19th Century Historical Figures

Engravings of notable historical figures from the 19th century, showcasing detailed portraits with classic attire and refined expressions.

Vintage Photograph. Portrait drawing of Daniel Webster with his autograph below

Edgar Quinet, 17 February 1803, 27 March 1875, was a French writer and historian, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Johann Friedrich Cotta, Cotta von Cottendorf, 27. April 1764, 29. Dezember 1832, war ein deutscher Verleger, Industriepionier und Politiker, Historisc...

FRANCOIS ANTOINE HABENECK French musician, associated with the Paris Opera. Date: 1781 - 1849

Karl Seydelmann, (24 April 1793 - 17 March 1843) was a German theatre actor, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of John Marshall, 1755 - 1835, American politician, lawyer, Secretary of State, founder of the Constitutional Law and Chief Judge at the Supreme Court of the United States

Vintage Photograph. Portrait drawing of Daniel Webster with his autograph below

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Conradin Kreutzer, 1780-1849, German musician, conductor of Early Romanticism and the musical Biedermeier

The late Heinrich Heine, 1856. German poet. 'Although for eight years he has been reported in a dying condition, his activity has never ceased...Even his lengthened illness had given a new impulse to his fancy and he who had laughed without scruple at everything which was deemed serious in hie fellow-men found also an inexhaustible source of mirth in his own dilapidated state...It was not that he blinded himself to the horrors of his situation; shut up as he was on the second story of a house in Paris, ultimately deprived of the sight of one eye, and scarcely having the use of the other, and f

Johann Smidt, 5 November 1773, 7 May 1857, a German politician and theologian who worked primarily in the Hanseatic city of Bremen. He was the founder of Bremerhaven and is considered one of the most important statesmen of Bremen, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Johann Adam von Itzstein, 1775 - 1855, liberal politician, wood engraving, circa 1880

Brigham Young, American Mormon leader, (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Historic drawing, portrait of Robert Franz also known as Robert Franz Julius Knauth, 1815 - 1892, a German composer and conductor

Erasmus Robert Freiherr von Patow, 10 September 1804, 5 January 1890, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Portrait of John Forbes Royle (1798-1858) a British botanist and teacher of materia medica. Dated 19th century

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767-1855). French statesman. Minister of Justice and President of the Provisional Government in 1848. Portrait. Engraving. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

James Whiteside, 1804 - 1876. Irish politician and judge. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England.

Portrait of Richard Tattersall (1724-1795) founder of Tattersalls, the racehorse auctioneers. Dated 18th Century

Historical drawing, US-American history, 19th century, portrait of Franklin Pierce, 1804 - 1869, 14th President of the United States of America

Salustiano de Olozaga y Armandoz (8 June 1805 - 26 September 1873) was a Spanish writer, politician and Prime Minister of Spain, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

James Feminore Cooper (1789-1851), escritor y novelista estadounidense.

THOMAS WYSE diplomat 1791 - 1862

Portrait of William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885) an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist. Dated 19th century

Johann Friedrich Herbart, 4 May 1776, 14 August 1841, a German philosopher, psychologist and pedagogue who is considered a classic of pedagogy beyond the German-speaking world, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Ruhmkorff

Fr_d_ric Sauvage, director of the Eastern Railway

THE HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY OF AMERICA

Justus Freiherr von Liebig, 1803 to 1873, German chemist who made significant contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, considered the f...

Xavier Bichat

The late Judge Haliburton, author of "Sam Slick", 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Herbert Watkins, '...of Mr. T. C. Haliburton, formerly Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, and latterly M.P. for Launceston...Mr. Haliburton was...called to the Colonial Bar, and practised for some years with considerable success. In 1835 he commenced the literary work on which his fame will rest by the contribution to the columns of a Halifax weekly newspaper of a series of amusing papers, depicting the acute angles and sharp knobs of the Yankee character. So successful were these papers that two years

Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, 14 November 1774 - 24 January 1851, was an Italian composer and conductor, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

CAPTAIN EGERTON, M. P., 1870

Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl, 6 April 1806, 9 November 1876, was a German classical philologist in Halle, Breslau, Bonn and Leipzig. He is considered the founder of the Bonn School of Classical Philology, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC (29 March 1799 23 October 1869) was an English statesman, three times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and to date the longest serving leader of the Conservative Party. He was known before 1834 as Edward Stanley, and from 1834 to (1851) as Lord Stanley. His record was unusual, since he is one of only four British Prime Ministers to have three or more separate periods in office. However his ministries all lasted less than two years, and he

