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Background imageFounder Collection: IRAN. Pasagarda. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, founder

IRAN. Pasagarda. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, founder of Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Background imageFounder Collection: Arpad - King of Hungary

Arpad - King of Hungary
ARPAD First ruler of Hungary. Probable leader of the Magyar tribe and founder of the Arpad Dynasty

Background imageFounder Collection: St Hildegard Von Bingen

St Hildegard Von Bingen
SAINT HILDEGARD VON BINGEN German religious Founder and abbess of convent of Rupertsberg

Background imageFounder Collection: Madame Helena Blavatsky

Madame Helena Blavatsky
Undated cutting of head and shoulders photograph of Madame Helena Blavatsky - founder of Theosophy and the Theosophical Society. HPG/1/13/1 (ii)

Background imageFounder Collection: Ataturk Mustapha Kemal

Ataturk Mustapha Kemal
(MUSTAPHA) KEMAL ATATURK Soldier, reformer, and Founder of the Turkish State

Background imageFounder Collection: Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans

Background imageFounder Collection: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938)

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938) a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. A very rare image

Background imageFounder Collection: Man with Ear Trumpet C18

Man with Ear Trumpet C18
Man with ear trumpet. (James Hutton, founder of the Moravian Church in Britain)

Background imageFounder Collection: Statue of St Peter, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano

Statue of St Peter, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Statue of St Peter in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) in Rome, Italy. This cathedral is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, ie the Pope

Background imageFounder Collection: Keir Hardie giving a speech

Keir Hardie giving a speech
Keir Hardie (1856-1915), founder of the Labour party, addressing suffragettes at a free speech meeting

Background imageFounder Collection: Saint Brigid of Ireland

Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint Brigid (Bride, Bridget) of Ireland (or of Kildare, or Mary of the Gael), one of Ireland's patron saints

Background imageFounder Collection: Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam

Cartoon, Rev Stewart Headlam, The Church and Stage Guild. The Guild was formed in May 1879 with a view to breaking down prejudice against the theatre and its performers

Background imageFounder Collection: John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. Colored

John Knox (1514-1572). Engraving. Colored
John Knox (1514-1572). Scottish priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. Engraving by H. Hondins The Young. The Universal History, 1885. Colored

Background imageFounder Collection: Saint John of the Cross, (1542-1591). Spanish mystic. The A

Saint John of the Cross, (1542-1591). Spanish mystic. The Ascent of Mount Carmel. It was composed between 1581-1585. Engraving. Edition of 1694, Madrid

Background imageFounder Collection: Screaming Lord Sutch

Screaming Lord Sutch
DAVID SCREAMING LORD SUTCH British politician, musician and maverick, founder of the Official Monster Raving Looney Party (1983). Sadly, a manic depressive, committed suicide. Date: 1940 - 1999

Background imageFounder Collection: Portrait of Zoroaster (6th century BC)

Portrait of Zoroaster (6th century BC)
Zoroaster (6th century BC). Founder of the Zoroastrianism. Portrait at the Atashkadeh Fire Temple. Yazd. Iran

Background imageFounder Collection: Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Priest since 1537. Founded t

Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Priest since 1537. Founded t
Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556). Spanish knight, priest since 1537. Founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Was Superior General. Saint Ignatius levitating. Engraving, 1693. Episcopal Library

Background imageFounder Collection: Bolton Wanderers Fc

Bolton Wanderers Fc
BOLTON WANDERERS FC. One of the Founder members of the Football League, a truly great and revered club

Background imageFounder Collection: Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, a boys independent boarding school founded in 1875. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFounder Collection: Dr. Elsie Inglis Scottish Womens Hospitals

Dr. Elsie Inglis Scottish Womens Hospitals
Portrait of Dr Elsie Inglis (1864-1917), founder of the Scottish Womens Hospitals for Foreign Service, funded largely by the N.U.W.S.S. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFounder Collection: Mary Baker Eddy / Earliest

Mary Baker Eddy / Earliest
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science: the earliest known picture of her, as a young woman Date: 1821 - 1910

