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Historical Figures from the Renaissance

Engravings of prominent Renaissance-era figures, showcasing classic attire and elaborate collars, symbolizing their significance in history.

Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579) English lawyer and statesman, born at Chiselhurst, Kent. Appointed Keeper of the Great Seal by Elizabeth I in 1558. Father of the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. Engraving.
Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579) English lawyer and statesman, born at Chiselhurst, Kent. Appointed Keeper of the Great Seal by Elizabeth I in 1558. Father of the philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. Engraving.
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne 1533-1592. French writer. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.
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Cardinal Thomas Wolsey,C.1475-1530. Cardinal and statesman 19th century print engraved by Edward Smith from a painting by Holbein.
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George Abbot 1562 to 1633. Archbishop of Canterbury, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Robert Garnier, 1534 - 1590, a French lawyer and author of the humanist theater in France
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Hernan Cortes, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485-1547). Spanish conquistador. He led the expedition that began the conquest of Mexico. Portrait. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.
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Bildnis des Simon baker
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LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans  English philosopher and author  and statesman      Date: 1561 - 1626
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Andries Bicker, lord of Engelenburg, 1586 - 1652.  Dutch politician. Regent of Amsterdam.  From an 18th century print by Johannes van Vilsteren after a painting by Joost van den Vondel.
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Ben Jonson 1572 to 1637. English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
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Henry IV of Navarre, Henri IV, Henri Quatre, Henri le Grand, Enric Quate Lo Gran, born 13 December 1553, died 14 May 1610, from 1572 as Henry III King of Navarre and from 1589 until his assassination in 1610 as Henry IV King of France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Gaspard de Coligny o Gaspard de Chatillon (1519-1572), noble francés, político y militar, líder de los hugonotes. Grabado de 1866.
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John Fletcher (1579-1625) English playwright, early 19th century. Fletcher collaborated with Francis Beaumont on a number of plays and with Jonson, Chapman and Massinger. He died of plague.
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Sir Julius Caesar, English judge and politician, (1810). Artist: Unknown
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Mehmed Rushdi Pasha (1811-1876). Ottoman statesman. Portrait. Engraving.
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Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator and privateer, c1880. Artist: Unknown
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Portrait of William I. Top left his name and titles. Top right his place of death and year of death., Portrait of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, print maker: Willem Steelink (I), after: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1841 - 1913, paper, etching, h 190 mm × w 124 mm
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Engraved portrait of Ivan V of Russia (1666-1696) joint Tsar of Russia. Dated 17th Century
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Luis Vaz de Camoes, escritor y poeta portugués.
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Sir Francis Drake, c. 1540, 28 January 1596, was an English buccaneer and explorer, later vice-admiral and the first English circumnavigator, digital improved reproduction of an original from 1880
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Charles Howard 1st Earl of Nottingham aka 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham 1536 - 1624. English lord high admiral. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.
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Portrait of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Willem Steelink I, Anonymous, c. 1841 - 1913
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CARLOS V-DET ROSTRO (CONJUNTO Nº 12189). Author: JUAN PANTOJA DE LA CRUZ. Location: CIGARRAL LA CADENA. Toledo. SPAIN. CARLOS V (CARLOS I). Charles I (V of the Holly Roman Empire).
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Mehmed Rushdi Pasha (1811-1876). Ottoman statesman. Portrait. Engraving.
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Gustav II Adolf, 9 December 1594, 6 November 1632, widely known in English by his Latinised name Gustavus Adolphus, or as Gustav II Adolph, or as Gustavus Adolphus the Great, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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Wladyslaw IV Vasa (1595-1648). King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuanian. Portrait. Engraving.
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Jerónimo Zurita y Castro (1512-1580). Spanish historian and official chronicler of the Kingdom of Aragon. Portrait. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853.
