19th Century Historical Figures

Illustrations of prominent 19th century figures in formal clothing, reflecting the artistic styles of the era, highlighting their contributions to politics and literature.

GEORGE FREDERICK SAMUEL ROBINSON. first marquis of RIPON statesman, secretary of state for war. Date: 1827 - 1909

Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P. for Penryn and Falmouth, from a photograph by Kilburn, 1858. British politician and banker, the first Chairman of the London and Provincial District Telegraph Co. Ltd.; president of the National Association for the relief of British Miners; co-founder and chairman of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Engraved portrait of Samuel Lover (1797-1868), the Irish novelist, artist and musician, pictured c.1868. Date: 1 August 1868

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano de La Roche, 1778 - 1842, a German writer of Heidelberg Romanticism

Karl Leberecht Immermann (born 24 April 1796, died 25 August 1840) was a German writer, lyricist and dramatist, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

JOHN ARTHUR ROEBUCK statesman, at the time of his appointment as Chairman of the committee on the state of the army before Sebastopol, in the Crimea war. Date: 1801 - 1879

GEORGE FREDERICK SAMUEL ROBINSON. first marquis of RIPON statesman, secretary of state for war. Date: 1827 - 1909

Salustiano de Olózaga y Armandoz (8 June 1805 - 26 September 1873) was a Spanish writer, politician and Prime Minister of Spain, Historical, digitally...

Patrick Bell (1799-1869), Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1868. Artist: Unknown

Adalbert Stifter, pseudonym Ostade, 23 October 1805 - 28 January 1868, was an Austrian writer, painter and pedagogue. He is one of the most important authors of the Biedermeier period, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

John Scott Russell (1808 1882) Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder who built the Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He made the discovery of the wave of translation that gave birth to the modern study of solitons, and developed the wave-line system of ship construction.

Abraham Lincoln, 12 February 1809, 15 April 1865, from 1861 to 1865 16th President of the United States of America, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Brigham Young, 1 June 1801, 29 conorhynchos conirostris (1877), was an American religious leader, politician and settler. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Johann Ludwig Louis Uhland, 26. April 1787 - 13. November 1862, war ein deutscher Dichter, Literaturwissenschaftler, Jurist und Politiker / Johann Ludwig Louis Uhland, April 26, 1787 - November 13, 1862, was a German poet, literary scholar, jurist and politician, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Engraved portrait of Jeremiah or George Wombwell, the English zoo owner, who achieved fame and fortune with 'Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie', pictured shortly before his death in 1850. Date: 1850

James Fenimore Cooper, 15. September 1789, 14. September (1851), war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion...

Abraham Lincoln, 12 February 1809 - 15 April 1865, 16th President of the United States of America from 1861 to 1865 / Abraham Lincoln, 12. Februar 1809 - 15. April 1865, von 1861 bis 1865 16. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Armand Trousseau. Lithograph by J.B.A. Lafosse, 1866, after P. Petit.

Peter von Cornelius, 23. September 1783, 6. März 1867, war ein deutscher Maler und einer der Hauptvertreter des Nazarener-Stils, Historisch, digitale ...

Homas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, 25 October 1800, 28 December 1859, was a British historian, poet and politician, digitally restored repr...

Sir George Elvey, Doctor of Music, 1871. 'This new-made Knight was born, in 1816, at Canterbury, and received his education at the cathedral school of that city. He took his degree as Bachelor of Music at Oxford, in 1831, and in 1841 got that of Doctor of Music at the same University. It was in 1835 that he received the appointment, which he still holds, of organist at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, the choir of which, and that of Eton College, owe much of their efficiency to his skilful superintendence. The position held by the subject of this memoir so near the Court naturally led to his part

Hermann von Beckerath, December 1801 - 12 May 1870, banker and Prussian statesman / Hermann von Beckerath, 13. Dezember 1801 - 12. Mai 1870, war ein preußischer Bankier und Politiker, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust (1809-1886), Austrian statesman. Artist: Unknown

Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, 30 September 1788, 28 June 1855, known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, Army officer, woodcut, England

Robert Franz, 1815-1892, German composer and conductor, historical illustration, circa 1886

Ludwig I, King of Bavaria, 1786 - 1868, German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty, wood engraving, around 1880

Antonio Jose de Sucre, 19th century South American independence leader, (1901). Artist: Unknown

George A Smith, Cousin of the 'The Prophet', c1880. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Phineas Taylor Barnum, the American showman and promoter, pictured in 1884. Date: 1884

Porträt von Eugene Rouher, 30. November (1814), 3. Februar 1884, war ein französischer Staatsmann des Zweiten Kaiserreichs, Historisch, digital restau...

George Peabody (1795-1869), American banker and philanthropist. Artist: Unknown

Margrave, Aleksander Ignacy Jan-Kanty Wielopolski, born 1803, conorhynchos conirostris (1877), was a Polish aristocrat, owner of large estates, digita...

