Historical Portrait Engravings

A selection of copper engravings depicting detailed historical portraits, showcasing facial features and attire from the 17th and 18th centuries.

A copper engraving and etching by Elias Hainzelmann from 1680-1693 depicting portraits of Leonhard Weiss, showing facial features, attire, and posture.

Copper engraving by Pierre Drevet depicting Thomas Fairfax in formal attire with detailed facial features and seated portrait pose.

A copper engraving and etching by Elias Hainzelmann from 1680-1693 depicting portraits of Leonhard Weiss, showing facial features, attire, and posture.

Etching and copper engraving by Simon Charles Miger depicting portraits of James II of England and Gaston of France, created between 1755 and 1808.

Copper engraving by Theodorus van Kessel showing a half-length portrait of the Roman philosopher Seneca, emphasizing facial features, attire, and 17th-century engraved style.

Copper engraving and etching by Albert Clouwet in the 17th century presents a portrait of Nicolas Poussin, emphasizing likeness in European printmaking.

Etching by Bénédict Alphonse Nicolet between 1740-1806 depicting a detailed portrait of N. H. Camille Falcont in a classical style.

Copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart from the second half of the 17th century showing a portrait with detailed facial expression, attire, and 17th-century composition.

Copper engraving by Pierre Imbert Drevet between 1715 and 1739 depicting Messire Arnold the Many, presenting a formal portrait with detailed features and attire.

Copper engraving by Zacharias Dolendo depicting portraits of Wilhelm I of Orange and Julius Caesar Scaliger, created between 1581 and 1604, illustrating European historical figures.

A copper engraving and etching by Johann Georg Wille from 1730-1808 depicting portraits of Nicolas de Catinat with detailed facial features and military attire.

Copper engraving by Robert Nanteuil from 1658 depicting Jean Loret, showing Baroque portraiture with detailed engraving techniques.

Etching by Johann Gottlieb Glume showing portraits of himself and his wife, created in 1749.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques Nicholas Tardieu, depicting a portrait of Alexis Simon Belle. Created around 1730, this work reflects 18th-century French portrait engraving techniques.

Copper engraving with punch stitch by Robert Nanteuil showing a portrait of Hugues de Lionne, created between 1650 and 1787.

The etching by Barthélemi Weiss from 1795-1820 depicts portraits of Elector Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, Elector Karl Theodor of Bavaria, and Maria Leopoldine of Austria, showing facial features, attire, and formal posture.

Copper engraving and etching by Georg Friedrich Schmidt from the 18th century depicting portraits of Anna of Austria and Louis Dauphin, showing facial features and upper-body details.

Copper engraving and etching by C. W. Griessmann depicting portraits of Gaspar the Crayer and Adam van Nort, produced in the 18th century, showing facial features and attire.

Etching by Pieter de Jode II depicting portraits of Guillaume Elinck and a young lady, produced between 1650 and 1773, illustrating 17th-18th century portraiture techniques.

Copper engraving and etching by Cornelis Galle the Younger II showing portraits of Johannes van den Havre and Juste Lipse, created between 1627 and 1678, depicting human figures with detailed facial features and formal clothing.

This copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken, created 1751-1759, depicts a portrait of Jan Wagenaar for Patriotic History, showing facial details, formal attire, and book illustration composition.

Copper engravings by Thomas De Leu from 1580-1620 depicting multiple portraits, showing individual facial features, posture, attire, and compositional details.

Copper engraving and etching by Jean Baptiste Michel from 1770-1804 depicting a portrait of Angelique Drouin, emphasizing facial features, posture, and attire.

This copper engraving and etching by Gerard Edelinck, created between 1660 and 1707, depicts Jean-Baptiste Lully, showing detailed facial features, formal attire, and portrait composition.

17th-century copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart depicting a portrait with detailed facial features and upper-body representation.

Copper engraving and etching portrait of Maria Theresia of Savoy by René Gaillard, created between 1740 and 1790.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques Grignon depicting the portrait of Jean de Montpezat de Carbon, dated 1650-1689.

Copper engraving by Nicolas Habert from 1673-1715 showing a portrait of an individual with detailed facial features and attire.

Copper engraving and etching by Justus Chevillet between 1750 and 1802 showing a study or scene titled 'The Slight Clothing'.

Copper engraving by Paulus Pontius depicting Gottlieb Baron von Oedt, created 1623-1658. The print shows the baron in formal attire with detailed features in a portrait composition.

Copper engraving by Jean Louis Roullet created around 1689 depicting a portrait of Alexander VIII, showing detailed facial features and regal attire.

Copper engraving by Aegidius Sadeler the Younger showing portraits of Burkhard von Berlichingen and Arnold von Reyger, created between 1590 and 1629.

