Opponent Collection (page 2)

John Shute, first Viscount Barrington
JOHN SHUTE, first viscount BARRINGTON (1678 - 1734) Statesman, opponent of papists and Jacobites, but champion of tolerance towards dissenters. Date: circa 1720

Isaac Barre
ISaC BARRE (1726 - 1802) Irish-born soldier and statesman, opponent of the elder Pitt though later reconciled. Date: circa 1790

Sir John Barnard
SIR JOHN BARNARD (1685 - 1764) Merchant, alderman of the City of London and Lord Mayor in 1737, politically active as an opponent of Walpole. Date: circa 1740

Archibald Campbell Tait (1811 - 1882) Scottish clergyman and writer on theology; opponent of the Oxford Movement; he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1868

Augustus Montague Toplady (1740 - 1778) English clergyman and Anglican Calvinist; opponent of Wesley and Methodism; author of " Rock of Ages" and other hymns

Archibald Campbell Tait 1869
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL TAIT (1811 - 1882), Scottish clergyman and writer on theology; opponent of the Oxford Movement; he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1868

Marcus Junius Brutus
MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTUS Roman statesman and Julius Caesars opponent Date: 85 - 42 BC

Aeschines (Statue)
AESCHINES Athenian orator, opponent of Demosthenes Date: circa 389 - 314 BC

Porphyry Tyre / Moncornet
PORPHYRY OF TYRE Greek scholar and neo- Platonist philosopher, a violent opponent of Christianity Date: circa 234 - 305

Porphyry Tyre / Moraine?
PORPHYRY OF TYRE Greek scholar and neo- Platonist philosopher, a violent opponent of Christianity Date: circa 234 - 305

AESCHINES Athenian orator, opponent of Demosthenes Date: circa 389 - 314 BC

Bunny Austin and Lyttleton Rogers at Wiimbledon
Henry Wilfred Bunny Austin (1906-2000), looks up at the towering frame of his 6 ft 7 inche opponent, Lyttelton Rogers of Ireland

The Player Who Realised He Had Made a Mistake
Humorous illustration by Fitz, visualising that awful feeling - waiting for it as a tennis player regrets his ill-judged lob against his opponent who leaps up to smash the ball and win a point

Patriotic British postcard, bayonet practice, WW1
First World War patriotic postcard, showing an imaginary German soldier standing behind the dummy used for bayonet practice

George Tierney - 2
GEORGE TIERNEY statesman, opponent of Pitt but who was distrusted by the Whigs on account of his lowly mercantile) origins... Date: 1761 - 1830

Richard Sherlock
RICHARD SHERLOCK Churchman, rector of Winwick, opponent of the Quakers. Date: 1612 - 1689

Henri Duc De Rohan
HENRI duce de ROHAN French protestant leader, and as such an opponent of Richelieu. Date: 1579 - 1638

Joseph Mery
JOSEPH MERY French writer, prolific author of poems, plays and novels, often in collaboration with others : he was a resolute opponent of the monarchy. Date: 1798 - 1865

Jacob Latomus
JACOB LATOMUS (or Jacques Masson) Catholic theologian at Louvain, opponent of Luther. Date: 1475 - 1544

Joseph Chamberlain as a Lion Tamer, taming his various opponents and enemies, named as the Radicals, the opposition Press and the Boer African Lion (bearing a suspicious likeness to Paul Kruger)

John Bull standing at the parting of the ways
The Parting of the Wats - John Bulls Rival Guides. John Bull standing at the parting of the ways - a choice for Britain between the Path of Prosperity offered by the Tariff Reform of Joseph

Proud Joseph Chamberlain astride his High Horse, flying the flag for Imperialism and Fiscal Reform, whilst trampling his Radical political opponents

Joseph Chamberlain as Mephistopheles boiling Radicals
The Radical Inferno. Joseph Chamberlain as Mephistopheles boiling his Radical political opponents (who were against his proposals for Tariff Reform) - including Henry Campbell-Bannerman (foreground)

Sciarra Colonna - 1
SCIARRA COLONNA Italian noble, opponent of Bonifacio VIII, governor of Palestrina. Date: ? - 1329

Sciarra Colonna - 2
SCIARRA COLONNA Italian noble, opponent of Bonifacio VIII, governor of Palestrina. Date: ? - 1329

A Russian civilian gets upset during a game of go, while his Japanese opponent appears confident of victory. Date 1904 or 1905

Silhouette of a chess game
Charming silhouette scene depicting two men playing a game of chess. Date: c.1830

Austrian Peasant Game
Peasant men of the South Tyrol, Austria, playing a traditional game around a table. The aim is to grab the opponents finger over the half way line on the table! Date: 1930s

L Cornelius Lentulus
L CORNELIUS LENTULUS Roman statesman, consul in 49 BC, opponent of Julius Caesar Date: ? - 48 BC

Lucius Junius Brutus
LUCIUS JUNIUS BRUTUS Roman Consul and opponent of the Tarquins Date: FL 509 BC

St Dominic / G Hurtrel
SAINT DOMINIC DE GUZMAN Preacher, founder of the order named after him, and a relentless opponent of heresy, especially that of the Albigensians Date: 1170 - 1221

S Wilberforce / Pound Eng
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, noted opponent of Darwins theory of natural selection

Thiers and Napoleon
Satire on Thiers and Napoleon, fierce rivals : Thiers considers Napoleon un cretin but he underestimates his opponent, who will stage his coup before the year is out

Coup : Thiers Arrested
Adolphe Thiers, Napoleons most formidable political opponent, is arrested by troops loyal to Napoleon

Samuel Wilberforce
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE bishop of Oxford, opponent of Darwins natural selection. Sad to say, he was known as Soapy Sam

Mrs Humphry Ward (Photo)
Mary Augusta, mrs HUMPHRY WARD writer, niece of Matthew Arnold, opponent of womens suffrage

James Ussher (Stent)
JAMES USSHER Greek scholar and neo- Platonist philosopher, a violent opponent of Christianity

Mrs Humphry Ward (Downey
Mary Augusta, mrs HUMPHRY WARD writer, niece of Matthew Arnold, opponent of womens suffrage

Pope Urbanus VIII (Vouet
POPE URBANUS VIII (Maffeo Barberini) opponent of Jansenism

Porphyry Tyre / Thevet
PORPHYRY OF TYRE Greek scholar and neo- Platonist philosopher, a violent opponent of Christianity

King of Leinster / Macmurr
ARTHUR MACMURROUGH, king of Leinster, Irish chieftain. Depicted in action, huring a spear. He was a leading opponent of Richard IIs Irish campaign

Marcus Junius Brutus / Hd
MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTUS Roman statesman and Julius Caesars opponent

Marcus Junius Brutus / Fr
MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTUS Roman statesman and Julius Caesars opponent

S Wilberforce / Beattie Cv
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, noted opponent of Darwins theory of natural selection

S Wilberforce / Mowbray Cv
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, noted opponent of Darwins theory of natural selection

S Wilberforce / Caldes Cdv
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, noted opponent of Darwins theory of natural selection

Elegant Player 1913
A well-dressed croquet player, wearing a model from James et cie : her opponent not only envies her rivals costume but is appalled at what she is about to do to her ball

Through the Hoop
A redoubtable croquet-player ponders a tricky shot - how to get his own ball through the hoop without taking his opponent with him ?

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