B. 1743—D. 1825.—George II.—George III.—George IV.
Anna Letitia Aikin, daughter of Dr. Aikin, a writer and literary man. Mrs. Barbauld was the first writer of really appropriate stories for very young children, and her Children’s Hymns in Prose will probably be known as long as the English language lasts.
JOHN FLAXMAN.
Born 1755.—Died 1826.—George III.—George IV.
An eminent sculptor. He represented in marble the tragedies of Æschylus, Homer, and Dante. He executed two celebrated works,—“The Fury of Athamas,” and the “Cephalus and Aurora,”—and is well known by his monuments, one of the finest of which is that to Lord Mansfield, in Westminster Abbey.
SIR HUMPHREY DAVY.
Born 1778.—Died 1829.—George III.—George IV.
A celebrated natural philosopher, chiefly noted for his discoveries in chemistry and galvanism. He was the inventor of the safety-lamp for use in mines. His lectures at the Royal Institution were models of the narrative of scientific enquiry, and his general reading and information were extraordinary.
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE.
Born 1769.—Died 1830.—George III.—George IV.