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

Andrea Contarini, 1302, 1382, was the 60th Doge of Venice, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date u...

Simon Vouet 1590-1649 French artist From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817

FRANCESCO BERNARDO FERRARI Italian archeologist and scholar, from Milano. Date: 1576 - 1669

Honore d Urfe, Facsimile of signature, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1841.

Henry IV 13 December 1553-14 May 1610, also known by the nickname Good King Henry, was King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Andreas Osiander (1498-1552), German Lutheran theologian, 17th century. Osiander was Professor of Theology at Konigsberg and was responsible for seeing through the press Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium' ('On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres') and in 1543 was able to present the author with a copy on his deathbed .

Tizian, eigentlich Tiziano Vecellio, um 1488 bis 1490, 27. August 1576, führender Vertreter der venezianischen Malerei des 16. Jahrhunderts, digital r...

Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, (1463-1525).Artist: H Robinson

Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639). English poet and diplomat. Engraving, 18th century. Colored.

Ferdinand Magellan c. 1480-April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He was born at Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, but later obtained Spanish nationality in order to serve King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (modern Maluku Islands in Indonesia). Magellan's expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean and the first to cross the Pacific. It also completed the first circumnavigation of the Globe, although Magellan himself did not complete the entire voyage, being killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines.

Ludovico Ariosto, Sept. 8, 1474 - July 6, 1533, an Italian humanist, military man, courtier and author / Ludovico Ariosto, 8. September 1474 - 6. Juli 1533, ein italienischer Humanist, Militär, Höfling und Autor, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Yemelyan Ivanovitch Pugachev (c. 1742 ñ 1775) pretender to the Russian throne who led a great Cossack insurrection during the reign of Catherine II

Lucas Cranach der Ältere, 4. Oktober 1472, 16. Oktober 1553, war einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Maler, Grafiker und Buchdrucker der Renaissance, Hi...

John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer, (1870).Artist: S Freeman

Self portrait. Date/Period: 1570. Drawing. Height: 230 mm (9.05 in); Width: 157 mm (6.18 in). Author: Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c1527-1556), 1824.Artist: W Freeman

Miguel Saavedra de Cervantes, 1547-1616, Spanish writer, Illustration from the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Andreas Hofer, 1767 - 1810, leader of the Tyrolean uprising of 1809, historical portrait

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 4 October 1472, 16 October 1553, was one of the most important German painters, graphic artists and letterpress printers of the Renaissance, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Ariosto, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

James I (1394-1437) King of Scotland from 1424 until assassinated in 1437, 19th century hand-coloured engraving,

Georgius Agricola, 1494 - 1555, a German Catholic, scholar and scientist

Thomas Müntzer (born around 1489) (died 27 May 1525) was a theologian, reformer and revolutionary during the time of the Peasants' War, Historical, di...

Thomas Muentzer (born around 1489) (died 27 May 1525) was a theologian, reformer and revolutionary during the time of the Peasants' War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Isaías (765 ac-695 ac), profeta bíblico del reino de Judá.

Illustration of Henry Hudson, English sea explorer and navigator in the 17th century who explored the Hudson River viewed from front set inside oval shape done in retro woodcut style. . Henry Hudson Explorer Woodcut

Albrecht Duerer, painter, 1471 - 1528, historical illustration, portrait, 1880

'Geoffrey Chaucer', (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

Black and White Illustration; Portrait of Lady Jane Grey

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. Lithography. Drawing by Jose Cebrian (1839-1904), detail. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Extremadura, 1870.

CESAR BORGIA (1475-1507) - MILITAR POLITICO Y ECLESIASTICO ROMANO-LITOGRAFIA. Author: THIRIAT H. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CARDENAL CESAR BORGIA. ALEJANDRO VI PAPA HIJO. BORGIA CESAR / CESAR BORGIA.

Jacob Jordaens, also Jacob Jordaens the Elder (born 19 May 1593 in Antwerp, died 18 October 1678 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period. Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original.

LUDOVICO ARIOSTO, BORN SEPTEMBER 8, 1474; DIED JUNE 6, 1533, 1874 engraving

Sir Francis Drake, um 1540, 28. Januar 1596, war ein englischer Freibeuter und Entdecker, später Vizeadmiral und der erste englische Weltumsegler, His...

