Formal Portraiture of Nobility

Copper engravings of aristocratic figures, capturing detailed facial features and formal attire. The prints depict historical personalities with precision.

This copper engraving by Jan van de Velde II, created in 1621 and 1627, presents portraits of Jan van de Velde the Elder and Pieter Verdonck, demonstrating the artist's skill in portraiture.

Etching by Pierre Perret from 1633 depicting a portrait of Philipp VI of Spain and author Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, showing facial features, attire, and formal composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Robert Nanteuil from 1663 depicting Charles Faure and Jean Fronteau, showing facial features, attire, posture, and aristocratic attributes in detailed portraiture.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen depicting Philip de Comines and Jean-Henri d'Anglebereg, created between 1664 and 1708.

A copper engraving and etching by Johann Georg Wille created between 1730-1808 showing a portrait of Oliver Cromwell with detailed facial features and 18th-century attire.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting a portrait of Jan Wagenaar for the book Patriotic History, created between 1751 and 1756. The print shows facial features, attire, and upper body in detailed composition.

This copper engraving by Jan van de Velde II, created in 1621 and 1627, presents portraits of Jan van de Velde the Elder and Pieter Verdonck, demonstrating the artist's skill in portraiture.

Copper engravings by René Lochon from 1656-1675 depicting Vincent de Paul and Antoine Arnauld, showing facial features, clothing, and baroque dot engraving technique.

18th-century copper engraving and etching by Georg Friedrich Schmidt depicting portraits with facial details and upper-body representation.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken illustrating a portrait for Jan Wagenaar's Patriotic History, created between 1751 and 1759, showing Baroque portrait style.

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Friedrich Bause depicting Carl Goldoni and Heinrich Gottfried Koch, created between 1753 and 1809, showing detailed facial features and period attire.

A 1632-1634 copper engraving and etching by Lucas Kilian depicting multiple portraits, showing formal attire, posture, and facial features.

Etchings and copper engravings by various artists between 1780 and 1786 showing portraits of Swiss personalities, emphasizing attire, expression, and social status.

Copper engraving and etching by Carl Gustav Amling from 1665-1703 depicting portraits, showing figures, facial features, and compositional details.

Copper engraving by Nicolas de Larmessin depicting a portrait titled 'tun-min', created between 1652 and 1694.

A 1518 etching by Daniel Hopfer depicting Karl V. as German king and Franz I. as King of France, showing portraits, regalia, and symbolic elements of monarchy.

Copper engraving by the Sandrart family depicting a portrait, created in the second half of the 17th century.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar depicting male portraits, showing facial features, expression, and attire, created in 1643 and 1644.

Etching by Hans Holbein the Younger depicting portraits, created after 1500.

Copper engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff depicting a portrait of Joannes from Oldenbernvelt, created in 1617 and 1618, showing facial features, attire, and formal pose.

Copper engraving by Crispin de Passe II depicting portraits of Elector Friedrich V and Johann Georg of Saxony, created between 1584 and 1637, showing facial features, attire, and composition.

Copper engraving by Cornelis van Caukercken depicting the apostles Andreas and James the Elder, showing two biblical figures with traditional iconography, created between 1646 and 1680.

Copper engraving and etching by Melchior Küsel depicting portraits of individuals, showing facial features, attire, and pose, created in the 17th century.

Copper engravings and etchings by Jacob Matthias Schmutzer depicting individual and group portraits, emphasizing facial features, expressions, and attire from 1748 to 1811.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken created between 1713 and 1780 depicting portraits of various figures, illustrating eighteenth-century Dutch portraiture practices.

An etching by William Unger showing a portrait of an English lady, created in 1886.

Etching by Auguste de Saint Aubin between 1755-1807 depicting a portrait of Savior François Morand in precise line work.

Etching by L. Garreau, 1773-1820, depicting an interior scene with a smoker, a woman, a young woman holding a palette, and an old man interacting with the young woman.

Portrait of John Dryden, Jean-Baptiste de Grateloup, After Gottfried Kneller, 1765 print This print is part of an album. paper etching historical persons. writer, poet, author

Copper engraving by Jean Louis Roullet from 1665-1699 depicting a portrait of a clergyman, emphasizing attire, facial expression, and religious context.

Copper engraving by Crispijn van den Queborn, created between 1620 and 1652, showing a portrait of Hibbaeus Magnus with detailed facial features, attire, and pose.

Portret van Francois Fénelon, Jean-Baptiste de Gratteloup, After Joseph Vivien, 1767 print This print is part of an album. paper etching scholar, philosopher. historical persons

Engraving by Johann Friedrich Leonard from 1648-1680 depicting portraits of individuals engaged in skiing, showing figures, attire, posture, and expression.

