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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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Italy, milan, Portrait of Italian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
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Gustav Friedrich Waagen, 1794 - 1868, was a German art historian, Germany/ Gustav Friedrich Waagen, was a German art historian, Germany, historically, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colored
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Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, 4 January 1785, 20 September 1863, was a German lawyer and linguist and literary scholar, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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Portrait of mineralogist Hauy (1745-1822) French school. Portrait of mineralogist Hauy (1745-1822). Pastel, nineteenth century.
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John Playfair (1748-1819) mathematician and geologist, born in Benvie, Argyll, Scotland, engraving from Peter's Letters to his Kinsfolk by Peter Morris (Edinburgh, 1819), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of Italian poet and writer, Giovan Battista, by Francesco Rosaspina, engraving
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Self Portrait With Pipe Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin (French, 1823-1902). Self Portrait With Pipe, 1897. Drypoint and heliogravure on wove paper, Plate: 7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (19.7 x 15.6 cm). European Art 1897
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EL GENERAL ZURBANO - GRABADO S XIX. Author: ANTONIO GOMEZ (1808-1863). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. MARTIN ZURBANO O MARTIN VAREA.
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Egger, Franz Ritter von Rechtschrährter, born to place at Traunsee in Upper Austria June 14, 1765, died after 1835, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Johann Christian Lobe, 1797-1881, German composer and music theorist, wood engraving, c 1880
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Portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko. Reinagle, Ramsay Richard (1775-1862), painter
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English artist William Hogarth, print made by George Perfect Harding after Hogarth´s own self portrait. William Hogarth, 1697 - 1764, painter, pictorial satarist.
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William B. Astor (1792-1875). Financiero y filántropo norteamericano. Grabado de 1875.
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D A F, MARQUIS DE SADE Though supposed to be of de Sade, this portrait is not fully authenticated
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Sir David Wilkie, 1785 to 1841. Scottish artist. From a 19th century illustration.
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Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (Kazan, 1743-Zvanka Novgorod, 1816). Russian poet. Colored engraving.
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Christoph Martin Wieland, German poet, 1733 - 1813, portrait, historic illustration, 1880
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Johannis Van Kouwenhoven ca. 1805 American Johannis Van Kouwenhoven (1781-1838) was the brother of Gerrit Van Kouwenhoven (1787-1854; 48.56.1); they were both of Flatlands, Long Island, New York. Johannis was the donor's great-granduncle.. Johannis Van Kouwenhoven. American. ca. 1805. Watercolor on ivory
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Jacob Matthias Schmutzer (Austrian, 1733-1811), A Young Man with Flowing Hair, 1777, red and brown chalk on laid paper
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Carl Ritter, 7 hemeroplanes triptolemus (1779), 28 September 1855, was a German geographer, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, August 7, 1779, September 28, 1855, was a German geographer, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved
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George Simon OHM, 1789-1854, German physicist, modern watercolour
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Historical drawing from the 19th Century portrait by Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze, 1784 - 1864, a German architect, painter and writer
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Peter von Cornelius, 1783 - 1867, painter, portrait, historical illustration, 1880
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Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) late 18th century, after model of 1778 After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon French One of the most influential thinkers of the modern age, Rousseau's writing was linked to many of the vogues that marked late eighteenth-century intellectual life, including the belief in the redemptive force of nature, the idealization of childhood, and the freedom and equality of mankind. Many of his political theories were incorporated into the tenets of the French Revolution and he was idolized by later advocates of Romantic naturalism.The typology of this bust, in stiff wig and contemporary dress, matches the similar version of Houdon's celebrated portrait of Voltaire with which it has long been paired (see 08.89.1a). However, unlike that sculpture, which was produced after several live sittings, the bust of Rousseau is based on a death mask. When the two Enlightenment heroes died, mere weeks apart, Houdon seized on the lucrative opportunity to offer his much praised
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Marie François Xavier Bichat. Stipple engraving by Lambert.
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Historical illustration from the 19th century, depiction of Moritz Gottlieb Saphir or Moses Saphir, 1795 - 1858, an Austrian writer and journalist
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Scotland: c. 1800 An engraving of noted pioneering Scottish surgeon John Hunter.
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Martin Euclid Thompson. Artist: William Sidney Mount (American, Setauket, New York 1807-1868 Setauket, New York). Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (75.6 x 62.2 cm). Date: 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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MILL, JOHN STUART. FILOSOFO BRITANICO. 1806-1873.
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Michaud, Joseph Francois.
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FRANCIS HODGSON Scholar, provost of Eton College. Date: 1781 - 1852
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ADDISON, Thomas (Long Benton, h.1793-Brighton, 1860). British physician and scientist.
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Henry Carey 1st Viscount Falkland 1575, 1633 English coloniser and military officer, Henry Carey 1st Viscount Falkland 1575, 1633 English coloniser and military officer From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume V published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Godrey of Buoillon or Boulogne c1066 - 1100 Medieval knight leader of the First Crusade From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825
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Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848. French politician and author.Photo-etching after the engraving by Hopwood.From the book Lady Jackson's Work, 1899 XIV. The Court of the Tuileries II' Published London 1899., Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of Heinrich Gottfried Theodor Crone, Founder of the H.G.Th. Crone Company in Amsterdam. Dating: 1810 - 1838. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 57.9 cm × w 46.8 cm × t 3.0 cm; d 6.8 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Philip Simon (mentioned on object).
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John Godman. Lithograph by A. Newsam, 1836, after H. Inman.
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Francois Joseph PHILOCLEM REGNIER, societaire de la Comedie-Francaise Theobald Chartran (1849-1907). Fran�ois Joseph Philocles R�gnier (1807-1885), Social of Com�die-Fran�aise, 1885. Oil on wood.
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841). Prussian architect, city planner. Engraving. Nuestro Siglo, 1883. Spanish edition.
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Benjamin Hazard Field. oil on canvas. Date: 1887. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (January 2, 1783 - July 22, 1853) was one of the most important Danish painters of the 19th century, after a painting by CA Jensen, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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Daniel Maclise, R.A., 1868. Engraving from a photograph by John Watkins. 'While a child Maclise showed a great aptitude for drawing...For several years he studied anatomy under Dr. Woodroffe, proceeding from drawings to dissection, and thus laid the foundation for that extraordinary power of drawing the human figure under every possible condition of foreshortening and without the aid of models...In 1828 he came to London and entered the Royal Academy, where his progress was unusually rapid and successful...Mr. Maclise was selected by the Fine-Art Commissioners, in 1844, from among the exhibito
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Tichborne - Tichborne Case. January 15, 1934.
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). French Neoclassical painter. Portrait. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883. Spanish edition. Color.
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IRVING, WASHINGTON. ESCRITOR USA. 1783-1859.
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Forehead wrinkles, wrinkles reflection, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.
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Robert Spencer Dyer Lyons. Wood engraving.
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Portrait of a Man. Flemish. Date: 1525-1550. Dimensions: 41.9 × 34.3 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.). Oil on oak panel. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Flemish School.