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Portraits of notable historical figures including musicians and revolutionaries, depicted in classic engravings and artistic representations.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer  Portrait       Date: 1770 - 1827
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait Date: 1770 - 1827
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Georges Danton, circa 1792
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Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 - 1818, French mathematician
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Italy, Bologna, Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven, detail
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John Gully, a poor boy from Bristol, had three ambitions to fulfill before he died: to be boxing champion of the world, to win the Derby and to be a member of Parliament. When, at the age of 21, he found himself in prison for an indefinite stay, it didn't seem possible that he'd ever realize any of his lofty hopes. Yet he lived to accomplish all of *****.John Gully, a butcher's boy, was released from a debtors' prison to fight for the boxing championship of England. July 29, 1953.
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Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) a German composer and pianist. Dated 19th century
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Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited according to a painting by Jens Juel Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited according to a painting by Jens Juel Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660382
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Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 - 1750, portrait, historic illustration, 1880
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Pierre-Jean de Béranger, 1780 - 1857, French poet and songwriter
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 - 1791) the Austrian composer in later  life
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Adolf Bäuerle (actually Johann Andreas Bäuerle, born 9 or 10 April 1786 in Vienna, died 20 September 1859 in Basel) was an Austrian writer, publisher and main representative of the old Viennese folk theatre, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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William Wilberforce, born August 24, 1759 in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, died July 29, 1833 in Chelsea was a British parliamentary member and leader in the fight against slavery and the slave trade in the western world, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not Stated,
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Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of John Stuart Blackie, 1809 - 1895, a Scottish scholar and man of letters
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Eduard Morike. Portrait of Eduard Morike 1804-1875, German Romanticism, writer. Engraving
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Jacob Gerard Koch ca. 1830 Louisa Catherine Strobel Strobel's portrait of the Philadelphia merchant Jacob Gerard Koch (1761-1830) is posthumous, based on Rembrandt Peale's oil of about 1817 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Koch married Jane Griffith.. Jacob Gerard Koch 15193
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John Stuart Blackie (1809-1905) Scottish classicist and man of letters, born in Glasgow. Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University 1852-1882. Instrumental in the foundation of a Celtic chair at Edinburgh. Politically radical and nationalistic, he was a well-known Edinburgh figure in his broad-brimmed hat and wearing a plaid over his shoulder like a shepherd. From 'The National Portrait Gallery' (London, c1880). Tinted lithograph.
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN BY J.K.STIELER IN BERLIN
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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL  German-English musician        Date: 1685 - 1759
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Georges DANTON, 1759-94 French revolutionary leader and orator, 18th century French school
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Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Johann Michael Haydn, Austrian composer and younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe (28 August 1749) (22 March 1832), was a German poet, politician and naturalist, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Portrait of Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814), Bury, Friedrich (1763-1823)
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Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow 1731, 1806. British lawyer and Tory politician. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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William Wordsworth, English poet. Artist: Unknown.
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Portrait and facsimile of the testament of William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616, English playwright, poet and actor
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Artur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), filósofo alemán.
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Paracelsus (Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim) (1493-1541). Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. Engraving.
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Portrait of a Gentleman ca. 1780 John Ramage. Portrait of a Gentleman. John Ramage (Ireland ca. 1748-1802 Montreal). Irish. ca. 1780. Watercolor on ivory. Made in Ireland
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe, 28 August 1749- 22 March 1832, was a German poet and naturalist, shown here at the age of 83, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown
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Dr. Johnson, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935. Artist: Unknown
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Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe 1785 - 1846. Indian and colonial administrator. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits published c.1880.
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Juana de Vega, countess of Espoz y Mina, (1805-1872). Liberal activist and writer. Portrait. Engraving by Paris. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1872. Colored.
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Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 -1827, German composer, etching by Willy Rudinoff, c. 1930, subsequently colored
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling 1775 to 1854 German philosopher From 19th century print
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), c1790. The music below the portrait is the beginning of his song 'Das Veilchen' ('The Violet') dated 8 June 1789.
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Patrick Henry, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Great Americans" series (N76), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1888 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. There are two variations of the Beecher card, one where he faces left and one where he faces right. This is the left-facing variation.. Patrick Henry, from the series Great Americans (N76) for Duke brand cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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Caricature of Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) a French Romantic composer. Dated 19th century
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Andrew Jackson, President of the United States ca 1834-1839.
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Portrait of Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. Dated 19th Century
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RUBINSTEIN, Anton Grigoryevich (1829-1894). Russian composer and pianist. Engraving.
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William Wilberforce, 1759 - 1833, an English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade
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Germany, Leipzig, Portrait of German composer and organist, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
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Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, 1746 - 1827, teacher, academic researcher, portrait, historical illustration, 1880
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Caricature of Fr�d�rick Lem�rie, (Antoine-Louis-Prosper Lem�rie, 1800-1876), (actor) Caricature of Fr�d�rick Lem�rie, (Antoine-Louis-Prosper Lem�rie, 1800-1876), actor. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Anonymous photography.
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'Edward Jenner M.D.', (1749-1823), 1830. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician and scientist,  pioneer of smallpox vaccine, known as the father of immunology, his work is said to have saved more lives than the work of any other human. Physician  to King George IV and a member of the Royal Society. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830
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Jenny Hirsch, 1829 - 1902, a German translator, writer, editor and women's rights activist, around 1885, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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Martin Van Buren 1782 to 1862. 8th president of the United States 1837to 1841 and a founder of the Democratic Party. From painting by Alonzo Chappel
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Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, German composer, organ and piano virtuoso of the Baroque
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Daniel Boone, 1734 to 1820, American frontiersman, pioneer, legendary hero and militia officer during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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SCHOPENHAUER, ARTHUR. FILOSOFO ALEMAN. 1788-1860.
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Alexandre Dumas the Elder (1802-1870) French novelst and playwright. Photograph.
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Switzerland, Geneva, Portrait of German religious reformer, Philipp Melanchthon (1497 - 1560)
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Portrait of Richard WAGNER, 1813-83 German composer (detail)
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DeWitt Clinton, 1769 - 1828.  American politician and naturalist.  He served on the United States senate, as Mayor of New York and as sixth Governor of New York.  After an engraving by Asher Brown Dur
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Paris, France, Portrait of Russian pianist, composer and conductor, Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
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Jose Antonio Paez (1790-1873) on 20 Bolivares 1995 Banknote from Venezuela. General in Chief of the army fighting Spain during the Venezuelan Wars of Independence.
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Edgar Allan Poe (19 January 1809 and 7 October 1849) was an American writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a period originalMark Twain, real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens (30 November 1835 - 21 April 1910), was an American writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a period original.
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John Macarthur (1767-1834) on 2 Dollars 1966 banknote from Australia. British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and wool industry pioneer of settlement in Australia.
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Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited
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Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Stuck, Franz, Ritter von (1863-1928)
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RWANDA - 2009: shows portrait of Isaac Newton 1642-1727 RWANDA - CIRCA 2009: A stamp printed in Republic of Rwanda shows portrait of Isaac Newton 1642-1727, circa 2009 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 5209270
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