Friend Collection (page 16)

John Sterling
JOHN STERLING scholar and writer, greatly liked, friend of leading writers especially Carlyle who wrote a biography. Date: 1806 - 1844

JOHN SYME Scottish lawyer, a friend of the poet Robert Burns. Date: 1755 - 1831

Thomas Sheridan
THOMAS SHERIDAN Irish churchman and schoolteacher, friend of Swift. Date: 1687 - 1738

Charlotte V Bolzogen
CHARLOTTE von BOLZOGEN a friend of Schiller, daughter of Henriette. Date: 18th century

Henriette V Bolzogen
HENRIETTE VON BOLZOGEN a friend of Schiller, mother of Charlotte von Bolzogen. Date: 18th century

Joseph Severn
JOSEPH SEVERN artist, friend of John Keats Date: 1793 - 1879

Domenico Puligo
DOMENICO PULIGO Italian artist from Firenze, noted for pictures of the Madonna and the Holy Family : a friend of Andrea del Sarto who taught him much. Date: 1475 - 1527

Sarah Robinson
SARAH ROBINSON Philanthropist and teetotaller, known as The Soldiers Friend who helped soldiers and sailors at Portsmouth, England. Date: 1834 - 1921

Sir George Rawdon
SIR GEORGE RAWDON Irish military commander, friend of Monck. Date: 1604 - 1684

Raffaello and Friend
RAFFAELLO SANZIO and his friend La Fornarina Date: 1520

J Hume Purves
J HUME PURVES Comptroller of the Household to Her Royal Highness the duchess of Cambridge, and presumably a friend of d Orsay. Date: circa 1838

Mordaunt, Peterborboro
CHARLES MORDAUNT, third earl of PETERBOROUGH, first earl of Monmouth admiral, general and diplomat, author, friend of Swift, Pope and Gay Date: 1658 - 1735

Henry Peckwell - 2
HENRY PECKWELL controversial churchman, rector of Bloxholm and minister of Westminster Chapel, styling himself the sick mans friend. Date: 1747 - 1787

Henry Peckwell - 1
HENRY PECKWELL controversial churchman who styled himself the sick mans friend, writing a letter. Date: 1747 - 1787

Lord North and Friend
FREDERICK, LORD NORTH. statesman, prime minister, his name and reputation linked with those of a Miss Sp--c-r. Date: 1732 - 1792

Home-Made Wedding Dress
A Society girl and a friend making a home-made wedding dress. Date: September 1932

John Newton
JOHN NEWTON Churchman, rector of St Mary Woolnoth, London, hymn writer and friend of the poet William Cowper. Date: 1725-1807

Hannah more (Clint)
HANNAH MORE prolific writer (mainly religious) and teacher, her best known work Coelebs in search of a wife : friend of Johnson, Horace Walpole etc. Date: 1745 - 1833

Hannah more (Bird)
HANNAH MORE prolific writer (mainly religious) and teacher, her best-known work Coelebs in search of a wife; friend of Johnson, Horace Walpole etc. Date: 1745 - 1833

Hannah more (Youngish)
HANNAH MORE prolific writer (mainly religious) and teacher, friend of Dr Johnson, Horace Walpole etc. : a relatively young portrait. Date: 1745 - 1833

Sophie Marquise Monnier
SOPHIE, marquise de MONNIER French aristocrat, friend of Mirabeau. Date: 1754 - 1789

Colin Milne & Friend
COLIN MILNE - churchman and botanist, compiler of the Botanical Dictionary, described as the poaching preacher, linked with a lady friend, the amiable miss P. Date: 1743 - 1815

Joseph Milsand
JOSEPH MILSAND French literary critic and philosopher, close friend of the Brownings, acquainted with Tennyson and others. Date: 1817 - 1886

Melbourne and Victoria
William Lamb, second viscount Melbourne, goes riding out with his friend and protegee, queen Victoria, whom he guides and counsels in matters political and social. Date: CIRCA 1840

