Historical Portrait Etchings

A collection of 18th century portraits depicting historical figures in traditional attire, showcasing fine line work and serious expressions.

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Christian Fuerchtegott Gellert, Historical Illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated History of German Literature, Leipzig and Berlin 1880, Germany, Europe

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Tench Coxe, 1755 - 1824, an American economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania

Fenimore Cooper, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, July 2, 1724 - March 14, 1803, a German poet / Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 2. Juli 1724 - 14. März 1803, ein deutscher Dichter, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

François Vincent Raspail. Etching by C.P.A. Carey.

Pierre-Eloi Fouquier. Lithograph.

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Parini, Giuseppe.

Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa (1717-1779). Spanish general. Governor and Captain General of the island of Cuba (1766-1771). Viceroy of New Spain (1771-1779). Portrait. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Antilles, 1871.

Jean Darcet. Jean d'Arcet (1724-1801) was a French chemist, and director of the porcelain works at Sèvres. He was one of the first to manufacture porcelain in France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustine de.

Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch, 30 September 1747 - 3 April 1822, a German publisher and patron of the arts / Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch, 30. September 1747 - 3. April 1822, ein deutscher Verleger und Mäzen, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Casti, Giambattista unknown artist

Johann Christoph Gottsched, Historical Illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated History of German Literature, Leipzig and Berlin 1880, Germany, Europe

Walckenaer, died in 1852, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1855.

Jean Cobert Argand (1768-1822), matemático francés. Grabado de 1873.

PortraT van Ludwig Tieck, Carl August Schwerdgeburth, after Friedrich Giessmann, 1795 - 1878 print paper steel engraving historical persons

Irving, Washington .

Immerman, historic illustration from Deutsche Literaturgeschichte, a history of German literature from 1885

Portrait of Willem Holtrop, bookseller, publisher and member of the freemasons. Portrait of Willem Holtrop, print maker: Dirk Sluyter, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Harmanus Langerveld, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1805 - 1852, paper, etching, engraving, h 230 mm × w 170 mm

August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated history of German literature. Leipzig and Berlin 1880

Signature of the subject below the portrait, Portrait of Lambertus Dibbets, print maker: unknown, printer: Pieter Wilhelmus van de Weijer, (mentioned on object), publisher: C. Bielevelt, (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1842 - after 1855, paper, h 240 mm - w 145 mm

Fielding, Henry .

Portrait of Johann Georg, Ritter von Zimmermann Portraits of famous people Bildnisse der ber, print maker: Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger, (mentioned on object), publisher: gebroeders Schumann, (mentioned on object), print maker: Berlin, publisher: Zwickau, 1812 - 1832, paper, h 184 mm - w 123 mm

FRANCISCO SABATINI - ARQUITECTO ITALIANO. SABATINI FRANCESCO.

DISAUGIERS, Marc Antoine Madeleine.

Woodcut, Georg Cuvier, portrait

Campbell, Thomas Stecher: Esslinger, Martinverlag: Gebrüder Schumanndatildung: 1817 / 1832Sort: Zwickau

Corot. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, 1796 - 1875. French landscape artist, portrait painter and printmaker. After a work by Felix Bracquemond.

Johann Heinrich Merck, 11 April 1741, 27 June 1791, was a Darmstadt publisher, editor and naturalist, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Jean-Pierre Blanchard 1753 n 1809 French inventor pioneer in aviation and ballooning First man to cross the English Channel in a balloon 7 January 1785 From the book Wondeful Balloon Ascents or The Conquest of the Skies published c 1870

PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH LOUIS PROUST (1754-1826) - FRENCH CHEMIST. Location: MUSEO DE SAN TELMO. DONOSTI-SAN SEBASTIAN. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN.

Portrait of anatomist Antonio Scarpa, print maker: Giuseppe Guzzi, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Giovita Garavaglia, (mentioned on object), Italy, c. 1834 - c. 1842, paper, engraving, h 245 mm × w 160 mm

William Scoresby. Line engraving by E. Smith, 1821, after A. Mosses.

Sir David Wilkie, R.A., Richard James Lane, 1800-1872, British, after Maria Munier-Romilly, 1788-1875, Swiss, 1836

Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler, from 1844 Ritter von Schwanthaler, 26 August 1802, 14 November 1848, was a Bavarian sculptor and is considered the main master of classicist sculpture in southern Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Johann (Christoph) Kaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832) German phrenologist.

