Anonymous Portraits from History

A series of old portrait prints featuring faceless figures, capturing the essence of historical personalities through monochrome artistic renderings.

Richd. D. Spaight. 1880 - 1889. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 1758-1802

D.J. Valentine. 1640 - 1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History

Dumas, Alexander .

Capoon of Swoykow, Gottfried Freiherr.

Adam Ferguson, L.L.D., John Beugo, 1759-1841, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1790, Line and stipple engraving on moderatley thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper, Sheet: 10 5/8 × 7 11/16 inches (27 × 19.5 cm), Plate: 8 1/8 × 4 7/8 inches (20.6 × 12.4 cm), and Image: 4 1/4 × 3 7/16 inches (10.8 × 8.7 cm)

Demunck, Francois.

Franciszek Ksawery Potocki (1774-1835) Pilawa Coat of Arms, Judge, Participant of Law Codification Process in the Kingdom of Poland unknown

Jacob Gråberg of Hemsö. Pencil drawing by C. E. Liverati, 1841.

Williams, John .

Olives, Giuseppe.

Portrait of an unknown man, Antonio Viviani, After Bassi, 1800 - 1899 print Italy paper engraving / etching historical persons

David Ramsay, M.D.. 1750 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Ramsay, David, 1749-1815

William Hooper.. Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

George Taylor. 1868 - 1869. Drawings, Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States. Declaration of Independence , Signers, Taylor, George, 1716-1781

Rellstab, Ludwig.

Schleiermacher, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Protestant theologian, philosopher and educator, Angelo Gentili , lithographer, after, Franz Krüger -, drawer

Portrait of Pieter Pietersz Barbiers, Joannes Willem Vos, 1816 - 1853 print Netherlands paper. historical persons

Würth, Ignaz Sebastian noble of.

John M. Mason, D.D.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Fasch, Karl Friedrich .

Burdach, Karl Friedrich.

Olmsted, Denison .

Barth, Josef.

Portret van de Surgery Guillaume Dupuytren, Pierre François Capdebos, 1825 print Paris paper historical persons

Watt, James .

Stiebar, Achatz Freiherr.

Viale-Prelà, Michele.

Portrait of a Man, Seated in Front of a Writing Desk. Artist: Henry Edridge (British, Paddington, Middlesex 1769-1821 London). Dimensions: sheet: 14 x 10 1/16 in. (35.6 x 25.6 cm). Sitter: Probably Henry Duncombe (British, 1728-1818). Date: 1795-1800.In the 1790s Edridge was a proponent of a new type of small-scale full-length portrait drawn in graphite and finished using ink and watercolor washes. This striking example depicts a country gentleman at work in his study; the artist emphasized his bookcase by adding a strip of paper at the top. A small vase near the sitter's shoulder suggests his love of the outdoors, a rough caricature on the wall introduces a note of humor, and a collapsed hanging scale at upper left hints at the practicalities of running a country estate. An old inscription on the verso of the sheet identifies the sitter as Henry Duncombe (1728-1818), a Yorkshire gentleman who entered Parliament in 1780, voted with the Opposition, and supported the reform efforts of W

Edmund Randolph.. 1872. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Reynolds, Richard .

Dieffenbach, Johann Friedrich .

Schiller, Friedrich von Stecher: Schultheiß, Albrecht Fürkottem printer: Brockhaus, Friedrich Arnoldverlag: Breitkopf and Härtel <Leipzig> Dating: 1838/1875 Sport: Leipzig

Portrait of the Vare architect

G. Washington.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

. Portrait bust to the left of the visual artist Jan Willem Pieneman.

Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.

Portrait of B. Sabatier. Portressed carries a gown, bef and knighthood. His name under the portrait.

Silhouette portrait of Matth. Governor, Karel Christiaan Fuchs, After Wessel Lubbers, 1808 - 1844 print Silhouette portrait of Matth. Governor, bust to the left. print maker: unknownpublisher: Groningen paper etching

Jonathan Pereira. Wood engraving after J. Mayall.

PortraT van K. Weickmann, Friedrich Wilhelm Huhn, 1831 - 1900 print paper historical persons

Portreet van Wilhelm Heinse, Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger, 1818 - 1832 print Print Maker: Berlin Publisher: Zwickau paper historical persons

Alexander August Ferdinand von Oppeln Bronikowski (also Aleksander August Ferdynand Bronikowski, 1783 Dresden 1834 Dresden) of the own coat of arms writer, author of historical novels, major of the Polish army of the Polish kingdom A. Bronikowski unknown, Gerson, Wojciech (1831 1901)

Benoit Kołyszko Benedykt Kołyszko unknown, Lithographie Villain

Berryer, Pierre Antoine.

Portret van Philippe Pinel, Lambert (the elder and the young), 1797 - 1841 print print maker: FranceParis paper historical persons. physician, doctor

Arthur Middleton. 1868 - 1869. Drawings, Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States. Declaration of Independence , Signers, Middleton, Arthur, 1742-1787

Portret Van Francesco Mario Pagan, Alphonse François, 1824 - print France paper. steel engraving historical persons. portrait of a writer. lawyer, attorney at law

Worm, Christian Friedrich.

Schinnagl, Maurus.

Lithography by Nicolas Eustache Maurin depicting Louis Joseph Sanson, created in 1820, showing portrait features, posture, and costume details.

Richard Colley Wellesley, circa 1815, England, by Thomas Heaphy. Gift of the Wellington City Council, 1975.

Cruiser, H..

Attributed to James Sharples, Dr John Bard, c 1793 1799 Dr. John Bard

Lally Tollendal.

H.S. Legaré. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Legaré, Hugh Swinton, 1797-1843

Mons, Jean Baptiste Van.