JOHN PHILLIPS geologist, President of the British Association, fellow of the Royal Society Date: 1800 - 1874

JOHN RAMSAY MCCULLOCH Scottish economist and author Date: 1789 - 1864

Giovanni Zucchini (1812-1891), barítono italiano. Grabado de 1865.

Portrait of Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) a British inventor and mining engineer. Dated 19th Century

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Karl August Varnhagen von Ense, 1785 - 1858, a German historian, storyteller, biographer and diplomat

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford, 1771 - 1832, a Scottish poet and writer, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern, 20 August 1799, 22 May 1880, was a liberal German politician, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Emile Ollivier 2. Juli 1825 bis 20. August 1913 war ein französischer Politiker und Staatsmann, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage mit einer Szene aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4999528

Sherard Osborn (1822-1875), almirante y explorador británico. Grabado de 1875.

Historical print, 1840, portrait of Friedrich Halm oder Eligius Franz Joseph Freiherr von Muench-Bellinghausen, 1806 - 1871, an Austrian poet, novelist and playwright, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Engraved portrait of William Lidderdale (1832-1902), former Governor of the Bank of England, pictured in 1891. Date: 9 May 1891

Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer, 15 January 1791, 21 January 1872, an Austrian writer who emerged primarily as a playwright, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century work

Historical engraving, portrait and autograph of Karl August Koberstein, 1797-1870, German literary historian, 19th century, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887

Abel-François Villemain, 9. Juni 1790 - 8. Mai 1870, war ein französischer Gelehrter und Politiker / Abel-François Villemain, June 9, 1790 - May 8, 1870, was a French scholar and politician, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Lord Berners, President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England - from a photograph by Mayall, 1858. 'In the Norfolk local shows, while resident on the paternal estates at Didlington, in Norfolk, Lord Berners carried out extensive improvements - reclaiming wastes, inclosing open fields, making plantations, doubling, and in many instances tripling, the produce of corn and the number of sheep and cattle on his farm. Lord Berners, on coming into possession of the Keythorpe estate, on which he at present resides, set vigorously to work to improve the agriculture of a district which was in a v

John Stuart Mill (1806-73) British social reformer and philosopher. Wood engraving published at time of his death.

American statesman Caleb Cushing (18001879) served as US Attorney General from 1853 to 1857. The first US commissioner to China, he negotiated the opening of Chinese ports to US trade.

Erasmus Robert Freiherr von Patow, 10 September 1804, 5 January 1890, was a Prussian civil servant and politician, Germany, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print, Europe

Camillo Benso di Cavour, 1810 - 1861, first Prime Minister of the new Kingdom of Italy, historical woodcut, circa 1880

1800S 1860S John Bright British Member Parliament Who Favored The North During American Civil War

The late Hon. J. P. Norman, Deputy Chief Justice of Bengal, India, 1871. 'The atrocious murder of the acting Chief Justice of Bengal, when entering the High Court in the Townhall of Calcutta, on the 20th September, has been felt as a severe shock by all concerned in the peace of India. The assassin being a Mohammedan, his act has been ascribed to the fanatical rage of the Wahabi sect, the Puritans of Islam, against the British government, the duty of a holy war for the expulsion of their Christian rulers being constantly preached among them. It seems to be the fact, however, that the motive

Heinrich Karl Ludolf Sybel, from 1831 von Sybel, 2 December 1817, 1 August 1895, was a German historian, archivist and politician, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of John Henry Walsh (1810-1888) an English sports writer. Dated 19th Century

Erasmus Robert Freiherr von Patow, 10 September 1804 - 5 January 1890, was a Prussian civil servant and politician, Germany, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

John George, Earl of Durham (1792-1840), 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Historic drawing, portrait of Robert Schumann, 1810 - 1856, a German composer and pianist of the Romantic period

Engraving of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, the English Statesman, published during his last term as Prime Minister, between 1859 and 1865. Date: 1860

Otto Camphausen, from 1896 von Camphausen, 21 October 1812, 18 May 1896, was Prussian Minister of Finance as well as a Rhenish Liberal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century document

Karl Theodor von Küstner, 1784-1864, was a royal Bavarian secret court councilor and court theatre director, woodcut from 1864

The Marquess of Lansdowne, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Baron von Manteuffel, Prussian Plenipotentiary at the Peace Conference, 1856. 'At the eleventh hour Prussia has been invited to join the Peace Congress at Paris, and has accepted the invitation...On the resignation of Count Ladenberg in 1850, the King of Prussia, appreciating the firmness displayed by Baron von Manteuffel during the revolutionary period, conferred upon him the Presidency of the Council with the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, both of which high offices he continues to hold. His selection as Plenipotentiary to the Paris Conferences shows the confidence placed in him by the King

Portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner, 1813-1883, German composer, playwright, philosopher, poet, writer, theatre director and conductor

Thomas De Quincey (15 August 1785 8 December 1859) was an English author and intellectual, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821)

Vintage Photograph. President Andrew Johnson Artist Unknown

Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869), escritor, poeta romántico y político francés. Grabado de 1865.

