Historic Male Portraits

A collection of engraved portraits depicting notable men from the 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by elaborate hairstyles and clothing typical of the period.

Colbert, vintage engraving. Colbert, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673436

Daniel Casper, Daniel Caspar, from 1670 Casper von Lohenstein, 25 January 1635, 28 April 1683, a German lawyer, diplomat, translator, poet, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Menno Cohorn or Baron van Coehoorn (1632, 1704) Netherlands, Dutch nobility, engineer, general, military, symbols, pen, helmet, sword, hall bard, shield, armour, portrait, historical illustration 1863

Colbert, vintage engraving. Colbert, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673436

APOSTOLO ZENO Italian writer Date: 1668 - 1750

Philip V (1683-1746). King of Spain (1700-january, 1724 and september 1724-1746). He abdicated in favour of his son Louis and he assumed the throne again upon his son's death. Portrait. Engraving. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Jean-Baptiste Lullli Par Edelinck Jean-Baptiste Lulls (1632-1687), Compositor French. Engraving commitment.

Samuel Pufendorf, from 1694 Baron von Pufendorf, 8 January 1632, 26 October 1694, was a German natural law philosopher, historian and teacher of natur...

LA FONTAINE, Jean de (Chteau-Thierry,1621-ParI`s, 1695). French fabulist and poet.

Philipp Jacob Spener, 13. Januar 1635, 5. Februar 1705, deutscher lutherischer Theologe, einer der bekanntesten Vertreter des Pietismus, der bedeutend...

Titus Oates (1649 - 1705) Catholic priest, Kingdom of England, portrait conspiracy against King Charles II, prison and corporal punishment, torture as punishment, symbols, ghastly figures, sword, dagger, heads, historical illustration 1863

Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (1633, 1707) France, officer in the royal French army under Louis XIV, member of the French Academy of Sciences, portrait, wig, curls, scarf, serious look, ornamentation, pen, helmet, sword, halberd, knight, historical illustration 1863

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lully or Giovanni Battista Lulli, 1632-1687, Italien composer at the court of Louis XIV

Johann I (Jean) Bernoulli (1667-1748) a member of the Swiss family of mathematicians. Worked on analysis, calculus, celestial mechanics and mechanics. Made Cartesian theory consistent with Kepler's laws. Put forward concepts of Subtle Matter and Vis Viva.

Portrait of Sébastien Vaillant (1669-1722) French botanist. Dated 18th Century

Josias of Waldeck, 31 July 1636, 29 July 1669, was the second son of Count Philip VII of Waldeck-Wildungen and his woman Anna Katharina of Sayn-Wittge...

Francois Marie Voltaire, 1694 - 1778, French author, woodcut from 1880

Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban, Marquis de Vauban, 1 May, 4 May or 15 May 1633, 30 March 1707, was a French general, Louis XIV's fortress bu...

PIETER (Pierre) FRANCOIS (Franchoys) Flemish artist from Malines Date: 1606 - 1654

JACQUES JEAN VAN ARTOIS Painter of Brussels whose landscapes were considered among the most pleasant of Flanders. Date: 1613 - 1684

Henry von Auverquerque Count of Nassau feathers, helmet, sword, heelebard, shield, knight, emblems, portrait of famous people, wig, curls, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

FELIPE V. REY DE ESPAÑA. 1683 - 1746. GRABADO DE ARNOLDO VANWESTER , AÑO 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

John Thurloe born between 1616 and 1621 died 1668. Secretary to the council of state in Protectorate England and spymaster for Oliver Cromwell.

Anthony Hamilton or Antoine comte d'Hamilton (c. 1645 - 1719) Ireland, soldier in French service, poet and writer, portrait, wig, curls, scarf, serious look, ornamentation, stars, harp, reading a book, telescope, leaves, historical illustration 1863

Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (19 January 1737 - 21 January 1814) was a French writer, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Bernouilli

Woodcut, Jean Racine, portrait

Leonard Plukenet. Stipple engraving.

