Great leaders: Historic portraits from the great historians

Biography

FREDERICK THE GREAT. By THOMAS CARLYLE                               357
(_From the “Life of Frederick the Great.”_)

WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM. By JOHN RICHARD GREEN                 364
(_From the “Short History of the English People.”_)

EDMUND BURKE. By WILLIAM E. H. LECKY                                 369
(_From the “History of England in the Eighteenth Century.”_)

GEORGE WASHINGTON. By WILLIAM E. H. LECKY                            378
(_From the “History of England in the Eighteenth Century.”_)

MIRABEAU. By THOMAS CARLYLE                                          384
(_From Carlyle’s “Essays.”_)

CHARLES JAMES FOX. By WILLIAM E. H. LECKY                            389
(_From the “History of England in the Eighteenth Century.”_)

JEAN PAUL MARAT. By HIPPOLYTE ADOLPHE TAINE                          396
(_From the “French Revolution.”_)

PRINCE TALLEYRAND. By ARCHIBALD ALISON                               400
(_From the “History of Europe.”_)

GEORGE JACQUES DANTON. By HIPPOLYTE ADOLPHE TAINE                    405
(_From the “French Revolution.”_)

ROBESPIERRE. By HIPPOLYTE ADOLPHE TAINE                              410
(_From the “French Revolution.”_)

WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER. By JOHN RICHARD GREEN                      417
(_From the “Short History of the English People.”_)

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. By LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS                          423
(_From the “History of the Consulate and Empire.”_)

DUKE OF WELLINGTON. By ARCHIBALD ALISON                              432
(_From the “History of Europe.”_)




LIST OF ENGRAVED PORTRAITS.

                                                               FACE PAGE

PERICLES                                                               6
(_From antique bust, copy in the British Museum._)

ALEXANDER THE GREAT                                                   14
(_From antique bust._)

HANNIBAL                                                              20
(_From antique gem._)

JULIUS CÆSAR                                                          49
(_From antique statue, Rome._)

MOHAMMED                                                              92
(_From old print, likeness traditional._)

CHARLEMAGNE                                                          100
(_From old line engraving._)

ALFRED THE GREAT                                                     107
(_From old line engraving._)

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR                                                120
(_Copy of painting from an ancient effigy._)

MARTIN LUTHER                                                        222
(_From painting by Cranach._)

IGNATIUS DE LOYOLA                                                   230
(_From portrait by Rubens._)

CHARLES V.                                                           240
(_From portrait by Titian._)

WILLIAM OF NASSAU                                                    248

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Great leaders: Historic portraits from the great historians

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