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19th Century Portraits of Historical Figures

Collection of vintage engravings featuring notable 19th-century male figures in formal attire, displaying detailed artistry and historical significance.

JOHN WALTER (junior) statesman, proprietor of The Times Date: 1818 - 1894

JOHN WALTER (junior) statesman, proprietor of The Times Date: 1818 - 1894

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th and 19 century, portrait of William Pinkney, 1764 - 1822, a lawyer, politician, diplomat, U.S. Senator and Attorney General

Franz Leopold Ranke, from 1865 von Ranke, 21 December 1795, 23 May 1886, was a German historian, historiographer of the Prussian state, university lecturer and royal Prussian Privy Councillor, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker, 1784 - 1868, a German classical scholar and archaeologist

James Fenimore Cooper, 15 September 1789, 14 indo-pacific king mackerel (1851), was an American novelist of the Romantic period, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Ludwig Dessoir, Leopold Dessauer, 27. Dezember (1810), 30. Dezember 1874, war ein deutscher Schauspieler, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Orig...

Portrait of Manuel José Quintana and Lorenzo (Madrid 1772 - 1857). Spanish poet of the Enlightenment in the transition to Romanticism. Senator of Spai

Portrait of William Hone, 19th century political satirist and writer; Black and White Illustration;

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, portrait of James Buchanan, 1791 - 1868, American politician and 15th President of the United States

Washington Irving, April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859, an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century / Washington Irving, 3. April 1783 - 28. November 1859, ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, portrait of Robert Young Hayne, 1791 - 1839, an American politician

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Gustav Albert Lortzing, 1801 - 1851, a German composer, librettist, actor, singer and conductor

Ernst-Wilhelm Arnoldi, 21 May 1778, 27 May 184, a German merchant and considered the father of the German insurance industry, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical drawing, US-American history, 19th century, portrait of Winfield Scott, 1786 - 1866, a US-American general, diplomat and politician

Theodor Döring, eigentlich Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Hering, 9. Januar 1803, 17. August 1878, war ein deutscher Schauspieler, Historisch, digit...

The new French ministry: M. Buffet (Finance), 1870. 'M. Buffet, the new Minister of Finance, is deputy for Vosges. He became a deputy in 1848, and accepted reluctantly from the President of the Republic the portfolio of Agriculture and of Commerce. He quitted the Ministry with M. Odilon Barrot in 1849, but received a portfolio in the Cabinet of Leon Faucher, which lasted from April to October in 1851. M. Buffet was a warm friend of Cavaignac, but accepted the election of Prince Louis Napoleon, and was twice Minister under him as President. But after the coup- d'etat he withdrew from public emp

Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff, 10. März 1788, 26. November 1857, war ein bedeutender Lyriker und Schriftsteller der deutschen Romantik...

The Honourable ROBERT BRUCE Soldier, Governor to Edward Prince of Wales. Date: 1813 - 1862

Historical drawing, US-American history, 19th century, portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1808 - 1875, 17th President of the United States of America

Achille Fould (17 November 1800) (5 October 1867) was a French financier and politician, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Fisher Ames, 1758 - 1808, a Representative in the United States Congress from Massachusetts

John Barrow (1764-1848) English traveller and naval administrator: 1804-1845 second secretary to the Admiralty: promoted Arctic expeditions of John Ross, James Clark Ross, and John Franklin. One of founders of (Royal) Geographical Society 1830. Wood engraving.

Andrew Johnson

The Movers and Seconders of the Address in the Lords and Commons: the Marquis of Westminster, 1871. 'The Right Hon. Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, Marquis of Westminster, Earl Grosvenor, Viscount Belgrave, Baron Grosvenor, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and a Baronet...was appointed Captain of the Earl of Chester's Yeomanry Cavalry in 1847, and has been Colonel-Commandant of the Queen's (Westminster) Rifle Volunteers since 1861...up to the time of his removal to the Upper House, the Marquis of Westminster lost his notability as a revolted Liberal, and voted straight and true with the Gladstone M

Luigi Cherubini, 8 or 14 September 1760, 15 March 1842, was an Italian composer who spent most of his professional life in France, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Ignaz Heinrich Karl, Baron von Wessenberg, 4 November 1774, 9 August 1860, an enlightened Roman Catholic theologian of Swabian nobility, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 19th century, portrait of William Henry Harrison, 1773 - 1841, American general and the ninth President of the United States of America

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. Renowned as the 'Father of Railways'

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Francis Sylvester Jordan, 1792 - 1861, a German lawyer and politician

MENDIZABAL , JUAN ALVAREZ DE. POLITICO ESPAÑOL . CADIZ 1790 - 1853. GRABADO DE NICOLAS GONZALEZ.

