French Revolution Notables

18th-century engraved portraits of influential figures during the French Revolution, showcasing formal attire and serious expressions, reflecting historical gravitas.

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish physician and botanist

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705-1766), later Prince of Thiano, Austrian filed marshal. Engraving. Portrait. 19th century.

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Honore Gabriel Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau, 1749 - 1791, a French politician, writer and publicist

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787). German composer. Portrait. Engraving, 1917.

Jean-Marie Roland de La Platiere, 18 February 1734, 10 November 1793, was a French economist and politician during the French Revolution who belonged ...

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 22 January 1729-15 February 1781, was an important poet of the German Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduc...

Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach 19th Century Illustration with Signature

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, 1707 - 1788, a French scientist of the age of Enlightenment

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Alexander Pope, 1688 - 1744, an English poet, translator and writer of Neoclassicism

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Joseph II or Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam, 1741 - 1790, House of Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke in the Archduchy of Austria, German King and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1751- 1816. Anglo-Irish dramatist and politician. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 1743 1794, French chemist. Stung by Pannemaker-Ligny to de la Charlerie, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1732 - 1799, a French entrepreneur and writer

Charles James Fox 1749-1806, Britain's first Foreign Secretary, Whig statesman and orator. Copper engraving by S. Freeman, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette or Lafayette, 6 September 1757, 20 May 1834, was a French general de division and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.

Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. ca. 1795 Archibald Robertson American, Scottish Born at his family's manor in Croton, New York, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. (1762-1848) was an attorney and local official.. Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.. Archibald Robertson (American, Moneymusk, Scotland 1765-1835 New York). American. ca. 1795. Watercolor on ivory

Jonathan Edwards (5 October 1703-22 March 1758) was a British Congregationalist preacher, missionary and an important figure in the revival movement of the First Great Awakening, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a historical original

Thomas Paine (1737-1809) English-born American revolutionary, writer and philosopher. From John Kay Original Portraits, Edinburgh c1790

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), British statesman and prime minister, 1816.Artist: I Brown

Portrait of Jean-François Piltre de Rozier (1754-1785) a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation. Dated 18th century

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Gottfried August Buerger, 1747 - 1794, a German poet of the Enlightenment, author of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Joseph II of Austria, German Emperor, 1741-1780, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

alias CARLO BROSCHI Italian castrato singer famous throughout Europe Date: 1705 - 1782

George III (1738-1820). King of Great Britain and Ireland later King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover. Colored engraving "Nuestro Siglo", 1883.

Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne, 9 October 1727, 16 February 1794, was a French politician and cleric, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Charles Alexandre, vicomte de Calonne, 20 January 1734, 29 October 1802, was a French statesman, He was Controller General of Finance, and later one of the leading figures of the counter-revolutionary emigration, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Voltaire (1694-1778) born Francois-Marie Arouet. French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Lithograph, Paris, c1840.

SIR ISAAC NEWTON

Louis Antoine de Bougainville, 11 November 1729, 31 August 1811, a French officer, navigator and writer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of George Washington, after the painting by Smart; Illustration from Cassell's History of England, King's Edition Part 34

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, (1753 - August 21, 1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revolution in thermodynamics.

Edward Gibbon,1737-1794. English rationalist, historian and scholar. Engraved by W.H.Egleton from a painting by Sir.Joshua Reynolds.

Wilhelm Carl Heinrich Friso, 1 September 1711, 22 October 1751, as Wilhelm IV Prince of Orange and Nassau, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Ewald Friedrich Graf von Herzberg, 1725 - 1795, Prussian statesman, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Jacques-Francois de Menou (1750-1810). French statesman. Engraving in History of France, 1881.

