Classic Literary Portraits

Engravings of authors and notable figures, characterized by formal attire and classical artistic style, reflective of Enlightenment-era portraiture.

Roussseau, Jean JaCQUs: Marilier, Clillment Prom ahead: Duhamel, Esnillas: Esnisfactory <Parisy> Datership Card: Paris

J. Kirby, D. P. Pariset, born 1740, active in Britain from 1767, French, after Pierre-Etienne Falconet, 1741-1791, French, 1768, Stipple engraving

Wentworth, 1. Earl of Strafford, Thomas .

Holtzhey, Johan George, Rotterdam, Brasser, Leendert, Medal with portrait of Johan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol, 1 November 1782, verso center - stamped, Medal hanging from a ribbon with on the front a portrait of Johan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol and an inscription referring to his return to the States of Overijssel on 1 November 1782, on the back a short verse in honor of this politician with the date of this event. The commemorative medal was awarded in memory of the abolition of the bailiff services in Overijssel in February 1783., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 223 mm, width 127 mm, 1727-11-19 - 1793-06-14, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1783, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1726 - 1808-02-15

Oliver Cromwell, died September 3, 1658. Cromwell, English Civil War politician and soldier, regicide of King Charles I of England, and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, 1599-1658. With his autograph and seal. Within a frame decorated with vignettes of skull and cross bones, chains and executioners axe, a man hanging from a gibbet at Tyburn, a condemned man on a sled, the Tower of London, Newgate Prison. Copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper, portrait engraved by Burnet Reading, from James Caulfields The High Court of Justice, London, 1820.

Wasenberg, ... of.

Rogers, Robert .

Alvarez Cienfuegos - S, Cardinal, Archiepiscoi Montis Regalis , Kardinal Alvarez Cienfuegos S, Erzbishof von Monreale, Francesco Zucchi -, Artist

Ozanne, Christophe .

Burghauss, Nicholas August Wilhelm Graf von.

Shakespeare, William .

Graça, Damião da, V. José da Silva Rodovalho, Portrait of Victorino José da Silva Rodovalho, photograph, photo, page, photos, photographic illustrated books, height 97 mm, width 67 mm, Portuguese, photographer, 1874 - 1879-03-01, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print

Knecht, Justin Heinrich .

Portrait of Cornelis Govert Visscher, Bust portrait of the commander Cornelis Govert Visscher. The portrait is set in a rectangular frame decorated with oak leaves and a bow. In the frame a four-line poem in Dutch, Cornelis Govert Visscher, Pieter Hendrik Jonxis (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1787, paper, engraving, h 217 mm × w 147 mm

Jean-Philippe Baratier or Johann Philipp Baratier; 1721-1740, a German scholar and a noted child prodigy of the 18th century

Portrait Iohann Friedrich Meckel

Martin, Jean Jacques.

Chaslier / martyr of freedom in Lyon

Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Charles Solander. Line engraving, 1778.

Portrait of Phil. Aug. Princesse de Brandeb. Schvedt

Portrait of Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia. Portrait of Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia in an oval. Above two coats of arms. Under the portrait a frame with text in Latin.

Ziet, Hans Joachim von Stecher: Balzer, Johann Georg

Portrait of Willem II, King of the Netherlands, Anonymous, 1840 print Portrait of Willem II in an oval. A number of allegorical objects and five bander rolls with names of places around it. In the middle of the Dutch Lion, his weapon and on a banderole are sexual spell. Two lines of Dutch text in the lower margin. Addition of the 'Algemeen Handelsblad'. Netherlands paper etching

Portrait of Hendrik van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben, 1858 - 1860 print Portrait of Hendrik van Tuyll van Serooskerken, lord of Stavernisse in Zeeland and van Rijnhuizen in Utrecht. He was extraordinary envoy at the Hof of Great Britain and deputy in the Council of State. In the margin his name and family crest. Amsterdam paper steel engraving

Voegler, Nicholas.

'Caricature Head of a Man in a Wig'. Italy. Dimensions: 10x6,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PIER LEONE GHEZZI.

Paine, James .

Judge, Johann Thomas.

SEGNER, JOHANN ANDREAS OF.

Melanchthon, Philipp.

Cromwell, Oliver .

Colom du Clos, Isaac of.

Oils, Jean-Jacques.

Winckler, Gottfried.

Chilon of Sparta.

Portrait of rene de birawue. Bust left from Rene de Birague in an oval. Above the portrait An image of the Lamb of God lying on a book with the spell: Rabet Agnus Aris. Under the portrait four rules in French.

Sartorius, Christoph Friedrich.

Bacco, Francis Retrer, Regntlermann: Devornger, Reffinecation: 1763/1823

Fleming, Paul Verlag: Waist house bookstore Braunschweig

Portrait of Charlotte from Bourbon. Portrait of charlotte in an oval. In a frame its name.

Stanislaus II August, King of Poland.