TADDEO ZUCCARO Italian artist Date: 1529 - 1566

Abd el-Kader or Abd al-Qadir, 1808 - 1883, Algerian freedom fighter, historical woodcut, circa 1880

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Viscount St Albans. English philosopher, scientist and statesman. Lord Chancellor 1618. In science advocated observation and experiment rather than Aristotelian deductive logic. Early 20th century chromolithograph

Cornelio Bentivoglio, 27 March 1668 - 30 December 1732, an Italian nobleman and cardinal / Marco Cornelio Bentivoglio de Aragona, Pseudonym Selvaggio Porpora, 27. März 1668- 30. Dezember 1732, ein italienischer Kurienkardinal, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

San Francisco Javier (1506-1552), apóstol de las Indias y el Japón. Jesuíta español. Grabado de 1870.

Luis Vaz de Camoes, sometimes Camoens or Camoeens, 1524, 1580, considered Portugal's and the greatest poet of the Portuguese language, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Conrad Gessner, Conrad Gessner, Konrad Gessner or Konrad Gesner, Konrad Gessner, Conrad Gessner, Latinized Conradus Gesnerus, Greekized Thrasyboulos Gessneros, (born March 16 or 26, 1516 in Zurich, died December 13, 1565 in Zurich) was a Swiss physician, naturalist, classical philologist, humanist, polymath, and encyclopedist. His pseudonym was Euonymus Philiater. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

SANTO DOMINGO DE GUZMAN. FUNDADOR DE LA ORDEN DE PREDICADORES. CALERUEGA 1170 - 1221. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821).Artist: J Fitler

Sir William Wallace (born around 1270. probably in Elderslie near Johnstone. Scotland. died August 23. 1305. in London. England). Scottish freedom fighter. historical. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original

Papst Clemens VII. geboren als Giulio di Giuliano de Medici, 1478 bis 1534, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

A Jewish Rabbi, by Rembrandt, in the National Gallery, 1844. After 'A Bearded Man in a Cap, painting by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn in the National Gallery in London. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Lodovico Carracci, an Italian painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Colored engraving.

Giorgio Da Castelfranco. Portrait of Giorgio da Castelfranco called Giorgione 1477/8-1510. Engraving 1859, in Les Galeries de lEurope Italie, by Armengaud. Private collection

Amerigo Vespucci, March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512, was a merchant, navigator and explorer / Amerigo Vespucci, 9. März 1454 - 22. Februar 1512, war ein Kaufmann, Seefahrer, Navigator und Entdecker, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet of the 16th century. Colord engraving by A. Neumann. Universal History, 1917.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Baroque painter of the Flemish school. Portrait by van Dyck. Engraving after an etching by Pontius. Detail. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, December 15, 1882.

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban, 1561 to 1626. English lawyer, statesman, essayist and philosopher, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Portrait of a Man in Black Costume Corneille de Lyon (Dutch,1500/10-1575, active in France). Portrait of a Man in Black Costume. Tempera on panel, 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 cm). European Art

Jacques Jaques Coeur (1395-1456) was a French government official and state-sponsored merchant whose personal fortune became legendary and led to his eventual disgrace. He initiated regular trade routes between France and the Levant. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Alonso Cano (1601-1667), pintor, escultor y arquitecto español. Grabado de 1877.

Jacob Jordaens,1593-1678. Flemish painter.19th century print engraved by Edward F. Finden(1791-1857) after Van Dyke.

Illustration of Antoine Joseph Wiertz Belgian Romantic Painter b 1806 d 1865

Portrait of Bernhard Krechting, German leader of the Münster Anabaptists, digitally edited

Charles V (1500-1558). Holy Roman Empire from 1519-1554. Engraving, 1882.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1577, 1640, Flemish Baroque painter

Portrait of an unknown man, court of King Henry VIII, c. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Charles Knight after a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger from Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, John Chamberlaine, London, 1812.

Sir John Glanville the Younger 1586, 1661, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Short Parliament. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

BARTOLOME LEONARDO ARGENSOLA (1562-1631). Author: AMILLS JUAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 ñ 1400); known as the Father of English literature; is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages

Juan de Grijalva (1490-1527). Spanish explorer. Colored engraving.

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Károly Kisfaludy, 1788-1830, Hungarian playwright and painter

Castiglione, Baldassare Dolfino Lithograph World History Italy(- ) Biblioteca Nazionale, Torino, Italy

William Shakespeare Johann Lindner (1839-1906) Colored etching

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Torquato Tasso, 1544 - 1595, an Italian poet of the Counter-Reformation

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, father of gymnastics, 1778 - 1852, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Paul Soleillet, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Michael Servetus (1511-1553). Spanish physician and theologian. Persecuted by the Inquisition, he fled to Geneva, where on Calvin's initiative was condemned to be burned at the stake for heresy. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1864.

