Engravings of Founding Figures

This cluster includes detailed engravings of prominent American historical figures from the 18th century, characterized by classic styles and formal attire.

THOMAS JEFFERSON Third President of the USA (1801 - 1809) Date: 1743 - 1826

George Washington, 22 February 1732, 14 December 1799, was the first President of the United States of America from 1789 to 1797, digitally restored r...

Portrait of George Washington (1732-1799), American politician, United States of America, engraving by Vernier from Etats-Unis d'Amerique, by Roux de Rochelle, L'Univers Pittoresque, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1837.

Tobias George Smollet, 1721-1771. Scottish novelist. From an old painting. From the book ""The International Library of Famous Literature"".Published in London 1900. Volume IX.

Washington, George .

William Petty (William Petty Fitzmaurice) (1737-1805), 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, known as the Earl of Shelburne (1761-1784). British Whig statesman, born in Ireland. The first Home Secretary (1782), and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1782-1783) during the final months of the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Portrait. Engraving. "Historia biográfica de los Presidentes de los Estados Unidos" (Biographical story of the Presidents of the United States). Published in Barcelona by Montaner y Simón, 1885.

Thomas Jefferson.. Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860). Prints. 1800. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Washington, George .

THOMAS JEFFERSON Third President of the USA (1801 - 1809) Date: 1743 - 1826

JAMES BOSWELL Scottish lawyer and biographer of Samuel Johnson.

J. Brooks., 1777 - 1890; Frothingham, James (1786-1864); Brooks, John, 1752-1825., 1777 - 1890

John Murphy, c.1748-1820, British, Captain John Harvey, 1795. Mezzotint.

JOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, who 'discovered' oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804

Abraham Rees, D.D., F.R.S.. Opie, John (1761-1807). Prints. 1811. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Richard Howe (1726-1799), 1st Earl of Howe. British naval officer who rose to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. He took part in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary Wars. Portrait. Engraving. History.

Romilly, Sir Samuel .

Dr. Benjamin Rush. Portraits, Prints. 1820. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813

John Adams, 1760 - 1900, New York (State), History

George Washington (1732-1799). First president of the United States (1789-1797). Commander-in-chief of the revolutionary Continental Army in the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amrique in 1837. Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.

Roger Ducos (Pierre Roger Ducos) (1747-1816). French politician during the Revolution and the Napoleonic France. Member of the National Convention and the Directory (1799). Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Engraving of Morgan Lewis, created by James Herring in 1881. Place of publication New York

Portret van Charles James Fox, John Jones, after Joshua Reynolds, 1792 print London paper etching historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

General Gates(Horatio). Artist: Cornelius Tiebout, American, ca. 1773-1830 After: Gilbert Stuart, American, 1755-1828

Engraving of George Clinton, dated 1810, created by an artist associated with Clinton, who lived from 1739 to 1812

Geoe. Washington Esqr. / engraved by K. Mackenzie from an original picture. | Library of Congress

Edmund Burke 1729 to 1797 Anglo Irish statesman parliamentary orator and political thinker Engraved by H Robinson after Sir J Reynolds From the book National Portrait Gallery volume III published c 1835

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Swiss-born French writer and philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1857.

Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, The Right Honourable Thomas Grenville, 1805. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, wove paper.

Herschel, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis .

James Madison was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

A stipple engraving of Charles Cornwallis, Marquis Cornwallis, issued in 1881 in New York

John Cochran, 1777 - 1890., 1777 - 1890. Cochran, John, 1730-1807

Sir Ralph Abercromby,1734-1801. British General .Engraved by W.Finden from the original of Hoppner. From England's Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams, The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier, 1736-1828. French politician during the French Revolution. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Charles Carroll of Carrollton 1737 to 1832 American statesman and Founding Father A signatory of Declaration of Independence 19th century engraving by J.B. Longacre from a painting by Field

GeorgeWashington. Publisher: Thomas Holloway, British, 1748-1827 After: Gilbert Stuart, American, 1755-1828 Subject: George Washington, American, 1732-1799, LL.D. 1781

Stanislaw Wawrzyniec Staszic 1755 ñ 1826. leading figure in the Polish Enlightenment: a Catholic priest, philosopher, geologist, writer, poet, translator and statesman

Clive, 1. Baron Clive of Plassey, Robert .

Portrait, Christian Febiger by Albert Rosenthal , Portrait paintings, Military officers, Febiger, Christian, 1746-1796. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Edward Thompson (1738 - 1786) naval officer, commander in Guiana, writer.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, French diplomat, 19th century. Artist: S Freeman

Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Durham ca. 1790 John Barry British. Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Durham 435611

Portrait of Herman Willem Daendels. Portrait of General Herman Willem Daendels. Name and title in the undermarge.

Abercromby, Sir Ralph .

ROBERT BANKS JENKINSON, 2nd Earl of LIVERPOOL - British statesman.

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley .

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, 1777 - 1890, by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), published by Elias Dexter in New York

Abercromby, Sir Ralph .

Gen. John Cadwalader.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786

Friedrich von Matthisson, German poet and prosperator, Unknown

Portrait of Admiraal Jan Willem de Winter, Charles Howard Hodges, after Evert Maaskamp, 1796 print Amsterdam paper engraving

John Wesley (1703-1791) Founder of the Methodist Church

DAVID DOWNIE Edinburgh goldsmith and radical politician, tried for treason in 1794. Date: CIRCA 1794

George Washington, 1900. Max Rosenthal (American, 1833-1918). Mezzotint;

Portrait of Herman Willem Daendels, Charles Howard Hodges, after Evert Maaskamp, 1795 print Portrait of General Herman Willem Daendels. His name and title are in the lower margin. Print Maker: The bepublisher: Amsterdam paper

James Madison. 1810 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Madison, James, 1751-1836

Joseph Priestley. Stipple engraving by Holl.

