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19th Century Military Portraits

Illustrations of historical military figures in formal attire, showcasing intricate uniforms and decorations, evoking a sense of honor and legacy.

General Bernhard Franz Wilhelm von Werder, 1823 - 1907, historical illustration circa 1893

Eduard Iwanowitsch Totleben, sometimes transliterated as Todleben, 20 May 1818, 1 July 1884, was a Baltic German military engineer and Imperial Russian Army general, Germany, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally restored, Historic, Eduard Ivanovich Totleben, sometimes transliterated as Todleben, 20 May 1818, 1 July 1884, was a Baltic German military engineer and Imperial Russian Army general, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, di, Europe

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of France, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, President of France and soldiers from Illustrirte Zeitung ,

Gerneral Louis Jules Trochu (1815-1896), French General, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, french General, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

Prince William of Baden, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign

Jacques Alexandre Bernard Law, Marquis de Lauriston (1768-1828) French soldier and diplomat. Served in Napoleonic Wars and after the fall of the Empire, served Louis XVIII. Lithograph, Paris, c1840.

Scott, Winfield .

HELMUTH graf von MOLTKE German military commander with his autograph Date: 1848 - 1916

Wilhelm I., mit vollem Namen Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig von Preußen geb. 22. März 1797 in Berlin, gest. 9. März 1888 ebenda, aus dem Haus Hohenzollern war von 1861 bis zu seinem Tod König von Preußen und seit der Reichsgründung 1871 erster Deutscher Kaiser, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4903328

German military in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 1871, Heinrich Gottfried Grimm, 21 June 1804, 24 December 1884, was a Prussian-German physician and military physician, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digitally improved, Military people of Deutschland in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, June 21, 1804, December 24, 1884, was a Prussian-German physician and military physician, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digitally improved

George B. McClellan (18261885) was a general who skillfully reorganized Union forces in the first year of the American Civil War (186165) but drew wide criticism for repeatedly failing to press his advantage over Confederate troops.

The Allies in the First World War, France, Colonel of the Infantry, Colonel Balagny, Commandant of the 65th Infantry Regiment 1914 and the 1917-18 division 1917-18.

Lyons, Edmund .

General Lewis Wallace, USA Civil War

Friedrich Heinrich Ernst Freiherr von Wrangel, ab 1864 Graf von Wrangel, 13. April 1784, 1. November, preußischer Generalfeldmarschall, Historisch, di...

TEESDALE, Colonel (later Major-General Sir) Christopher Charles, 1833-96, shown wearing Victoria Cross awarded after Battle of Kars, 1855, during the Crimean war, engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Watkins

'Colonel Nugent, Commanding the Royal Engineers', c1882. Artist: Unknown.

Amedee Courbet (1827-1885). French Admiral. Engraved by F. Meaulle. The Illustration, 1884.

Franz Schneider von Dillenburg (born 8 May 1799, died 6 February 1879 in Teplitz) was an Austrian Imperial and Royal Major General and member of the Imperial Elisabeth Theresa Military Foundation, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Spain. Kingdom of Isabel II. Revolution of 1854. New government of 1854 known as Bienio Progresista (Progressive Biennium). Up to down and from left to right: Baldomero Espartero, Domingo Dulce, Leopoldo O'Donnell, Antonio Ros de Olano, F_liz MarÕa de Messina, Evaristo San Miguel and Francisco Serrano. On their feet, the Constitution of 1837. Engraving by Jos_ Vallejo. Engraving.

Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz, 1809, 1877, was a Prussian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War, Situation from the time of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Porter Van Een Met Met Vlinderstrik A Twee Insignes, Gustaf Alfred Johanson Dahllöf, 1880 - 1920 photograph. cabinet photograph This photo is part of an album. Stockholm cardboard. photographic support historical persons. medals and other marks of military honour

A member of the Decembrist movement. The Decembrist Revolt took place in Russia on 26 December 1825, during the interregnum following the sudden death of Tsar Alexander I

German military people in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 1871, Johann Nepomuk von Nussbaum, 2 September 1829, 31 October 1890, was a German surgeon and university lecturer, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digitally improved, Military people of Deutschland in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 2 September 1829, 31 October 1890, was a German surgeon and university lecturer, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digitally improved

