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18th Century Fashion and Portraits

Engravings of elegantly dressed figures from the 18th century, showcasing styles and attire of notable individuals, blending whimsy and elegance.

Standing man dressed in front of the screens, with three swords under his arm, Anthonie van den Bos, 1778 - 1838 print paper etching standing figure (canon, proportions)
Standing man dressed in front of the screens, with three swords under his arm, Anthonie van den Bos, 1778 - 1838 print paper etching standing figure (canon, proportions)
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John Viscount Ligonier, Print made by Edward Fisher, 1722-1785, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, after 1761, Mezzotint ( 1st state ) on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 24 3/4 × 18 7/8 inches (62.9 × 47.9 cm), Plate: 23 3/4 × 18 inches (60.3 × 45.7 cm), and Image: 20 7/8 × 17 3/4 inches (53 × 45.1 cm)Samuel De Wilde, 1748-1832, British, Thomas King in "The Clandestine Marriage" by George Colman and David Garrick, ca. 1792. Oil on canvas.Alexander The Great, King of Macedonia Stecher: David, Jérômersadierer: David, JérômeLeger: Daret, Pierre (1605) Dating: 1620 / 1663Procet Sort:Portrait of Raffile as Michau in the drama Coelina Raffile Portraits of actors of Parisian theaters , print maker: Alexandre Marie Colin, (mentioned on object), printer: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, (mentioned on object), publisher: Francisique Noël (et Cie.), (mentioned on object), Paris, 1823, paper, h 420 mm × w 290 mmLudwig, Dauphin of France.Honourable George, Lord Pigot, Scawen, active 1770s, after John Powell, active 1769-1785, British, undated, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 20 1/16 × 13 7/8 inches (51 × 35.2 cm), Plate: 19 15/16 × 13 13/16 inches (50.6 × 35.1 cm), and Image: 17 1/2 × 13 3/4 inches (44.5 × 34.9 cm)Caucus curs in full yell, or a war whoop, to saddle on the people, a pappoose president by James Akin, circa 1824. Etching/Engraving/Aquatint print on wove paper. Political cartoon casting critical commentary on the presss treatment of President Andrew Jackson.James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696-30 June 1785) was a British general and philanthropist. He founded the colony of Georgia, which later became the present-day US state of Georgia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalSelf-portrait of cornelis van Noorde. Self-portrait of cornelis van Noorde. His name in a frame.Bildnis des Charles 12.Portret van Bernardo Tanucci; At the Marquis Tanucci. .Adam Smith Autor von Der Reichtum der Nationen, Adam Smith Author of The Wealth of Nations engraved by John Kay 1790 Adam Smith 1723, 1790 Scottish social philosopher and economist, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedFrance: 'Napoleon in Exile on St Helena', anonymous chromolithograph, c. 1900Anselme, Paul Eustache.The Right Honorable Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan When Victorious off Camperdown, John Raphael Smith, 1752-1812, British, after Henri-Pierre Danloux, 1753-1809, French, 1800, Mezzotint, Plate: 17 7/8 x 25 3/4in. (45.4 x 65.4cm) and Sheet: 18 1/2 x 26 1/4in. (47 x 66.7cm)A bad meeting. / 7. (Registered Title) | Album Lithographed / 1828. (IFF 22) (Title of the whole)Gladly, Albert Leopold.Damascus, Alexandre Martial Auguste.Design for a Playing Card: Valet (or Jack) of Hearts, Graphite, brush and watercolor, Sully is shown standing beside a pedestal upon which a helmet stands. He carries a paper scroll with an inscription of which 'Roy' is intelligible., France, 1825-1850, Playing Card, Playing Card'Portrait of Voltaire', c18th century. Artist: Johann Huber.Mr, Raimund as Valentin and Mr, Fischer as a brisk well in The Magnification costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artistPortrait of Pieter Magito, Portrait of the string dancer Pieter Magito, with drum, clogs and skates. In the box under his portrait his name and profession and a six-line poem in Dutch., Wooden shoes, clogs, drum (musical instrument), Pieter Magito, Rienk Jelgerhuis (mentioned on object), Leeuwarden, 1790, paper, etching, h 253 mm × w 194 mmThe Smoker. Engraving after a painting of Jean-Louis-Ernst Meissonier (1815-1891). Almanaque de La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored.Carlos IV of Spain, Hunting C.1799 Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828 Spanish) National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Pascal Paoli, General of the Corsicans; Born 6th April 1726, Elected 16 July 1755, Richard Purcell, active 1746-1766, Irish, 1755, Mezzotint on laid paper, Sheet: 17 1/4 x 11 1/4in. (43.8 x 28.6cm) and Plate: 14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm)MANUEL GODOY ALVAREZ DE FARIA (1767-1851) - POLITICO ESPAÑOL Y PRIMER MINISTRO DE CARLOS IV - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: JULIO DONON (S. XIX)-LITOGRAFO. