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Oval Portrait Collection

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Sir William Waller, English Parliamentarian soldier, c. 1597-166

Sir William Waller, English Parliamentarian soldier, c. 1597-166
Sir William Waller, English soldier, c. 1597-1668. Commander of Parliamentarian armies during the First English Civil War

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Prince Rupert of the Rhine, 1619-1682

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, 1619-1682
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, 1619-1682. German-English soldier, admiral and scientist. Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, General of the Horse to King Charles. Aet 1643

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Thomas Mytton, general in the Parliamentary army

Thomas Mytton, general in the Parliamentary army
Oval portrait of Thomas Mytton, c.1597-1656, general in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War. General Mitton. From a rare print

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of John Milton, English poet, aged 62

Oval portrait of John Milton, English poet, aged 62, 1608-1674. Frontispiece to an edition of Paradise Lost. With long hair, collar and gown. Joannis Miltoni Effigies Aetat 62

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1564-1635

Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1564-1635
Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen, Scottish Protestant clergyman, 1564-1635. Oval portrait with four Latin verses. Patricius Forbesius, Coirse Episcopus. Copperplate engraving by R.G

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Sir Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary General, 1612-1671

Sir Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary General, 1612-1671. Victorious at the battles of Selby and Naseby, commander of the New Model Army. Oval portrait in collar and suit of armour

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Sir Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary General, 1612-1671

Sir Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary General, 1612-1671. Victorious at the battles of Selby and Naseby, commander of the New Model Army. Oval portrait in collar and suit of armour

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Sir Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary General, 1612-1671

Sir Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary General, 1612-1671. Victorious at the battles of Selby and Naseby, commander of the New Model Army. Oval portrait in collar and suit of armour

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England, 1533-1603

Oval portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England, 1533-1603. In crown, lace collar, embroidered gown, with orb and sceptre

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553

Oval portrait of King Edward VI of England, 1537-1553
Oval portrait of King Edward VI of England, boy king who fell ill and died at age 15, 1537-1553. In plumed cap, ermine mantle, doublet with collar. Edwardus VI DG Rex Ang Fran et Hib

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of King Edward IV of England, 1442-1483

Oval portrait of King Edward IV of England, 1442-1483. In crown and collar, with orb and sceptre, in ermine mantle. Edwardus IIII DG Rex Ang Fran et Hib

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of King Edward III of England, 1312-1377

Oval portrait of King Edward III of England, 1312-1377. In crown and collar with orb and sceptre, ermine mantle. Edwardus III, DG Rex Ang Fran et Dom Hib

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: William Caxton, English printer, with his printer's mark

William Caxton, English printer, with his printer's mark
Oval portrait of William Caxton, English printer, c. 1422 - c. 1491. with his printer's mark. English merchant, diplomat, and writer

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Edmund Calamy, English church leader and divine

Edmund Calamy, English church leader and divine
Oval portrait of Edmund Calamy, 1600-1666, English Presbyterian church leader and divine. Edmund Calamy BD. Original plate by Robert White

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Catherine of Braganza, 1638-1705

Oval portrait of Catherine of Braganza, 1638-1705, later Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on her marriage in 1662 to King Charles II

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658

Oval portrait of Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658, parliamentary leader in the English Civil War, Lord Protector. In coat, holding a Bible. Olivarus Cromwel Luytenant Generael van t Parlement

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector

Oval portrait of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector
Oval portrait of Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1658, parliamentary leader in the English Civil War, Lord Protector

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of King Charles I of England

Oval portrait of King Charles I of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, 1600-1649. In crown, lace collar, ermine robes, with Order of the Garter on ribbon. Carolus DG Rex Ang Sco Fran et Hib

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles I of England

Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles I of England
Oval portrait of Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles I of England, 1600-1649. In ruff collar, doublet, order on ribbon. Princ. Carolus Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester
Francis Atterbury, 1663 - 1732, English man of letters, politician, Bishop of Rochester, Dean of Westminster. Oval portrait in ecclesiastical robes with coat of arms

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury

Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury
Robert Abbot, Anglican bishop, academic and polemical writer 1560-1618. Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Regius Professor of Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist

Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist
Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Le Chevalier de Lamarck, French soldier, naturalist and academic, professor of botany of the National Institute, 1744-1829

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist

Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist
Oval portrait of Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Le Chevalier de Lamarck, French soldier, naturalist and academic, professor of botany of the National Institute, 1744-1829

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist

Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist
Oval portrait of William Woodville, MD, FRS, physician and botanist, promoter of vaccination, author of Medical Botany, 1752-1805. Engraving by William Bond after a portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist

