Engravings of 17th Century Figures

Portraits and scenes featuring historical figures from the 17th century, rendered in detailed engravings with elaborate attire and accessories.

'Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State', mid-late 17th century. Artist: Unknown.

James Prince of Wales, James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766) Pretender to the Scottish and English thrones, Old Pretender, portrait of famous personalities, oval, royal house, royal insignia, crown, sceptre, orb, globe, curls, wig, fresh look, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Nicholas Culpepper (1616-1654) English physician, herbalist and astrologer Frontispiece from his 'School of Physick'showing him with hand on a skull and with blank horoscope chart. Copperplate engraving.

John Murray Marquis of Athol, Prince of Atholl, Scotland, portrait of famous people, oval, curls, wig, scarf, numerous ornaments, weapons, swords, shields, clan members, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Isaac Newton (1642-1726), University of Cambridge, President of the Royal Society, important scientist, physics, mathematics, law of gravitation, classical mechanics, optics, light spectrum, portrait of famous personalities, long wavy hair, scarf, numerous decorations, symbols, stars, harp, reading a book, telescope, leaves, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

John Lambert (1619, 1684) England, politician, victorious battles, major-general and commander-in-chief, symbols, pen, helmet, sword, halberd, shield, armour, portrait, historical illustration 1863

'Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State', mid-late 17th century. Artist: Unknown.

Sir Godfrey Kneller 1646 - 1723 German born artist who worked in England From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817

Portrait of famous people, oval, royal regalia, crown, scepter, orb, globe, curls, wig, scarf, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Madame de Maintenon, Frances of Maintenon (1635, 1719) France, favourite, mistress and, according to rumour, secret woman of King Louis XIV, symbols, two woman, naked upper body, mirror, angel, bow and arrow, portrait, historical illustration 1863

George Wilson. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1721, after E. Knight.

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyte, Dutch Admiral De Ruyter (1607-1676) navy, naval hero, Anglo-Dutch naval wars, fleet commander, emblems, sailor, sailing ship, anchor chain, cannon, portrait of famous personalities, moustache, long wavy hair, neckerchief, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Jean de La Fontaine, 8 July 1621, 13 April 1695, was a French writer, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Lievens (Hollstein 72) Antoine Van Dyck (1599-1641). LEVEENSES (HALLSTTY 72). Eau-forts, paper, brin, in 1634-1636.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Irish writer, satirical novel Gulliver's Travels, curls, wig, portrait of famous people, oval, numerous decorations, stars, harp, book reading, telescope, leaves, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun (1655 - 1716) Scotland, writer, military leader in the Monmouth Rebellion, opponent of the 1707 Act of Union, union of England and Scotland, portrait, wig, curls, kerchief, serious look, ornamentation, symbolism, skulls, swords, death, historical illustration 1863

Jan Dirksz Both 1618-1652 Dutch artist From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817

John Holt (1642 - 1710) Lord Chief Justice of England, supreme judge of England and Wales, legislation, ended witch-hunts, portrait, wig, curls, ornamentation, defence defence tower, woman, branch, man, staff, snakes, historical illustration 1863

Cecil, Second Lord Baltimore (1605-1675) was an English colonizer. he received a charter from England's Charles I for a new colony of Maryland and was the first proprietor of the colony.

Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden or Baden-Baden (1655, 1707) reigning margrave, lieutenant general of the imperial troops, Holy Roman Empire, Turkish louis, symbols, crown, sceptre, sword, portrait, historical illustration 1863

Portrait of Jean Racine by Anonymous painter, Copper engraving, 1750, Private Collection, 16x10

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) French Protestant philosopher. Copperplate engraving

Duke of Saint Simon, French and Spanish dukes from 1635-1865 France, department Aisne, portrait, wig, curls, scarf, serious look, ornamentation, stars, harp, book reading, telescope, leaves, historical illustration 1863

Tobias Andreae (1604-1676) German Calvinist. Professor of philosophy at Groningen University. Engraving from From 'Icones Virorum' by Friedrich Roth-Scholtz (Nuremberg, 1725).

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, portrait of Edmund Andros, 1637 - 1714, a British colonial governor in New England, USA, North America

John Lake (1624 - 1689) England, Bishop of Sodor and Man, Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Chichester, Royalist and supporter of King Charles I, cap, curls, long hair, ornamentation, woman, column, portrait historical illustration 1863

Wenzel Anton Count Kaunitz-Rietberg, from 1764 Reichsfürst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, February 2, 1711 - June 27, 1794, was an Austrian statesman of enlightened absolutism, imperial court councillor and diplomat / Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz-Rietberg, ab 1764 Reichsfürst von Kaunitz-Rietberg, 2. Februar 1711 - 27. Juni 1794, war österreichischer Staatsmann des aufgeklärten Absolutismus, Reichshofrat und Diplomat, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Antoine Ferrein. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after J. B. Pigalle.

