Historical Female Portraits

19th-century engraved portraits of notable women, showcasing elegant attire and artistic styles, reflecting historical cultural influences.

Portrait of Eleonora Duse. Eleonora Julia Amalia Duse (Vigevano 1858 - Pittsburgh 1924) Italian theater actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Italy. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Louise Fastenrath (Goldmann) (1858-1914). German poetess, widow of the German writer Johannes Fastenrath (1858-1914). Portrait. Engraving by Badillo. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1890.

Concepcion de Estevarena (Rafaela Maria de la Concepcion de la Trinidad Estevarena Gallardo) (Seville, 1854-Jaca, 1876). Spanish romantic poet. She died very young because of tuberculosis. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion Espa-ola y Americana, December 15, 1876.

Portrait of Eleonora Duse. Eleonora Julia Amalia Duse (Vigevano 1858 - Pittsburgh 1924) Italian theater actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Italy. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Erzherzogin Maria Theresia von Österreich, geboren (1862), Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

S, The queen Dona María-Bristina, BadDlo , Carreter, Erzhheerzogin Mariaristina from österreich, Unknown,

MISS CLARA-LOUISE KELLOGG, 1872 engraving

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (Argyle), (1848 - 1939), fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. 1871

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE nurse, hospital reformer, philanthropist

THE WIFE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT GARFIELD

vornehme Dame aus Paris, Frankreich, im Jahre 1870 / distinguished lady from Paris, France, in 1870, 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.

Princess Helena (1846-1923). Artist: Unknown

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934). Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg by marriage to King-Grand Duke William III. Portrait. Engraving.

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858-1934). Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg by marriage to King-Grand Duke William III. Portrait. Engraving.

Marie Wieck (January 17, 1832 - November 2, 1916) was a German pianist, singer, piano teacher, and composer

Mate (Math), Vasily Vasilyevich (1856-1917) Russian State Library, Moscow Graphic arts Portrait Portrait of Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1845-1925)

Portrait of Nellie Bly. Elizabeth Jane Cochran (Cochran's Mills 1864 - New York 1922) American journalist, writer, and businesswoman. First investigative journalism reporter and pioneer of undercover journalism. In 1889 he lowered the record of 80 days in going around the world in 8 days, United States of America. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Burggraf, Auguste .

Princess Clementine of Orleans, 6 March 1817, 16 February 1907, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original

The actress Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) She was a renowned Italian dramatic actress, who became known by the nickname of the Marquise. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

Portrait of Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Malta 1876 - Baviera 1936) British princess, Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt and Russian Grand Duchess. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

LADY GUINNESS, WOMAN PORTRAIT UK 1889.

Engraving of Lady Florence Baker, the wife of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Lady Baker joined her husband on his extensive exploration of Central Africa, in search of the source of the Nile River, in the early 1860's. John Speke and James Grant found the source first, but Samuel Baker was able to claim to be the first European to find Albert Nyanza; one of the largest lakes on the Nile. Date: 1873

Princess Auguste Victoria Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1858 - 1921, wife of William II, the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia, woodcut 1888

Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar, Princess of Denmark (26 November 1847) (13 October 1928) was Empress of Russia as the wife of Emperor Alexander III as...

''The Duchess of Sutherland', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Russia. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1892). Engraving.

Regina Klein , Regine Klein later married from Heine-funds, singer title page of Die Bomb , Unknown

Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) - Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Europe in 1889. Date: circa 1889

Adelina PATTI, 1843-1919 Italian soprano, 1888 engraving

Olga Nikolaevna Romanova, Russian Grand Duches, wife of Karl I and Queen of Wuerttemberg, 1822 - 1892, historical illustration, 1877

Marie-Henriette

Princess Auguste Viktoria, or Victoria, Friederike Luise Feodora Jenny of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg VA, 1858 - 1921, the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia, historic wood engraving, about 1888

PRINCESS FREDERICA OF HANOVER, 1880

MISS MARY JACOBS

Marcelina Sembrich-Kochanska also known as Marcella Sembrich, 15 February 1858 - 11 January 1935, a Polish singer and pianist / Marcelina Sembrich-Kochanska auch bekannt als Marcella Sembrich, 15. Februar 1858 - 11. Januar 1935, eine polnische Sängerin und Pianistin, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Teodora Lamadrid (1821-1886). Spanish actress. Engraving by Paris. The Spanish and Artistic Illustration, 1875.

