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Alice Meynell (nee Thompson) by John Singer Sargent 1894 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer | ||
Arthur Balfour by John Singer Sargent 1908 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
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Arthur
James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (Tory Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905).
Balfour was
one of the pivotal figures in British politics from the late 1880s to the late
1920s. In 1879, he made his mark as a philosopher, publishing A Defence of
Philosophic Doubt and was the most admired of the group of young,... | |
Benjamin West by Gilbert Stuart circa 1785 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Stuart, Gilbert | ||
Catharine Macaulay by Robert Edge Pine 1775 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Pine, Robert Edge | ||
Catharine Macaulay (1) by Robert Edge Pine 1775 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Pine, Robert Edge | ||
Charles Arthur Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Killowen by John Singer Sargent 1899 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Sargent, John Singer |
Charles
Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen, (b. 10 November 1832 - d. 10 August
1900) was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales in 1894 which (at
the time) was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales,
after the Lord Chancellor. (wikipedia.org)
His title
progression was legal counsel, then Baron Russell, and... | |
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney by Henry Benbridge c. 1773 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Benbridge, Henry | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney posed for his portrait around 1773 in the red coat (traces of which remain) of the Charles Town colonial militia. By 1775, despite formative years spent in England, Pinckney was an enthusiastic rebel. He asked artist Henry Benbridge to repaint the uniform, showing him as a captain in the second South Carolina regiment... | |
Charles Inglis by Robert Field 1810 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Field, Robert | ||
Charles Pepys, 1st Earl Of Cottenham by Charles Robert Leslie exhibited 1840 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Leslie, Charles Robert | ||
Charles Robert Leslie by Charles Robert Leslie 1814 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | Leslie, Charles Robert |
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