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19th Century American Portraits

Engravings of notable 19th-century American figures, including military leaders and presidents, depicted in classic attire with detailed artistic styles.

SAMUEL MORSE American artist and inventor. Date: 1791 - 1872

From, Francesco nardi dottore in Filosofia teologia e ambi le leggi Professore nell´ I, Università di Padova , Francesco Nardi, doctor of philosophy, theology and the right, professor at the University of Padua, Kirchmayr, lithofrapher

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Ninth President of the United States, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Lithograph

John Tyler 1790 to 1862, 10th President of the United States 1841 to 1845 After a painting by Alonzo Chappel, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Alfred Armand Louis Marie Velpeau. Lithograph by J.B.A. Lafosse, 1865, after P. Petit.

David Macbeth Moir. Mezzotint by G. Faed after Sir J. W. Gordon.

Franz Anton Ries (1755-1846), Electoral Music Director in Bonn, Schallenberg, Johann Georg (1810-c. 1894)

Philip Allen.

JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer as a young man, circa 1859 Date: 1819 - 1900

George Brown, Scottish-born Canadian journalist and politician, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Sir Henry Watson Watson Parker. May 04, 1936.

'Lord Brougham', 19th century. Artist: William Holl

Georg Bernhard Simson, 1817 - 1897, a Prussian lawyer and politician, wood engraving, about 1880

John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading American politician and political theorist during the first half of the 18th century. 1853

William Chambers of Glenormiston, Scottish publisher and politician, c1890.Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin

Thomas Henry Burke (1829-1882). Permament Under Secretary for Ireland from 1869 to 1882. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Justus Freiherr von Liebig, 1803 - 1873, German chemist and scientist, father of the fertilizer industry, digitally edited

Zachary Taylor (November 24; 1784 July 9; 1850) was the 12th President of the United States; serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850

Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) American cleric and soldier. Bishop of Arkansas 1838, of Louisiana from 1841. Commanded corps of confederate troops during American Civil War 1861-1865. Engraving.

Stephenson, George .

John Burnet 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. John Burnet 685443

Jules Claude Gabriel Favre, French statesman, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Henry Clay in 1846 portrait by James Reid Lambdin. His son, Henry Clay Jr., died at the Battle of Buena Vista in Feb. 1847. In November 1847, Clay returned to politics with a speech that vehemently critical of the Mexican-American War and President James Polk (BSLOC_2019_7_26)

Albert Isaiah Coffin. Mezzotint by H. B. Hall after Charpentier.

Portrait of a Gentleman ca. 1820 American. Portrait of a Gentleman 12985

JEFFERSON DAVIS President of the Confederacy, American Civil War Date: 1808 - 1889

President Franklin Pierce, 1853, by George Peter Alexander Healy

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Photograph.

THE LATE MR. BABBAGE, 1871

Portrait of Jules Barth�l�my-Saint-Hilaire (1805-1895), (philosopher, politician) Anonymous. Portrait of Jules Barth�l�my-Saint-Hilaire (1805-1895), (philosopher, politician). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Engraving. Colored.

John Tyler, Jr. (1790-1862). American politician. 10th President of the United States (1841-1845). Portrait (1859) by George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894). National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C. United States.

Bishop Daniel A. Payne, D.D., LL.D.. Portraits. 1888. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. African American abolitionists, African American Methodists

John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th President of the United States, Half-Length Portrait, Art Reproduction of Painting by George Peter Alexander Healy, Colonial Press, N.Y., 1902

RALPH WALDO EMERSON, 1874 engraving

David Livingstone (1813-1873). Scottish explorer. Engraving. Colored.

Richard Chenevix French (1807-1886). Anglican clergyman born in Dublin. Dean of Westminster 1856-1863. Anglican Archbishop of Dublin 1863-1884. Engraving from 'The Illustrated News of the World' (London, c1860).

Portrait of Vladimir Musin-Pushkin by Karl Pavlovich Briullov, oil on canvas, circa 1838, 1799-1852, Russia, Yaroslavl , State Art Museum, 81, 5x73

Henry Clay Artist Unknown

Photographic portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author based in Boston. Dated 19th Century

Sir Robert Gordon, English Diplomat, circa 1846

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., 1809 - 1894, an American physician and writer

Forbes Benignus Winslow. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire.

Thomas Sully. Dated: 1859. Dimensions: overall: 60.8 x 50.8 cm (23 15/16 x 20 in.) framed: 81.4 x 71.3 x 7.3 cm (32 1/16 x 28 1/16 x 2 7/8 in.). Medium: oil on canvas board. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: REMBRANDT PEALE.

USA: William Henry Harrison (1773 - 1841) was the 9th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. Daguerrotype, 1850 copy of 1841 original

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, (1800-1859). British historian and Whig politician. Engraving by F. Knolle. Historia Universal, 1885.

'Berenger (Rene)', c1893. Artist: Pierre Petit.