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Lord Protector and head of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, republican period of England, pioneer of parliamentarianism, Puritan, opponent of the Catholics, emblem, Bible, Old Testament, sword, long wavy hair, portrait of famous personalities, long hair, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Historical engraving, portrait of Andreas Gryphius or Andreas Greif, 1616 - 1664, German poet and dramatist of the Baroque era, sonnet writer of the 17th century

Frederick II, King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg; Black and White Illustration;

Arthur Herbert Earl of Torrington (ca. 1648 - 1716) England, naval officer of the English Navy, navy, admiralty, symbols, sailing ship, cannon, anchor chain, sailor, portrait, historical illustration 1863

Aldus Pius Manutiu, a Venetian printer and publisher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Simon Dach, Historical Illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated History of German Literature, Leipzig and Berlin 1880, First Volume, Germany, Europe

Giovanni Boccaccio, 16 June 1313, 21 December 1375, was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch and an important Renaissance humanist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Johann Adolf Schlegel, 1721 - 1793, a German poet and Protestant priest, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Daniel Turner. Line engraving by G. Vertue after J. Richardson.

Daniel Defoe, Daniel Fö, 5. Mai 1731, war ein englischer Schriftsteller in der Frühzeit der Aufklärung, der durch seinen Roman Robinson Crusoe weltber...

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Giovanni Pico Conte della Mirandola, 1463 - 1494, an Italian philosopher of the Renaissance

James Delancey ca. 1700 European. James Delancey. European. ca. 1700. Oil on copper

Karl Christopher Elsen (1649-1690), physicist in Nuremberg and Kulmbach, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

SAMUEL BUTLER English poet and satirist Date: 1612 - 1680

Count Schwerin, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Gonzalez Coques 1614-1684 Flemish painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

'The Reverend Chas. Drelincourt'. Creator: T Crabb.

Martin Opitz, nobilitiert mit Namensmehrung zu Opitz von Boberfeld, 23. Dezember 1597, 20. August 1639, was the founder of the Silesian School of Poet...

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (1599-1660) on engraving from the 1700s. Spanish painter, leading artist in the court of King Philip IV.

Isaac Barrow 1630-1677 English classical scholar theologian and mathematician From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), poet, copper engraving, 1777

Count Niklas Briny fell in heroic defence of the fortress of Szigeth, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Matthew Hale (1609-1676) was an influential English Barrister, judge and lawyer most noted for his treatise Historia Placitorum Coronae or The History of the Pleas of the Crown.

THOMAS FLATMAN artist and writer Date: 1637 - 1688

John Pym (1584 -1643) England, lawyer, politician, member of the English House of Commons, Puritan, dispute with the king, taxes, powers of parliament, symbols, pen, helmet, sword, halberd, shield, armour, portrait, historical illustration 1863

Duc de la Rochefoucauld, Francois Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, Francois VI, also called Prince of Marcillac. French classical author, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Baltasar de ZÒiga y Guzman, duque de AriÛn y MarquÈs de Valero (1658, SpainóDecember 26, 1727, Madrid) was Spanish viceroy of New Spain from August 16, 1716 to October 14, 1722 and later president of the Council of the Indies.

Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), poet, drawn by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 1805

Johann Heinrich Dannecker, ab 1808 von Dannecker, 16. Oktober 1758, 8. Dezember 1841, war ein württembergischer Bildhauer des Klassizismus, Historisch...

Portrait of Henry VII, vintage engraving. Portrait of Henry VII, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10655997

A woodcut engraving depicting Francois Nicole (1683-1758) a French mathematician. Dated 18th century

Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) Swiss religious reformer

GERHARD ZEGHERS Flemish artist Date: 1589 - 1651

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm I by Johann Jakob Vogel, copper engraving, 1683, 1660-1727, Private Collection, 28,1x17,3

Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Jean Bart or Jan Baert (1650 - 1702) Flanders, France, Franco-Flemish privateer, later admiral of the French navy under King Louis XIV, portrait, wig, curls, smile, ornamentation, blessing ship, cannons, anchor chains, sailor, historical illustration 1863

Frederick III or Frederick the Wise of Saxony, born 17 January 1463, died 5 May 1525, was Elector of Saxony from 1486 until his death in 1525, Histori...