Goldsmith, Oliver .

Michaeler, Karl Josef .

Portrait of the Sènèque

Philemon Holland, English translator of the classics and schoolmaster, aged 80, 1632. Copperplate engraving from William Richardson's Portraits Illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 17921812. James Granger (17231776) was an English clergyman, biographer, and print collector.

Dumouriez, Charles François du Périer Verleger: Levachez, Charles François Gabrieldatierung: 1794 / 1850Verlagsort: Paris

Yearbook 2, notebook 2, January 1834 Hendel, Illustration for the article Biography, Handel in: Museum of families, evening reading. T. 1. (Year 1 and 2) Paris, 1833 1834. unknown

Portait of Tadeusz Kościuszko. Tyszkiewicz, Konstanty (1806-1868), merchant employer, Marcinowski, Antoni (Wilno ; drukarnia ; 1817-1862), printing house, Łopaciński, Jan Nikodem (1747-1810), graphic artist

Portrait van Johann Carl Friedrich Meyer, Eberhard Siegfried Henne, 1769 - 1811 print paper engraving historical persons. tools and implements of pharmacist

Montesquieu, Charles Baron of the Bred and.

Brockmann, Franz Karl.

Lafayette, Joseph Marquis.

Portrait of the Vbertv Folitea

'Caricature Head of a Man in a Wig'. Italy, 1746. Dimensions: 9,5x6,9 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PIER LEONE GHEZZI.

Image desk's Carl the gee

Portrait of mathematician and engineer Antonio Mario Lorgna, print maker: Luigi Pizzi, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Saverio dalla Rosa, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1769 - 1821, paper, h 196 mm - w 129 mm

Kindermann Schulstein, Ferdinand Knight.

Blendinger, Georg .

Portrait of Spiritual Hyacintus Machiatus, Niccolo Fantini, in or after 1702 print Italy paper engraving historical persons

Artist: Amos Doolittle, American, 1754-1832, A Display of the United States ofAmerica, Engraving, sheet: 54.77 × 45.56 cm (21 9/16 × 17 15/16in.), Made in United States, American, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Sacchini, Antonio Maria Casparo Gioacchino.

Kleist, Ewald Christian von.

Gravenhorst, Christoph Julius .

Portrait of William I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, Anonymous, 1813 - 1815 print Portrait of Willem I Frederik in an oval. A number of allegorical objects around it. In the middle of two weapons with a crown. His name and title are in the lower margin. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving / etching

Dubois, Guillaume.

Townsend, James .

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French scholar, linguist, 1716-1795. Deciphered the Palmyrene alphabet in 1754 and the Phoenician alphabet in 1758. Oval portrait between two torches and a garland. Copperplate engraving from an unknown book publshed in France, 18th century.

Portrait of Pieter van Damme at the age of 60, Cornelis Bogerts, After Hendrik Pothoven, 1788 print Portrait of Pieter van Damme with wig in ovale frame. Amsterdam paper etching

Portret Van Lowewijk Napoleon Bonaparte, Ernst Kilelou Delot, After August Gaspard Louisin Lounoyers, 1806 - 1836 print Düsseldorf paper engraving historical persons

. Portrait of the French General Charles-François du Périer, Marquis Dumouriez. His name is on the plinth.

Socrates.

Carteaux, Jean-Baptiste Francois.

Image Desi. A. A. D. Tissot

Cochin, Charles Nicolas (II), Cathelin, Louis Jacques, J. D'Alembert, Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, Print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 234 mm, width 174 mm, 1738 - 1804, print maker, printmaker, 1755 - 1804, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, French, 1715 - 1790-04-29, intermediary draughtsman

Cato, the Elder.

Portret Van Jan Franz Beckovský, Jan Balzer, 1746 - 1799 print Numbered in the top left: 48. Prague paper engraving / etching historical persons

Lavater, Johann Kaspar publisher: Steiner, Johann Heinrichstecher: Schmoll, Georg Friedrichverlagsort: Winterthur

Portret Van Jean Paul, Ludwig Meyer, After E. Foerster, 1783 - 1850 print Berlin paper portrait of a writer

Lafayette, Joseph Marquis.

Iselin, Isaak Publisher: Mechel, Christian by painter: Hicker, Anton Cutter: Hübner, Bartholomew

Schoolzius, Stephanus painter: Graff, Anton (1736) Stecher: Mechel, Christian von

Bramante, donated.

Perikles .

Portrait van Leonhard Schenk, Leonhard Schlemmer, 1782 - 1818 print paper historical persons

Thile, Karl Gottfried von.

Bora, Katharina of.

Vingen, Rugger Graf von.

Cook, James .

Wucherer, Georg Philipp.

F. Sch�erer (1750-1800), Grev Oo. Thott, 1786

Leisewitz, Johann Anton .

Frédéric Guillaume II / Roy of Prussia / If you do not fear the forfeiture, fear the suspension. (IT)

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