Portrait of a Gentleman ca. 1814 Anson Dickinson American. Portrait of a Gentleman. Anson Dickinson (1779-1852). American. ca. 1814. Watercolor on ivory

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). French composer. Engraving.

Thomas Babbington Macaulay, 1. Baron Macaulay 1800-1859, britischer Historiker, Dichter und Whig-Politiker, geboren in Leicester, England. Autor von History of England from the Accession of James II 1848 und Lays of Ancient Rome 1842. Kupferstich aus The Illustrated News of the World London, ca. 1860, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated

Thomas Henry Burke (1829-1882). Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Officer. Killed in Phoenix Park, 1882. Engraving by the Spanish and American Illustration, 1882.

Portrait of John Mayou, 1851. Jason Wilson

Joseph Smith, Jr., Mormon Prophet and Leader, circa 1842

HENRY CLAY American statesman, known as 'the great pacificator' Date: 1777-1852

Gallery of portraits. Juan Bravo Murillo (1803-1873). Head of government from 1851 to 1852. Oil on canvas (134 x 97 cm). Madrid, Congress of Deputies (eq. House of Commons). Author: CASTO PLASENCIA (1846-1890). Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

LORD SHAFTESBURY

DAVID LIVINGSTONE Scottish missionary, known for his travels in central Africa with his autograph Date: 1813 - 1873

John Tyndall. Photograph by Lock & Whitfield.

Andrew Jackson. Dated: 1845. Dimensions: overall: 51.8 x 43.8 cm (20 3/8 x 17 1/4 in.) framed: 74.9 x 66.7 cm (29 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Sully.

Erastus Salisbury Field, Man with a Tune Book Possibly Mr Cook, c 1838 Man with a Tune Book: Possibly Mr. Cook

William Lloyd Garrison. Date: 1833. oil on wood. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

United States: c. 1880 Portrait of Hiram Sibley, industrialist and entrepreneur. He worked closely with Samuel Morse and was the first president of the Western Union Telegraph Company.

RETRATO DE MARIANO ALONSO DEL CASTILLO. Location: MONASTERIO DE LA RABIDA. PALOS DE LA FRONTERA. Huelva. SPAIN.

BENITO PABLO JUAREZ Mexican statesman, president with his autograph Date: 1806 - 1872

Portrait of David Cox (1783-1859), 1855, Sir John Watson Gordon

Theodor Oswald Weigel (1812-1881)

Bar owner and MP Carl Gustaf Indebetou.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Famous Americans

Robert Burns, 1759 -1796, aka Rabbie Burns. Scottish poet and lyricist. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859.

Theodoric Romeyn Beck. Stipple engraving by H. B. Hall after H. McBride.

Pückler-Muskau, Hermann Prince.

Henry Clay: nominated for eleventh president of the United States | Library of Congress

USA: James Monroe (1758 - 1831) was the 5th President of the United States, serving from 1817 to 1825. Oil on Canvas, Samuel Morse (1791-1872), 1819

Henry Peter Brougham, 1st. Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1778-1868. British statesman,philosopher,lawyer, orator and critic. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.

LEON XIII ( VINCENZO GIOACCHINO PECCI ). PAPA DESDE 1878-1903.

RICHAR WAGNER (1813-1833), MUSICO Y COMPOSITOR ALEMAN. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

President James Monroe - John Vanderlyn, 1816

Marr, Heinrich .

Wm. B. Wood. 1783 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Wood, William B (William Burke), 1779-1861

Henry Clay, Jouett, Matthew Harris, 1880.

William Fleming, member of the Continental Congress, 1885., ca. 1850-ca. 1890., Philadelphia. Fleming, William, 1736-1824. Etchings

Portrait of George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen, British statesman and businessman

Immanuel Nobel (1801-1872), the younger / Anonymous / Silver Gelatin Photography, Gouache / 1853 / Sweden / Private Collection /

ANDREW JACKSON (1767-I845), AMERICAN SOLDIER, STATESMAN and PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Portrait by THOMAS SULLY (1783-1872).

MOLINS , MARQUES DE. MARIANO ROCA DE TOGORES. POLITICO Y ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL .ALBACETE 1812 - 1889. GRABADO RETRATO COLOREADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

William Henry Harrison 1773 to 1841. 9th President of the United States. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Sir George Ferguson Bowen, 1821 - 1899, first governor of the British colonies Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius and Hong Kong, Oceania

Famous people in American history, Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia; June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American planter and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives and the Senate and Secretary of State. Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th-century collectible card. .

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney - Roger Brooke Taney ( March 17, 1777 - October 12, 1864, name pronounced like Tawney) was the twelfth United States Attorney General and the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, from 1836 until his death in 1864, and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office

Thomas A. Hendricks.

Baron Alexander von Humboldt - Julius Schrader, 1859

CHARLES FARRAR BROWNE American humorist, nom de plume 'Arthemus Ward'. Date: 1834 - 1867

Kamehameha I (r.1758 - May 8, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii iin 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule.

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