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Historical Portrait Silhouettes

A collection of silhouette portraits capturing historical figures, highlighting profile views in delicate lines and contrasting shades against plain backgrounds.

Elizabeth Claypole; Charles Thurston Thompson (English, 1816 - 1868); London, England; 1865; Albumen silver print
Elizabeth Claypole; Charles Thurston Thompson (English, 1816 - 1868); London, England; 1865; Albumen silver print
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Wüst, Johann Heinrich.
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Statue of Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn on the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam. Manufactured on the occasion of the unveiling on May 27, 1852.
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Statue of King Louis VII, François Pigeot, 1785 - 1874 print  Paris paper etching historical persons. monument, statue. king
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Lodovicus Timon de Kempenaer, Hausdorff (Possibly),  Silhouette of bust in profile to the right. Tail wig with curl. Tied tie. Inscription; o.: Ludovicus Timon de Kempenaer. Netherlands paper. India ink (ink) drawing historical persons (+ profile portrait) The Hague. Alkmaar
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Statue of Andreas Vesalius, Corneille Seghers, 1847 - 1869 print   paper. etching monument, statue Brussels
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Portrait of a woman;  1742-1770 (1742-00-00-1770-00-00);
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Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1740-1812, French, active in Britain (from 1771), undated, Red chalk, graphite, black chalk, and white chalk on thin, slightly textured, brown wove paper, Sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 inches (19.1 × 12.1 cm), man, portrait
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Zeune, Johann Karl.
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Bust of Bellona 1882-85 Auguste Rodin French. Bust of Bellona. Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840-1917 Meudon). 1882-85. Drypoint, third state of three, before bevelled plate. Prints
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Portret van Dudai Singh, de Radja van saila; Rajah of Sillanana. Rajpoot. Bridge. Toughen out of stock.
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Imperial and Royal Court / Badinguet Guillaume and Cie. (IT)
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Sculpture, bust of a woman. 1848. Fizeau, H. (Hippolyte), 1819-1896. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
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J.J. CAU; Representants of the first national meeting of the Batavian Republic. Silhouette of bust in profile to the right. Slightly wavy, up to the shoulder hair. Stretched tie. Inscription; o.: J. J. Cau.
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Bust of a smiling farmer, Anthonie van den Bos, after Adriaen van Ostade, 1778 - 1838 print  Netherlands paper etching laughing
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Wenzel Hollar etching of womens portraits, created 1645-1648, depicting facial features, hairstyles, clothing, and posture in detailed portrait compositions.
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Francois Breekpot, Hausdorff (possibly), 1796  Silhouette of bust in profile to the right. Tail wig (with curl) and Jabot. Inscription; o.: francois breakpot. Netherlands paper. India ink (ink) drawing historical persons (+ profile portrait) The Hague. Kortgene
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Portrait of Queen Bona Sforza from the profile, according to the medal by Jan Maria Padovano; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Mosca, Giovanni Maria (1493-Ca 1573); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Bona (Queen of Poland - 1494-1557), Bona (Queen of Poland - 1494-1557) - iconography, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, 16th century, gift (provenance), queen, medals, medals (medalistics), lens, personalities, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, female portraits, female portraits, sfragistics
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Arthur St. Clair.. Prints. 1777 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818
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Bust van Man with Kalot, Jean Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1781 print   paper etching head-gear: cap
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Copper engraving and etching by Désiré Achille Lefèvre from 1818-1864 depicting Doña Isabel de Requesens and Enríquez de Cardona-Anglesola, showing detailed portraits and attire.
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Portrait d'omme; Jasi Ski, Feliks Stanis Arts (Paris; Magazine, Publisher; 1859-2002); 1888 (1888-00-00-1888-00-00);Gazette des Beaux -Arts (magazine - Paris - 1859-2002) - illustrations, Vallotton, Felix (1865-1925) - dedication for, Wellisz, Leopold (1882-1972), Wellisz, Leopold (1882-1972) - French collection (culture), French graphics, Polish graphics, reproductive graphics, books, landscapes, Poland (culture), men's portraits, rivers, scholars, purchase (provenance), castles (architect.)
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Coucy, Enguerrand de.
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Portrait of Juliusz S Owacski (right profile); Siedlecki, Franciszek (1867-1934); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);Young Poland (Styl), Partage Plus, Słowacki, Juliusz (1809-1849), Słowacki, Juliusz (1809-1849)-iconography, Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944), Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944) - collection, gift (provenance), Polish graphics, heads, poets, Poland (culture), portraits, men's portraits
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Ackermann, Dorothea.
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Merian, Maria Sibylla .
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Three silhouette portraits of unknown men, Anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print   paper etching / engraving silhouette-apparatus, 'physionotrace'
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Emanuel Schikaneder -, theater director, stage writer, Questionable, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, drawer
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Bust van A Monnik, Cornelis van der Griendt, 1858 print Counterprint of a print with the same title.  paper counterproof adult man (+ front view). monk(s), friar(s)
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Portrait of Jan Stockelaar van Eyk, Abraham Jacobsz. Hulk, 1787
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Silhouette portrait of Joannes de Fremery. Silhouette portrait in oval to the left of Joannes de Fremery, professor and pastor in Middelburg. The Fremery is wearing a BEF. Under the portrait a two-legged caption.
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Testament and funeral of Emperor Napoleon
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Silhouette portrait of Jan Kortenhoef Smith, Pieter Barbiers (IV) (Possible), 1809 - 1848 print Under the portrait the signature of the portrayed person. Netherlands paper  historical persons
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Hitebach, Ernst.
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Hippolyte Flandrin, Self-Portrait of Hippolyte, 1833, Graphite on paper.
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Schulze, ... .
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Bias .
