18th Century Historical Figures

Engravings and portraits of influential historical figures from the 18th century, showcasing their roles in society.

Engraved portrait of David Hume (1771-1776) a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist. Dated 18th Century

Carlo Bonaparte, Father of Napoleon

Historical drawing, portrait of Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, 1660-1725, composer of the Baroque

Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner, 18 November, 17 January 1823, a German poet and dramatist of the Romantic period. (1814) he became a Catholic priest and preacher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Engraved portrait of David Hume (1771-1776) a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist. Dated 18th Century

Portrait of Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau ..

Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner, 18 November, 17 January 1823, a German poet and dramatist of the Romantic period. (1814) he became a Catholic pries...

Edward IV, King of England, 1442-83, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon.

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731 - 1802, wife of George Washington, first president of the United States

Horatio Gates, American Revolutionary War general, (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Peter III (1728 ñ 1762) ( III Î, Pyotr III Fyodorovich) emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. He was born in Kiel as Karl Peter Ulrich, the only child of Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Anna Petrovna, the elder surviving daughter of Peter the Great. The German Peter could hardly speak Russian and pursued a strongly pro-Prussian policy, which made him an unpopular leader. He was deposed and possibly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by his German wife Pr

Inigo Lopez de Mendoza (1398-1458). Spanish nobleman of the House of Mendoza. 1st Marquis of Santillana. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

Portrait of François II (1544 - 1560). King of France from 1559 to 1560. Valois-Angoulême Branch. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Portrait of a young John Milton (1608-1674) an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.

Edmund Spenser, from the original Picture in the Collection of the Earl of Kinnoul, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Martin Luther (1483-1546). German theologian and Augustinian friar. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1864.

Louis XVII (Louis Charles) (1785-1795). Claimant King of France. He died at the age of ten in the Prison of the Temple in Paris during the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Wenzel Anton, Fuerst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, Wenzel Anton Fuerst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, 1711 bis 1794, oesterreichischer Diplomat und Staatsmann der Habsburgermonarchie, Reproduktion eines Holzschnitts aus dem Jahr 1880, digital verbessert, Prince von Kaunitz-Rietberg, Wenzel Anton Fuerst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, an Austrian diplomat and statesman of the Habsburg Monarchy, reproduction of a woodcut from the year 1880, digital improved

Johan de Witt 1625-1672 Dutch statesman political leader of Holland From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, KG, PC, FRS (13 May 1730 - 1 July 1782; styled The Hon. Charles Watson-Wentworth before 1733, Viscount Higham between 1733 and 1746, Earl of Malton between 1746 and 1750 and The Marquess of Rockingham in 1750) was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Prime Minister of Great Britain

'Paul Whitehead', c1800. Creator: Thomas Rothwell.

John Tillotson 1630 to 1694, English cleric. Archbishop of Canterbury. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Portrait of Martín Zurbano, known as Martín Varea (Varea 1788 - Logroño 1845), was a liberal Spanish progressive military. General in Spanish War

Catherine II. of Russia, Catherine the Great, 1729 - 1796, Empress of Russia, woodcut from 1880

Georges Sand (Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin) (1804-1876) - French writer. Date: circa 1870

Richard III (1452-85) king of England from 1483, last Yorkist king of England. He lost the of England crown to Henry Tudor (Henry VII) at the Battle Bosworth Field, 22 August 1485, the battle which ended the Wars of the Roses. Wood engraving c1900.

Henry VII of England, (1902). Artist: Unknown

Henry IV (1425-1474). King of Castile. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Galicia, 1866.

PIUS VII (1740-1829). Italian pope, named Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti. Elected in 1800 in Valence. He crowned Napoleon in Paris (1804). Engraving.

Jose Maria Calatrava Peinado (1781-1846). Spanish statesman and jurist. President of the Council of Ministers. Portrait. Illustration by Urrabieta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Asturias and Leon, 1867.