Mayer Amschel Rothschild, also spelled Anschel, 1744, 1812, was a German-Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

RETRATO DE JUAN ALVAREZ MENDIZABAL - GRABADO S XIX. Author: JOSE GOMEZ DE NAVIA (1757-1815) GRABADOR. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Jean Debry (Jean-Antoine-Joseph de Bry) (1760-1834). French politician during the French Revolution. President of the National Convention (21 March to 4 April 1793). Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Johann Martin Usteri, 14 February 1763 in Zurich, 29 July 1827, Rapperswil, was a Swiss poet, noted for his narrative poetry and his idylls, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, 14 February 1763 in Zurich, 29 July 1827, was a Swiss poet, noted for has narrative poetry and his idylls, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved

DISAUGIERS, Marc Antoine Madeleine.

Adam Frans van der Duyn van Maasdam (1771 - 1848 ) after the departure of French late 1813 in a triumvirate with Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp and Leopold of Limburg formed the Provisional Government in Holland

also Hans Caspar Escher in Felsenhof (9, 1775 in Zurich, died August 29, 1859 in Herrliberg), was a Swiss industrialist, social pioneer, politician and architect, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Antoine Étienne Renaud Augustin Serres. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1823, after himself.

Hoffmann von Fallersleben, historic illustration from History of German Literature from 1885

Italy, Jesi, Samuele, Portrait of printmaker Giuseppe Longhi, print, prints, height 291 mm, width 221 mm, 1788-09-04 - 1853-01-17, print maker, printmaker, 1798 - 1853, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Portrait of Adriaan de Lelie. Draughtsman: Jean Bernard. Dating: 1775 - 1833. Measurements: h 122 mm × w 98 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) French silk-weaver and inventor. Engraving

Eder, Josef Karl.

Asmus Jacob Carstens, 10 May 1754, 25 May 1798, a painter of the German Classicism, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Daniel McNaughton, Insane Murderer, in Illus. Lond. News.

Peter von Cornelius, 1783 - 1867, a German painter

Amsterdam, Samijn, L., Netherlands, Amerom, Cornelis Hendrik van, Barbiers, Pieter (IV), Portrait of professor Jacob de Gelder, verso - stamped, Below the name and profession of the person portrayed., print, prints, height 480 mm, width 318 mm, 1798-04-27 - 1848-11-29, print maker, printmaker, 1808 - 1848, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), Work conception, 1804-12-27 - 1874-11-24, after a design by, printer, drukker

Lemercier, nepomucene.

Edmund Cartwright Inventor of the powered loom Date: 1743 - 1823

Joh Schaller , Johann Nepomuk Schaller, sculptor, Franz Xavier Stöber -, realization, after, Josef Franz Danhauser -, artist

Cuvier, vintage engraving. Cuvier, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656431

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Hoffmann, E. T. A. .

Horace Vernet, Bust of Carle Vernet, 1817 Bust of Carle Vernet

Portrait of politician and archaeologist Ennio Quirino Visconti, print maker: Francesco Cecchini, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1760 - 1811, paper, engraving, h 231 mm × w 175 mm

Portrait of Antonio Canova, 1757 - 1822, sculptor of Italian neo-classicism

The subject wears a coat over a white collar. Beneath the portrait his name and merits, Portrait of B. van den Broek, print maker: Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet, (mentioned on object), printer: Van der Paauw & Zoon, (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1835, paper, h 488 mm - w 299 mm

John Constable RA, born 1776, died 1837, a representative of Romantic painting in England, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original,...

Le Verrier, Urbain-Jean-Joseph (1811-1877). Litography. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

William Blake 1757 to 1857 English poet painter and printmaker

Benjamin West.. 1817 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Joachim Lelewel, 22 March 1786, 29 May 1861, was a Polish historian, geographer, bibliographer, polyglot and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Jean Jacques Le Roux des Tillets. Reproduction of a lithograph ? by Reymond, 1896.