Oval portrait of William Woodville, physician and botanist, promoter of vaccination, author of Medical Botany, 1752-1805. Engraving by William Bond after a portrait by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Marie Antoinette handing a servant an inscribed portrait

Marie Antoinette handing a servant an inscribed portrait
Marie Antoinette handing a servant an oval portrait of herself for Madame de Lamballe. It was signed, Ses mahleurs l'ont blanchie, misfortunes made me grey. (Her hair went grey in her early 30s)

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of King WIlliam I of England

Oval portrait of King WIlliam I of England, William the Conqueror, 1028-1087. In crown, mantle and doublet, with sword. Copperplate engraving from M. A

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher
Oval portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher, writer and composer, 1712-1778. With motto by Juvenal: Vitam impendere vero. To devote one's life to truth

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar, 1716-1795

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar, 1716-1795
Portrait of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar, linguist, 1716-1795. Deciphered the Palmyrene alphabet in 1754 and the Phoenician alphabet in 1758

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Margaret Peg Woffington, Irish actress and singer

Margaret Peg Woffington, Irish actress and singer
Margaret Peg Woffington (1717-1760), Irish actress and singer

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Lady Almeria Carpenter (1752-1809), Irish aristocrat

Lady Almeria Carpenter (1752-1809), Irish aristocrat. Daughter of George Carpenter, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, and his wife Frances Clifton

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Mrs. Frances Abington, English actress and fashion leader

Mrs. Frances Abington, English actress and fashion leader
Mrs. Frances Abington (1737-1815), English actress who performed at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. In bonnet with plumes and veil, dress with lacey collar and large ribbon bow tied at the bosom

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Lady Jane Maxwell (1749-1812), Scottish aristocrat

Lady Jane Maxwell (1749-1812), Scottish aristocrat. She married Alexander, Duke of Gordon, in 1767 and bore him two sons and five daughters. Political hostess and founder of the Gordon Highlanders

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Lady Harriet Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of

Lady Harriet Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington. Later Lady Harriot Foley, after her marriage in 1776 to Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Barbara St. John Bletsoe, Countess of Coventry, died 1804

Barbara St. John Bletsoe, Countess of Coventry, died 1804. Barbara St

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Lady Anna-Maria Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, Earl of

Lady Anna-Maria Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, Earl of
Lady Anna-Maria Stanhope, daughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington, (1760-1834). Married in 1782 to the Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle, Earl of Lincoln, Duke of Newcastle

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Elizabeth Villiers, later Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney

Elizabeth Villiers, later Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess of Orkney (1657-1733). Mistress to King William III of England, married to George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Susannah Maria Cibber, English soprano singer and actress

Susannah Maria Cibber, English soprano singer and actress
Susannah Maria Cibber (1714-1766), or Susannah Maria Arne, celebrated English soprano singer and actress. Sister of the composer Thomas Arne, wife of actor Theophilus Cibber

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Miss Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English dramatist and author

Miss Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English dramatist and author
Portrait of Miss Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English dramatist and author of The Chapter of Accidents, the historical romance The Recess, or a Tale of other Times, etc

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre ma

David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer. David Garrick, actor-manager. The actor in wig, cravat, jacket and coat, holding a book

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Mr. John Bannister, English actor, comedian and theatre manager

Mr. John Bannister, English actor, comedian and theatre manager
Mr. John Bannister (1760-1836), English actor, comedian and theatre manager. In wig, cravat and high-collar coat

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Olivia Serres, English painter, writer and impostor

Olivia Serres, English painter, writer and impostor
Olivia Serres (1772-1834), English painter and writer, also famous as an impostor and pretender to the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Ann Street Barry, English singer, dancer and stage actress

Ann Street Barry, English singer, dancer and stage actress
Mrs. Ann Street Barry (1734-1801), English singer, dancer and stage actress.. In manuscript, :She appeared on the stage by the name of Mrs. [William] Dancer rprevious to her marriage with Mr

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: John Fawcett, in costume as the jester Touchstone in Shakespeare

John Fawcett, in costume as the jester Touchstone in Shakespeare
Mr John Fawcett (1768-1837). in costume as the jester Touchstone in William Shakespeare's As You Like It

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: William Brereton, English actor and comedian

William Brereton, English actor and comedian
William Brereton (1751-1787), English actor and comedian. A famously inferior actor and a drunk, he died in Hoxton mental asylum

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: John Philip Kemble, English actor at Drury Lane and Covent Garde

