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FLO4608006: Frederick Hermann, 1st Duke of Schomberg, 1616-1690, within oval in suit of armour, above vignette of his death at the Battle of the Boyne. Copperplate engraving by Ryder after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4607839: Telemaque, by order of Astarbe (Astebe), escapes from the persecutions of Pygmalion -Telemachus, by order of Astarbe, avoids the pursuits of Pygmalion. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Cook after an illustration by C. Monnet from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608252: British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): great Breton festival in Stonehenge (England), druidic ceremony on the eve of May, the stones are covered with veils in the effigy of the Dragon King - Forte Water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), from original Costume of British Islanders, by Samuel Meyrick (1783-1848), 1821 - Grand Conventional Festival of the Britons at Stonehenge, Pre-Roman era. Druidic Helio-arkite ceremony on May eve, the stones covered with veils depicting the dragon king. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608666: Coriander and Oenanthe fake locage. Coloriee copper engraving, in herbarium of English medicinal plants (published by Joshua Hamilton in 1792) by Nicolas Culpeper (1616-1654), English herbalist, botanist, and astrologer. Coriander, Coriandrum sativum and Pimpinell dropwort. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Joshua Hamilton's “Culpeper's English Family Physician” 1792. Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) was an English botanist, herbalist and astrologer famous for his “” Complete Herbal””” of 1653. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608415: Roman period in Great Britain (1st to 5th century): Romans Britto pretresses, one in ancient fashion, bare breasts and linen dress, the other in Roman tunic on a long petticoat, in front of the temples of Minerve and Sul minerve in Bath (England) - Eau forte by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), extracted from Original costume of the inhabitants of the British Isles, by Samuel Meyrick (1783-1848), 1821 - Roman British Priestesses. One in ancient style with bare breasts and white linen gown with girdle of brassels, and one in later Roman tunic with zigzag borders over a long petticoat. In the background are the temples of Minerva and Sul-Minerva at Bath. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608348: Saint Gestin (Yestin, Istan or Jestin) son of Geraint, (6th century), Welsh monk at Anglesey (Wales) - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859), from Samuel Meyrick (1783-1848), 1821 - St. Geraint, son of the celebrated naval hero Geraint ab Erbin, a prince of the Devonshire Britons. He wears a cope fastened with fibula, short mantle and tunic, and holds a staff. In the background, a Celtic cross in the village of Carew, Pembrokeshire. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4608565: Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great Saint Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815. / Bridgeman Images