Background imageFounder Collection: Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)

Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)
Carriage drawn by three zebra and a horse, driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937), founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937

Background imageFounder Collection: Rowena Cade - Minack Theatre

Rowena Cade - Minack Theatre
Rowena Cade (1893 - 1983) - inspirational founder and driving force behind the creation and construction of the remarkable clifftop Minack Theatre at Porthcurno near Lands End, Cornwall

Background imageFounder Collection: John Lewis, founder of the department store

John Lewis, founder of the department store
John Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London

Background imageFounder Collection: Aston Villa F. C in 1894

Aston Villa F. C in 1894
Team photograph of Aston Villa in First Division champions in 1894

Background imageFounder Collection: German Shepherd Horand

German Shepherd Horand
Hektor Linksrhein, known as Horand von Grafrath, founder of a notable German Shepherd strain

Background imageFounder Collection: August Ferdinand Mobius

August Ferdinand Mobius
AUGUST FERDINAND MOBIUS German scientist, professor of astronomy at Leipzig university, discoverer of the mobius strip; regarded as the founder of topology

Background imageFounder Collection: Guru Nanek / Govind Singh

Guru Nanek / Govind Singh
GURU NANEK DEV (right) Founder of the Sikh religion, pictured here with GOVIND SINGH (1666 - 1708), the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism

Background imageFounder Collection: Mehmed Ii / Ottoman / Thevet

Mehmed Ii / Ottoman / Thevet
MEHMED II called FATIH (The Conqueror) Ottoman Sultan (1444-46, 1451-81) - considered the true founder of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageFounder Collection: ATATURK (1881 - 1938)

ATATURK (1881 - 1938)
(Mustapha) KEMAL ATATURK military, reformer, founder of Turkish State, with officials at the headquarters of nationalist government of Turkey in Angora

Background imageFounder Collection: August Hermann Francke

August Hermann Francke
AUGUST HERMANN FRANCKE German Lutheran divine, founder of an orphanage Date: 1663 - 1727

Background imageFounder Collection: Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu
TOKUGAWA IEYASU Japanese shogun, lawgiver and founder of the Tokugawa dynasty

Background imageFounder Collection: BAKUNIN, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1814-1876)

BAKUNIN, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1814-1876). Russian revolutionary, founder of the international anarchism. Portrait of Bakunin, Russian

Background imageFounder Collection: Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

Background imageFounder Collection: Mary Baker Eddy / Boston

Mary Baker Eddy / Boston
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science: a picture of her from her early days at Boston

Background imageFounder Collection: James Napper Tandy

James Napper Tandy
JAMES NAPPER TANDY Irish Revolutionary. Co-founder of the United Irishmen (1791) with Wolfe Tone and Thomas Russell

Background imageFounder Collection: Buddy, Seeing Eye

Buddy, Seeing Eye
Buddy, guide dog of Morris Frank of Tennessee, the first dog trained in Switzerland by Mrs Dorothy Eustis, founder with Morris Frank, in 1927, of The Seeing Eye organisation

Background imageFounder Collection: Grave of Hahnemann

Grave of Hahnemann
SAMUEL HAHNEMANN Founder of homeopathy Close up of the bust which sits upon his grave in the Cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise, Paris

Background imageFounder Collection: PASQUALLY

PASQUALLY
MARTINEZ PASQUALLY French founder of Martinist esoteric sect

Background imageFounder Collection: William Paterson

William Paterson
WILLIAM PATERSON Scottish economist, founder of the Bank of England

Background imageFounder Collection: John Colet (Holbein)

John Colet (Holbein)
JOHN COLET Dean of St Paul s, founder of St Pauls School

Background imageFounder Collection: FOX ( 1624 - 1690 )

FOX ( 1624 - 1690 )
GEORGE FOX - Founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers) - wearing his hat in church to show disagreement with the preacher

Background imageFounder Collection: Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelist

Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelist
Matilda (or Matilde) Serao (1856-1927), Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist, founder and editor of Il Giorno

