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(1722-1792) English general, Gentleman Johnnie

John Burgoyne

(1722-1792) English general, Gentleman Johnnie

Gentleman of the time of Charles I.

Gentleman of the Time of Charles I

Gentleman of the time of Charles I.

Gentleman of 1750.

Gentleman of 1750

Gentleman of 1750.

Milkmaid meets a gentleman.

Milkmaid

Milkmaid meets a gentleman.

Milkmaid watches a gentleman walk away.

Milkmaid

Milkmaid watches a gentleman walk away.

A gentleman's road horse

Gentleman's Road Horse

A gentleman's road horse

"Sherman's 'Bummers' foraging in South Carolina. Our artist sent us with this sketch of 'Bummers Foraging' a graphic account of their <em>modus operandi</em>. He wrote: 'These active and unscrupulous fellows generally started out every morning mounted on very mean horseflesh, and, as a general rule, they always came back very well mounted, with the animals they rode in the morning laden, even to breaking down, with all the good things of this world. In one place in South Carolina they came to a large plantation owned by a leading Confederate named Fitzgerald. Here the Federal soldiers found, buried in various out-of-the-way places, an immense quantity of gold and silver plate, of the aggregate value of over $70,000; here they also found a large quantity of the finest Madeira wine, which had been stowed away in the old gentleman's wine cellar for nearly thirty years. Indeed, as a general thing, it may be said that the brave fellows had plenty of good wine to drink on their memorable march through Georgia and South Carolina.'"— Frank Leslie, 1896

Bummers

"Sherman's 'Bummers' foraging in South Carolina. Our artist sent us with this sketch of 'Bummers Foraging'…

Gulliver returns to England.

Gulliver and Gentleman

Gulliver returns to England.

Gulliver being a gentleman towards a giant maid in Brobdingnag.

Gulliver with Giant Maid

Gulliver being a gentleman towards a giant maid in Brobdingnag.

Several ears of Country Gentleman Sweet Corn.

Country Gentleman Sweet Corn

Several ears of Country Gentleman Sweet Corn.

The Livingston Mansion. Colonel Livingston died June 9th, 1849. Although living in the retirement of a gentleman of wealth and leisure, he often consented to serve the public in offices requiring judgment, industry, and integrity. He was a member of the state Senate on term; and it is a remarkable fact that he was never absent a day from his post inthe Senate Chamber or in the hall of the Court of Errors. He will long be remembered in Poughkeepsie as one of its best citizens.

Livingston Mansion

The Livingston Mansion. Colonel Livingston died June 9th, 1849. Although living in the retirement of…

The Pine-Tree Shilling. This is a fac-simile of the first money coined in America. The mint-master, who was allowed to take fifteen pence out of every twenty shillings, for his trouble in coining, made a large fortune by it. Henry Sewall, the founder of Newbury, in Massachusetts, married his only daughter, a girl of eighteen years. When the wedding ceremony was ended, a large pair of scales was brought out and suspended. In one disk the blushing bride was placed, and "pine tree shillings," as the coin was called, were poured into the other until there was an equiposie. The money was then handed to Mr. Sewall as his wife's dowry, amounting to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. There are a few pieces of this money still in existence. One which I saw in the possession of a gentleman in New York was not as much worn as many of the Spanish quarters now in circulation among us. The silver appeared to be very pure.

Pine-Tree Shilling

The Pine-Tree Shilling. This is a fac-simile of the first money coined in America. The mint-master,…

"The Nelson Tombs. This view is from the burial-ground looking down the York River toward Chesapeake Bay. The inscription upon the first monument is in Latin; the following is a translation of it: 'Here lies, in certain hope of a resurrection in Christ, Thomas Nelson, gentleman, son of Hugo and Sarah Nelson, of Penrith, in the county of Cumberland; born February 20th, A. D. 1677, died October 7th, 1745, aged sixty-eight years.' The inscription upon the second monument is much longer, and quite eulogistic. William Nelson was president of his majesty's council in Virginia, and died on the nineteenth of November, 1772, at the age of sixty-one years. No epitaph tells of the many virtues and heroic deeds of him who lies in the obscure vault beyond. History has written them upon the enduring pages of the chronicles of our republic; and in this work his biography and portrait may be found among those of the signers of the Delcaration of Independence."&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Nelson Tombs

"The Nelson Tombs. This view is from the burial-ground looking down the York River toward Chesapeake…

"Edgar Allan Poe, the son of a Baltimore gentleman and an actress, Elizabeth Arnold, was born in Boston, January 19, 1809. He was left an orphan when three years old, and was adopted by a wealthy merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who gave him his own name for a middle name. Poe was well educated by his foster father and sent to the University of Virginia, but he was an ungovernable, wayward youth, keenly intellectual, brilliant, and restless. He ran into debt, enlisted in the army under an assumed name, published a small volume of poems, was for a while at West Point, and finally, thrown on his own resources, became editor of one magazine after another, married a mere girl, and came under the strong sane influence of her mother. He died finally in poverty and degradation, October 8, 1849, but he had written poems and tales which the world will not let die."&mdash;Scudder, 1897

Edgar Allan Poe

"Edgar Allan Poe, the son of a Baltimore gentleman and an actress, Elizabeth Arnold, was born in Boston,…

A gentleman dressed in fifteenth century fashion.

Gentleman of Fifteenth Century

A gentleman dressed in fifteenth century fashion.

The Egyptian gentleman carried in a palanquin through the streets of Thebes.

