Historical Indian Portraits

Engravings capture historical figures and scenes from India, depicting royalty, musicians, and cultural dynamics of the time.

Poor and rich Kyrgyz family. Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. From Orenburg to Samarkand 1876-1878 by Madame Marie Ujfalvy-Bourdon, Le Tour du Monde 1879

The Begum of Bhopal and the Maharajah of Puttiala, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Shepherd and Bourne. 'The reigning family of Bhopal is Mohammedan and of Affghan race, with the title of Nawab; but during the last half century the widow of a Nawab has more than once been permitted to succeed, and the inheritance of the last Nawab passed to an infant daughter. The people nominally under her sway are of mixed race, but chiefly Hindoo, and their number exceeds half a million...Mohender Singh, the Maharajah of Puttiala, G.C.S.I., the wearer of a splendid jewelled head-dress...is sitting be

ITINERANT MUSICIANS OF INDIA

Loading the caravan camels, Tangier, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

Poor and rich Kyrgyz family. Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. From Orenburg to Samarkand 1876-1878 by Madame Marie Ujfalvy-Bourdon, Le Tour du Monde 1879

Polish refugee. (Registered Title) | The Polish Refugee, Planche 4 of Lithographic Album, 1832. (Title Title)

Supply of food that the tribes of the countryside are obliged to give to the envoys of the sultan, Morocco. North of Africa. Morocco by Edmondo de Amicis 1875. Le Tour du Monde 1879

THE EASTERN QUESTION: HOWLING DERVISHES AT SCUTARI, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, 1876

Durbar, feudal and legal council of the princely state of Maharaja Rana of Dholpur, kingdom of Dholepore. Rajasthan, India. Old engraving illustration

Wedding celebration with music and acrobatics and a veiled bride in Cairo, 1880, Egypt, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th ...

India. Snake charming by playing a pungi. Engraving. 19th century.

'Ibrahim Pasha Looking after the Wounded', 1847. Artist: Etherington

Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.

Historic steel engraving, the Polish uprising in 1830, Polish songs, The Polish Refugee, a poem by Nikolaus Lenau or Nikolaus Franz Niembsch, Edler von Strehlenau

Historic drawing, 19th century, scene from the history of France, the Tuareg leader in Paris, 1862, contract on the Trans-Sahara railway, Chemin de Fer Transsaharien

Ashanti rulers talking with British officers. Central Region of Ghana. Colored engraving.

Central Africa. Ujiji (West of Tanzania). Expedition of Stanley. Council held in the courtyard of the tembe. Engraving. Africa inexplorada, el Continente Misterioso by Henry Morton Stanley, c. 1887.

Market of Desouk or Desuk, Egyptian city located in northern Egypt near Alexandria located on the east bank of the Nile River. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Polish refugees, engraving by Bellange, 1831. Poland, 19th century.

Musicians from the pontifical chapel in Kyoto, Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Sri Lanka, Boursse, Esaias, Three Sinhalese women, Three Sinhalese women of low caste, outside along the road. They all wear a wraparound skirt (redda), pleated in the Sinhalese manner and fastened at the waist. Over this they wear a wide Portuguese blouse with a V-neck and long sleeves (hatte). All three wear a long headscarf that hangs down the back. On top of their heads each wears a thick carrying ring wrapped in cloth. The woman on the left has placed her right hand on it. Sheet 37 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., sketchbook sheet, drawings, height 148 mm, width 196 mm, 1631 - 1672, draughtsman, drawer, 1662 - 1662, third quarter 17th century, paper, ink, inkt, brush, Borstel

THE PERSIAN FAMINE

Bakery at Karmoos, Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888

LANDED PROPRIETOR RETURNING FROM A PILGRIMAGE. Egypt, engraving 1879

The inhabitants of Setif distributing food to Arab woman and children, 1869, Algeria, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Africa

A British soldier having his daily bath or musshach, so called after the skin in which the water is carried. From Recollections of a Winter Campaign in India, 1857-58, published 1869.

Khan El Khalili, or Jan El Jalili, is the most famous market in Egypt and the entire Middle East. Its origin dates back to 1382, when the Mamluk Sultan Djaharks el-Khalili decided to build a resting place for merchants. The chosen site was the ruins of an ancient Fatimid cemetery. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Wedding celebration in Cairo in 1865, Egypt, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Africa

Attendants of the Rajah and Guard of Tanjore

Jews of Beirut. Lebanon. Travel to Syria 1875-1878 by Charles Louis Lortet (1836 - 1909) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880

Luty, Kurdish shepherd, nomadic dervish and Bakhtiari, Iran. Drawing by Jules Laurens (1825-1901) Journey to Persia, 1855-1858 by Arthur de Gobineau (1816-1882) Le Tour du Monde 1860

Portrait of Almamy Oumar, Senegal, Africa. Travel in Fouta Djallon by Lambert 1860

