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Portrait of Erasmus of RotterdamThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Desiderius Erasmus (1467–1509) was one of the important figures of the Reformation in Europe; the artist and engraver are not credited. The picture of Erasmus shows him wearing a hat and a fur coat. W [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, erasmus, reformation, religion, hats, fur, greyscale

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Added: 2024-07-30

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Dean ColetThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Dean John Colet is best known for having founded St. Paul’s school in London; he is called Dean Colet because he was the dean of St. Paul’s cathedral, and Colet was his name. An 1812 biography of Dean [...]

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Added: 2012-05-02

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Sir Thomas MoreThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Sir Thomas More was a Divine, Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII, and a central figure in the English Reformation.

Biography of Sir Thomas More

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Added: 2012-05-02

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Dr. Martin Luther.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Martin Luther was the man whose actions and words led atthe end of the Middle Ages to the Reformation, and with it the possibility of Englightenment. In the little town of Eisleben, in Saxony, there h [...]

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Added: 2014-11-22

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Henry VIII and His Six WivesThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Henry VIII. (centre) with his six wives: Catherine of Aragon. (married 1509; divorced 1533) Anne Boleyn (married 1533; executed 1536) Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves (married 1540; divorced 1540) Catherin [...]

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Added: 2008-03-09

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Free clip-art: Victorian border of twigs and leavesThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A decorative full-page border used to frame an illustration in the book. Twigs and leaves. The original picture is the portrait of King Henry VIII and his six wives. There are also coloured versions [...]

Keywords: borders, ornaments, decorative elements, twigs, rustic borders, greyscale

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Added: 2008-03-09

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Free clip-art: Victorian border of twigs and leaves (finer version)The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

This is a version of the border of leaves and twigs in which the border is smaller, closer to the edge of the page.

Keywords: borders, victoriana, ornaments, decorative elements, twig, rustic borders, greyscale

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Added: 2014-06-15

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Free clip-art: Victorian border of twigs and leaves (landscape version)The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

This is a simplified version of the rustic full-page border of twigs with smaller decoration (leaving more room for content) and without the centre pieces, and rotated to be in “landscape” orientation [...]

Keywords: borders, victoriana, ornaments, decorative elements, twig, rustic borders, greyscale

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Added: 2014-06-16

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Free clip-art: Victorian border of twigs and leaves (simplified version)The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A slightly less ornate and more modern version of the rustic full-page border of twigs with the illumination in the top left (flip it about a vertical axis to get something better for right-to-left te [...]

Keywords: borders, victoriana, ornaments, decorative elements, twig, rustic borders, greyscale

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Free clip-art: Victorian border of brown twigs and green leavesThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

I coloured the border of twigs to make some colour clip-art. There is also a brown border. A rustic border or frame.

Keywords: borders, colour, decorative elements, twigs

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Added: 2009-03-30

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Free clip-art: Victorian border of brown twigsThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

I coloured the border of twigs to make a sepia border or frame. some colour clip-art. There is also a brown and green Victorian Border.

Keywords: borders, colour, decorative elements, twigs

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Portrait of King Henry the EighthThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

King Henry VIII (Henry 8th) taken from the engraving King Henry VIII and His Six Wives. I have also made two cropped versions available for use as wide-screen (8:5) screen desktop backgrounds (“comput [...]

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Added: 2008-03-10

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Free Wallpaper: The head of Henry VIIIThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of King Henry the 8th, scaled and cropped so that it makes a screen background image at an 8:5 aspect ratio. There is also a scarier version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, royalty, portraits, greyscale

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King Henry VIII Stares BackThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of King Henry the 8th, tightly cropped so that it makes a screen background image at an 8:5 aspect ratio. There is also a full-head version.

Keywords: wallpaper, backgrounds, royalty, portraits, greyscale

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Sir Thomas MoreThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A beautiful engraving showing Sir Thomas More in his prison cell; the gaoler [jailer] approaches, carring a heavy bundle of keys. Sir Thomas More (also Saint Thomas More) was executed by beheading whe [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, prisons, punishments, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-24

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail]The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 4:3 aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen (8:5) version [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

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Sir Thomas More Reflects [detail, widescreen version]The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A detail from the Portrait of Sir Thomas More suitable for use as a computer desktop background (“wallpaper”). This one is for screens in the 8:5 wide-screen aspect ratio; there is also a widescreen ( [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2008-06-24

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Matthew Parker, Archbishop of CanterburyThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Parker’s deliberation, prudence, learning, and his thorough knowledge of ecclesiastical affairs in general, and particularly of the state of the Church of England from the beginning of the Reformation [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, clerics, moustaches, signatures, hats, greyscale

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Added: 2015-05-17

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Robert Dudley, Earl of LeicesterThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Robert Dudley is here seen wearing what looks like a Scottish regimental beret; he has a beard and moustache, and wears a ceremonial chain, ruff and (presumably) robe. His learned son, also Sir Robert [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, beards, men, hats, berets, greyscale

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Added: 2018-04-06

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Sir Christopher HattonThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Sir Christopher Hatton is usually represented as the qeen’s lover, and as distinguished through life for his vanity, idleness, dissipation, and hypocrisy, and the best dancer of his age. Perhaps much [...]

Keywords: portraits, men, beards, ruffs, elizabethan costume, courtiers, greyscale

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Added: 2023-01-17

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