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
Portrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange, Jacob Gole, 1688 - 1709 print Portrait of Willem III with a crown. He stands next to a table with his beret with feathers. In his right hand a scepter and in his left hand the Rijksappel. There are name and titles in the lower margin. Amsterdam paper  knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chainBlumberg, Sebastian Freiherr von.Mniszech, Graf von Konczyce, Józef Wandalin.Portrait of an unknown man in armor. He is standing in front of a balustrade with a relief, pointing to a vista with two horsemen and a man with a lance on a country road near a castle, Portrait of an unknown man in armor, print maker: Theodor Vercruys, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Francesco Petrucci, (mentioned on object), after: Cassana, (mentioned on object), 1690 - 1736, paper, etching, engraving, h 357 mm × w 272 mmBRISSAC PART, LOUIS.Wenceslaus Hollar, Henry Colthurst, 1644 Henry ColthurstPortrait of Hans Verkest, Pieter de Jode (II) (Possible), After Rombout Verhulst, 1656 - 1679 print With five -line praise in Dutch under the portrait. Antwerp paper engraving historical persons. armour. armorial bearing, heraldryWalker, Houbraken, Jacob, Autotype Company, The, Pontefract, Major-General Lambert, Reproduction of a print of a portrait of John Lambert by Jacob Houbraken, recto - printed, photomechanical print, photomechanical impression, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, Commander-in-Chief in the North. Entered on the siege of Pontefract Castle,, December 4th, 1648. Took Possession March 24th, 1648-9. MP for Pontefract,, as Lord Lambert, 1658. Unsuccessful Candidate for the Protectorship after the, death of Cromwell, 1659-60., Born at Calton Hall, Krikby Malhamdale, September 7th, 1619., Died in Confinement on Plymouth Island, 1683., height 122 mm, width 105 mm, photographer, 1882 - 1887, paper, collotype, photoprint, cliché maker, Work conception, Northern Dutch, 1698-12-25 - 1780-11-14, after a print by, BritishRenti, Gaston Jean Baptiste Baron de.Portret van Willem Frederik, graaf van Nassau-Dietz.Portrait of Willem Frederik in an oval of orange branches. In the middle of his weapon with a crown. Name and titles in the undermarge.Karl I, Duke of Savoyen.Beretti Landi, Markgrave of Castelletto, Count of Cereto, Lorenzo ZerzuTo.Smids, Ludolf Stecher: Schenck, PeterPortrait of Georg Wolfgang GrvberVillas, Claude Louis Hector Duc the loom: Odhalifie: Rigaid: Rigaud, Hyacinthiest: Schmid Friedrich Device: ParisPolignac, Melchior of Stecher: Chéreau, François (1680)Portrait of Karel VI, Roman -Germs Keizer, Martin Bernigeroth, after Frans van Stampart, 1711 - 1733 print  Leipzig paper engraving historical persons. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)Dyck, Anthony van, Amsterdam, Houbraken, Jacob, Portrait of James Stuart, Duke of Richmond, verso - stamped, Bust to the right of James Stuart, in an oval medallion., print, prent, prints, height 99 mm, width 98 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1698-12-25 - 1780-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1708 - 1780, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09Portrait van Friedrich von Hessen -Kassel, Pieter Schenk (I), 1691 - 1713 print Friedrich von Hessen-Kassel at a young age. He was King of Sweden from 1720 to 1751 and from 1730 to 1751 Landgraaf van Hessen-Kassel. He wears armor and a wig. In the background a castle on a rock. Amsterdam paper engraving wig. harness. landscape with tower or castlePortrait of John Churchill Marlborough Joh. Dux Marlborough. March Blanfort (title on object), Portrait of general John Churchill Marlborough, standing tall at the table with a stitch. Behind him an army tent and battle at Hochstädt in 1704, John Churchill (1st Duke of Marlborough), Justus Danckerts, Amsterdam, 1645 - 1701 and/or 1704 - 1722, paper, etching, h 255 mm × w 189 mmPortrait of Admiral Cornelis Tromp. Portrait of Admiral Cornelis tromp with command stove in his side. A sea battle can be seen in the background. Under the portrait his weapon and a handwritten verse of two columns each with six lines.. Portrait of giovanni battista truchi. At the bottom of the margin are title and position in Italian.Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria Publisher: Meyssens, Joannesstecher: Joden, Pieter DE (2) Publishing Sort: AntwerpPortret van Louis Phelypeaux de Saint-Florentin, Johann Georg Wille, After Louis Tocqué, 1751 print  France paper engraving historical personsJuan d'Austria .Nicolaus Copernicus. