Historical Engravings of Notable Figures

Engravings of prominent historical figures from the 19th century, each depicting their significance and status in society through fashion and expression.

Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., 1872. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Elliott and Fry. 'The liberality of mind which this gentleman has shown in lending his priceless collection of pictures and other works of art to the Bethnal-green Museum, where they remain exposed to public view during a period of twelve months, has deservedly gained him a high place in general esteem...the Queen had...conferred upon him a title of baronetcy, which he is able to support with dignity as one of the wealthiest Irish landed proprietors. Sir Richard Wallace, who may probably be invited to take a more conspicu

Chlodwig Carl Viktor, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prince of Ratibor and Corvey, Chlodwig Carl Viktor Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Prin...

Carl Freiherr von Hasenauer, 1833 - 1894, an important Austrian architect of historicism in Vienna, historical engraving, about 1889

Eduard Georg Count of Bethusy-Huc, September 3, 1829 - November 19, 1893, a German landowner and parliamentarian in the Kingdom of Prussia / Eduard Georg Graf von Bethusy-Huc, 3. September 1829 - 19. November 1893, ein deutscher Großgrundbesitzer und Parlamentarier im Königreich Preußen, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., 1872. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Elliott and Fry. 'The liberality of mind which this gentleman has shown in lending his priceless collection of pictures and other works of art to the Bethnal-green Museum, where they remain exposed to public view during a period of twelve months, has deservedly gained him a high place in general esteem...the Queen had...conferred upon him a title of baronetcy, which he is able to support with dignity as one of the wealthiest Irish landed proprietors. Sir Richard Wallace, who may probably be invited to take a more conspicu

Heinrich Schliemann, portrait, side view, noble dress, excavations, famous person, historical illustration 1897, Athens, Greece, Europe

Giovanni Giolitti, 27 October 1842, 17 July 1928 was an Italian statesman. He was Italian Prime Minister five times between 1892 and 1921, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century document

Caspar Clemens Eduard Zumbusch, from 1888 Caspar Ritter von Zumbusch, 23 November 1830 to 26 September 1915, German sculptor and medallist, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Karl Sontag, 1828 - 1900, royal court actor, historical illustration, 1877

NAPOLEON III. EMPERADOR DE FRANCIA.1808 - 1873. GRABADO RETRATO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

José Zorrilla Moral (1817-1893), poeta y escritor español. Grabado de 1866. José (1817-1895 Zorrilla Moral.

Charles Theodore Henri De Coster, 20 August 1827, 7 May 1879, was a Belgian writer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

LITOGRAFIA-NAPOLEON III. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. BONAPARTE LUIS NAPOLEON. LUIS NAPOLEON. BONAPARTE CARLOS LUIS NAPOLEON. NAPOLEON III MARIDO DE EUGENIA DE MONTIJO. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1808/73) NAPOLEON III. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 1808/73 NAPOLEON III.

Fürst Felix Maria Vincenz Andreas von Lichnowsky, Graf von Werdenberg, 5. April (1814), 18. September 1848, war ein preußischer Politiker, digitale ve...

MR. WEISS, 1867

Adelardo Lopez de Ayala (1828-1879). Spanish liberal playwright and politician. He wrote the manifesto of the Revolution of 1868. Elected president of the Congress in 1878. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Carretero. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

BISMARCK, Otto-Leopold, Prince of (1815-1898). German statesman. Nineteenth-century engraving.

Washington E Connor, partner and broker of Jay Gould. Thought to do the largest brokerage business in the New York Stock Exchange. Engraving 1885.

Umberto I. Humbert I. Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia (14 March 1844 to 29 July 1900), descended from the House of Savoy and was King of Italy from 1878 to 1900, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (1819-1868), French physicist. Engraving, 1873.

Historical drawing, portrait of Pablo de Sarasate or Martin Meliton Pablo Sarasate y Navascues, 1844-1908, Spanish violinist and composer

JEAN GILBERT VICTOR FIALIN, comte / duc de PERSIGNY French statesman and diplomat, ambassador to Britain, 1855. Date: 1808 - 1872

Parliamentary Fredrik Alexander Funck.

Marc Caussidiere (1808-1861), político del movimiento republicano francés.

Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann, 6 January 1822, 26 December 1890, a German merchant, archaeologist and pioneer of field archaeology, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Luis Alvarez Catalá (Madrid 1836-1901) was a Spanish painter and portraitist, director of the National Museum of the Prado. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Movers and Seconders of the addresses in both Houses of Parliament in answer to the Queen's Speech: Lord Dufferin, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by '...John and Charles Watkins, of Parliament-street. Frederick Temple Blackwood, fourth Baron Dufferin, in the peerage of Ireland, and Baron Clandeboye, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, by which last title he holds his seat in the House of Lords, is the only son of the third Baron, by the eldest daughter of the late Thomas Sheridan, Esq., granddaughter of the famous Richard Brinsley Sheridan...He completed his education at Christ Church, Ox

Alfred Ritter von Arneth, 10 July 1819, 30 July 1897, was an Austrian historian and politician, Historical, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Henry Tracey Coxwell (1819-1900), English aeronaut. Engraving, 1873.