Saint Mechtildis
MECHTILDIS of Helfta, German nun, at age 7 entered convent run by her sister Gertrude at Helfta where she and friend Gertrude the Great enjoyed mystical experiences. Date: 1241 - 1298

Sir Horace Mann
SIR HORACE MANN Diplomat, envoy to the court of Tuscany : friend of Horace Walpole. Date: 1701 - 1786

Bennet Langton
BENNET LANGTON scholar and friend of Dr Johnson Date: 1737 - 1801

Fredk. Locker-Lampson
FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON Writer, noted for his London lyrics. Much-liked, friend to most leading writers of the day. Date: 1821 - 1895

Daria Princess Lieven 2
DARIA (Dorothea) von Benkendorff, princess LIEVEN Wife of the Russian ambassador to Paris, society personality and friend of Wellington, Metternich and Guizot Date: 1784? - 1857

Henri Lerolle, Artist
HENRI LEROLLE French artist, friend of Degas, depicted on his way to (or from) a painting location. Date: 1848 - 1929

George Keate
GEORGE KEATE Writer, artist and friend of Voltaire. Date: 1729 - 1797

George Johnstone
GEORGE JOHNSTONE (or Johnston) Naval commander, friend of the actor David Garrick, administrator in America and a director of the East India Company. Date: 1730 - 1787

Henry Lord Hyde
HENRY viscount Cornbury and baron HYDE friend of Bolingbroke [the titles of this family are particularly difficult to disentangle... be warned !] Date: 1710 - 1753

James Kenney
JAMES KENNEY Irish playwright, author of many successful stage pieces including the immensely popular Sweethearts and wives. Friend of the Lambs. Date: 1780 - 1849

Hieronymus Holzschuher
HIERONYMUS HOLZSCHUHER German citizen of Nurnberg and friend of Durer, who did a magnificent oil painting of him, from which this is taken. Date: circa 1526

Margaret Hay
MARGARET HAY (nee Chalmers) friend of the poet Robert Burns, wife (1788) of Lewis Hay, a clerk who died in 1800. Date: circa 1800

John Hawkesworth - 3
JOHN HAWKESWORTH English writer, friend of Dr. Johnson, at age 43. Date: 1715 - 1773

George Earl Harcourt
GEORGE, second earl HARCOURT artist and friend of Horace Walpole. Date: 1736 - 1809

Comtesse De Guerne - 2
MARIE THERESE de SEGUR, comtess de GUERNE French social figure, friend of Proust etc. also an exceptionally fine singer who moved hearers to raptures. Date: 1859 - 1933

Comtesse De Guerne - 1
MARIE THERESE de SEGUR, comtess de GUERNE French social figure, friend of Proust etc. also an exceptionally fine singer who moved hearers to raptures. Date: 1859 - 1933

Illustration for Charles Dickens Our Mutual Friend. Mahoney, James 1847 - 1879

Japan - Geisha arrives at a friends home
Japan - A Geisha and female companion arrives at another friends home. Date: circa 1903

Kitch postcard of a Newfoundland dog and young rider Date: circa 1906

WW1 - A Loyal friend - French Red Cross Dog. The word Poliu (as used on this card) was a French slang term for the Great War. Date: circa 1917

Bridge Illustrated - Gone on Diamonds
A pretty young lad and her adoring (and rich, although perhaps the Pawnbroker sign top right may mean he isn t all he appears) husband spend some of (his) money on something sparkly at the Jewellers

O-Hana-San provides music for her friend O-koto-san
Japanese woman O-Hana-San provides music for her friend O-koto-san with a Shamisen Date: circa 1910

Japanese woman O-koto-san takes tea with her friend O-Hana-San. Date: circa 1910

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A little bit behind
" A little bit behind!" - A kind young girl helps her boy chum who has torn his shorts and requires an urgent spot of patching-up! Date: circa 1942

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