John Lothrop Motley
(1814-1877), Historian and diplomatSitter in 6 portraits
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink
NPG 6251(42)
by John & Charles Watkins, or by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7523
by John & Charles Watkins, or by John Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax21847
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax18377
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, 1870s-1880s
NPG D38858
by John Watkins, or by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x21431
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Martin Gollasch
23 August 2019, 17:14
John Lothrop Motley (April 15, 1814 – May 29, 1877) was an American author, best known for his two popular histories The Rise of the Dutch Republic and The United Netherlands. He was also a diplomat, who helped to prevent European intervention on the side of the Confederates in the American Civil War.