Palanquin

The Egyptian gentleman carried in a palanquin through the streets of Thebes.

What a man during Queen Anne's reign wore.

Gentleman's Costume during Queen Anne's Reign

What a man during Queen Anne's reign wore.

An English gentleman with cane and distinctive striped spats.

An English Gentleman

An English gentleman with cane and distinctive striped spats.

"Ex-Senator Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, a gentleman held in the highest esteem by both political parties, and a statesman of learning, experience, and lift character, is a native of the state of Virginia." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Allen G. Thurman

"Ex-Senator Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, a gentleman held in the highest esteem by both political parties,…

A scene from the nursery rhyme, <em>The Nonsense of Edward Lear</em>. There was an old man who supposed, that the street door was properly closed; But some very large rats ate his coats and his hats, while that sleepy old gentleman dozed.

Edward Lear

A scene from the nursery rhyme, The Nonsense of Edward Lear. There was an old man who supposed,…

Costume of a French gentleman from the French colonists.

French Gentleman

Costume of a French gentleman from the French colonists.

This painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence is one of the many famous child portraits that he did. It is now in the posession of Earl of Durham.

Master Lambton

This painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence is one of the many famous child portraits that he did. It is now…

This painting was done by Frans Hals. It is an important piece from the military collection by the artist. The piece was painted in 1633.

Banquet of the Officers of the Civic Guard

This painting was done by Frans Hals. It is an important piece from the military collection by the artist.…

This painting was done by Frans Hals. It was painted in 1640 and is a great example of his oil on canvas techniques. It can now be found in The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Portrait of an Officer

This painting was done by Frans Hals. It was painted in 1640 and is a great example of his oil on canvas…

Costumes of English gentleman settlers of Virginia.

English Settlers

Costumes of English gentleman settlers of Virginia.

Sir Walter Raleigh, navigator, warrior, statesman, and writer in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I., was the second son of a gentleman of ancient family in Devonshire, and was born in 1552.

Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh, navigator, warrior, statesman, and writer in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.,…

A gentleman on horseback carrying a child. The caption reads, "A rosy maid courtesied at the door, and offered to take the gentleman's baby."

A Gentleman on Horseback

A gentleman on horseback carrying a child. The caption reads, "A rosy maid courtesied at the door, and…

An illustration of a gentleman and his wife. A gentleman is a man of a good family.

Gentleman and Wife

An illustration of a gentleman and his wife. A gentleman is a man of a good family.

An illustration of a gentleman of the Privy Chamber at the crowning of James II.

Gentleman

An illustration of a gentleman of the Privy Chamber at the crowning of James II.

An illustration of an English gentleman. A gentleman is a man of a good family.

English Gentleman

An illustration of an English gentleman. A gentleman is a man of a good family.

An illustration of an English lady; a lady is a woman who is the counterpart of a lord, or of a gentleman.

English Lady

An illustration of an English lady; a lady is a woman who is the counterpart of a lord, or of a gentleman.

An illustration of a man with a top hat and cane.

Man with Top Hat and Cane

An illustration of a man with a top hat and cane.

An illustration of a man in a checkered suit with a top hat and cane.

Man in Checkered Suit

An illustration of a man in a checkered suit with a top hat and cane.

An illustration of an man being hit by a star.

Man Being Hit by Star

An illustration of an man being hit by a star.

An illustration of a man wearing a black top hat and holding a cane in his left hand.

Man with Hat and Cane

An illustration of a man wearing a black top hat and holding a cane in his left hand.

An illustration of a man with a candle.

Man with Candle

An illustration of a man with a candle.

An illustration of a man wearing a top hat.

Man in Top Hat

An illustration of a man wearing a top hat.

An illustration of a man in a suit.

Gentleman

An illustration of a man in a suit.

"Baron and femme, two atchievements. First, azure, a pile or, crest a star of six points, argent; second, gules, a cross flory argent, surmounted by an earl's coronet: supporters, on the dexter side a stag ducally gorged and chained, on the sinister side a griffin gorged and chained; motto, Honour and Truth. If a peeress in her own right, or the daughter of a peer, marries a private gentleman, their coats of arms are not conjoined paleways, as baron and femme, but are placed upon separate shields by the side of each other; they are usually inclosed in a mantel." -Hall, 1862

Baron and Femme

"Baron and femme, two atchievements. First, azure, a pile or, crest a star of six points, argent; second,…

"PENNONS. Small flags borne at the end of a lance of an esquire or gentleman bearing his paternal arms. The end of the pennon was cut off upon the person being created a knight banneret." -Hall, 1862

Pennons

"PENNONS. Small flags borne at the end of a lance of an esquire or gentleman bearing his paternal arms.…

An illustration of a macaroni and lady. A macaroni (or formerly maccaroni, in mid-18th-century England, was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected and epicene manner. The term pejoratively referred to a man who "exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion" in terms of clothes, fastidious eating and gambling.

Macaroni and Lady

An illustration of a macaroni and lady. A macaroni (or formerly maccaroni, in mid-18th-century England,…

"The Helm of Esquires and Gentlemen has the vizor closed, and is placed in profile."&mdash;Aveling, 1891

Helm of Esquire

"The Helm of Esquires and Gentlemen has the vizor closed, and is placed in profile."—Aveling,…

A cartoon of a young lady standing next to a man dressed in a suit.

Cartoon of Lady and Gentleman

A cartoon of a young lady standing next to a man dressed in a suit.