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Historic Composers and Poets Portraits

Black and white portraits of notable historical composers and poets. Features elegant attire and classic hairstyles, conveying a refined artistic spirit.

FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician and composer Date: 1810 - 1849

Portrait of a unknown man, attributed to Hendrik Willem Caspari, 1785 - 1829, Portrait miniature

France, La-Cote-Saint-Andre, Portrait of Hector Berlioz

Francois-Rene, Vicomte de Chateaubriand, 1768 - 1848, a French writer, politician and diplomat. Engraving by Paris. 19th century.

Francois-Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand 1768 to 1848 French writer, politician and diplomat, Francois-Rene vicomte de Chateaubriand 1768 to 1848 French writer politician diplomat Lithograph by Lemercier after drawing by Achille Deveria, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Napoleon Bonaparte, as Emperor Napoleon I. Napoléon Bonaparte, 15 August 1769, 5 May 1821, was a French general, revolutionary dictator and Emperor of...

Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf of Austria-Teschen (born 3 August 1817 in Vienna, died 18 February 1895 in Arco, Tyrol, today Trentino, Italy) was Archduke of Austria, Duke of Teschen and Field Marshal and Inspector General of the Austro-Hungarian Army, at the age of 17, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

HEINRICH ZSCHOKKE German writer Date: 1771 - 1848

George Bryan Beau Brummell, 1778-1840, an iconic figure in Regency England, the arbiter of men's fashion

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Nathanael Greene, 1742 - 1786, General of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence

François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848). French writer and diplomat. Engraving by Carbonneau after a portrait by Anne Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson. Detail. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VIII. 1856. Author: Jean Baptiste Charles Carbonneau (1815-1871). French engraver.

Portrait of Heinrich Heine by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, Oil on wood, 1831, 1800-1882, Germany, Dusseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-Institut

Lorenzo Calvo de Rozas (1773-1850). Spanish liberal politician and writer. Portrait. Historia de la Revolución Española (desde la Guerra de la Independencia a la Restauración en Sagunto), by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Joaquín Vizcaíno and Martínez Moles (La Coruña 1790 - Madrid 1840), Marquis Consort and widower of Casa Pontejos, was a Spanish military man, politician and philanthropist, corregidor of Madrid and founder of the first savings bank in Spain. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

ROBERT BROWNING the English poet as a young man

Portrait of the Swedish-American Engineer and Inventor John Ericsson on his arrival in England aged twenty three. Black and White Illustration;

SIR ROBERT PEEL (the younger) speaking in the House of Commons in 1846. Date: 1788 - 1850

Juan Alvarez de Mendizábal (1790-1853). Spanish politician and financier who had great importance in the Spanish liberal Revolution. He was appointed Minister of Finance in July 1835 by the Count of Toreno, from which he promoted the confiscation of the confiscation of Catholic Church's properties. Portrait. "Historia de la Revolución Española (desde la Guerra de la Independencia a la Restauración en Sagunto), por Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1891.

Alphonse de LAMARTINE 1790-1869 French poet and revolutionary politician, painted in 1830

George Noel Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poet, 1894. Artist: Charles Turner.

Charles Marie August Joseph de Beaumont, Count of Autichamp,1770-1859. French lieutenant general during French revolution. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

Frederick Marryat, 1792-1848, known as Captain Marryat, English writer and naval officer, illustration from the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769-1852, British soldier and statesman. Painted by T. Woolnoth after Sir T. Lawrence. From the book National Portrait Gallery Volume I, published in 1830, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein, 25 October 1757, 29 June 1831, colloquially Baron vom Stein, was a Prussian statesman, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date not known

Alfred Tennyson (1809 - 1892) the English poet and Poet Laureate as a young man

Portrait of Sergey Ivanovich Turgenev (1792-1827), Sokolov, Pyotr Fyodorovich (1791-1848)

Louis Antonie Leon Saint Just 1767-1794 French politician during the French Revolution Engraved by W H Mote from the book Historical Sketches of Statesmen published London 1843

John George Lambton, 1. Earl of Durham 1792-1840, English statesman and colonial administrator. Was elected to parliament from 1813 to 1832 as a WHIG MP Liberal for Durham and received the nickname Radical Jack. He was appointed General Governor of Canada in 1837-1838 and wrote his report on the matters of British North America in 1839, in which he recommended a responsible government for the colony. Copper engraving after a portrait of Thomas Lawrence., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Pierre Casimir-Perier, 1777-1832. French banker, politician and minister, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Portrait of the violinist Charles de Beriot. .

Alexis Henri Clerete, Earl of Tocqueville (1805-1859). French writer and politician. 19th-century colored engraving.

Marc-David Alba Lasource (1763-1793). French politician during the French Revolution. Member of the Legislative Assembly for the department of Tarn (1791-1792). President of the National Convention (18 April to 2 May 1793). Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

CHARLES DICKENS Dickens as a young man, in 1844. Date: 1812 - 1870

Giachino Rossini (1792-1868). Italian composer. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883.

GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON Date: 1788 - 1824

Robert Schumann - Josef Kriehuber, 1839

Robert Schumann, 8. Juni (1810), 29. Juli 1856, war ein deutscher Komponist und einflussreicher Musikkritiker, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer...

Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, 1774 - 1856. Austrian orientalist and historian. After a print by Tommaso Benedetti after a work by Thomas Lawrence.

Portret van Louis Martinus Toulon. .

Franz SCHUBERT, 1797-1828 Austrian composer

David Brewster (1781-1868) Scottish physicist.

Frederic CHOPIN, 1810-49 Polish composer

Portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) a German composer. Dated 19th Century

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) German Romantic composer, born in Hamburg. After the portrait by Wilhelm Hensel (1794-1861).

