1872. Steel engraving. 1872. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Frances Sargent Osgood (1811-1850) was an American poet and one of the most popular women writers during her time and was also famous for her exchange of romantic poems with Edgar.....
C1870. Steel-engraving. C1870. 180mm by 140mm (image) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). John Bright (1811-1889), Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British.....
1872. Steel engraving. 1872. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is.....
1872. Steel engraving. 1872. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Mary Somerville (1780-1872) was a Scottish 19th century pioneer woman mathematician and scientist.Alonzo Chappel was an American artist who depicted many historical scenes and portraits. Right hand margin has a very.....
1872. Steel engraving. 1872. 175mm by 125mm (image only) 275mm by 205mm (sheet). Printed facsimile signature below the image. Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (1768 - 1793), known as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was executed under the guillotine for the assassination of.....
1864. Steel-engraving. 1864. 190mm by 140mm (image) 285mm by 210mm (sheet). Facsimile signature under the engraving. Charles Wilkes (1798 - 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.The United States Exploring Expedition, commonly known as the 'Wilkes Expedition' was carried by.....