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.
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.
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Portrait of the author Joris-Karl Huysmans (1860-1918), Anonymous
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Portrait of John Jacob Astor (1822 - 1890) American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War, member of the Astor family, founded American Fur Company, United States America. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
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'Mr. W.E.Oakeley', 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son.
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Lesseps, Ferdinand, vicomte de (1805-1894). French diplomat, maker of the Suez Canal (1859-1869).
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BISMARCK , OTTO. POLITICO PRUSIANO. 1815 - 1898. GRABADO DE LA L'ILLUSTRATION. FRANCIA.
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Louis Pasteur. Photogravure, 1896, after R. Lehmann, 1884.
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General Boisrond - Canal; President of Haiti, 1876-9.. Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. Photographs, Illustrations. 1910. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. Presidents , Haiti
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Portrait of General Johannes Willem Bergansius, Theo Molkenboer, 1905 print With caption: 'General J.W. Bergansius. Minister of War. paper letterpress printing commander-in-chief, general, marshal. minister ~ government. moustache. historical persons
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Marshal Bazaine from General Family newspaper, Smeeton , Tilly, Xylographer
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E-L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA-RETRATO DE GIUSEPPE VERDI EN 1870. GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901).
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Ernst Adam von Wildenbruch, 3 February 1845, 15 January 1909, was a German writer and diplomat, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown
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Theodor Fontane (1819-1898). German writer. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.
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Wilhelm Liebknecht( 1826-1900). German social democrat and one of the principal founders of the SPD. Engraving by "Universal History", 1885.
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Jose Maria Galvez y Alfonso (1834-1906). Cuban lawyer, journalist and politician. Founder of the Autonomist Liberal Party of Cuba (1878). President of the autonomous government of Cuba in 1898. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.
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Klettenhofer, Anton.
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Portrait of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828-1897), Spanish politician and historian.. Madrid, private collection. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Portrait of prof. Hector Treub. .
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Portrait of Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) a Czech composer. Dated 20th Century
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Portrait of Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schoenhausen. Prince of Bismarck (1815-1898) Prime Minister of Prussia and first Chancellor of the German Empire, Germany. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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Francois Achille Bazaine (1811-1888). Marshal of France. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870.
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Sir Thomas Longmore. Wood engraving after Jerrard.
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Alemania. Paul Julius Gottlieb Nipkow (1860-1940), ingeniero, técnico e inventor alemán, uno de los pioneros de la televisión. Año 1943.
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VICTOR HUGO French novelist Date: 1802 - 1885
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Portrait of Francisco Sepúlveda Ramos (Salamanca 1819 - Pozuelo de Alarcón 1895) was a Spanish lawyer and politician, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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Theodor Sickel, since 1884 Knight of Sickel (18 December 1826) (21 April 1908) was a German-Austrian historian and diplomatist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Photo collection Government information service. Eduard Douwes Dekker, Multatuli. undated
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Santiago Rodríguez Lagunilla, was deputy to the Spanish courts for Palencia in 1895. Spain, Europe. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895
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Fructuoso Canonge (1824-1890). Spanish magician. Engraving.
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Alois Hitler (1837 - 1903), Austrian civil servant in the customs service, and the father of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany.
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Historical illustration, portrait of Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schoenhausen or Prince of Bismarck, 1815 - 1898, Prime Minister of Prussia and the first Chancellor of the German Reich
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Photographic portrait of Pavel Milyukov (1859-1943) a Russian historian and liberal politician. Dated 20th Century
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Portrait of John Jacob Astor (1822 - 1890) American financier, philanthropist and a soldier during the American Civil War, member of the Astor family, founded American Fur Company, United States America. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
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Karl Liebknecht (13 August 1871, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany 15 January 1919, Berlin, Germany) was a German socialist and a co-founder with Rosa Luxemburg of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany.
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William M. Singerly, The Philadelphia Record, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1887 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "American Editors" series (N1), issued in 1887 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes.. William M. Singerly, The Philadelphia Record, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. 1887. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
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LORD KINNEAR
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'President Taft', 1911. Artist: Anders Leonard Zorn.