Vincenzo BELLINI 1801-1835 Italian composer painted 1827

Portrait of Alexandre Pushkin, by Vassili Mate. 1899

Portrait of Salvadore Cammarano (1801-1852) a prolific Italian librettist and playwright. Dated 19th century

Lamartine, Alphonse de (1790-1869). French romantic writer and politician. Colored engraving.

Young Napoleon as first consul. Vintage engraving from Harpers Monthly magazine 1879. by the virtue of age

Historical print, engraving, 1837, portrait of Achim or Carl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim, 1781-1831, German writer, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Daniel O'Connell (1776-1847). The Liberator. Irish political leader. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883.

The Prince of Wales at the time of his marriage, c1863 (1910). Artist: Unknown.

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847). German composer. Engraving.

Portrait of Gioacchino Rossini Vincenzo Camuccini (1773-1844) Museo Teatrale Alla Scala, Mailand

Costtenoble, Karl Ludwig.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) German Romantic composer After the portrait by Wilhelm Hensel (1794-1861)

Robert Burns, 25 January 1759, 21 July 1796 was a Scottish poet, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

'R.P. Bonington'. Creator: Unknown.

FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician Date: 1810 - 1849

John Johnston 1826-29 Rembrandt Peale American The accountant John Johnston (1781-1851) was born at Barnboard Mill, Galloway, Scotland, and came to New York in 1804. In 1817, he married Margaret Taylor Howard and their son, John Taylor Johnston, later became one of the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.. John Johnston 11741

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804 - 1881. British statesman of the Conservative Party and two times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. From Russes et Turcs: La Guerre D'Orient, p

ROBERT SCHUMANN German musician, circa 1834 Date: 1810 - 1856

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Italian composer, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

William Lenthall, born between 1591 and 1599, died 1662, English politician during the Civil War, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Gustav Albert Lortzing (1801-1851), compositor alemán. Año 1943.

Lord Byron, Anglo-Scottish poet, (1912). Artist: Unknown

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and theologian, c1840 (1956). Artist: Unknown

Casimir Pierre Perier (1777-1832). French banker, mine owner, political leader and statesman. Perier in his 30's. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Henri-François Riesener. Bernard-Léon (1784-1856), actor and director of theaters of Vaudeville and Gaîté. Oil on canvas. 1784-1828. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 76085-24 Actor, director of Theater, Portrait, Theater of the Gaite, Theater from Vaudeville, Oil on canvas

Robert Burns 1759 to 1796. Scottish poet. After printing from the 19th century., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century

Frederich Heinrich Baron von Humbholdt - Charles Willson Peale 1805

Charles James Fox 1749-1806 Britain's first Foreign Secretary and prominent Whig statesman from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

King George IV George Augustus Frederick 1762 to 1830 King of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover 1820 to 1830 Engraved by E Scriven from the plate by W Finden after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery volume II published c 1835

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, also known as John Plantagenet 1389 to 1435, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Humphry Davy (1778-1829) British chemist . Inventor of safety lamp for miners. Using electrolysis he discovered a number of elements. Worked on Nitrous oxide (Laughing gas). Professor chemistry, Royal Institution, London, 1802.

Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 - 25 February 1852) was an Irish poet; singer; songwriter; and entertainer; now best remembered for the lyrics of 'The Minstrel Boy' and 'The Last Rose of Summer'

PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English romantic poet Date: 1792 - 1822

Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848. French politician and author.Photo-etching after the engraving by Hopwood.From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works XIV. The Court of the Tuileries II' Published London 1899.

Henry Purcell, 1659-1695, an English composer, Henry Purcell, 1659-1695, ein englischer Komponist des Barock

Antoine d'Arenberg

Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845), parlamentario inglés; cervecero, abolicionista y reformador social. Grabado de 1840.

David Humphreys 1752, 1818, colonel in the American Revolutionary War. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Charles Pelham Villiers (1802-1898), British lawyer and politician, 19th century.Artist: J Cochran

Charles Gordon Lennox 5th Duke of Richmond 1791 to 1860 English soldier and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

George Rennie.

Illustration showing Albert Denison , 1st Baron Londesborough, (1805 - 1860); British Liberal Party politician and diplomat, known as Lord Albert Conyngham from 1816-49.

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic as a young man Date: 1772 - 1834

Yevgeny Baratynsky (1800-1844). Russian poet. Romanticism style. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Christoph Heckel, 1814-15, (1792-1858), USA, Washington, D.C., Library of Congress

Robert Burns Scottish Poet Portrait Illustration

George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover, 19th century.Artist: E Scriven

Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1801-1888. Lord Mayor of London. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

Portrait of Robert Burns, Ayrshire, Scotland, famous Scot Poet (25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796)

Lord Byron, Unknown

Percy B. Shelley (autograph). 1876. Portraits, Prints. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822

Gulian Verplanck ca. 1811 John Wesley Jarvis American, born England A devoted and influential member of many of the leading learned organizations of his day, Gulian Verplanck (1786-1870) was a member of one of New York's most prominent families, descended from the earliest settlers of New Amsterdam. Jarvis's choice of a horizontal format for his portrait of Verplanck was highly unusual and inspired: it captures the liberal spirit of this young man of wealth, leisure, and intelligence, who allowed the painter to experiment with conventional portrait composition in order to provide greater context for the likeness.. Gulian Verplanck 16710

Constanza Mozart, 1783. Wife of Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart

Alphonse de LAMARTINE 1790-1869 French poet and revolutionary politician

Portrait of Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic. Dated 19th Century

Humphry Davy, British chemist, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Richard Chenevix Trent, 1807-1886, Anglican archbishop and poet. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by John Watkins. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 1, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

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