19th Century Figures and Leaders

Engravings of notable 19th-century individuals in formal attire, presenting a mix of statesmen and nobility in detailed artistic styles.

Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck (1815-98) German/Prussian statesman. Creator of modern Germany and Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890. Portrait engraving published in 1886, the year of German reorganisation. From 'The Illustrated London News' (London, 1866.

SIR ALFRED MILNER, K.C.B.

Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902). German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician. Portrait. Engraving by R. Henkel in "Historia Universal", 1886.

Engraved portrait of Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire, pictured in 1870. Date: 16 July 1870

Enhuber, Charles of.

'Ed. Lloyd.', 1895. Artist: Unknown.

Gen. Chester A. Arthur, Republican Candidate for Vice-President of the United States, Lithograph, Currier & Ives, 1880

DOMINGO FAUSTINO SARMIENTO, POLITICO ARGENTINO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Bonaventura Carles Aribau Farriols (1798-1862). Spanish writer and economist. Engraving, 1875.

CASTRO, ADOLFO. ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL. CADIZ 1823-1898. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Rafael Maria de Labra Cadrana (1840-1918). Spanish politician. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1892.

Portrait of Evaristo Arnús Ferrer (1820-1890) Catalan stock market banker, Shareholder of Banco de Reus, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Sir David Prain. Photograph after a drawing by F.A. de Biden Footner, 1909.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1840-1893. Russian composer. Portrait by Chase Emerson. American artist 1874-1922

Francisco Javier Arias Davila Matheu y Carondelet (1812-1890). 13th Count of Punonrostro. Spanish military officer and politician. In September 1864 he was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed director general of Artillery. He held office of mayor of Madrid from January 1864 to January 1865. After the revolution of 1868, he remained loyal to Queen Isabella II. He was banished in 1871 for refusing to recognise Amadeo I. By the Restoration, in 1875, he was once again assigned to the Directorate-General of Artillery, a charge he held until 1881. Appointed president of the Senate on 16 May 1884, post from which he took office on 19th. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), June 15, 1884.

'Paul Bert (1833-1886), French physiologist and politician. Bert studied Caisson disease (The Bends) and respiration at high altitude. The latter earned him the soubriquet 'Father of Aviation Medicine'. Engraving 1881.'

William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) 27th US President (1909-13).

LEOPOLD DUKE OF ALBANY Fourth son of Queen Victoria (year before he died of Haemophilia)

Luis Fernandez de Cordoba y Perez de Barradas (1851-1879). 16th Duke of Medinaceli (1873-1879). Spanish aristocrat. Head of the House of Medinaceli. Grandee of Spain. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero at "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1879.

OFFENBACH , JACQUES. COMPOSITOR ALEMAN. 1819 - 1880. GRABADO RETRATO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO1880.

Francesc Rius i Taulet (1833-1889). Spanish lawyer and politician. Mayor of Barcelona during the years 1874, 1881 and between 1885-1889. Main driver of the Universal Exposition of 1888, who presided as mayor, and all experienced Barcelona urban reforms at the event. Portrait. Engraving by J. Dieguez.

Portrait of actor Pierre August Morin, P. Aug. Morin , print maker: Johan Braakensiek, (mentioned on object), printer: Harms & Co. Ellerman, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 21-Oct-1888, paper, h 434 mm × w 294 mm

Karajan, Theodor Knight.

Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (1832-1908). Russian statesman and diplomat. Engraving by Arturo Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored.

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) 19th Century. Italian politician, journalist and ctivist. Engraving.

Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), President of the United States of America, illustration from L'Illustration, No 3058, October 5, 1901.

Juan Mane Flaquer (1823-1901). Spanish journalist. Director of the Journal of Barcelona (1865-1901). Engraving by Spanish and American Illustration, 1875. Spanish edition.

RETRATO DE ANTONIO GARCIA GUTIERREZ (1812-1884). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Francesc Rius i Taulet (1833-1889). Spanish lawyer and politician. Mayor of Barcelona during the years 1874, 1881 and between 1885-1889. Main driver of the Universal Exposition of 1888, who presided as mayor, and all experienced Barcelona urban reforms at the event. Portrait. Engraving by J. Dieguez.

Doctor Jean Elof Lundqvist.