'Sir Dominic Daly', 1886. Artist: Unknown

Leonhard Nowey von Leidenfeld 1806-1891, k. k. Oberst, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

Com. Farragut, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Leaders" series (N222), a set of 25 cards issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Com. Farragut, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Sitting man in armor with sword, Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees, 1811 - 1867 print A man, dressed in armor and in his hand the hilt of a sword, sits at a table. Netherlands paper etching armour. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, (1790-1858) British naval officer, born in Burton near Christchurch, Hampshire, joined the Royal Navy in 1803, from 1855 Commander of the British Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856, Commander-in-Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet 1855-1858, Rear Admiral 1850, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

John Charles Fremont was trained as a US Army Engineer topographer. His mastery astronomy, geology, surveying, and mapping informed his reports describing fauna, flora, soil, and water resources. In 1842 he led his first expedition to the Wind River of the Rocky Mountains and the Oregon Trail. In 1843-44 he brought Kit Carson into the expedition to map the Oregon Trail. His reports were written with his talented wife, Jessie Benton Fremont, and stimulated the interest of settlers for the new western lands (BSLOC_2019_9_185)

Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov-Smolensky, Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, 16 September 1745, 28 April 1813, was a Field Marshal General of the Russian Army. Kutuzov is regarded in Russia as a hero of the Patriotic War against Napoleon Bonaparte, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

1800S 1860S 1862 Portrait General George Brinton Mcclellan Union General During American Civil War

Brig. Gen. Robert Anderson, 1861 - 1880, New York (State), History, Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871

Portret van Andries Jan Jacob Des Tomps, Anonymous, 1845 print The person portrayed wears a military uniform with order signs. paper. historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait). knighthood order

PortraT van Prins Karl von Württemberg, Carl Mayer, After Müller, 1849 print Nuremberg paper steel engraving historical persons

Lafayette, Joseph Marquis.

'Alexei Evert (1857-1926) Russian General. Chief of Staff, 1st Manchurian Army in Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. Commander of Russian Western Army Group in Brusilov Offensive in First World War. Chromolithograph.'

Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Valcárcel (1798-1840). Spanish lieutenant general. Of absolutist ideas, during the reign of Ferdinand VII he uprised against the government during the Liberal Triennium, being one of the promoters of the failed uprising of the Royal Guard in Madrid on 7 July 1822, which forced him to go into exile in France. Portrait. Engraving by Martinez. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845.

Hunted, David Henri Baron.

GENERAL PALAFOX-1776/1847-MILITAR ESPAÑOL-GRABADO S XIX. PALAFOX GENERAL. REBOLLEDO PALAFOX JOSE.

Alexander Georg von Zastrow, 1846, 1907, was a Prussian Major General, Situation from the time of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, also called the Franco-Prussian War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Heinrich Cerrini de Monte Varchi born November 23, 1801 in Görlitz in Saxony, died October 27, 1870, Könlich, an Austrian-Hungarian officer, in the rank of a field marshal of the infantry, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Major General George B. McClellan: peoples choice for seventeenth president of the United States, USA Presidential election 1864

Bonaparte / Napoleon

Well, Josef.

Edwin Karl Rochus Freiherr von Manteuffel, 24 February 1809, 17 June 1885, was a Prussian field marshal, Franco-German campaign 1870, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt, 16. Dezember 1742, 12. September 1819, Graf, später zum Fürst von Wahlstatt erhoben, war ein preuß...

William Tecumseh Sherman (8 February 1820 - 14 February 1891) was a US officer, latterly General of the Army, banker, lawyer, writer and Secretary of War in the Grant Cabinet, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

General Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863 A_i_ 1934) French military officer and explorer in Africa. Engraving. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1899. Colored.

General Legrand (died. 1870). Died in the Battle of Borny. Engraving by La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1870. Colored.

