Historic Parades of Leaders

Reproductions of notable historical figures, depicted in detailed engravings, showcasing fashion and attire from the 16th and 17th centuries.

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (circa 1488 - 1576) - Italian artist. Date: circa 1565

Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach, 12 February 1496, 18 November 1577, was an important lansquenet leader in the 16th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Gaspard II de Coligny, Comte de Coligny, 1519 - 1572, a French Huguenot leader Gaspard II de Coligny, Comte de Coligny, 1519 - 1572, a French Huguenot leader Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665137

Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572) French Huguenot leader during Fench Religious Wars.

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (circa 1488 - 1576) - Italian artist. Date: circa 1565

Joseph Justus Scaliger or Joseph Juste Scaliger, 5 August 1540, 21 January 1609, was the tenth child and third son of Julius Caesar Scaliger and Andiette de Roques Lobejac. He is considered one of the greatest scholars of the second half of the 16th century, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century master copy

Paul Weller. Line engraving, 1688.

Matteo I Visconti, 15 August 1250, 24 June 1322, of the Visconti family succeeded his uncle, Archbishop Ottone Visconti, as political leader of Milan in 1295, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Matteo I Visconti, 15 August 1250, 24 June 1322, of the Visconti family succeeded his uncle, Archbishop Ottone Visconti, as political leader of Milan ...

Historic drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Jan Pieterszoon or Pieters, Pietersz Sweelinck, 1562 - 1621, a Dutch organist and composer

Illustrated portrait of Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson. King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. Lived between 12th May 1496 - 29th September 1560 A member of the Vasa noble family.

Michel Nostradamus (1503-1556) French physician and astrologer. 17th century copperplate engraving

GIROLAMO FRACASTORO Italian physician, astronomer and poet, who wrote a poem about syphilis. (His birthdate may be 1483) Date: CIRCA 1478 - 1553

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Giovanni Battista Guarini, 1538 - 1612, an Italian poet

Adam Craponne, engineer of the sixteenth century, vintage engraving. Adam Craponne, engineer of the sixteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673517

Count Greve Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre, 16 June 1583, 28 August 1654, was Swedish Chancellor of the Realm in front of, during and after ...

Francis Beaumont 1584 to 1616 English dramatist and poet Collaborator with John Fletcher

Belgium/Germany: Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594), engraving, Joannis Francisci Foppens, 1739

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, (1804).Artist: Ogbourne

Prince Moritz of Orange, Maurits van Oranje, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, 1567, 1625, Governor of Holland and Zeeland and since 1589 of Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel as well as Captain-General of the Land and Naval Forces of the Netherlands, in advanced age, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Hernando Cortez or Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Copperplate engraving.

Walter Raleigh, vintage engraving. Walter Raleigh, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673773

JACOB VAN CACHOPIN Flemish patron of the arts, of Antwerp. Date: 17TH CENTURY

Servet, Michael.

DINO COMPAGNI Italian chronicler Date: 1250 - 1323

Kopftrachten in Deutschland in der Reformationszeit, um 1520, Barett und Gelehrtenhaube, Historisch, authentisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4904031

Henry IV (1553-1610) King of Navarre (1572) King of France 1589. Lithograph c1820

MORO , SANTO TOMAS. CANCILLER DE INGLATERRA . 1478 - 1535. GRABADO DE UN DIBUJO DE HOLBEIN. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL . MADRID.

James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish diarist, man-of-letters and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). Engraving after the portrait by Joshua Reynolds from 'A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen' by Thomas Thomson (1870).

R.P. Joannes Baptista de Bisthoven, Adrian Lommelin, c. 1637-1677, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599-1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620-21; 1632-34; 1635-41), ca.1635, Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, browned white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Mount: 15 × 11 3/16 inches (38.1 × 28.4 cm), Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 9/16 inches (29.4 × 21.7 cm), and Image: 10 9/16 × 8 7/16 inches (26.8 × 21.4 cm)

Museum of Orleans, Louis, Cardinal de Guise, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

Portrait of the poet John Donne (1572-1631), Anonymous

Physicians and scholars: France - 16th century. Guy de Chauliac (1300-1368), physician. 18th century, engraving

John Winthrop

'Tycho Brahe', (1546-1601, 1830. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Danish nobleman, astronomer, and writer known for accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Johann von Lorraine, 1498 - 1550. French cardinal, archbishop of Reims, Lyon and Narbonne, Bishop of Metz, Toul, Verdun, Therouanne, Lucon, Albi, Valence, Nantes and Agen. From science and literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, published in London 1878. From Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, published in London 1878., Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Portrait of Adam de Craponne, French engineer

Gaspard II de Coligny, Comte de Coligny, 1519 - 1572, a French Huguenot leader Gaspard II de Coligny, Comte de Coligny, 1519 - 1572, a French Huguenot leader Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665241

Melchior Friedrich Gottfried Count of Gleichen and Hatzfeldt, Lord of Trachenberg, 20 October 1593, 9 January 1658, was an imperial general who served...

