John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Barrymore

John Sidney Blyth

(1882 - 1942)

"The Great Profile"

Actor of Stage and Screen

Member of the

Drew and Barrymore theatrical families

by Travis Simpkins

John Barrymore

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/JohnBarrymore

 

John Barrymore. Actor of Stage and Screen. 20th Century. by Travis Simpkins

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Leah Hirsig

(1883 - 1975)

Occultist and Artist

Soror Alostrael, Babalon

Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley

Inspiration for the poem "Leah Sublime"

Co-Founder of the Abbey of Thelema

Cefalu, Sicily

by Travis Simpkins

The Abbey of Thelema - Cefalu, Sicily

My Life in a Love Cult. Aleister Crowley. Leah Hirsig. Abbey of Thelema

For more info, please visit:

brill.com/journals

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. S. Eugene Herritt. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. S. Eugene Herritt. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

S. Eugene Herritt

Right Worshipful Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

For more info, please visit:

pagrandlodge.org

R.W. S. Eugene Herritt. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. by Travis Simpkins

Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Mysticism. Sex Magick. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins

Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Mysticism. Sex Magick. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Maria de Naglowska

(1883 - 1936)

Sophiale de Montparnasse

High Priestess of Love of the Temple of the Third Era

Russian Occultist, Author, Journalist and Poet

Sex Magician

Founder of the

Confrerie de la Fleche d'Or

(Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow)

Author of "The Light of Sex"

by Travis Simpkins

The Commandments of the Third Term of the Trinity

For more info, please visit:

innertraditions.com/maria-de-naglowska

Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Sex Magick. The Light of Sex. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins

 

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Pamela Colman Smith

"Pixie"

(1878 - 1951)

Artist, Writer and Occultist

Illustrator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck

Theosophist and Ceremonial Magician

Member of the

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith

For more info, please visit:

news.artnet.com/pamela-colman-smith

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

 

Brad Marston. Past Master. The Consolidated Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Brad Marston. Past Master. The Consolidated Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Worshipful Brother

Brad Marston

Past Master

The Consolidated Lodge

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

 

William Howard Taft. 27th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

William Howard Taft. 27th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Howard Taft

(1857 - 1930)

27th President of the United States

10th Chief Justice of the United States

Freemason

Made a Mason at Sight on February 18, 1909

Affiliated with Kilwinning Lodge No. 356

Cincinnati, Ohio

by Travis Simpkins

William Howard Taft

For more info, please visit:

whitehouse.gov/william-howard-taft

William Howard Taft. 27th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Julius Caesar. Ancient Roman General, Statesman and Dictator. by Travis Simpkins

Julius Caesar. Ancient Roman General, Statesman and Dictator. The Ides of March. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman Bust of

Gaius Julius Caesar

(100 BC - 44 BC )

Roman General, Statesman and Dictator

Assassinated on the Ides of March

by Travis Simpkins

Julius Caesar

For more info, please visit:

britannica.com/Julius-Caesar

Julius Caesar. Ancient Roman General and Statesman. Cleopatra. Egypt. by Travis Simpkins

 

Hosea Ballou. Clergyman. Freemason. Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. by Travis Simpkins

Hosea Ballou. Clergyman. Freemason. Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Hosea Ballou

(1771 - 1852)

Universalist Clergyman

Theological Writer

Freemason

Grand Lodge of New Hampshire

by Travis Simpkins

Hosea Ballou and Universalism

For more info, please visit:

nhgrandlodge.org

Hosea Ballou. Clergyman. Freemason. Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. by Travis Simpkins

 

Francis Bellamy. Baptist Minister. Freemason. The Pledge of Allegiance. by Travis Simpkins

Francis Bellamy. Baptist Minister. Freemason. The Pledge of Allegiance. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Francis Bellamy

(1855 - 1931)

Baptist Minister

Author of the 

United States Pledge of Allegiance

Freemason

Member of

Little Falls Lodge No. 181

Little Falls, New York

by Travis Simpkins

The Pledge of Allegiance

For more info, please visit:

smithsonianmag.com/history/pledge-of-allegiance

Francis Bellamy. Baptist Minister. Freemason. The Pledge of Allegiance. by Travis Simpkins

 

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Author and Creator of Sherlock Holmes. by Travis Simpkins

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Author and Creator of Sherlock Holmes. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

( 1859 - 1930 )

Physician and Author

Writer of Detective / Crime Fiction

Creator of Sherlock Holmes

Spiritualist and Freemason

Member of

Phoenix Lodge No. 257

Portsmouth, England

by Travis Simpkins

 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 For more info, please visit:

arthurconandoyle.com

and

sherlock-holmes.org.uk/

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes. The Hound of the Baskervilles. by Travis Simpkins

Andrew Jackson. 7th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Andrew Jackson. 7th President of the United States. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Tennessee. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Andrew Jackson

(1767 - 1845)

7th President of the United States

Major General

United States Army

Freemason

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Tennessee

by Travis Simpkins

Andrew Jackson

For more info, please visit:

thehermitage.com

and 

grandlodge-tn.org

Andrew Jackson. 7th President of the United States. Freemason. Hermitage. by Travis Simpkins

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Benedict Cumberbatch
as 

Sherlock Holmes

Actor in the "Sherlock" BBC TV Series

by Travis Simpkins

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk/

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins. Sherlock

Theodore Roosevelt. 26th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Theodore Roosevelt. 26th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Theodore Roosevelt

(1858 - 1919)

26th President of the United States

33rd Governor of New York

Commander of the "Rough Riders"

during the Spanish-American War

Conservationist, Naturalist and Historian

Created the United States Forest Service

Freemason

Member of Matinecock Lodge No. 806

Oyster Bay, New York

by Travis Simpkins

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt. Freemason

For more info, please visit:

theodoreroosevelt.org

Theodore Roosevelt. 26th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Basil Rathbone

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC

( 1892 - 1967 )

as Sherlock Holmes

Shakespearean Stage Actor

and Actor in more than 70 Films

He played Sherlock Holmes in

14 Hollywood Films and in

a Radio Series between 1939 - 1947

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles. by Travis Simpkins

 

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 Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

William Gillette

( 1853 - 1937 )

Actor, Stage Manager and Playwright

Best Remembered for portraying

Sherlock Holmes

on stage 1,300 times over 30 years

and in one 1916 Silent Film

Owner/Designer of Gillette Castle

Hadlyme, Connecticut

by Travis Simpkins

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 

Gillette Castle. Home of William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes. Hadlyme, Connecticut

For more info, please visit:

sherlock-holmes.org.uk

William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. Stage Actor. Silent Film. Gillette Castle. 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