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

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Pierre-Jean de Beranger, 1780 - 1857, a French poet and lyricist

CHARLES LEVER Popular Irish author of 'The confessions of Harry Lorrequer' and a succession of other novels. Date: 1806 - 1872

The late M. Mocquard, private secretary to the Emperor Napoleon III., 1864. 'Marshal Vaillant pronounced a funeral oration over the grave, in which he praised the fidelity of M. Mocquard to the Emperor. He said that he had come to bring the last farewell of the Sovereign from whom the deceased had so lately received a last embrace. M. de la Guerronnère also made a speech, in which he paid a tribute to M. Mocquard in the name of the Senate and the press. It is announced that the literary works of M. Mocquard will shortly be collected and published in one volume. He wrote, besides "La

Heinrich von Friedberg, a German lawyer and politician, woodcut

Heber Kimball, leading member of the Mormon movement, (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Historical portrait, Friedrich Wilhelm Benjamin Giesebrecht

JOSEPH STRUTT mayor of Derby Date: 1765 - 1844

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, 22 May 1813, 13 February 1883, German composer, dramatist, poet, writer, theatre director and conductor, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Gathorne Hardy (1814-1906), 1st Earl of Cranbrook, British Conservative politician. Artist: Unknown

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlaeger, 1779 - 1850, a Danish national poet of the Romantic

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Frantioeek Ladislav Čelakovský or Marcian Hromotluk, 1799-1852, Slavic studies scholar, Czech poet and translator

Jules Claude Gabriel Favre (1809-1880), jurisconsulto y político republicano francés. Grabado de 1865.

Portrait of Noah Webster (1758-1843) an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. Dated 19th Century

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Franz Peter Schubert, 1797 - 1828, an Austrian composer

Friedrich Krastel, 1839-1908, German actor, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880

Adolf Stoecker, 1835 - 1906, a German Protestant theologian and politician, historical engraving, about 1889

Members of the Princely Regency of Serbia 1869, Jean Gavrilovich, Third Regent, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original...

Leopold von Baden, 1790-1852, Grand Duke of Baden from 1830 until his death, historic woodcut, c. 1880

George Alexander Macfarren (1813-1887). Compositor británico.

Johann Dzierzon, 16. Januar 1811, 26. Oktober 1906, war ein schlesischer Priester. Bekannt wurde er als Bienenforscher, Historisch, digitale Reprodukt...

Matthew Greathead of Richmond, Yorkshire. 100 years old.

Karl Joseph Georg Sigismund Wächter, auch Carl Georg Wächter, ab 1835 von Wächter, 24. Dezember 1797 bis 15. Januar 1880, deutscher Jurist, Kammerpräs...

Karl Friedrich Maria Stephan Adolf von Savigny (25 May 1855, 6 November 1928) was a major in Hesse, Prussian civil servant and German politician of the Centre Party, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

PETER CHRISTIAN ASBJORNSEN Norwegian folklorist and naturalist, noted for his collection of Norwegian folk- tales. Date: 1812 - 1885

Edmond Frémy (1814-1894), químico francés descubridor del ácido fluorhídrico. Grabado de 1896.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, 1785 - 1860, a German historian and statesman, one of the Goettingen Seven and coauthor of the Constitution of 1848 in St. Paul's Church

Jules Claude Gabriel Favre (21 March 1809 - 19 January 1880) was a French politician. From 1870 to 1871 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Gove...

Fritz Reuter, 1810 - 1874, actually Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter, considered one of the most important German poets and writers of the Low German language, historical engraving, circa 1885

Émile Maximilien Paul Littré, 1 February 1801, 2 June 1881, a French philologist, philosopher and medical historian, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th and 19th century, portrait of DeWitt Clinton, 1769 - 1828, American politician, mayor of New York City and Governor of the State of New York

Charles Babbage, 1791 - 1871. English polymath best known for his concept of a programmable computer. Sometimes called Father of the Computer. After an 1833 engraving by John Roffe.

Historical engraving, portrait with autograph of Karl Joseph Simrock, 1802-1876, German poet and pilologist, 19th century, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887

SALUSTIANO DE OLOZAGA (1805-1873). Político español liberal, contrario a la política de Espartero. Fue ministro de Isabel II. Grabado S. XIX.

An engraving depicting B. S. Jacobi (1808-1874). Dated 19th century

Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, 25 October 1760, 6 March 1842, a German historian, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of Basil Thomas Woodd (1815-1895) a British politician, lawyer and landowner. Dated 19th Century

Michael William Balfe, Irish-born British composer and singer, 1870. Artist: Anon

August Boeckh, 1785 - 1867, philologist and antiquary, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Historic drawing, portrait of Franz Paul Lachner, 1803 - 1890, a German composer and conductor

Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Holt Robe, (1886). Artist: Unknown

VISCOUNT SYDNEY, LORD CHAMBERLAIN, 1872 engraving

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) COMPOSITOR AUSTRIACO. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

Camillo Benso Count of Cavour, August 10, 1810- June 6, 1861, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, woodcut, Italy, Europe

The late Mr. Charles Kean, 1868. 'The death of this distinguished actor is the most memorable of recent theatrical events...The deceased was only fifty-seven; but had, by immense diligence aid great mental effort, won for himself the highest position as an actor...He appeared in New York, in September, 1830, as Richard III., when he met with a cordial reception...In 1842, he married Miss Ellen Tree, at Dublin, and thus secured an able partner in the great enterprise of his life, with whom, in 1845, he revisited America. There he made a trial of the spectacular production of Shakspearean dram

Richard Cobden (1804-1865), industrial y economista británico.

