Passy (b/w photo) by Alfred Ellis & Walery (fl. 1899-1918); Archives Larousse, Paris, France; (add.info.: Louis Passy (1830-1913) French historian and politician.); British

English tourist in a bird basket in a gannet hunt
English tourist riding in a bird basket in a gannet or guga hunt on the isle of St. Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Doctor Factobends recantation in the bird basket, St. Kildd

Thucydides in Exile, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations
IL322123 Thucydides in Exile, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Prescott-Davies, N. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece to The Works of Flavius Josephus, 1725 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF119843 Frontispiece to The Works of Flavius Josephus, 1725 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unraveling the Threads of History: From David Hume to Matthias Sprengel" In this captivating collection of historical hints, we embark on a journey through time and explore the multifaceted world of historians. We begin with the enigmatic figure of David Hume, whose intellectual prowess shaped our understanding of human nature. A caricature captures his essence, reminding us of his profound impact. Next, we encounter a cartoon depicting Winston Churchill, the indomitable British statesman who steered his nation through tumultuous times. His leadership during World War II left an indelible mark on history. Turning our attention to ancient Greece, we discover Herodotus and Thucydides. The former's bust stands as a testament to his pioneering work in recording events with meticulous detail while also showcasing an artwork that brings him to life once more. Meanwhile, Thucydides' stoic visage captured in another bust reminds us of his analytical approach and invaluable contributions. Venturing further into history's annals, we encounter The Venerable Bede—a luminary whose writings shed light on early medieval England. His legacy endures as a beacon for future generations seeking knowledge about their past. The exploration continues beyond Earth itself with Schiaparelli's two hemispheres capturing Mars' mystique. These images remind us that they are not confined solely to terrestrial affairs; they extend their curiosity even into celestial realms. Delving deeper into antiquity again, Herodotus reappears alongside Gooch in sepia tones—an evocative portrayal that transports us back centuries ago when these scholars diligently pursued truth amidst uncertainty. Our journey concludes with T. F. G Dexter at St Pirans Oratory in Cornwall and James Clark from Kilmarnock—both individuals embodying the spirit of local history enthusiasts who tirelessly preserve heritage for future generations.