Benserade, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

VICTOR-MARIE, duc d'ESTREES French naval commander Date: 1660 - 1737

John Law of Lauriston, French John Law de Lauriston, 16 April 1671, 21 March 1729, was a Scottish national economist and banker, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Nicolas Poussin, 15 June 1594, 19 November 1665, was a French painter of the Neoclassical Baroque, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown.

Christian Wolff, from 1745 Baron von Wolff, Chretien Wolf, 24 January 1679, 9 April 1754, was a German polymath, jurist and mathematician as well as one of the most important philosophers of the Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Prince William III of Orange (1650-1702) Governor of Holland, Glorious Revolution in England, Massacre of Glencoe, King of Scotland and Ireland, portrait of famous personalities, oval, royal house, royal insignia, crown, sceptre, orb, globe, curls, wig, scarf, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Eberhard Christoph Balthasar Freiherr von Danckelman, 23. November 1643, 31. März 1722, war Hauslehrer des ersten preußischen Königs, brandenburgische...

Sir Christopher Wren 1632-1723. English architect scientist and mathematician From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1641 - 1691) France, Count, Minister of War under King Louis XIV, new order of the French army, symbols, Janus head, snake, staff, scales, torch, sword, portrait, historical illustration 1863

Georg Friedrich Haendel, 5 March 1685, 14 April 1759, a German Baroque composer who had been a British citizen since 1727, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Bol, Ferdinand, Hamburger, Johan Coenraad, Monogrammist M (Germany), Portrait of Ferdinand Bol, print, prints, height 53 mm, width 46 mm, German, print maker, printmaker, 1842 - 1842, second quarter 19th century, paper, wood engraving, 1809-03-03 - 1871, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Northern Netherlands, 1616-06 - 1680-07-24

Victor Amadeus I of Savoy-Carignan (1690-1741) Prince of Savoy, Prince of Carignan, France, portrait of famous personalities, oval, royal house, emblems, royal insignia, crown, sceptre, orb, globe, nobility, curls, wig, moustache, scarf, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Philip Jacob Spener, 1685 - 1705, founder of Pietism

Bartholomeus van der Helst geb. um 1613 in Haarlem, gest. vor 16. Dezember 1670 in Amsterdam war ein holländischer Maler, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4903228

Algernon Sidney or Sydney (1623 - 1683) Kingdom of England, portrait, politician, opponent of the monarchy, philosopher, theorist, military rank lieutenant colonel, ambassador, member of the 20 year long English Parliament, Long Parliament, symbols, knight with sword, armour, seal, historical illustration 1863

Willem, William II of Orange (1626, 1650) Republic of the United Netherlands, governor, government, Republic of the Seven Provinces, House of Orange-Nassau, unclear governmental relations, disputes, independence, insecurity, symbols, crown, sceptre, sword, portrait, historical illustration 1863

Christina von Schweden, Kristina, Maria Alexandra, 17. Dezember 1626, 19. April 1689, war von 1632 bis 1654 Königin von Schweden, Historisch, digitale...

WILLIAM FAITHORNE English engraver and portrait draftsman Date: 1616 - 1691

STEPHEN DUGDALE - Informer during the Popish Plot, claiming knowledge of a Catholic conspiracy but providing dubious and inconsistent testimony. Date: 1640 - 1683

John Selden 1584 to 1654 English legal antiquarian, Orientalist and politician. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

1660s PORTRAIT OF GERMAN MATHEMATICIAN PHILOSOPHER GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNITZ UNDERTOOK TO INVENT A COMPUTER IN 1671 BUT FAILED

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1663-1707), ingeniero militar y mariscal francés. Grabado de 1873.

Francois Sarasin., vintage engraving. Francois Sarasin., vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679001

Graf Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, 12. Januar 1638, 4. Januar 1701, war ab 1680 Militärgouverneur von Wien, Stadtverteidiger in der Wiener Schlacht 1...