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN. MANUEL GODOY Y ALVAREZ DE FARIA (1767-1851). MANUEL GODOY (1767-1851) PRINCIPE DE LA PAZ.Afternoon, Christoffel.Portrait of Ludolf Backhuysen II, Painter, in the Uniform of the Dragoons, Tibout Regters, 1748 painting Portrait of the painter Ludolf Bakhuysen II (1717-82), in the uniform of the dragonders. Standing, in full, in a landscape, a whip in the left hand. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artistRICHARD MONTGOMERY (1738/1775) PREPARANDO LA RUTA A QUEBEC - GRABADO SIGLO XIX.The Generosity of Johnny Permain, Edward Penny RA, 1714-1791, British, undated, Gray wash, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 12 x 9 7/8in. (30.5 x 25.1cm) and Sheet: 12 × 9 7/8 inches (30.5 × 25.1 cm)Joseph II, Joseph II, Kaisers ART , JOHANTHMAL MYMONYMMMMONE LOSECULARY -, Publishing HouseHenriot, François.Bonaparte at the Tuileries (Bonaparte aux Tuileries) Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845). , n.d. Pencil and watercolor on heavy wove paper, Sheet: 9 15/16 x 6 3/4 in. (25.2 x 17.1 cm). European Art n.d.Resting hiker in front of the De Mosse Knip inn. Draughtsman: Cornelis Troost. Dating: 1706 - 1750. Measurements: h 200 mm × w 150 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Roger Sherman (born 19 April 1721 in Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, died 23 July 1793 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American lawyer and politician and co-author of the United States Declaration of Independence, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalKwasimukamba or Graman Quassi (also spelled Quacy, Kwasi and Quasi) (ca. 1690 - ca. 1780) was a Surinamese healer, botanist, slave and later freedman of the 18th century, who is today best known for having given his name to the plant species quassia. Kwasi's roots were among the Kwa speaking Akan people of present day Ghana, but as a child he was enslaved and brought to the New World. As a slave in Suriname, a Dutch colony in South America, he participated in the wars against the Saramaka maroons as a scout and negotiator for the Dutch, and he lost his right ear during the fighting. For this reason the Surinamese maroons remember him as a traitor. Kwasi worked as a healer of some renown, and fared so well that he was able to get his freedom and travel to the Netherlands. One of his remedies was a bitter tea that he used to treat infections by intestinal parasites, this concoction was based on the plant Quassia amara which Carolus Linnaeus named after him, as the discovere"Grétry", Statue by Victor Vilain, Decoration of the Louvre, Paris. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)Washington Monument. August Hoen; American, 1817-1886. Date: 1845-1846. Dimensions: 617 x 441 mm (image); 730 x 526 mm (sheet). Tint lithograph on ivory wove paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Napoléon. / St Cloud, 1814.Tromp, Cornelis.Portrait of a Young Man. Dated: 1558. Dimensions: overall: 97.5 x 69.9 cm (38 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.) framed: 121.6 x 94.6 x 7.3 cm (47 7/8 x 37 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.). Medium: oil on panel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Follower of Antonis Mor.Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony Stecher: Bernigeroth, Johann MartinFrancisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Charles IV on Horseback', 1800-1801, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 336 cm x 282 cm, P00719. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.Braam, Willem van.Saussure, Horacen denite the Radiers: Weaver, Christian Vondatting: 1779/1817 Vercle: BaselThe Duke with a foothold by the session of Saturday, June 19, 1790 Mr. Duke with a foothold by the sitting of Saturday, June 19, 1790 ". Anonymous. Print.NAPOLEON Bonaparte, 1769-1821, poster with slogan Vive La RZpublique et La Paix, engravingHonoré Daumier (1808-1879). "Filial piety". Colored and erased lithography. 1836-1838. Paris, Balzac house. 56114-18 Gommee, lithography colored, subsidiary pie, caricatureThe politician, a caricature by William Hogarth, 1697 - 1764, a sociocritical English painter and graphic artistPortrait of marine officer Aert Jansz. Van Nes; Aart Van Nes. Portrait of marine officer Aert Jansz. Van Nes in contemporary clothing with seascape background.Saussure, Horacen denite the Radiers: Weaver, Christian Vondatting: 1779/1817 Vercle: BaselPortrait of a flute player with Marmot, Benoît Audran (II), After Jean Antoine Watteau, 1708 - 1772 print Paris paper etching rodents. clarinet, bassoon, oboe, shawm - CC - out of doors. historical persons