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19th Century Engravings of Women

Detailed engravings featuring elegantly dressed women from the 19th century, showcasing vintage fashion and hairstyles, often with a regal atmosphere.

Frances Sargent Osgood (1811-50), American Poet, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873

Miss Mary Philipse, 1880. Engraving of Mary Philipse (1730-1825), issued in New York. 24 x 16 cm

Archduchess Maria Anna (1804-1858), unmarried daughter of Emperor Franz I - Franz Eybl, circa 1841

Queen Victoria (1819 1901) British Royalty. During the 1840's. Included in a special article celebrating the Queen's Jubilee in 1886. Date: circa 1940s

Charlotte, Princess of Württemberg.

Portrait of Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient (1804-1860) a German operatic soprano. Dated 19th Century

Portrait of Caroline Bauer (1807-1877; actress). Photography, retouched, after lithography by G. Weinhold (Print F. Hanfstaengl 1836). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with studio print VERSO)

Frances Sargent Osgood (1811-50), American Poet, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873

Isabella Jagiellon (1519-1559). Queen consort of Hungary (1539-1540) by her marriage to John I of Hungary (John Zápolya). Regent of the Principality of Transylvania (1540-1550 and 1556-1559). Portrait. Engraving. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

Louise Lehzen,1784-1870. German baroness. She became governess to, and later adviser and companion to Queen Victoria. From a miniature from the book ""The Letters of Queen Victoria 1844-1853 Vol II"" published 1907.

Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineau (1802-76), English Writer and Social Theorist, often Cited as the First Female Sociologist, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Publis

Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Nemours, 1822-1857.From a portrait by Sir.W.Ross.From the book 'The Girlhood of Queen Victoria 1832-1840 Vol II' published 1912.

Portrait of Countess Anna Sergeievna Golitsyna, née Vsevolzhskaya (1779-1837), Pogonkin, Vladimir Ivanovich (1793-after 1847)

Martha Washington (1731-1802), Wife of George Washington, First President of the United States, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson

Baroness Stael Holstein

ELIZABETH BONAPARTE daughter of William Patterson of Baltimore, first wife of Napoleon's brother Jerome. The marriage was annulled after two years 1803 - 1805. Date: 1785 - 1879

Portrait of Mathilde Wesendonck (1828-1902) a German poet and author. Dated 19th Century

Madame Celeste, 1856. French dancer and actress who '...appeared at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, as Fenella in "Masaniello", and exhibited those lights and shades of excellence which have since characterised her acting in so extraordinary a degree, though, at this particular period, she was almost wholly ignorant of the English language...on her reappearance at Drury Lane Theatre - so arbitrary is public taste - she was triumphantly received in the choregraphic exhibition that, but a few years before, had been pronounced a failure...We have spoken of Madame Celeste in her capacity o

Jenny von Westphalen (1814-1881), esposa de Karl Marx.

Fredrika Bremer (1801-64), Swedish Writer and Feminist Reformer, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company,

Catharina Elisabeth Goethe, 1731-1808, native of Textor, was the mother of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, historical engraving, ca. 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown

Geoffrin, Marie Thérèse .

Berengaria of Navarre, c.1163/65-1230. Queen consort of Richard I of England. Engraved by B. Eyles after Wright.From the book ""The Queens of England, Volume I"" by Sydney Wilmot. Published London circa. 1890

Marie Charlotte Amelie Augustine Victoire Clementine Leopoldine of Belgium, later Carlota of Mexico, 7 June 1840, 19 January 1927, a Belgian princess and through her marriage to Maximilian I Archduchess of Austria and Empress of Mexico, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

''The Empress Augusta of Germany from an early photograph', 1890.

Portrait of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822-1892), Queen of Wurttemberg by Winterhalter, Franz Xavier (1805-1873) / Private Collection / 1856 / France / Watercolour and ink on paper / Portrait / 20x16 / Academic art

Martha Washington (1732 - 1802) Wife of the first President of the United States

Portrait of Madame Fiorentini, actress at the Theatre Italien, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 408, Volume XVI, December 20-27, 1850.

1800s 1840s 1844 PORTRAIT CLARA BARTON AT AGE 23 ORGANIZER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CIVIL WAR NURSE HUMANITARIAN AND TEACHER

Mary Queen of Scots, 1880s, Scotland, maker unknown.

