Historical Figures Portraits

Collection of engraved portraits featuring notable historical figures from the 16th and 17th centuries, showcasing rich details and elaborate attire.

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish Novelist

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Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Author of Don Quixote. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Barnabe Brisson, 1531 - 1591, French jurist and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Francis Bacon (died 1626), 1st Viscount St Alban, also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are credited with developing the scientific method and remained influential through the scientific revolution.

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) Playwright and poet.

Alexander Farnese (1545-1592). Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro and Governor of the Spanish Nedtherlands (1578-1592). Portrait. Engraving.

Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne (1554-1611). French nobleman. Military leader of the Catholic League. Portrait. Engraving, detail. Wars of Flanders. Edition published in Antwerp, 1748.

Ferdinand I. 10. March 1503, 25. July 1564, dynasty of the Habsburgs, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 to 1564, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish Novelist

Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester, c.1553-1627. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Francis I, King of France. Francois I. 1494 - 1547. Portrait. After a print by Nicolas de Plattemontagne.

'Francis Lord Cottington', 1785. Creator: Unknown.

Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639). English poet and diplomat. Engraving, 18th century.

Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland 1577-1634 English statesman From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Engraving of King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598). Date: 1888

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 13 September 1521, 4 August 1598, was an English politician and leading statesman during most of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Digital improved reproduction of an original 1880 printing

James Hamilton,2nd Earl of Arran,Duc de Chatelherault, 1517-1575. Heir assumptive to throne after accession of Mary Stuart in 1542 From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

ROBERT DEVEREUX 2ND EARL OF ESSEX Patron of Literature and author of sonnets

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c1563-c1612) English statesman. Created Viscount Cranbourne by James I in 1604. Lord Treasurer from 1608 until his death. Engraving.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Playwright and poet.

John Maitland of Thirlestane 1st Lord Maitland, aka 1st Lord Thirlestane, 1545-1595. Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1587-1595. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Pierre Pithou (1539-1596). French lawyer and scholar, also known as Petrus Pithoeus. Portrait. Engraving. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.

Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, aka 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, 1536-1624. English lord high admiral From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.l

Francis Cottington, Baron Cottington (15787-1652) English diplomat and courtier. Secretary to Charles I when Prince of Wales and accompanied him to Madrid 1623 on the Spanish marriage embassy. Engraving

John, Earl of Loudoun. The Earl of Loudoun was a British Nobleman and army officer. By Samuel Cooper or Cowper (1609-1672), English miniature painter.

'Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset', c1600, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: William Thomas Fry.

Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers, Lord Bourchier, 1567-1601. English soldier and courtier. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken after John de Critz.

Sir Robert Brooke (Borke) Died 1558 British politician and Jurist. Speaker of the house of commons 1554.

Charles IX of France (1550-1574). Monarch of the House of Valois. Engraving, 1884. Portrait.

Henry Somerset 1st. Marquis of Worcester, c.1562-1646. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel (1557-1595) English nobleman. He professed Roman Catholicism in 1584, was fined and imprisoned and died in the Tower of London. Engraving after portrait by Zucchero.

Ferdinand I., Roman-German Kaiser.

Sir Edward Coke 1552 to 1634. English jurist and politician. Speaker of House of Commons. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Hugo Grotius, also known as Hugh or Hugeianus De Groot 1583, 1645, Dutch jurist and scholar. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473-1554) English soldier and statesman. Engraving.

Henri de Lorraine, Duc de Guise 1550-1588. From an engraving by Le Blond

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) English playwright and poet. Oval portrait.

Portrait of Henry IV of Navarre or Henri IV, Henri le Grand, Henry of Bourbon, 1553 - 1610, King of France and Navarre

Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Francis Beaumont, 1585-1616, English playwright

'Sr. Francis Drake', 1786. Creator: Unknown.

Juan Bravo (1484-1521). Castilian nobleman. He took part during the War of the Communities of Castile. Illustration by Santigo Llanta. Lithograph. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.

Philip II (1527-1598). King of Spain (1556-1598). Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest, Paulus Pontius, after Anthony van Dyck, 1616 - 1657 print Antwerp paper engraving

Portrait of Charles IX of France, Carlos Maximilian of France (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, June 27, 1550 - Vincennes, May 30, 1574), was King of France from 1560 to 1574. Fourth king of the Valois-Angoulema branch from the branch called Valois of the capetian dynasty. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) English playwright and poet. Rectangular portrait with ornaments above.

Antonio Perez del Hierro (1540-1611). Councilor of State and Secretary of the Chamber of King Philip II of Spain. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume III. Published in Barcelona, 1864.

William Paget First Lord Paget, c.1506-1563.English secretary of state and Lord Privy Seal. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.

Maximilien de Béthune (1560-1641) 1st Duke of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Cosimo I. de 'Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Portrait of John III Sobieski (1629-1696) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Dated 17th Century

James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, (1827).Artist: H Robinson

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580-1630) English poet and courtier. Patron of Ben Jonson, Philip Massinger and Inigo Jones. Engraving.

