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19th Century Male Portraits

Formal portraits of 19th-century men in classic attire, featuring a range of poses and expressions that exude sophistication.

bearded man wearing a top hat, standing; André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819 - 1889); 1862 - 1865; Albumen silver print

August Förster -, actor, director, Carl Karl Mahlknecht -, photographer

Portrait van Friedrich Julius Stahl, Leopold Haase & Co., 1855 - 1861 Photograph. visit card This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support albumen print historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Anton Dominik Ritter von Fernkorn -, sculptor, Ludwig Angerer -, photographer

Portrait of Lafont Pierre-Cheri, (1797-1873), (actor) Portrait of Lafont Pierre-Cher (1797-1873), actor. Photograph of L. CREMI�RE & CIE. Visit Card. Draw on Albuminum Paper. 1860-1890.

Portrait of Charles Ponchard (1824-1891), (actor, lyrical singer, director) Portrait of Charles Ponchard (1824-1891), actor, lyric singer, director. Business card (front). Photography of Numa Son. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Portrait of Henri John Temple (1784-1865), says Lord Palmerston, English man. André Dédéri (1819-1889). Portrait of Henri John Temple (1784-1865), says Lord Palmerston, English man. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Carjat, Etienne (n.1828-04-01-D.1906-03-09), Ingres (common name). Photographic print laminated on cardboard (business card). Museum of Romantic Life.

Portrait of Henry VII, Prince of Reuss. Portrait of Henry VII, Prince of Reuss. Business card (front). Anonymous photography. Technique to check (coal draw). 1860-1890.

M. Giacomo Meyerbeer, 1791-1864. German composer.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph byMayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Carl Albrecht Fichtner -, actor, Carl Karl Mahlknecht -, photographer

Portrait of Laya L�on, (1811-1872), (dramatic author, Fontainebleau Palace librarian) Portrait of Leon Laya Leon (1811-1872), (dramatic author, Fontainebleau Palace librarian). Visit card. Between 1860 and 1890. Photography of Disderi and Cie.

Carte de Visite - Unidentified Portrait of a Standing Man, 1860s

Friedrich Adolf Ferdinand von Flotow -, composer, Unknown, photographer

Portrait of Kreutzer L�on, (1817-1868), (Piante, Composer) Portrait of Kreutzer Leon, (1817-1868), pianist, composer. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Between 1860 and 1890. Photograph of Emile Desmaisons (1812-1882).

Dr. Quin. British & Foreign Copying Company, photographer about 1864 This photograph sits in an album that intermixes pages of cartes-de-visite with full-page photocollages. Victorian collagists took their photographic materials primarily from cartes-de-visite. Patented by André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, the carte-de-visite was easily and inexpensively printed (84.XD.1157.2179). By the 1860s, _cartomania _had taken hold. It became customary to exchange cartes-de-visite on social calls. These small studio portraits measure 3 ½ x 2 1/8 inches, about the size of a playing card. It is not known whether they removed the photographs from the thick cardstock on which they had been mounted or obtained unmounted prints from the photographer. People also collected cards of the royal family, actors, and politicians (see for example, the image of Princess Christina of the United Kingdom found in this album). A womans collection of cartes-de-visite visually displayed her social circle and fav

Portrait of Prince Albert, Duke of Edinburgh. Mayall, John Jabez Edwin (1813-1901), photographer, Pound, Daniel John (fl. ca 1842-1870), graphic artist, London Joint Stock Newspaper Co. (Londyn ; wydawnictwo ; fl. ca 1858-186.), publishing house

Joseph Henry Speer. Photograph by H. Hering.

Sayn Wittgenstein

Robert Dundas Cay. Artist: David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802-1870 Edinburgh, Scotland); Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821-1848 St. Andrews, Scotland). Photography Studio: Hill and Adamson (British, active 1843-1848). Date: 1843-44. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Robert Adamson. David Octavius Hill.

Portrait of Wacawa Popiel (1811-1889); Beyer, Karol (Warsaw; photographic zak; 1845-1872); 1861 (1861-00-00-1861-00-00);Popiel, Przewłocki, Janusz (1927-2007) - collection

John Parselle

Portrait of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887). Beyer, Karol (1818-1877), photographer

Portrait of Henri Thomas Lafontaine (1826-1898), (actor) Portrait of Henri Thomas Lafontaine (1826-1898), actor. Photograph of Pierre Petit & Trinquart. Visit Card. Draw on Albuminum Paper. 1860-1890.

Portrait of Prince Nikolai Tolbetskoi or Troubetskoy Portrait of Prince Nikolai Tolbetskoi or Troubetskoy. Business card (front). Photograph of Disderi & Cie. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

RETRATO DE MANUEL JOSE QUINTANA - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - S XIX. Author: ANGEL ALONSO MARTINEZ (1825-1868). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. MANUEL JOSE QUINTANA (1772/1857).

