19th Century Notable Figures

Black-and-white photographs featuring distinguished men with beards, showcasing significant historical personalities from the 19th century.

Samuel Morse

Samuel Morse

FRIEDRICH ENGELS German political theorist, depicted during his stay in England Date: 1820 - 1895

Walt Whitman (1819-1891) American poet.

Portrait of Walt Whitman, American poet, 1888 (BSLOC_2018_4_48)

Arthur Maw. Photograph, 1904.

Johannes Brahms, (1833-1897), German composer. Photograph taken in Vienna, October 6, 1895. Halftone

ETIENNE LASPEYRES (1834-1912).

Charles Darwin, c. 1880

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834 - 1907) Russian chemist and inventor. He is best remembered for formulating the Periodic Law and creating a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements.

John Burroughs, famous American naturalist, at 83 years old in 1920 (BSLOC_2018_4_229)

Poll photo collection. Portraits. Portrait of prof. Dr. Hugo Marie de Vries (1848-1935). January 1, 1930

Reinhold Begas, 15. Juli 1831 bis 3. August 1911, ein deutscher Bildhauer, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhun...

John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) depicted in Punch Magazine 1860. Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist.

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, American artist and inventor, 1872. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Alexandre Ribot (1842-1923), French politician, photograph from L'Illustration, No 3283, January 27, 1906.

Photographic portrait of William Henry Perkin (1838-1907) an English chemist best known for his accidental discovery of the first aniline dye: the purple mauveine. Dated 20th century

EADWEARD MUYUBRIDGE English photographer circa 1885

William T. Stead July 5 1849 to April 15 1912 English journalist publisher and social crusader who died in the RMS Titanic disaster

P.C. Korteweg. Photograph.

William Cullen Bryant - American Romantic Poet, journalist, and longtime editor of the Saturday Evening post 1876

Walter Whitman (1819 - 1892) American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse

Basil L. Gildersleeve

1880s PORTRAIT OF ELDERLY CHARLES DARWIN ENGLISH NATURALIST GEOLOGIST AND BIOLOGIST KNOWN FOR THEORIES OF SCIENCE OF EVOLUTION

English novelist Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was known for his ability to build up character by using commonplace scenes. He wrote more than 50 novels, travel books, and biographies.

(Stephanus Johannes) Paulus Kruger (1825-1904) known as Oom Paul. South African politician.

Sir William Henry Perkin. Photograph by Elliott & Fry.

Earl Spencer

England/UK: Charles Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist, geologist and author of 'On the Origin of the Species' (1859), Elliot and Fry, 1881

Historical picture, Charles Darwin at the age of 60, photo by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869

Anthony Trollope

Portrait of William Cullen Bryant, William Cullen Bryant - poet, editor and co-owner of the New York Post

Photograph of Nikolai Tchaikovsky (1851-1926) Russian revolutionary. Dated 1920

Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer April 12, 1885. Photograph by Charles Gallot (active between 1873 and 1899). Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 33525-15 French writer, portrait

Robert Cecil 3rd Marquis of Salisbury 1830-1903. From the book ""King Edward and his times"" by Andre Maurois. Published 1933.

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) English Naturalist

Photographic portrait of Sir John Tomlinson Brunner, 1st Baronet (1842-1919) a British chemical industrialist and Liberal Party politician. Dated 20th Century

Photograph of Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) an English utilitarian philosopher and economist. Dated 19th Century

Walter 'Walt' Whitman (May 31, 1819 - March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was considered obscene by some for its overt sexuality.

Sir Henry Taylor, 19th century English dramatist.Artist: Julia Margaret Cameron

Portrait of James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) an English mathematician. Dated 19th Century

Portrait of Mr George Newsham Curtis, circa 1920, maker unknown. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.

Georgy Lvov (prince), Prime Minister of Russia 1917. Prince Georgy Yevgenyevich Lvov was a Russian statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia, from 15 March to 21 July 1917

Photographic portrait of Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849-1917) a right-wing British Liberal politician who served as Viceroy of India. Dated 19th Century

Agostino Depretis, 31 January 1813, 29 July 1887, was an Italian jurist, landowner and statesman, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor; patented telephone 1876. Picture published 1907

Count Leo Tolstoy Portrait Circa 1888 19th Century Engraving

Alexander Graham Bell, (1847-1922), Scottish-born American inventor, patented telephone, 1876. Picture published 1907

WALT WHITMAN American poet Date: 1819 - 1892

Emperor Pedro II of Brazil 1887

Portrait of the poet Walt Whitman, George C. Cox, 1887 photomechanical print United States of America paper historical persons. portrait of a writer. beard

USA: Walter 'Walt' Whitman, American poet, essayist and journalist (1819-1892), c. 1870

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic and Nobel prize winner. Date: 1946

Charles Hay Cameron. Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879)

Agostino Depretis, 31 January 1813, 29 July 1887, was an Italian jurist, landowner and statesman, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century or...