Portrait of Paul Jean Francois Nicolas viscount of Barras (1755 - 1829). General and French politician of the Revolution and the First Empire. History

Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660315

Johann Caspar Goethe, 1710-1782, a wealthy lawyer and Imperial Council in Frankfurt am Main, father of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, historical engraving, circa 1869

Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (1732-1781) by Blyth, Robert (1750-1784)/ Private Collection/ 1782/ England/ Copper engraving/ Classicism/ Portrait

Matthias Claudius, Asmus, 15 August 1740, 21 January 1815, a German poet and journalist, known as a lyric poet of folksong verse, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Honore Gabriel Victor de Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau since 13 July 1789 Marquis de Mirabeau (9 March 1749) (2 April 1791) was a French politician, physiocrat, writer and publicist during the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) Italian musician

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806). British politician and statesman. Prime Minister of Great Britain (19 December 1783-31 December 1800). Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (10 May 1804 to 23 January 1806). Portrait. Engraving. Later colouration.

André Dumont, 1764 -1838. French parliamentarian, regicide, deputy of the National Convention, President of the National convention, and an administrator of the First Empire. From Histoire de la Revo

Robert Walpole 1 Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, British statesman and first Prime Minister of Great Britain 1730-1742, Illustration from Old England's Worthies, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

François Amédée Doppet (1753-1799). French military officer and physician. He led three armies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1792, he was a member of the Jacobin Club. In 1797 was elected member of the Council of Five Hundred. Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Portrait by John Vanderbank in possession of the Royal Astronomical Society, London

Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, (1900). Artist: Unknown

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti 1685 1721, Italian violinist and composer, son and pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti 1660 1725., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Johann Caspar Goethe (1710-1782), fahter of J.W. von Goethe, steel engraving, before 1880

Armand de Kersaint (Armand-Guy Simon de Coetnempren de Kersaint) (1742-1793). Count of Kersaint. French sailor and politician. He held important posts in the navy during the early stages of the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

James Wolfe, 1727 - 1759. British Army officer. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published c.1890.

JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH SCHILLER German writer Date: 1759 - 1805

Portrait of Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746-1795) Prosecutor during the reign of terror. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Louis XVI, 1754-179. King of France 1774-1792

Portrait of Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756-1794) a French writer and politician who served as the second mayor of Paris. Dated 18th century

Bach, Johann Sebastian (Eisenach ,1685-Leipzig, 1750). German composer. Served as "Kapellmeister" from 1717 to 1723 the Duke of Ko¨then, the period when he composed his major instrumental works. Engraving by Tourfaut in "El Semanario Familiar Pintoresco" (1877).

HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759). German Baroque composer, naturalized British in 1726. Portrait by Bernardino de Pantorba. Litography.

Armand de Kersaint (Armand-Guy Simon de Coëtnempren de Kersaint) (1742-1793). Count of Kersaint. French sailor and politician. He held important posts in the navy during the early stages of the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Carl Linnaeus or Carl von Linne, 1707, 1778, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist

Portrait of Carl Linnaeus by Alexander Roslin, oil on canvas, 1775, 1718-1793, Sweden, Stockholm, National museum Stockholm, 56x46

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Francis II, 1768 - 1835, king from the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 22. Januar 1729, 15. Februar 1781, war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Dramatiker, Publizist und Kunstkritiker und ...

Frederick II as young man, Frederick the Great or Alte Fritz, 1712, 1786, King of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Georg Andreas Reimer, 1776 - 1842, a German publisher

Honoré Gabriel Riquetti, conde de Mirabeau (1749-1791). Revolucionario francés, escritor, diplomático, francmasón, periodista y político. Grabado de 1860.

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778) French author, playwright, satirist, man of letters and central figure in the French Enlightenment. Copperplate engraving.