John Philip Kemble, English actor at Drury Lane and Covent Garde
John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), English actor-manager at Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres. Son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Katherine Villiers, Marchioness of Buckingham

Katherine Villiers, Marchioness of Buckingham (d. 1649), 17th century aristocrat. Married George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, in 1620, and Sir Randal MacDonnell, Marquess of Antrim, in 1635

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Dorothy Pentreath, last Cornish language speaker, 18th century

Dorothy Pentreath, last Cornish language speaker, 18th century
Dorothy Dolly Pentreath of Mousehole in Cornwall (d. 1777), formerly Dorothy Jeffery, the last person who could converse in the Cornish language

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1719-1772), Princess of Wales and later Dowager Princess of Wales, mother of King George III

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1719-1772), Princess of Wales and later Dowager Princess of Wales, mother of King George III

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Susanna Centlivre (1667-1723), English dramatic writer and actre

Susanna Centlivre (1667-1723), English dramatic writer and actre
Susanna Centlivre (1667-1723), English dramatic writer, poet and actress. Twice widowed at a young age, she started writing comedies and farces for the stage to support herself

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Miss Jane Pope of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Miss Jane Pope of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (1744-1818). English actress who performed for over 52 years on the London stage

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Lady Catherine Rebecca Manners, Irish poet and critic

Lady Catherine Rebecca Manners, Irish poet and critic
Lady Catherine Rebecca Manners (1766-1852), Irish poet and critic, daughter of Francis Gray, and wife of Sir William Manners Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, Baronet of Hanby Hall

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Joseph George Holman, English actor, dramatist

Oval portrait of Joseph George Holman, English actor, dramatist
Oval portrait of Joseph George Holman (1764-1817), English actor, dramatist and actor-manager

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Thomas Shadwell (1642-1692), poet laureate and Restoriation dram

Thomas Shadwell (1642-1692), poet laureate and Restoriation dram
Thomas Shadwell (1642-1692), poet laureate and historiographer to their majesties King William and Queen Mary, at age 55

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and Gothic novelis

Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and Gothic novelis
Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806), English Romantic poet and Gothic novelist, female author of Elegiac Sonnets, Emmeline or the Orphan of the Castle, etc. Mrs Charlotte Smith

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Mrs Charlotte Goodall, English actress and comedian

Mrs Charlotte Goodall, English actress and comedian 1766-1830. Pictured in wig, fichu and dress, holding a page with the title As You Like It

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: George Frederick Cooke, of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

George Frederick Cooke, of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden
Mr. George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812), of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. English actor famous for his performance in Shakespeare's Richard III. In high-collar shirt, cravat and coat

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Mrs. Isabella Mattocks, English actress, singer and dancer

Mrs. Isabella Mattocks, English actress, singer and dancer
Mrs. Isabella Mattocks (1746-1826), English actress, singer, dancer and instrumentalist, wife to George Mattocks, actor and manager. In lace veil and frilled collar, velvet robe

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of England

Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of England
Oval portrait of Charlotte Augusta Matilda as Princess Royal of England, 1766-1828. Eldest daughter of mad king George III and Charlotte. Later Queen Charlotte of Württemberg

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Putti garlanding oval portraits of artists with laurels

Putti garlanding oval portraits of artists with laurels. In the foreground, putti write on scrolls and books with quill pens

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Memorial to the poet John Gay in Westminster Abbey

Memorial to the poet John Gay in Westminster Abbey by sculptor John Michael Rysbrack. Inscription by Alexander Pope

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Charlotte Wattell, Mrs Twisleton, English actress

Charlotte Wattell, Mrs Twisleton, English actress
Charlotte Wattell, English Georgian actress and singer, wife of Thomas Twisleton, 1770-1812. Hair in ringlets, dress with ruffles, pearl choker

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Priscilla Burrough as a St. James Beauty, 1783

Oval portrait of Priscilla Burrough as a St. James Beauty, 1783. In the upper-class fashion of this luxury London area

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of Priscilla Burrough as a St. James Beauty, 1783

Oval portrait of Priscilla Burrough as a St. James Beauty, 1783. In the upper-class fashion of this luxury London area

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Oval portrait of George Louis Le Clerc, Count of Buffon

Oval portrait of George Louis Le Clerc, Count of Buffon

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1529-1586

Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1529-1586
Sir Henry Sidney, Knight of the Garter, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1529-1586. Courtier to King Edward VI, Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageOval Portrait Collection: Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham

Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Oval portrait of Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham, c.1613-1666


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