Historical Political Figures

19th-century illustrations of prominent politicians and statesmen, capturing their likenesses in detailed engravings.

Portrait of Werner von Siemens (1816-1892) a German inventor, industrialist and brother of Friedrich Siemens. Dated 19th Century

Jose Maria Escriva de Romani_ y Dusay (1825-1890), III marquis of Monistrol de Noya, 14th baron of Beniparrell, marquess of San Dioni_s. Senator of the Life Kingdom, great cross and necklace of the Order of Carlos III, member of the Real Maestranza of Valencia, councilor and lieutenant mayor of the Barcelona City Council. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1890.

Heinrich Rudolf Hermann Friedrich von Gneist (13 August 1816 22 July 1895), German jurist and politician, was born at Berlin, the son of a judge attached to the Kammergericht (court of appeal) in that city. Engraving from a magazine printed in 1883

Baltasar Simón Saldoni y Remendo (1807-1889). Músico y musicógrafo catalán. Grabado de 1889.

LUIS GONZALEZ BRAVO (1811/1871) - POLITICO ESPAÑOL Y PRESIDENTE DEL GOBIERNO.

HENRI, duc de Bordeaux and comte de CHAMBORD, grandson of Charles X and son of duc de Berry, claimant to the French throne, known to legitimists as Henry V. In 1873. Date: 1820 - 1883

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, Black and White Illustration;

Porträt von Friedrich VIII. Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl, 1906 bis, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19....

Benedetto Cairoli, 28 January 1825, 8 August 1889, was an Italian statesman and freedom fighter, Italy, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally restored, historical, 28 January 1825, 8 August 1889, was an Italian statesman and freedom fighter, Italy, reproduction of an image, woodcut from the year 1881, digitally improved, historical, Europe

This 1899 illustration shows Prince Otto von Bismarck, as painted by Franz Seraph Lenbach, after 1882, Ritter von Lenbach. Lenbach was a German painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities from the nobility, the arts, and industry. Because of his standing in society, he was often referred to as the "Malerfürst".

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Massimo Taparelli, Marquis d'Azeglio, 1798 - 1866, an Italian statesman, writer and painter

Johann Gottfried Eisenmann, 1795 - 1867, a doctor, a politician, a political journalist and a medical writer, historical engraving, circa 1885

Becquerel, Alexandre-Edmond (1820-1891), doctor en ciencias, profesor de física y meteorología francés. Grabado de 1865.

Gottlieb Baron of Thon-Dittmer, 1802 - 1853, German politician, wood engraving, around 1880

Adelardo Lopez de Ayala y Herrera (1828-1879). Spanish writer and politician. Lithography. Drawing by Llanta, detail. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Extremadura, 1870.

Friedrich Ferdinand Graf von Beust, Ferdinand Beust, 13 January 1809, 24 October 1886, was a statesman in the Kingdom of Saxony and in the Habsburg Monarchy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-1864. American novelist. From the book ""The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, American, Volume 14'

Ludwig Turban, 1857 - 1930, President of the Baden State Ministry, historical engraving, about 1888

Portrait of Camilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo Branco (Lisbon 1825 - Sao Miguel de Seide 1890) is one of the most representative authors of Portuguese literature. Portuguese writer of late Romanticism, Portugal. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Stephen Grover Cleveland, 18 March 1837, 24 June 1908, was a (U.) S. politician and the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Simeon Bavier, 1825 - 1896, a Swiss civil engineer, diplomat and politician of liberal persuasion, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original.

Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, ab 1860 Ritter von Hackländer 1. November 1816 bis 6. Juli 1877 war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Historisch, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage mit einer Szene aus dem 19. Jahrhundert 1f-4999493

Colonel Thomas Edward Taylor, 1811 - 1883, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, historic image, 1883

Jules Francois Simon (31 December 1814 - 8 June 1896) was a French politician and philosopher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th c...

Gustav Freytag, 1816 - 1895, a German writer, historical engraving, circa 1885

Ignacio Suárez Llanos (1830-1881). 19th-century Spanish painter and illustrator. Portrait. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Soulié, Melchior Frederic.