LEOPOLD DE ROTHSCHILD Sportsman and philanthropist, member of the English branch of the international banking house Date: 1846 - 1917

Bernhard, Paul .

Jose Ferrer Vidal (1817-1893). Catalan industrialist, economist and politician. Portrait. Engraving.

Charles Stewart Parnell 1846 to 1891 Irish patriot and politician

Portret van baron Henri Leys, Etienne Gabriel Bocourt, after Joseph Dupont, 1869 print paper letterpress printing historical persons

Portrait of Karl Goldmark (1830-1915) a Hungarian-born Viennese composer. Dated 19th Century

Don Francisco Serrano y Dominguez, Duke de la Torre and Count of San Antonio, 1810-1885. Spanish marshal and statesman.

Ferenc Deak, 17. Oktober 1803, 28. Januar 1876, war ein ungarischer Politiker, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jah...

Portrait of Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) an Austrian composer of light operas. Dated 19th Century

'President Loubet', c1900. Émile Loubet, President of France. Engraving after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne

Otto I, King of Greece.

Portrait of the theologian Abraham Kuenen, professor in Leiden, Dr. A. Kuenen ., print maker: Johan Braakensiek, (mentioned on object), printer: Harms & Co. Ellerman, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 21-Apr-1889, paper, h 435 mm × w 295 mm

Portrait of Italian writer and journalist, Carlo Collodi, engraving

Justo Rufino Barrios (July 19, 1835 - April 2, 1885) was a President of Guatemala known for his liberal reforms and his attempts to reunite Central America.

Joseph Victor Scheffel, from 1876 von Scheffel, 16 February 1826 - 9 April 1886, was a widely read German writer and poet in the 19th century, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz; Łoskoczyński, Józef (1857-1928), Szwalski, Kazimierz (1855-1940); 1890-1900 (1890-00-00-1900-00-00);

Juan Bautista Idiarte Borda y Soumastre (Mercedes 1844 - Montevideo 1897), was a Uruguayan politician belonging to the Colorado Party, President of the Republic, victim of the only recorded assassination in the history of Uruguay. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Szalay, Ladislaus.

Henry Howard Molyneux Herbert 4th Earl of Carnarvon 1831 to 1890 Britsh politician and statesman Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England Engraved by C Laurie from the book The History of Freemasonry Volume I Published by Thomas C. Jack London 1883

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States 1885-89 and 1893-97, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Lithograph, 1884

Jules Verne (1828-1905), escritor francés especialmente conocido por sus novelas de aventuras basadas en temas científicos. Año 1891. Author: Ramon Escaler Ullastre.

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour (1848-1930) Scottish-born British Conservative statesman. Prime Minister 1902-1905 Balfour Declaration (1917). Balfour in 1887 when he was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland. Engraving from 'The Illustrated London News' (London, 12 March 1887).

Mexican Antonio Aguilar Marocho. Engraving by Carretero of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879.

Manuel Garcia Barzanallana Garcia-Frias, 1817 -1892. Spanish politician and government official. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, published 1892.

JOSEPH HENRY BLACKBURNE English chess champion, at the time of his winning first prize at the Berlin chess tournament. Date: 1841 - 1924

Portrait of Camille Saint-Saens - 1903 - pastel on paper. Author: ALBERTO ROSSI (1879-1965). Location: MUSEO DE LA OPERA. France. CAMILO SAINT SAENS (1835-1921).

Mr. C. Pijnacker Hordijk.

Portrait of artist Wouter Verschuur. Portrait of the portrayed signature.

Gustave Doré (Paul Gustave Doré) (1832-1883). French artist, painter and illustrator. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883. Author: Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver.

Portrait of Constant Fornerod (1819-1899), President of the Swiss Confederation, from a painting by W Morris, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 768, Volume XXIX, November 14, 1857.

Napoleon III. Emperor of the French.

A. L. Schieke.

LESSEPS , FERNANDO. DIPLOMATICO FRANCES. 1805 - 1894. GRABADO RETRATO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Benjamin Pio Blanco Unzueta (1832-1902). Bolivian poet and journalist. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

Mr. G. TURK.

Portrait of Manuel del Palacio y Simó (Lleida 1831 - Madrid 1906) journalist and Spanish satirical poet, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

'Mr. George Wyndham', c1900. British politician, and one of The Souls, an elite social and intellectual group. Engraving after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne

Congressman Edward J. Dunphy of New York, circa 1890

Band Director Anton Ludvig Djursson.