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1554, 29. Oktober 1618, war ein englischer Landherr, Schriftsteller, Dichter, Soldat, Politiker, Höfling, Spion und Entdecker, His...

Portrait of a Venetian Senator ca. 1525 Catena (Vincenzo di Biagio) Italian The sitter of this portrait is identified as a Venetian senator by his rich red vesta, or outer garment, a color that was only allowed to holders of public office in the city. He is also wearing a black cap and a stole across his shoulders, another mark of distinction. Catena was a friend of the great painter Giorgione and his portraits were highly praised by his contemporaries. Portrait of a Venetian Senator 435860

Erasmus (Desiderius) of Rotterdam (born 27 October 1466/1467/1469) (died 12 July 1536) was an important Dutch scholar of European humanism. He was a t...

Figure of a donor ca. 1550 German or French. Figure of a donor 193225

Portrait believed to be that of the father of Thomas More, vintage engraving. Portrait believed to be that of the father of Thomas More, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659975

Theudigisel. King of the Visigoths in Hispania and Septimania (548Ð549). Colored engraving.

Jean Bolland, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

Diego de Losada (c.1513-1569). Spanish conquistador, founder of Caracas (1567).

Saint Narcissus, early bishop of Gerunda (now Girona). Martyred in the 4th century. Lithography, 1866. Drawing by Llanta (fl.1866 -1872) . Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

Erasmus Desiderius von Rotterdam, 1465, 1536, Dutch humanist, theologian, philosopher, scholar and author

Michelangelo Buonarrotti,1475-1564. Italian High Renaissance painter sculptor architect and poet 19th century print engraved by A. Francois, from the portrait by the artist.

Giordano Bruno (1548 1600), born Filippo Bruno, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, and astrologer. He is remembered for his cosmological theories, which conceptually extended the then novel Copernican model. He proposed that the stars were just distant suns surrounded by their own exo-planets and raised the possibility that these planets could even foster life of their own (a philosophical position known as cosmic pluralism)

HEINE, Heinrich (Du¨sseldorf ,1797-Paris, 1856). German writer. Engraving by Weger and Singer, 1885.

Georg von Frundsberg, Landsknecht leader in imperial Habsburg services, 1473 - 1528, historical illustration, portrait, 1880

John Colet 1467 to 1519 Dean of St Pauls Cathedral and founder of St Pauls School London From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Portrait of Titian (1490-1576) an Italian painter and member of the Venetian School. Dated 16th Century

Portrait of a Man. Artist: Spanish (Andalusian) Painter (late 17th century). Dimensions: 25 x 20 5/8 in. (63.5 x 52.4 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

BARTOLOME HIDALGO (1531-1597) - LIBRO DE RETRATOS DE ILUSTRES Y MEMORABLES VARONES - 1599. Author: FRANCISCO PACHECO. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Clement VII (1478-1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici. Cardinal (1513-1523) and Pope (1523-1534). Thanks to his patronage Michelangelo finished the paintings of the Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. Colored engraving by Serra Pausas.

Joan Despuig i Safortesa, 1627, oil on canvas, Miquel Bestard, Can Puig, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Innocent X (1574-1655). Roman Pope (1644-1655), called Giambattista Pamfili. Portrait of the Pope Innocent X painted in Rome in 1650 by Diego Velazquez. Detail. Gallery Doria-Pamphili, Rome, Italy.

Antonio Nebrija (1441-1522). Spanish scholar, historian, teacher and poet. Writing a grammar of the Castilian language. Engraving.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Martin Luther, 1483-1546, German theologian and reformer

Hugo Grotius, Dutch theologian. Artist: Unknown

John Wycliffe (c. 1330-1384). English theologian, scholastic philosopher, biblical translator, reformer and priest. He promoted the first complete translation of the Bible into English. Portrait. Illustration by Francisco Fonollosa, late 20th century. Watercolour painting.

Rodrigo de Bastidas (1445-1527). Spanish sailor and conqueror. Watercolor.

Charles I the Bold, Charles Ier le Temeraire or le Hardi, Karel de Stoute, Charles the Bold, 10 November 1433, 5 January 1477, was a member of the dynasty Valois-Burgundy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

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