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Engravings of notable historical figures, showcasing intricate hairstyles and attire from the 17th and 18th centuries, reflecting their significance.

Arnold Houbraken, (1804). Creator: Christian Josi.
Arnold Houbraken, (1804). Creator: Christian Josi.
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Narbonne, vintage engraving. Narbonne, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656551
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Jean Paul (1763-1825), writer, steel engraving, before 1880
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John Michael Rysbrack, Jan Michiel Rijsbrack, Flemish Baroque sculptor, in turban and coat, 1694-1770. Copperplate stipple engraving after a portrait by John Vanderbank from Francis Fitzgeralds The Artists Repository and Drawing Magazine, Charles Taylor, London, 1785.
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BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750). German Baroque composer and interpreter. Oil on canvas. Private Collection.
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James Beattie (1735-1803), Scottish poet, essayist and schoolmaster. Artist: Unknown
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Portrait of François Couperin (1668-1733) a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. Dated 18th century
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Historical print, portrait of Johann Gottfried Seume, 1763 - 1810, a German writer and poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887
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Historic print, woodcut, historical engraving, portrait of Maximilian I of Habsburg, 1459-1519, German King and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887
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Ludwig XV, und Navarra und Herzog Anjou, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originaldrucks 1880, 15. Februar 1710, 10. Mai 1774, war von 1715 bis...
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WASHINGTON ALLSTON American artist Date: 1779 - 1843
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Oliver Cromwell. Artist: Unknown
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Thomas Britton, 1644-1714, ein englischer Holzkohlehändler und Konzertveranstalter
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1618-1682). Pintor naturalista andaluz del siglo XVII. Grabado de 1877.
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Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, (1619 ñ 1682), German soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist
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Laurence Sterne (born 24 November 1713 in Clonmel, Kingdom of Ireland, died 18 March 1768 in London) was an English-Irish writer in the Age of Enlightenment and Vicar, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803), Italian writer and poet, pictorial plate
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Robert Southey (1774-1843) English poet of the Romantic school, born at Bristol. Brother-in-law of his friend Coleridge and one of the Lake Poets. Appointed Poet Laureate 1813. Lithograph after the portrait by Robert Hancock. British Literature English
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This 1899 illustration shows: John Locke - painting by Sir Godfrey Keller. in the Hermitage in St Petersburg, John Locke (b. 1632, d. 1704) was a British philosopher, Oxford academic and medical researcher. Sir Godfrey Kneller (died 1723), 1st Baronet, was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to English and British monarchs from Charles II to George I.
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Antonio de Solis y Rivadeneyra (Alcala de Henares, 1610-Madrid, 1686). Spanish writer, ecclesiastical and politician. Private secretary of the viceroy of Navarre, the Count of Oropesa (1637). Philip IV appointed him official of the first Secretary of State (1654). Mariana of Austria appointed him Chronicler of the Indies (1665). He was ordained a priest in 1667. Poet and playwright who stood out as a historian. Engraving by Juan Amills. Historia de la conquista de Nueva España, by Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneyra. Published in Barcelona, 1840. Author: Juan Amills (d.1854). Spanish engraver.
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John Dryden, 17th century English poet. Artist: Unknown
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe, 28 August 1749, 22 March 1832, was a German poet and naturalist, shown here at the age of 24, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown
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Historic print, copper engraving, 1774, portrait and manuscript of Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, 1739 - 1791, a German poet, organist, composer and journalist, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887
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Jean Lebeuf, born 1687, died 1760, French historian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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Robert Blake (1599-1657) English naval commander, born at Bridgwater, Somerset. During the English Civil War he fought on the side of Parliament against Charles I. In 1649 Blake was appointed General at Sea (Admiral) and rebuilt the navy and rewrote naval tactics. From The Gallery of Portraits, Vol II, by Charles Knight (London, 1833). Engraving.
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Portrait of Martin Luther, 1483, 1546, German theologian and reformer
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Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Domenico di Giovanni or Il Burchiello, 1404 - 1449, an Italian poet in the 15th Century
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CRISTOFORO COLUMBUS Date: 1446-1506
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Johann Joachim Winkelmann, antiquarian and art historian, 1717 - 1768, historical illustration, portrait, 1880
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Huldrych Zwingli or Ulrich Zwingli, 1484, 1531, was a leading exponent of the Reformation in Switzerland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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FRIEDRICH HEINRICK KARL, baron de LA MOTTE FOUQUE German writer of romantic tales, notably 'Undine' of which we have gorgeous illustrations by Rackham. Date: 1777 - 1843