Puritan Collection (page 4)

Frontispiece of Areopagitica, a speech of John Milton (1608-74) pub
XJF106627 Frontispiece of Areopagitica, a speech of John Milton (1608-74) pub. in 1644 (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School

Portrait of a Young Man, 1620 (oil on panel)
450150 Portrait of a Young Man, 1620 (oil on panel) by Janssen van Ceulen, Cornelius (1593-1661); 66.7x49.6 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

Title page to The Unreasonableness of Infidelity by Richard Baxter
XJF451360 Title page to The Unreasonableness of Infidelity by Richard Baxter, published in 1655 (engraving) by English School

The Interview of Milton with Galileo (oil on canvas)
TW426537 The Interview of Milton with Galileo (oil on canvas) by Lucy, Charles (1814-73); 127.2x106.5 cm; Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

Playing bowls in New Amsterdam in the 17th century (litho)
PNP377438 Playing bowls in New Amsterdam in the 17th century (litho) by American School, (17th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373656 Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Lucy, Charles (1814-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page to The Doctrine of Fasting by Arthur Hildersam, 1633 (print)
810297 Title page to The Doctrine of Fasting by Arthur Hildersam, 1633 (print) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pauls Cross and Preaching there, 1809 (engraving)
468864 Pauls Cross and Preaching there, 1809 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gentlemen taking the Et cetera oath; horseback procession accompanying
3744609 Gentlemen taking the Et cetera oath ; horseback procession accompanying the released pamphleteers to London, 1642 (etching) Mr Burton, Dr Bastwick and Mr Prynne to London by Hollar

Carnival float, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Boilermakers carnival float for Old Home Week, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Date: 1905

The sorceresses, an incident of Puritan times (engraving)
2792943 The sorceresses, an incident of Puritan times (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sorceresses, an incident of Puritan times)

Richard Baxter, English Puritan divine (engraving)
3622551 Richard Baxter, English Puritan divine (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Baxter (1615-1691), English Puritan divine

Cotton Mather, Puritan minister in English colonial New England (engraving)
3626351 Cotton Mather, Puritan minister in English colonial New England (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton Mather (1663-1728)

Endecott cutting down Mortons may-pole (engraving)
3626264 Endecott cutting down Mortons may-pole (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Endecott, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Governor William Bradfords House, Plymouth Colony (litho)
3094224 Governor William Bradfords House, Plymouth Colony (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Governor William Bradfords House, Plymouth Colony)

William Prynne (engraving)
2563382 William Prynne (engraving) by English School; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: William Prynne (1600 - 24 October 1669) was an English lawyer, author, polemicist

William Prynne (litho)
2563376 William Prynne (litho) by Woodforde, Samuel (1763-1817) (after); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: William Prynne (1600 - 24 October 1669) was an English lawyer, author, polemicist

Dr John Bastwick, English Puritan physician and writer
Dr John Bastwick (1593-1654), English Puritan physician and controversial writer. 17th century

Roger Williams Building his Own Home
Roger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, early abolitionist, and Puritan minister, stands looking out at the landscape, holding an axe, a partially constructed log house behind him

Gorton in Court in Massachusetts
Samuel Gorton stands in front of the judge in a courtroom in Massachusetts, hand raised as he looks to the judge, the rest of the court room facing him as they examine his dispute with the minister

Captain and Mrs. Johannes Schuyler, c. 1725-35 (oil on canvas)
1219182 Captain and Mrs. Johannes Schuyler, c.1725-35 (oil on canvas) by Watson, John (1685-1768) (attr.); 137.2x180.3 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Royalists seeking refuge in the house of a Puritan (coloured engraving)
973059 Royalists seeking refuge in the house of a Puritan (coloured engraving) by Stone, Marcus (1840-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Puritans destroying the Eleanor cross in Cheapside, London in 1643. Date: 1643

Edward Montagu, Lord Kimbolton
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Kimbolton (1602-1671), commander of Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War. 17th century

The Bombardment of Matanzas Forts by the United States Cruisers (engraving)
1039569 The Bombardment of Matanzas Forts by the United States Cruisers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Demolition of Cheapside Cross, destroyed by Parliamentarians during the Civil War, by which time they had come to be seen as symbols of royal oppression. Date: 2 May 1643

There dwelt, there trode, the feet of one
931002 There dwelt, there trode, the feet of one by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

Surveyor Pugh and Hawthorne
930997 Surveyor Pugh and Hawthorne by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

Hester at the foot of the scaffold
931025 Hester at the foot of the scaffold by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

She saw the children disporting themselves
931006 She saw the children disporting themselves by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

Hawthorne in the custom house
930996 Hawthorne in the custom house by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (oil on canvas)
CH378232 Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); 76.5x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658); ); Photo eChristies Images; English

Portrait of a Young Woman, 1654 (oil on panel)
CH402238 Portrait of a Young Woman, 1654 (oil on panel) by Palamedesz, Anthonie (Stevers) (1601-73); 66.7x56.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Roger Williams appealing to the Indians (engraving)
3626260 Roger Williams appealing to the Indians (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roger Williams appealing to the Indians)

The Rev. John Davenport, pub. 1797 (engraving)
3273292 The Rev. John Davenport, pub. 1797 (engraving) by Doolittle, Amos (1754-1832); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Davenport (1597 - 1670); ); The Stapleton Collection; American

Rule XXXIII: A player shall not ask for advice from anyone but his... caddie
STC193231 Rule XXXIII: A player shall not ask for advice from anyone but his...caddie...nor shall he willingly be otherwise advised in any way whatsoever, from Rules of Golf

Rule XXXII: A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds
STC193230 Rule XXXII: A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds, from Rules of Golf, published c.1905 (colour litho) by Crombie

The Indians Declaration of War, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving)
STC394704 The Indians Declaration of War, from a book pub. 1896 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr. Oliver Cromwell visits Mr. John Milton, illustration from The Church of England
STC393398 Mr. Oliver Cromwell visits Mr. John Milton, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

Oliver Cromwell has a haircut, 1936 (colour litho)
473453 Oliver Cromwell has a haircut, 1936 (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector (1653-58)

Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe up-Biblum God ( The-Whole Holy his-Bible God
MHS175760 Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe up-Biblum God ( The-Whole Holy his-Bible God ), title page from The Bible, also known as the Eliot Indian Bible

John Pym from a miniature by Samuel Cooper (engraving)
STC347521 John Pym from a miniature by Samuel Cooper (engraving) by Cooper, Samuel (1609-72) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Pym (1584-1643), English Parliamentarian

Portrait of Harriet Campbell, c. 1815 (oil on canvas)
CLK339818 Portrait of Harriet Campbell, c.1815 (oil on canvas) by Phillips, Ammi (1788-1865); 123.2x63.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American

Frontispiece to The Christian Mans Trial by John Lilburne (c
XJF105394 Frontispiece to The Christian Mans Trial by John Lilburne (c.1614-57) 1641 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Family of Henry Chorley, Haberdasher of Preston, c. 1680 (oil on canvas)
HMP90729 The Family of Henry Chorley, Haberdasher of Preston, c.1680 (oil on canvas) by English School, (17th century); 135.2x181

Marie Nichols, 1636 (oil on canvas)
SGS119984 Marie Nichols, 1636 (oil on canvas) by Troueil, Peter (fl.1636); 74.5x62.5 cm; The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum, USA; eBerger Collection Educational Trust; English

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The Puritans, a group of English Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England from within, played a significant role in shaping early American history. Their journey began aboard the Mayflower at sea in 1620, as Pilgrims seeking religious freedom crossed treacherous waters to reach the shores of what would become Plymouth. Fast forward to 1637, and we find ourselves witnessing the trial of Anne Hutchinson at Boston. This courageous woman challenged traditional gender roles and religious authority, ultimately paying a heavy price for her beliefs. The wood engraving capturing this moment serves as a reminder of the struggles faced by those who dared to question societal norms. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, Oliver Cromwell led his forces into battle at Edgehill during the English Civil War. His victory marked a turning point for Puritan influence in England and set the stage for future political developments. Back in America, Salem became synonymous with hysteria and injustice during the infamous witch trials of 1692. Court records reveal chilling testimonies that tore communities apart as innocent lives were lost amidst accusations fueled by fear and superstition. Yet not all Puritan stories end tragically; some found solace in new settlements like Hartford, Connecticut. These first settlers forged their own path away from persecution and established communities where they could practice their faith freely. However, not everyone was fortunate enough to escape punishment. Families banished from Puritan Massachusetts faced hardship as they tried to rebuild their lives elsewhere – reminders that dissent often came with severe consequences. Throughout these tumultuous times, influential figures such as Cotton Mather emerged with works like his Witchcraft book published in 1689 – texts that both perpetuated fears surrounding witchcraft while also documenting an era steeped in paranoia.