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

Oliver Cromwell, 25 April 1599, 3 September 1658, was Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland during the Republican period of English history, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros, known as Cardinal Cisneros (1436-1517). Cardinal, archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain and 3rd General Inquisitor of Castile. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Cantu. Volume IV, 1856.

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist and writer of the Renaissance period, Italy, 1890, Europe

Thomas More (1478-1535). English lawyer, philosopher, author, statesman and humanist.

Thomas More (1478-1535). English lawyer, philosopher, author, statesman and humanist.

John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Puritan preacher. Author of 'The Pilgrim's Progress' (London, 1678). Engraving, 1832.

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

RICHARD CROMWELL son of Oliver Cromwell, and briefly Lord Protector after his father's death

Martha Dandridge Custis (1731-1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

Patrick Henry (1736-1799). American politician. Colored engraving.

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu, 1689 - 1755, a French writer, philosopher and political theorist of the Enlightenment

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute 1713-1792. 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

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Benjamin Franklin, 1706 - 1790, a North American printer, publisher, writer, scientist, inventor and statesman

Portrait of Juan Nicasio Gallego Fernández (Zamora 1777 - Madrid 1853). Spanish poet of the Enlightenment, romantic genre. It was very important in the transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. Deputy of Spain. Senator of Spain. Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Old engraving of the book Spanish Biographical Year by Ildefonso Fernandez 1899

John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Puritan preacher & Author of "The Pilgrim's Progress" Engraving, 1832

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 28 June 1712, 2 July 1778, was a Geneva writer, philosopher, educator, naturalist and composer of the Enlightenment, Historical...

Portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769 - 1821). King of France from 1804 to 1821. First Republic, House of Bonaparte, First Empire. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Portrait of Edmund Burke (1729-1797) an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher. Dated 18th Century

Jean JUNOT, 1771-1813, duc d'Abrantis, French general, engraving

Benedict XIV (1675-1758). Italian Pope (1740-1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Antoinette Sophie Luise Schröder, 28 February or 1 March 1781, 25 February 1868, born Sophie Antonie Bürger, was a German singer and actress, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Montesquieu (1689-1755). French philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VIII. 1858.

Richard III. 1452-1485 King of England from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). English political leader and military. Lord Protector of Great Britain (1653-1658). Portrait. Engraving. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Marfa Fyodorovich Romanov, 14 August 1631, 21 September 1633, Grand Duchess of Russia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Sir John Leake 1656, 1720, English admiral. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506. Spanish explorer, discoverer of America.

Lucien Bonaparte

Portrait of Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681) a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. Dated 17th Century

George Gordon, LORD BYRON (1788 - 1824) English poet as a supporter of Greek independence in 1826 Date: 1826

Matthew Prior (1664 -1721) Kingdom of England, portrait, diplomat, Secretary of State for Ireland, poet, member of the English Parliament, ornaments, stars, harp, reading a book, telescope, leaves, historical illustration 1863

Richard Brinsley Sheridan born October 30, 1751 in Dublin, died July 7, 1816 in London was an Irish playwright and politician, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated,

Antoine Arnauld (1612-1694). French priest, theologian, philosopher and mathematician, one of the leading intellectuals of the Jansenist group of Port-Royal. Portrait. Engraving by Huyot after a painting by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681), engraved by Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707). Colorised.

Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) an American abolitionist and author. Dated 19th Century

Thomas Gray 1716-1771, English poet and classic scholar. Copper engraving, London, 1837., historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Charles Lamb in his thirtieth year, in the dress of a Venetian senator. Penname Elia 1775-1834 English essayist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

King George III of England in old age. After decades of mental and physical illness, in his last years George was completely blind and suffering dementia. The circumstances are well captured in this

Henriette Goldschmidt, née Henriette Benas, 1825 - 1920, a German women's rights activist, educator and social educator, around 1885, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original.