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American History

JACQUES VICTOR, duc de BROGLIE French statesman, president of the Conseil des Ministres, 1873 Date: 1821 - 1901

Ludwig I. born as Ludwig Karl August, 25 August 1786 to 29 February 1868, was King of the Kingdom of Bavaria from the Wittelsbach dynasty, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

President James Buchanan (1791-1868), 15th president of the United States. Artist: Unknown

portrait of Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock; (8 July 1819 - 17 November 1907) Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy who is known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Erasmus Robert Freiherr von Patow, 10 September 1804, 5 January 1890, was a Prussian civil servant and politician, Germany, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print, Europe

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883), compositor alemán. Grabado de 1867.

Jean Pierre Frédéric Ancillon, Frederick or Johann Peter Frederick, April 30, 1767 - April 19, 1837, a Prussian statesman, philosopher, and educator to the future King Frederick William IV of Prussia / Jean Pierre Frédéric Ancillon, Friedrich oder Johann Peter Friedrich, 30. April 1767 - 19. April 1837, ein preußischer Staatsmann, Philosoph und Erzieher des späteren Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV. von Preußen, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Casimir Delavigne (1793-1843). French poet and dramatist. Engraving, 19th century. Our Century,1883.

George Boole (1815-1865). English mathematician and logician. Wood engraving, 1865.

Engraved portrait of Walter Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensberry (1806-1884), pictured c.1884. Date: 26 April 1884

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859, a German naturalist

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias, 1776 - 1831, first president of Greece

THE NEW ZEALAND CHIEF, TAMATI WAKA, A FRIEND TO EUROPEAN SETTLERS

Historical print, portrait of Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke or Johann von Madgeburg, 1771-1848, German writer and educator, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, von Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Christian Wilhelm Ludwig von Abeken, 1826-1890, Saxon Minister of Justice, historical illustration, circa 1886

Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge, October 16, 1752 - May 6, 1796, a German writer and Enlightenment philosopher / Adolph Franz Friedrich Ludwig Freiherr Knigge, 16. Oktober 1752 - 6. Mai 1796, ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Aufklärer, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Johann Peter Hebel, 10 May 1760, 22 September 1826, German writer, Protestant clergyman and teacher, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Karl Wenzeslaus Rodecker von Rotteck, 18 July 1775, 26 November 1840, a German statesman, historian and liberal politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

The late Sir James Emerson-Tennent, Bart., K.C.B., 1869. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Mayall. 'The death of Sir James Emerson-Tennent, a distinguished man of letters, politician, and member of the civil service, was recorded in this Journal a fortnight ago. He was nearly seventy-five years of age. The son of Mr. Emerson, a Belfast merchant, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin; and travelled in Greece, being an enthusiast for Greek independence, at the same time as Lord Byron. He married the daughter and heiress of Mr. Tennent, a banker of Belfast, whose name he took in addition to

WILLIAM FRANCIS COWPER, later COWPER-TEMPLE, later Baron MOUNT-TEMPLE : statesman, depicted at the time he was appointed Chief Commissioner for Works. Date: 1811 - 1888

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

Historical print, engraving, portrait of Johann Ludwig Louis Uhland, 1787-1862, German poet, literary scholar, lawyer and politician, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, von Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier, Belgian politician and first regent of Belgium, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original...

Historic drawing, portrait of Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, 1797 - 1848, an Italian composer and opera composer of Bel Canto

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Frederic Francois Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, 1810-1849, Polish-French pianist and piano composer

Historical drawing, portrait of Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, 1775-1834, French opera composer

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th and 19th century, portrait of John Caldwell Calhoun, 1782 - 1850, seventh Vice President of the United States and U.S. Senator

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount at Palmerston, 1784 - 1865, British Prime Minister, historical woodcut, circa 1880

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, 27 August 1770, 14 November 1831, a German philosopher, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853), French astronomer, physicist and politician. Artist: Unknown

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, 18 November 1787, 10 indo-pacific king mackerel (1851), was a French painter and inventor of the first commercially viable photographic process, the daguerreotype, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

'General Sir Charles Napier', 1859. Artist: Thomas William Hunt.