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Duncker, 25. März 1781, 15. Juli 1869, war ein deutscher Verleger, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus ...

Albert Christian Friedrich Schott, 1782-1861, lawyer and politician from Wuerttemberg, historic woodcut, c. 1880

Joseph Brotherton(1783-1857), Parliamentary reformer.

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet (1783-1857), físico francés. Grabado de 1873.

Johann Baptist Strauss, Johann Strauss, 14 March 1804, 25 September 1849, was an Austrian composer and conductor. To avoid confusion with his son of the same name, he is often referred to as Johann Strauss Vater, also known as Johann Strauss I in English, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Albrecht Adam, April 16, 1786 - August 28, 1862, a German battle painter, portrait painter, and genre painter / Albrecht Adam, 16. April 1786 - 28. August 1862, ein deutscher Schlachtenmaler, Porträtmaler und Genremaler, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Karl Philipp Adolph von Vangerow, 5 June 1808, 11 October 1870, Professor of Law at the Universities of Marburg and Heidelberg, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Franz Sylvester Jordan, 1792 - 1861, German jurist and politician, wood engraving, around 1880

Ludwig I, Ludwig Karl August, August 25, 1786 - February 29, 1868, was King of the Kingdom of Bavaria from the Wittelsbach dynasty / Ludwig I., Ludwig Karl August, 25. August 1786 - 29. Februar 1868, war König des Königreiches Bayern aus dem Geschlecht der Wittelsbacher, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809-1886). German and Austrian statesman. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century.

Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert, 1829 - 1912, a Belgian lawyer and politician, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909 for being a member of the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague and for his efforts in resolving international disputes, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Johann Ludwig Tieck, 31. Mai 1773 - 28. April 1853, häufig nur Ludwig Tieck, war ein deutscher Dichter, Schriftsteller, Herausgeber und Übersetzer der Romantik. Er publizierte auch unter den Pseudonymen Peter Lebrecht und Gottlieb Färber / Johann Ludwig Tieck, May 31, 1773 - April 28, 1853, often just Ludwig Tieck, was a German Romantic poet, writer, editor, and translator. He also published under the pseudonyms Peter Lebrecht and Gottlieb Färber, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Portrait of Vicente de la Fuente y Bueno (Calatayud 1817 - Madrid 1889) 19th century researcher, canonist, jurisconsult and Spanish historian, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

VICTOR HUGO in 1867. Date: 1802 - 1885

William Ewart Gladstone, 29. Dezember 1809, 19. Mai (1898), war ein britischer Staatsmann der Liberalen Partei und Premierminister des Vereinigten Kön...

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 18 August 1792, 28 May 1878, known by his honorary title Lord John Russell in front of 1861, was a leading Whig and Li...

William Henry Seward, Sr. (1801-1872) was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Engraving from an english magazine printed in 1864

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Daniel O'Connell or Dónall Ó Conaill, 1775 - 1847, an Irish politician

Illustration showing John Winter Jones (1805 - 1881); English librarian. He was Principal Librarian of the British Museum between 1866-73. He was the first President of the Library Association in the U.K

Portrait of James Taylor (1813-1892) a Scottish minister and historical author. Dated 19th Century

Colonel Robert Livingston Stevens (1787 1856) was the son of Colonel John Stevens. In 1807, the father and son built the Phnix, a steamship which became the first steamship to navigate the ocean successfully when she travelled from New York City to the Delaware River in 1809.

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 14 September 1769, 6 May 1859, was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer and infl...

Historical print, portrait of Albert Knapp, 1798 - 1864, a German priest, poet and founder of the first animal protection society in Germany, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Benito Juarez Garcia, 1806 - 1872, a Mexican statesman and president of Mexico from 1861 - 1872, historical wood engraving, circa 1888

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of August Boeckh, 1785 - 1867, a German classical scholar and archaeologist

Pierre-Antoine Berryer, 4 January 1790 - 29 November 1868, French advocate and parliamentary orator / Pierre-Antoine Berryer, 4. Januar 1790 - 29. November 1868, französischer Anwalt und Politiker, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Historical print, 1842, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Ritter von Schelling, 1775 - 1854, a philosopher of German idealism, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Engraved portrait of Robert Blum, the German liberal politician and writer, pictured c.1848. Date: 25 November 1848

JOHN CROSSLEY Education pioneer and philanthropist. Date: 1812 - 1879

THE LATE GENERAL SIR H. G. A. TAYLOR, K.C.B. , ENGRAVING 1876

John Russell, 1. Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC, FRS (18. August 1792) (28. Mai 1878), bekannt unter seinem Höflichkeitstitel Lord John Russell vor 1861, ...

JOHN BRIGHT Statesman, at the age of 32. Date: 1811 - 1889

Moriz Philipp Carriere, 5 March 1817, 19 January 1895, was a German writer and philosopher, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Rev. Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff, Wales, historical illustration, 1884

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