Background imageFounder Collection: Richard Cadbury of Cadburys chocolate company

Richard Cadbury of Cadburys chocolate company
Richard Barrow Cadbury (1835-1899), second son of John Cadbury, founder of Cadburys chocolate company. circa 1890s

Background imageFounder Collection: GENGIS KHAN (1162-1227). Emperor founder of the

GENGIS KHAN (1162-1227). Emperor founder of the first Mongol Empire in 1206. Fol. 44v. Mongols tributing to Genghis Khan. Illustration of the first section with the history of the Mongols

Background imageFounder Collection: JUNG, Carl Gustav (1875-1961). Swiss psychiatrist

JUNG, Carl Gustav (1875-1961). Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist. Founder of analytical psychology. Oil

Background imageFounder Collection: Sir Andrew Judde, Lord Mayor of London

Sir Andrew Judde, Lord Mayor of London
Sir Andrew Judd (or Judde, c.1492-1558), merchant, six times Master of the Skinners Company, Mayor of Calais and Lord Mayor of London. He founded a school in Tonbridge, Kent. Date: circa 1600

Background imageFounder Collection: Sir Robert Baden-Powell playing the Kudu Horn, Birkenhead, 1

Sir Robert Baden-Powell playing the Kudu Horn, Birkenhead, 1
Photograph showing Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) (centre), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts, playing the Kudu horn at a Scouts World Jamboree, Birkenhead, July 1929

Background imageFounder Collection: Walter Rothschild driving his team of zebras at Tring Park

Walter Rothschild driving his team of zebras at Tring Park
Carriage drawn by a zebra driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring (where this photograph was taken), now part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageFounder Collection: John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious

John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)

Background imageFounder Collection: Mr Aneurin Bevan

Mr Aneurin Bevan
Mr Bevan was a Welsh Labour politician and was appointed as Minister of Health after Labour won the election in 1945

Background imageFounder Collection: Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1911

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1911
Illustrated portrait of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts, pictured in his Chief Scout uniform, 1911

Background imageFounder Collection: Arthur Phillip

Arthur Phillip (1738 - 1814), Naval commander and founder of New South Wales

Background imageFounder Collection: Portraits of Chinese emperors, empress and famous men

Portraits of Chinese emperors, empress and famous men
Portraits of Chinese emperors and famous men including ruler god Fo-hi 1, philosopher Confucius 2, the bookburner Qin Shi Huang 3, the writer Fo-chen 4, empress Wu Zetian 5 and emperor Taizong

Background imageFounder Collection: H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
View from Troy Hill of the H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1911

Background imageFounder Collection: Mary Baker Eddy / June1903

Mary Baker Eddy / June1903
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science speaking to 10, 000 followers from the balcony of Pleasant View in June 1903 Date: 1821 - 1910

Background imageFounder Collection: Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart

Mrs Mabel St Clair Stobart, pictured on horseback on the front cover of The Tatler

Background imageFounder Collection: MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam

MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam. Muhammad in ecstasy. Islamic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageFounder Collection: Menno Simons

Menno Simons
MENNO SIMONS (Simonszoon) Dutch religious reformer, anabaptist, founder of Mennonites. Date: 1496 - 1561

Background imageFounder Collection: John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialist

John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialist
John Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist

Background imageFounder Collection: Sidney Webb, socialist, economist and reformer

Sidney Webb, socialist, economist and reformer
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859-1947), British socialist, economist, reformer and co-founder of the London School of Economics. 1920

Background imageFounder Collection: Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times

Caricature of John Corlett of The Sporting Times
Caricature of John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times

Background imageFounder Collection: Cartoon, The Church and Stage Guild

Cartoon, The Church and Stage Guild -- Playful Kittens! The Church and Stage Guild was formed in May 1879, with a view to breaking down prejudice against the theatre and its performers

Background imageFounder Collection: Hindu Scriptures / Lahore

Hindu Scriptures / Lahore
Ranjit Singh reads the Hindu scriptures on the roof of the palace at Lahore. He was the founder of the Punjab Empire and a Sikh leader

