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Wheatley's London (volume 1, part 1)


208 Portraits in set

Henry Benjamin Wheatley's London Past and Present, published in 1891, re-bound in 9 folio volumes and extra-illustrated throughout with 1,900 portrait and topographical engravings by the MP, barrister and former trustee of the NPG, Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt.

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King Henry I, by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke) - NPG D18817

King Henry I

by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D18817

John Caius, by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe - NPG D18812

John Caius

by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1620
NPG D18812

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count de Gondomar, by Simon de Passe, sold by Thomas Jenner - NPG D18807

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count de Gondomar

by Simon de Passe, sold by Thomas Jenner
line engraving, 1622
NPG D18807

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, by Robert van Voerst, published by William Webb, after George Geldorp - NPG D18806

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey

by Robert van Voerst, published by William Webb, after George Geldorp
line engraving, circa 1630
NPG D18806

John Speed, by Solomon Savery - NPG D18860

John Speed

by Solomon Savery
line engraving, published 1632
NPG D18860

King Edward VI, by L. Petit, published by Pierre Rocolet - NPG D18732

King Edward VI

by L. Petit, published by Pierre Rocolet
line engraving, 1646
NPG D18732

Sir Henry Spelman, by William Faithorne - NPG D18679

Sir Henry Spelman

by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1664
NPG D18679

Henry Harris, after John Greenhill - NPG D18805

Henry Harris

after John Greenhill
mezzotint, (circa 1664)
NPG D18805

Thomas Willis, by David Loggan - NPG D18682

Thomas Willis

by David Loggan
engraving, 1674
NPG D18682

Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), published by Thomas Cheret, after Unknown artist - NPG D18811

Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey

by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), published by Thomas Cheret, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1675-1697
NPG D18811

Mary of Modena when Duchess of York, published by Alexander Browne, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG D19676

Mary of Modena when Duchess of York

published by Alexander Browne, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, 1678-1679
NPG D19676

Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D18843

Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort

by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, circa 1679
NPG D18843

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, by and published by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D18865

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

by and published by Isaac Beckett, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1680-1685)
NPG D18865

Sir John Holt, by Robert White, printed and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D18848

Sir John Holt

by Robert White, printed and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1680
NPG D18848

William Russell, Lord Russell, by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D18703

William Russell, Lord Russell

by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1683
NPG D18703

King Edward III, by Unknown artist - NPG D18692

King Edward III

by Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1688
NPG D18692

The Seven Bishops committed to the Tower in 1688, by Robert White, published by Thomas Basset, published by Thomas Fox - NPG D18862

The Seven Bishops committed to the Tower in 1688

by Robert White, published by Thomas Basset, published by Thomas Fox
line engraving, published 1689
NPG D18862

Grace (née Granville), Countess Granville and Viscountess Carteret, by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Johann Kerseboom - NPG D18694

Grace (née Granville), Countess Granville and Viscountess Carteret

by John Smith, published by Edward Cooper, after Johann Kerseboom
mezzotint, 1693
NPG D18694

Queen Elizabeth I, by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff - NPG D18749

Queen Elizabeth I

by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, circa 1697
NPG D18749

Sir Thomas More, by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff - NPG D18783

Sir Thomas More

by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, 1697
NPG D18783