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Portret Van Filippo Belforti, Francesco Allegrini, After Gennaro Landi, 1767 print Portrait of Filippo Belforti at Halven. Under the portrait a text in Italian and a coat of arms in a circular frame. Italy paper engraving historical persons
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Man with hat on the head and stick in hand, Kornelis Jzn de Wijs, 1842 - 1882 print  Netherlands paper. etching head-gear: hat (+ men's clothes). walking-stick, staff
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Silhouette of an unknown man 1803-21 Moses Chapman. Silhouette of an unknown man. Moses Chapman (American, 1783-1821). 1803-21. Hollow cut paper with pen and ink additions
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Hiller, Johann Adam .
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Portrait of an unknown woman, R.W. Gibbs, 1855 - 1900 photograph  Middlesbrough iron (metal). cardboard. paper ferrotyping historical persons - BB - woman
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Ludwig Xiv., King of France Point stitch by Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger
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Hume, David .
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Domenichino .
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J.B. Auffmorth, Hausdorff (possibly), 1796  Silhouette of bust in profile to the right. Tail wig and Jabot. Inscription; o.: J. B. Auffmorth. Netherlands paper. India ink (ink) drawing historical persons (+ profile portrait) The Hague. Goor
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Portrait of Martin Luther
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Lenau, Nikolaus .
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Portrait of Prince Józef Poniatowski. Esslinger, Martin (1793-1841), graphic artist, Schumann, Gebruder (Zwickau ; wydawnictwo ; 1807-1840), publisher
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Copper engraving and etching by Jean Aubert from 1700-1741 showing studies of human heads with detailed facial features and classical techniques.
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Robert Tichborne, died a prisoner in the Tower of London. Tichborne, c. 1604-1682, English Parliamentarian Army colonel in the English Civil War and regicide of King Charles I. With his autograph and seal. Within a frame decorated with vignettes of skull and cross bones, chains and executioners axe, a man hanging from a gibbet at Tyburn, a condemned man on a sled, the Tower of London, Newgate Prison. Copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper from James Caulfields The High Court of Justice, London, 1820.
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Portrait of Hector Livius van Altena, Abraham Jacobsz. Hulk, 1787 print Buste van Hector Livius from Altena to the left in a medallion with edge script in Dutch. Paris paper etching / engraving
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Silhouetportret van Sara, Jan Brandes, 1780 - 1785 drawing Silhouette of a bust of Sara, a slave -made woman from the household of the draftsman Jan Brandes in Batavia. Framed. Jakarta paper. pencil. ink brush slavery; serfs and the enslaved. historical persons - BB - woman Batavia
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Frankenberg, Johann Heinrich Graf.
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Gretry, second Erniest Modest.
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Vecellio, Tiziano.
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Rameses II , Sculpture, Ramses II, King of Egypt. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints
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Image La République as a bust of young woman at defenses during siege of Paris; Le bust de la république; Siège de Paris and 1870. Image La République as a bust of young woman manufactured in snow by Moulin at defenses during Siege of Paris
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Marie Louise
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Bust van Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, 1850 - 1949 photomechanical print Bust of Willem I Frederik. His name is on a pedestal. Netherlands paper collotype piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture
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Bourdon, Sébastien.
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Eggenberg, T. .
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John B. Wallace. 1783 - 1890. Portraits, Prints, Silhouettes. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Wallace, John B. (John Bradford), 1778-1837
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Trento, Giulio.
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Portrait of Adam Mickiewicz. Souvenir from the funeral in Krakow on July 4, 1890
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Design for a Chair. Artist: Attributed to Gillows (British, 19th century). Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 7/16 in. (18.4 x 11.3 cm). Date: ca. 1820. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Portraits of King Louis Philippe & Antoine Philippe d'Orleans, duc de Montpensier. Antoine Philippe d'Orléans (French, 1775-1807); printed by Philipp André (German, active London, 1800-1805). Date: 1805. Dimensions: 120 × 228 mm (image); 281 × 431 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Silhouette of a man, looking to the right, draughtsman: anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800, paper, brush, h 98 mm × w 80 mm
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Semer, Johann Solomon.
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Mauvillon, Jacob.
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David d'Angers (1788-1856). "Portrait of Jean-Baptiste, Comte Jourdan (1762-1833), marshal of France". Red wax and slate. 1828. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74056-13 Slate, red wax, French count, marechal de France, profile, portrait
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Portrait of the feather
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Portret van Joseph Addison, 1805 print   paper etching historical persons
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Self-Portrait 1916 1916 Sweden. Etching in black on cream laid paper . Anders Zorn
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Wranitzky, Paul .
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Freyberg, Karl Daniel .
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Portret van Camille Pissarro.Portrait of the Artist Camille Pissarro With Hat.
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Portrait of Vandevel. André Duterere (1753-1842). Portrait of Vandevel. Etching.
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Hartmann, Gottlieb David .
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Heinrich, Prince of Prussia Stecher: Geyser, Christian Gotliebekner: Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolausdation: 1761/1803
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Johann Georg Adam Forster, 27 November 1754, 10 January 1794, was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer and revolutionary in the Age of Enlightenment, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown
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Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton.. 1780 - 1880. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Hampton, Wade, 1752-1835
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Hoffberg, C. F. .
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Lambrecht, Matthias Georg.
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Freund's musical weekly, Vol. 7, no. 6. text. Periodicals, Portraits. 1894-09-19. Music Division. Music, Musical instruments , Construction , Marketing, Advertising , Professions, Musicians, Ysaÿe, Eugène, 1858-1931
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Garrick, David .
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Bust of Iolo-ki, a native of Western Africa. Negro Race. Enslaved man brought from Elmina, Ghana, to Rio de Janeiro. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Alfred Agate from Charles Pickering's The Races of Man, London, 1850.
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