Napoleon Bonaparte. Emperor of the French. Military and Political Leader. by Travis Simpkins

Napoleon Bonaparte. Emperor of the French. Military and Political Leader. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Napoleon Bonaparte

(1769 - 1821)

Military and Political Leader

First Consul of France

(1799 - 1804)

Napoleon I

Emperor of the French

(1804 - 1815)

Proclaimed himself the

"Protector of Freemasonry"

It is uncertain, but likely that Napoleon was a Freemason

Possibly Initiated in France, Malta or Egypt in 1797

The Bonaparte Lodge 

was founded in his honor in 1801

He Appointed his Brothers to Masonic Offices

in his jurisdiction, including 

Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Westphalia 

and

Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France

by Travis Simpkins

Napoleon Bonaparte

The Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte

For more info, please visit:

en.chateauversailles.fr/napoleon-i

Napoleon Bonaparte. Emperor of the French. Military and Political Leader. by Travis Simpkins

 

William McKinley. 25th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

William McKinley. 25th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William McKinley

(1843 - 1901)

25th President of the United States

U.S. Army Veteran of the American Civil War

Freemason

Raised in Hiram Lodge No. 21

Westchester, Virginia

Affiliated with Canton Lodge No. 90

Canton, Ohio

Active in Royal Arch Masonry and Knights Templar

by Travis Simpkins

William McKinley

William McKinley. Knights Templar. Commandery Uniform. York Rite. Freemasons

For more info, please visit:

whitehouse.gov/william-mckinley

William McKinley. 25th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Absalom Jones. Clergyman. Freemason. Grand Master. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Absalom Jones. Clergyman. Freemason. Grand Master. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Reverend

Absalom Jones

(1746 - 1818)

Clergyman and Abolitionist

Co-Founder of the Free African Society

First African American Priest in

the Episcopal Church

Freemason

First Grand Master

Most Worshipful 

Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

by Travis Simpkins

Absalom Jones

Absalom Jones Gravesite

For more info, please visit:

princehall-pa.org

Absalom Jones. Clergyman. Freemason. Free African Society. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Dr Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Dr. Watson

John H. Watson

Character in the Sherlock Holmes stories of

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlockian. Art by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk/ 

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson. by Travis Simpkins

James A. Garfield. 20th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

James A. Garfield. 20th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

James Abram Garfield

(1831 - 1881)

20th President of the United States

Major General in the United States Army

Veteran of the American Civil War

Freemason

Member of

Columbus Lodge No. 30

Grand Lodge of Ohio

Knight Templar

Columbia Commandery No. 2

Washington, D.C.

Received the 4° to 14° from Albert Pike

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

James A. Garfield

For more info, please visit:

whitehouse.gov/james-garfield

James A. Garfield. 20th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Sherlock Holmes in Deep Meditation. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Sherlock Holmes in Deep Meditation. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Illustration of

Sherlock Holmes 

in Deep Meditation

 based on a similar work published in

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1926

by Travis Simpkins

 

 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

For more info, please visit:

arthurconandoyle.com 

and

classic-literature.co.uk/lions-mane-sherlock-holmes

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr Watson. by Travis Simpkins

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlockian Art by Travis Simpkins

James Anderson. The Constitutions of the Freemasons. United Grand Lodge of England. by Travis Simpkins

James Anderson. The Constitutions of the Freemasons. United Grand Lodge of England. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

The Reverend

James Anderson

(1679/80 - 1739)

Author of

The Constitutions of the Free-Masons (1723)

Past Junior Grand Warden

Grand Lodge of London and Westminster

(Premier Grand Lodge of England)

United Grand Lodge of England

by Travis Simpkins

The United Grand Lodge of England

For more info, please visit:

ugle.org.uk

James Anderson. The Constitutions of the Freemasons. United Grand Lodge of England. by Travis Simpkins

 

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. The Path of Daggers. by Travis Simpkins

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Robert Jordan

James Oliver Rigney, Jr.

