The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 2 (of 7)

Chapter 2: PORTRAITS, AND BIOGRAPHIES CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

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The volume presents engraved likenesses of many eminent historical figures, each paired with a concise memoir that outlines life events, contributions, and contemporary reputation. Entries range across intellectual, artistic, scientific, and political spheres and combine narrative biography, critical observation, and selections of notable actions or writings. Short introductory notes contextualize each portrait, while chapters vary in length and emphasize cultural or scientific achievements depending on the subject, offering a compact reference of character sketches and career summaries.

PORTRAITS, AND BIOGRAPHIES
CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME.

		Page

1.	Lord Somers	1

2.	Smeaton	13

3.	Buffon	19

4.	Sir Thomas More	25

5.	La Place	34

6.	Handel	40

7.	Pascal	49

8.	Erasmus	56

9.	Titian	63

10.	Luther	73

11.	Rodney	82

12.	Lagrange	88

13.	Voltaire	93

14.	Rubens	99

15.	Richelieu	107

16.	Wollaston	121

17.	Boccaccio	126

18.	Claude	136

19.	Nelson	141

20.	Cuvier	150

21.	Ray	160

22.	Cook	165

23.	Turgot	175

24.	Peter the Great	183

Engraved by T. A. Dean.

LORD CHANCELLOR SOMERS.

From a Picture by Sir G. Kneller,
in the possession of the Royal Society.

Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

London, Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East.

GALLERY OF PORTRAITS.