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19th Century Portraits of Notable Figures

A series of 19th-century portraits depicting distinguished men, showcasing classic clothing styles and capturing the essence of their era.

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Anonymous

Portrait of Baron Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor (1789-1879), Administrator of the French Theater, Inspector of Fine Arts in 1838 and founder of philanthropic companies. Portrait of Baron Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor (1789-1879), Administrator of the French Theater, Inspector of Fine Arts in 1838 and founder of philanthropic companies. Business card (front). Charles Reutlinger (1816-1880). Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Frederic H. Hedge, Portrait of Frederic Henry Hedge, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 150 mm, width 105 mm, maker, manufacturer, 1870 - 1875, paper, collotype, photoprint

Portrait of Halevy (Jacques From Fromental, Elie L�vy, said), (1799-1862), Composer Portrait of Hail�vy (Jacques From Fromental, Eli� L�vy, said), (1799-1862), Composer. Business card (front) .Tire on albuminum paper. Between 1860-1890. Photograph of Pierre Petit (1831-1909) (Pierre Lanith Small, said).

Edward Granville Eliot, Earl of St. Germans (1798-1877), October 19, 1860, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 7 1/8 x 5 9/16 in. (18.1 x 14.13 cm) (image), Albumen print, United States, 19th century

Portrait of Sainte-Foy, (Charles-Louis Pubereaux, said), (1817-1877), actor and singer Portrait of Sainte-Foy, (Charles-Louis Pubereaux, said), (1817-1877), actor and singer. Business card (front). Franck (François Gobinet de Villechole, said). Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1877.

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Anonymous

John Walter the Younger (1818-1894) English newspaper proprietor and politician. Chief proprietor of 'The Times' of London. Introduced the Walter printing press in 1869. A Member of Parliament from 1845-1885. Engraving from 'The Illustrated News of the World' (London, c1860).

Portrait of John Lawrence Toole. Mayall, John Jabez Edwin (1813-1901), photographer, Pound, Daniel John (fl. ca 1842-1870), graphic artist

Andrew Johnson (1808-75), 17th President of the United States, Full-Length Seated Portrait, Photograph by Alexander Gardner, 1866

Portrait of Paul M�rigot (-1883), actor at the theater of the comic relaxation between 1858 and 1861. Pierre Petit (Pierre Lanith Small, says). Portrait of Paul M�rigot (-1883), actor at the theater of comic relaxation between 1858 and 1861. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860- 1883.

Album of the Municipal Council of the City of Paris and Departmental Commission of the Seine. Decals (Charles Auguste) Album of the Municipal Council of the City of Paris and Departmental Commission of the Seine. "Charles Auguste Decaux". Photograph of Pierre Petit (1831-1909). Salted paper fired with gold. 1864.

William Ewart Gladstone, The Chancellor of the Exchequer. London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)

Hon. Edward McPherson, Pennsylvania 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

John G. Davis.

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).

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) (Jakob Liebmann Beer) German composer who settled in Paris and established himself as a foremost composer of Frrench grand opera. From a photograph by Nadar, pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910).

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer's father Thomas Stevenson Date: 1850 - 1894

Portrait of Rev. J.H. Bösken, born 1805, reformed pastor in Utrecht (1845-1873), died 1873. Bust image left from the front.

Giacomo Meyerbeer.

Frederic Monod (Paris) 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Frederic Monod (Paris) 268587

President Brigham Young. Possibly Savage & Ottinger, photographer 1862-1870 Portrait of Brigham Young, slightly facing the right area of the image. He wears a jacket and a vest with a fur lapel. (Recto, mount) upper center, in pencil: "#11 downward arrow circled"; Upper center, above image, in purple ink: "President Brigham Young"; Lower center, below image, in pencil, in a different hand: "President Brigham Young";

Rev. Thomas Jolly of Bowden 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Rev. Thomas Jolly of Bowden 268604

Portrait of Leclerc Joseph Victor, (1789-1865), (scholar) Portrait of Leclerc Joseph Victor, (1789-1865), scholar. Visit card. Between 1860 and 1890. Photography by Charles Reutlinger (1816-1880).

