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Historical Figures in Engravings

Portrait engravings of notable historical figures, featuring detailed attire and period-specific styles, often in a classical composition.

Wratatlaw I, Duke of Bohemia.

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Muenster, Sebastian.

Albert Son, Archidux Austria first Father, the death renounced Emperor CicCccxVIII, Patrissans, achievements , Albrecht I, Römisch-Deutscher König Sowie Herzog von Österreich und der Steiermark, Pieter van Sompel, Copper Engraver, after Pieter ClaEZ soutman , artist

Historical print from the 19th century, Ile des peupliers in Ermenonville, the grave of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712 - 1778, a Swiss writer, philosopher, educator, naturalist and composer of the Enlightenment

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor Eraser: Fritzsch, ChristianDatting: 1726/1750

Murad IV., Sultan of Turkey Unknown artist dating: 1601/1750

Mohammed II, Sultan of Turkey 1601/1750

Zápolya, Johann Sigmund.

Lollio, Alberto.

Liuva I., King of the Westgoten.

NICOLAS BRUYANT astrologer and mathematician Date: 1572 - 1638

Byzantine Emperor Constantine V, the dung-named, 718-775. Konstantinos V, Kopronymos, Copronymus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Ximenez de Cisneros, Francisco.

Suleiman I., Sultan of Turkey.

Alfons IV., The Monk, King of León.

Tucher, Sixtus .

Gaulo, bile.

Statue of Gerlach van Nassau, Anonymous, After Schonhofer, 1600 - 1699 print Statue of Gerlach. Left and right are name and titles. Germany (possibly) paper engraving / etching monument, statue

Visconti, Matthew II. .

Masolino .

Lepauter, Antoine.

Portrait of Virginia Nigra at the age of 47 as a wise Virgin, Leonard Gaultier, c. 1590 - c. 1620 print France paper engraving historical persons - BB - woman. ornament ~ medallion

Michael III., Zar of Russia.

Title print with portrait of artist Andrea Mantegna, Andrea Andreani, After Bernardo Malpizzi, After Andrea Mantegna, 1599 Title print with a portrait bust by artist Andrea Mantegna and a text in Latin. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Mantuaafter sculpture by: MantuaMantuaMantua paper triumph of Caesar. historical persons

Portrait of g.c.f. Meister. Portrait of g.c.f. Meister with wig. The picture frame is decorated with a garland from oak leaves, symbol of male power. At the bottom of the name of the portrait.

Philipp III. The good, Duke of Burgundy 1591/1650

Portrait of Lorenzo Costa, Italian painter from Ferrara of the Renaissance, 1460-1535. Lorenzo Costa Pittore Ferrarese. Woodcut from Giorgio Vasaris Le vite de piu eccellenti pittori, scultori, et architettori, The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Florence, 1678.

Roderich, King of the Westgoten.

Alfons V., King of León.

Philipp II. August, King of France.

Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona (Engraver); Calcografía Nacional (Printer) / 'Saint Bartholomew'. 1789 - 1795. Etching, Burin on continuous paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Portrait of emperor phocas; Les Images Presque de Tous les Emperurs. Portrait of emperor phocas, on a coin with randwelling. The print is part of a book about the emperors from Julius Caesar up to and including Charles V and his brother Ferdinand.

Richer, Edmond .

Lazio Roma Rome S. Croce in Gerusalemme27. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Cosmati pavement, architecture (facade). Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, frescoes: "Leggenda della Santa Croce," Antoniazzo Romano (attr) & "S. Elena sale al cielo," Corrado Giaquinto; mosaic ceiling in Cappella di S. Elena; coats-of-arms German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Huascar, Thirteenth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings Unknown. Huascar, Thirteenth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings, Probably mid-18th century. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 21 1/2in. (59.7 x 54.6cm). Although indigenous people ranked below Spaniards in Spanish Americas social order, direct descendants of pre-Hispanic nobility were afforded certain political privileges, including the right to hold office in local government. In order to legitimize claims to noble lineage in the viceroyalty of Peru, members of the Inca elite often conspicuously displayed in their homes Europeanized portraits of their ancestors, the fourteen ancient Andean rulers. The Inca had no pictorial portraiture tradition before the conquest. Soon after European contact, however, series of Inca kings painted by local artists in European portrait styles started to appear in indigenous and Creole inventories. This bust-length portrait series is based on a 1615 Spanish engraving (see illustration). Aunque los ind

Portret van Lucius Tarquinius, Raphael Sadeler (2), 1623 print Kop of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome. To an antique currency from the Roman Empire period. Publisher: Munich Printer: Ingolstadt paper engraving / letterpress printing coin. (story of) Tarquin the Elder (Tarquinius Priscus) - portrait of person from classical history

Portrait of writer Publius Terentius Afer, Pieter van Cuyck (I), 1726 print The portrait of writer Publius Terentius Afer in the Vatican Library paper etching portrait of a writer

Humiliana of hoops.

Cup of Tulius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome. To an antique coin from the period of the Roman Empire.

Heinrich IV., King of England.

Bruyant, Nicolas Royes: Mysssesns, Joystenses: Dyck, Anton Vannus: Pontius, Pantius Defend: Antwerp

Ivan V., Zar of Russia.

Bliżej Kultury Langer, Sebastian (1772 1841)

Lysias .

Wasilij III., Großfürst of Russia.

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette 1800-1883. Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette 4965

Ferdinand III., Roman-German Kaiser Stecher: Jegher, Christoffelmaler: Rubens, Peter Pauldatierung: 1614/1652

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette. Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (10.5 x 8.6 cm). Date: 1800-1883. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Holy Roman Emperor Rupert, 1352-1410. Rupertus Parvus, Rupert of the Palinate, King of Germany, Elector Palatine. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Heinrich, Duke of Bohemia.

Godunov, Boris Fedorovich.

Portrait of Marcantonio Raimondi, Italian engraver, c.1470-1534. Marc Antonio Raimondi. Steel engraving by William Holl from a print by Rosapina after a portrait by Raphael under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Charles Knight, London, 1830s.

Portrait of Laurens Praalder, Bust portrait of the mathematician Laurens Praalder. The portrait is set in a medallion. In the context the name of the person portrayed and a four-line caption in Dutch., Laurens Praalder, Pieter Hendrik Jonxis (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1772 - 1843, paper, etching, h 191 mm × w 119 mm

Clenard, Nicolas Stecher: Boulonois, Esme de

Chmielicki, Bohdan Zenobi unknown artist dating: 1650/1700

Portrait of Jacob van Maerlant, Leendert Brasser, After M. van Noort, 1727 - 1793 print Portrait of the poet Jacob van Maerlant, sitting on a chair in a twisted position while he writes with a goose spring in a book that rests on the backrest. paper etching / engraving bard, lyric poet

Otto, Duke of Niederlothringen.

Lepois, Nicolas.

PortraT van Arn van Würzburg, Johann Salver (I), 1713 print paper engraving historical persons. theologian. archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic). armorial bearing, heraldry

Ivan VI., Zar from Russia.

Frontspis for the Gethine Pocket Calendar for 1778 portrait of Jerzy III and Zofia Charlotta (copy) Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801), Endner, Gustaw Georg (1754 1824)

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