Portrait of the German opera composer Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) Germany, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

The Solicitor-General, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., 1845. Portrait of British lawyer, judge and politician Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly. 'Mr. Kelly is verging on fifty years of age; he is rather short, but compactly built, with well cut features. In his style of speaking he is very effective, and as Solicitor-General, he will be a great accession to the Government in the House'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Historical print, portrait of Jeremias Gotthelf or Albert Bitzius, 1797 - 1854, a Swiss writer and pastor, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, the Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

THOMAS HENRY SOTHERON ESTCOURT English statesman, President of the Poor Law Board. Date: 1801 - 1876

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1794-1864) German operatic composer. Engraving 1846.

Emile Ollivier (2 July 1825 - 20 August 1913) was a French politician and statesman, Historical, Reproduction of an original with a scene from the 19th century.

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of François-René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand, 1768 - 1848, a French writer, politician and diplomat

Historical print, 1841, portrait of Franz Grillparzer, 1791 - 1872, an Austrian novelist and playwright, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Robert Morris, Jr. 1734 - 1806, a British-American entrepreneur and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

Ernst Curtius, 2. September (1814), 11. Juli 1896, war ein deutscher klassischer Archäologe und Althistoriker, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer...

JOSEPH HUME Radical statesman Date: 1777 - 1855

Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 1818, French mathematician Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 1818, French mathematician Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660406

Portrait of Thomas A. Scott (1823-1881) an American businessman, railroad executive, and industrialist. Dated 19th Century

WILLIAM A'COURT, baron HEYTESBURY statesman, viceroy of Ireland Date: 1779 - 1860

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Alphonse Marie Louis Prat de Lamartine, 1790 - 1869, a French poet, writer and politician

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Eduard von Bauersfeld or Rusticocampius Feld, 1802 - 1890, an Austrian writer

MICHAEL FARADAY (1791-1867). British physicist and chemist, discoverer of the phenomena of electromagnetic induction.

Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738-1815) was a French naturalized German industrialist. He became famous for founding the royal manufacture of printed cottons of Jouy-en-Josas where the toile de Jouy was manufactured. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Antoine Clesse, 30 mai 1816, 9 march 1889, is a Belgian poet and composer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, 1785 - 1863, a German literary scholar and jurist

Georg Joseph Vogler, also Abbe Vogler or Abbot Vogler, 15 June 1749, 6 silver hake (1814), German composer, organist, kapellmeister, priest, music educator and music theorist

Hans Christian Andersen, April 2, 1805 - August 1875, is the most famous poet and writer of Denmark / Hans Christian Andersen, 2. April 1805 - August 1875, ist der bekannteste Dichter und Schriftsteller von Dänemark, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue (1823-1898), British politician. Artist: Unknown

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, August 27, 1770, November 14, 1831, German philosopher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

The new French ministry: M. Emile Ollivier (Minister of Justice and of Public Worship), 1870. '...the leading member of the most popular Government France has for a great number of years possessed...We are not aware that M. Ollivier has much private fortune, but, besides his allowance as deputy, he has for a number of years been counsel in Paris of the Pacha of Egypt in the affairs of the Isthmus of Suez - an office which brought him in 30,000 f. per annum, and which he may now have to resign...What pleases in M. Ollivier, and must largely contribute to make him an exceedingly popular Minister

Francois-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, 4 September 1768, 4 July 1848, was a French writer, politician and diplomat, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

Historical print, engraving, portrait of Karl Friedrich Hartmann Mayer, 1786-1870, German lawyer and poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, von Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Joseph Hubert Reinkens, 1 March 1821, 4 January 1896, was a German theologian and Catholic priest. He was one of the founders and the first bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Mr. Charles T. Bright, Chief Engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, 1858. 'This gentleman, the chief engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, and under whose superintendence the extraordinary feat of laying the Atlantic cable between Ireland and Newfoundland has just been accomplished, has long been one of the foremost of the small band of scientific men to whom we are indebted for the grand system of telegraphic communication which now ramifies throughout the civilised world. Mr. Bright has been connected with the telegraphs of this country for a long time, and, as engineer of the Mag

Franz Paul Lachner, 2 April 1803, 20 January 1890, a German composer and conductor, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, 18. November 1787, 10. Juli (1851), war ein französischer Maler und Erfinder des ersten kommerziell nutzbaren fotografis...

Charles Tennyson Tuner (1808-1879) Clergyman and poet, brother of the Poet Laureate

ALFRED TENNYSON the English poet and Poet Laureate as a young man Date: 1809 - 1892

'Early Portrait of Mr Gladstone', 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Robert Owen, Welsh-born British philanthropist and socialist, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Old Hickory”, Seventh President of the United States, Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 18 August 1792, 28 May 1878, known by his honorary title Lord John Russell in front of 1861, was a leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister in the early Victorian era 1846-1852 and 1865-1866, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

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