19th Century Historical Prints

Engravings of historical figures from the 19th century, showcasing detailed attire and depicting notable personalities in profile views.

LOUIS BLANC - French socialist journalist and statesman, drawn in September 1848 when he has taken refuge in England, where he will remain until 1870. Date: 1811 - 1882

Joseph Brotherton (1783 - 1857). English politician and reformer. First vegetarian member of parliament. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circ 1873-5.

The Hon. Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, 1858. Engraving after an etching by Schoff, from a painting by Wight. 'Mr. Sumner...is now travelling in Europe for the benefit of his health, which has never completely recovered from the effects of the dastardly assault committed upon him in the Senate by the infamous Mr. Brooks...the Fugitive Slave Act, which punished the instincts of common humanity as crimes, and was in all respects one of the most odious statutes which has dishonoured the legislation of a free commonwealth in modern times...was denounced by Mr. Sumner in an earne

'Portrait of the Earl of Mayo', c1891. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York

Portrait of Henry Panofka, musician. Achille DeV�ria (1800-1857) and Charles-Etienne-Pierre Motte (1785-1836). Portrait of Henry Panofka, musician. Lithography.

FOX MAULE, second baron PANMURE statesman, appointed minister of war in 1855. Date: 1801 - 1874

Robert Liston (28 October 1794 7 December 1847) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon. Liston was noted for his skill in an era prior to anaesthetics

Historical print, engraving, portrait of Ernst Conrad Friedrich Schulze, 1789-1817, German poet of Romanticism, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

LOUIS BLANC - French socialist journalist and statesman, drawn in September 1848 when he has taken refuge in England, where he will remain until 1870. Date: 1811 - 1882

WILLIAM HENRY LYTTON EARLE, baron DALLING & BULWER, diplomat, drawn at the time when he was appointed plenipotentiary to Madrid. Date: 1801 - 1872

Henry Russell (musician) (1812/131900), English pianist, baritone singer and composer

FRANKLIN PIERCE American statesman, President 1853-1857 Date: 1804 - 1869

Prince Edward (Later King Edward VII of England) as Prince of Wales 1860

Feargus OConnor (1795-1855) Irish Chartist leader and advocate of Irish rights. Organised the Chartist meeting on Kennington Common, London, 1848. From The Illustrated London News, April, 1848

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales - from a photograph by John Watkins, 1860. The future King Edward VII visited Canada and the USA. Letter from the US President to the Prince's mother: 'Washington, June 4, 1860. To her Majesty Queen Victoria, I have learned from the public journals that the Prince of Wales is about to visit your Majesty's North American dominions ie Canada. Should it be the intention of his Royal Highness to extend his visit to the United States I need not say how happy I should be to give him a cordial welcome to Washington. You may be well assured that everywhere in t

WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1853 Date: 1809 - 1898

Portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) a German composer. Dated 19th Century

William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket, 1764 -1854. Irish politician, lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England.

Hector Berlioz (1803-1859) French Romantic composer From "The Illustrated London News" (London, 12 February 1848) Engraving

Thomas Alva Edison, 1847 - 1931, an US-American inventor and entrepreneur, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Historical print, portrait of Jens Immanuel Baggesen, 1764 - 1826, a Danish writer, translator of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Archduke John of Austria, Archduke Johann Baptist Joseph Fabian Sebastian of Austria, 20 January 1782, 11 May 1859, member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Victorien Sardou (5 September 1831, 8 November 1908) was a French playwright, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century play

The Hon. F. Leveson-Gower, M.P., Seconder of the Address to Her Majesty, in the House of Commons - from a drawing by Baugniet, 1854. British politician and autobiographer Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower. 'At the general election of 1852 he successfully contested Stoke-upon-Trent, which seat he still retains...Mr. Gower is of decidedly Liberal principles, a friend of reform, a consistent supporter of progress, and an uncompromising Free-trader. It is believed that on Tuesday he made his maiden speech, though he has been so long a member of the House; and he was somewhat rewarded for his patient

Engraving showing Captain James Augustus Grant, the Scottish soldier and explorer, pictured in 1863. Between 1860 and 1863 John Hanning Speke and James Grant led an expedition to find the source of the Nile; finally proving, once and for all, that the Victoria Nyanza was the source of the river. Date: 1863

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THE RIGHT HON. LORD LYNDHURST, P.C., D.C.L., F.R.S.

