19th Century Political Figures

Engravings of various European politicians, depicting formal attire and dignified poses, reflecting their status and significance.

Engraved portrait of James William Gilbart (1794-1863) an English banker and author. Dated 19th Century

Francis Guizot (1787-1874), French Political Figure and Historian, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York,

Thomas Chalmers 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Thomas Chalmers 268530

Engraved portrait of James William Gilbart (1794-1863) an English banker and author. Dated 19th Century

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1784-1865, Prime Minister of England, 6 February 1855-19 February 1858: 12 June 1859-18 October 1865, painted by DJ Pound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

William Weldon Champneys, 1807-1875. Dean of Lichfield. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1860

Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) British Statesman and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, Seated Portrait, Engraving from Last Photograph of his Life

Thomas Babbington Macaulay , 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) British historian, poet and Whig politician, born at Leicester, England. Author of 'History of England from the Accession of James II' (1848) and 'Lays of Ancient Rome' (1842). Engraving from 'The Illustrated News of the World' (London, c1860)

Portrait of Alphonse de Lamartine, (1790-1869), (poet, politician) Portrait of Alphonse de Lamartine, (1790-1869), poet, politician. Visit card. Between 1860 and 1890. Photograph of the Nadar workshop.

Rev. Thomas Jolly of Bowden. 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.

Sir George Johnson. Photograph.

Samuel Dousland Waddy (1804-1876) English Wesleyan minister born at Burton-on-Trent. President of the Wesleyan Conference 1859. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860).

James Knox Polk 1795 to 1849. 11th president of the United States 1845 to 1849 From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Luther Holden. Etching by J. Linnell after J. E. Millais, 1880.

Sir Richard Bethell, 1st. Baron Westbury, 1800-1873.Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Hugh Stowell. Born Isle of Man 1799-1845. Canon of Chester. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by J. Eastham of Manchester. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.

Sir Edward William Murphy. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Franc_ois-Auguste Mignet (1796-1884). French writer, historian and journalist. Portrait. Engraving by A. Carretero in "La Ilustracion Espan_ola y Americana", 1884.

Henry Brougham (1778-1868), 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux,, British Politician, Reformer and Lord Chancellor 1830-34, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Publis

Portrait of Samuel Morse 1791-1872

This 1899 illustration shows William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894.

Sir Fitzroy Kelly, 1796-1880. English judge and attorney general. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

Unknown artist, portrait Wilhelm Stier (without dat.): Portrait by Wilhelm Stier. Light pressure on paper, 30.2 x 23.2 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Künstler : Portrait Wilhelm Stier

Luther Holden. Photograph after T.S. Gotch (?), 1880.

Portrait of Fran�ois Guizot, (1784-1874), Writer, State Man Portrait of Fran�ois Guizot, (1784-1874), writer, statesman. Business card (front) .Tire on albuminum paper. Between 1860-1890. Photograph of Nadar (workshop).

Charles John Kean, 1811-1868. English actor. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN American statesman with his autograph Date: 1782 - 1850

Portrait of a man, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Andrew Reed, 1788-1862. English Reverend and benefactor. Founder of the London Orphan Asylum.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.

Manuel Gibert Sans (1795-1873). Catalan military and lawyer. Portrait. Photography.

Michael Faraday (September 22, 1791 - August 25, 1867) was an English naturalist who is considered one of the most important ex..

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878). English Prime Minister 1842-1852. Photograph.

Engraving of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, created by James Barton Longacre in 1880 in New York

Edward Everett ca 1861 created.

Daniel Webster - USA Senator and Statesman from Massachusetts

Henry Goadby. Photograph by Maull & Polyblank.

Charles West. Photograph by G. Jerrard.