General Dwernicki Józef Dwernicki Küstner, Gottfried (1800 1864)

Portrait of Rijnholt Antony Klerck in military costume, Johan Hendrik Hoffmeister, c. 1851 - c. 1883 print The person portrayed wears a military uniform with eight knights, including a military service for thirty years. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Hague paper. historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait). knighthood order

PIERRE GUSTAVE TOUSSAINT BEAUREGARD : American military Commander- in-chief of the Confederate forces during the War between the States. Photo in 1863 : with his autograph. Date: 1818 - 1893

Don Carlos, 8. Juli 1545, 24. Juli 1568, war Infant von Spanien und als solcher von 1560 bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1568 Prinz von Asturien, digitale v...

Emmanuel Felix de Wimpffen (1811-1884). French general. Portrait. Engraving. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

The Allies in the First World War, France, Chasseur d'Afrique, African light infantry, Martinez of the Prudhon department in Oran., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Illustration depicting a prison warden saluting a superior officer. Dated 20th Century

Maximilian Daublebsky Freiherr von Sterneck zu Ehrenstein (born 14 February 1829 in Klagenfurt; died 5 December 1897 in Vienna) was an admiral from the baronial family Daublebsky von Sterneck and from 1883 until his death commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original, record date not stated.

Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov (1851-1919) was a Russian soldier and counterrevolutionary. Russia. From Orenburg to Samarkand 1876-1878 by Madame Marie Ujfalvy-Bourdon, Le Tour du Monde 1879

Piet J. Joubert, 1831-1900, Commandant-General of the South African Republic, Thérèse Schwartze, 1890

Hermann Wilhelm Ludwig Alexander Karl Friedrich Graf von Wartensleben-Carow 17 October 1826, 9 March 1921, was a Prussian General of Cavalry and Commander of the Provincial Saxon Cooperative of the Order of St John, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of E. van der Oudmeulen, Johan Hendrik Hoffmeister, 1851 - c. 1883 print The person portrayed wears a military uniform. Under the portrait are name and functions. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Hague paper. historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait). knighthood order

THOMAS F BURKE - Irish nationalist : described as 'General', evidently in some paramilitary force dedicated to liberating Ireland from the English oppressor. Date: LATE 19TH CENTURY

PABLO IGLESIAS (REGIDOR DE MADRID EN 1822). Author: TRAJANI LOPEZ R. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. IGLESIAS PABLO SIGLO XIX.

The Allies in the First World War, Italy, Rear Admiral, Rear Admiral Grassi, Naval Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Paris, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Europe

Army Generals, Ungarische Soldaten der er Revolution,

Portrait of Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, 24 February 1809, 17 June 1885, was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian I Corps in the Franco-Prussian War, commander of the North German Army, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Portrait of Andries Jan Jacob Baron des Tomb. The portrait carries two knight orders on his chest. His name and titles under the portrait.

Commander Jng Ameén Shuttle 1878-1880 reproduction.Commander JNG Ameén Shuttle 1878-1880 Reproduction

Portrait of General Baldomero Espartero, Carel Christiaan Antony Last, c. 1836 - 1876 print The portrayed person wears a military uniform with epaulettes, a sash and awards. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Leiden paper. historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait). knighthood order

Portrait of General Yermolay Fyodorovich Kern (1765-1841), Dawe, George (1781-1829)

'General Donald Stewart, C.B.', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Portrait of General Juan Lavalle Argentina (1797-1841), painting by Luis Novarese. Argentina, 19th century.

Parette Van One Man In Uniform, Anger, Anger Fulgy Barthlem Siller, 1812 - 18219 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper steel engraving historical persons. ornament ~ medallion

Napoleon Bonaparte as first consul of the French Republic, Emperor Napoleon I 15 August 1769, 5 May 1821, was a French general, revolutionary dictator and Emperor of the French, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Damremont, Charles Marie Denys Comte de.

GUTIERREZ DE LA CONCHA , JOSE. MILITAR ESPAÑOL. 1809-1895. MARQUES DE LA HABANA. OLEO DE AGUIRRE. ATENEO DE MADRID.

Anderson, Robert .

Colonel A. of Spitzmüller. .

'Portrait of Lieutenant General, Count A.V. Adlerberg'. Russia, 1882. Dimensions: 91,4x71 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Fyodor Burov.