Daniel O'Connell (1776-1847). The Liberator. Irish political leader. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon war vom 15. Januar 1809 bis 19. Januar 1865 ein französischer Politiker und Begründer der Philosophie des Gegenseitigkeitsrecht...

Brigham Young (1801-1877) American Mormon leader Wood engraving published circa 1870

Theodor Reh, 1801 - 1868, a German politician, wood engraving, about 1880

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay of Rothley, 1800 - 1859, a British historian, poet and politician

Johann Gottfried Boltze, 1802 to 1868, a German entrepreneur in agriculture in the province of Saxony, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduct...

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, 1782-1871, French composer

Ernst Kuno Berthold fisherman, 23 July 1824, 5 July 1907, a German philosopher and follower of Neo-Kantianism, also known as a historian of philosophy, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Jan Frans Willems, 1793-1846, Flemish writer

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner, 1813-1883, German composer, dramatist, poet, philosopher, writer, theatre director and conductor

MAYER AMSCHEL DE ROTHSCHILD Head of the English branch of the international banking house Date: 1818 - 1874

Wolfgang Menzel (1798 - 1873), writer, steel engraving, before 1880

Ludwig Haeusser, 1818 - 1867, historian and politician, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

VICTORIEN SARDOU French playwright in 1878 Date: 1831 - 1908

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Karl Leberecht Immermann, 1796 - 1840, a German writer, poet and playwright

Daniel OConnell, 6 August 1775, 15 May 1847, often referred to as The Liberator or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

CARLOS LATORRE (1916-1980) - ESCRITOR ARGENTINO.

Professor Carl Reinecke, 1824-1910, German composer and conductor, historical illustration, circa 1886

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Louis or Ludwig Spohr, 1784 - 1859, a German composer, conductor, violinist and teacher

George Henry Loring 1849 Richard Morrell Staigg George Henry Loring (1822-1901) was born in Málaga, Spain, and visited Boston in 1849 with his fiancée, Amalia Heredia.. George Henry Loring. Richard Morrell Staigg (1817-1881). American. 1849. Watercolor on ivory

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Giovanni Battista Niccolini, 1782 - 1861, an Italian playwright

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Ludwig Bechstein, 1801 - 1860, a German writer, librarian and archivist

ALEXANDER GRIBOYEDOV - Russian writer and diplomat. Date: 1795 - 1829

Franz Matthäus Hilmar 1803 - 1881, tschechischer Komponist, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) engraving XIXth century. Museum: Museen der Stadt, VIENA, AUSTRIA. FRANZ SCHUBERT.

Pascual Juan Emilio Arrieta Corera (1823-1894). Compositor y músico español. Grabado de 1888.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859, a German naturalist

Dr. William Bland. January 1, 1938.

Johann Ludwig Uhland, 26 April 1787, 13 spongia officinalis (1862), was a German poet, literary scholar, jurist and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Zygmunt Krasiński, 1812-1859, Polish poet and playwright

Francois Paul Jules Grevy, 15 August 1807, 9 September 1891, was a French lawyer and politician. He was President of the Republic from 1879 to 1887, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Kaiser Wilhelm in seinem Arbeitszimmer, Wilhelm I. 22. März 1797, 9. März 1888, König von Preußen seit 1861, Präsident des Norddeutschen Bundes ab 186...

James Fenimore Cooper ca. 1850 (September 15) (1789 September 14) (1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. Engraving from a magazine printed in 1872

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Oliver Goldsmith 1728 - 1774, an Irish writer and physician

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Anton Rubinstein, 1829-1894, Russian composer, pianist and conductor

Theodor Schwann (1810 - 1882) German physiologist. His many contributions to biology include the development of cell theory, the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term metabolism.

Antonelli, Giacomo (1806-1876), cardenal italiano. Grabado de 1865.

JAMES HOGG Scottish poet Date: 1770 - 1835

Robert Schumann, 1810-1856. German composer, pianist, conductor and music critic. Composed concertos, chamber, orchestral, songs and piano works.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Gioachino Antonio Rossini, 1792-1868, Italian composer, opera composer of the Bel Canto

FRANCISCO ARJONA GUILLEN HERRERA "CUCHARES" 1818/1868- TORERO MADRILEÑO. Author: JULIO DONON-LITOGRAFO SIGLO XIX. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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