Toubou people or Tubu, ethnic group native to the Tibesti Mountains that inhabit the central Sahara, Tibesti Region, Chad, Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Two months in Tibesti, episodes from travels in Africa 1869-1873 by Dr. Gustav Hermann Nachtigal (1834 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880

Écoliers chantant une prière dans la cour d'une maison, 1892., 1892, Paris, Publisher, Hachette et cie. Prayer, Courtyards, School children, Muslims, West Africans, Côte d'Ivoire

Clothing, fashion in Africa, Egypt, from left, twice the Bedouins of the Libyan desert, a Bedouin woman with child, an old village chief and a runner, in front of noble horsemen or chariots, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, Africa

The Coronation of the young King James II (1633-1701) of England at Holyrood. Dated 17th Century

Nepalese types in traditional dress at Durbar Square, ancient city of Bhaktapur. Nepal. Asia. Drawing by Edouard Francois Zier (1856 - 1924) Travel to Nepal by Doctor Gustave Le Bon (1841-1931) Le Tour du Monde 1886

Kleidung, Mode in Indien, von 1600-1800, in Belutschistan und Afghanistan, von links, zwei Chans, Häuptlinge aus Belutschistan, dann ein Soldat von de...

Flight of Mary and Joseph into Egypt with the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him (Matthew 2:13-23) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Wedding celebration in Cairo in 1865, Egypt, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Africa

Flight of Mary and Joseph into Egypt with the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him (Matthew 2:13-23) New Testament. Antique bible illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Abyssinian priest and warrior. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Illustrations. 1851. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Egypt , Social life and customs, Priests , Egypt, Spears, Warriors , Egypt, Shields

Vlas Mikhailovich Doroshevich born April 17, 1864 - died February 22, 1922, was one of Russia's most popular and widely read journalists, and a novelist, essayist, drama critic, and short story writer.

Amotifou, the King of Assinie, Ivory Coast, Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1885

Berberi playing on the kisirka, 1851, Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879). Color lithograph depicting a scene of social life and customs in Egypt, featuring women in traditional clothing, along with elements such as columns, bas-reliefs, and hieroglyphics. Published in London by James Madden

People from the Daldys tribe in China, woodcut from 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Sid-el-Djoudi taking an oath of allegiance to France in the presence of General Randon, Governor of Algeria, illustration by Henri Valentin, engraving by Best, Hotelin and Regnier, from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 479, Volume XIX, May 1, 1852.

Cheyennes going to their reservation. Plains Indians, North America 1874

A coffee house, Istanbu, Turkey. Wood engraving c1851.

MERCADO DE ESCLAVOS EN MARRAKECH - LITOGRAFIA SIGLO XIX. Author: Carrey. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

An official of the Royal African Guinea Company making a treaty on the gold coast Date: 1672

Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: In the Slave Market at Cairo, 1849. Louis Haghe (British, 1806-1885), F.G.Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, London, after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796-1864). Color lithograph; sheet: 37.4 x 43.6 cm (14 3/4 x 17 3/16 in.); image: 25.1 x 35.2 cm (9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.).

Japanese boys in Tokyo jeering at Chinese residents, circa 1895

Engraving depicting Tajiks, Persian-speaking villagers of Eastern Afghanistan. Dated 19th Century

Spinning wool - Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1910s

Bread merchant in in Jeddah, Jeddah, Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, stall selling fresh flat breads, 1899, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date unknown, Asia

The War in Abyssinia: trial of two natives for stealing commissariat stores, 1868. British officers stand over two African men restrained with ropes. The British Expedition to Abyssinia was a rescue mission and punitive expedition carried out in 1868 by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire (also known at the time as Abyssinia). Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, then often referred to by the anglicised name Theodore, had imprisoned several missionaries and two representatives of the British government in an attempt to force the British government to comply with h

A conference between the British and a native king. The second Ashanti War fought between,1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British. Both were trying to secure the coastal town of Elmina on the West Coast of Africa also known as the Gold Coast. Date: 1874

Colonial Indian images our farm yard India Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Figures in the slave market, Cairo. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.

Portrait of Religious mendicants, Benares. Uttar Pradesh, India. Old engraving illustration from El Mundo en la Mano 1878

The audience of the ambassador of Morocco, Said Muhammed Ben Abdulmalek, with Emperor Joseph II on February , Johann Hieronymus Deleteenkohl -, publishing house

The New Testament. John the Baptist Preaches in the Wilderness. Mark 1a. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century.

The Kyrgyz people; Kyrgyzstan; Russian Empire 1860

Knight praying at a sword. The knight has turned off from his horse and kneeling. A page holds his horse at the reins. He makes a praying gesture. In the ground a sword sticks. In the background a horse gallops with rider.

Bairam feast in Port Said, Egypt, drawing by Achille Beltrame (1871-1945), from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIV, No 11, March 14, 1897.