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THE RIGHT REV. HENRY PHILPOTT, D.D., LORD BISHOP OF WORCESTER

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist, 18 October 1777, 21 November 1811, was a German poet, playwright, novelist, short story writer and journalist, digi...

JOSE MARIA HEREDIA - 1803/1839 - ESCRITOR CUBANO.

THE HON. F. LYGON, M.P. FOR TEWKESBURY, CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY

Karl XII, 1682 - 1718, King of Sweden, historical woodcut, circa 1880

Historical print, engraving, 1837, portrait of Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano de La Roche, 1778-1842, German writer of the Heidelberg Romanticism, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Johannes Ronge, 1813 - 1887, a German Catholic priest, founder of the Free Religious communities and the Federal German Catholicism

Portrait of William H. Seward (1801-1872) a United States Secretary of State. Dated 19th Century

HARRY SMITH PARKES British Commissioner of the allied commission at Canton. Date: 1825 - 1885

Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860 1941. Polish pianist, diplomat, Prime Minister of Poland.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860 1941. Polish pianist, diplomat, Prime Minister of Poland.

Engraving of Sir Harry Smith Parkes (1828-1885) a British diplomat who worked mainly in China and Japan. Dated 1860

Milano Obrenovich, Prince of Serbia, 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

JOSEPH RICHARDSON flautist from Leeds, reckoned to be one of, if not THE leading flute player of his day. Date: 1814 - 1862

Portrait but flour Achille should (1800-1857). Portrait of Liszt. Engraving, 1832. Paris, Carnivalet Museum.

George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron. Engraved by H. Meyer, from an original drawing by G.H. Harlow.

Portrait of Francesco Caracciolo (1752-1799). Italian admiral and revolutionary. Lithography. 19th century.

NAPOLEON III. EMPERADOR DE FRANCIA . 1808-1870. DE LA ILUSTRACION 1848.

Portrait of Antoine Bessems (1806-1868), violinist and composer. Achille Deveraia (1800-1857). Portrait of Antoine Bessems (1806-1868), violinist and composer. Lithograph, 1832.

Anton Ritter von Schmerling, 23 August 1805, 23 May 1893, Austrian statesman, was born in Vienna, where his father held a high position on the legal side of the civil service, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

George I, 1845 - 1913. King of Greece. From Russes et Turcs, La Guerre D'Orient, published 1878

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1862. Portrait of the future King Edward VII (1841-1910), eldest son of Queen Victoria. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Anton Grigorievich Rubinstein (1829- 1894). Russian composer, conductor and pianist. Portrait. Engraving.

Antoni Rubinstein Styfi, Jan (1841 1921), Fajans, Maksymilian (1827 1890)

John Aitken Carlyle, 1801-1879, translator of Dante and younger brother of Thomas Carlyle, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original

Charles XII, Carolus Rex, (born 27 June 1682, died 11 December 1718) was King of Sweden and Duke of Bremen and Verden from 1697 to 1718, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867) an Irish astronomer. His work was conducted at Birr Castle, where he had built the largest telescope - the Rosse Telescope/Great Telescope, until the completion of the Hooker telescope. Dated 19th century

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Frederic Francois Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849, Polish-French pianist and piano composer

Eugene Alexander Megerle von Muehlfeld, 1810-1868, Austrian lawyer and politician, historical engraving, circa 1869

Ricardo Balaca Orejas-Canseco (1844-1880), pintor español. Grabado de 1880.

Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Washington Irving, 1783-1859, American writer

Portrait of Commander Wyatt Rawson (1853-1882) a British commander of HMS Discovery. Dated 19th century

ANTONIO CANOVAS DEL CASTILLO (1828/1897) - PRESIDENTE DEL GOBIERNO. ANTONIO CANOVAS DEL CASTILLO (1828-1897).

Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (born 14 April 1831 in Vegesack, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, died 2 June 1896 in Rüngsdorf, district of Bonn) was a German African explorer and writer, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, Historical

Thomas Fowell Buxton (1818-1837), English brewer and social reformer born at Castle Hedingham, Essex. Campaigned for the abolition of slavery. Supported Elizabeth Fry in her campaign for prison reform. Member of Parliament for Weymouth 1818-1837. Engraving.

Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1. Earl von Strafford, 1593 1641, Baron von Raby, also known as Sir Thomas Wentworth, Baron von Newmarch and Oversley. Portrait and signature, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski 18 November 1860 ñ 29 June 1941) Polish pianist and composer, politician, and spokesman for Polish independence

Portrait of Oscar Wilde.

RETRATO DEL GENERAL PRIM - GRABADO S XIX. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. CONDE DE REUS. GENERAL PRIM. GENERAL JUAN PRIM Y PRATS (1814-1870).

Louis Jacques Thenard, vintage engraving. Louis Jacques Thenard, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674076

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Count Giacomo Leopardi, 1798 - 1837, an Italian poet, essayist, and philologist

Prince Alfred 'Affie', later Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Date: 7th February 1863

Rafael Calvo Revilla (1842-1888), actor teatral español. Grabado de 1880.

Rubenstein, Anton Grigorievich (1829 - 1894). Russian composer and pianist.

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), poet, writer, steel engraving according to an image by M. Oppenheim

Portrait of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron of Byron (London; January 22, 1788-Mesolongi, Greece; April 19, 1824), known as Lord Byron, was a poet of t

Byron, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron, called 'Lord Byron' (1788-1824). British romantic poet. Portrait after a Thomas Phillips' painting. Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

Portrait photograph of Charles Dickens. English writer and social critic.

GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO (1863-1938) RETRATO CON AUTOGRAFO - POETA Y DRAMATURGO ITALIANO.

Robert Schumann, Classical Composers

Liholiho, Kamehameha II, King of Hawaii, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

William Powell Frith (1819-1909), English painter, 19th century.Artist: J Smyth

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, his full first name was Rudolf Franz Karl Joseph, 1858 - 1889, heir to the throne of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Woodcut portrait of John Rose, 1st Baronet (1820-1888), a Scots-Quebecer politician. Dated 19th century

Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Count Radetzky of Radetz, John Joseph Wenceslaus Anthony Francis Charles, Count Radetzky of Radetz, Czech: Jan Josef Vaclav Antonin Franticek, 2 November 1766 - 5 January 1858, was a Bohemian nobleman and Austrian field marshal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

León Fontova (1838-1890), actor cómico y director teatral catalán. Grabado de 1883.

Franz Wilhelm Abt, 1819-1885, a German composer and Kapellmeister, historical engraving, c. 1869, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown

James Henry Leigh Hunt,1784-1859. British poet. From the book ""The International Library of Famous Literature"".Published in London 1900. Volume VI.

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

RUBINSTEIN, Anton Grigoryevich (1829-1894). Russian composer and pianist. Signed portrait of Anton Rubinstein. Engraving.

Historical print, portrait of George Frederick Rudolph Theodor Herwegh, 1817 - 1875, a German poet of the Vormaerz or pre-March period and translator, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

JAIME BALMES. SACERDOTE , PERIODISTA Y FILOSOFO ESPAÑOL . 1810 - 1848. GRABADO RETRATO DE LLANTA. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL .MADRID.

THE EARL OF YARBOROUGH (SECONDER IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS), 1881

JOSE I BONAPARTE 1768/1844- GRABADO S XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-GRABADOS ByN. MADRID. SPAIN. BONAPARTE JOSE I. JOSE I BONAPARTE. JOSE BONAPARTE 1768/1844-JOSE I DE ESPAÑA.

Franz Liszt, 19th century Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, (1900). Artist: Unknown

'Adolph Freiherr Von Lützow', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse. Wood engraving, 1844.

GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON at the age of 25 Date: 1788 - 1824

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), poet, writer, drawing by F. Kugler, 1828

André-Antoine Blancheton. Lithograph by A. Devéria.

Portrait of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840) an Turkish polymath. Dated 19th century

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