George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton English politician statesman patron of the arts 1709, 1773, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Jean Nicolas Billaud-Varenne,1756-1819. French revolutionary.Engraved by J. Gauchard after D. Bocourt. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

CAROLINE CHISHOLM Philanthropist, known as 'The Emigrant's Friend'. Date: 1808-1877

Illustration of Wilhelm Andreas Wexels, a Norwegian priest and author. Dated 1856

Portrait of the operatic soprano Marianna Barbieri-Nini (1818-1887), the first Lucrezia in "I Due Foscari" by Giuseppe Verdi, Anonymous

Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 BC 43 BC Roman philosopher, politician, jurist, orator, political theorist, consul, the History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Sebastian Cabot, 1880, by Hans Holbein (1497-1543)., 1880, New York. Stipple engravings, 24 x 16 cm. Engravings

Bartolomeo Bergami, count of Francini (died 1841), an Italian courtier and close companion to Caroline of Brunswick, wife of King George IV of England

Friedrich Rueckert, 16 May 1788 - 31 January 1866, was a German poet, translator and professor of oriental languages, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Portrait of Antoine Arnauld. Portrait of the theologian and philosopher Antoine Arnauld (1612-1694), sitting in cave, with right hand on book and in left hand a sheet of paper on which his birth and death date. In the background the Notre Dame of Brussels.

Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881). 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. British politician and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice. Portrait. Engraving. "La Ilustracion Iberica", 1881.

Friedrich Rückert, 16 May 1788 - 31 January 1866, was a German poet, translator and professor of oriental languages, digitally restored reproduction o...

Alexander Pope, 1688-1744 English poet and satirist. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Louis XI, Ludwig XI, 1423-1483, called the Prudent, King of France

Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, 1517 to 1547. English aristocrat and poet. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Tiberius (42 BC-37 AD). Second Roman emperor. Julio-Claudian dynasty. He reigned from 14 AD to 37 AD. Portrait. Engraving. Later colouration. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

Richard Wagner (1813-1883). German composer. Portrait. Engraving by Marcelo París. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883. Author: Marcelo París (c. 1846-1901). 19th-century Spanish engraver.

Charles le Temeraire. Charles I the Bold (10 November 1433, 5 January 1477) Duke of Burgundy and Luxembourg. France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoires de l'Ancien Temps 1889

France - 17th century - Antoine Arnauld (1612-1694), philosopher and theologian of Jansenism. Engraving by Gerard Edelinck

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron deLa Brèdeet deMontesquieu(1689 1755), generally referred to as simplyMontesquieu, was aFrenchsocial commentator andpolitical thinkerwho lived during theAge of Enlightenment.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and polymath. His writings include poetry, drama, literature, theology, philosophy and science. Date: 1749 - 1832

Francis Scott Key, Key, Francis Scott, 1799-1843, 1900

Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679, English philosopher and political theorist. From the book Gallery of Portraits, published in 1833, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of Dante Alighieri, 1265 - 1321, Italian poet and philosopher

Friedrich Johann Michael Rückert, 16 May 1788, 31 January 1866, pseudonym Freimund Raimar, Reimar or Reimer, was a German poet, linguist and translator and one of the founders of German Oriental studies, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Switzerland, Geneva, Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536)

Constantine I the Great (Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantinus) (ca. 272 - 337). Roman emperor. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. "Historia Universal)", by Cesar Cantu. Volume II, 1854.

Pope Pius IX, 1792 - 1878, Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti

Charles Blount, 8th Lord Mountjoy, alias Earl of Devonshire, 1562-1606, English soldier. From the book Lodge's British Portraits published in London 1823, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

George Gordon Byron, sexto Baron de Byron, poeta inglés.

George Frideric HANDEL 1685-1759 German composer

John Jay (1745-1829) American Jurist and Statesman Stock Montage, Inc.

Thomas Becket (Thomas Becket) c. 1118 ñ 1170); Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170

King Edward VI of England 1537 to 1553. portrait and autograph, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

John Montagu; 4th Earl of Sandwich; (1718 ñ 30 April 1792); British statesman who held various military and political offices; including Postmaster General; First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for the Northern Department. best known for the claim that he was the eponymous inventor of the sandwich.

Constantine I the Great (Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantinus) (ca. 272 - 337). Roman emperor. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. "Historia Universal)", by César Cantú. Volume II, 1854.

Portrait of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892) an English Biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Painted by William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) an English painter and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Dated 19th Century

Marcus Antonius, 83 BC - 30 BC, aka Mark Antony or Anthony. Roman politician and general. From Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, published 1883.

Josef Dessauer (28, 1798 in Prague, died July 8, 1876 in Modling) was a Jewish Austrian pianist and composer. Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Benjamin Franklin and US Independence. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

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