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19th Century Portraits

Illustrations of notable figures from the 18th and 19th centuries, highlighting detailed engravings with classical attire and elaborate hairstyles.

Portrait of Joseph Mallard William Turner (1775-1851) and English Romanticist Landscape Painter. Dated 19th Century

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, 1744 - 1811, writer and teacher of philanthropy

Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Maria Cherubini, 14 September 1760, 15 March 1842, was an Italian composer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Rhijnvis Feith, 1753-1824, Dutch poet and singer

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Louis Adolphe Thiers, 1797 - 1877, a French politician and historian

Illustration showing William HUSKISSON (1770-1830), British politician killed by train at the opening of the Manchester and Liverpool railway. 1830

Karl August von Hardenberg, silver hake (1814) Prince von Hardenberg, Carl August von Hardenberg, 31 May 1750, 26 November 1822, was a Prussian states...

Portrait of the Methodist preacher, John Nelson, engraving from Selections from the Journal of John Wesley, 1891

'Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of August Ludwig von Schloezer or Johann Haigold Joseph, 1735 - 1809, a German historian, constitutional lawyer, writer, linguist, teacher of the Enlightenment

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, engraving

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Anton Leisewitz, 1752 - 1806, a German writer and lawyer

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732 - 1809, an Austrian composer and leading representative of the Viennese classicism

Victor Marie Hugo, 26 February 1802, 22 May 1885, was a French poet, novelist and playwright of the Romantic period, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Nicolas-Marie d'Alayrac, llamado Nicolas Dalayrac (1753-1809), compositor francés.

Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1769, 12 August 1822, usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from his honorary title Viscount Castler...

Historical engraving from the 19th century, portrait of John Locke, 1632-1704, English philosopher

Portrait of David Hume, 1711 - 1776, Scottish philosopher, economist and historian

Konrad Eckhof, 12. August 1720, 16. Juni 1778, Theaterdirektor und Vater der deutschen Schauspielkunst, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion ...

Alphonse Marie Louise Prat de Lamartine (1790-1869), noble, escritor, poeta y político francés. Grabado de 1913.

Portrait of Louis Jacques Thénard (1777-1857) a French chemist. Dated 19th Century

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Jan Kollár, 1793-1852, Slovak poet and scholar

Portrait of David Hume, 1711 - 1776, Scottish philosopher, economist and historian

Thomas Jefferson, April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826, one of the founding fathers of the United States, the third American president from 1801 to 1809 / Thomas Jefferson, 13. April 1743 - 4. Juli 1826, einer der Gründerväter der Vereinigten Staaten, von 1801 bis 1809 der dritte amerikanische Präsident, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Christian Karl Josias Bunsen, Baron von Bunsen from 1858 (born 25 August 1791 in Korbach, died 28 November 1860 in Bonn), was a Prussian diplomat. He was ambassador to the Holy See in Rome and envoy to London and Bern. Bunsen was one of the co-founders of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, Historical

José Melchor Gomis y Colomer (1791-1836), compositor romántico español.

Georges Cadoudal, Georges, 1 January 1771, 25 June 1804, was a French general and leader of the Chouans in the French Revolutionary War, Historical, d...

Antoine-Pierre-Joseph-Marie Barnave, 22 October 1761, 29 November 1793, was a French politician during the French Revolution, Historical, digitally re...

Historical print, portrait of King John of Saxony, 1801 - 1873, translator, under the pseudonym of Philalethes, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait of him at age 32 Date: 1770 - 1827

Portrait of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlaeger, 1779 - 1850, Danish national poet of romanticism

Camille Desmoulins, 1760-1794. French revolutionary and journalist.From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

'Henry Bunbury Esq', 1787. Artist: Thomas Ryder

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN-1770/1827- MUSICO Y COMPOSITOR CLASICISTA. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827).

Jean Baptiste Lamarck( 744-1829) French naturalist. Transformism theory of evolution.

Historical print, portrait of Hans Konrad or Conrad Dietrich Ekhof or Eckhof, 1720 - 1778, a German actor of the 18th Century, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Pierre Charles Èdouard Potain (1825-1901), cardiólogo francés. Grabado de 1873.

Portrait of Sismondi, and facsimile of his signature, vintage engraving. Portrait of Sismondi, and facsimile of his signature, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660374

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him are extant. A literary celebrity by the age of 25, Goethe was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Karl August in 1782 after first taking up residence there in November 1775 following the success of his first novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther. He was an early participant in the Sturm und Drang literary movement. During his first ten years in Weimar, Goethe served as a member of the Duke's privy council, sat on the war and highway commissions, oversaw the reopening of silver mines in nearby Ilmenau, and implemented a series of administrative refor

Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 1818, French mathematician Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 1818, French mathematician Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660385

Gottfried August Buerger, 1748 - 1794, German poet, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, 1784 - 1846, astronomer, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich von Hagedorn, 1708 - 1754, a German poet of the Rococo

Historical print, engraving, portrait of Ernst Moritz Arndt, 1769-1860, German writer and deputy of the Frankfurt National Assembly, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, von Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Edward Gibbon (born 8 May 1737 in Putney, Surrey, died 16 January 1794 in London) was a British historian in the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Jeremias Gotthelf, also known as Albert Bitzius, 1797 - 1854, a Swiss writer and pastor, historic wood engraving, about 1897

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1758 - 1805, British Admiral, woodcut from 1880

Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838), c1890. Da Ponte, born Emmanuele Conegliano, Italian poet and librettist. His most famous librettos were for Mozart's operas 'Le nozze di Figaro','Don Giovanni' and 'Cosi fan tutte'.