Charles Théveneau de Morande, (1741-1805), Journalist and French Spy, Book Illustration from Cagliostro, The Splendour and Misery of A Master of Magic”, Chapman and Hall LTD, W.R.H. Trowbridge, 1910

Friedrich Wilhelm Gubitz, 27 February 1786, 5 June 1870, a German graphic artist, wood engraver, writer, theatre critic, editor and professor of art, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork

Van der Haert, Henri, Portrait of Josephus Laurentius Dijckmans, print, prints, height 47 mm, width 40 mm, Belgian, 1790 - 1846-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1842, second quarter 19th century, paper, wood engraving, intermediary draughtsman

Portrait of painter Wouterus de Nooy, to the right with hat., Portrait of Wouterus de Nooy, print maker: Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, , 1798 - 1826, paper, etching, h 75 mm × w 64 mm

Manzoni, Alessandro .

Historical drawing, portrait of Etienne-Nicolas Mehul, 1763-1817, French composer

'Angerstein', (1735-1823), 1830. John Julius Angerstein (1735-1823) London businessman and Lloyd's underwriter, said to own a third share in slave estates in Grenada, using profits to build up his art collection From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

'François de Neuf-Chateau', (c1820s). Artist: Zéphirin Félix Jean Marius Belliard.

The late W. Hunt, water-colour painter, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by John and Charles Watkins. 'By the death of William Henry Hunt, at the goodly age of seventy-four, the (Old) Society of Painters in Water Colours, and, let us hasten to add, the whole English school of painting and a large section of the public, sustains the loss of an artist of great originality, and some of whose powers were, we firmly believe, unparalleled'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Juan Alvarez de Mendizábal (1790-1853). Spanish politician and financier who had great importance in the Spanish liberal Revolution. He was appointed Minister of Finance in July 1835 by the Count of Toreno, from which he promoted the confiscation of the confiscation of Catholic Church's properties. Portrait. Lithography. Later colouration. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Nueva, 1869. Author: Santiago Llanta (fl. 1866-1872). French lithographer who worked in Spain.

Below the portrait the signature of the person being portrayed, Portrait of G.J. Pool, print maker: Carel Frederik Curtenius Bentinck, Jan Rijk Matthijssen, printer: Hilmar Johannes Backer, print maker: Netherlands, Netherlands, printer: Dordrecht, 1822 - 1845, paper, h 540 mm - w 345 mm

Christian Daniel Rauch, 2 January 1777, 3 December 1857, was a German sculptor of German Classicism. He was a pupil of Johann Gottfried Schadow and belonged to the Berlin School of Sculpture, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Bourdonnaye, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Paesiello, Giovanni.

Adolf Gottlieb Christoph Harless, from 1854 Ritter von Harless, 21 November 1806, 5 September 1879, a German Lutheran theologian and a co-founder of the so-called Erlangen School, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), Irish artist, 19th century.Artist: J Smyth

Joseph Acerbi, portrait of preserved at the Manufacture nationale de Sevres, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

Juan Francisco de G¸emes y Horcasitas (Spanish: Juan Francisco de G¸emes y Horcasitas, primer conde de Revillagigedo) (1681, Reinosa, Cantabria ñ 1766, Spain) was a Spanish general, governor of Havana, captain general of Cuba, and viceroy of New Spain (from 9 July 1746 to 9 November 1755).

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Carl August of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, also Karl, September 3, 1757 - June 14, 1828, a German prince, Duke from 1758 and Grand Duke of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach from 1815 / Carl August von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, auch Karl, 3. September 1757 - 14. Juni 1828, ein deutscher Fürst, ab 1758 Herzog und ab 1815 Großherzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Portrait of the Dutch writer Matheus van Heyningen Bosch, portrait of Matheus van Heyningen Bosch, print maker: Philippus Velijn, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Willem Bartel van der Kooi, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1821 - 1836, paper, etching, engraving, h 246 mm × w 170 mm

Painter Gabriel van Royen. Draughtsman: Johannes Cornelis Mertens. Dating: 1800. Measurements: h 142 mm × w 107 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), British Prime Minister, taking a last pinch of snuff. His administration fell in August 1841. Cartoon from ''Punch'', London, 1841.

William Daniel Conybeare (1787-1857), British geologist. The first to describe Ichthyosaurus. From The Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison by Archibald Geikie (London, 1875) . Copperplate engraving, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Pasquier, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Auguste-Nicolas Gendrin. Lithograph by N. E. Maurin.

Patrick Henry, 1888. Created between 1850 and 1890, issued in 1888, in Philadelphia. Etching of Patrick Henry (1736-1799)

Cornet, Julius .

Woodcut, Johann Ludwig Tieck, portrait

Portrait of architect Jean-Jacques Lequeux, 1792 (The Father)

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