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Historical Figures of the 18th Century

A collection of portraits featuring notable historical figures from the 18th century, characterized by ornate clothing and elaborate hairstyles, evoking a sense of history.

Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) Irish churchman and writer Shown here in 1710. Date: 1710

Portret van Thomas Harrison, Edward Fisher, after Joshua Reynolds, 1765 print paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Aeneas Munson, M.D., President of the Medical Society of the State of Connecticut. Engraving by William Jennys, dated from 1777 to 1890

George Frederick Handel or George Frideric Handel, 1685, 1759, German-born British composer of the Baroque

Portrait of Willem Sautijn, Alderman of Amsterdam, Jean Fournier, 1734

William Doughty after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Samuel Johnson, 1779 Samuel Johnson

THE LATE LORD JUSTICE KAY Photo by the London Stereoscopic Company

John Keyse Sherwin, c.1751-1790, British, Lancelot Brown, Esquire.

Portrait of Gijsbert Tijssens (1693-1732), Playwright in Amsterdam. Dating: 1732 - 1771. Measurements: h 11 cm × w 9.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Maurits Quinkhard.

Samuel Johnson 1709-1784. English poet, critic, essayist and lexicographer. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Wedderburn, 1. Earl of Rosslyn, Alexander .

King George II. November 08, 1941. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753-1815), American Lutheran minister and botanist. First President of Franklin College, Pennsylvania (1787). A member of the German-American family who led the Pennsylvania Lutheran community. Engraving, 1896.

Sir William Pritchard (1632-1705) was an English merchant and politician, Lord Mayor of London in 1682. From a water colour painting.

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke 1705 - 1781. English officer in the Royal Navy. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.

THOMAS O'HAGAN Irish judge, justice of the (Irish) Court of Common Pleas Date: 1812 - 1885

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet, 1802 - 1880, a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge, Lord Chief Justice

Voltaire, François Marie Arouet 1817/1850

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935. Artist: Unknown

GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL German-English musician Date: 1685 - 1759

Samuel Johnson (1756-1757) English lexicographer critic and writer. Portrait by J Reynolds (1723-1792).

Robert Walpole, 1. Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. British statesman and the first Prime Minister of Grossbritannia, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1650 to 1722. English general and statesman. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY. London, UK, 19th century engraving

Thurlow, 1. Baron Thurlow, Edward .

George Whitefield 1714 to 1770. English clergyman and leader of Methodist movement. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Portrait, Samuel Winthrop, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Portrait of Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Anonymous, c. 1700

Portrait of Cardinal Mazarin, Friedrich Wilhelm Burmeister, after Robert Nanteuil, 1865 print Portrait in oval list of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Prime Minister of France. Bust to the left. Mazarin is wearing a cardinal robe with a stiff collar. paper engraving

Engraved portrait of Morgan Howard Q.C., the lawyer and politician, pictured in 1874. Date: 5 September 1874

John Witherspoon.. Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794

Lord North Frederick North 2nd Earl of Guilford 1732 - 1792 Prime Minister of Great Britain After the painting by Nathaniel Dance From Memoirs of Eminent Etonians by Sir Edward Creasy published London 1876

Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.

Pitt, William Earl of Chatham .

Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, English politician, (1823).Artist: W Holl

Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759). German-English composer. Portrait. Later colouration.

George Frederic Handel portrait by Balthasar Denner, 1726-1749, oil on canvas, 18th century

Schaubert, Andreas.

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Samuel Johnson, 1709 - 1784, an English scholar, writer, poet and critic

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) British Jurist and Philosopher Stock Montage, Inc.

Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697ñ1764: Thomas Coram. Line engraving by B. Holl after W. Hogarth. Captain Thomas Coram (c. 1668 ñ 29 March 1751) was a philanthropist who created the London Foundling Hospital to look after unwanted children

Gen. William Shirley gov. of Mass.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Samuel Johnson. 1709-1874.

John Jones after George Romney, William Pitt, 1789 William Pitt

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (1619-1695) Scottish lawyer and statesman.

Portrait, Samuel Winthrop, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

'Portrait of Martin Ruzé de Beaulieu', (1927).Artist: Frans Pourbus the Younger

Portrait of the preacher Michael Zulich. .

Admiral Sir Peter Warren, c.1703 - 1752. British naval officer. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.

Andre-Hercule de Fleury, 22 June 1653-29 January 1743, was a French cardinal and statesman, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Sir Joseph Mawbey, 1st Baronet, 1730 - 1798. English politician, member of the House of Commons. From a print by John Dixon after the painting by Robert Edge Pine.

Sir Samuel Romilly, 1757-1818, a British legal reformer

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English author and lexicographer.

An engraving depicting John Flamsteed (1646-1719) English astronomer and clergyman. Appointed first Astronomer Royal 1675. Dated 18th century

Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 - 1750, German composer, digital edited

Sir John Cutler. Photograph after a watercolour by John Day.

Lord Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, Baron of Gredington, 1732 - 1802. Lord Chief Justice of the King's bench. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.

Portrait of Tiberius Hemsterhuis, William Peter, After Jan Palthe, 1741 - 1800 print paper historical persons. portrait of a writer

Portrait of Rev. William Mason. William Doughty (England, York, 1750-1780 or 1782). England, 1779. Prints; mezzotints. Mezzotint

Portrait, Nathaniel Appleton, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings, Appleton, Nathaniel, 1693-1784. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Nicolás Boileau-Despréaux, poeta y crítico francés.

Sir John Pringle 1st Baronet 1707 to 1782 Scottish physician Engraved by W H Mote after Sir J Reynolds From the book The National Portrait Gallery Volume II published c1820

Portrait of a Man 1705 Thomas Forster British. Portrait of a Man. Thomas Forster (British, active ca. 1690-1713). 1705. Plumbago on vellum. Miniatures

Admiral Nicholas Haddock, 1685-1746

William Penn 1644-1718, English Quaker leader. From the book Gallery of Portraits, published in 1833, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778) French author playwright, satirist, man of letters and central figure in the French Enlightenment. Engraving.

Black and White Illustration; Portrait of Mr Speaker William Court Gully. Speaker of the House of Commons 1895-1905

Sir Daniel Levy from a portrait by ***** 1931. January 22, 1932.

Portrait of The Honourable Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691), Irish natural philosopher

Thomas Penn, Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania, 1777 - 1890, Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775

Benjamin Franklin and US Independence. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by W. Holl after Sir G. Kneller, 1702.

Portret van Jacques Lenfant, Jacob Gole, After J. Trouillart, 1707 - 1724 print Jacques Lenfant, theologian and pastor in Berlin at the age of 47. Amsterdam paper engraving

William King, English poet, (1781). Artist: Unknown

Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English mathematician and physicist. Engraving (1836) after portrait by Godfrey Kneller.

D.R. Cristofani. July 26, 1949

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