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1802.Caprara, Aeneas Silvius Graf.Johann Georg III., Elector of Saxony 1686/1700Portrait of Charles II, King of England, Philibert Bouttats, After Peter Lely (SIR), 1664 - After 1731 print Portrait in oval list of Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Bust to the right. He is wearing a harness and one ermine cloak. In the middle of his weapon with motto 'dieu et mon drtict'.de print has a Latin caption.  paper etching / engraving historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. unicorn. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lionPortrait of a young prince of Anhalt, probably Johann Georg II von Anhalt -Dessau, Martin Bernigeroth, 1680 - 1733 print  Leipzig paper engraving historical persons. armourPortret van Michael Wisniowiecki, Nicolas de Larmessin (I), 1669 - 1678 print  publisher: ParisFrance paper engraving / etching historical persons. kingPortrait of Hertog Philip I van Orléans, Cornelis Meyssens, After Adriaen van Bloemen, 1670 print Portrait of Philip I, Duke of Orléans and brother of King Louis XIV. Numbered at the top right: 59. Vienna paper engravingPortrait of William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau, King of England, Bust of William III, King of England. He bears the order mark of the Garter, knighthood order, William III (Prince of Orange and King of England, Scotland and Ireland), Pieter van Gunst (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1689 - 1731, paper, engraving, w 238 mm × h 336 mmPortrait of Thomas Howard, count of Norfolk, Pieter van Gunst, After Adriaen van der Werff, c. 1669 - 1731 print Thomas Howard, Count of Norfolk and chairman of the Royal Council of England during the reign of Henry VIII. The print has a French poem about his relationship with Hendrik VIII as a caption. Amsterdam paper engraving / etchingMarlbolough, John Church church 1. Duke of chef: PINSSIO, ABSBSO, EDSPASE: MicheL Odie Edie Rates: ParsFugger of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn, Rudolf Freiherr.Murray, Thomas .Dove, Ernst Dietrich Graf von.Bildnis des Nicolas de l'Hospital, Marqvis de VitryCharles Edward, the Young Pretender, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897Peter I of Russia. Jacobus Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780); after Carel de Moor (Dutch, 1656-1738). Date: 1752. Dimensions: 266 x 175 mm (image); 271 x 182 mm (plate); 379 x 256 mm (sheet). Engraving on paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Goduart baron they readyVictor Amadeus III (1726-1796). King of Sardinia (1773-1796). In 1792 he declared war on the French Republic, losing the Duchy of Savoy and the city of Nice in a war that lasted until the signing of the Treaty of Paris on 15 May 1796. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.Peter I The Great, Emperor of Russia.Founcing, Heinrich August of the Motte.Portrait of tsar Peter the Great by Christian Albrecht Wortmann, Copper engraving, circa 1730, 1680-1760, Private Collection, 35, 9x25, 7James Edward Oglethorpe founded of the American colony of Georgia hoping to provided Britain's worthy poor, a fresh start in the New World. With his trustees, he planned a system of agrarian equality, based on family farming. Oglethorpe brought cotton seeds to Georgia that gave a start to the cotton production in North America  (BSLOC_2020_1_214)Portret van Philibert de Gramont, Augustin de Saint -Aubin, 1746 - 1807 print   paper etching / engraving historical persons. nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthoodMonck, George, 1. Duke of Albemarle .Portrait of Vladislaus IV. Roy de PologneDufayPortrait of Emperor Karel VI, Jean Henri van Schawberg, 1732 - 1740 print Bust of Emperor Charles VI in an oval frame. The frame is decorated with a palm branch as a symbol of victory, an oak branch as a symbol of power, the rich apple, a sword, a scepter and a crown. Below that a console with a lion's head and the head of an eagle. On the console the name and function of Charles VI in Latin and a Latin, two -line text about the emperor. Bonn paper etching / engraving historical persons. crown (symbol of sovereignty). trees: palm-tree (+ branch, stick). trees: oak (+ branch, stick). lion's head ~ ornament. predatory birds: eagle (+ animals used symbolically)Wackerbarth Salmour, Josef Anton Gabeleon Stecher: Sysang, Johann Christophdatierung: 1718/1757Portrait of Georg Willem Hertog of Brunswijk -Lüneburg, Johann Jakob Metzger, 1673 - c. 1675 print   paper engraving historical persons. armourSchmidt, Georg Friedrich, inventor: Govaert Flinck, work, Bust of a Youth, 1765, etching, graphics, plate width 15 cm, plate height 19.3 cm, leaf width 16.2 cm, leaf height 20.5 cm, image width 14.3 cm, image height 17.8 cmWoman with stiff lace collar and flat-crowned fur hat. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Dimensions: Plate: 4 × 3 3/4 in. (10.2 × 9.6 cm)Sheet: 4 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (10.6 × 10 cm). Series/Portfolio: Women's heads framed in roundelsThirteen plates. Date: 1645.A woman shown bust-length, directed to right, looking to left; wearing a fur cap with ear-flaps, stiff lace collar, and fur stole over bodice. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Gaultier, Jacques.Valbel, Jean Baptiste de.Portrait of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, Matthijs Pool, After Lancelot Volders, 1716 print  Amsterdam paper engraving / etching armour. armorial bearing, heraldryPortrait of Maximilian Wilhelm von HanoverPortrait of Ferdinand van Austria, governor of the Southern Netherlands, Jacobus van Schoor, 1636 - 1666 print Portrait of Ferdinand of Austria, governor of the Southern Netherlands in Harness. He is wearing a commanda cafe in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other. Under the portrait a sentence spell from Vergilius. Below that his name and function.  paper engravingFrederick the Great, after the painting by Pesne, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897Portrait of Johan Evertsen, Johannes van Houten, after Hendrick Berckman, 1642 - 1660 print Johan Evertsen, halfway, turned to the right. In the background the sea and ships. At the bottom of verse in Dutch. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching historical personsBourbon, Count of Toulouse, Louis Alexander de Maler: Gobert, Pierrestecher: Edelinck, Gérard (1640)Wilhelm Viii., Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel.PERRET VAN PEDRO DE FERGERGER, DAVID HERRLIBERGER, 1707 - 1777 print   paper engraving / etching historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. armour. baton of generalSavoy, Prince of San Gregorio, Giberto Pio di.Portrait of Friedrich von Baden-Durlach, Cornelis Meyssens, After Adriaen van Bloemen, 1670 print Portrait of Markgraaf Friedrich Vi von Baden-Durlach. At the bottom of the margin his title in Italian. Nummered at the top left: 282. Vienna paper engravingFrance, Bosse, Abraham, Lasne, Michel, Siege of La Rochelle, September 1627-October 1628 (margin, part lower center), Large print of the siege of the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle in the years 1627 and 1628, which was carried out on the orders of the French king by the French army under the command of Cardinal Richelieu. Margin, part lower center. On this sheet a portrait of Gaston, the king's brother, surrounded by banners and weapons., print, news print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 174 mm, width 472 mm, 1590 - 1667-12-05, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1631, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1602 - 1676-02-14Portrait of Hendrik Casimir II, Count of Nassau -Dietz, Anthony van Zijlvelt, 1675 - 1681 print Portrait of Hendrik Casimir II. In his right hand a commandostaf and his helmet in his left hand. A rider fight in the background. Five lines of Dutch text in the lower margin. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Groningen paper engraving / etchingCapece, Corrado.John Robartes 1st Earl of Radnor 1606 n 1685 English politician and army officer, John Robartes 1st Earl of Radnor 1606 n 1685 English politician and army officer From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedHeinrich Julius, Prince of Condé.Jacques Gaultier 17th century Jan Lievens Dutch. Jacques Gaultier. Jan Lievens (Dutch, Leiden 1607-1674 Amsterdam). 17th century. Etching; third state. Portrait of Jacques Gaultier. PrintsPortrait of Rudolf August van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel. Portrait of Rudolf August, Duke of Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel.Heinrich Julius, Prince of Condé.RICHARD LOVELACE Writer, his bust on an urn in  a symbolical and allegorical  manner, drawn by Francis or  Frances Lovelace in tribute to  his/her brother.     Date: 1618 - 1658Oliver Cromwell and General Lambert, Andrew Miller, Died 1763, British, after Robert Walker, 1607-1660, British, 1745, Mezzotint on medium, slighlty textured,beige, laid ppaer, Sheet: 18 1/4 × 23 3/16 inches (46.4 × 58.9 cm), Plate: 17 5/8 × 22 9/16 inches (44.8 × 57.3 cm), and Image: 16 1/16 × 22 5/16 inches (40.8 × 56.7 cm)