Historical Figures Portraits

Engravings and portraits of notable historical figures, highlighting their contributions and prominent status in society.

Frederick William II (1744-1797). King of Prussia (1786-1797). Portrait. Drawing by Lienard. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Edmund Burke 1729 to 1797 Anglo Irish philosopher author and statesman

Andre Massena, Prince de Essling, Duc de Raguse, 1758-1817. French Marshal. From an engraving after the painting by Bonne - Maison.

Frederick William II (1744-1797). King of Prussia (1786-1797). Portrait. Drawing by Lienard. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Irving, Washington .

José Melchor Gomis Colomer (1791-1836). Spanish Romantic composer. He is attributed with the authorship of Riego's Hymn, the national anthem of Spain during the Second Spanish Republic. Portrait. "Historia de la Revolución Española" (desde la Guerra de la Independencia a la Restauración en Sagunto), por Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1891.

Portrait of Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove. .

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. Engraving after the portrait by Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875).

Robert Saunders Dundas 2nd Viscount Melville 1771 to 1851 First Lord of the Admiralty Engraved by G Parker after Sir T Lawrence From the book National Portrait Gallery volume II published c 1835

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd.Baronet,1788-1850. British prime minister (1834-35, 1841-46) and founder of the Conservative Party, who was responsible for the repeal (1846) of the Corn Laws that had restricted imports. From the portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Fellenberg, Philipp Emanuel of.

Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Stecher: Hüssener, Auguste

William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (1779-1849) English statesman. Queen Victorias first Prime Minister. Husband of Caroline Lamb. Engraving after the portrait by Thomas Lawrence.

Benjamin Holl, 1808-1884, British, George H. Harlow. Stipple Engraving.

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber. German composer and one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. Date: 1786 - 1826

Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de.

Portrait of Anton Reicha (1770-1836) French composer. Dated 19th Century

Siebenfeifer, Philipp Jakob.

James Fenimore COOPER, 1789-1851, America's first popular novelist

Reverend James Grahame, Scottish poet, (1870).Artist: S Freeman

Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe (August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832), was a German poet, politician and naturalist, from a painting by Friedrich Bruckmann, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original.

Portrait of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) a British statesman, former Prime Minister, former Home Secretary and the father of modern British policing and the modern Conservative Party. Dated 19th century

ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, FROM THE PICTURE IN THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, 1871

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), British Statesman and two-time Prime Minister, Engraving from an Original Painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women in Europe and America, Johnson, Wilson & Company Publishing, New York, 1873

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). British Vice-admiral. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Leonhard Euler. Stipple engraving by B. Holl after A. Lorgno.

William Wilberforce (1759-1833) English philanthropist, evangelical Christian and campaigner for abolition of slavery. Engraving

Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814). German Philosopher. Movement German Idealism. Engraving by J. F. Jugel. Portrait. 19th century. Colored.

Portrait of George William Frederick Villiers, the 4th Earl of Clarendon. Lived between 1800-1870 and was a British statesman and diplomat. Circa 1850.

Robert Burns, oil painting. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide

William Wilberforce (1759-1833) English philanthropist, Evengelical Christian and campaigner for abolition of slavery. Hand-coloured engraving 1821.

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, 1778 - 1829. English chemist and inventor of the Davy lamp. President of the Royal Society. After a 19th century work by William Henry Worthington, after Sir Thomas Law

Camille Desmoulins, engraving extracted from the red book, History of the Echafaud.

English poet Lord Byron.

THOMAS TELFORD, engineer, bust portrait.

James Grahame 1765-1811, Scottish poet and spiritual. Copper engraving from a Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Thomas Thomson 1870., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated

Charles Lamb Portrait 1798.

Portrait of Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister. Dated 19th Century

Robert Peel, British statesman, 19th century.Artist: J Cochran

Portrait of Nikolai Alexandrovich Korsakov (1800-1820), Hampeln, Carl, von (1794-after 1880)

William Braidwood, one of the pastors of the Original Baptist Church, Edinburgh, Scotland. Engraving 1819.

Wordsworth, William Stecher: Hopwood, James (1795) Dating: 1810/1855 Sport:

Captain Meriwether Lewis (shown here) (1774 - 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of theLewisand Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. William Clark (1770-1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in prestatehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri. Clark was a planter and slaveholder.

Richard Porson (25 December 1759 - 25 September 1808) was an English classical scholar. He was the discoverer of Porson's Law. The Greek typeface Porson was based on his handwriting

Robert Peel (1788-1850) British statesman. Engraving

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.

ROBERT BURNS the Scottish national poet Date: 1759 - 1796

Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) American Novelist Stock Montage, Inc.

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH English writer, as a young man, in 1798 Date: 1770 - 1850

John Marshall (1755-1835), fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 through 1835 was appointed by John Adams. 1808 portrait by Saint-Mémin.