A print engraving of Charles Cornwallis, Marquis Cornwallis (1738-1805), created by John Hoppner (1758-1810) in 1825. The print measures 8.5 x 9.3 cm and was issued in New York, printed by order of the corporation of New York

Baron de Kalb, Johann, 1721-1780., 1827 - 1872

Samuel Adams 1722 to 1803 American statesman and Founding Father A signatory of Declaration of Independence 19th century engraving by J.B. Longacre after a painting by Copley

Antoine-Adrien Lamourette (1742-1794). French priest and politician. During the French Revolution he accepted the law on the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (Constitution civile du clergé), voted by the Constituent Assembly on 12 July 1790, by which the French Catholic Church became a public service, without dependence on the authority of the Pope of Rome. Lamourette became the first constitutional bishop, being bishop of department Rhône-et-Loire (Lyon). Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

James McArdell, ca. 1729-1765, Irish, Sir Edward Hawke, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, and Rear Admiral of the White Squadron of His Majesties Fleet. Mezzotint.

Marquis Cornwallis, 1775 - 1890, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

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

Thomas Jefferson, 1858, by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828). Mezzotint

Francis Dana, member of the Continental Congress, 1777 - 1890., 1777 - 1890. Dana, Francis, 1743-1811

Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818). Irish-born British politician and pamphleteer. He belonged to the Whig party. Portrait. Engraving by A. Ronmer after a painting of John Hoppner (1758-1810). Historia Universal, 1881.

George Washington, 1840, by Savinien Edme Dubourjal (1795-1853). Lithographs., 1840. Washington, George (1732-1799)

Jose Joaquin Romero y Fernandez de Landa (1735-1807). Marine, military and Naval Engineer of the Royal Spanish Armada. Drawing by Llanta. Portrait, detail. Lithography. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867.

Sir Thomas Pasley, Charles Townley, 1746-c.1800, after Sir William Beechey, 1753-1839, British, 1795, Mezzotint, Sheet: 14 x 9 3/4in. (35.6 x 24.8cm)

Peyton Randolph, 1777-1890, by Charles Willson Peale, published by Joseph Delaplaine

George Washington,1732-1799. First President of the United States. 19th century print engraved by William Ensom from a painting by Stuart.

Vintage Portrait of Captain James King, navigator. engraved by Thornton

American Revolution, First Continential Congress, Philadelphia, Sept. 5, to Oct. 26, 1774. Virginia politician, Peyton Randolph, was elected President of the 1st Continental Congress. For this act, the British targeted him for arrest and possible execution (BSLOC_2019_4_29)

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, 1738 to 1805. British Army officer, colonial administrator and general during the American War of Independence.

Spencer Perceval, 1762-1812. British Prime Minister from 1809 until his assassination in 1812. Engraved by Picart after Sir W. Beechery. From the book 'National Portrait Gallery Volume I' published 1830.

Mansfield, Sir James .

Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), German physiological chemist. Professor of chemistry and medicine at Heidelberg University 1817-1852. From James Sheridan Muspratt 'Chemistry' (London, c1860). Engraving.

Robert Willan. Photograph by A. C. Cooper.

Edmund Burke (1729-1797) British philosopher, writer and Whig politician, born in Dublin, Ireland. Engraving from 'The World's Great Men' (London, c1870).

Whitworth, 1. Earl Whitworth, Charles .

Portrait van Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1808 - 1868 print paper steel engraving portrait of a writer

Zach, Anton Freiherr.

David Ramsay, M.D.. 1797 - 1888. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Ramsay, David, 1749-1815

Sir John Wentworth, Governor of New Hampshire from 1767 to the Revolution.. Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Governors, Wentworth, John, 1737-1820

An engraving depicting Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) one of the Founding Fathers, polymath, author, political theorist, printer, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Dated 18th Century

Gov. John Sevier.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Sevier, John, 1745-1815

Rear-Admiral Samuel Barrington 1729 to 1800 British admiral Engraved by H T Ryall after Sir Joshua Reynolds From the book The National Portrait Gallery Volume IV published c1820

George Washington 1732 to 1799 First President of the United States of America

Jose Nicolas de Azara (1730-1804). Spanish politician and diplomat. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Aragon, 1866.

George Washington.. Trumbull, John (1756-1843). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Oliver Wolcott 1726 to 1797 American statesman and Founding Father A signatory of Declaration of Independence 19th century engraving by J. Longacre from a painting

Portrait, William Bradford by Albert Rosenthal after Bass Otis , Portrait paintings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler. 1750 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

William Few. 1776 - 1890. Portraits, Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Benedict Arnold from an old print. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Fitzwilliam, 2. and 4. Earl Fitzwilliam, William Wentworth .

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1792, 1871, English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer

Charles-Francois Lebrun (1739-1824), 1st duc de Plaisance. French statesman. Third Consul of the French Republic (12 December 1799 to 18 May 1804). In 1804 he was appointed Archtreasurer of the Empire by Napoleon Bonaparte. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Portrait of Samuel Adams, created by John Singleton Copley between 1777 and 1890. Samuel Adams lived from 1722 to 1803

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