Sir Thomas Bodley 1545-1612, English manuscript collector and restorer of the Bodleian Library. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published in 1823, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Cardinal Jules Raymond Mazarin, 1st Duke of Rethel, Mayenne and Nevers, 1602 - 1661, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarini or Mazarini. Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician. After an engraving by Fran

'Francis, Lord Cottington', (early-mid 19th century). Creator: John Cochran.

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536-1572). A Roman Catholic, he plotted against Elizabeth I. Executed for treason.

'Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, c1600, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: John Henry Robinson.

'Thomas 7th Earl of Northumberland', 1799. Creator: Edward Harding.

Sir John Kroke 1553-1620 English politician, Speaker of the house of commons 1601.

Portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601) an English nobleman. Dated 16th Century

Portrait of Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561-1626) an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. Dated 17th Century

James Stuart, Earl of Murray, 1533-1570, Regent of Scotland. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published in 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Francis I (1494-1547). King of France from 1515 to 1547. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal" by César Cantú. Volume V. 1856.

Nogaret de la Valette, Duke of Epernon, Jean Louis de.

Henry II of France (1519-1559). Monarch of House of Valois. King of France. Portrait. Engraving, 1884, copy by Esteban de Laulne (1510-1595).

Gaspard de Coligny, 1519-1572. Admiral of France and Protestant leader. Photo-etching from an old print. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works, VII. The Last of the Valois I' Published London 1899

Karl I, King of England Stecher: Vorster, Lucas (1) Dating: 1625/1675

William Shakespeare, Print made by Martin Droeshout the younger, 1601-after 1650, British, 1632, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Portrait of Thomas Howard, second count of Arundel, Lucas Vorsterman (I), After Anthony Van Dyck, 1619 - 1641 print Antwerp paper engraving

Friedrich III Elector of Saxony (1463 - 1525)

Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, (1836).Artist: W Holl

Edward Seymour (c1506 - 1552), 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, Lord Protector of England.

Fray Luis de Leon (Belmonte, 1527-Madrigal de las Altas Torres, 1591). Spanish poet. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espa-a. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Asturias and Leon, 1867.

Sir Francis Drake, circa 1540 - 1596, an English sailor, pirate, explorer, Vice Admiral and the first English circumnavigator

Print of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, from a painting by Gheeroedts. Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset KG KB (17 January 1517 - 23 February 1554), was an English courtier and nobleman of the Tudor period. He was the father of Lady Jane Grey, known as The Nine Days' Queen.

Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639). English poet and diplomat. Engraving, 18th century.

William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. English playwright. Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong, painter unknown.

Charles I, King of England. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lucas Emil Vorsterman after Sir Anthony van Dyck.

King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden (1594-1632) by Dutch School. Museum: GRIPSHOLM CASTLE, SWEDEN. Author: School: Dutch.

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of.

William Shakespeare Artist Unknown

LORD FRANCIS BACON Viscount St Albans English philosopher and author and statesman

Portrait of Jerónimo Zurita y Castro (Zaragoza 1512 - 1580). Spanish historian and senior chronicler of the Kingdom of Aragon. Old engraving of the book Spanish Biographical Year by Ildefonso Fernandez 1899

Brother Luis de Leon (1528-1591). Spanish augustinian friar, poet and theologian. Engraving by M. Verges in The Universal History, 1917.

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561-1626). English philosopher, statesman and scientific. Engraving, 19th century. Portrait. Color.

Pope Pius VI, 1717-1799. (GIOVANNI ANGELICO BRASCHI).From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

Charles V (1500-1558) Charles I of Spain 1519-1556, Holy Roman Empire 1519-1558. Portrait engraving showing him wearing crown and the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac, 1585, 1642, French clergyman, noble and statesman

Portrait of Jacques Specx, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Dating: 1750 - 1800. Place: Batavia. Measurements: h 33 cm × w 25 cm; d 6 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: ANONYMOUS (COPY AFTER).

Portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English dramatist and poet, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1103, Volume XLIII, April 16, 1864.

Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 3rd Marquess of Dorset KG KB (17 January 1517 - 23 February 1554), was an English courtier and nobleman of the Tudor period. He was the father of Lady Jane Grey, known as "The Nine Days' Queen".

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 13 April 1593, 12 May 1641, was one of the leading politicians in the run-up to the English Civil War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Portrait of Jacques Specx, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Anonymous, 1629 - 1675

Philip II of Spain, 21 May 1527, 13 September 1598, called Prudent, was King of Spain, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein also von Waldstein, 1583 - 1634. Bohemian military leader and politician.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor 1503 1564. Central European monarch from the House of Habsburg. Archduke of Ruled the Austrian Hapsburg possessions as Archduke of Austria. After the death of his brother-in-law Louis II, Ferdinand ruled as King of Bohemia and Hungary (15261564). When Charles voluntarily retired in 1556, Ferdinand became his successor as Holy Roman Emperor. engraving by Martin Rota Kolunic c. 1540-1583

Ben Jonson, aka Benjamin Jonson, 1572-1637. English Jacobean dramatist, lyric poet and literary critic. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Francis Bacon Viscount St. Alban, 1561-1626. English lawyer, statesman and philosopher. From the book Lodge's British Portraits published in London 1823., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne 1533-1592, French writer. From the book Gallery of Portraits, published in 1833, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

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