Historical Figures in Style

Portraits of notable figures from the past, dressed in formal wear. Each image reflects historical significance and fashion of their respective eras.

Adam Ritter von Burg, mathematician, technologist, Julius Gertinger -, photographer

Richard Partridge. Photograph.

Mr. Gladstone , Politicians, Prime ministers, Gladstone, W. E. William Ewart, 1809-1898, Carte de Visite Collection

Mr. Maxwell. Camille Silvy (French, 1834 - 1910)

President Martin Van Buren. Artist: Mathew B. Brady (American, born Ireland, 1823-1896 New York). Dimensions: 48.3 x 39.7 cm (19 x 15 5/8 in.). Date: 1855-58.The eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was a seasoned statesman whose own clout was synonymous with the Democratic party's. He held office as attorney general and governor of New York, United States senator, and ambassador to England, secretary of state, and vice-president under Andrew Jackson. Although short in stature, Van Buren was a shrewd political stalwart whom the press dubbed "The Little Magician." By the mid-1850s, however, Van Buren had fallen out of political favor, having lost his bid for his party's presidential nomination in 1840 and 1844, and the third-party "Free Soilers" campaign for the first office in 1848. Nonetheless, Van Buren was just the right type of illustrious American on whom Brady could promote his burgeoning New York portrait studio. The portrait disguises Van Buren's

Sir David Brewster. Maull & Polyblank (British, active 1850s - 1860s)

Portrait of Pierre everyone Bocage (1799-1863), (young first romantic) Portrait of Pierre everyone Bocage (1799-1863), (young first romantic). Business card (front). Photography of Carjat & Cie. Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

William Whewell. Photograph by Ernest Edwards.

Isaac Moise Cremieux called Adolphe (1796 - 1880). André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819 - 1889)

Portrait of William Smith O 'Brien (1803-1864), politician. André Dédéri (1819-1889). Portrait of William Smith O 'Brien (1803-1864), politician. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Adam Ritter von Burg, mathematician, technologist, Julius Gertinger -, photographer

M. Delangle. Pierre Petit (French, 1832 - 1909)

Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, dit) (n.1820-04-06-D.1910-03-21), Jules Janin (common name). Photographic print laminated on cardboard (business card). Museum of Romantic Life.

The Earl of Derby. John Jabez Edwin Mayall; American, 1813-1901. Date: 1860-1869. Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 cm (image/paper); 10.5 x 6.2 cm (mount). Albumen print. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Portrait of Auguste Casimir Périer (Casimirigue, 1811-1876), (Political Man) Portrait of Auguste Casimir Périer (Casimir Perir, 1811-1876), politician. Business card (front). Photograph of anonymous. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Unknown Subject. Dimensions: Approx. 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 in.). Photography Studio: John and Charles Watkins (British, active 1867-71). Date: 1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of Felix-Auguste Dovert (1795-1876), (Vaudevilliste) Portrait of Felix-Auguste Dovert (1795-1876), (Vaudevilliste). Business card (front). Photography of Carjat & Cie. Draw on albuminum paper. Before 1876.

Nadar, Honoré Daumier, 1856 1858 Honoré Daumier

Józef Dietl Portrait Rzewuski, Walery (1837 1888)

Unknown Subject 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. Unknown Subject. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Photographs

Judge James M. Wayne, Supreme Court, U.S. 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Portrait of Nicolaas Beets, born September 13, 1814, reformed pastor in Utrecht (1854 - 1874), professor of theology at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (1874 - 1884), writer and poet (pseudonym Hildebrand), died March 13, 1903. Borstmeel on the right, In oval.

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste François Provost (1798-1865), actor of theater between 1820 and 1864. Portrait of Jean-Baptiste François Provost (1798-1865), actor of theater between 1820 and 1864. Business card (front). Photograph of Charles Reutlinger. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Josef Hyrtl -, anatoma, Wilhelm Friedrich Engel -, photographer

Portrait of Gaudichot-Masson (1800-1883), d d Michel Masson, Litt�rateur, Literarytore. Moriss (mad. Portrait of gaudiacco (1800-1883), D d Michel Masson, littary since about papier alertairon. Paris, carnalet Mus�e,: 140-1590s. Paris, carnocalet Mus�e,:

Portrait of Berlioz, Hector, (1803-1869), (Composer) Nadar (workshop). Portrait of Berlioz, Hector, (1803-1869), (Composer). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

Untitled. Artist: David Octavius Hill, Scottish, 1802-1870 Artist: Robert Adamson, Scottish, 1821-1848

E. L. Davenport , Actors, Davenport, Edward Loomis, 1815-1877, Carte de Visite Collection

Portrait of Georges Rouget (1783-1869), (Painter, Lithographer) Portrait of Georges Rouget (1783-1869), Painter, Lithographer. Business card (front). Photograph of the Nadar workshop. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1869.