Geoffrey Chaucer, 14th century English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, and diplomat.Artist: S Freeman

Gonzalo Andrés Domingo Fernández de Córdoba (1585 1645). Spanish military leader during the Eighty Years' War; Thirty Years' War and the War of the Mantuan Succession.

Domenichino, 28 October 1581, 6 April 1641, actually Domenico Zampieri, was an Italian painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Portrait of William the Silent (1533-1584) Prince of Orange. Dated 16th Century

Sir Thomas More alias Saint Thomas More 1477 to 1535 English humanist statesman and Chancellor of England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

St. Turibius of Astorga (402 -476) also called Toribio of Libana. Spanish catholic religious, bishop of Astorga. Illustration by Llanta. Portrait. Lithography. Crnica General de Espaa, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of John Frederick I, the Magnanimous of Saxony, 1503 - 1554, Wettin, Elector and Duke of Saxony

"Jocky of Norfolk", killed at Bosworth, from an original painting on panel in the Royal Collection, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

'Cesare Borgia', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

Johann Oekolampad, Oekolampadius, 1482 - 1531, Swiss theologian, humanist and reformer of Basel, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

August (* 31 July 1526 to 11 February 1586), who called himself Augustus and was popularly known as Father August in reference to his paternal position, was Elector of Saxony from the Albertine line of the House of Wettin from 1553 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Sir William Wallace circa 1272-76 to 1305 From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Portrait of Adam Elsheimer, German Baroque painter, 1578-1610. Landscapes and Moonlight. Born at Franckfort 1574. Died 1646. Tinted etching within a decorative border by James Girtin after a portrait by Johannes Meyssens from James Girtins Seventy-Five Portraits of Celebrated Painters from Authentic Originals, J. MCreery, London, 1817.

Tintoretto 1518 - 1594 Venetian artist From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817

Juan de Carvajal (Juan Alfonso de Carvajal) (d. 1312). Castilian knight and commander of the Order of Calatrava. Servant of King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Condemned to death with his brother Pedro Alfonso by the king himself in 1312. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. ""Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia"", 1869.

Juan de Carvajal (Juan Alfonso de Carvajal) (d. 1312). Castilian knight and commander of the Order of Calatrava. Servant of King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Condemned to death with his brother Pedro Alfonso by the king himself in 1312. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Detail. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869. Author: Santiago Llanta (fl. 1866-1872). French lithographer who worked in Spain.

Paul Jove, vintage engraving. Paul Jove, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1844. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660600

HANS HOLBEIN (the Elder) German artist known for religious subjects Date: 1465 - 1524

Sir Francis Drake, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Geoffrey Chaucer ca. 13423-1400 English writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Whittington and his cat, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852.

Pope Sixtus V or Felice Peretti di Montalto, 1521, 1590, Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585-1590, historical illustration

William Laud, October 7, 1573, January 10, 1645, Archbishop of Canterbury, woodcut, England

Orlandus Lassus, Flemish Renaissance composer and musician, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

Miguel Saavedra de Cervantes,1547-1616. Spanish writer. From the book ""The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, Spanish and Portugeuse, Volume 18""

Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset Baron Seymour of Hache aka The Protector c 1500 6 1552 Protector of England From the book A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors published 1806

Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572). French nobleman and Admiral of France. Huguenot leader during the French Wars of Religion. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1864.