Portrait of Jamel. Unknown, photographer late 19th century Portrait of a man with a beard in formal attire. (Verso, print) center, in pencil: "Jamel"; (Verso, print) lower right, in pencil: "A51";

JOSEPH, first baron LISTER of Lyme Regis, surgeon and medical scientist, regarded as the founder of antiseptic surgery. Date: 1827 - 1912

Sir John Fowler. Photograph by Lock & Whitfield ().

Portrait of Aug. Philips. Bust from the front, in oval.

Portrait of Laboulaye Edouard, (Edouard Ren� Lefebvre), (1811-1883), (Publicist, Jurisconsult, politician) Portrait of Edouard Ren� Lefebvre de Laboulaye (1811-1883), Publicist, Jurisconsult, politician. Visit card. Between 1860 and 1883. Photography of the Nadar workshop.

William Ewart Gladstone; Mrs. Eveleen W.H. Myers (British, 1856 - 1937); London, England; April 25, 1890; Platinum print; 28.4 × 24.3 cm (11 3,16 × 9 9,16 in.)

Jules Janin; Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910); 1861 - 1869; Albumen silver print

Dr. Pelletan de Kinkelin, proffesseur faculte de Paris. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Charles Critchett. Photograph.

Rev D.T.K. Drummond. 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.

Hon. William E. Fink, Ohio 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

ALFRED DE VIGNY French writer, photographed in 1862. Date: 1797 - 1863

Hon. Alexander H. Coffroth; Pennsylvania 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Silvestre de Sacy. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Friedrich Halm -, poet, Fritz Luckhardt -, photographer

Portrait of Gotthard Petzold

John Batholomew Gough, 1817-1886. English born orator and Temperance advocate. 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.

HERBERT SPENCER sociologist & philosopher Date: 1820 - 1903

'James Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot de Malahide (1805-1883) c1876, Anglo-Iriish Liberal politician and amateur aechaeologist.'

Paul Meurice (1820-1905). Photograph by Charles Gerschel (1871-1948). Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 34690-11 Seated, binocle, French writer, portrait

Portrait of Konstantin Petrovich Pobyedonostsyev (1827-1907), Levitsky, Sergei Lvovich (1819-1898)

WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE statesman, in the 1880s Date: 1809 - 1898

'George Alexander Macfqrren (1813-1887) c1881, English composer and conductor: Principal of the Royal Academy of Music 1871-1887.'

William Fergusson. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Rev. Henshaw Jones 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Rev. Henshaw Jones 268541

Benjamin Brecknall Turner. Photograph.

Dr. James Martineau. Elliott & Fry (founded 1863, dissolved 1963)

Sir Richard Quain. Photograph by G. Jerrard, 1881.

Carl Laroche, Karl von La Roche, actor and singer title page of Die Bomb , Carl von Stub -, Artist, Carl Angerer -, realization

Alfred Armand Louis Marie Velpeau. Photograph.

Eugène Chapus, homme de lettres. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

John Wodehouse (1826-1902) 3rd Baron Wodehouse (1846), 1st Earl of Kimberley (1866). English Liberal statesman. Engraving from 'The Illustrated News of the World' (London, c1860).

Herbert Spencer, social philosopher, whose scientific optimism fostered his belief in human progress. He was one of the most influential writers in Britain from 1850 to 1890 (BSLOC_2018_4_58)

Charles Blacker Vignoles. Photograph.

Robert Collyer , Clergy, Collyer, Robert, 1823-1912, Carte de Visite Collection

Portrait of composer Julius Rontgen, Rijshouwer's Establishment, c. 1880 - c. 1920 photograph The Hague paper historical persons. portrait of composer

Paillard de Villeneuve, avocat, rédacteur de la Gazette des Tribunaux. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Thomas Binney, 1798-1874. English congregationalist divine. 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

Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill. Watkins, John & Charles (fl. 1840-1875), photographer, Pound, Daniel John (fl. ca 1842-1870), graphic artist, London Joint Stock Newspaper Co. (Londyn ; wydawnictwo ; fl. ca 1858-186.), publishing house