(1948 - 2007)

Epic Fantasy Writer

Author of The Wheel of Time book series

3rd Generation Freemason

Member of Fidelity Lodge No. 304

Johns Island, South Carolina

by Travis Simpkins

Robert Jordan

For more info, please visit:

dragonmount.com

 

Robert Jordan. Fantasy Author. The Wheel of Time. The Path of Daggers. by Travis Simpkins

Jason Rees, 32°, KCCH. Scottish Rite Valley of Houston, Texas. by Travis Simpkins

Jason Rees, 32°, KCCH. Scottish Rite Valley of Houston, Texas. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Brother

Jason Rees, 32°, KCCH

Valley of Houston, Texas

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Scottish Rite Valley of Houston, Texas

 

William Michael Alexander, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite Valley of Seoul, Korea. by Travis Simpkins

William Michael Alexander, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite Valley of Seoul, Korea. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

William Michael Alexander

33rd Degree, Grand Cross

Valley of Seoul, Korea

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

William Michael Alexander, 33°, GC. Scottish Rite Valley of Seoul, Korea. Receives Portrait by Travis Simpkins

 

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Bram Stoker

Abraham Stoker

(1847 - 1912)

Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager

Author of Dracula (1897)

Freemason

Member of 

Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150

United Grand Lodge of England

Rumored Member of

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

For more info, please visit:

bramstoker.org

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Lawson. Grand Chaplain. Grand Lodge of Washington. by Travis Simpkins

John Lawson. Grand Chaplain. Grand Lodge of Washington. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Very Worshipful

John Lawson

Grand Chaplain

Grand Lodge of Washington

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

freemason-wa.org

Scientific Illustrations by John Lawson

 

M.W. Omar Morris. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Omar Morris. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Omar Morris

Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

newjerseygrandlodge.org

M.W. Omar Morris. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Glenn T. Visscher. Junior Grand Warden. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Glenn T. Visscher. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Glenn T. Visscher

Junior Grand Warden

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

by Travis Simpkins

 Masonic Unity - The Rite Stuff

For more info, please visit:

youtube.com/@masonicunity-theritestuff8188

and

newjerseygrandlodge.org

Glenn T. Visscher. Museum of Masonic Culture. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Emanuel Swedenborg. Theologian, Scientist, Philosopher and Mystic. by Travis Simpkins

Emanuel Swedenborg. Theologian, Scientist, Philosopher and Mystic. by Travis Simpkins 

Portrait Sketch of

Emanuel Swedenborg

(1688 - 1772)

Christian Theologian, Scientist

Philosopher and Mystic

Author of Heaven and Hell (1758)

Inspiration and namesake of the

Rite of Swedenborg

Swedenborgian Rite of Freemasonry

and the

Swedenborg Foundation

by Travis Simpkins

Emanuel Swedenborg

For more info, please visit:

swedenborg.com

Emanuel Swedenborg. Theologian, Scientist, Philosopher and Mystic. by Travis Simpkins 

 

Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Dr. Watson

John H. Watson

Character in the Sherlock Holmes stories of

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

sherlockian-sherlock.com/travis-simpkins-interview

Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dr. Watson. by Travis Simpkins

 

M.W. Terry Posey. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Ohio. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Terry Posey. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Ohio. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Terry Wayne Posey

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Ohio

33rd Degree Freemason

Valley of Dayton

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

History of the Grand Lodge of Ohio

For more info, please visit:

freemason.com

 

M.W. Terry Posey. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Ohio. by Travis Simpkins

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German Poet, Playwright and Scientist. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German Poet, Playwright and Scientist. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

(1749 - 1832)

German Poet, Playwright

Scientist and Statesman

Freemason

The Greatest and Most Influential Writer

in the German Language

Author of "Faust" 

by Travis Simpkins

Goethe the Freemason

Faust. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

For more info, please visit:

wikipedia.org/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German Poet and Playwright. Faust. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins