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Comte De Brienne 1520Le COMTE DE BRIENNE, French courtier, Grand Master of Ceremonies for Francois I. Holding a staff and accompanied by his dog. Date: FLOURISHED 1520
Luigi Brichetti-RobecchiLUIGI BRICCHETTI-ROBECCHI Italian traveller in Somalia, whence he brought back many new species of marine life. Depicted wearing native dress. Date: FLOURISHED 1890
Pierre BrousselPIERRE BROUSSEL - French statesman, councillor of the Paris Parlement, who opposed Mazarins fiscal policy, for which he was arrested, leading to the Fronde popular rising. Date: FLOURISHED 1648
Elizabeth Ctes AlbemarleELIZABETH, countess of ALBEMARLE wife of William, Fourth earl. Wearing the high-waisted short-sleeved dress of the time. Date: flourished 1818
Girolamo AmelunghiGIROLAMO AMELUNGHI Italian poet, known as il Gobbo di Pisa. Date: FLOURISHED 1547 - 1566
Robert ChaumberleynROBERT CHAUMBERLEYN Esquire to king Henry V, and supposed to have been present at the battle of Agincourt. He is both well armed and well armoured, protected cap-a-pie. Date: flourished 1417
Roger De TrumpingtonSIR ROGER DE TRUMPINGTON a Cambridgeshire warrior, in full fighting gear - armoured from top to toe, with shield and broadsword. He is buried in Trumpington church. Date: flourished 1289
Joan Lady GascoigneJOAN PICKERING, LADY GASCOIGNE second wife of Sir William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of the Kings Bench at the time of Henry V. A fine example of contemporary womens costume. Date: flourished 1429
Sir John De SitsyltSIR JOHN DE SITSYLT (or Seisylt = Cecil), knight, carrying a shield and banner emblazoned with his arms, and wearing a red robe lined with ermine, betokening his status. Date: flourished 1333
Jean Wormbergh (2)JEAN WORMBERGH Swiss dwarf, 96.5 cm tall, who visited London circa 1690 Date: flourished 1688
Jews House, LincolnThe Jews House, a rare example of domestic Norman architecture, and a reminder of the Jewish community that flourished in medieval Lincoln Date: 12th century
John Carter AllenJOHN CARTER ALLEN Naval commander during the Napoleonic War, Admiral of the White Squadron in 1810. Date: FLOURISHED 1810
Hywel, Welsh PrinceHYWEL DDA, the Good : Cambrian prince, depicted in robes of state as worn in the hall of judgment. He visited Rome to consult jurists about the laws of his kingdom. Date: flourished 940
Jean Wormbergh (1)JEAN WORMBERGH Swiss dwarf, 96.5 cm tall, who visited London circa 1690 Date: flourished 1688
Margaret Bryan - 1MARGARET BRYAN Author of books on mathematics and astronomy, depicted with her two daughters. She lived at Blackheath, Kent. Date: flourished 1790 - 1815
Turkey PergamomRestoration of Pergamum (aka Pergamon), Greek city which flourished in the 3rd/2nd centuries BCE
John HardmanJOHN HARDMAN Celebrated corn-cutter - not an agricultural labourer, but a chiropodist
Wassilko-SereckiZOE, countess WASSILKO-SERECKI Romanian aristocrat, researcher associated notably with Eleonora Zugun; also held interesting views on UFOs as atmospheric entities
Sigismund AugustSIGISMUND II (Zygmunt) OF POLAND His reign was the golden age of Polish history : the country flourished socially, commercially and culturally
PRAXITELES Athenian sculptor, regarded as the greatest sculptor of his age
JOHN WIGHT printer in London
Omai from TahitiOMAI is brought from Tahiti to London by Cook, 1774, and is a huge sensation, embodying the noble savage concept, disp- laying natural grace and good manners during 2- year stay
Caedmon, Poet & HerdsmanCAEDMON A herdsman who, according to Bede, received a divine call in a dream to sing of " the beginning of things"
Mathias LaensberghMATHIAS LAENSBERGH Flemish mathematician and astrologer
Salle, DancerMADEMOISELLE SALLE dancer at the Paris Opera, rival of Camargo, who had great sucess in London in the 1740s. (from a picture by Lancret.) Date: flourished 1720s-1740s
Croesus King of LydiaCROESUS KING OF LYDIA Seated amongst his abundant riches
Judas MaccabeusJUDAS MACCABEUS Jewish patriot leader
Bias of PrieneBIAS of Priene Greek sage, one of the Seven Wise Men of ancient Greece
Hermias, Greek RoyaltyHERMIAS, tyrant of Artaneus and Assos, friend and patron of the Greek philosopher Aristotle
PoseidipposPOSEIDIPPOS Greek comic poet
Aratus of SicyonARATUS OF SICYON Greek statesman, leader of the Achaean League
Vanderheym (Traveller)VANDERHEYM French emissary to Ethiopia, where he spent considerable time with emperor Menelik
Capitaine TrivierCAPITAINE TRIVIER French explorer in equatorial Africa
General De TorcyGENERAL DE TORCY French military in Madagascar, who played a leading part in the conquest and pacification of the island
Roux (Explorer)ROUX French explorer in the least- known regions of China and India
Georges Revoil, ExplorerGEORGES REVOIL French explorer in Somalia, north-east Africa
Adjudant Prat, ExplorerADJUDANT PRAT French explorer with the Marchand Mission, crossing Africa from the Congo to Djibouti
Aime Olivier, ExplorerAIME OLIVIER French explorer who crossed central Africa from the Atlantic seaboard to the Niger, via the Foutah-Djallon
Louis Noros, ExplorerLOUIS NOROS American explorer in the Arctic with DeLong, a member of the party which survived with Nindemann after the Jeannette was crushed
Mercuri (Explorer)MERCURI French explorer to Lake Tchad and other regions of central Africa
Lieutenant Loury ExploreLIEUTENANT LOURY French explorer in Madagascar and in the Sudan where he died
Comte Leontieff, ExplorerCOMTE LEONTIEFF French explorer of Ethiopia, emissary to Menelik who appointed him governor of river Omo and lake Rudolph districts
Lauziere (Explorer)LAUZIERE French explorer in cantral Africa
Capitaine GermainCAPITAINE GERMAIN French explorer who crossed Africa from the Congo to Djibouti, with the Marchand Mission
Galieni (Explorer)GALIENI French explorer and military in Sudan and Madagascar
Fondere (Explorer)FONDERE French explorer and administrator in west Africa
Father Deken, ExplorerPere de DEKEN Belgian traveller in Siberia, Tibet and other parts of central Asia, with Bonvalot and Henri d Orleans