Portrait of Henry Wentworth Acland; Pound, Daniel John (Fl. Ca 1842-1870), Maull & Polyblank (Fl. 1854-1865), London Joint Stock Newspaper Co. (London; Publisher; Fl. Ca 1858-186.); 1858-1870 (1858-00-00-1870-00-00);

Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Samuel Dousland Waddy, 1804-1876. English Methodist minister instrumental in the founding of Wesley College, Sheffield, one of the earlest Wesleyan schools. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by J. Eastham. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

General Benjamin F Butler (1818-1893) was born in New Hampshire. He served as a major general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Prior to his Civil War service he was a laywer and served in the Massachusetts state legislature.

Dr Kilgour. Photograph by G.W. Wilson.

David Roberts, 1796-1864. Scottish painter.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by J. Watkins. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Portrait of Pastor Ottho Gerhard Heldring, August Allebé, 1876 print Amsterdam . historical persons. functionaries and dignitaries ~ Protestant churches

Giacomo Meyerbeer, actually Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer (5 September 1791 - 2 May 1864), was a German pianist, composer and conductor. He was one of the most successful opera composers of the 19th century and is considered a master of the French grand opera, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period..

H. M. Rice.

Alfred Barry (1826-1910), English clergyman and scholar, c1880. Artist: Unknown

William Sharpey. Photograph, 1874.

Walter Crum. Photogravure by Maclure & Macdonald.

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) by Hanfstaengl, Franz (1804-1877)/Private Collection/Photograph/Germany/Portrait

David Roberts 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. David Roberts. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Photographs

John Wodehouse (1826-1902) 3rd Baron Wodehouse (1846), lst Earl of Kimberley (1866). English Liberal statesman. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860).

John Hilton. Photograph by Barraud & Jerrard, 1873.

'George Denman (1819-1896) c1880, English barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1859-1865, High Court Judge 1875-1892. In 1841 and 1842 he rowed in the Boat Race for Cambridge University..'

John Bright,1811-1889. British statesman and orator.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by J.Whitlock. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.

'Goldwyn Smith (1823-1910), c1878, English historian and journalist with Liberal sympathies who in 1871 settled in Toronto, Canada. Professor of Modern History at Oxford 1858-1866.'

Camillo Sivori -, Violinist, Komponist, Fritz Luckhardt , Photographer

David Livingstone. Photograph by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company.

Sir William Fergusson. Photograph by Barraud & Jerrard.

Thomas Chandler Haliburton,1796-1865. Lawyer, politician, judge, writer, born in Nova Scotia. 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

Sir John Eric Erichsen. Photograph by Barraud.

Lord Overstone; Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879); England; negative 1865; print about 1870; Carbon print; 22.2 x 24.1 cm (8 3,4 x 9 1,2 in.)

Henry Wilson (1812-1875), American Politician, 18th Vice President of the United States 1873-75, half-length Portrait, Mathew B. Brady, 1872

'Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) prominent English scientist, called 'Darwin's Bulldog for support of theory of evolution.. Zoologist, a specialist in Comparative Anatomy; Coined the word 'agnostic'.'

Wendell Phillips , Abolitionists, Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

François Anthyme Eugène Follin. Photograph by Pierre Petit.

Thomas Pridgin Teale. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87), American Congregational Minister, Orator, Abolitionist and Social Reformer, seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnso

Rev. Dr. James Brewster.. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

Rev. Stephen Hislop, Missionary 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Rev. Stephen Hislop, Missionary 268570

Portrait of Hähnel , (detected by 1870; Actor or dancers). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with studio print VERSO)

The Marquis ofNorthampton. Artist: David Octavius Hill, Scottish, 1802-1870 Artist: Robert Adamson, Scottish, 1821-1848 After: James Craig Annan, Scottish, 1864-1946

Portrait of W.J.A. Jonckbloet, professor in the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts at the University of Groningen; W.J.A. Jonckbloet Hist. Patriter Elog Prof. dr. 1854-1864.

Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1807-1886.British Civil Servant. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph byJohn Watkins. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1860

Reverend I. Wright, Principal Chaplain to the Forces.. Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869)

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