William Pitt the Younger, 28 May 1759, 23 January 1806, was a prominent British Tory statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

Hans Conrad Dietrich Ekhof or Konrad Eckhof, 1720-1778, was considered one of the best German actors of the 18th Century, historical engraving, circa 1869

Louis XVI, 1754-1793. King of France 1774-1792. 19th century print engraved by J.T.Wedgwood from a painting by Du Plefsis

Philip Stanhope 4. Earl of Chesterfield 1694 n 1773 Britischer Staatsmann und Literat / Philip Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield 1694 n 1773 British statesman and man of letters From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume IV published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

William V (1748-1806). Prince of Orange. Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (1751-1795). Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Maximilian I or Maximilian Joseph, 1756 - 1825, king of Bavaria, historical portrait

Historical engraving, 19th century, portrait of Christian Freiherr von Wolff or Chretien Wolf, 1679 - 1754, German polymath, lawyer, mathematician and philosopher of the Enlightenment

Portrait of Francisco Javier Alegre (1729-1788) Jesuit scholar, translator, and historian of New Spain. Dated 18th Century

Portrait of Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) a British Lieutenant-Colonel and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Dated 18th Century

Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Baron de Camus and Mountany, October 23, 1705, June 26, 1757, was an Austrian field marshal, woodcut, Austria, Europe

Jean-Jacques Rousseau,1712-1778. Swiss philosopher. Drawn by G. Howse engraved by W. Finden.

Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733, 20 January 1813, a German poet, translator and editor at the time of the Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Historical illustration, youthful portrait of Friedrich II, Frederick II or Frederick the Great, "Old Fritz", 1712 - 1786, King of Prussia, Elector of Brandenburg

Cesare Bonesana. Portrait of Cesare Bonesana 1738-1794, marchese di Beccaria, Enlightment philosopher and one of the fathers of Utilitarianism. Engraving, ca. 19th century

Paul I, Pavel Petrovich, October 1st 1754 - March 23, 1801, 1762-1773 Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and 1796-1801 Emperor of Russia, also from 1799 to 1801 Grand Master of the Order of Malta / Paul I., Pawel Petrowitsch, 1. Oktober 1754 - 23. März 1801, 1762 bis 1773 Herzog von Holstein-Gottorf und von 1796 bis 1801 Kaiser von Russland, außerdem von 1799 bis 1801 Großmeister des Malteserorden, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Portrait of Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802) a French statesman. Dated 19th Century

Ioannis Antonios Graf Kapodistrias, 11. Februar 1776, 9. Oktober 1831, war das erste Staatsoberhaupt Griechenlands nach dem Revolutionskrieg gegen das...

'Friedrich von Hardenberg', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

Portrait of Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695-1774) a German painter. Dated 18th Century

Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov, founder of Moscow State University. Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711 - 1765) Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science.

Fernando VI (1713-1759), hijo de Felipe V. Rey de España desde 1746 a 1759. Grabado de 1870. Fernando VI de Borbón.

ERASMUS DARWIN Writer and scientist, grandfather of Charles Darwin Date: 1731 - 1802

Jacques-Pierre Brissot (1754-1793) (1754-1793). French journalist and political leader. He led the Girondins during the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, 1731-1806, a British lawyer and Tory politician

Portrait of a Man 1801 Jean-Baptiste Ponce Lambert Swiss. Portrait of a Man 436844

Historic steel engraving from the 19th century, portrait of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 1729 - 1781, a poet of the German Age of Enlightenment

Famous people in American history, Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 on Nevis, West Indies, now St. Kitts and Nevis; July 12, 1804 in New York City) was an American statesman, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and its first Secretary of the Treasury. He is also considered one of the first political theorists of representative democracy and the American School of economics. Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th-century collectible card. .

Novalis (1772-1801), pen-name of Friedrich von Hardenberg, German Romantic poet and novelist. Artist: Unknown

James Watt (1736-1819). Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer. Engraving, 1883. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883.

John Locke 1632-1704 English philosopher who founded the school of empiricism From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Philip Livingston, 1716 to 1778, American statesman and founding father A signer of the Declaration of Independence Engraving by JB Longacre after an original nineteenth-century painting, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a nineteenth-century original, Record date not stated

Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle, Portrait of German composer Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759)

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