ERNST WERNER VON SIEMENS German engineer Date: 1816 - 1892

NAPOLEON III (Paris ,1808-Chislehurst, 1873). French emperor (1852-1870.) He was the son of Louis Bonaparte. Engraving.

Kaiser, Friedrich.

''The Worshipful Mayor of Windsor, Mr Thomas Dyson, 1891', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Ernst Werner von Siemens (1816 - 1892), German inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He was also the founder of the electrical and telecommunications company Siemens.

Johann Jakob Honegger, 13. Juli 1825 - 5. November 1896, ein Schweizer Kulturhistoriker, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

RETRATO DE DON CRISTOBAL OUDRID - 1825/1877 - COMPOSITOR DE ZARZUELAS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Maximilian (Max) Franz August von Forckenbeck (October 23) (1821) (May 26) (1892) was a German lawyer and politician and served as mayor of Berlin from 1878 to 1892. His is considered one of the most important Mayors of Berlin because of his prudent management style. Engraving from a magazine printed in 1883

NAPOLEON III (Paris ,1808-Chislehurst, 1873). French emperor (1852-1870.) He was the son of Louis Bonaparte. Colored engraving.

Klaus Johann Groth, 24 April 1819, 1 June 1899, an important Low German lyricist and writer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

George V, George V. 27 May 1819, 12 June 1878, King of Hanover and 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, was the last King of Hanover, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Historical drawing, portait of Charles Camille Saint-Saens, 1835-1921, French pianist, organist, musicologist, music teacher and composer of Romanticism

Journal of botany, British and foreign. London, Robert Hardwicke, 1863-1942, botany, Great Britain, periodicals, plants, A distinguished gentleman is portrayed, exuding an air of refinement and intellect. He has a well-groomed mustache and a slight curl to his hair, which frames his thoughtful expression. Dressed in formal attire, including a bow tie and a tailored coat, he presents a classic image of 19th-century respectability. The signature 'Friedrich Welthaus' hints at his identity, suggesting a man of stature and perhaps significance in his time. The detail in his attire and the slight shadowing around his figure contribute to a sense of depth and character, inviting viewers to ponder his story and contributions.

Philipp Wilhelm Ritter von Hamm, 1820 to1880, German agronomist, entrepreneur and politician, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Charles George Gordon (1833-1885). British general, so-called Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), February 15, 1884.

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Charles Santley, 1834 - 1922, an English opera and oratorio singer

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Gustave Flaubert, 1821 - 1880, a French writer

Historical print, portrait of Friedrich Spielhagen, 1829 - 1911, German writer, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Vörösmarty, Michael.

Charles George Gordon (1833-1885). British general, so-called Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), February 15, 1884. Author: Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver and xylograph. Félix Badillo (1848-1895). Spanish illustrator.

Friedrich Alexander Theodor Kreyssig, 1818-1879, German pedagogue, director and publisher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

Friedrich Spielhagen, 24 February 1829, 25 February 1911, a German writer, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Alexandre Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (1835-1910) Swiss-born American oceanographer, marine zoologist and mining engineer; son of Louis Agassiz. Engraving published New York 1883.

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov, 1821 - 1878, a Russian poet and writer

Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Franz von Kotzebue, 9. Juni 1815 bis 24. Februar 1889 war ein deutsch-russischer Schlachten- und Historienmaler der Romantik, Illustration, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt 1f-4999895

Jacobus Jan Cremer, 1 September 1827, 5 June 1880, Dutch writer, painter and poet, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Gustave Dore (Paul Gustave Dore) (1832-1883). French artist, painter and illustrator. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Friedrich Alexander Theodor Kreyßig, 1818-1879, German pedagogue, director and publisher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 1...

BISMARCK, Otto-Leopold, Prince of (1815-1898). German statesman. Nineteenth-century engraving. Colored.

Field Marshal Sir Colin Campbell (1792-1863), 1st Baron Clyde, Scottish soldier. Artist: Unknown

Sir Austen Henry Layard, 5 March 1817, 5 July 1894, one of the leading British archaeologists of the 19th century, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Jules Brame, born 9 July 1808, died 1 February 1878, a French lawyer and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century ori...

