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19th Century Portraits of Historical Figures

Engravings and portraits of prominent historical figures from the 19th century, showcasing traditional attire and formal poses.

Henry Grattan (1746-1820), Irish Leader of the Patriot Movement that won Legislative Independence for Ireland in 1782, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, P
Henry Grattan (1746-1820), Irish Leader of the Patriot Movement that won Legislative Independence for Ireland in 1782, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, P
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Portrait of a Gentleman 1814 William M. S. Doyle American. Portrait of a Gentleman. William M. S. Doyle (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1769-1828 Boston, Massachusetts). American. 1814. Watercolor on ivorySamuel Chase, was a member of the First and Second Continential Congresses and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. President George Washington appointed Chase an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, where he served until his death in 1811. Chase is still the only US Supreme Court justice to have been impeached, when he was caught in Thomas Jefferson's anti-Federalist attacks on justices appointed by Presidents Washington and Adams (BSLOC_2019_4_155)DON JUAN DE NEPOMUCENO (1817/1891). Author: LUIS DE LA CRUZ Y RIOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.BURKE, Edmund (1729-1797). English writer and politician. Author of 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' (1790), one of the best-known intellectual attacks against revolution as a way of political change. Engraving.Portrait of Mikolaj Chopin (1771-1844), the Composer's Father, Mieroszewski, Ambrozy (1802-1884)Print of Warren Hasting, 1780's. Hastings, a former Governor General of Bengal, was tried for corruption in 1788. Held in Westminster Hall, London. He was acquitted after seven years.Joseph Priestley (1733-1804). English theologian, philosopher and chemist. Colored engraving. 19th century.George Murray (1772-1846) Scottish general and statesman. Lieut-general and governor of Canada 1814. Engraving after the portrait by Thomas Lawrence.Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes 1748 - 1836 French Abbe, statesman and politician during French Revolution Engraved by W H Mote from the book Historical Sketches of Statesmen published London 1843Portrait, Joshua Barney by Charles W. Peale , Portrait paintings, Military officers, Barney, Joshua, 1759-1818. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionDudley Ryder (1762-1847) 1st Earl of Harrowby, English Tory (Conservative) politician. As Dudley Ryder held the Parliament seat for Tiverton, Devon (1784-1803) until he inherited his barony, created Earl Harrowby (1809). Close friend of William Pitt, between 1789 and 1827 he held various offices of state. In 1827 he refused to serve as Prime Minister under George IV. Engraving after portrait by Thomas Phillips.Millard Fillmore 1800 - 1874. 13th president of the United States 1850 - 53. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.Robert Burns (1759-176) Scottish poet, late 18th century. At the centre left is the Bridge of Doon which features in his poem 'Tam o' Shanter' (1791). Engraving.Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings 1754 to 1826. British politician and military officer during the American Revolutionary War.Samuel Johnson,1709-1784. English poet, critic, essayist and lexicographer.19th century print engraved by Cosmo Armstrong from a painting by Sir. Joshua Reynolds.William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 ñ 29 July 1833) was an English politician, philanthropist, theologian and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade'James Watt (1736-1819)', c1800, (1912). Artist: Sir William Beechey.Coleridge Portrait 1796. William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857): British statesman; Ambassador to Peking (1816); Governor-general of India (1823-1828). Engraving after portrait by Thomas Lawrence.William Wordsworth 1798. Portrait of William Hutton (1723-1816), 1750-1800. British School. William Hutton was an English poet and historian and the first significant historian of the city, publishing his History of Birmingham in 1781.James Hutton, Scottish geologist, 18th century, (1875). Artist: UnknownLudwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist, Painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmueller, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalCharles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Lord Viscount Castlereagh, 1814. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper.Mr. McKinley ca. 1840 Thomas Seir Cummings American, born England The sitter and his wife were vaguely identified by previous owners. This may be Augustus C. McKinley or Samuel A. McKinley of New York City.. Mr. McKinley. Thomas Seir Cummings (American (born England), Bath 1804-1894 Hackensack, New Jersey). American. ca. 1840. Watercolor on ivoryJames Johnson (1777-1845), British surgeon and writer. Engraving, 1840.Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Francis .Thomas Young (1773-1829) English physicist and Egyptologist. Undulatory (wave) theory of light. Deciphering of Rosetta Stone. Engraving after portrait by Lawrence.Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. After Pieneman had approached Wellington with a sketch for The Battle of Waterloo, he was granted permission to paint the protagonists from life. He spent much of 1821 and 1822 in London, as Wellingtons guest. During his time in the English capital the Duke himself and a number of British officers posed for him. Wellington hung the portraits in his London home, Apsley House, on the edge of Hyde Park, which isnow open to the public.Sir John Soane 1753 to 1837 English architect Engraved by J Thomson after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery volume V published c 1835Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792 - 1822. English poet, dramatist, essayist, novelist. After an engraving by W. Finden.Sir Edward Berry (1768-1831) was an officer in Britains Royal Navy primarily known for his role as flag captain of Read Admiral Horatio Nelsons ship HMS Vanguard at the Battle of the Nile, prior to his knighthood in 1798.HEROS, MARTIN DE LOS. POLITICO ESPAÑOL. MANZANEDA DE LA SIERRA 1783-1859. OLEO DE L. LAVERON. ATENEO DE MADRID.Edward Jenner, English country doctor, 19th century.Artist: E ScrivenSIR HENRY RAEBURN,R.A., fashionable Scottish portrait painter, based in Edinburgh Date: 1756 - 1823Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) German Poet, Philosopher, Historian, and Playwright, Portrait, E.H. Schroeder, Berlin, 1793'Joshua Cristall, R.W.S. (1767-1847)', (c1902). Creator: Unknown.Sir Walter Farquhar. Line engraving by W. Sharp after H. Raeburn.Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart,1778-1829. English chemist and inventor. Inventor of the Davy lamp. President of the royal Society.Engraved by Thomson after Lonsdale.From the book 'National Portrait Gallery Volume I' published 1830.Thomas Grenville, 1755-1846.British book collector and diplomat. Engraved by T.A.Dean after J.Hoppner.from the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I published 1830., Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedRETRATO DE FRANCISCO MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA - SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.Sir David Brewster, Scottish physicist, 1800s. Artist: William HollPortrait of William Hutton (1723-1816), 1750-1800 British School, William Hutton was an English poet and historian and the first significant historian of the city, publishing his History of Birmingham in 1781., Oil Painting, Portrait, Male, Birmingham historyHenry Erskine, Scottish politician and lawyer, (1870).Artist: W HowisonThomas Campbell 1777 to 1844 Scottish poet Engraved by J Jenkins after D McChise From the book National Portrait Gallery volume III published c 1835Future President James Buchanan in 1834, when he served as Pennsylvania's US Senator. He left the Senate in 1845 to become James Polk's Secretary of State. Engraving by J. Sartain after painting by J. Eichholz (BSLOC_2018_5_157)Senator Andrew Jackson in 1824, as painted by Joseph Wood, and engraved by James Longacre. The original miniature painting is now lost (BSLOC_2017_6_10)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832. German writer. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke 1st Baronet 1782 to 1857 English obstetrician Engraved by J Cochran after S Lane From the book The National Portrait Gallery Volume 1 Published c1820Lorenzo Calvo de Rozas (1773-1850). Spanish liberal politician and writer. Portrait. Historia de la Revolución Española (desde la Guerra de la Independencia a la Restauración en Sagunto), by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1890.Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron Cuvier.Portrait of Henry DundasSamuel William Reynolds I, Matthew Boulton, FRS Matthew Boulton, F.R.S.Charles Gordon Lennox 5th Duke of Richmond 1791 to 1860 British soldier and politician Engraved by H Cook after E Wilkins From the book National Portrait Gallery volume IV published c 1835Rodolphe le Chevalier (1777-1865), Amsterdam Merchant and one of three Founders of the Holland Railroad Company. Dating: 1850. Measurements: h 104 cm × w 84 cm; d 9.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Adam Kruseman.Charles Frederick Mayer ca. 1815-20 American. Charles Frederick Mayer 11738Portrait of Robert Burns, Scotland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.Joseph Prudhomme', c1825-1877. Artist: Henry Bonaventure Monnier. Henry-Bonaventure Monnier (1799-1877) was a French playwright, caricaturist and actor.Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet and lyricist, head and shoulders portrait, illustration, Photochrom print, Detroit Publishing CompanyRobert Burns, 25 January 1759, 21 July 1796 was a Scottish poet, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknownHenry Grattan (1746 ñ 1820) Irish politician and member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament in the late 18th century.'Portrait of Boris Kurakin'. France, 1821. Dimensions: 67x56 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Marie Gomion.Sir Joseph Banks, Baronet Banks, 1743 -1820. British explorer, naturalist and freemason. He accompanied Captain James Cook as botanist on his first voyage of exploration and was president of the RoyaAllan Cunningham 1784 to 1842 Scottish poet and author Engraved by J Jenkins after J Moore From the book National Portrait Gallery volume IV published c 1835Friedrich August Benjamin Puchelt. Line engraving by F. Rosmaesler after J.W.C. Roux, 1829.Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond. Henry Meyer (England, London, circa 1782-1847). England, 1807. Prints; mezzotints. MezzotintALEXANDER POPE writer Date: 1688 - 1744Niccolí² paganini, also nicolí² paganini born October 27, 1782 in Genoa, Republic of Genoa, today Italy died May 27, 1840 in Nice, Kingdom of Sardinia, today France, was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist and composer, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, record date Stated 1f-4942074PORTRAIT OF YOUNG NAPOLEON BONAPARTE SOLDIER POLITICAL LEADER EMPEROR OF FRANCE BY PAINTER JEAN BAPTISTE GREUZE Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) an Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman, and leading military and political figures. Dated 19th CenturyRobert Southey (born 12 August 1774 in Bristol, died 21 March 1843 in Keswick) was an English poet and historian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedThomas Young (1773-1829) English physicist and Egyptologist, Engraving after portrait by LawrenceJames K. Bogert Samuel Lovett Waldo (American, 1783-1861). James K. Bogert, 1819. Oil on canvas, 33 x 26 in. (83.8 x 66 cm). American Art 1819Engraving of William Ewart Gladstone, the English Liberal statesman, as a young man. This portrait probably dates from the 1830's when Gladstone was elected by the constituents of Newark as a Conservative Member of Parliament. Date: 1800Henry Raeburn, Colin Campbell of Park, c. 1822-23, oil on canvas.'Portrait of State Councillor Andrei Vikulin'. Russia, 1822. Dimensions: 71,2x54,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Ivan Shevtsov.Portrait of John Gardner *****. June 03, 1935. (Photo by The Leamington Spa Courier Ltd.).Sir Abraham Hume 2nd Baronet 1749 to 1838 English Connoisseur Engraved by J Jenkins after H Edridge From the book National Portrait Gallery volume II published c 1835Joseph Highmore, 1692-1780, British, Charles Penruddocke, 1743. Oil on canvas.Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G. Attributed to Thomas Lawrence Oil on Canvas The Huntington-San Marino, California Edmund Burke, is best known as a political theorist and philosopher, whose books present views that resonate with 20th century political conservatives. As a Member of Parliament before the American Revolution, Burke criticized British North American taxation policies. Shortly before the outbreak of war in 1775, he presented a six point peace plan to prevent the rebellion. Mezzotint portrait based on a Joshua Reynolds painting of 1767 (BSLOC_2019_6_202)EDMUND BURKE statesman and writer, author of Reflections on the Revolution in France with his autograph Date: 1729 - 1797Francesc Aragó (Estagell, Rosselló, 1786-París, 1853). Científico que destacó por su actividad de investigación en la astronomía, física, mecánica, óptica, electricidad, magnetismo, meteorología y geografía. Ministro de la segunda república francesa y co-príncipe de Andorra.Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish Political Leader, Three-Quarter Length 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, NRobert Burns, Scottish poet, 1877. Artist: Unknown.KGELGEN, Gerhard von (1772-1820). Portrait of Friedrich Schiller. 1808-1809. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. HESSE. Frankfurt. Goethe House and National Goethe Museum.Colonel William Drayton Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872 American) Portrait of Felice VARESI, 1813-89 baritone singerPercy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) - English romantic poet Sir Humphry Davy. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after J. Lonsdale, 1822.Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) German composer and pianist, c. 1804, Oil on canvas. Museum: Museen der Stadt, VIENA, AUSTRIA. Author: WILLIBROD JOSEPH MAHLER.Robert Gooch. Line engraving by J. Linnell, 1831, after himself, 1827.British statesman and the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. He was opposed to Catholic emancipation and reform of parliament, and supported the war against Napoleon. Date: 1762-1812Sir Robert John Kane. Stipple engraving by S. Freeman after G. F. Mulvany.Portrait of George Henry Borrow (1803-1881) an English author. Dated 19th CenturyGioacchino Antonio ROSSINI, 1792-1868 Italian composer, 19th centurySir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770-1844) on engraving from 1844. English reformist politician. Engraved by J.Morrison after a painting by T.Lawrence and published by Fisher, Son & Co London.William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) on engraving from 1837. British Liberal statesman. Engraved by W.H.Mote after a painting by Severn and published by G.Virtue.Ludwig van BEETHOVEN 1770-1827Portrait of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824), the English poet and society figure, painted when Byron was 34. Date: 9 January 1897