Il Pordenone geb. um 1484 in Pordenone, gest. 14. Januar 1539, eigentlich Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone, italienischer Maler, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4903256

Historic drawing, portrait of Sir Thomas Overbury, 1581 - 1613, an English poet and essayist

Francis Beaumont 1584 to 1616 English dramatist and poet Collaborator with John Fletcher

Portrait of Fray Luis de León. Luyssi Legionensis (Belmonte 1527 - Madrigal de las Altas Torres 1591). Theologian, poet, astronomer, humanist and religious Augustinian Spanish from the Salamanca school. Spanish Renaissance Scientific reformer of the Julian calendar changing it to the current Gregorian calendar. Old engraving of the book Spanish Biographical Year by Ildefonso Fernandez 1899

'Doria', (1466-1560), 1830. Andrea Doria (1466-1560) Italian condottiero and admiral of the Republic of Genoa. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Blessed Pope Innocent XI or Innocentius XI, Benedetto Odescalchi, 1611-1689, Pope from 1676 to 1689, historical illustration

Charles Tiercelin (1482 - 1567), sieur de la Roche du Mayne French soldier

Casimir the Great, Kazimierz III Wielki, Casimirus III Magnus, 30 April 1310, 5 November 1370, was the youngest son of King Wladyslaw I Ellenlang from...

ARCHYTAS OF TARENTUM Greek philosopher, scientist and soldier follower of Pythagoras Date: FL. 400 - 365 BC

Illusration; Portrait of John Fox or Foxe, Martyrologist and English Clergyman 1517 to 1587

'Froissard', (c1337-c1405), 1830. Jean Froissart (c1337-c1405) French-speaking medieval author, court historian, poet and cleric who entered the service of Philippa of Hainault, queen consort of Edward III of England, in c1361. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Historic drawing, portrait of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1563-1612, an English statesman and Minister of Elizabeth I. and Jacob I.

Johann Fust (1400-1466) - German printer. He appears to have been the partner of Johann Gutenberg in promoting the art of printing as he was his money-lender. In 1455, the partnership was dissolved as Fust brought suit against Gutenberg to recover the money he had lent. He also associated with Peter Schoffer, also know as a pillar of the printing invention. Date: circa 1450

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), English poet, best known for his long narrative poem, The Canterbury Tales. Date: 1340 - 1400

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador (ca. 1043-1099). Castilian nobleman, knighted by the infante Sancho. He took part in the battles of Llantada and Golpejera against Alfonso VI, and the Siege of Zamora. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume III, 1855. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough 1578 1640 Lord Keeper English lawyer From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume II published 1806

Portrait and autograph of King Henry IV of England 1367 to 1413, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

William I, Prince of Orange (24 April 1533 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent (Dutch: Willem de Zwijger), or simply William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje), was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648

Captain John Smith

Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, 1587 to 1645. Spanish noble and politician. III conde de Olivares, I duque de Sanlucar la Mayor, I Marques de Heliche y I Conde de Arzarcollar, known as Conde-Duque de Olivares. From the book El Conde-Duque de Olivares, La Pasion de Mandar by G. Maranon published 1936.

Thomas Hobson, vintage engraving. Thomas Hobson, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673734

Marco Polo, c.1254 -1324, an Italian merchant, explorer and writer, digital edited

Michel de lHospital (1505-1573) was a French writer and politician. Counselor of the Paris Parliament, Ambassador to the Council of Trent, Superintendent of Finance and Chancellor of France, he dedicated himself to quelling religious revolts by avoiding bloodshed. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Innocent X, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Albrecht of Brandenburg, 28 June 1490, 24 September 1545, co-ruling Margrave of Brandenburg as Albrecht IV, then Archbishop of Magdeburg, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Joachim du Bellay, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

Alexander Massaria. Line engraving, 1688.

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet executed for treason 1517-1547. Mislabeled as Thomas Howard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.

Thomas Tesdale, founder of Pembroke College, Oxford.Artist: J Fittler

Francis II, 19 January 1544, 5 December 1560, was a French king of the House of Valois-Angouleme from 1559 to 1560, digital improved reproduction of an original from 1880

Maximilian II, Röm, Kaiser, portrait with golden fleece, Unknown

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Albrecht Duerer the Younger, 1471 - 1528, a German painter, printmaker, mathematician and theorist at the time of humanism and the Reformation

'Chaucer', (1343-1400), 1830. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) English poet and author, best known for The Canterbury Tales, also a philosopher and astronomer. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

FEDERICO I BARBARROJA - 1123/1190 - EMPERADOR DEL SACRO IMPERIO GERMANO Y REY DE ITALIA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Philip Melanchthon, Philipp Schwartzerdt, 16 February 1497, 19 April 1560, a German classical philologist, philosopher, astrologer, humanist, Lutheran theologian, textbook author and Neo-Latin poet, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown

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