Contemporary Gallery - Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869), poet and critic Contemporary gallery. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869), poet and critic. Photograph of Bertall (Charles Albert d'Arnoux, said, 1820-1882). Photoglyphia. 1850-1860.

Portrait of Donati Jean-Baptiste, (1826-1873), (astronomer) Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Donati (1826-1873), astronomer. Anonymous photography. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

Sir Jno Fox Burgoyne (1782-1871), Field Marshal, Taken at the Crimea Made 1855 England. Thinly albumenized print . Roger Fenton

Portrait of Bauce, (lyric theater) Franck (Fran�ois Gobinet de Villechole, said). Portrait of Bauce, (lyrical theater). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

Palfrey , Carte de Visite Collection

Andrew MF. Davis

Portrait of Lavignac Albert, (1846-1916), (Professor at Conservatoire, Musicographer) Portrait of Lavignac Albert, (1846-1916), Professor at the Conservatoire, musicographer. Before 1860. Photography by Gerothwohl & Tanner.

Guthrie. Artist: David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802-1870 Edinburgh, Scotland); Robert Adamson (British, St. Andrews, Scotland 1821-1848 St. Andrews, Scotland). Photography Studio: Hill and Adamson (British, active 1843-1848). Date: 1843-47. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Robert Adamson. David Octavius Hill.

Hanlon, 1858-1869, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 5 11/16 x 4 in. (14.45 x 10.16 cm) (image)6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (15.56 x 10.8 cm) (mount), Albumen print (cabinet card), United States, 19th century

Portrait of Hermann Vallentin (1872-1945), German actor (view from the knees upwards). unknown, publisher

Portret van Gustave Ovigneur, Edouard Amédée Carette, 1865 - 1870 Photograph. visit card Lille cardboard. paper albumen print adult man. historical persons Lille

Portrait of Ernest Blum (1836-1907), (Journalist for Gauls, Charivari, Dramatic Author) Pierre Petit (Pierre Lanith Small, says) (1831-1909). Portrait of Ernest Blum (1836-1907), (journalist for the Gauls, Charivari, dramatic author). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

Carl Albrecht Fichtner -, actor, Hermann Klee -, photographer

Allen Bathurst esq.. Unknown maker, British

Faithfully yours JRuskin

Paris, Disdéri, André-Adolphe-Eugène, Portrait of Pierre-Antoine Berryer, verso - handwritten, This photo is part of an album., photograph, photo, carte-de-visite, album page, photos, P. Ant. Berryer fr. attorney, (in political processes) 1790-1868, (Disdéri), recto - handwritten, Disdéri, photographe de SM l'empereur, 8, Boulevart des Italiens, Paris, verso - printed, P. Ant. Berryer, lawyer, Paris 1790-1878, height 84 mm, width 51 mm, French, 1819-03-28 - 1889-10-04, photographer, 1855 - 1868, photographic paper, photo paper, cardboard, albumen print

John Gibson. Photograph by Maull & Polyblank.

Joseph Lewinsky -, actor, Ludwig Angerer -, photographer

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) by Anonymous /The Russian State Library, Moscow/1850/Phototypie/Germany/Portrait

Portrait of Frans Assisi van Bourbon, King of Spain, John Clarck, 1855 - 1868 Photograph. visit card Part of photo album with 123 Cartes-de Visite of members of European royal houses, politicians and well-known persons. cardboard. paper. photographic support albumen print historical persons. ruler, sovereign. decorations, honours (as symbols of the state, etc.). clothing for the upper part of the body. trousers, breeches. shoes, sandals. hacking and thrusting weapons (with NAME). studio requisites ~ photographer

R. B. Mantell

Capt. Denmon. Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

Photography: Jan matejko at kotar Rzewuski, Walery (1837 1888)

Portrait of Amalie Winkler

Charles Hugo in Jersey. 1853-1855. Photograph of the Jersey workshop. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. French writer, in bust, exile, exile, son, journalist, portrait, 19th XIXth 19th 19th 19th 19th century

Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905), 1864-1866, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (8.89 x 5.56 cm) (image)4 x 2 7/16 in. (10.16 x 6.19 cm) (mount), Albumen print (carte de visite), United States, 19th century

Photograph by Julius Gertinger showing a portrait of Julius Gertinger, printed on albumin paper on a box box in 1867, depicting the subject's face and upper body.