Josephine Wessely, 1860 - 1887, an Austrian actress, historical engraving, about 1889

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) French philosopher and author

Portrait of Elena d'Orleans (1871-1951), Duchess of Aosta. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Luise Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt and by Rhine, Grand Duchess Yelizaveta Fyodorovna Romanova, 1864, 1918, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Luise Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt and by Rhine, Grand Duchess Yelizaveta Fyodorovna Romanova, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Matilde Diez (1818-1883). Spanish theater actress. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa-ola y Americana, 1875.

Bust of AL Gertrude Bosboom-Toussaint in later life, Portrait of Anna Louisa Gertrude Bosboom-Toussaint, print maker: Petrus Johannes Arendzen, Netherlands, c. 1860 - c. 1886, paper, engraving, etching, h 228 mm - w 185 mm

Engraving of Princess Helene of Montenegro (1873-1952), also known as Princess Jelena, who married the Crown Prince of Italy in October 1896. Date: 1896

Historic drawing, portrait of Carola, Princess of Vasa or Wasa, or Karoline Frederikke Franziska Stephanie Amalia Cecilia, 1833-1907, wife of King Albert I of Saxony, last queen consort of Saxony

Princess of Wales Alexandra (1844 1925), later Queen Alexandra consort to King Edward VII). Date: Circa 1880

'Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921), wife of William II King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, pictured c1887 before her husband succeeded to the throne in 1888.'

HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, 1874 engraving

Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, 1867, 4 January 1931, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Victoria, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, 24. Mai 1819 - 22. Januar 1901, Viktoria war von 1837 bis 1901 Königin des Vereinigten Königreichs Großbritannien und Irland, ab Mai 1876 trug sie als erste britische Monarchin zusätzlich den Titel Kaiserin von Indien / Victoria, Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, May 24, 1819 - January 22, 1901, Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901; from May 1876 she was the first British monarch to hold the additional title of Empress of India, 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'.

Grand Prince Maria Paulowna of Russia, Maria Pawlowna, born Grand Prince of Russia, Grand Duchess of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach from unknown printing, August Schubert -, Artist, Angerer , Göschl, Zincographer

Princess Elvira of Bavaria, 1868-1943, married Count Rudolf von Wrbna-Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg and Freudenthal, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, formerly Marie Sophie Frederike Dagmar, Princess of Denmark, 1847-1928, historical illustration, circa 1886

Princess Victoria of Prussia, Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Victoria of Prussia, 1866-1929, what daughter of the Crown Prince Frederick William and later Emperor Friedrich III., portrait, woodcut 1888, Germany, Europe

Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, President National Association of Colored Women, 1896-97. Portraits, Illustrations. 1897. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. African Americans , History, African Americans , Biography, Terrell, Mary Church, 1863-1954

Portrait of Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (1872-1958) was the youngest daughter of Prince Philip, Earl of Flanders and Princess Marie de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

Mary VETSERA, 1871-89 Austrian mistress of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria-Hungary, found dead with him in hunting lodge at Mayerling in 1889 in unexplained circumstances (the Mayerling Tragedy), engraving from French publication L'Illustration

American writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," first published in 1852.

Ann Eliza Young, also known as Ann Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning, An Apostate Mormon Woman, the Nineteenth Wife of the Prophet Brigham Young, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, colourised, also known as Ann Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning, An Apostate Mormon Woman, the Nineteenth Wife of the Prophet Brigham Young, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, colourised

Emina Ilhamy (1858-1931), also Amina Ilhami. Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. Khedive consort of Egypt (25 June 1879 to 7 January 1892), as the wife of Tewfik Pasha (1852-1892). Portrait. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin (1804 - 1876),known by her nom de plume George Sand. French novelist, memoirist, and socialist

Carola, Caroline Friederike Franziska Stephanie Amelie Caecilie, b. 5 August 1833, d. 15 December 1907, nee Princess of Wasa-Holstein-Gottorp, was the last Queen of Saxony as the wife of King Albert I, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Madrid. Retrato esposa Alfonso XII, María de las Mercedes de Orleans.

Princess Frederica of Hanover, 1880. 'The marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Frederica Sophia Maria Henrietta Amelia Theresa of Hanover, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, elder daughter of his Majesty the late King George V. of Hanover, with Luitbert Alexander George Lionel Alphonse Freiherr Von Pawel Rammingen, was solemnised at three o'clock on Saturday in the private chapel within Windsor Castle'. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.

Maria von Teck, Victoria Maria Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes, 26 May 1867, 24 March 1953, was Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress Consort of India, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original

Princess Victoria of Prussia, Friederike Amalia Wilhelmine Victoria of Prussia, 12 April 1866, 13 November 1929, was the daughter of Crown Prince Fred...

