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Remington FamilySIR THOMAS REMINGTON of Lund, Yorkshire, with his wife and their fifteen living children; five deceased infants lie on the floor in their shrouds, poor wee mites
William Kemp, DancerWILLIAM KEMP(E) English actor and dancer in comic roles. Famous for jigs and for morris dancing from London to Norwich
PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus. ca. 330 BC. Hermes carrying the child Dionysus to the nymphs who were charged with his rearing. Classical Greek art
Sir William De LA MoreSIR WILLIAM DE LA MORE soldier in the service of the Black Prince during his campaign in France, knighted on the field of Poitiers, Date: FLOURISHED 1356
Capitaine VermeerschCAPITAINE VERMEERSCH French military and explorer in central and west Africa
LUCY SACHEVERELL The beloved Lucasta of Lovelace's poems but who, on learning of his death in 1658, married another Date: FLOURISHED 1658
T A SMITH, SCIENTISTT A SMITH lecturer on anatomy, physiology and chemistry, but not listed in any reference book : a fine example of a scientist demonstrating Date: flourished 1858
A MANIAC IS EXORCISEDA maniac, supposed possessed by a demon, is exorcised by the priests of the church of Saint Theodore, at Pergamos (in present-day Turkey) Date: circa 1835
HIPPARCHUS / FIGUIERHIPPARCHUS/ASTRONOMER Greek astronomer who flourished 146 - 127 BC Date: -
JEANNE HACHETTE / LAFITTEJeanne Lamme, or Fourquet, known as JEANNE HACHETTE who, when the Burgundians besieged Beauvais in July 1472, roused her fellow citizens to resistance Date: flourished 1472
DUCHESS OF LANCASTERCONSTANCIA DUCHESS OF LANCASTER Wife of John of Gaunt and daughter of King Peter of Castile (Spain) Date: flourished 1525
CAESAR-AUG. DE BELLEGDECAESAR-AUGUSTE DE BELLEGARDE - aka Marquis de Termes and Comte de Montbard - French equestrian. Date: FLOURISHED 1630
CESAR FIESCHI ON HORSECesar Fiaschi, French equestrian and author of books on horse-riding. Date: flourished 1539
Florent Louis Leleu, French missionary to TurkeyFlorent Louis Leleu, a French Catholic missionary to Turkey. Date: fl 1833
Robert BaronROBERT BARON (flourished 1645) - poet and drama- -tist, notable for borrowing from other writers, without permission or acknowledgement. However, some good lines have not been traced to others
Wolfgang JacobWOLFGANG JACOB German divine who may be of no great importance, but its a very fine early mezzotint Date: flourished 1586
Gerda WegenerGERDA WEGENER Danish artist, married to trans-sexual Einar Wegener (also known as Lili Elbe) Date: flourished 1904 - 1930
Andrea TafiANDREA TAFI Italian artist, particularly renowned for his mosaics
Juana Smith, W of HarryJUANA SMITH wife of Sir Harry Smith, soldier and colonial administrator in South Africa
Elizabeth / Royal ExchangeQueen Elizabeth I opens the Royal Exchange. Trade flourished as pioneers revealed new sources for the supply of raw materials. Date: 1570
Byzas of MegaraBYZAS OF MEGARA the founder of Byzantium (later Constantinople, later still Istanbul) Date: flourished 657 BC
Isaiah the ProphetISAIAH, PROPHET prophet who supplied much of the libretto for Handels Messiah and may have foreseen the career of Jesus. Date: flourished 742 BC
Margaret Bryan - 2MARGARET BRYAN Of Blackheath, Kent : author of books on mathematics and natural philosophy. Date: FLOURISHED 1815
Margaret Bryan - 3MARGARET BRYAN Of Blackheath, Kent : author of books on mathematics and natural philosophy. Date: FLOURISHED 1815