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Grover Cleveland by 1891 Eastman Johnson American. Grover Cleveland 11262
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Portrait of Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), 1879-1880, by Edouard Manet (1832-1883).
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lo que espana quiere! What Spain wants!. A poster depicting General Francisco Franco, the nationalist leader during the Spanish Civil War
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ABASCAL Carredano, Jose (Pontones ,1829-Madrid, 1890). Spanish politician and philanthropist. Engraving by Rico. Coloured.
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Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, born Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schoenhausen, 1 April 1815, 30 angolan rousette (1898), Otto von Bismarck, first Chancellor of the German Empire between 1871 and 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master copy
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EDUARDO PONDAL 1835/1917-POETA ESPAÑOL ESCRITOR EN LENGUA GALLEGA Y CASTELLANA.
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Julius Benedict (1804-1885) German-born composer and conductor, born at Stuttgart, the son of a Jewish banker. He spent most of his career in England. Engraving from 'The Illustrated London News' (ondon, 13 June 1885).
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Pedro Pier. Spanish military. Portrait. Engraving by Capuz. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1877.
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Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà (Castellterçol, 1870-1917). Político. Presidente de la Mancomunitat de Catalunya. Dibujo de Josep Cebrià.
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Paul Arene, 1843-1896, French writer and poet. From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, French. Volume 5, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of François Certain Canrobert (1809-1895) a Marshal of France. Dated 19th Century
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This photo, which dates to the 1920s, shows Paul von Hindenberg. The caption reads: The President of Germany. Paul von Hiundenberg, a leader in time of war in the days of the monarchy, was called upon to lead his people in time of peace in the days of the Repiublic. He succeeded the late Friedrich Ebert as President of the German Reich in 1925.
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ANTON BRUCKNER Austrian musician Date: 1824 - 1896
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Hippolyte de Villemessant (1810-1879). French conservative journalist. Owner of "Le Figaro". Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1879.
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Portrait of Giuseppe Cesare Abba (1838-1910) by A. Salvetti, Italian writer and patriot
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Vicente Espinel (1550-1624). Spanish writer and musician of Spanish Golden Age. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.
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Hippolyte de Villemessant (1810-1879). French conservative journalist. Owner of "Le Figaro". Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1879.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) popular British preacher and Baptist pastor and a convinced Calvinist. Engraving.
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Governor General of India, from World's Sovereigns series (N34) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1889.Trade cards from the "World's Sovereigns" series (N34), issued in 1889 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Tadeusz Reger (born 12 April 1872 in New York City, died 15 October 1938) was a Polish socialist politician in Cieszyn Silesia and a member of the Austrian Chamber of Deputies and the Sejm, historical, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from an original from around 1919, exact date of depiction unknown
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Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861). Ukrainian poet. Portrait. Engraving by La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1877.
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Jordan, 1819 - 1904, a German writer and politician, around 1885, historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.
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Portrait of Georges Ohnet; Thiriat, Henri (1843-1926); 1885-1897 (1885-00-00-1897-00-00);
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Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schoenhausen, from 1865 Count von Bismarck-Schoenhausen, from 1871 Prince von Bismarck, from 1890 also Duke of Lauenburg (1 April 1815 to 30 July 1898), was a German politician and statesman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Monsieur de Bismarck. Unknown, photographer about 1860 A photograph of an illustrated portrait of Otto von Bismarck. He is depicted as an older man, bald on the top of his head and with a full mustache. He is wearing a medal around his neck and has additional medals pinned to his jacket. (Recto, print) lower center, black imprinted text: "M. DE BISMARK"; (Verso, mount) upper center, black ink: "No 1212"; (Recto, album page) lower center, below image, black ink on white paper label: "E/60 space Prince de Bismarck.";
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Portrait of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), poet and writer. Portrait of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), poet and writer. Photograph of Henri Nicolas Badié (born in 1828). Draw on albuminum paper. Before 1885.