Photographic portrait of Sir John Tenniel, the English cartoonist and illustrator, pictured c.1914. Tenniel was a famous 'Punch' artist and illustrator of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Date: 1914

Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) British physicist and chemist., Portrait engraving

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834 - 1907) Russian chemist and inventor. He is best remembered for formulating the Periodic Law and creating a farsighted version of the periodic table of elements.

Walt Whitman. Date/Period: 1887. Platinum print. Photograph. Height: 221 mm (8.70 in); Width: 184 mm (7.24 in). Author: George C. Cox.

(James) Kier Hardie (1856-1915) Scottish-born British Labour leader, a founder of the Labour Party.

John Muir (1838-1914), Scottish-American naturalist

Photograph of William O'Brien, the Irish journalist and nationalist, seen during his term of office representing Cork in the British Parliament. Date: 1910

Ferdinand August Bebel (1840-1913), for many years leader of the German Socialists.

''The Late Dom Pedro, Ex- Emperor of Brazil', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Silver gelatin photograph by Hugo Erfurth portraying Hans Thoma, taken in 1920 with a print produced in the 1940s, showing portrait and facial detail.

SHAW , BERNARD. ESCRITOR BRITANICO . 1856-1950.

Issac Stephenson

Charles Robert Darwin 1809 ñ 1882. English naturalist and geologist; best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory

RICHARD DODDRIDGE English novelist, author of 'Lorna Doone' (1869) Date: 1825 - 1900

Antonio Meucci (1808-1889), Italian inventor of the telephone, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXVI, No 23, June 4, 1899.

Italy, rovereto, Italian archaeologist Paolo Orsi (1859- 1935)

Photo of - Head of 'Outlook' For Half Century is 84 Today. Dr. Lyman Abbott, (Shown Above), Editor in Chief of the 'Outlook' for more than Half a Century, Who Celebra Today his 84th Birthday - He is an Keen and Alert as ever Continues in Intimate Touch with World Affairs.

Alexandre Ribot, French statesman, 1916. Artist: Unknown

Portrait photograph of Leo Tolstoy. Russian writer famous for the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

12/31/1959. The Finnish novelist, Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Frans Sillampaa.

George Bernard Shaw, British Playwright, (1856-1950)

Rabindranath Tagore - India's National Poet 1930 - Author. November 1, 1930.

William Cullen Bryant 1876 () Thomas Le Clear. William Cullen Bryant 11411

Portrait of Mehemet Ali Pasha of Egypt; Black and White Illustration from the London Illustrated News; August 1844.

12/31/1905. The Italian Minister in Tangier Se. Malmusi, arrived in Madrid the day before yesterday.

Anefo photo collection. Dr. Frans Hemerijckx in transit at Schiphol, here during press conference, Dr. Frans Hemerijckx (head). October 14, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE Indian Bengali poet, composer and painter Date: 1861 - 1941

USA: Samuel F. B. Morse (1791 - 1892), painter and inventor, contributor to the Morse code, portrait photograph by Mathew Brady (1822 - 1896), 1866

Sen. Richard Coke, Texas, ca. 1870-1880

William Morris (1834-1896) English socialist, craftsman and poet. Arts and Crafts Movement.

The author Leo Tolstoy, Bulla, Karl Karlovich (1853-1929)

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Irish playwright and critic in July 1891, wearing a distinctive hat Date: 1856-1950

David cooper, congress of psychoanalysis, milan, 1976

GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE political theorist and activist Date: 1817 - 1906

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) Indian philosopher and poet.

William Cullen Bryant, 1794 to 1878, an American writer, jurist and journalist, historical wood engraving, ca. 1880, digitally restored reproduction o...

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW. DRAMATURGO Y POLEMISTA BRITANICO.1856-1950 AUTOR ENTRE OTRAS OBRAS DE , CASA DE VIUDOS (1892), HOMBRE Y SUPERHOMBRE (1903) Y SANTA JUANA (1923).

G.B. Shaw 11 8 1909.

Charles-Camille Saint-Saens, French musician and composer. Date: 1835-1921

George P. Putnam 1872 Platt Powell Ryder. George P. Putnam 11983

Portrait of Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Dated 19th Century

Dom Pedro II (1825 ñ 5 December 1891), 'the Magnanimous', was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years from 1831-1889

Charles Gounod (1818-1893). French composer. Portrait. Engraving

Photographic portrait of the Reverend A. Blomfield, Bishop of Colchester, c.1880. Date: 1880

STEPHANUS JOHANNES PAULUS (PAUL) KRUGER, last President of the South African Republic and generlly regarded as the greatest figure Afrikanerdom produced.

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