Denis Papin

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) England, poet, politician and journalist, essayist, founder of the Kit-Cat Club London, travelling through France and Italy, under-secretary of state, curls, wig, portrait of famous personalities, proud look, numerous decorations, stars, harp, reading a book, telescope, leaves, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Historic drawing, portrait of William Temple, 1628-1699, an English diplomat and writer

Gottfried Kniller or Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) German-British portrait painter, court painter to King Charles II, Lübeck family of artists, Kneller Academy of Painting and Drawing London, curls, wig, scarf, portrait of famous personalities, numerous decorations, stars, harp, reading a book, telescope, leaves, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Mr. Boulay, a tailor in the seventeenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

Willibald Pirckheimer, Bilibald Pirkheimer, born 4 December 1470 in Eichstaett, died 22 December 1530 in Nuremberg), was a German Renaissance humanist, jurist and translator, general, artist and art collector, and patron of the arts, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Hans Christoph Graf von Königsmarck, Hans Kristoffer, Hans Christoff, Hans Christopher or Hans Christoffe, 4 March 1600 -8 March 1663, was a German ar...

Jose Patino Rosales (1670-1736). Secretary of the Navy and the Indies under King Philip V of Spain. He undertook the reorganisation of the Navy and founded the Naval Military Academy. In 1718 he formed the Compania de Caballeros Guardiamarinas (Royal Company of Maritime Guards). Portrait. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Germany, Cranach, Lucas (I), Passion of Christ, Christ led before Caiaphas, verso right - stamped, Christ is led before the high priest by soldiers Caiaphas is led. The high priest has taken off his gloves and is tearing his clothes. The soldier next to Christ is about to strike him. Against the rear wall of the interior above the doorway hang two electoral and ducal coats of arms of Saxony on shields., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 251 mm, width 172 mm, German, 1472 - 1553-10-16, print maker, engraving maker, 1509 - 1509, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Juhan or Jan de Witt (1625-1672) Council pensioner of Holland, first statesman of the Republic of the United Netherlands, long wavy hair, critical look, symbolic ornamentation, Janus head, torch, sword, heraldry, portrait of famous personalities, historical illustration 1863

William Russell, Lord Russell, 29 September 1639, 21 July 1683, was an English politician. Lord William Russell was an English politician., reproduction of a woodcut from the year 1880, digitally improved, 29 September 1639, 21 July 1683, was an English politician. Lord William Russell was an English politician, reproduction of a woodcut from the year 1880, digitally improved

Sir William Temple 1 Baronet, 1628, 1699, British statesman and essayist, Illustration from Old England's Worthies, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Sir Henry Pollexfen (1632 - 1691), Kingdom of England, portrait, lawyer, member of the English Parliament, ornamentation, defence defence tower, woman with olive branch, man with snake staff, historical illustration 1863

Wren, Christopher .

John Graham, 1st Viscount of Dundee (1648-1689) on engraving from the 1800s. Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian. Engraved by G.B. Shaw after a painting by Peter Lely and published by R.Cadell.

'Broome', (1689-1745), 1830. William Broome (1689-1745) British scholar and poet, known for collaboration with Alexander Pope and Elijah Fenton in translating Homer’s Odyssey, From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 24 October 1632 - 26 August 1723, Dutch naturalist and the most important microscopist of the 17th and early 18th centuries / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, 24. Oktober 1632 - 26. August 1723, niederländischer Naturforscher und der bedeutendste Mikroskopiker des 17. und beginnenden 18. Jahrhunderts, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhunder.

Henri de La Tour dAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne, 11. September 1611- 27. Juli 1675, Heerführer und Marschall von Frankreich, digital restaurierte Repr...

James Graham, 1. Marquess of Montrose, 1612-21. Mai 1650, war ein schottischer Adliger, der während des Englischen Bürgerkriegs von 1644 bis 1650 für ...

John Bradshaw President of the Parliamentary Commission to Try The King 1649

GILBERT WEST writer Date: 1703 - 1756

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), Bohemian etcher, 1891. Artist: Unknown

E. Scriven sculp - Charles the Second. September 6, 1952.

Portrait of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1618 - 1682, Spanish painter of the Baroque

Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist. Pendulum clock: Wave theory of light. Head and shoulders portrait engraving surrounded by pendulum clock and various scientific instruments and optical diagrams. Engraving c1870.