Lesseps, Ferdinand, vicomte de (1805-1894). French diplomat, maker of the Suez Canal (1859-1869). Portrait published in 'The Illustrated London News'. Etching.

Ruperto Chapi (1851-1909). Spanish composer, and co-founder of the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. Portrait. Engraving by Ovejero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1878.

Paul Arene, 1843-1896. French author and poet. From the book ""The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, French. Volume 5""

Dr, Strousberg, The German entrepreneur Bethel Henry Strousberg title page of humorous leaves , Karl Klic -, artist

Portrait of the conductor and kapellmeister of the Dresdner opera since 1873 Ernst noble of skis. After a photogravure of Ludwig Angerer ()

Juan Jose Latorre Benavente (1846-1912). Chilean naval officer. Engraving by Capuz in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879.

France, Paris, Portrait of Charles Camille Saint-Saens

Mariano Obiols Tramullas (1809-1888). Compositor y músico español. Grabado de 1889.

ANTONIO CANOVAS DEL CASTILLO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPANIEN. Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828-1897).

Photographic portrait of Sims Reeves (1821-1900) an English operatic, ontorio and ballad tenor vocalist of the mid-Victorian era. Dated 19th century

Colon de la Cerda, Christopher (Madrid, 1837-Madrid 1910). Duke of Veragua. Spanish politician. He was Minister of Development in the Government chaired Sagasta from January to July 1890. Colored engraving.

Benedicto Lucignani (b. 1861). Italian tenor. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1880.

COMPOSERS OF OPERA BOUFFE

Enrique Hernandez ( Born 1828). Spanish journalist and editor of The Impartial. Engraving. "The Spanish and American Illustration", 1889. Colored.

Emile Zola (1840-1902) French journalist and novelist of the Naturalistic school. Engraving published in 1893

This 1899 illustration shows Prince Otto von Bismarck, as painted by Franz Seraph Lenbach, after 1882, Ritter von Lenbach. Lenbach was a German painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities from the nobility, the arts, and industry. Because of his standing in society, he was often referred to as the 'Malerfurst'.

Illustration of Johannes Steen (1827 - 1906). A Norwegian Statesman

Friedrich Karl Biedermann (25 September 1812) (5 March 1901) was a German philosopher, political scientist, publicist and liberal politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Wilhelm Karl Georg Muench (11 April 1843) (25 March 1912) was a German government councillor, educator and writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Collection treasurer Robert A. F. Westman.

Portrait of Felix Draesekee (1835-1913; Composer). Wood engraving by Theodor Mayerhofer before or 1895. Page 3 in: Directory of Compositions by Felix Draeseke from the publishers of Fr. Kistner in Leipzig. 1895. Pressure; 22.5 x 15 cm. Dresden: mscr.dresd.app.1193.d

Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894). French diplomat and entrepreneur. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1894. Colored.

Felice Cavallotti, 1842, 1898, an Italian politician, journalist, writer and translator, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date not known

Portrait of Federico Chueca (1846-1908) a Spanish composer. Dated 20th Century

Hans Victor von Unruh, 28 March 1806, 4 February 1886, was a Prussian civil servant and politician, President of the Prussian National Assembly of 1848 and Member of the Reichstag of the German Emp

Ferdo Livadić, 1898 - 1900, by Stjepan Kovačević. Published in Zagreb by Nakl. Maticevog litografskog zavoda, Croatia. Biography of Ferdo Livadić, 1799-1879

Jean-Baptiste-Leon Say (6 June 1826 - 22 April 1896) was a French economist and politician. He was several times Minister of Finance in governments of the Third Republic, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) British Explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer; ethnologist; spy; linguist; poet; fencer and diplomat. Dated 19th Century.

Portrait of George V, George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus, in German Georg Friedrich Alexander Karl Ernst August, 27 May 1819 - 12 June 1878, was the last King of Hanover, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Portrait of William Henry Smith (1825-1891)

Domingo de Santa Maria (1825-1889). Chilean politician. President of Chile 1881-1886. Portrait. Engraving, 1882.

Portrait of Ole Jacob Broch (1818-1889) Norwegian mathematician, physicist, economist and government minister. Director of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Paris. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1889

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