Historical print, portrait of Gottfried Keller, 1819 - 1890, Swiss poet and politician, from the Illustrated History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Berthold Auerbach or Moses Baruch Auerbach, 1812 - 1882, a German writer

Federico Hoppe (1826-/). Functionary and politician. Engraving by A. Carretero. The Spanish and American illustration, 1879. Colored.

Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847 1917); Dutch politician. member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 1877 until 1917. Minister of the Interior from 1897-1901;

Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816-1885). German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohary, and King of Portugal jure uxoris as the husband of Queen Maria II, from the birth of their son in 1837 to her death in 1853. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana".

Lorenzo Riese, 1836 - 1907, a German chamber singer, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Portrait of Emilio Arrieta (1821-1894) a Spanish composer. Dated 19th Century

Portrait of Luigi Pagani, Italian sculptor

Historical engraving, portrait with autograph of Franz Pfeiffer, 1815-1868, Swiss specialist in German studies and philologist, 19th century, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887

Ferdinand Lassalle, 11 April 1825, 31 August 1864, a Prussian-German jurist, philosopher, socialist and political activist best remembered as the initiator of national-style social democracy in Germany, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

MARIANO SORIANO FUERTES Spanish musician, composer, teacher and music historian. Date: 1817 - 1880

Baron Alexander von Bach, Alexander Freiherr von Bach, 4 January 1813, 12 November 1893, was an Austrian politician, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Rosendo Nobas Ballbé (1849-1891), orfebre y escultor catalán. Grabado de 1891.

Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, 1849 -1912, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Francois Marcellin Certain de Canrobert, born Francois Certain de Canrobert, 27 June 1809, 28 January 1895, was a French marshal, French corps commander in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Count Georg Esterhazy by Galantha, Count György Esterhazy de Galantha 1809 - 1856, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated

Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816-1885). Portrait. Engraving, 1882. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1882. Spain.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Pietro Cossa, 1830 - 1881, an Italian playwright

Francois Marcellin Certain de Canrobert, born Francois Certain de Canrobert, June 27 1809, January 28 1895, French Marshal, woodcut, portrait, France, Europe

VASILE ALECSANDRI Romanian writer and revolutionary. Date: 1821 - 1890

Victor Marie Hugo, 1802-1885, French poet, novelist and playwright. From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories volume 3 French, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Historical print, 1860, portrait of Christian Friedrich Hebbel, or Dr. J. F. Francis, 1813 - 1863, a German playwright and poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

''The American Presidential Election; Mr. Grover Cleveland, Ex-President and Democratic Candidate for Re-election', 1888. From, 'The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888'.

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872). Italian politician, activist for the unification of Italy. Engraving by Klose. Nuestro Siglo, 1883.

Edmund Höfer, 1819 - 1882, one of the leading German novelists of the second half of the 19th century and a well-known literary historian/Edmund Höfer, a leading German novelist of the second half of the 19th century and a noted literary historian, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored

Portrait of German economist Friedrich List (1789-1846).

Portrait of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (Málaga 1828 - Mondragón 1897). Spanish politician and historian, Spanish politician of the second half of th

Albert Emil Brachvogel, April 29, 1824 - November 27, 1878, German writer / Albert Emil Brachvogel, 29. April 1824 - 27. November 1878, deutscher Schriftsteller, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Portrait of Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911) an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier. Dated 19th Century

Portrait of Federico de Madrazo and Kuntz (Rome 1815 - Madrid 1894). Politician and Spanish painter, portraits in romantic style, Director of the Prado Museum, Senator of Spain, Director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Romanticism movement. Spain, Europe. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894

Alexandre Charles Lecocq (3 June 1832) (24 October 1918) was a French operetta composer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819). Prussian field marshal. Engraving of Germania, 1882.

Ferdinand Stolle, 1806-1872, born Ludwig Ferdinand Anders, German writer and journalist, wood engraving, c 1880

Victor Marie Hugo,1802-1885. French poet, novelist and dramatist. From the book ""The International Library of Famous Literature"".Published in London 1900. Volume XIII.

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872). Italian politician, activist for the unification of Italy. Engraving by Klose. Nuestro Siglo, 1883. Colored.

Retrato de Alejandro Dumas.