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Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, (c1850). Artist: Unknown
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Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex,Baron Cromwell of Okenham, c.1485-1540. English politician. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681). Baroque Spanish writer of the Golden Age and Knight of the Order of Santiago. Portrait. Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Nueva, 1869.
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619), Lord of Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613). Dutch statesman who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.
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Franz I, King of France.
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Henry III of France (1551-1589). King of France (1574-1589), king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1573-1575). House Valois-Angouleme. Portrait. Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Laderer. History of Poland, by Charles Foster. Panorama Universal, 1840.
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Portrait of Edward Alleyn (1566 - 1626) an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School. Dated 1870
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Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba, 1453-1515. Spanish general, called the Great Captain. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825
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Los Papas y los Bárbaros. Eugenio II (-827), Papa de de la iglesia católica de 824 a 827. Grabado de 1866.
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Petrus Canisius, 1521-97, Cleric and writer in Nijmegen The Netherlands, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699, Portrait miniature
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Charles I of Spain and V of Germany (1500-1558). Portrait. Engraving. 19th century. Late colouration.
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Portrait of the Governor Diederik Sonoy.
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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, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Johann Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg, 1572-1620, of the Hohenzollern dynasty was Elector of Brandenburg, Historical, digitally restored reproduct...
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Johann Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg, 1572-1620, of the Hohenzollern dynasty was Elector of Brandenburg, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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Portrait of Sayyid Barghash bin Said Al-Busaid (1837 -1888) Second Sultan of Zanzibar, Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879
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Grotius (Hugo de Groot) 1583-1645, Dutch theologian and jurist. Engraving after the portrait by Mierevelt.
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Hans Sachs, 5 November 1494, 19 January 1576, was a German Meistersinger, master singer, poet, playwright and shoemaker, Historical, digitally restore...
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Sir Francis Walsingham c1532-1590 English statesman and principal secretary to England's Queen Elizabeth From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825
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Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, 1577 - 1618.  Oxford educated English merchant and politician who became first governor of Virginia.  A contraction of his title - to Delaware - subsequently became
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John III, born 1797, was Negus Negest, Emperor, of Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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'Lord T. Audley', (1488-1544), 1830.Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden (1488-1544) English barrister and judge, educated at Magdalene College and Middle Temple, who served as Lord Chancellor of England from 1533 to 1544. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830
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William Cecil 1st Baron of Burghley, 1520-1598, English statesman. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Edward North (c1496-1564), 1st Lord North, 1825.Artist: J Thomson
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HIS EXCELLENCY KUO-SUNG-TAO, THE CHINESE ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND CHIEF OF THE MISSION TO GREAT BRITAIN, 1877 engraving
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Karl V., Roman-German Emperor.
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John Dee 1894 portrait by an unknown artist. John Dee (13 July 1527  1608 or 1609) was a mathematician; astronomer; astrologer; occultist; imperialist and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I.
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ABDUL AZIZ (1830-1876). Sultan of Turkey. Deposed and murdered and 1876. Engraving.
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King ERIC XIV 1533-77 of Sweden son of Gustavus Vasa by R. Ekblom
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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier, 1567, 1601. English soldier, military hero and courtier. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of Sebastian Cabot of Bristol, explorer, son of John Cabot; Black and White Illustration;
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Portrait of Charles de Solier. Portrait of the French diplomat and lord (sieur) of Morette, Charles de Solier.
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Historical engraving, portrait of John Milton, 1608 - 1674, an English poet and political philosopher
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William Laud 1573 to 1645. Archbishop of Canterbury. Portrait and signature., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Moritz, Maurice, 21 March 1521, 9 July 1553, was Duke and later Elector of Saxony, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original
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Henry VII. 1485 - 1509. June 02, 1953.
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Copy of an engraving of Sully. Charles Jacotin (French, active 1860s - 1870s)
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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645). Philip IV's counsellor. Madrid, National Library. Author: JUAN AMILLS (1800-53) GRABADOR. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Portrait of Johannes Lochinger
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John Dee. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper.
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