Etching by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione depicting portraits of Antonio Giulio Brignole and Agostino Mascardi, created between 1630 and 1664, showing facial features and attire of both figures.

Copper engraving and etching by Pierre Etienne Moitte from 1740-1780 depicting a portrait of Darndé Bardon, showing facial features, clothing, and composition.

Copper engraving by Bartholomäus Kilian showing portraits of Christoph Friedrich von Freysing and Heinrich von Friesen, created between 1650 and 1696, illustrating 17th-century portrait techniques.

A 1767 etching by Jean Baptiste Michel depicting Jean-Baptiste Jacques Gimat de Bonneval in a detailed portrait format.

Copper engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff depicting the portrait of Jacob Cats, created in 1635.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Galle the Younger, created between 1627 and 1678, showing portraits of Pierre Fourier of the Matain School and Johannes Faltburg with detailed likeness and attire.

Copper engraving by Christoffel van Sichem I depicting a portrait of Diederick Snijder, created between 1565 and 1624.

Hendrik Hondius the Elder produced a copper engraving of Anthonis Mor between 1593 and 1650, depicting his portrait with detailed facial features and attire.

Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck showing a portrait of Anne-Jules de Noailles, produced between 1660 and 1707.

Etching by Johann Georg Mansfeld from 1810-1817 depicting Marie von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, showing formal attire, crown, and courtly presentation in a portrait format.

A copper engraving and etching by Charles Clément Bervic from 1780 depicting Charles Gravier, illustrating detailed royal portraiture, attire, and classical composition.

Etching by Louis Simon Lempereur between 1750-1807 showing portraits of Philippe Cayeux and I.F.A. Brunet de Neuilly with fine engraved detail.

Copper engraving by Pieter Holsteyn the Younger depicting portraits of Jacobus van The Burchius and Jean De La Chambrere, showing facial features, clothing, and composition.

Copper engravings and etchings by Lucas Kilian from the first half of the 17th century depicting various portraits, showing figures, attire, and composition.

Etching by Friedrich Leypold depicting a half-length portrait of Adam von Bartsch within an oval frame, created in 1817.

Portret van Adrienne Lecouvreur, Jean-Baptiste de Gratteloup, After Antoine Coypel, 1768 print Portrait of the theater player Adrienne Lecouvreur as Cornelia in Pierre Corneille's "The Death of Pompei". In her hands an urn with the ashes of her husband Pompeus. This print is part of an album. paper etching portrait of actor, actress. historical persons - BB - woman. urn

A copper engraving and etching by Jeremias Falck from the 17th century depicting Friedericus, heir to Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, showing detailed male portrait and attire.

Copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart depicting a 17th-century portrait, showing detailed facial expression, attire, and composition.

Copper engraving and etching by Pierre Landry, 1662, depicting a portrait of Louis de la Rivière and the leader of the Lingones, showing clerical attire, facial features, and 17th-century European style.

Copper engraving print by Léonard Gaultier depicting the portrait of Ciriaco Strozzi, created in 1587, illustrating 16th-century French engraving techniques.

A copper engraving by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet created between 1769 and 1797 depicting Marie Mariene Jeanne Bépu, showing her figure, attire, and portrait composition.

A copper engraving by Nicolas Habert from 1692 depicting a portrait of Armand Jean Bobutier in formal presentation.

This lithograph, associated with Johann Christoph Erhard and completed by Eduard Fink between 1815-1900, represents Erhard's last work, dedicated to Alois Apell, showing artistic composition and printmaking techniques.

Copper engraving by Robert Boissard, 1590-1601, depicting portraits of Mirine Bucker and Clément Marot, showing detailed facial features, attire, and classical portrait composition.

Etching by Teresa del Po from 1670-1726 depicting male and female portraits with detailed facial features and traditional line engraving techniques.

Copper engraving and etching by Lambert Visscher depicting portraits of Nicolaes Tulp and Charles Drelincourt, created between 1651 and 1700.

A 1812 half-length portrait by Johann Adam von Bartsch showing Martin von Molitor in an oval frame, with head turned slightly left and landscape background.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting John Lambert, created between 1713 and 1780, showing the sitter's facial features, attire, and upper body in a formal portrait.

Hendrick Goltzius created copper engravings around 1630 and 1595 depicting portraits of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and King Henry IV of France, showing detailed facial features, attire, and poses.

Copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart from the second half of the 17th century depicting a portrait, showing sitters facial expression, attire, and compositional layout.

Copper engravings and etchings by Carl Gustav Amling from 1665-1703 depicting portraits of Maximilian Philipp of Bavaria and Elector Ferdinand Maria, showing faces, gestures, attire, and compositional elements in 17th-century European prints.