New York, New York: c. 1877 A portrait of businessman, financier and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt,

Photograph of Carsten Tank-Nielsen (1877 - 1957). Norwegian naval officer, submarine pioneer and Rear Admiral. Dated 1887

Illustration of Georg Sibbern (1816 - 1901). A Norwegian diplomat and Prime Minister. Dated 1880

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Sir Charles Reed, 1819 - 1881, a British politician

'Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899) English landowner, racehorse owner and Liberal Member of Parliament. At his death he was said to be the richest man in Britain. Tinted lithograph c1880.'

John Russell, lst Earl Russell (1792-1878) English Whig/Liberal politician. Prime Minister 1842-1852. Grandfather of Bertrand Russell. Until 1861 when he was raised to the Peerage he was known as Lord John Russell. Photograph.

Portrait of Henri Rochefort (1831-1913), French journalist and politician, from a painting by Marcel Baschet, illustration from L'Illustration, No 3401, May 2, 1908.

Robert Hare (1781-1858) American chemist. Invented an oxyhydrogen blow-pipe and a calorimeter. A convert to spiritualism, he published Spiritualism Scientifically Demonstrated (1855) and Experimental Investigation of the Spirit Manifestation (1855).

James Glaisher. Photogravure after J. Mayall.

'The Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston. K.G. G.C.B.', c1872. Portrait of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), British statesman who served as Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary and twice as Prime Minister during the reign of Queen Victoria. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume I, by Captain H M Hozier. William Mackenzie, London, 1872

Henry Wilson (1812-1875), American Politician, U.S. Vice President 1873-1875, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1855-1873, half-length Portrait, Unidentified Artist, 1873

David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, William McNab, 1843 1847 William McNab

Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: Portrait de M. Guizot.

Jules Michelet business card Jules Michelet, writer and French historian business card ". Photography of Leg� and Bergeron.

Lui Lopez de la Torre Ayllon y Kirsmacker (1799-1875). Spanish diplomat and politician. Engraving, 19th century.

Negative showing Adam Freiherr von Burg, formal portrait highlighting attire, posture, and facial details in historical documentation.

Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, President of the United States, Drawn from life, September 23d, 1829, and Engraved by J.B. Longacre

Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern (1799 ñ 1880) was a statesman who argued for the unification of Germany.

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, 1813-1883. German composer, music theorist, and essayist.From a portrait by Simon

1800S 1840S Portrait Engraving Of James Polk 11Th American President

Daniel Webster 1782-1852 American lawyer United States Senator Secretary of State and orator Engraving from a 19th century print

Robert Rainey Pennington. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1849, after F. R. Say.

This photogravure of Ralph Waldo Emerson is from an etching by E. Reich and done around 1908. Emerson (1803-1892) was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He was pastor of Old North Church in Boston, Massachusetts. His writings include Essays ( 1st series, 1841; 2d series, 1844) -the best known being 'The Over-Soul' and 'Self-Reliance.' Other writings include 'Nature' and 'Representative Men.'.

'Reverend Thomas Adkins', c19th century. Artist: John Cochran.

Sir George Cornewall Lewis,1806-1863. English statesman and political philosopher.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by John Watkins. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

William Ewert Gladstone (1809-98), British Politician and Prime Minister spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck,

William Henry Harrison.. 1810 - 1877. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

John Flint South. Photograph by W.E. Abbott.

Uhland, Ludwig Stecher: Schultheiß, Albrecht Fürtschottinter: Brockhaus, Friedrich Arnoldverlag: Breitkopf and Härtel <Leipzig>

American orator and politician Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, on January 18, 1782.

Thomas Binney, 1798-1874, English Congregationalist clergyman. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Portrait of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British physicist and chemist, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1283, Volume L, September 28, 1867.