Hugo Kollontai, Polish statesman and writer, Poland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Thomas Wolsey c1475-1530 English Cardinal and statesman From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Guillaume Dubois, 6 September 1656, 10 August 1723, was a French cardinal and minister under the reign of Philippe II de Bourbon, Duke of Orleans, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of John Dryden, 1631 - 1700, an English poet, literary critic and playwright

Rutger Jan Count Schimmelpenninck (31 October 1761 - 15 February 1825) was a Dutch diplomat and statesman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Louis XVI: king of France, 1774-1792; executed by means of the guillotine, January 21, 1793; his wife was Marie Antoinette.

JosÈ Sarmiento de Valladares y Arines-Troncoso Romay, 1st Duke of Atrisco, Grandee of Spain, jure uxoris Count of Montezuma (May 1643 in San Roman de Saxamonde, Galicia, Spain ñ September 10, 1708 in Madrid) was viceroy of New Spain from December 18, 1696 to November 3, 1701.

Pope, UK, engraving 1881 - 1884, Alexander Pope, 1688 - 1744, English Poet

Tocqueville, Alexis Henri Cle_rete, Earl of (1805-1859). French writer and politician. Engraving.

Lorenzo Calvo de Rozas (1773-1850). Spanish liberal politician and writer. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1853.

EDWARD VI - 1537-53. Son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Succeeded to the throne on his father's death in 1547.

Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Boisgelin de Cucé (1732-1804). French prelate and writer. Archbishop of Aix (4 November 1770 to 7 November 1801). Elected deputy for the clergy of Aix to the Estates General of 1789, he voted in favour of the abolition of privileges and the equitable distribution of taxes. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Patrick Henry (17361799) was an American patriot and orator. He encouraged colonial revolt in the South through his speeches and is well-known for his words, 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827). Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer. Portrait. Engraving.

Louis Sporh (1784 1859), German composer, violinist and conductor.

Pius VII, Count Luigi Barnaba Niccolo Maria Chiaramonti (14 August 1742 to 20 August 1823) was Pope from 1800 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

François Fénelon (1651-1715). French theologian, Catholic bishop, poet and writer. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Antoine Leclerc de Juigne (Antoine-eleonor-Leon Leclerc de Juigne) (1728-1811). French prelate and politician. Bishop of Chalons. On 22 December 1781 he was appointed archbishop of Paris. Elected deputy for the clergy to the Estates General of 1789. Portrait. Engraving. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) French journalist and revolutionary, guillotined at the same time as Danton. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Philip William Otterbein, German-American clergyman, (1854). Artist: Unknown

John Locke (born 29 August 1632 in Wrington near Bristol, died 28 October 1704 in Oates, Epping Forest, Essex) was an English physician and influential philosopher and pioneer of the Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also Sined the Bard, 27 September 1729, 29 September 1800, an Austrian Catholic priest, writer, translator, librarian and zoologist, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Francois-Joseph Talma,1763-1826. French actor and theatrical company manager. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes (1723-1802), político, economista e historiador español.

Historical illustration, portrait of Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1466 - 1536, Dutch scholar of European humanism, theologian, philosopher and author

Desiderius Erasmus 1469-1536. Dutch humanist and theologian. Greatest European scholar of the 16th century. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Pope Clement XIV or Clemens XIV, 1705-1774, born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, reigned from 1769 to 1774, historical illustration

An engraving depicting Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) one of the Founding Fathers, polymath, author, political theorist, printer, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Dated 18th Century

Charles, Prince of Viana (1421-1461). Infante of Aragon and Navarre, Prince of Viana and Girona, duke of Gandia and Montblanc. He was also called Charles IV of Navarre (1441-1461). Lithography. Detail. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

Werner, Zacharias.

An engraving depicting Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) one of the Founding Fathers, polymath, author, political theorist, printer, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Dated 18th Century

John Dryden 1631 to 1700, English poet and playwright. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Martin Luther (1483-1546). German theologian and Augustinian friar. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Historia Universal, by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Samuel Adams (1722-1803). American statesman and political philosopher. Founding Father. He was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia biográfica de los Presidentes de los Estados Unidos" (Biographical story of the Presidents of the United States). Published in Barcelona by Montaner y Simón, 1885.