Background imageFounder Collection: Emmeline Pankhurst Founder W. S. P. U

Emmeline Pankhurst Founder W. S. P. U
Emmeline Pankhurst Founder W.S.P.U. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), portrait issued by the National Womens Social and Political Union. Signed and dated 20.7.09. Date: 1909

Background imageFounder Collection: Tatler front cover of Sir Robert Baden-Powell

Tatler front cover of Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Front cover of The Tatler with a portrait of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), military leader and founder of the Boy Scout movement. Date: 31st January 1934

Background imageFounder Collection: Henry Steel Olcott - 2

Henry Steel Olcott - 2
HENRY STEEL OLCOTT American co-founder, with Blavatsky and Judge, of the Theosophical Society : occultist and psychical researcher. Photo 1883. Date: 1832 - 1907

Background imageFounder Collection: Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831-1877)

Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831-1877)
Photographic portrait of Samuel Orchart Beeton, the English publisher and husband of Isabella Mary Beeton, pictured in 1862. Samuel Beeton was the founder of The Queen and the Boys Own Journal

Background imageFounder Collection: Catherine Booth / Ell &fry

Catherine Booth / Ell &fry
CATHERINE BOOTH Co-founder of the Salvation Army with her husband William

Background imageFounder Collection: John Wesley / Electrical

John Wesley / Electrical
JOHN WESLEY English religious leader, founder of Methodism : always interested in science, he is depicted observing an electrical experiment

Background imageFounder Collection: Samuel Hahnemann / Croll

Samuel Hahnemann / Croll
SAMUEL HAHNEMANN Founder of homeopathy

Background imageFounder Collection: ZOROASTER

ZOROASTER Persian religious leader, founder of Zoroastrianism (Parsiism in India)

Background imageFounder Collection: William Booth / Engraving

William Booth / Engraving
GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH English religious leader and founder of Salvation Army

Background imageFounder Collection: William Booth / Empire

William Booth / Empire
GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH English religious leader and founder of Salvation Army Photographed circa 1911

Background imageFounder Collection: Loyola / Butler Lives

Loyola / Butler Lives
IGNATIUS LOYOLA Spanish saint, founder of the Jesuit Order

Background imageFounder Collection: Pedro De Valdivia

Pedro De Valdivia
PEDRO DE VALDIVIA - Spanish conquistador in Chile and Peru (founder of Santiago). Date: 1498 - 1553

Background imageFounder Collection: Loyola Praying / Holl

Loyola Praying / Holl
IGNATIUS LOYOLA Spanish Saint, founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), in an attitude of prayer

Background imageFounder Collection: Death of Romulus, founder of Rome

Death of Romulus, founder of Rome
The death of Romulus, founder of Rome

Background imageFounder Collection: Archiestown, Knockando, Moray, Scotland

Archiestown, Knockando, Moray, Scotland.The village was named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. Date: 1905

Background imageFounder Collection: General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters

General William Booth, Salvation Army Headquarters
William Booth (1829-1912), British founder of the Salvation Army

Background imageFounder Collection: English Cathedrals - Bangor Cathedral

English Cathedrals - Bangor Cathedral - Interior - arched sides, Low timbered roof

Background imageFounder Collection: Henry Duke of Lancaster

Henry Duke of Lancaster
Henry, duke of LANCASTER also known as Henry of Grosmont, Henry of Monmouth great-grandson of Henry III, founder of Corpus Christi college at Cambridge Date: 1299? - 1361

Background imageFounder Collection: William Luson Thomas & Luke Fildes

William Luson Thomas & Luke Fildes
William Luson Thomas (right), artist, engraver and founder of The Graphic magazine in 1869, pictured with artist Sir Luke Fildes. Date: 1919

Background imageFounder Collection: Quintin Hogg, English merchant and philanthropist

Quintin Hogg, English merchant and philanthropist
Quintin Hogg (1845-1903), English merchant and philanthropist



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