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was an English chemist and physicistone of the most significant ever. He is renown for his experiments in electricity and magnetism. Named for him: Faraday's law of induction, Faraday wheel, Faraday paradox and many others

JAMES FENIMORE COOPER American writer, author of 'Deerslayer' etc Date: 1789 - 1851

Prince Franz Joseph von Dietrichstein (Joseph Carl Johann Nepomuk Quirin von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Leslie, 8th Imperial Prince of Dietrichstein) (28 or April 29, 1767 in Vienna, died July 8 or July 10, 1854 there) was a major general and owner of the Nikolsburg dominion in Moravia, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Michael Faraday. Stipple engraving, 1873, after J. Watkins.

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay of Rothley, 1800 - 1859, British historian, poet and politician

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB FRS (30 June 1817 - 10 December 1911) was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. Hooker was a founder of geographical botany, and Charles Darwin's closest friend. He was Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, for twenty years, in succession to his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science. On 11 November 1847 Hooker left England for his three-year-long Himalayan expedition; he would be the first European to collect plants in the Himalaya. He received free passage on HMS Sidon, to the Nile and then travelled overland to Suez where he boarded a ship to India. He arrived in Calcutta on 12 January 1848, then travelled by elephant to Mirzapur, up the Ganges by boat to Siliguri and overland by pony to Darjeeling, arriving on 16 April 1848. Hooker's survey of hitherto unexplored regions, the Himalayan Journals, dedicated to Charles Darwin, was published by the Calcutta Tri

John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), American Statesman, 7th Vice President of the United States 1825-32 and U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1845-50, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by

JAMES BUCHANAN 15th president of the United States Date: 1791 - 1868

Illustration showing Rev Henry Allon (1818-1892), was an English Nonconformist divine. He was born on 13 October 1818 at Welton, Elloughton-cum-Brough, near Hull, in Yorkshire

HENRY CLAY American statesman with his autograph Date: 1777-1852

Right Hon Lord Talbot de Malahide, President of the Royal Archeological Institute, 1876.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Portrait of Admiral Sir Augustus Kuper (1809-1885) a Royal Navy officer known for his commands in the far east. Dated 19th Century

'Charles Reed (1819-1881),c1880) English typefounder, Liberal politician and philanthropist, Member of Parliament for Hackney 1868-1874, Chairman of the London School Board.'

Stephen Arnold Douglas 1813 to 1861. American politician and leader of Democratic Party. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Portrait of Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873) an American politician and Chief Justice of the United States. Dated 19th Century

John Caldwell Calhoun 1782 - 1850. American politician and 7th Vice President of America. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.

Pushchin Ivan Ivanovich ca. 1856.

Thomas Hart Benton 1782 - 1858. American politician. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was an English chemist and physicistone of the most significant ever. He is renown for his experiments in electricity and magnetism. Named for him: Faraday's law of induction, Faraday wheel, Faraday paradox and many others.

Elihu B. Washburn, U.S. Secretary of State, March 5, 1869 to March 16, 1869

Sir David Brewster. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

William Ewart Gladstone MP, British Liberal Prime Minister, 1882.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

James Knox Polk 1795 to 1849, 11th President of the United States 1845 to 1849 After a painting by Alonzo Chappel, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Quatrefages de Beau, Armand de (1810-1892). French naturalist and anthropologist.

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Seventh President of the United States, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Compa

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63), English Novelist, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New Yor

Print made by William Walker, 1791-1867, British, Bishop Phillpotts of Exeter, 1851. Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Hugh Stowell. Born on the Isle of Man 1799-1845, canon of Chester. Painted by DJ Pound after a photograph by J. Eastham from Manchester. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

James Syme (1799-1870) Scottish surgeon, born in Edinburgh. Father-in-law of Joseph Lister. from 'Lord Lister' by Rickman John Goodlee (London, 1917).

Philipp Eduard Devrient, 11. August 1801, 4. Oktober (1877), ein deutscher Schauspieler, Sänger der Stimmlage Bassbariton und Theaterleiter, Historisc...

STEPHEN LUSHINGTON Lawyer and statesman, at the end of his life. Date: 1782 - 1873

Sir John Herschel. Photograph by Maull & Co.

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