Arab Street vendor of Curios in Cairo - after a painting by Gerome. Jean-Leon Gerome (1824 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism.

Muslims praying in a mosque in Tangier, Morocco, Maghreb. North Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

People bathing at Benares. Wood engraving.

GRAB-GUERRA DE MARRUECOS-ERRAISOULI (MULEY AHMED BEN MOHAMED) CAPTURA AL CAID MAC LEAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

GRAB-GUERRA DE MARRUECOS-ERRAISOULI (MULEY AHMED BEN MOHAMED) CAPTURA AL CAID MAC LEAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE.

BRAHMINS OF BENGAL, INDIA.

Native American Tortillera and a matt merchant in Mexico, America, woodcut 1888

Woman from the Bongoua tribe in 1870, in Ivory Coast, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Exact date unknown

Moor and woman trarzas, Senegal. West Africa. Travels and expeditions in Senegal and neighboring countries. Military and geographical excursion to the east of Gorée in the countries of Sine and Saloum 1859

Fara Penda, Chief Richard Toll, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

Historia de Africa. Siglo XIX. Porteadores de marfil. Grabado. El Congo y la Creación del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados, por Enrique M. Stanley. Editada en Barcelona, hacia 1890. España.

Schreiber in Arabien auf dem Markt, mit seiner Kundschaft, 1898, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Orig...

Immigrants from Calcutta arriving in British Guiana to supplement the work force which had become depleted owing to the abolition of slavery. 1884

Mode, Kleidung in Indien, von links, ein Hofbeamter und ein Radscha aus Dirschut, dann ein Fakir aus Benares, dann eine Bajadere, Göttin aus Kalkutta,...

Evreiskaia svad'ba. Jewish wedding.. Sumarokov, Pavel, approximately 1767-1846. 1803 - 1805. General Research Division. Crimean Tatars, Crimea (Ukraine) , Description and travel, Wedding clothing & dress , 1800-1899

A puppet show inTripoli, Libya, and people playing musical instruments. Coloured aquatint with etching by Havell & Son, 1816.

Aureng Zeb, Aurangzeb, Great Mogul, ruler, 17th century, peacock throne, enthroned, men, dignitaries, court, rich, power, peacock, sitting, standing, historical illustration 1885, India, Asia

Hara kiri ritual, condemnation of a nobleman to suicide. Japan. Drawing by Crepon. Travel to Japan, 1863-1864 by Aime Humbert (1819 -1900) Le Tour du Monde 1867

Habesh or Abyssinian Slave, Characters, Costumes and Ways of Life, in the Valley of the Nile, 1790, Egypt, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Africa

Costumes of Turkey or Turkiye, 1858. Grand Mullah in turban and robes, Armenian trader, Khorasan soldier with shield and scimitar, Persian woman in town dress with face veil niqab, and Persian carpet merchant with tea set on a carpet. In a square in Constantinople (Istanbul) with gate, towers, crenellated buildings. Grand Mollah, negociant Armenien, soldat du Khoracan, Persane costume de ville, marchand Persan. Handcoloured and sepia-tinted lithograph by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin after an illustration by Felix Fossey from Elisabeth Muller (pseudonym of Leonie Bedelet)s Le Monde en Estampes, The World in Prints, Amadee Bedelet, Paris, 1858.

Demonstration of trained animals in the streets of Cairo, animal training, entertainment, Egypt, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, Africa

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A Maratha Priest, India. The Maratha are an Indian warrior caste, found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. Date: circa 1902

General Tancredi Saletta, Chief of Abab, Massawa

An engraving depicting men and women grinding corn, in an Indian household, using a quern. Dated 19th century

An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume, attended by an ayah or servants with punya (fan), pawn and snake hookah pipe. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.

Scene at Chio after earthquake of 1881

ELIEZER AND REBEKAH, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible. 1870, Art, Artist, holy book, religion, religious, christianity, christian, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Africa. Arab skin traders, c. 1880. Tanzania.

Old Hindu man in contemplation, Peshawar, Pakistan. Coloured lithograph by R. Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, c. 1847.

History of Arabia. Greeting of the Arabs. Engraving by Vernier. Lemaitre direxit. Panorama Universal. History of Arabia, 1851.

Demonstration trainierter Tiere in den Straßen von Kairo, Tierdressur, Unterhaltung, Ägypten, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage ...

Jews of Babylon, 19th century. Artist: Neuville

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Danse de Negres à St. Domingue'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper

Although described as Mons or Peguans by a French delegation in 1866-68, this attribution was almost certainly due to the similarities the colonists encountered in the peoples' costumes and features. In fact, the people in this drawing are most likely ethnic Yi (aka Lolo) or Pa-Y, as these tribes are most prominent in the region traversed by the French delegation.

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