Portrait of Sir James Macintosh (1765 - 1832); Scottish jurist, Whig politician and Whig historian. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, Vol VII. New Edition published Circa 1873-5.

HENRY CLAY American statesman in his 30s. Date: 1777 - 1852

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Johann Gottlob Nathusius, 1760 - 1835, a German businessman, entrepreneur and landowner

Historical print, engraving, portrait of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter or Jean Paul, 1763-1825, German writer, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Félix María de Samaniego (1745-1801), escritor y fabulista español. Grabado de 1900.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Washington Irving, 1783 - 1859, an American writer

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). German composer and pianist. Portrait. Engraving (Later colouration). 19th century.

Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Esaias Tegnér, 1782-1846, Swedish Lutheran bishop and poet

Dr. Bland William, who was prominently identified with the labours which led to the granting of responsible government to New South Wales. September 25, 1933.

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Christoph Martin Wieland, 1733 - 1813, a German poet, translator and writer of the Enlightenment

Julius Sturm, 1816 to 1896, German poet, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Jean Baptiste Kléber, French general, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin

WILLIAM LOWNDES YANCEY American statesman, commissioner of the Confederate states to the courts of Europe. Date: 1814 - 1863

DANTON, GEORGES POLITICO FRANCES. 1759-1794 GRABADO COLOREADO DE FREDERICK SHOBERI. AÑO 1838. Author: FREDERIC SHOBERL (1775-1853).

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of France Preoeeren or Franz Prescheren, 1800-1849, Slovenian poet

Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Historical print, 1817, portrait of Karl or Carl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, 1757 - 1828, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Giacomo Meyerbeer, 1794 - 1864, musician and inventor, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Francisco Gregorio de Salas (1729-1808), poeta y eclesiástico español. Grabado del siglo XIX.

David Justus Ludwig Hansemann, 12 July 1790, 4 August 1864, merchant and banker. Starting out in the wool trade, he promoted railway construction and founded insurance companies and banks, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Austrian composer and leading representative of the Viennese Classical period

Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Moses Mendelssohn, 1729 - 1786, a German-Jewish philosopher of the Enlightenment, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Portrait of Alois Senefelder (1771-1834) a German actor, playwright, and inventor of the printing technique of lithography. Dated 19th Century

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Ippolito Pindemonte, 1753 - 1828, an Italian poet

Francois A. Boildieu

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer. Portrait. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

Charles Hutton (1737-1823), English mathematician and scientist, he was best known for his calculations of the density of the universe. Date: circa 18th century

Count Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, 13 May 1753, 2 August 1823, was a French officer, mathematician and politician, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Louis Blanc (1811-1882). Historiador y político francés.

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of George Washington, 1732 - 1799, the first president of the United States of America

Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein, known as Baron vom Stein a statesman in Prussia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) German composer, a bridge between Classical and Romantic styles. Wood engraving

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, composer of the Viennese Classical period

Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 - 1805, portrait, historic illustration, 1880

Johann Gottfried von Herder, 1744 - 1803, politician, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein, known as Baron vom Stein a statesman in Prussia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Historic print, copper engraving, 1776, portrait of Johann Gottfried von Herder, 1744 - 1803, a German poet, translator, theologian and philosopher, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS (1766-1834) CLERIGO ANGLICANO ECONOMISTA Y DEMOGRAFO.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 28 August 1749, 22 March 1832, was a German writer and statesman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759, 1805, German poet, philosopher and historian

Famous people in American history, Robert Fulton (* November 14, 17651 in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania; February 24, 1815 in New York) was an American engineer; he built the first usable steamships and the submarine Nautilus, Historical, digital reproduction of a collectible picture from the 19th century .

Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin ca. 1822.

Robert Blake 1599 to 1657, English military commander and admiral. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

England: Portrait of William Blake (1757 - 1827), English poet, painter, and printmaker. After Thomas Phillips (1770 - 1845), watercolour, 1807

Heinrich Theodor von Schoen, 20 January 1773, 23 July 1856, was a Prussian statesman, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-1875, Danish poet and writer

Baron Joseph Dominique Louis (1755-1837) 1844 Pierre Laurent Canon French. Baron Joseph Dominique Louis (1755-1837) 435841

Major Ridge. A Cherokee Chief (1838), Native American, Historical Indian Tribes of North America, Charles Bird King (1785, 1862), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and clergyman. Artist: Unknown

GENERAL JOSE MARIA DE TORRIJOS 1791-1831. Author: REVERCA (S XIX). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. JOSE MARIA DE TORRIJOS Y URIARTE (1791-1831) GENER.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner 1813 - 1883, a German composer, playwright, philosopher, poet, writer, theater director and conductor

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