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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
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish Novelist
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Prince Augustus Frederick Duke of York and Albany 1763 to 1827 Second son of King George III Engraved by J Jenkins after T Phillips From the book National Portrait Gallery volume III published c 1835
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George, Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski, 20 January 1616, 31 December 1667, was a Polish aristocrat, magnate, politician, general, civil servant and imperial prince in the Holy Roman Empire from the noble family of the Lubomirskis, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral, (1824).Artist: J Jenkins
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Baron Francois van Aerssen (27 September 1572) (27 December 1641), landlord of Sommelsdijk, Ooltgensplaat and Spijk, was one of the dominant statesmen and diplomats of the Netherlands in the first half of the 17th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), escritor y dramaturgo español.
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Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1. Duke of Somerset, Edward Stecher: Houbraken, Jacobus publisher: Knapton <London> Factural site: Amsterdamverlaysort: London
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Henry VIII (1491-1547), King of England from 1509, second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, father of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Charles V, Carlos I, French Charles Quint (born 24 February 1500, died 21 September 1558) was a member of the Habsburg dynasty and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 14961 ñ 29 September 1560), King of Sweden from 1523 until his death, portrait by Ulla (Ulrika Frederika) Pasch , 1735-1796 (Sweden)
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Pontus De la Gardie, Baron of Ekholmen, 1520, 5 November 1585, was a Swedish army commander and governor of Livonia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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Ferdinand I (born 10 March 150) (died 25 July 1564) of the Habsburg dynasty was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 to 1564, Historical, digitally restored r...
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Robert Devereux, 2. Earl of Essex, 10. November 1565, 25. Februar 1601, ein englischer Politiker und Feldherr, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer...
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Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Hoorne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Council of State, copy after Anthonis Mor, 1540 - 1650
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Gaspard de Coligny, 1519-1572, Admiral of France and Protestant leader, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Carlos I de Inglaterra y de Escocia (1600-1649).
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Sir Thomas More
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Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn (1545-1617). Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg. Portrait. Facsimile before an engraving of L. Leypoldt. Colored.
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Historical drawing, portrait of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, 1507 - 1582, a Spanish nobleman, military leader and statesman in the service of King Charles V and Philip II, 16th century
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Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Dating: c. 1550. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: support: d 17.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen (rejected attribution).
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Portrait of Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Germanic Roman Empire, called the Emperor or Caesar (Ghent, February 24, 1500-Cuacos de Yuste, September 21, 1558). He was emperor of the Holy Germanic Roman Empire as Charles V from 1520 to 1558. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884
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Sir Walter Raleigh, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935. Artist: Unknown
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John Russell 1st. Earl of Bedford, 1485-1555. English royal minister in the later Tudor era. Founder of the wealth and greatness of the house of Russell. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
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John Donne (1572- 1631) English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. Engraving by W. Bromley.
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Portrait of Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal de Granvelle, Minister to Charles V and Philip II. Dating: 1565. Place: Southern Netherlands. Measurements: h 47.8 cm × w 35.7 cm; d 4.6 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Philip I of Castile (1478-1506), known as Philip the Handsome. Engraving, 17th century.
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, (c1850). Artist: Unknown
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Italy, Florence, Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg
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Portrait of Thomas Percy,  7th Earl of Northumberland,  16th century
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Charles I 1600-1649 King of England Scotland Wales and Ireland from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Hernan Cortes, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485-1547). Spanish conquistador. He led the expedition that began the conquest of Mexico. Portrait. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.
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Hernan Cortes, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485-1547). Spanish conquistador. He led the expedition that began the conquest of Mexico. Portrait. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.
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Hans Svane, 27 March 1606, 26 July 1668, was a Danish statesman and clergyman. From 1635 until his death he was a professor at the University of Copen...
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Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein 17th Century A.D.
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Sir Francis Drake c.1540/3 - 1596. English admiral. From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
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Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII, English lawyer, author, statesman (1478-1535). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.
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James Walter Grimston 1st Earl of Verulam 1775 to 1845 Engraved by H Robinson after W Owen From the book National Portrait Gallery volume II published c 1835
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John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (cl486-1555); English statesman
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SPINOZA, Benedict de (1632-1677). Portrait of Baruch Spinoza. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe 'Achille Bertarelli' (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints).
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MAXIMILIAN I of Wittelsbach, 1756-1825 King of Bavaria
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Hernán Cortés (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.
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Ferdinand I (born March 10) (1503) (died July 25) (1564) of the Habsburg dynasty was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 to 1564, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known
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Portrait of King Charles IX of Sweden (1550-1611), Pasch, Ulrika Fredrika (1735-1796)
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Ludovic Stuart, 1574-1623/1624, first Duke of Richmond and second Duke of Lennox and Thomas Howard, 1561-1628, Isaac Oliver, 1580 - 1617, Portrait miniature
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Portrait of Alexander Farnese, Alessandro Farnese. (Rome, August 27, 1545 - Arrás, December 3, 1592) was III Duke of Parma, Plasencia and de Castro, son of Octavio Farnesio and Margarita de Parma, illegitimate daughter of Carlos I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire Germanic, nephew of Felipe II and Juan de Austria. He fought in the battle of Lepanto against the Turks and in the Netherlands against the Dutch rebels, as well as in France in the wars of Religion on the Catholic side against the Protestant. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H.
