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Classic portraits of prominent historical figures in formal attire, showcasing elegant poses and detailed attire against neutral backgrounds.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON  American statesman        Date: 1757 - 1804
ALEXANDER HAMILTON American statesman Date: 1757 - 1804
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Austrian composer. Mozart at the keybord. From engraving of 1787
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Portrait, Thomas Hancock, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings, Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Engraving, after Hogarth, showing John Wilkes (1727-1797), the English politician and journalist.     Date: 17 May 1884
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Portrait of A. I. Baryshnikov by Vasily Tropinin. Vasily Andreevich Tropinin (1776-1857) a Russian Romantic painter
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JOHN JAY  American statesman, first  Chief Justice of the United  States      Date: 1745 - 1829
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Thomas Jefferson, A Philospher, a Patriote and a Friend. Drawn by his friend Tadee Kioscuisko. Aquatint early 1800s. Jefferson (1743-1826) Third President of the United States 1801-1809, in profile, wearing a laurel wreath.
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James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States Alonzo Chappell (1828-1887 American)
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Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: Portrait du Comte de Pourtales-Gorgier.
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William Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devon (1807-1888) on engraving from 1837. British politician. Engraved by J.Brown after a painting by E.Walker and published by G.Virtue.
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Mr. Bentley, Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801, British
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of USA 1901-1909. 'Spy' cartoon from 'The World' showing him in robes of DCL after presentation of an honorary degree
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JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826) - POLITICO NORTEAMERICANO - SEGUNDO PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.
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Lewis Cass (born 9 October 1782 in Exeter, New Hampshire, died 17 June 1866 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American officer and politician, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) American soldier and Seventh President of the United States 1829-1837. Full-length portrait of Jackson seated beside a table. Coloured lithograph of the painting by William James Hubard (1807-1862).
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Nathaniel Currier, William Henry Harrison  Ninth President of the United States William Henry Harrison: Ninth President of the United States
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Henry Clay (born 12 April 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia, died 29 June 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American planter and politician, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Edgar Allan Poe 19th century Anonymous, American, 19th century American. Edgar Allan Poe 370825
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Honore Gabriel Riquetti (1749-1791). Comte de Mirabeau. Leader of the early stages of the French Revolution. Mirabeau in the tribune. Engraving by Dupre. Biblioteca Universal, 1851. Colored.
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Georges Jacques Danton (1759-1794) French revolutionary leader. Lost power to Robespierre during the Reign of Terror and was guillotined. Engraving.
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William Chambers, 1800-1883, Scottish publisher and author. Engraved by DJPound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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William Ewart Gladstone, 1809-1898, English Chancellor of the Exchequer, statesman and four-time Prime Minister of Great Britain (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94) . Painted by DJPound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, vol. 2, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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Andrew Jackson, President of the United States from the original painting by W.J. Hubard
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Henry Walter Bates (born 8 February 1825 in Leicester, died 16 February 1892 in London) was an English naturalist, evolutionary biologist and entomologist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Zachary Taylor 1784 to 1850, 12th President of the United States 1849 to 1850, After a painting by Alonzo Chappel, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait Of Charles B Adderley 1st Lord Norton, 1865. By Henry Weigall Jnr
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Engraving of Vincent, Count Benedetti (1817-1900) a French diplomat. He is probably best known as one of the central figures in the instigation of the Franco-Prussian War. Dated 1870
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Portrait of Willem Bilderdijk. The poet and scholar Willem Bilderdijk was a committed monarchist, so in 1795 he refused to submit to French Republican rule in the Netherlands. He was exiled, but allowed to return under King Louis Napoleon. On the table is Bilderdijks uncompleted epic poem, The Destruction of the First World, written for Louis Napoleon. Sixth months later, the King abdicated, and Bilderdijk was once again deprived of a protector.
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Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790, American statesman, philosopher, scientist, inventor and publisher, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Coloured photo of Paul Richter (1895 - 1961) Austrian film actor.
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Photograph of Judge John McLean (1785-1861) an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. Dated 1850
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Portrait of Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), 1816. George Henry Harlow .
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Athanase Josue Coquerel, 16 June 1820 - 24 July 1875, was a French Protestant theologian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait, Thomas Hollis, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings, Hollis, Thomas, 1659-1731. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Patrick Henry 1736-1799, American revolutionary leader and lawyer. Helped to adapt the Bill of Rights, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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William Fielding 1st Earl of Denbigh, c1582-1643 English courtier under James I & Charles I. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
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Captain Stevens, Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801, British
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Henry G. Marquand, seated in chair, full-length portrait by John Singer Sargent
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President Zachary Taylor 1848. 12th President of the United States of America. John Sartain
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Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President of the USA
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Princess Maria Clementina. who was engaged to James Francis Edward Stuart. was arrested and imprisoned in Austria on the way to her wedding in 1719 in Italy on the orders of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI to appease King George I of Great Britain. who opposed the marriage because he feared that her heirs would claim his throne. Digital reproduction of a historical original.
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Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826, Third President of the United States, Primary Author, Writer of Declaration of Independence, After a painting by Alonzo Chappel, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Frederick the Great (1712-1786), portrait, Berlin, Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg, Elector, hat, stick, jacket, from front, Germany, historical illustration c. 1898, Europe
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QUEEN VICTORIA  At Cimiez, France.        Date: 1819 - 1901
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DAVID NIVEN in BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE (1948), directed by ANTHONY KIMMINS.
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Haydn, Josef.
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Lord Richard Burdon Sanderson Haldane 1. Vicomte Haldane 1856 bis 1928 Britischer Liberaler und Arbeiterpolitiker Rechtsanwalt und Philosoph / Lord Richard Burdon Sanderson Haldane 1st viscount Haldane 1856 to 1928 British liberal and labour politician lawyer and philosopher From the book The Year 1912 illustrated published London 1913, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,
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Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1807-1886, British civil servant. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by John Watkins. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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Reverend Thomas Dale, 1797-1870, dean of Rochester, poet and theologian. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated
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Emmanuel Kant. Portrait of Emmanuel Kant 1724-1804, German philosopher. Engraving by Birck, 18th century
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Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, from the Original Painting by W.J. Hubard, Drawn on Stone by A. Newsam, Printed and Published by Lehman & Duval, Philadelphia, 1830
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The Pigmies attack; but Government Still Lives 1900. President William McKinley on the steps of the U.S Capitol, holding two flags, Expansion and Sound Money.
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Germany, Bayreuth, Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima Liszt with Franz Liszt at Wahnfried Haus in Bayreuth
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New Lord Chief Justice of England.The Appointment of Lord Caldecote to be Lord Chief Justice of England Inmsuccession to Lord Hewart is believed to be the first case of a former Lord Chancellor going to this Position. Lord Caldecote has been Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, Minister for the Co-Ordination of Defence, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.Photo Shows..... Lord Caldecote Photographed in his robes as Lord Chief Justice. October 01, 1940. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press Photo)
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