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18th Century Portraits of Nobility

Engravings depicting 18th-century noble figures in ornate attire with elaborate hairstyles, framed by decorative ovals.

Joseph I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Hungary, Portrait of Emperor Joseph I, print maker: Pieter van Gunst, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Pieter van Gunst, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter van Gunst, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1690 - 1731, paper, engraving, h 365 mm × w 280 mm
Joseph I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and King of Hungary, Portrait of Emperor Joseph I, print maker: Pieter van Gunst, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Pieter van Gunst, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter van Gunst, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1690 - 1731, paper, engraving, h 365 mm × w 280 mm
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Portrait of Paolo Alessandro Maffei; Portraits of famous Italians with coat of arms in undermarge. Portrait of Paolo Alessandro Maffei, with his hand in his side. Under the portrait a text in Italian and a coat of arms in a circular frame.Schönborn, Lothar Franz Graf.Portrait of Cornelis Tromp, Jan van Munnickhuysen, after David van der Plas, 1664 - 1721 print Portrait of Cornelis Tromp, fleet guardian, with the order of the Order of the Elephant on a ribbon. Netherlands paper engraving / etching armourBreunner, Seyfried Leonhard Graf.PortraT van Hermann Arnold, Freiherr von Wachtendonck, Michael Rössler, After J.M. Diehl, 1715 - 1777 print paper engraving historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldryTiepolo, Lorenzo.Johann Friedrich, Markgrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.The Mothe-Houdancourt, Duke de Cardone, Philippe Comte de.Königsegg and Rothenfels, Lothar Josef Graf.Bildnis des Francois de Vandosme. Portrait of Jacob Baron van Wassenaer Heer van Obdam, as Admiraal, with a command stove in his hand and around his neck the sign of the Danish Order of the Elephant. Fleet are in the background. Middle His weapon.Aumont, Caesar Marquis d '.Henriette Maria, Princess of France Publisher: Moncornet, Baltazardatting: 1625/1642Prince Eugene of Savoy, general in the Austrian army. Artist: UnknownPortrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem III in an oval. Name and title in the undermarge.. Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange and City Holder of Friesland and Groningen. Two medallions with foreign exchange at the top. With a Latin poem as a caption about his life.PortraT van Hieronymus von Erlach, Johann Georg Wille, after Carlo Francesco Rusca, 1748 - 1808 print Germany (possibly) paper engraving historical personsElisabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Electress of the Palatinate, wife to Frederick V, the Winter King. Elisabeth, Reine de Boheme. In dress with quited slashed sleeves, lace collar with pearls. Vignette of woman pondering a fallen crown. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Stevens van Gunst after Adriaen van der Werff from Isaac de Larreys Histoire dAngleterre, dEcosse et dIrlande, Amsterdam, 1730.Marlborough, John Churchill 1. Duke of .Portrait of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Oranje -Nassau, Pieter van Gunst, After Lancelot Volders, 1705 - 1722 print Portrait of Johan Willem Friso in an oval of Lauwerbladen. A number of allegorical objects around it. At the top left and top right an allegorical representation in a circle with a border script. In the middle of his weapon with a crown. On a pedestal there are name, titles and two lines of Latin text. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etchingPortrait of IJsbrand van Hamelsveld, pastor and chairman of the National Assembly, Portrait of IJsbrand van Hamelsveld, print maker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), (mentioned on object), Reinier Vinkeles (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1786 - 1809, paper, etching, h 240 mm × w 155 mmCondes, ludwig princal principal stale: Laisbeons, PIEter Vandeter Exchange: 1675/1678Heister, Gottfried Freiherr.Portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman, Anonymous, After Theodor Matham, 1670 - 1720 print Portrait of the poet and print maker Anna Maria van Schurman, standing at a table in a departure. In her hand a medallion with her own image and in the background the Domkerk in Utrecht. Northern Netherlands paper engraving Domkerk (Utrecht)Portrait of Eugenius from Savoy. Portrait of the French General Eugenius from Savoy. Under the portrait an equestrian fight. At the top right: X.d.pl.ix.Elisabeth, Princess of France Publisher: Moncornet, Baltazardatting: 1620/1668Philipp, Duke of Orléans.Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, Pieter Tanjé, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1749 print Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, dressed in armor with flat lace collar. In front of the portrait there are a helmet and sword, books, a commander staff and a shield with the Dutch lion. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Rotterdam paper engraving / etching helmet. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. symbols of particular nations, states, districts, etc.Pontius, Paul, inventor: Anton van Dyck, work, Maria di Medici, (1000 - 2000), copper engraving, graphics, 24, 5 cm x 18.6 cmCapece, Corrado.Solms-Braunfels, Wilhelm Moritz Graf too.Nanteuil, Robert, Charles V of Lorraine, 1660, copper engraving, graphics, image width 25 cm, image height 32.2 cmPortret Van Juan Domingo de Zuñiga and Fonseca, Christiaan Hagen, c. 1663 - 1695 print Portrait in half to the right of Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca, dressed in a harness. His right hand rests on a command staf. A battle is depicted in the background. Under his portrait a plinth, on which his name and title in three lines in a cartouche. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching armour. battle. belt, girdle, waistband. shoulder-belt, bandoleerHeinrich of Hohenlohe..Portrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange, Jan Lamsvelt, c. 1696 - c. 1743 print Portrait of William III in an oval. In a frame are name and titles in French. Amsterdam paper engraving / etchingPortrait of D. van Zuylen van de Haer, born 1599, main shout of Utrecht (1622-1624), died 1624. Borst statue left, in medallion, with his weapon under the portrait.PortraT van Joachimi Justus Breithaupt, Georg Paul Busch, after Johann Anton Rüdiger, 1733 print Berlin paper engraving historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldryPortrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange, Bernard Picart, 1729 print Portrait of William III in an oval. There are name and titles on a pedestal. Tom: III. Page: 596. '. Low Countries paper engraving / etchingPortraT van Gerlach Adolph von Münchhausen, Michael Rössler, After J.M. Diehl, 1715 - 1777 print paper engraving historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldryCasariegi, Giuseppe Lorenzo Maria de.Bruce, James Daniel Stecher: Bernigeroth, MartinBrahe, Count to Wisingsborg, per.Farnese, Alessandro.Portrait of general admiral François Lefort (1656-1699), Anonymous Lieutenant General John Lambert, Print made by Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, Dutch, after Robert Walker, 1607-1660, British, 1739, Line engraving and etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paperEngraver: Robert Nanteuil, French, 1623-1678, After: Louis Ferdinand Elle, the Elder, French, 1612-1689, Jean Louis Charles dOrléans, duc de Longueville, comte de Dunois (Duke of Longueville, Count of Dunois) (1646-1694), Engraving, 32 × 24.3 cm (12 5/8 × 9 9/16 in.), Made in France, French, 17th century, Works on Paper - PrintsPortrait of Philip V, King of Spain, Jacob Gole, After Jean -François de Troy, 1700 - 1724 print The young Duke Philip of Anjou, from 1700 King Philip V of Spain. He is wearing a harness and a chain with the order of the order of the Golden Fleece. print maker: Amsterdamafter painting by: Francepublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving knighthood order of the Golden FleecePortrait of Francesco Morosini. Portrait of the Venetian Francesco Morosini, statesman and the Doge of Venice.Christine, Queen of Sweden. 1654. Robert Nanteuil (1623-1678). "Christine, Queen of Sweden. 1654.". Engraving.Georgius Ludovicus D, Dux Brunsv, Et luneb, Princ, Elect, Georg Ludwig, Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg later Georg I, King of Great Britain, Johann Christoph Weigel d, mezzotint artistCharles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc, Archbishop of Paris. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Claude Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud.Michael Thomas Wiesniowiecz, King of Poland.Philipp Wilhelm, Elector of the Palatinate.Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Portrait of François Fortunate van Isselbach, verso - stamped, François Fortunate, baron van Isselbach, in a suit of armor with a long curly wig. In the background clouds of smoke., print, prints, height 266 mm, width 179 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1708, paper, mezzotint, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilegeEbner of Eschenbach, Jobst Wilhelm.Ironbart, Johann Andreas.Portrait of Gerlach Adolph von Munchhausen, Johann Martin Berbigeroth, 1739 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons. armourWilhelm III., Prince of Orania, King of England as King of England etc. in Kronornat: Full figure standing, en face from the right; with crown on allon wig; in hermelin-occupied long-skirt and open coat cloak with a long, in the foreground at the bottom left laid train; with lacy jabot, collains of the trouser band order, two cords with big graduates; from the belt on the left hip hanging the sword behind back; Rights on the right hip, with the left one orbis on a hiding table obliquely holding a scepter bar in front of it; Decorating the wall panel in the background left with orange branch; Below the representation two-line Dutch. Verses, linked link Designation & publisher note, right privilege note. Taper, made and moving from Jakob Gole.Tourville, Anne-Hilaron de Costentin, count of.Bildnis des gvillavme Lantgrave de HesseVolckamer, Gottlieb .René I, Duke of Anjou, Titular King of Naples and Jerusalem.JOSE BUENAVENTURA CONDE DE GAGES (1682-1753) - GRABADO SIGLO XVIII. Author: MANUEL SALVADOR CARMONA (1734/1820). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Werff, Adriaen van der, Amsterdam, Gunst, Pieter van, Portrait of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, verso bottom center - stamped, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough and general of the English army during the War of the Spanish Succession. A battle in the background., print, prent, prints, height 510 mm, width 391 mm, 1649 - 1731-05-22, print maker, printmaker, 1701 - 1731, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Noord-Nederlands, 1659-01-21 - 1722-11-12Visconti, Teobaldo.Portrait of Maximilian III Jozef, Elector of Bavaria, Gottfried von Steinberg, after Joseph Weiss, 1745 - 1782 print München paper engraving / etching historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. armour. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)Ernst Ludwig, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.Portrait of Emperor Leopold I, Jan Thomas, 1658 - 1678 print Portrait of Leopold I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Archduke of Austria and king of Hungary. He wears a harness and has a chain around his neck with the order sign of the Golden Fleece. He was crowned with a laurel wreath. The print has a Latin caption with the name and titles of the portrayed person. paper knighthood order of the Golden Fleece. armour. crowning with laurelCollalto and San Salvatore, Anton Rambald Graf von.Paulus Pontius, 1603-1658, Flemish, Maria de Medices Regina Franciæ, Trium Regum Mater, ca.1635. Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, browned white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper.Ludwig X., King of France.Portrait of Cloudsley Shovell, John Smith (print maker/ publisher), after Willem de Ryck, 1662 - 1742 print Text in English in the lower margin. His hand is on a globe with 'Odeanus Atlanticus Occidentalis'. A sea battle at the back. paper historical persons. commander-in-chief, admiral. baton of generalMaille, Marquis de Brézé, urban.Francois de Vandosme, Duc de Beaufort et Pair de France (Duke of Beaufort and Nobleman ofFrance). Engraver: Robert Nanteuil, French, 1623-1678 After: Jean Nocroit, French, 1615-1672Alvise Pisani, Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Domenico Pellegrini, 1759-1840, Italian, 1793, Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 17 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches (44.1 x 31.5 cm), Plate: 16 3/4 x 11 15/16 inches (42.6 x 30.3 cm), and Image: 12 11/16 x 10 7/8 inches (32.3 x 27.7 cm), costume, curls, curtain, doge, drapery, glove, interior, man, nobility, pattern (design element), pendant, politician, portrait, sash, wigPortrait of Count Boris Ivanovich van Kurakin, Pieter van Gunst, After Gottfried Kneller, 1696 - 1731 print Boris Ivanovich, count of Kurakin and Russian ambassador in Paris. Under the portrait are coat of arms and a Latin text. Amsterdam paper engravingPappenheim, Wolfgang Philipp Graf von.Capece, Corrado.Portrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem III in an orange oval with orange branches. On a pedestal are name and titles.Apraxin, Fedor .Charles II 1649 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian Portrait of Charles II as a boy, three-quarter length, standing, wearing collar, coat and sword, leaning on baton and holding hat; curtain in background to right, and view of the banqueting hall in Whitehall, trees and figures in distance to left; after Van Dyck.. Charles II 361779Portrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange, Jan van Somer, after Jan de Baen, c. 1671 - c. 1699 print Portrait of William III in a broken oval of Orange branches. In the middle of his weapon with a crown, decorated with the garter and the motto of the order of the garter. In the lower margin there are name and titles in French. Amsterdam paper knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chainKarl VII., Roman-German Emperor.La Meureraye, Charles Duc de.Baronis Baltemore de Blatemore in Regno Hiberniæ, absoluti dñi et proprietarii Provinciarum Terra-Mariæ et Avaloniæ in America etc.. Prints. 1657. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, Baron, ca. 1605-1675Armand, Prince of CONTY.Portrait van Joachim Ernst von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Johann Wilhelm Windter, 1740 print Nuremberg paper engraving historical personsPortrait of Ludolph Smids. The poet, archaeological and doctor Ludolph Smids with a letter in his hand on which two medallions in which classical busts. A drapery and a building behind him.Portret van Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Pierre Drevet, after François de Troy, 1704 print France paper engraving / etching historical persons. diplomacy, diplomat. armour. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)Christian, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.Karl VI., Roman-German Emperor Stecher: Bernigeroth, MartiDatting: 1711 / 1733Factable place of origin: LeipzigPORRET VAN FRANCISCO ANTONIO DE AGURTO, PIETER SCHENK (I), 1670 - 1713 print Francisco Antonio de Agurto, Marquis of Gastañaga. He wears armor and a wig. The Spanish Marquis was viceroy and governor of the Southern Netherlands for a few years. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving harness. wigPortrait of Lodewijk Alexander van Bourbon, Gerard Edelinck, After Gobert, 1666 - 1707 print Lodewijk Alexander van Bourbon, count of Toulouse, depicted in Halves in Harness with sash. The oval accompaniment with a crown on top and at the bottom his coat of arms is surrounded by weapons and banners. Lodewijk Alexander was the son of the French king Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart, also called Madame the Montenspan. print maker: Parisafter painting by: France (possibly) paper engravingNoordelijke Nederlanden, Hooghe, Romeyn de, Dubbelkoppen van prins Willem III en zijn tegens in het jaar 1672, Portret van Lodewijk XIV als een leeuw, 1672, Northern Netherlands, Round portrait of King Louis XIV. When reversed, the print shows the head of a lion. Second print in a series of six portraits of William III and his opponents in the year 1672. Around the portrait a two-line verse., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 140 mm, width 117 mm, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1672 - 1672, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)Charles VII., King of France.Prince Frederick (Frederick II), Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897Ferdinand IV., King of Castile and León.Cronhielm, Gustaf Graf Stecher: Bernigeroth, MartinRupprecht, Prince of the Palatinate.