Félix Antoine Philippe Dupanloup, Erzbischof von Orléans, André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri , photographer

Rushton, Capt. J.R. cartes-de-visite, black-and-white prints

Portrait of a Man. Charles DeForest Fredricks (American, 1823 - 1894)

Portrait of Roman Elazowski (1854-1930), actor, reality, theater director (the whole character in the stage costume, in Atelier); around 1900 (1890-00-00-1905-00-00);Partage Plus, Rajchman, Aleksander (1855-1915) - collection, actors, theater costumes, modernism (style), Poland (culture), portraits, men's portraits, message (provenance), theater (artist), Żelazowski, Roman (1854 -1930), Żelazowski, Roman (1854-1930) -iconography

John Leech. Artist: Camille Silvy (French, 1835-1869). Dimensions: Approx. 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 in.). Date: 1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rev James Langton Clark Made 1864 England. Albumen print . Lewis Carroll

Earl of Rosemore 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Earl of Rosemore. David Octavius Hill (British, Perth, Scotland 1802-1870 Edinburgh, Scotland). 1843-47. Salted paper print from paper negative. Photographs

Monsieur Ortolan. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819 - 1889)

Sir Charles Hastings. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Sir Philip Crampton. Mezzotint by D. Lucas, 1842, after W. Stevenson.

Portrait of Paulin Lecomte (1822-1898), said Menier, actor at the theater. Pierre Petit (Pierre Lanith Small, says). Portrait of Paulin Lecomte (1822-1898), said Menier, actor at the theater. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

King LUDWIG II of Bavaria or Mad King Ludwig, 1845-1886, photograph

Studio portrait of a man with large sideburns ending in a beard, c. 1863 - c. 1866 visit card Amsterdam paper. cardboard albumen print

Prince Alfred. Augustin Aimé Joseph le jeune (French, active 1860s - 1870s)

Geheimrath Joseph Maximilian Chelius. Photograph.

Thomas Guthrie, D.D; Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848); Scotland; 1843 - 1848; Salted paper print from a Calotype negative; 20.3 x 14.6 cm (8 x 5 3,4 in.)

Chas. Haddon Spurgeon , Preachers, Spurgeon, C. H. Charles Haddon, 1834-1892, Carte de Visite Collection

Gustav Gaul -, Painter, Josef Löwy , Photographer

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish Poet and Playwright, full-length portrait, Napoleon Sarony, 1882

Joseph Outland. F.W. Rudy

Portrait of Ernest Barnett Lockett, circa 1910, New Zealand, maker unknown.

Portrait of Mustapha-Fazl-Pasha (1830-1875), Egyptian man. Carjat & Cie. Portrait of Mustapha-Fazl-Pasha (1830-1875), Egyptian man. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Lord Dufferin. Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

Julius Herbst from Löwenfeld, Sandor Tiefbrunner, Photo Studio

Portrait of František Ondříček (1857-1922), Czech violinist and composer (half figure standing in studio, with violin). unknown, photographer

Portrait of Edouard Hermil (1833-1898), says Milher, theater actor, smoking a cigar. Portrait of Edouard Hermil (1833-1898), says Milher, theater actor, smoking a cigar. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Around 1873. Photography of Ulric Grobe.

Ernst Litfaß

Gelatin silver print - Portrait of an unidentified man, East Sherbrooke, Quebec, about 1900-1910 Louis Couture (born 1838)

Mr. Basilevski , Alexandre Benois Collection

John Propert. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Portrait of Celestial Augustine Scriwaneck, (1823-1910), (Actress) Cyrus Anatole Pougnet (born in 1840). Portrait of Celestial Augustine Scriwaneck, (1823-1910), Actress. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper, before 1876-1876.

Revd Edward Baphaw, 1861; 1861; Albumen silver print

Prof. Beets, 13 September 1814 - 1902.

Joseph Lewinsky -, actor, Schwab, Photo Studio

President Abraham Lincoln in studio photograph of Aug. 9, 1863. Photo by Alexander Gardner, who was employed in the Mathew Brady Studio at the time (BSLOC_2018_6_62)

Portrait of Fr�d�rick Lem�rie, (Antoine-Louis-Prosper Lem�rie, 1800-1876), (actor) Portrait of Fr�d�rick Lem�rie, (Antoine-Louis-Prosper Lem�rie, 1800-1876), actor. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photography of Carjat & Cie.

Portrait of Leopold Claessen.

Charles Hunter Brown, 16 May 1859, Christchurch, by Dr Alfred Barker.

Portrait of an unknown man, Gustave (photographer), 1860 - 1885 Photograph. visit card Le Mans cardboard. paper albumen print adult man. anonymous historical person portrayed Le Mans

Chas. Parsloe

Dailly, Palais Royal, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 1), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes.. Dailly, Palais Royal, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 411709

Frederick Law Olmsted.. Clippings, Portraits. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Public figures

Emile Augier (1820-1889), French poet and writer

T.H. Glenney

Portrait Man ..

Full-Length Portrait of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, photograph by Alexander Gardner, Washington DC, USA, August 8, 1863

Portrait of Etienne Vacherot (1809-1897), philosopher, politician Portrait of Etienne Vacherot (1809-1897), philosopher, politician. Business card (front). Photograph of Georges Mathurin Legé. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, dit). "Victor Hugo, 1878". Albumin paper draw. 1878-1878. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 146151-1 Portrait

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