Thomas PAINE, 1737-1809, Freethinker and Reformer who emigrated to America in 1774 and fought against slavery, from a painting by Romney

GEORGE BRYAN (BEAU) BRUMMELL English dandy and friend of the Prince of Wales Date: 1778 - 1840

Michael Faraday 1791 to 1867 British chemist and physicist Engraved by J Cochran after H W Pickersgill From the book National Portrait Gallery volume V published c 1835

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic Date: 1772 - 1834

'Rev. Thomas Gisborne, M.A.', c1814. Creator: Henry Meyer.

English school. Portrait of Michael Faraday (1791-1867). London, Wellcome Medical Museum. United Kingdom. Author: Pickersgill. Location: MUSEO WELLCOME DE HISTORIA DE LA MEDICINA. LONDON.

Sir Humphry Davy. Stipple engraving by W. H. Worthington, 1831, after Sir T. Lawrence, 1810/11.

Portrait of the doctor Andreas Coenraad Bonn.

Portrait of Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773-1859) Politician, statesman of Rhenish, and Austrian Empire's Foreign Minister. Dated 19th Century

Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de.

Portrait of musician Paganini by Wilhelm Dreesen, captured on silver gelatin paper in cabinet format in 1899, showing the subject seated with violin.

Gideon Algernon Mantell. Stipple engraving by S. Stepney, 1837, after J. J. Masquerier.

'J.M.W. Turner, R.A. (1775-1851)'. Creator: Unknown.

Joel R. Poinsett, 1777 - 1871; Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

Portrait of Isaac Johannes Dermout. Isaac Johannes Dermout, Hofstiker and Reformed pastor in The Hague, dressed in a dark coat with a white beF.

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant, mezzotint, published 1847. English diplomat and statesman

Alessandro Volta (1745-1827). Italian physicist, chemist and pionner of electricity. Engraving, 1883.

Portrait of a Gentleman 1800-1805 American. Portrait of a Gentleman 15287

Portrait of Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) a British legal reformer. Dated 19th century

Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, 19th century (1908). Artist: Unknown

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) English poet, born near Horsham, Sussex. Engraving.

David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish scientist, naturalist, inventor and writer.

Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Johann Emanuel Schikaneder or Schickeneder (Straubing, 1751 - Vienna, 1821), German bass singer, actor and librettist

John Philpot Curran (1750-1817), Irish Lawyer and Statesman, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873

William Pinkney, 1764 to 1822. American statesman, diplomat, and the seventh U.S. Attorney General.

Portrait of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) British statesman and Prime Minister. Dated 19th Century

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 25 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, 1770 to 1831. German philosopher.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, 1786-1826, German composer, conductor and pianist

Picture of Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas. Dated 19th century

Southey, Robert .

Portrait of Thomas Attwood (1783-1856) a British banker, economist, political campaigner and Member of Parliament. Dated 19th century

Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet 1788 to 1850 English Prime Minister 1834-35 and 1841-46 Founder of the Conservative Party, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Rev. John Brodhead Romeyn, D. D. May 1, 1820 Asher Brown Durand American. Rev. John Brodhead Romeyn, D. D. 394445

Sir Thomas Le Breton 1763 to Bailli of the Island of Jersey Channel Islands

Engraved portrait of John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher and physician, known as the "Father of Liberalism". Dated 17th Century

Vintage Photograph. Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) Greatest British Naval Warrior World History/Great Britain Illustration

Patrick Henry, was a passionate orator for the Patriot cause during the American Revolution. Portrait of Henry writing is by Alonzo Chapel (BSLOC_2019_4_117)

Peel, Robert (Bury, 1788-London, 1850). British politician. Engraving.

George Birkbeck. Mezzotint by H. Dawe, 1825, after S. Lane.

David Garrick (1717-79), English Actor, Playwright, Theater Manager and Poet, Half-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, Wilson & Co

Fisher Ames Esqr., 1881, Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), New York

Patrick Henry, 1775 - 1890, Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

An etching of Albert Gallatin, created in 1870 and issued in 1881, from New York. Gallatin was born in 1761 and passed away in 1849

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) known as Viscount Howick 1806 and 1807.British Statesman. Prime Minister 1830-1830

Portrait of Robert Burns (1759-1796) Scottish poet and lyricist. Dated 18th Century

Arago, Dominique François.

Wieland, Christoph Martin.

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Carl Ferdinand von Humboldt, June 22, 1767, April 8, 1835, was a Prussian scholar, writer and statesman, woodcut, Germany, Europe

The Right Hon-ble. Edmund Burke.. Reynolds, Joshua, Sir (1723-1792). Prints. 1790. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797

The Right Honorable James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemont of the Kingdom of Ireland, Head of the Volunteers 1782 Joseph Haynes British. The Right Honorable James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemont of the Kingdom of Ireland, Head of the Volunteers 416901

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