HerostratusCitizen of Ephesus who, to make his name immortal, burnt down the Temple of Diana, one of the seven wonders of the world. He succeeded in his aim
Apelles, HereticAPELLES Roman adherent to the heresy of Marcion of Sinope, an ascetic gnostic who held that most of creation was the work of an imperfect god
Lieutenant FlynnLIEUTENANT FLYNN Naval officer, a witness in the preferment sale scandal. Date: FLOURISHED 1810
Edward Finch, ChurchmanEDWARD FINCH Churchman of royalist sympathies, involved in the political and religious controversies of his day. Date: flourished 1630 - 1641
Rinaldo D este, CardinalRINALDO D ESTE, cardinal Italian soldier, turned churchman : bishop of Reggio, son of Francesco I duca di Modena. (Warning, there are many persons of this name !) Date: flourished 1640s
Thomas Dyche, EducatorTHOMAS DYCHE Churchman and educator Date: FLOURISHED 1710 - 1719
Frans DeckerFRANS DECKER Flemish artist Date: FLOURISHED 1660
Mary Davis, ActressMARY DAVIS Actress, a mistress of Charles II. Date: FLOURISHED 1660S
Ascanio Della CorgniaASCANIO DELLA CORGNIA Spanish engineer at the battle of Lepanto, 1571 : but his name seems to have been Italianised... Date: FLOURISHED 1571
John Clark, MinisterJOHN CLARK Dissenting minister, depicted in the act of writing, at the age of 57. Date: FLOURISHED 1800
Cardinal Flavio ChigiCardinal FLAVIO CHIGI Italian churchman, nephew of Pope Alexander VII, a circumstance which was no hindrance to his advancement. Date: FLOURISHED 1650S
Sir Robert ChamberlynSIR ROBERT CHAMBERLYN Soldier who fought on the winning side in the battle of Agincourt. Date: FLOURISHED 1415
Giov. Batt. BertaniGIOVANNI BATTISTA BERTAItalian painter and architect. Date: FLOURISHED 1568
Arichis Duca Di BeneventARICHIS DUCA DI BENEVENTO Italian nobleman, depicted in the act of giving instructions to a church architect. Date: FLOURISHED 774 - 787
Iris BarryIRIS BARRY (1895 1969) The moving spirit of the recently formed Film Society in London. Date: 1926
John Till AllinghamJOHN TILL ALLINGHAM A prolific writer of popular musical comedies and farces, in his leisure moments he invented a flying machine and fought a duel with a critic. Date: FLOURISHED CIRCA 1800
William AbellWILLIAM ABELL, vintner and alderman of London, with RICHARD KILVERT, similarly engaged; they are described as the two maine Projectors for Wine 1641. Date: FLOURISHED 1640
Miles Prance, InformerMILES PRANCE, Catholic goldsmith who found fame during the Popish Plot as an informer, claiming to reveal the murderers of Edmund Berry Godfrey : perjurer, impostor. Date: flourished 1678 - 1689
Sancho D avilaSANCHO D AVILA Spanish military commander in the Netherlands, governor of Antwerp during the Spanish occupation. Date: flourished 1574
Eliz, Arundel & SurreyELIZABETH (NEE STUART), Countess of Arundel & Surrey, wife of Henry Frederick Howard, third earl. Date: FLOURISHED 1630
Lady Mary ArundellLADY MARY ARUNDELL wife of James Everard, 10th baron Arundell of Wardour. Date: flourished 1810
Ann Countess of ArundelANN (Dacre), countess of ARUNDEL & SURREY, wife of Philip Howard, first earl. Depicted when 69 years of age. Date: flourished 1580
James Curry, MedicalJAMES CURRY : medical, lecturer on the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Guys Hospital, London : [do not confuse with James Currie, a medical contemporary] Date: flourished 1819
William Kitchener, BeadlWILLIAM KITCHENER, described as a conceited coxcomb, is beadle to Saffron Hill and other wards in Holborn, London, to whose householders he presents his likeness. Date: flourished circa 1730