Emily Chubbuck Judson (1817-54), Pseudonym, Fanny Forester, American Poet, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, N

LADY ADELAIDE EMMELINA CAROLINE LAW (nee Vane) wife of Frederick Law, rector of Lee in Kent. Date: - 1882

Helene Louise Elizabeth, Duchess of Orleans, 1843. Artist: Unknown

MARIA LUISA - ILUSTRACION DE LA OBRA GUERRA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA ESCRITA POR MIGUEL AGUSTIN PRINCIPE PUBLICADA EN MADRID 1842-1846. Author: Miranda. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CARLOS IV ESPOSA. MARIA LUISA DE PARMA (1751-1819). MARIA LUISA DE BORBON-PARMA (1751/1819). MARIA LUISA DE BORBON-PARMA (1751-1819). MARIA LUISA DE BORBON (1751-1819).

MARIA MALIBRAN GARCIA (1808-1836) - SOPRANO. Author: MOTTE G. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Princess Alexandra (1844-1925), 1862.Artist: M Jackson

Letitia Christian Tyler, Wife of U.S. President John Tyler, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1830's

Victoria (1819 ñ 1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876,

MATILDE DIEZ (1818/1883) ACTRIZ ESPAÑOLA - SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta; 9 August 1847 8 November 1876). Italian noblewoman and was the Princess della Cisterna in her own right. Married to Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, she was later the queen of Spain from 1870 until her husband's abdication in 1873.

Portrait of Giuseppina Strepponi (1815-1897) an Italian soprano and wife of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Dated 19th Century

Marie Louise, Maria Ludovica Leopoldina Franziska Therese Josepha Lucia, 12 December 1791, 17 December 1847, was an Austrian archduchess who ruled as Duchess of Parma from 1814 until her death. She was the second woman of Napoleon and as such Empress of the French shore clingfish (1810) to 1814, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

E- CARLOTA AMALIA (1840-1927) - EMPERATRIZ DE MEXICO ESPOSA DE MAXIMILIANO E HIJA DE LEOPOLDO I DE BELGICA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. CARLOTA PRINCESA. AUSTRIA CARLOTA ARCHIDUQUESA. CARLOTA DE AUSTRIA. MAXIMILIANO I DE MEXICO ESPOSA. BELGICA PRINCESA DE. CARLOTA DE SAJONIA. SAJONIA CARLOTA DE. ARCHIDUQUESA DE AUSTRIA.

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of a sociocritical French writer by George Sand also known as Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin de Francueil, 1804 - 1876

'The Right Honourable the Countess of Ranelagh', 1786. Creator: Unknown.

LA EMPERATRIZ EUGENIA DE MONTIJO - 1826/1920. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. EUGENIA DE GUZMAN. EUGENIA EMPERATRIZ. TEBA CONDESA DE. PALAFOX PORTOCARRERO Y KIRKPATRICK MARIA EUGENIA. EUGENIA DE MONTIJO (1826-1920) ESPOSA NAPOLEON III.

Portrait of Marie d'Agoult (1805-1876) a French Romantic author, known by her pen name, Daniel Stern. Dated 19th Century

HELENE von Mecklenburg- Schwerin, duchesse d'ORLEANS widow of Ferdinand-Philippe (son of Louis-Philippe) at the time of her death. Date: 1814 - 1858

Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), English Novelist and Poet, Half-Length Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York,

MADAME ST DE ELME, known as 'La Contemporaine' - Dutch adventuress who published indiscreet reminiscences of her indiscreet life. 1775 - 1840S

Martha Washington (1732 - 1802) Wife of the first President of the United tates.

Emilie Carlén , Authors, Flygare-Carlén, Emilie, 1807-1892, Carte de Visite Collection

'Portrait of Mrs. Nathaniel Appleton, Jr., showing a peculiar cap', 1784, (1937). From "History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan. Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1937

Florence Nightingale.

Portrait of Florence Nightingale. Black and White Illustration

George Eliot, 19th century English novelist, (1902).Artist: Francois d'Albert Durade

Portrait of Gräfin von Landsfeld (Lola Montez), 1840 - 1849. Engraving, vignette. 12 x 11.5 cm. Issued in Leipzig

RETRATO DE MARIA CRISTINA DE BORBON - LITOGRAFIA DE A GODARD S XIX. Author: FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER (1805-1873). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. MARIA CRISTINA DE PARMA. PARMA MARIA CRISTINA DE. ESPOSA DE FERNANDO VII-REINA DE ESPAÑA.

1850s PORTRAIT OF JENNY LIND THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE SOPRANO OPERA SINGER

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Sarah Margaret Fuller, 1810 - 1850, an American writer and journalist of the transcendentalists and an activist for women's rights

Portrait of Countess Luigia Douglas Scotti d'Adda, ca 1830, by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), oil on canvas, 46.6x61.8 cm.