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Baron Joseph or Jozsef Eoetvoes de Vasarosnameny 1813-1871, a Hungarian writer and statesman

Heinrich Johann Immanuel Anschutz (8, 1785 in Luckau, died December 29, 1865 in Vienna) was a German-Austrian actor. Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Adelbert Tobold, 1827-1907, German physician and researcher, historical illustration, circa 1886

HENRY CHARLES KEITH FITZ- MAURICE, fifth marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman, appointed governor- general of Canada. Date: 1845 - 1927

Alfonso XII, November 28, 1857 - November 25, 1885, was King of Spain from December 30, 1874 until his death / Alfons XII., 28. November 1857 - 25. November 1885, war vom 30. Dezember 1874 bis zu seinem Tod König von Spanien, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi, 29 June 1808, 5 June 1873, an Italian statesman and one of the founding fathers of Italy together with the Count of Cavour, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Ricardo Palma Carrillo (1833-1919), poeta, escritor tradicionalista, periodista y político peruano. Grabado de 1888.

Portrait of Napoleon III by unknown artist, Woodcut, Private Collection

Antoine Alfred Agenor, Duke de Gramont (14 August 1819 in Paris) (17 January 1880) was a French diplomat, latterly holding the rank of ambassador. As foreign minister of Emile Ollivier's cabinet, he was one of the acting persons in the run-up to the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date not known

Georg Friedrich Louis Stromeyer, 1804 - 1876, a German surgeon and general physician, historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, colored.

Josep Mirabent i Gatell (Barcelona, 1831-1899), pintor, decorador y profesor de puntura decorativa; fundador de la Academia de Bellas Artes en 1850. Grabado de 1882.

Cecil John Rhodes, 5 red shiner (1853), 26 March 1902, was a British entrepreneur and politician, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, 27 June 1827, 22 March 1889, was a Russian statesman and diplomat, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of János Arany, 1817-1882, Hungarian poet

Max von Forckenbeck(1821-1892). Lawyer and German politician. Mayor of Berlin from 1878-1892. One of the founders of the Liberal National party. Portrait. Engraving by E. Krell. "Historia Universal", 1883.

Genl. Benj. F. Butler , Military officers, Butler, Benjamin F. Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893, Carte de Visite Collection

Antoine-Alphonse Chassepot (1833-1905), French gunsmith, inventor of the rifle bearing his name. Engraving, 1873.

RETRATO DE DON CARLOS MARIA ISIDRO DE BORBON - GRABADO - SIGLO XIX. Author: JOSE GOMEZ DE NAVIA (1757-1815) GRABADOR. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Francis Bret Harte, 25 August 1836, 5 May 1902, an American writer, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

OFFENBACH , JACQUES. COMPOSITOR ALEMAN . 1819 - 1880. GRABADO RETRATO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO1880.

Portrait of Willem Jacobsz Hofdijk, 1816-1888, painter from Holland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Leopold Friedrich Freiherr von Hofmann, 1822-1885, Austrian diplomat and minister, historical illustration, circa 1886

SIR JULIUS BENEDICT German-English musician Date: 1804 - 1885

Maximilian I. 28 November 1811, 10 March 1864, reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Melchior Hubert Paul Gustav Graf von Hatzfeldt zu Wildenburg, 8 October 1831, 22 November 1901, a German civil servant in the Foreign Service, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical print, portrait of Eduard von Bauernfeld or Rusticocampius Feld, 1802 - 1890, Austrian writer, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Ferdinand Marie Vicomte de Lesseps, 1805 - 1894, a French diplomat and entrepreneur, erector of the Suez Canal, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Ferdinand Lassalle, 11 April 1825, 31 August 1864, a Prussian-German jurist, philosopher, socialist and political activist best remembered as the init...

Francisco Serrano y Dominguez (18 September 1810 - 26 November 1885 in Madrid) was a Spanish general and politician and Duke de la Torre from 1861. He was regent of Spain in 1869-70 and dictatorial president of the First Republic in 1874 after a coup d'etat. Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown

Hermann Marggraff, 1809-1864, was a German writer, journalist and literary critic, woodcut from 1864

Adolphe de Forcade La Roquette (1820-1874). French lawyer and politician. Portrait. Engraving by R. Cremer. "Historia Universal", 1885.

George, George V. 3 June 1865, 20 January 1936, was King of the United Kingdom and British Dominions and Emperor of India from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Portrait of Edward Stanhope (1840-1893) a British Conservative Party politician. Dated 19th Century

Eduard Bendemann, 1811-1889, German painter, historical illustration, circa 1886

Adolphe de Forcade La Roquette (1820-1874). French lawyer and politician. Portrait. Engraving by R. Cremer. "Historia Universal", 1885.

Auguste Lambermont, 1819 - 1905, Belgian minister of state, historic wood engraving, about 1888

Napoleon III (1808-1873). President of the French Second Republic (1848-1852) and later Emperor of the French (1852-1870). Portrait. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

Historical print, 1882, portrait of Edmund Franz Andreas Hoefer, 1819 - 1882, a German writer, novelist and literary critic, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, the Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

John Graham Chambers, British sportsman, late editor of "Land and Water", historic image, 1883

Genl. Benj. F. Butler , Military officers, Butler, Benjamin F. Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893, Carte de Visite Collection

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