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19th Century Portraits

Stylized portraits of notable individuals from the 19th century, highlighting period dress and artistic photography techniques.

The artist William Powell Frith (1819-1909) wearing a rather artistic necktie. Date: circa 1870

Charles Richard Sumner (1790-1874) English churchman born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Bishop of Worcester 1827-1873. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860).

Ootheca, Wolleyana, London, sold by R. H. Porter, 1864-1907, portraits, ornithology, John Wolley, naturalist, A seated man with a serious expression is dressed in a formal outfit, featuring a waistcoat and a coat. He sits with his arms crossed, conveying a sense of poise and confidence. Beneath him, there is a handwritten signature that reads 'Yours very truly, B. H. W. C. M.' The overall presentation suggests a historical context, possibly indicating a notable individual or an important figure from the past.

D. O. Hill. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen,1784-1860. English Tory/Peelite politician.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.

Nikolay Alexandrovich Dobrolyubov (1836 - 1861) Russian poet, literary critic, journalist, and prominent figure of the Russian nihilist movement.

Gioacchino Rossini(1792-1868), the Italian composer in middle age. Date: 1792 - 1868

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, in 1875. From a photograph. Legend reads 'Johannes Brahms zurfreundlichen Erinnerung an Klara (und Fritz) Simrock' (In friendly remembrance of Klara (and Fritz) Simrock).

Charles Kean.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Actors

Julia Margaret Cameron, Joseph D Hooker, 1868 Joseph D. Hooker

Worcester, Massachusetts June 18, 1856A portrait photograph from a ninth-plate daguerreotype of Henry David Thoreau made at the Daguerrean Palace of Benjamin D. Maxham .

John Phillips. Photograph.

Spencer Compton Marquess of Northampton 1790-1851 known as lord Compton photographed in 1844 by Octavius hill.

Sir Thomas M'Call Anderson. Photograph.

Portrait of Thomas Baker (1809-64), 1841. Octavius Oakley. Thomas Baker, artist

HENRY WILLIAM WILSON, 3rd baron BERNERS A distinguished looking nobleman Date: 1797 - 1871

Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 1806-1863, English statesman and political philosopher. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by John Watkins. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 1, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Sir William George Armstrong. Process print after Lock & Whitfield.

Samuel Wilberforce,1805-1873. Bishop of Oxford and Winchester.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.

Thomas Spencer Cobbold. Photograph.

Rev. E. Bartlett

Moritz Saphir, litterateur allemand. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

ALMEIDA GARRET, Joao Baptista de (1799-1854). Portuguese romantic poet, playwright, and politician. Engraving.

Sir Richard Quain. Mezzotint by T. O. Barlow, 1882, after D. Maclise.

Daguerreotype - Mr. Dawson, father of J. William Dawson, about 1850

Henry Irving Portrait

Portrait of the sculptor Léonard de Cuyper, half suck; L'Ecole d'Anvers. / Portraits Biographies Cartes de Visite. / Collection Dupont ...

Louis Hector Berlioz, 11. Dezember 1803 - 8. März 1869, französischer Komponist und Musikkritiker der Romantik, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

painting by Paul Delaroche: portrait de M. de Remusat, Robert Jefferson Bingham, Goupil & Cie, 1858.

Thomas Wright, 1810-1877, English antiquary and writer. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by Maull and Polyblank. 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

'Lord Brougham', c1840, (c1884). Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, (1778-1868), British statesman educated at Royal High School, Edinburgh and Edinburgh University. Lord High Chancellor during reign of William IV, played a prominent role in the Reform Act 1832 and Slavery Abolition Act 1833. From "Leaders of the Senate: A Biographical History of the Rise and Development of the British Constitution, Vol. II.", by Alexander Charles Ewald, F.S.A. William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Berlin

Hans Christian Andersen , danish poet and novelist. 1869.

Elsevier photo collection. Mr. P.C. 't Hooft, Senate, died. 1921

Station President Svante Andersson.

John Singleton Mosby, Confederate General during the USA Civil War

Henry Ward Beecher , Abolitionists, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887. Louis Prang & Company Collection

HECTOR BERLIOZ - French composer Date: 1803 -1869

Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Sir Henry Moncrieff Willwood, 1812. Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

Charles Henry Augustus Carter ca. 1845 Nicholas Biddle Kittell. Charles Henry Augustus Carter 11347

The Revd Mr Thomas Henshaw Jones. David Octavius Hill (Scottish, 1802-1870) and; Robert Adamson (Scottish, 1821-1848). Date: 1843-1846. Dimensions: 20.7 x 15.5 cm (image/paper). Salted paper print. Origin: Scotland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: David Octavius Hill.

HUGH McCALMONT, first earl CAIRNS Lawyer and statesman, Lord Chancellor Date: 1819 - 1885

N/A. Hon. John A. Macdonald, Attorney General, Canada West. 1861. N/A 69 AGMacdonald1861

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, c1866. Halftone from a photograph.

Sir William Withey Gull. Photograph by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Ltd.

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897, German composer, in 1875. The legend is: Johannes Brahms on the friendly memory of Klara and Fritz Simrock., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Brahms, Johannes (Hamburgo, 1833-Viena, 1897). German composer. Colored engraving.

Sir Henry Wentworth Acland. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, seated, with Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Hungarian violinist and composer and director of the Berlin Conservatory. Halftone from a photograph.

Philippe Ricord (1800-1889), French surgeon. 35403-5 Surgeon, French, doctor, portrait, health

GRANVILLE GEORGE LEVESON-GOWER 2nd EARL GRANVILLE English statesman Date: 1815 - 1891

Engraving of Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891) English statesman, poet and Viceroy of India. Dated 1878

Matthew Arnold 1822-1888 English poet and critic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

old vintage photo of Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde, India, Asia, Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

LOUIS-JACQUES-MANDE DAGUERRE French pioneer in photography Date: 1789 - 1851

Viscount Sandon, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Henry Irving, British actor, 1884. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Sardu Victorian, (1831-1908), (dramatic author) D. Delbarre and Cie. Portrait of Victorien Sardou (1831-1908), dramatic author. Business card (front). Technique to check: Album paper. 1860-1890.

Portrait of Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) a Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer of Ukrainian ethnicity. Dated 19th Century

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

Writer Hans Christian Andersen 1805-75, painted 1852

RETRATO DE EUGENE DELACROIX - PINTOR FRANCES 1798/1863.

William Shakespeare, 26 April 1564, 23 April 1616, an English poet, playwright and actor in his office, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of...

Michael Faraday, 1791-1867, British scientist. 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

Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) by Landelle, Charles (1821-1908) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1878 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 70,5x61 / Academic art

William Henry Seward (born 16 May 1801 in Florida, Orange County, New York, died 10 October 1872 in Auburn, New York) was an American politician (R) who served as Secretary of State of the United States from 1861 to 1869 under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) - COMPOSITOR ITALIANO DE OPERAS COMICAS. Author: GASPARD-FELIX TOUNACHON (1820-1910) NADAR. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Frederic Chopin. Polish pianist and composer (1810-1949).

Robert Browning, British poet, 1859. Artist: Unknown

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

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