M. FOULD, THE NEW FINANCE MINISTER OF FRANCE

Historical portrait, Ernst Curtius

The late Mr. J. E. M'Culloch, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. J. and C. Watkins, of '...Mr. M'Culloch, the well-known author of many books of high authority upon topics of political economy and national finance...He was a founder and editor the Scotsman newspaper...not only by his connection with the Scotsman, but by his contributions to the Edinburgh Review and his delivery of public lectures on political economy, Mr. M'Culloch became well known as a writer and a student of that science....In 1828 he was chosen Professor of Political Economy in University College, London, a sit

Victor von Bruns, 1812 to 1883, a German surgeon, physician and medical practitioner, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century or...

Theodor Doering, real name Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Hering, 9 January 1803, 17 August 1878, was a German actor, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Abel-François Villemain, 9. Juni 1790, 8. Mai 1870, französischer Gelehrter und Politiker, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus...

Rowland Hill, (1795-1879), 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac

Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 - 27 August 1879), English teacher, inventor and social reformer. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circa 1873-5.

Antoine Alfred Agenor, 10th Duke of Gramont, Prince of Bidache, 14 August 1819, 17 January 1880, was a French diplomat and statesman, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Karl Karmarsch, 17 October 1803, 24 March 1879, a German technologist and for many years the first director of the Polytechnic School, later the Technical University of Hanover, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Jean Baptiste Dumas - 1800 - 1884.

Baron Charles Athanase Walckenae, 1771-1852, a French civil servant and scientist, Charles Athanase Walckenae, 1855, historical woodcut, France, Europe

James Buchanan (1791-1868). American diplomat and politician. 15th President of the United States of America (1857-1861). Portrait. Engraving by Whymper. "Historia biográfica de los Presidentes de los Estados Unidos" (Biographical story of the Presidents of the United States). Published in Barcelona by Montaner y Simón, 1885.

G POULETT SCROPE liberal statesman and author on subjects ranging from volcanoes to banking. Date: 1797 - 1876

Peter Force, 1790 - 1868. American historian whose collection of papers concerning the American Revolution is considered invaluable for research into the conflict. He was twice mayor of Washington D

Friedrich August Gotttreu Tholuck, 30. März 1799, 10. Juni (1877), deutscher protestantischer Theologe, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Origin...

Georg Gottfried Gervinus. Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated history of German literature. Leipzig and Berlin 1880

Friedrich August Gotttreu Tholuck, 30. März 1799 - 10. Juni 1877, war ein deutscher protestantischer Theologe / Friedrich August Gotttreu Tholuck, March 30, 1799 - June 10, 1877, was a German Protestant theologian, 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.

Count Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, 7 November 1750, 5 December 1819, was a German poet, translator and lawyer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Jefferson Finis Davis, 1808, 1889, an American politician (U.) S. Representative and Senator from Mississippi, the 23rd U. Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823), inventor suizo del reloj de bolsillo o pulsera. Grabado de 1873.

SIR CHARLES WHEATSTONE physicist and inventor, instrumental in the electric telegraph Date: 1802 - 1875

Jean-François Sudre (1787-1862), músico francés. Grabado de 1873.

Johann Franz Encke, 23. September 1791, 26. August 1865, war ein deutscher Astronom, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorla...

Albert Gottlieb Methfessel, 1785 - 1869, a German composer and conductor, historical wood engraving, 1886

Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879), originator of penny postage and Post Office supremo. Date: 1879

Portrait of Edward Stanley, 15th Count of Derby (1826-1893), illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1036, Volume XLI, January 3, 1863.

Ludwig I. born as Ludwig Karl August, 25 August 1786 to 29 February 1868, was King of the Kingdom of Bavaria from the Wittelsbach dynasty, Historical,...