Lieut.Col. Dunne, Commander of the English Battalion in Sicily, 1860. British military fighting in Italy, as part of a '...battalion composed of North Italians and Palermitans...Lieutenant-Colonel Dunne...was formerly in the 44th Regiment of Foot, and afterwards with Beatson as an officer of Bashi-bazouks in the Crimea. He has gained the grade of Lieutenant-Colonel with Garibaldi, having left the English Army with the rank of Captain. Colonel Dunne was with Garibaldi and Missori when the three were charged by Neapolitan cavalry. He succeeded in bringing down his man by a well-delivered pistol-

Eduard Karl Emanuel von Jachmann, 1822, 1887, was a German Vice Admiral, Vice Admiral, Situation from the time of the Franco-Prussian War or Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Robert E. Lee (1807-70) American and Confederate Soldier, Commanding General of the Confederate Forces during the American Civil War, Portrait, 1864

Colonel A. of Spitzmüller. .

MAROTO, Rafael (1783-1847). Spanish military man who fought in the First Carlist War. Spain. First Carlist War. Rafael Maroto. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum.

Piet Joubert (Petrus Jacobus - 1834-1900) South African soldier and statesman. Command Boer troops in 1st and 2nd Boer Wars. Engraving

German military people in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 1871, Herr Schulte, er war katholischer Krankenhausseelsorger, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digitally improved, Military people of Deutschland in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, he was a Catholic hospital pastor, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digitally improved

Major Gonville Bromhead VC (29 August 1845 - 9 February 1891) was a British Army officer and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British armed forces. He received the medal for his part in the defence of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, in which a small British garrison of 139 soldiers successfully repulsed an assault by some 4,000 Zulu warriors. Bromhead was portrayed by Michael Caine in the film Zulu, which depicted the battle

David Farragut, Union naval officer of the American Civil War, (c1880). Artist: Unknown

MAROTO , RAFAEL. GENERAL ESPAÑOL. 1783 - 1847. LUCHO EN LA GUERRA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA. RETRATO ANONIMO. MUSEO DEL EJERCITO. MADRID.

Juan Ponce De Leon (1460-1521) Spanish soldier and public servant who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage. Appointed by the Spanish government of colonized Puerto Rico. Discovered Florida in April 1513. Late 19th century engraving.

Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza, Anonymous, 1601 painting Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza (1546-1623), Admirant van Aragon, general in the army of Archhertog Albrecht of Austria. Knee piece, standing in armor, to the right. Commandostaf in the right hand, the left hand on the hilt of his swords. At the top left the weapon of the Admirant of Aragon, at the top right the family crest. A sash over the chest and a chain with an oval jewel with the Leliekruis of Calatrava. Northern Netherlands canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons. commander-in-chief, general, marshal. armour Aragon

Osman-Pasza, Osman Nuri Pascha, Turkish general from Harap, Rok Drugi , Krakow, Unknown

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, 1 April 1815, 30 July 1898, was a German politician and statesman. He promulgated the last decree of Emp...

GEORGE STEWARD BEATSON Medical : Surgeon-General of the British army in India. Date: - 1874

Charles Denis Bourbaki 1816-1897, French General, (left) and Pierre Marie Philippe Aristide Denfert-Rochereau 1823-1878, French Colonel, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, french General, (left) and Pierre Marie Philippe Aristide Denfert-Rochereau 1823-1878, french Colonel, illustrated war history, German, French war 1870-1871, Germany, France, Europe

Johann III Sobieski, Jan III Sobieski, Jonas Sobieskis, 17 August 1629, 17 June 1696, was a Polish aristocrat, statesman, grand hetman and from 1674 t...

Sir Charles Warren (1840 - 1927), Soldier and archaeologist Date: 1873

German military chaplains in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, 1871, Lazarett Pastor Rettig, Deutsche Militaerseelsorger im Deutsch-Franzoesischen Krieg, Reproduktion eines Holzschnitts von 1882, digital verbessert, Military people of Deutschland in the Franco-Prussian War 1870, German military chaplains of the Franco-Prussian War, reproduction of a woodcut from 1882, digital improved

Prince Louis Napoleon depicted as a young boy in military uniform, at the time of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. The Prince was killed in an ambush during the Zulu war, on 1st June 1879. Date: 1879

W J Hardee. Major-General in the American Civil War 1861-1865. Engraving

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