THE LATE PRINCESS HOHENLOHE-LANGENBURG, HER MAJESTY'S HALF-SISTER, 1872 engraving

Mrs Fitzgeorge. October 20, 1938. (Photo by Public Library)

DOROTHEA PAYNE MADISON wife of American statesman and president James Madison with her autograph Date: 1768 - 1849

Portrait of Amy Sedgwick (1835-1897) a British actress. Dated 19th Century

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-38), English Poet and Novelist, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, N

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Duchess Alexandrine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1820, 1904

Mrs. Robert Watts (Matilda Ridley) ca. 1810 Anson Dickinson American The sitter (1789-1862) was the daughter of Matthew and Catharine Ridley. This may be her engagement portrait; she married Robert Watts in June 1811.. Mrs. Robert Watts (Matilda Ridley). Anson Dickinson (1779-1852). American. ca. 1810. Watercolor on ivory

Mary Shelley nee Mary Godwin (born 30 August 1797 in London, died 1 February 1851), often referred to as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, was an English writer of the early 19th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

'Lady Harriet Ackland', 1800. Artist: Ridley.

The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa) 21 November 1840 - 5 August 1901) was the eldest child and daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III. After her husband's death, she became widely known as Empress Frederick (or, in German: "Kaiserin Friedrich"). Date: 1885

Mrs. Joseph Reade ca. 1749-52 John Wollaston. Mrs. Joseph Reade 13337

Portrait of Queen Victoria or Alexandrina Victoria, 1819 - 1901, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Miss Euphemia Murray of Lintrose, (1769 -1845) subject of the song written by Robert Burns, 'Blythe, blythe and merry was she'. From The Works of Robert Burns, published 1888,

Joan the "Beltraneja". 1462-1530. Madrid, Public museum. Author: LETRE / RUBIO / GRILO / VITTURI. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN. JUANA LA BELTRANEJA. BELTRANEJA JUANA. ENRIQUE IV DE CASTILLA HIJA. ALFONSO V DE PORTUGAL HERMANA.

Bettina von Arnim, née Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, 4 April 1785, 20 January 1859, a German writer and important representative of German Romanticism, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Victoria Alexandrina Victoria, 24 May 1819, 22 January 1901 was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her d...

American Novelist Louisa May Alcott, who wrote "Little Women" in 1868.

Letitia Tyler (1790 - 1842), first wife of President John Tyler.

Painting. Portrait of Princess Amalie Alexandra by Bavaria (1826-1875).

Mrs. Charles Dickens, 1846. Artist: Unknown.

FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE - actress playwright and poet, daughter of Charles K., married but divorced an American planter, wrote 8 vols of autobiography. with her autograph Date: 1811 - 1893

A. Abigail Adams, engraved by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), created in 1880, New York

Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume VI. Published in Barcelona, 1882.

Bremer, Frederika .

Sarah, Lady Lyttleton

Mrs. Thomas Larcombe (Anna Smith) 1818 Anna Claypoole Peale Anna Smith (1794-1872) married Thomas Larcombe, a Baptist minister and chaplain of the city prison, on March 25, 1818, in Philadelphia.. Mrs. Thomas Larcombe (Anna Smith). Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878). American. 1818. Watercolor on ivory

Mrs. Geromus Johnson William Sidney Mount (American, 1807-1868). Mrs. Geromus Johnson, 1832. Oil on canvas, 34 x 26 15/16 in. (86.4 x 68.4 cm). Mrs. Geromus Johnson William Sidney Mount (American, 1807-1868). Mrs. Geromus Johnson, 1832. Oil on canvas, 34 x 26 15/16 in. (86.4 x 68.4 cm). William Sidney Mount American Art American Art

Charlotte von Lengefeld (1766-1826). Wife of German poet Friedrich Schiller. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Enriqueta Sontag, condesa de Rossi (1806-1854), soprano alemana.

American 19th Century, Portrait of a Lady, c 1855 1860 Portrait of a Lady

MARTHA WASHINGTON wife of George, American soldier, statesman and president. with her autograph Date: 1732 - 1802

Engraved portrait showing Queen Victoria (1819-1901), when a young Princess, drawn at Kensington Palace in March 1834. Date: 19 June 1886

Elizabeth Fry, 1780-1845. English Quaker prison reformer.

Sarah Villiers, Countess of Jersey (1785-1867) on engraving from the 1800s. English noblewoman. Engraved by H.T.Ryall after a drawing by E.T.Parris and published in London by A.Fullarton & Co.

Mrs. Jonn. Trumbull.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

ALICE CARY American poet, author of 'Poems of Faith, Hope and Love' which gives you some idea of her subject-matter. with her autograph Date: 1820 - 1870

Portrait of Countess Joséphine Bellini. Countess Giuseppa Bellini Tornielli (1776-1837) Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre. | Library of Congress

Queen consort of United Kingdom, Alexandra of Denmark, India, Asia Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

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