William Henry Waddington 1826 1894 French statesman who was Prime minister in 1879 From a photograph by Messrs Drouet and Lafontaine Paris

George William Frederick Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon 1800 1870 British statesman and diplomat after Sir Thomas Lawrence From the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1854 1861 Vol III published 1907

Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 1536 1572 English statesman and benefactor 19th century print engraved by J T Wedgwood from a painting by Holbein

Sir Richard Steele 1672 1729 English essayist playwright and statesman 19th print engraved by T Bragg from the painting by J Richardson

Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington 1769 1852 British soldier and statesman Engraved by T Woolnoth after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

William Wyndham Grenville Baron Grenville Lord Grenville 1759 1834 English statesman and politician Son of George Grenville Prime Minister Engraved by T ADean after JJackson From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

Otto Von Bismarck or Otto Eduard Leoplold Prince Von Bismarck 1815 1898 Prussian statesman German chancellor and Kaiser Wilhelm II 1859 1941 Emperor of Germany and king of Prussia 1888 1918

Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Duc de Dalmatie 1769 1851 French general and statesman and Marshal of France in 1804 Engraved by S Freeman after Rouillard

William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan 1773 1857 Statesman Governor General of India Engraved by S Freeman after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

Sir Thomas More aka Saint Thomas More 1477 1535 Humanist statesman chancellor of England 19th century print engraved by Charles Pye from a painting by Holbein

Joseph Addison 1672 1719 English essayist poet and statesman From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

Arthur Wellesley 1stDuke of Wellington 1769 1852 British soldier and statesman Engraved by Emery Walker after Sir T Lawrence From the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844 1853 Vol II published 1907

Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool 1770 1828 Tory statesman and British Prime Minister from 1812 1827 Engraved by WTFry after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington 1769 1852 Signature British soldier and statesman From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830

Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston Baron Temple of Mount Temple byname P A M 1784 1865 English Whig Liberal statesman From the painting by G Richmond from the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1854 1861 Vol III published 1907

Charles Coteworth Pinckney 1746 1825 American soldier statesman and diplomat Aide to George Washington during American Revolution From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Arthur Wellesley 1stDuke of Wellington 1769 1852 British soldier and statesman Engraved by Emery Walker from a miniature From the book The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844 1853 Vol II published 1907

William Ewart Gladstone 1809 1898 statesman and four time prime minister of Great Britain 1868 From a photograph by Elliott and Fry

Gouverneur Morris 1752 1816 American statesman and financial expert Helped write the final draft of the Constitution of the United States From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Robert Lowe 1st Viscount Sherbrooke 1811 1892 Statesman Chancellor of the Exchequer 1868 73 and home secretary 1873 4 From a photograph from the London Stereoscopic Co

Joseph Addison 1672 1719 English essayist poet and statesman From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories English Volume 7

William Henry Waddington 1826 1894 French statesman who was Prime minister in 1879 From a photograph by Messrs Drouet and Lafontaine Paris

Franklins kite experiment, c1752, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, statesman and printer flying a kite in a thunderstorm and about to draw a spark from a metal key attached to the kite string, proving the electrical nature of thunderstorms, From Annals of Industry and Genius by CL B

Duc de Choiseul Etienne Francois 1719 1785 French statesman Photogravure by Goupil and Company from an old portrait From the book Lady Jackson s Works XI The French Court and Society I Published London 1899

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98) English statesman, chief secretary of state to Elizabeth I from 1558, Cecil in crimson robe riding a white mule

William Ewart Gladstone 1809 1898 in old age Statesman and orator From the portrait by J Mc Lure Hamilton 1890 From the book VRI Her Life and Empire by The Marquis of Lorne KT now his grace The Duke of Argyll

George William Frederick Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon 1800 1870 British statesman and diplomat From a photograph by John Watkins

Joseph Addison 1672 1719 English essayist poet and statesman From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham aka Sir George Villiers or Baron Whadden Viscount Villiers 1592 1628 Statesman 19th century print engraved by John T Wedgwood from the painting by Cornelius Janfsen

Charles James Fox Tilly Kettle (1735-1786 British) The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Duke of Wellington Follower of Thomas Lawrence Oil on canvas The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1779 1848 British statesman and Prime Minister 1834 1835 1841 From the portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence

Oliver Cromwell 1599 1658 English soldier and statesman Oliver Cromwell preaching to a Puritan congregation From a Dutch satirical print published in 1651

Jean Jacques Regis de Cambacoros Duke of Parma 1753 1824 French revolutionary legislator statesman and jurist Author of the code Napoleon Engraved by Pannemaker Ligny From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, 1585-1642 Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680 Italian) The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens

Daniel Webster 1782 1852 Statesman lawyer and orator From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XV

William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne 1779 1848 British statesman and Prime Minister 1834 1835 1841 Engraved by Emery Walker from a portrait by Sir Edwin Landseer From the book The Girlhood of Queen Victoria 1832 1840 Vol II published 1912

Kosciuskos Monument West Point USA Tadeusz Kosciuskos also spelled Thaddeus 1746 1817 Polish army officer statesman and American hero From a 19th century print engraved by R Wallis after W H Bartlett

Sir Edward Grey Viscount Grey of Falloden 1862 1933 British politician and ornithologist From the book King Edward and his times by Andr Maurois Published 1933

Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) German/Prussian statesman & Chancellor of Germany, From The Illustrated London News (London, 1866), Engraving