Etching by Ludwig Emil Grimm depicting PLURTH by Francesco Francia and Carl du Garden, showing figures, clothing, and posture, created in 1816.

Copper engraving and punch-stitch by Robert Nanteuil around 1660 depicting Louis The Hessline, showing formal portrait with detailed attire and facial features.

Copper engraving by Pierre Chenu depicting a Dutch violin player and a Dutch mother, created around 1773, showing two human figures in a domestic and musical context.

Etching by Bernard Picart from 1734 depicting Mary Magdalene, a young woman, and St. Sebastian, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

Etching by Francesco Novelli from 1792 showing portraits of Jean Lutma and Jan Cornelis Sylvius, highlighting their facial expressions and 18th-century portraiture style.

Etching by Laurent Cars from 1770 depicting portraits of François Boucher and Jacques Dumont the Roman, showing facial features, attire, and posture.

Copper engraving and etching by Antoine Trouvain from 1675-1708 depicting a portrait of Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy, showing facial features, attire, and compositional details.

This 18th-century engraving by an unknown artist depicts various portraits, focusing on facial features, attire, and posture of multiple figures.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Massard from 1760-1780 depicting Hubert Gravelot, showing detailed facial features and attire in a formal portrait.

The etching by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann from 1785 depicts Tarquin and Lucretia, showing the two figures, gestures, expressions, attire, and interior context in late 18th-century European style.

Etching depicting Jakob van Schalen, showing facial features, clothing, and noble posture in a 17th-century portrait.

17th-century copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart depicting a portrait, showing facial details and upper-body composition.

Etching by Ange Laurent de Lalive de Jully from 1776 depicting portraits of Ange Laurent de Lalive de Jully and N. B. Lépicié, showing facial features, posture, and attire.

An etching by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann from 1783 depicting the allegorical figures of Beauty, Prudence, and Folly, executed in the punctuation manner.

Copper engraving by Michel Lasne from 1627 depicting portraits of Bernardo Strozzi and René Moreau, highlighting 17th-century attire and facial features.

Copper engraving by the Sandrart family depicting a portrait of an individual, showing facial features, attire, and pose, from the second half of the 17th century.

Copper engraving by Pieter de Jode II from 1626-1674 depicting multiple portraits, showing facial features, attire, and compositional layout.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar from 1627-1677 depicting women's portraits in round formats, showing facial expressions, hairstyles, and clothing.

Etching by Jacob Coelemans showing two boys with a bird in a cave and women clapping, created in the mid-17th to 18th century, depicting human figures, animals, and interior space.

Portrait of Melchior Adam Weikard, Aegid Verhelst (II), 1765 - 1818 print Germany paper engraving / etching historical persons

Etching by Heinrich Guttenberg (1770-1852) depicting Eleazar Swalmius as a burgomaster and a separate male portrait, showing facial features, attire, and gestures in 18th-19th century European style.

Copper engraving and etching by Salomon Savery showing portraits of Andreas Colvius and Rafael Camphuysen, created around 1646. The print features detailed depiction of facial features and attire.

Abraham Blooteling created engravings of various heads between 1656 and 1690, showing facial features, expressions, hair, and headgear.

Copper engraving and etching by Dominicus Custos from the 16th-17th century depicting ruler portraits, showing individual figures, attire, and heraldic elements.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar depicting portraits of Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne, Adam Elsheimer, and Henry van der Borcht the Elder, showing facial features, attire, and expression, created between 1627 and 1677.

Etching by Bénédict Alphonse Nicolet from 1752-1774 depicting portraits of Nicolas de Montholon and A. F. Vandières Poisson, showing facial features, posture, and attire.

Copper engravings by Hendrick Goltzius of multiple portraits displaying detailed facial features, hairstyles, attire, and gestures, created between 1579 and 1585.

Etchings by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1791-1796 depicting various illustrations, showing figures, scenes, and detailed compositions.

The etching by Wenzel Hollar from 1627-1677 depicts an ancient female bust and portraits, showing facial structure, hair, posture, attire, and anatomical details in 17th-century European style.

Steel engraving and etching by Josef Axmann from 1808-1873 showing various portraits with detailed facial features, attire, and artistic composition.

Copper engravings and etchings by Wolfgang Kilian depicting portraits of individuals, showing detailed facial features, attire, and posture, created in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Copper engraving print by Léonard Gaultier depicting Jean Bonefous and Etienne Pasquier, created in 1617, representing 17th-century French engraving techniques.

Etching by Heinrich Friedrich Füger in the Dotier manner, showing head studies related to the Massacre of the Innocents, created between 1770 and 1850.

Engraving by Frederick Bloemaert depicting a saint and farmers, part of a sign book, using copper engraving and etching between 1650 and 1656.