Michael Ivanovitch Glinka, Classical Composers

Christian Friedrich Hebbel, 18 March 1813, 13 December 1863, was a German playwright and lyricist, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

'Portrait of José de Espronceda', 19th century, Etching. Author: EUSEBIO ZARZA (1842-1881) DIBUJANTE LITOGRAFO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Don Francisco Serrano y Dominguez, Herzog de la Torre and Count of San Antonio, 1810-1885. Spanish marshal and statesman., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Jakob Michael Karl Hartmann, from 1843 Ritter von Hartmann and from 1871 Freiherr von Hartmann, February 4, 1795, February 23, 1873, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Charles John Huffam Dickens,1812-1870. English novelist. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

Portrait of Giorgio Ronconi (Milan 1810 - Madrid 1890) Italian baritone, his performances of famous operas by Verdi and Donizetti, and the title role of Nabucco opera, Verdi, at its premiere in 1842. Italy. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, also known as Alexandre Dumas, born 25 March 1762, died 26 February 1806, was a general in revolutionary France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

Dumas, Alejandro (1824-1895), hijo. Escritor francés. Grabado de 1865.

Drawing of Paul von Hindenburg, Chancellor of Germany. No date.

Eugen Gura, 1842 - 1906, American opera singer, one of the greatest Wagner singers of his time, wood engraving, 1880

Lorenzo Montufar y Rivera, 1823 to 1898, Central American statesman born in Guatemala. From a 19th century illustration, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of Francis II King of the Two Sicilies (1836-1894). From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Gustav Freytag, historic illustration from History of German Literature from 1885

JACQUES OFFENBACH, 1880, 19th century engraving,

Anton Buchholtz (1848-1901). Historian, numismatist and collector. Engraving. 19th century.

Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp (1818-1865), tocólogo húngaro de origen alemán, investigador de las causas de la fiebre puerperal.

Joseph Jelacic von Buzim (of Croatia and Slavonia, k & k monarchy field marshal, commander of the Martia Theresa Order, historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Otto Eduard Leopold, Prinz von Bismarck, geboren Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, 1. April 1815, 30. Juli (1898), Otto von Bismarck, erst...

HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ (1821-1894) - CIENTIFICO ALEMAN - INVENTOR DE OFTALMOSCOPIO EN 1851.

Alexandre Dumas, 24. Juli 1802, 5. Dezember 1870, Alexandre Dumas der Ältere, war ein französischer Schriftsteller, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion ...

Jules Francois Simon (31 December 1814 - 8 June 1896) was a French politician and philosopher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

'David D'Angers', c1893. Artist: Unknown.

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) French Author.

Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, 1816, 1880, an Austrian dermatologist, is considered the founder of the scientific study of skin diseases, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, an Austrian dermatologist, is considered the founder of the scientific study of skin diseases, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Paul Von Heyse, 1830-1914, German writer, dramatist and poet, illustration from the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Franz Joseph Haydn (31 March or 1 April 1732 - 31 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Viennese Classical period, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original of the period

Engraving of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, the English Conservative politician, who served as Indian Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, seen shortly after accepting the latter post. Date: 1886

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807-1889), styled Viscount FitzHarris from 1820 to 1841. British statesman. Engraving. "Historia Universal", 1881.

Famous people in American history, Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 in Salem) (Massachusetts) ( 19 May 1864 in Plymouth) (New Hampshire) was an American writer of the Romantic, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century collectible picture

Engraving of General Sir William Thomas Knollys PC, KCB, in his role as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, 1883. Date: 1883

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807 Äì 1889), styled Viscount FitzHarris from 1820 to 1841. British statesman of the Victorian era. Colored engraving. Historia Universal, 1881.

Portrait of Antonio Barezzi (1787-1867) father-in-law of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian composer. Dated 19th Century

JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD American statesman : President March to September 1881 when he was fatally wounded at a railroad station by Charles Guiteau for a personal grudge. Date: 1831 - 1881

ANTONIO APARISI GUIJARRO (1815/1872) - POLITICO ESPAÑOL. Author: SANTIAGO LLANTA Y GUERIN-LITOGRAFO-. APARICI GUIJARRO ANTONIO. MARQUES DE SANTA EUGENIA. ANTONIO APARISI GUIJARRO (1815-1872).

'Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora', 1622 (1931). Artist: Diego Velasquez.

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