MARIE-FEODOROVNA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, 1881

Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Victoria Elisabeth Augusta Charlotte of Prussia, 24 July 1860, 1 October 1919, eldest daughter of the later German Emperor Frederick III of Prussia and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century document, Europe

This late 19th-century illustration shows Helen Campbell The caption reads: Yours sincerely, Helen Campbell. It was engraved from a photograph expressly for this work: A.D. Worthington & Co. Publishers. Hartford. Conn. Helen Stuart Campbell (died 1918) was a social reformer, as well as a social reformer, and pioneer in the home economics field. In 1882, she published her book that became quite well know - Problem of the Poor - which was based on her work with the poor in New York City slums, including McAuley's Water Street Mission.

Photograph of Princess Stefania of Sax Coburg Gotha, daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium, and consort of the hereditary Archduke Rudolf of Austria. Dated 19th Century

Queen Maria Christina, Spain, 1885. The Queen Regent

Portrait of Elvira Brambilla, a Spanish operatic singer. Dated 19th Century

Harriet Beecher Stowe - Engraving shows portrait of author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe; engraving was previously removed from book

Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg, Clementine d'Orleans, 1817-1907, Princess of France, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880

Jeanette Jennie Jerome Lady Randolph Churchill 1854 to 1921 Engraving from a drawing by Sargeant From A Roving Commission by Winston S. Churchill published by Scribners 1930

Sister Edith King, of Netley Hospital, Hampshire Date: 1887

Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Luise Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt and by Rhine, Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna Romanova, 1864 - 1918, historical engraving, about 1889

Photograph of Princess Louise of Belgium (1858-1924) daughter of Leopold II of Belgium and the House Sax Coburg Gotha. Photographed between 1870 and 1880, extracted the collection Felix Potin. Dated 19th Century

'Her Majesty the Queen', c1860s. Creator: William Holl.

Portrait of Princess Nino Aleksandrovna Griboyedova (nee Chavchavadze) by Pannemaker, Francois (1822-1900)/ Russian National Library, St. Petersburg/ 1886/ Belgium/ Woodcut/ Academic art/ Portrait

Johanna Friederike Charlotte Dorothea Eleonore von Bismarck, nee von Puttkamer, 1824 - 1894, wife of Otto von Bismarck, wood engraving, 1880

Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (1872 - 1952) Marxist revolutionary and theoretician, first as a member of the Mensheviks, then from 1915 on as a Bolshevik (later a Communist). Serving as the People's Commissar for Welfare in the Bolshevik government in 1917-1918, she became the first woman in history to become an official member of a governing cabinet

Celine Chaumont (1848-1926). French operetta singer. Portrait. Engraving by Hood. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1883.

Engraved portrait of Jeanne Samary, the French actress, pictured in 1879 when playing with the 'Comedie Francaise'. Date: 7 June 1879

GRAND DUCHESS MARIE-ALEXANDROVNA (Only daughter of the Czar), ENGRAVING 1873

Miss Gindele, Hofopern singer , Barbara Gindele, Hofopern singer Illustrirted Wiener Extrablatt , title page, Richard Weix Weixlgärtner -, Artist, Carl Angerer -, realization

Friederike Gossmann, Graefin Prokesch von Osten, 21 March 1836, 15 August 1906, was a German actress, known as Nora, digitally restored reproduction o...

Countess Margarethe Bismarck, nee Countess Hoyos, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

''Madame De Bonnemain', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Pauline Lucca (1841-1908). Austrian Soprano. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1878.

Isabella II. Maria Luisa, Isabel de Borbon y Borbon-Dos Sicilias or Isabel II de Espana (10 October 1830 to 1904 in Paris) was Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Portrait of Johanna Friederike Charlotte Dorothea Eleonore von Bismarck (1824-1894) wife of Otto von Bismarck. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

Victoria I (1819-1901). Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and Empress of India (1876-1901). Portrait. Engraving by A. Soler. "La Ilustracion Nacional", 1887.

Marie Christine, Queen of Spain, Göschl, realization

Trapp, Werner Freiherr.

Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume VI. Published in Barcelona, 1882.

Maria del Pilar de Borbon y Borbon (1861-1879). Infanta of Spain, daughter of Queen Isabel II. Portrait. Engraving of "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1879. Colored.

NATALIA, 1860-1941 Queen of Serbia, 1891 engraving from French publication Le Petit Journal

Hedwig Niemann-Raabe, Hedwig Niemann-Raabe, actress humorous leaves , Appelrath, artist

Portrait of Queen Victoria in her Jubilee Year 1887

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