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Lutheran Baptism, GermanA church baptism among the Lutherans at Augsburg
Anna Ivanovna TsarinaANNA IVANOVNA empress of Russia, younger surviving daughter of Ivan V, ruled 1730-1740, married Friedrich Wilhelm Keitler 1710
French MarquisA French marquis at the court of Louis XV. He probably lost his elegantly wigged head forty years later
Bourgeois GentlemanA Parisian gentleman during the reign of Louis XV
French MarquiseA French marquise at the court of Louis XV, wearing the extremely awkward panier dress
Bourgeois Lady 1740A Frenchwoman of the Paris bourgeoisie
Cheapside Circa 1740Scene in Cheapside (?) with ladies wearing the newly fashionable panier-style skirts, much to the amusement of the less flamboyant members of the public
England / London / GuildhallInterior view of Guildhall, refurbished after the Great fire of London
Giambattista BodoniGIAMBATTISTA BODONI Italian printer
Religion / Druids / StukeleyStukeley believed that the British Druids originated as a Phoenician colony, Fam d for magic.. zealous preachers who came to these shores as the descendants of Abraham
Montgolfier Bros / MiniatuTHE MONTGOLFIER BROTHERS French balloonists, Etienne and Joseph
Henry Cort / Iln 1856HENRY CORT Inventor of the puddling process
Friedrich Wilhelm I / MiniFRIEDRICH WILHELM I King of Prussia (1713-40)
Carl Vi / Hre / BirchartCarl VI / Karl VI Holy Roman Emperor Also Karl III of Hungary
John Sullivan / Anon EngJOHN SULLIVAN American Revolutionary officer
Oil LamplighterA London lamplighter climbs his ladder to refill a lamp with oil
De Sade (Ray / 1)Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, marquis de SADE French philosopher and author
James Boswell / ReynoldsJAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson
J. Boswell / Full LengthJAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson
Friedrich II (Miniature)FRIEDRICH II DER GROSSE King of Prussia from 1740-86
Karl Mikael BellmanKARL MIKAEL BELLMAN Swedish poet
View of Manchester 1740The South-West prospect of Manchester and Salford from 1740
Richard Viscount ShannonRICHARD BOYLE, third and last viscount SHANNON soldier and statesman
Richard Earl ScarboroughRICHARD LUMSLEY, earl of SCARBOROUGH soldier and statesman, died by his own hand on the eve of his marriage
Carlos VI (Iii)CARLOS VI (III) son of emperor Leopold I, claimant to Spanish throne, ruled (sort of) 1700 but rejected, leading to Spanish Succession war, with his autograph
Pope Clemens XIIPOPE CLEMENS XII (Lorenzo Corsini)
Pope Benedictus XIVPOPE BENEDICTUS XIV (Prospero Lambertini) known as the scholars pope for his learning
Anna Ivanovna / Russian RANNA IVANOVNA Russian Empress (1730-40)
Custine / French MilitaryADAM-PHILIPPE DE COMTE CUSTINE French Army Officer
ST PAULs CATHEDRAL 1740London looking to St Pauls Cathedral
Hayman and WalpoleFRANCIS HAYMAN Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford and Prime Minister, sits for his portrait in Haymans studio