Copper engraving and etching by Antoine Louis Romanet depicting a portrait of Pierre Louis Dubus de Préville, created between 1768 and 1799. The print shows his face, posture, attire, and expression.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, produced between 1713 and 1780.

Copper engraving by Jacob Houbraken depicting Ferdinand, Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg, and Sophie Magdalena of Denmark, produced between 1713 and 1780.

Copper engraving by Nicolas Regnesson between 1636 and 1670 depicting Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, showing her facial features, hairstyle, and formal attire.

Copper engraving portrait of Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie, showing facial features, attire, and compositional arrangement, created in 1665 by Pieter van Schuppen.

Copper engraving prints by Thomas de Leu from 1601-1612 depicting sibyls, illustrating female prophetic figures with detailed classical features.

Copper engraving print by Robert Nanteuil, circa 1658, depicting a portrait of Jacques Amelot.

Copper engraving and etching by Jacques Callot illustrating the funeral and praises of Don Francesco de Medici, created in 1614.

Copper engraving by Pieter van Schuppen, 1662, showing Louis XIV in a formal portrait highlighting facial features, attire, pose, and background.

Copper engravings and etchings by Peter Isselburg from 1613 and 1616 depicting Emperor Matthias, Anna of Austria, and Heinrich VIII, showing facial features, crowns, attire, and posture.

An etching depicting the portraits of Georg Pfründ and Johann Georg Schuster by Georg Christoph Eimmart the Younger, showing detailed facial features and attire.

Copper engraving and etching by Johann Friedrich Bause from 1773 depicting a portrait of Gottfried Winckler, showing detailed facial features and attire.

Copper engraving by Cornelis van Caukercken depicting Henri the Vicq, created between 1646 and 1680.

Copper engraving by the Sandrart family depicting a portrait showing facial features, attire, and posture, created in the second half of the 17th century.

Copper engraving by an unknown contributor depicts a portrait of Cornelis Cort from the mid-16th to 17th century, emphasizing facial features and period attire.

Copper engraving by Francois Spierre from 1650-1681 depicting Anthony Caracius, showing facial features, posture, and attire.

Copper engraving and etching by Frans van der Steen depicting portraits of Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, created between 1570 and 1628, showing figure, facial features, and attire.

Steel engraving by Anton Graff depicting a portrait of Salomon Gessner, highlighting facial features, clothing, and expression, created in the 18th or 19th century.

Copper engraving by Jean Boulanger, created between 1661 and 1680, depicting Antonio Barberini in formal attire in a portrait composition.

Etching by Cornelis van Noorde depicting portraits of Cornelius Pronck and French Decker, created around 1756-1759.

A copper engraving and etching by Johann Sadeler the Elder created between 1580 and 1700 depicting portraits of Bartolomäus Spranger, showing the artist in 16th-17th century print style.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Bloemaert showing portraits of Bartholomew Arbertus and the Dove of Tofaninis, created between 1620 and 1692, depicting facial features and attire.

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Copper engraving by Cornelis Meyssens depicting Jean Meyssens and portraits of sovereigns, princes, and counts of Holland, created in 1662.

John Pintard.. Stone, William L. (William Leete) (1792-1844). Prints, Illustrations. 1825. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Erie Canal (N.Y.), Pintard, John, 1759-1844

Copper engraving by Jean Frosne from 1643 to 1646 depicting Henri II of Bourbon, showing facial features, hair, clothing, and regal posture.

Copper engraving by Jean Lenfant depicting Pierre-Arnaud du Cambout de Coislin, created after 1658, showing French aristocratic portraiture.

"Copper engraving and etching by Simon Charles Miger depicting portraits, including human figures, facial features, and compositional arrangement from 1780 to 1786."

Copper engraving by Robert Nanteuil from 1658 depicting Pierre Gassendi, focusing on portraiture and Baroque engraving techniques.

Copper engraving by Pieter de Jode II depicting August Adolf Freiherr von Trandorf and Johann Ernst Pistoris of Seußlitz and Hirschstein, created between 1648 and 1660, showing facial features and attire.

Copper engraving by Pierre Landry from 1673 depicting a portrait of Pierre Rouillé.

Etchings and copper engravings by various artists between 1781 and 1796 showing portraits of the Dukes of Burgundy, highlighting facial features, attire, and heraldic symbols.

Copper engraving portraits of Gabriel Naudé by Claude Mellan, created between 1620 and 1688, showing detailed 17th-century European facial features and attire.

Copper engraving by Étienne Desrochers between 1705 and 1741 depicting portraits, showing figures, facial features, and compositional arrangement.

Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck depicting Grégoire de la Forge, created between 1693 and 1707, showing detailed facial features, formal attire, and European portrait conventions of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century.

Etching by Georg Friedrich Schmidt depicting men's portraits and various scenes, created between 1750 and 1760.

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