Title

'Autographs of Eminent Persons', 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'Autographs of Eminent Persons', 19th century. Signatures of famous Britons from an encyclopaedia: Sir Ralph Abercromby, soldier; J C Adams, astronomer; Roger Ascham, scholar; W Edmonstone Aytoun, poet; Sir Samuel Baker, explorer; Sir Charles Barry, architect; Cardinal Beaton, churchman; G T Beauregard, American soldier; J P Berzelius, chemist; Sir David Brewster, scientist; Robert Boyle, philanthropist; John Bright, orator; Sir Benjamin Brodie, physician; Charlotte Brontosaurus, novelist; Lord Henry Brougham, orator; Thomas Brown, metaphysician; Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer; George Buchanan, scholar; Francis Buckland, naturalist; John Bunyan, allegorist; Samuel Butler, satirist; William Camden, antiquary; Thomas Campbell, poet.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1840

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C09_318

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,1in x 16,1in / 3627 x 4830 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people country British English location century Britain handwriting personality B&W signature MONOCHROME autograph 19th century black & white black and white B W famous people eminent nineteenth century The Print Collector David Unknown Robert Isambard Kingdom Brunel Brunel Isambard Kingdom Boyle Jons Jacob Sir David Robert Boyle Jons Jacob Berzelius Berzelius Sir David Brewster Brewster David Brewster John Bright Bright Jöns Jakob Berzelius Jons Jakob Berzelius Isambard Kingdom Brunel Robert Boyle Jons Jacob Berzelius Sir David Brewster John Bright John Bunyan Samuel Butler Charlotte Bronte