Evangelista Torricell, 15. Oktober 1608 - 25. Oktober 1647, war ein italienischer Physiker und Mathematiker. Er übertrug 1640 die Galileischen Fallgesetze auf ausströmende Flüssigkeiten, Torricellisches Ausflussgesetz / Evangelista Torricell, October 15, 1608 - October 25, 1647, was an Italian physicist and mathematician. In 1640, he applied Galileo's laws of falling bodies to outflowing fluids, Torricell's outflow law, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Johann Freidrich Bottger or Botticher (1682-1719) German chemist and ceramicist, originator of Dresden china. To protect the trade secrets, he and his colleagues were evacuated from Dresden when Sweden invaded Saxony in 1706. Under royal patronage, in 1708 he became director of large ceramic factories, and in 1715 he perfected European white porcelain. In 1716 he was put in prison for trying to sell the secret of the process. From 'Der Stein der Weisen'. (Leipzig, c1895).

JOHN BENBOW Admiral of the Blue Date: 1653 - 1702

King Frederick I of Prussia (1657-1713) House of Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg, Elector Prince, Northern War, coronation as king in Königsberg, today Russia, patron of education and culture, portrait of famous personalities, oval, royal house, emblems, royal insignia, crown, sceptre, orb, globe, curls, wig, scarf, moustache, numerous decorations, art, steel engraving, historical illustration 1863

Philipp Jacob Spener, 1635 - 1705, portrait, historic illustration, 1880

John Thurloe, born between 1616 and 1621, died 1668, Secretary of State in the Protectorate of England and head of espionage for Oliver Cromwell, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Hiob Ludolf, founder of Ethiopian Studies, 1624 - 1704, historical illustration, portrait, 1880

René Descartes (1596-1650), filósofo, matemático y físico francés. Grabado de 1857.

James III, (c19th century).Artist: Taylor

Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland.Artist: Marrebeeck

Johan de Witt, Jan de Wit, 24 September 1625-20 August 1672 was the dominant Dutch statesman as Councilor Pensionary of Holland for nearly 20 years, d...

Johann Caspar Lavater, also Johann Kaspar Lavater, 15 November 1741 -2 January 1801, was a Reformed pastor, philosopher and writer from Switzerland du...

Rene Descartes, Renatus Cartesius, 31 March 1596, 11 February 1650, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and natural scientist, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

George Berkeley 1. Earl of Berkeley c1626n1698 Englischer Politiker / George Berkeley 1st Earl of Berkeley c1626n1698 English politician Engraved by Bocquet from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

Charles le Brun, French Baroque era painter, (19th century.)Artist: Bellefond

Anthony Ashley Cooper, Shaftesbury, 26 February 1671, 15 February 1713, was an English philosopher, writer, politician, art critic and literary theorist, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Thomas Willis. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1742, after D. Loggan.

Portrait of Francisco Gómez de Quevedo Villegas and Santibáñez Cevallos (Madrid, 1580 -Villanueva de los Infantes 1645), known as Francisco de Quevedo. Spanish writer of the Golden Age. Spanish literature, poetic work, narrative, theater, philosophical, political, moral, ascetic, humanistic and historical booklets. Lord of the Tower of Juan Abad and knight of the Order of Santiago. Old engraving of the book Spanish Biographical Year by Ildefonso Fernandez 1899

Born Thomas Burnet around 1635 at Croft-on-Tees near Darlington, died September 27, 1715, an English theologian and theoretician for cosmogony, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

Rembrandt (1606-1669) on engraving from 1859. Dutch painter and etcher. Engraved by unknown artist and published in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Germany,1859.

Historical print, portrait of Luise Dorothea Katharina Schiller or Franckh, 1766 - 1836, a sister of Friedrich von Schiller, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historical print, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 - 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

José de Ribera (1591-1652), spagnoletto, pintor, dibujante y grabador español. Grabado de 1877.

Robert Boyle, by Johann Kerseboom (died 1708).Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Irish physicist

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