'Sir John Coventry', 1800. Creator: Edward Harding.

'Chillingworth', (1602-1644), 1830. William Chillingworth (1602-1644) controversial English churchman, educated at Trinity College, Oxford. Skilled at debate, he excelled in mathematics, and became known as a poet. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

'Bruno Ryves, Vicar of Stanwell Middlesex and Chaplain to Charles I and II. Dean of Windsor; Died 1677 aged 81years', 1810. 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.

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Pierre Bayle, 1647 - 1706, a French writer and philosopher

Wallenstein, eigentlich Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Waldstein, 24. September 1583, 25. Februar 1634, war ein böhmischer Feldherr und Politiker. Im Hi...

Painting of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 10 November 1759, 9 May 1805, a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Painting of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 10 November 1759, 9 May 1805, a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved

'Portrait of Pirkheimer', 1524, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer.

Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682). Spanish Baroque painter. Portrait. Engraving, 1879.

Portrait of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style. Dated 17th century

Sir Henry Vane aka Harry Vane, 1613 to 1662. English statesman and politician.

'Thomas Otway', 1785. Creator: Unknown.

Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) English potter and industrialist and entrepreneur, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Bernardino Perfetti, improviser famous Italian crown on Capitol Hill, vintage engraving. Bernardino Perfetti, improviser famous Italian crown on Capitol Hill, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679873

Christopher Columbus (1450-1506). The Discoverer of America in 1492. Engraving. Color.

LUIGI BOCCHERINI Italian musician Date: 1743 - 1805

Portrait of Edward V, 1470 - 1483, King of England

Madame Roland (Marie-Jeanne Roland de la Platiere) (1754-1793). French revolutionary. She was sentenced to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

BAYLE, Pierre (1647-1706). French critic and philosopher. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe 'Achille Bertarelli' (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints).

Christoph Willibald Gluck, from 1756 Knight of Gluck, July 2, 1714 - November 15, 1787, German composer of the pre-classical period. He is considered one of the most important opera composers of the second half of the 18th century / Christoph Willibald Gluck, ab 1756 Ritter von Gluck, 2. Juli 1714 - 15. November 1787, deutscher Komponist der Vorklassik. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Opernkomponisten der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Carl Friedrich Drollinger, 26 December 1688, 1 June 1742, was an archivist, lyricist and translator, Karl Friedrich Drollinger, 1688-1742, an archivist, lyricist and translator, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau, : Hofmann von Hofmannswaldau, 25 December 1616, 18 April 1679, a Silesian lyricist and epigrammatist, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

'Dugdale', (1605-1686), 1830. William Dugdale (1605-1686) English antiquary and herald. As a scholar he was influential in the development of medieval history as an academic subject. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Thomas Abbt, 1738 - 1766, a German writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historic drawing, portrait of Michiel Adrianszoon de Ruyter, 1607 - 1676, a Dutch admiral

George of Podiebrad, George of Kunstadt and Podiebrad, 6 April 1420, 22 March 1471, was King of Bohemia from 1458 to 1471, Historical, digitally resto...

David Ryckaert III Pseudonym David Ryckaert The Younger 1612, 1661 Flemish artist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, Ivan Ivanovic Šuvalov, 12 November 1727, 26 November 1797, was a Russian count, favourite of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, pro...

Kaiser Joseph I. 26. Juli 1678, 17. April 1711, war ein Fürst aus dem Hause Habsburg und von 1705 bis 1711 Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Köni...

Historic drawing, portrait of John Locke, 1632 - 1704, an English philosopher and thought leader of the Enlightenment

Ruprecht von der Pfalz, 27 December 1619, 29 November 1682, called Rupert the Cavalier, was Prince of the Palatinate from the House of Wittelsbach as well as Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness since 1644, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Samuel de Champlain, French explorer. Artist: Unknown

George of Podiebrad, George of Kunstadt and Podiebrad, 6 April 1420, 22 March 1471, was King of Bohemia from 1458 to 1471, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Inigo Jones, 15 July 1573, 21 June 1652, considered the first important English architect of Classicism, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of ...

Gerard Dou 1613-1675 Dutch painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

JOSE NICOLAS AZARA (1730-1804) - MARQUES DE NIBBIANO - EMBAJADOR DE ESPAÑA EN ROMA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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