Copper engravings by Wallerand Vaillant depicting Johannes Frobenius and Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, created 1640-1677

Etching by Bernard Picart from 1734 depicting various women's heads, created to illustrate facial features and 18th-century French portrait engraving techniques.

Etching by Jan Chalon created between 1793 and 1794 depicting various individual portraits, illustrating late eighteenth-century Dutch portraiture.

Etching by Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann from 1782 depicting the birth of William Shakespeare, showing domestic interior, figures, and symbolic elements.

Copper engravings and etchings by Philipp Kilian from the 17th century depicting multiple portraits, showing facial features and attire.

Etching by Jakob Gauermann from 1790-1843 showing portraits of James Cook and Josef Natterer, representing historical figures in detailed artistic style.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar from 1643-1645 depicting women's portraits in round format, showing facial features, hair, and clothing.

A 1751 etching by Joh. Heinrich Rode showing a boy and a girl, emphasizing posture and attire.

Portret Van Esprit Antoine Blanchard, Augustin de Saint-Aubin, After Charles Nicolas Cochin (II), 1767 Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching

Portrait of Louise de Coligny, Reinier Vinkeles (I), after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1803 print Portrait of Louise de Coligny in an oval. The print is part of an album. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Haarlem paper etching / engraving neck-gear: collar (+ women's clothes)

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting Jan Kuiper, created around 1745.

Copper engravings by Heinrich Aldegrever between 1535 and 1540 including his self-portrait and other portraits, showing period detail, composition, and artistic technique.

Etching by Georg Kaspar Prenner, 1744, depicting the personification of Justice with symbolic attributes such as scales and sword, in a classical style.

Copper engravings and etchings by Philipp Kilian from the 17th century depicting multiple portraits with detailed facial features and attire.

Copper engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff depicting Adolf Verscher and Arnold Cornelis van der Linden, created between 1610 and 1630.

Etching and copper engraving by various artists depicting women in diverse activities, created in the 18th century.

Steel engravings and etchings by Karl Rahl the Older from 1794-1843 depicting portraits, showing detailed facial features and artistic technique.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Bary showing a girl holding a feather and an old woman standing with a pot at a window, produced between 1655 and 1707, illustrating Flemish genre scenes.

Etching by Claude Ferdinand Gaillard created between 1850 and 1887 titled 'Head of the Circ,' showing a detailed study of a human head in caltnadel technique.

Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck depicting Abraham Duquesne and Roger de Bussy-Rabobin, created between 1660 and 1707, showing faces, attire, and expressions.

Copper engraving and etching by Pieter Tanjé, 1757, showing René declaring his love in Sarotte, with two figures in conversation, gestures, and period attire.

Copper engraving prints by the Wierix family from 1570-1620 depicting portraits of European rulers. The artworks show royal attire, facial expressions, and symbolic elements of governance.

This copper engraving by Jan van de Velde II, created around 1630, portrays Jacobus Zaffius, an archdeacon in Haarlem. The print is based on a painting by Frans Hals and includes Zaffius's coat of arms and an inscription noting his age at death.

Copper engravings and etchings by Lucas Kilian from the first half of the 17th century depicting portraits, showing detailed facial features, attire, and composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Crispin van de Passe depicting various portraits, produced between 1584 and 1670, showing European noble and historical figures.

Etching by Stefano della Bella depicting portraits of Argalli and Horatius Gonzalis, created between 1630 and 1664; shows facial features, attire, and formal poses.

Johann Friedrich Bause's 1785 work titled 'Serena' features a finely detailed portrait or figure composition typical of 18th-century engraving.

Etching by Ludwig Emil Grimm depicting a self-portrait, created in 1815.

Etching portrait of Hermanus van Brussel and landscapes by Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, created between 1778 and 1815, depicting the artist and natural scenery.

Etching by Wenzel Hollar depicting male portraits, created between 1643 and 1655, showing facial features, attire, and individual expressions.

This copper engraving and etching by Jean Couvay, produced between 1639 and 1640, depicts Solon, the Athenian statesman and lawmaker, in a formal portrait composition.

Copper engraving by Claude Mellan from 1620-1688 presenting individual portrait studies with attention to facial details, attire, and posture.

Tsar Peter de Grote op de Werf in Amsterdam, 1697, 1865 - 1870 Tsar Peter the Great on the Werf of the VOC in Amsterdam, August 1697. Part of the Steel engraving group into the paintings of the Historical Gallery of Society Arti et Amicitiae. Netherlands paper steel engraving Amsterdam Tsar Peter the Great on the Werf of the VOC in Amsterdam, August 1697. Part of the Steel engraving group into the paintings of the Historical Gallery of Society Arti et Amicitiae. Netherlands paper steel engraving Amsterdam

Portrait of Alexandra, Princess of Wales bordered by drawing of English landscape, Anonymous, c. 1870 - c. 1875

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