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Baroque and Enlightenment Portraits

Engravings from the Baroque and Enlightenment periods showcasing meticulously detailed portraits of notable individuals, often adorned with luxurious clothing and hairstyles.

'Daniel Defoe', 1706, (1904). Artist: Gerard Vandergucht.
'Daniel Defoe', 1706, (1904). Artist: Gerard Vandergucht.
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Portrait of a man, Adriaen van der Werff, 1689
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Historical print, 1782, portrait of Carl Eugen or Karl Eugen, 1728 - 1793, Duke of Wuerttemberg, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887
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Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli (Fusignano, 1653 - Rome, 1713), Italian composer and violinist. Painting by Federico Mazzotta.
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William Penn 1644-1718 English Quaker leader From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's
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EDWARD BENLOWES Poet, whose 'Theophila' was praised but otherwise little esteemed : noted for his generosity. He abandoned his Catholic views in later life. Date: 1603 - 1676
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Portrait of Bonaventura Peeters I, Painter. Portrait of Bonaventura Peeters I (1614-52). Painter. Bust in oval, to the left. Part of a collection portraits from Dutch poets.
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Frans van Mieris the Elder 1635-1681 Dutch painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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James Brindley (born 1716 in Tunstead, Derbyshire, died 30 September 1772 in Turnhurst Hall, Wolstanton, Staffordshire) was a British canal engineer, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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ANTONIO GAZTAÑETA DE ITURRIBALZAGA (1656-1728) MARINO. Author: BELVEDERE AUGUSTO DE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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''Robert Earl of Ailesbury; Obit 1685', 1811. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign of James the Second" Samuel Woodburn, London, 1815.
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Benjamin Hoadly 1676 to 1761 English clergyman and Bishop of Winchester Engraved by B Holl after Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century master, Record date not stated
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683). Artist: Philippe de Champaigne (French, Brussels 1602-1674 Paris). Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. (92.1 x 72.4 cm). Date: 1655.In 1651 Colbert joined the household of Cardinal Mazarin, principal advisor to Queen Anne of Austria during the minority of Louis XIV (1638-1715), and one of the great collectors of the seventeenth century. Having recouped the cardinal's fortune, Colbert entered the king's service and, ten years after he sat for this portrait, was appointed minister of finance. He was instrumental in reforming the arts to serve the monarchy. In 1648, he and Charles Le Brun took charge of the Académie Royale and in 1666 founded the French Academy in Rome. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Benedict Carpzov the Younger, criminal law and witch theorist, 1595 - 1666, historical illustration, portrait, 1880
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Nicolas Rubens, the artist's son 1597-1640 Flanders. Oil on panel . Peter Paul Rubens
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Christopher Wren, English architect, mathematician and physicist, 1833. Artist: Unknown
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John Milton, 9 December 1608, 8 November 1674, was an English poet, polemicist, writer and official of the Commonwealth of England under its Council o...
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Honore-Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, (c1820s). Creator: Unknown.
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PATIíO, Jos_ (1666-1736). Spanish politician. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum.
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Portrait of Hendrik Nobel, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1625. Dating: 1695 - 1722. Measurements: h 82 cm × w 68 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Pieter van der Werff. Jan Daemen Cool (copy after).
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Matthias Claudius, 1740 - 1815, people's poet, portrait, historical illustration, 1880
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Johann Georg Fabricius (1593) (1668), Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine in Nuremberg, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe
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Laurence Star born November 24, 1713 in Clonmel, Kingdom of Ireland, died March 18, 1768 in London, an English-Irish writer was in the time of Enlightenment and Vicar, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,
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MELCHOR DE MACANAZ-1670-1760-MINISTRO ESPANOL. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Jean Racine, baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine, 22 December 1639-21 April 1699, was a French playwright, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original
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Portrait of Peter I the Great by Ivan Nikitich Nikitin, Oil on canvas, 1720s, 1680s-after 1742, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, D 55