Portrait of Franz Liszt, (1811-1886), (Composer, Hungarian Pianist) Portrait of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Composer, Hungarian pianist. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photograph of Charles Reutlinger (1816-1880).

Portrait of Lord Brougham. Unknown, photographer before 1868 Portrait of the head of an older man.

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Artist: John Jabez Edwin Mayall (British, Oldham, Lancashire 1813-1901 West Sussex). Dimensions: Image: 7 7/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.9 × 13.5 cm)Mount: 9 5/8 in. × 6 13/16 in. (24.5 × 17.3 cm). Person in Photograph: Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Date: ca. 1860. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hon. John. A. Bingham, Ohio 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Portrait of Lablache Louis (1794-1858), (actor) Shepherd. Portrait of Louis Lablache (1794-1858), actor. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Between 1860 and 1866.

Portrait of Marwel Garcia (1805-1906), (singing teacher) Portrait of Marwel Garcia (1805-1906), professor of singing. Photography of Carjat & Cie. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Scott, 1. Earl of Eldon, John .

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59), British Historian and Whig Politician, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wils

Martin Van BUREN, 1782-1862, Eighth President 1837-41 of the United States. Photograph by Mathew Brady ca. 1860

Lord Cochrane. Collection of Juhl

Frederick Le Gros Clark. Photograph by Clarkington & Co.

Portrait of Adolphe Crémieux, French politician and minister. Part of photo album with 123 Cartes-de-visite by members of European royal houses, politicians and well-known people.

Sir George Arney, Chief Justice of NZ, Administrator 1873, 1860s, London, by Hills & Saunders.

Portrait of Louis Joseph Elzear Ortolan (1802-1873), Jurisconsult. Portrait of Louis Joseph Elzear Ortolan (1802-1873), Jurisconsult. Business card (front). Photograph of Charles Reutlinger (1816-1880). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Sir John McNeill Made 1845 Scotland. For more on the Alfred Stieglitz collection at the Art Institute, along with in-depth object information, please visit the website The Alfred Stieglitz Collection.. Carbon print . David Octavius Hill

Dr. Guthrie. Elliott & Fry (founded 1863, dissolved 1963)

Hon. James Guthrie; Kentucky 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Henry Hancock. Photograph by Moira & Haigh.

Franz Grillparzer -, writer, Victor also, Viktor Angerer -, photographer

Rev Dr James Begg. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

The Lord Bishop of Winchester, Samuel Wilberforce. Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879)

Portrait of Ivian surgeevic Turkish or tourgueneff, (1818-1883), Roman Rurse Portrait D'Ivreeevic turgeeg or tourgueneff (by 518-183), Roman risses. Card from visits (recto). Store Photographic & Cie. Tirage sur papier albuminé, 1860-1883. Paris, carnavalet Musée.

William Ewart Gladstone

Portrait of Henrikus Martinus Beeckman, born 1788, clerk at the Provincial Court of Court in Utrecht, member of the Utrecht City Council from 1849 to 1851, steward of the Reformed Burgerweeshuis in Utrecht. Died 30-8-1868.

Sir Frederick Bruce; British Minister 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Richard Westmacott 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. Richard Westmacott. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Photographs

Sir William James Erasmus Wilson. Photograph by Barraud.

Gen. Andrew Jackson 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Portrait of Count André Zamoyski (1800-1874), politician and agronomist. Portrait of Count André Zamoyski (1800-1874), politician and agronomist. Business card (front). Photography of Marie-Alexandre Alophe (said Menut or Menut-Alophe). Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Portrait of Jules Michelet (1798-1874), writer. Portrait of Jules Michelet (1798-1874), writer. Photography of Reutlinger, Charles. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1874.

Small, Pierre (Pierre Lanith Petit, dit) (n.1831-08-15-D.1909-02-16), Mr Bertin (common name). Photographic print laminated on cardboard (business card). Museum of Romantic Life.

Portrait of Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte Bellange (1800-1866), Painter Portrait of Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé (1800-1866), Painter. 1840-1880. Photograph attributed to Aimé Edmond of Germany.