Pius VII (born 14 August 1742 (1) in Cesena, Papal States as Count Luigi Barnaba Niccolò Maria Chiaramonti, died 20 August 1823 in Rome) was the 251st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1800 until his death, Historical, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, subsequently coloured

GEORGES SAND French writer, in 1850. Date: 1804-1876

Samuel Adams 1722, 1803, American statesman and founding father. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke, 1607 to 1643, English Roundhead General in the Civil War, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Maximilian I of Habsburg, known as the Last Knight, 1459-1519, Duke of Burgundy, German King, Archduke of Austria and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

William Lenthall born between 1591and 1599 died 1662. English politician of the Civil War period.

Martin Luther (1483-1546). German theologian and Augustinian friar. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Historia Universal, by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Portrait of desiderius erasmus. Portressed carries a cloak off with fur. Under the portrait a caption in Latin by Theodorus Beza.

John Jeffries (1744-1819), physicist, scientist and military surgeon of the British army in Nova Scotia and New York. Engraving, 1873.

Louis XV (1710-1774) king of France from 1715; great grandson of Louis XIV. Lithograph published France c1820

Pius IX (1792-1878). Italian pope (1846-1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI. 1857. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Portrait of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader. Dated 18th century

Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely (1785-1858) French composer, pianist and organist. Engraving (Paris, 1853).

Antoine Leclerc de Juigné (Antoine-Éléonor-León Leclerc de Juigné) (1728-1811). French prelate and politician. Bishop of Châlons. On 22 December 1781 he was appointed archbishop of Paris. Elected deputy for the clergy to the Estates General of 1789. Portrait. Engraving. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (17671794), Robespierrist, French revolutionary, principal figure of the Reign of Terror

Maximilian I 22 March 1459, 12 January 1519, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Prince Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig of Prussia, 1726 - 1802, major general of the Prussian army and diplomat

Thomas Jefferson born April 13, 1743 in Shadwell near Charlottesville, Colony of Virginia, died July 4, 1826 on Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia was one of the founding fathers of the United States, from 1801 to 1809 The third American president, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century. Stated,

Nicolai Gogol (1809-1852) Russian novelist and Dramatist.

Arlincourt, Charles Victor Prévost Viscount.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Stipple engraving by J. F. Bolt, 1796, after Brea.

Print of John Locke, from a painting by Kneller. John Locke FRS (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the Father of Liberalism.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, ca. 1710-1778, a Geneva writer, philosopher, pedagogue, naturalist and composer of the Enlightenment, historical engraving, circa. 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown

Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex Baron Cromwell of Okenham, c. 1485-1540, English politician, Illustration from Old England's Worthies, published c. 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Thomas Jefferson (born 13 April 1743 in Shadwell near Charlottesville, Colony of Virginia, died 4 July 1826 on Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia) was one of the founding fathers of the United States, from 1801 to 1809 the third American president, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, KG, c.1485-1540, an English lawyer and statesman

Charles Dugua (Charles Francois Joseph Dugua) (1744-1802). French general during the French Revolution. He took part in the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria. Portrait. Drawing by Lienard. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Louis XVII (1785-1795). Son of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette. King of France from 1793-1795. Colored engraving.

Giovanni battista pergolesi

Madame Alix de Lamartine. Madame Francoise-Alix de Lamartine (1766-1829) is a French writer, mother of the poet Alphonse de Lamartine. Deputy governess of the children of the Duke of Orleans. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Peter I Alexeievitch the Great (1672-1725). Tsar of Russia (1682-1725). Engraving of the XIX century.

Alexander Pope, 1688-1744, English poet and satirist, illustration from Old England's Worthies, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Line Engraving Portrait of Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex from the original by Holbein

Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier. Line engraving by C. Lorichon, 1826, after N. Jacques.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 28 August 1749, 22 March 1832, was a German writer and statesman, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (1715-1789), general francés, ingeniero de artillería. Grabado de 1873.

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