Jay, John .

Portrait of Tadeusz Bułharyn. Minster, A.E. (Petersburg ; zakład litograficzny ; fl. ca 1850-1870), lithography atelier, Timm, Georg Wilhelm (1820-1895), graphic artist, Radłow (fl. ca 1850-1860), draughtsman, cartoonist

Modena, Girolamo.

SAMUEL ROGERS London, UK, 19th century engraving

Waechter, Eberhard .

Isaac Low mem. Cont. Cong. New York.. Stauffer, David McNeely (1845-1913). Portraits, Prints. 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Low, Isaac, 1735-1791

Edward Fitzgerald. He lives in literature for his paraphrase of Omar Khayyam

Frances Wright signature L. N. d'Aurmont . Prints, Portraits. 1850 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, Wright, Frances, 1795-1852

Portrait of Johannes Adrianus van der Drift, Jan Weissenbruch, 1850 print Portrait of Johannes Adrianus van der Drift, artist. He is sitting on a chair. In the middle of the name of the portrayed person is shown. The Hague (possibly) paper. etching portrait, self-portrait of artist. chair. historical persons

Leiden, Trap, Pieter Willem Marinus, Berghaus, Johann Peter, Portrait of Pieter Leonard Rijke, The person portrayed is wearing a toga. His right hand is in his coat. Below the portrait is a signature and a caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, height 500 mm, width 355 mm, 1810-04-18 - 1870-10-23, print maker, printmaker, 1850-06-08 - 1850-06-08, paper, papier, chine collé, lithography (technique), Dutch, 1821-04-20 - 1905-10-20, printer, drukker

Randolph, Jacob .

A. Preault. France, 1876-1884. Photographs. Woodburytype

John Hunter, F.R.S., Print made by William Sharp, 1749-1824, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, 1788, Line engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 26 9/16 × 21 1/16 inches (67.5 × 53.5 cm), Plate: 20 1/16 × 15 3/16 inches (51 × 38.6 cm), and Image: 16 11/16 × 13 1/2 inches (42.4 × 34.3 cm)

Laarman, JH, Pieneman, Nicolaas, Lange, Johannes Philippus, JP Heije, Portrait of Jan Pieter Heije, verso - stamped, Jan Pieter Heije, physician and poet. Hip piece, sitting to the right in a chair., print, prent, prints, height 179 mm, width 130 mm, Dutch, 1810-09-24 - 1849-10-29, print maker, printmaker, 1843 - 1843, paper, papier, steel engraving, staalgrafie, Nederlands, 1809-01-01 - 1860-12-30, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Danton.

Wolf, Giovanni Enrico.

Portrait van Christoph Wilhelm Staudner, Christoph Wilhelm Bock, 1790 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching historical persons

Joseph Sabine. Lithograph by Elizabeth Rigby, 1834.

Zeidler, Hieronymus Joseph Freiherr.

Portrait of Johannes Adrianus van der Drift. Portrait of Johannes Adrianus van der Drift, artist. He's on a chair. The name of the portrayed is displayed in the middle below.

Ernst Heinrich Abel's 1767 half-length portrait depicts a male figure within an oval framework, executed in black chalk and watercolor, showing facial features and attire.

Bust of Joseph Grandgagnage in later life Below the portrait a facsimile of his autograph, Portrait of Joseph Grandgagnage, print maker: Petrus Johannes Arendzen, (mentioned on object), printer: F. Michiels, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, c. 1856 - c. 1877

Wine medci, Francesco.

Purkyne, Johann .

Berzelius, Friedrich Oldermann -, Lithographer, after, Franz Krüger -, drawer

Samuel Livermore. 1810 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Livermore, Samuel, 1732-1803

Portrait of Jan van 's Gravenweert, Philippus Velijn, Johannes Immerzeel, 1827

Portrait of Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt. The person portrayed carries a gown, knighthood and tie pin. His signature under the portrait.

Print made by Henry Dawe, 1790-1848, British, John Wilson Esquire, 1833. Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Barzykowski Stanisław Barzykowski In: Les Polonais et les polonaises de la révolution du 29 November 1830 () Par Joseph Straszewicz, Paris 1832 1836 Desmaisons, Émile (1812 1880), Lithography Villain

John Hunter, FRS, (c1850-c1870). Artist: William Holl

PortraT van Friedrich Heinrich Füger, Johann Jakob Laurenz Billwiller, After Jacob Merz, c. 1805 print Vienna paper etching portrait, self-portrait of artist Academy of visual art

Schefer, Leopold .

The Rt. Honble. Sir James Mackintosh.. Lawrence, Thomas, Sir (1769-1830). Prints. 1847. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832

The writing master Lieven Willemsz. Van Coppenol: large plate; The large coppenol.

Un amour propre satisfait. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Gerald L. Brockhurst, Henry Rushbury, A.R.A., R.E., R.W.S. (Second Plate), 1930, etching on paper.

Portrait of Adriaan van Vredenburch, Pieter Gerardus Bernhard, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1823 - 1880 print Under the portrait the name, birth, wedding and death date and the family crest of the person portrayed. Below that the signature of the portrayed person. print maker: The Hagueafter painting by: Delftprinter: Rotterdam paper historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry

George Walton.. Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Walton, George, 1749 or 50-1804

Bordoni, Antonio.

Catullo, Tommaso Antonio.

Meyerbeer, Giacomo .

Winthrop, John .

Peter Kraft, Christian Mayer , mezzotint artist

Portrait of Dominicus Costerus, Jan Kobell (I), After Smit, 1787 - 1833 print Portrait bust of Dominicus Costerus, Schout and Baljuw in Woerden and writer. paper etching

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