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Classic Portraits of Prominent Figures

19th and early 20th-century portraits of notable individuals, rendered in classic styles and formal wear.

Johann Joseph Ritter von Prechtl, Johann Josef von Prechtl, technologist, Adolf Dauthage -, Lithographer, Höfelichs widow, printer, Josef Bermann -, publisher
Johann Joseph Ritter von Prechtl, Johann Josef von Prechtl, technologist, Adolf Dauthage -, Lithographer, Höfelichs widow, printer, Josef Bermann -, publisher
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Sir William Lawrence. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after H. Wyatt.Line Drawing. Alexander von Humboldt. Prussian Naturalist and explorer.Schoenberg-Rothschönberg, Xaver of.SIR JOHN GLADSTONEPortrait of the poet Jeronimo de Bosch, Charles Howard Hodges, 1788 - 1837 print Amsterdam paper historical persons. writer, poet, author. wigGeorge H. B. Macleod, M.D., Professor of Surgery; Thomas Annan (Scottish,1829 - 1887); Glasgow, Scotland; 1871; Carbon print; 21.3 × 16.5 cm (8 3,8 × 6 1,2 in.)R. B. Roger Brooke Taney.. Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887). Prints. 1860. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864Colonel Sir John St. Clair, Bart., Deputy Quarter Master General in America.. Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print CollectionLine Drawing. Alexander von Humboldt. Prussian naturalist and explorer.Thomas Paine.. Bufford, John Henry (1810-1870). Prints. 1850. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809Portrait of Johan Hendrik Hering, 1731 - 1790, Theodoor Koning, 1790Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, John Hoppner.Sèze, Raymond Comte de.THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SYDNEY HEDLEY WATERLOW, KNT., LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, 1872 engravingWilliam Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Military Officer and Ninth President of the United States, Seated Portrait, Lithograph, Nathaniel Currier, 1841Josef, King of Spain.Hon. Daniel Webster, Aged 70 Years. And James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895), Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888). Lithograph;Portrait of Samuel Martin. Smith, W. G. (fl. ca 1850-1860), photographer, Pound, Daniel John (fl. ca 1842-1870), graphic artistEugéne Scribe Made 1853-1863 France. Woodburytype, from the periodical ìGalerie Contemporaine LittÈraire, Artistiqueî (1879), volume 8 . Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Major General of the Armies of the United States of America. Secretary of the Treasure &c &c. Date/Period: 1804. Stipple engraving on paper. Width: 34.5 cm. Height: 44.7 cm (image). Author: William Rollinson.James Thomson, 1789-1850, British, Benjamin West, late President of the Royal Academy, 1820. Engraving.Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch. Stipple engraving by P. Gareis after J. L. Kreul.Syhn, Josef Anton.Richard Montgomery. 1795 - 1884. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775Bildnis of Luc J. A.Maj. General Zachary Taylor, Painted by J. Atwood, Lithograph by P.S. Duval, Published by J. Atwood, Philadelphia, 1847William Pitt, the Younger, British politician and Prime Minister, 19th century. Artist: P LightfootAnderson, John .William Henry Harrison ninth President of the United States ca 1835-1856. Portrait of politician Jules Dufaure, Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon, 1873-1878 photomechanical print Paris paper. cardboard old man. historical persons ParisRICHARD WAGNER German composer Date: 1813 - 1883Joseph Priestley. Line engraving.Carroll, Charles .Heber, Reginald .John Jay Esqr. late Chief Justice of the United States.. Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828). 1789 - 1889. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jay, John, 1745-1829Oersted, Hans Christian .SIR WALTER SCOTT Scottish writerTHOMAS JEFFERSON Third President of the United States Date: 1743 - 1826Dr, Kröger, Johann Christoph Kröger, educator and Protestant theologian , UnknownDewitt Clinton.. Ingham, Charles Cromwell (1796-1863). Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828Rev. Reginald Heber, D.D. Dated: published 1831. Medium: stipple engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Woolnoth after Thomas Phillips.Lieut. Col. Edward Carrington, member of the Continental Congress.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810Alexander Hamilton. 1783 - 1888. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804John Dalton. Engraving by J. Stephenson, 1845, after himself.Martens, Andreas Ehrenfried .William Buchan. Line engraving by J. Mills, 1803, after A. Mills.Sweet child, Johann Gottlieb.'Alfred Henry Thesiger (1835-1880) British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal 1887-1880. Thesiger pictured c1880 in judge's wig and robes.'William Wilberforce Esqr., James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after John Russell, 1745-1806, British, 1807, Engraving, Sheet: 20 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (52.5 x 38.5 cm)Miguel Dominguez (1756-1830). Mexican lawyer and politician. Portrait in the "Atlas pintoresco e histo_rico de los Estados Unidos de Mexico" (1885). Engraving. Colored.Dietl, Georg Alois.John Barclay. Line engraving by Lizars after J. Syme.Fauche-Borel, Louis.James Kinsey, Chief Justice of New Jersey.. Prints. 1885. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Kinsey, James, 1731-1803Portret van Nicolas Malebranche, Nicolas Etienne Edelinck, After Jean -Baptiste Santerre, 1715 - 1767 print Portrait of the French philosopher Nicolas Malebranche (1638-1715), writing with a goose spring, behind a table. print maker: Parisafter painting by: France paper engravingRichard Hutson, member of the Continental Congress., 1808 - 1890., 1885 (Questionable)., Philadelphia. Etchings