Rudolf Hermann Lotze, May 21, 1817 - July 1, 1881, was a German physician and philosopher / Rudolf Hermann Lotze, 21. Mai 1817 - 1. Juli 1881, war ein deutscher Mediziner und Philosoph, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

HECTOR BERLIOZ the French composer Date: 1803 -1869

Viscount Cardwell (1813-1886), British politician. Artist: Unknown

(Francois Marie) Charles Fourier (1772-1837) French social theorist. Engraving

Johann Eduard Erdmann, 1805 - 1892, a German professor of philosophy and writer, historical engraving, about 1889

August Reichensperger, 1808 - 1895, a German lawyer, politician and supporter of the construction of the Cologne Cathedral, historical engraving, about 1889

WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN American statesman and financier. Date: 1806 - 1869

FITZGREENE HALLECK American poet, member of the Knickerbocker group, author of 'Green be the turf above thee' and other poems. with his autograph Date: 1790 - 1867

Paulin Talabot, director of the Paris-Lyon-M_diterran_e Railway

Portrait of Thomas A. Scott (1823-1881) an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. Dated 19th Century

(Jean ) Louis (Rodolphe) Agassiz (1807-1873) Swiss-born American naturalist and glaciologist. Portrait woodcut from 'The Science Record' New York 1874

'Lord Teignmouth', c1891. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York

Portrait of George Selwyn (1809-1878) the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand. Dated 19th Century

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait by Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg or Anastasius Gruen, 1806 - 1876, an Austrian politician and German political poet

THE LATE GENERAL GREY, 1870

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (18 August 1792, 28 May 1878) was a liberal reformist politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under Queen Victoria, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

SIR GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT architect who created the Albert Memorial and many other medieval fantasies... Date: 1811 - 1878

Historical print, 1834, portrait of Johann Ladislaus Pyrker or Pyrker von Felsoe-Eoer, 1772 - 1847, an Austrian poet and Roman Catholic Bishop, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Canon Frederic William Farrar, 1831 - 1903, an Anglican clergyman of the Church of England

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, portrait of Millard Fillmore, 1800 - 1874, American politician and the 13th President of the United States

Richard Lenoir, vintage engraving. Richard Lenoir, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660681

Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853) French astronomer, physicist and politician. Engraving after portrait by Scheffer published Paris 1886

THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY Historian and essayist Date: 1800 - 1859

Mouchez, Ernest Amédée Barthélemy (1821-1892), astrónomo y almirante francés. Grabado de 1878.

Michel Eugene Chevreul, 31. August 1786, 9. April 1889, war ein französischer Chemiker, Grundlagenforscher auf dem Gebiet Fettsynthese, Begründer der ...

Historical print, engraving, portrait of Friedrich Christoph Schlosser, 1776-1861, German historian, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, von Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

George Folsom, 1802 - 1869. American lawyer, diplomat and politician.

Jacob Georg Bodemer (* 26 April 1807 in Leipzig) ( 27 November 1888 in Pillnitz) was a German entrepreneur and philanthropist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Friedrich Wilhelm von Thiersch, 17. Juni 1784, 25. Februar 1860, deutscher Philologe, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem ...

Niels Wilhelm Gade, 22 February 1817, 21 December 1890, a Danish composer and conductor, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Francois Gabriel, Count of Bray (1765-1832). Franco Bavarian diplomat. Engraving in The Universal History, 1885.

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, 22. Mai 1813, 13. Februar 1883, deutscher Komponist, Dramatiker, Dichter, Schriftsteller, Theaterregisseur und Dirigent, digit...

Louis Adolphe Thiers, 16. April 1797, 3. September (1877), französischer Politiker und Historiker, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvor...

Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, 2 February 1807 in Paris, 31 December 1874, was a French politician, a champion of the working class who was forced into exile after the failure of the French Revolution of 1848, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Exact date unknown

Johannes Scharrer, 1785, 1844, entrepreneur and later director of the first railway company in Germany to use the Adler steam locomotive on its line b...

Georg Freiherr von Vincke, 15. Mai 1811, 3. Juni 1875, deutscher Parlamentarier, Verwaltungsjurist und Rittergutsbesitzer in der Provinz Westfalen, di...

Historical drawing, US-American history, 19th century, portrait of Andrew Jackson 1767 - 1845, 7th President of the United States of America, 1829-1837

Luigi Cherubini, 8. oder 14. September 1760, 15. März 1842, war ein italienischer Komponist, der den größten Teil seines Berufslebens in Frankreich ve...

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