Portrait of Adolphe-Simonis Empis (1795-1868), (King Librarian, Dramatic Author, Director of French Comedy) Portrait of Adolphe D. F. Joseph Empis (Simonis, says), (1795-1868), librarian of the king, dramatic author, director of the French comedy. Business card (front). Photograph of Andr� Adolphe Eugene Dissier (1819-1889). Draw on albuminum paper. Before 1868.

Hon. Chas Sumner , Politicians, Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874, Carte de Visite Collection

Horace Abbott. Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873)

Jakob Alt, painter, Ferdinand Küss -, photographer

Portrait of Monsignor Joseph Hippolyte Guibert, born in 1802, (Prelate, Archbishop of Tours and Paris) Portrait of Monsignor Joseph Hippolyte Guibert, born in 1802, (prelate, Archbishop of Tours Estortrait of Paris). Business card (front) .Tire on albuminum paper. Between 1860-1890. Photograph of Pierre Petit (1831-1909) (Pierre Lanith Small, said).

Andrew Jackson, president of the United States / painted by W.J. Hubard ; C.G. Childs Lithr.; drawn by A. Newsam, pupil to C.G. Childs. | Library of Congress

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer's maternal grandfather, Dr Lewis Balfour Date: 1850 - 1894

Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde. Photograph by Disderi & Co.

Portrait of Louis Jacques Mand� Daguerre (1789-1851), (painter decorator, inventor of the diorama and daguerreotype) Portrait of Louis Jacques Mand� Daguerre (1789-1851), Decorator painter, inventor of the diorama and daguerreotype. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1851. Photograph of Albert Pierson.

Eugène Scribe. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Sir Henry Holland. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.

Portrait of General Józef Szymanowski (1779-1867); around 1860 (1855-00-00-1865-00-00);Przewłocki, Janusz (1927-2007) - collection, Szymanowski, Józef, Great Emigration, Men's Portraits

George Thomas Doo 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. George Thomas Doo. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Photographs

Jesse Hunt. Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873)

Isabey. L. Cremière & Cie. 1850 - 1880. Photographs, Cartes de visite, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Isabey, Eugène, 1803-1886

Adam Sedgwick. Photograph by Hills & Saunders.

Rembrandt Peale

Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, London, Robert Hardwicke, 1863-1942, botany, Great Britain, periodicals, plants, A distinguished gentleman is portrayed, featuring a thoughtful expression and a prominent white beard that enhances his dignified appearance. He wears formal attire complemented by a fur-lined coat, suggesting a sense of authority and respect. His round glasses add an intellectual charm, while his posture, with one hand resting on a cane, conveys both confidence and poise. The backdrop is subtly muted, allowing the subject to be the focal point of the scene. This individual is identified as Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, a notable figure in the field of botany.

William Etty, R.A. 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. William Etty, R.A. 268962

Bliżej Kultury Belarusian, Grzegorz (Gregor)

Portrait of Etienne-Paulin Gagne (1808-1876), (lawyer, politician) Portrait of Etienne-Paulin Gagne (1808-1876), lawyer, politician. Photograph of h. Laurent. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Before 1876-1876.

William Schley. Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873)

Sir Edwin Landseer. Photograph by John & Charles Watkins.

John Angell James, 1785-1859. English congregationalist and Reverend of Birmingham. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph byJ. Whitlock. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Heinrich August Hoffmann von Fallersleben -, poet, Johann E, Hahn -, Photo Studio

Robert Liston. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

Jacob Grimm -, lawyer, language and literary scientist, writer photography after sting, drawing, or similar, Art publisher of Photographic Society, Photo Studio

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian, mid-late 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Lord Robertson 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Lord Robertson 268538

Portrait of M.J. Van Lennep, Anonymous, 1900 - 1910 photomechanical print paper. cardboard historical persons

Rev. W. W. Duncan, Peebles (Sweet William) 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Rev. W. W. Duncan, Peebles (Sweet William) 268581

Photograph of Rosa Bonheur, born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, (1822 - 1899), French artist, an animaliere (painter of animals) and sculptor, known for her artistic realism

Dean Stanley , Priests, Philosophers, Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815-1881, Carte de Visite Collection

Unknown Subject 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. Unknown Subject. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Photographs

Rembrandt Peale

Richard James Lane 1860s John and Charles Watkins British. Richard James Lane. 1860s. Albumen silver print. Photographs

Alfred Armand Louis Marie Velpeau. Photograph by Pierre Petit.

Rev Dr Thomas Chalmers. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

Portret van Adolphe Thiers; Thiers.

Count Russell, Lord John Russell, former British Prime Minister from Allgemeine Illustrirte Zeitung , Unknown

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