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Charles Dumoulin (1500-1566). French jurist. Portrait. Engraving. Sciences & Lettres au Moyen Age et à l'époque de la Renaissance. Paris, 1877.
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Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English statesman and poet, (1824).Artist: E Scriven
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Sir Thomas Holte (1571-1654), 1st Baronet of Aston Hall, 1600-1700. Cornelius Johnson
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Sir Christopher Wray 1524-1592 English Judge and political figure. Speaker of the house of commons 1571-1572. Later appointed Chief Justice
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Thomas Egerton Viscount Brackley, Baron Ellesmere, c. 1540, 1617, English lawyer and diplomat. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published in 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Gustav II Adolf, 1594-1632, King of Sweden from the Vasa dynasty
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Portrait of Philip the Fourth of Spain, after Don Diego Velazquez. Black and White Illustration from the Connoisseur, an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors Voll 3 (May-Aug 1902) published in London.
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Ignatius of Loyola, was the most important co-founder and shaper of the Society of Jesus, later also known as the Jesuit Order, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown
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Sir Nicholas Poins or Poyntz (1510-1556), English courtier during King Henry VIII's reign. He was the eldest son of Sir Anthony Poyntz and his first wife Elizabeth Huddefield. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.
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Charles Blount ,8th Lord Mountjoy, aka Earl of Devonshire, 1562-1606. English soldier From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
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Philip IV (1605-1665). King of Spain (1621-1665). Portrait by the Circle of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (1599-1660), ca.1630-1635. History Museum. Madrid. Spain.
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Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, 1573 - 1651, historical illustration, portrait, 1880
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Edmund Spenser 1552-1599, English Elisabethan poet. Copper engraving from the gallery of portraits Vol. IV by Charles Knight London, 1835., historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated
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Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex (1485-1540) on engraving from 1838. English statesman who served as chief minister of King Henry VIII during 1532-1540.
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John of Austria (1547-1578). Illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Engraving by J. Serra Pausas. History of Spain, 1882. Colored.
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Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1503 - 1542, an English poet
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John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, Earl of Warwick, Viscount Lisle, Baron Lisle, 1502, 1553, English politician and soldier. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published in 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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HENRY VII (1457-1509) first Tudor king of England from 1485;defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field.
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Portrait of Arnoldus Geesteranus 1593-1658, Jan Westerbaen de Oude, 1647
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Antonio de Solis y Rivadeneyra (Alcala de Henares, 1610-Madrid, 1686). Spanish writer, ecclesiastical and politician. Private secretary of the viceroy of Navarra, the Count of Oropesa (1637). Philip IV appointed him official of the first Secretary of State (1654). Mariana of Austria appointed him Chronicler of the Indies (1665). He was ordained a priest in 1667. Poet and playwright who stood out as a historian. Engraving. Later colouration.
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Portrait of Henry VIII. By Hans Holbein Date c. 1540. Henry VIII (28 June 1491  28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was t
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William Shakespeare, 1564, 1616, English poet, playwright and actor. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (1522-1568). General and statesman in the Habsburg Netherland. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.
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Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. 1473 - 1530), Archbishop of York, Lord Chancellor of England, was an English bishop, statesman and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Carreras cigarette card
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Desiderius Erasmus 1469-1536. Dutch humanist and theologian. Great European scholar of the 16th century. From the book Gallery of Portraits, 1833., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..
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Sir George Carew,
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Sebastian Cabot (1474-1557). Italian explorer. Portrait. Engraving. Later colouration.
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Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616, an English playwright, poet and actor
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William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English playwright. Copper engraving by Cosmo Armstrong, painter unknown, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Sir Kenelm Digby 1603-1665, military commander, diplomat, scientist and scholar. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of Joaquim José da Silva Xavier known as Tiradentes, Brazilian leading member of political movements.
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England, London, Greenwich, The Queen's House, Portrait of Philip II of Spain late 16th century
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Eugine de BEAUHARNAIS, 1781-1821, son of Josephine and Alexandre de Beauharnais, Prince of Venice, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Viceroy of Italy, 1805-1814
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Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandia (1510-1572). Third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Portrait. Engraving by J. Wierx, 1551-1610. Copy, 1884. Later colouration.
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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex  (1485-1540)  English Statesman
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Autograph and portrait of King Henry VII of England 1457 to 1509, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of Philip II (1527-1598). Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581. From 1554 he was King of Naples and Sicily as well as Duke of Milan. During his marriage to Queen Mary I, he was also Prince Consort of England and Ireland. By Isaac Oliver (1565-1617) a French-born English portrait and miniature painter.
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Torquato Tasso, Italian poet of the 16th century, Italy, 1890, Europe
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Portrait of Ben or Benjamin Jonson, 1573 - 1637, an English poet and playwright
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Moritz, Maurice, 21 March 1521, 9 July 1553, was Duke and later Elector of Saxony, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century origi...
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Philipp II. 1527 to 1598 King of Spain 1556 to 1598. Felipe II. Rey de Espana. From the gospel in the persecution of Bernhard Rogge, published in 1920., historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911326
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Frederick III or Frederick the Wise, 1463 - 1525, Prince-elector of Saxony, digitally edited, Friedrich III. oder Friedrich der Weise, 1463 - 1525, Kurfürst von Sachsen
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Anefo photo collection. Shakespeare (portrait). January 16, 1964
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