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Macdonnell Collection


9792 Portraits in set

Dictionary of National Biography re-bound in 73 folio volumes, extra-illustrated throughout with 7,000 engraved portraits, plus 10 boxes of additional engravings. The collection is particularly rich in 18th and 19th century prints. The volumes also contain a number of drawings, some of them original portraits of some consequence. The collection was compiled by the 20th century print collector J.H. MacDonnell and his manuscript index of sitters is bound in a separate volume. Purchased in 1966, with the aid of the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust.

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John Calvin, by Pierre Woeiriot - NPG D48080

John Calvin

by Pierre Woeiriot
hand-coloured engraving, 1547-1599
NPG D48080

Thomas Waterhouse, after Unknown artist - NPG D16920

Thomas Waterhouse

after Unknown artist
line engraving, after 1554
NPG D16920

Queen Mary I, after Unknown artist - NPG D17821

Queen Mary I

after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1554 or after
NPG D17821

Queen Mary I, by Franz Huys, after  Unknown artist - NPG D17822

Queen Mary I

by Franz Huys, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1555
NPG D17822

Queen Mary I, after Jacopo da Trezzo - NPG D17825

Queen Mary I

after Jacopo da Trezzo
line engraving, (circa 1555)
NPG D17825

Adam Wallace, after Unknown artist - NPG D23135

Adam Wallace

after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563
NPG D23135

The burning of William White, after Unknown artist - NPG D45872

The burning of William White

after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563 or after
NPG D45872