Historical Portraits

Portraits of historical figures in elaborate attire, often depicting nobility and royalty, presented in detailed engravings from the Renaissance period.

The Great Wedding Dancers: Couple Dancing (Hollstein 164) Heinrich ALDEGREVER (or ALDEGREVER - 1502-V.1555 / 1561). The big wedding dancers: couple dancing (Hollstein 164). Burin, 1538. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Mosen Borra, real name Antoni Tallander (born in Barcelona in 1358). Jester, knight and diplomat at the court of King Martin I of Aragon 'the Humane', Ferdinand I of Antequera and Alfonso V of Aragon 'the Magnanimous'. Engraving after a statue of his tomb in the Cathedral of Barcelona. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana, 1852.

ZiZka of Trocnov, Jan Stecher: Trooschel, Hans (1585)

. A helmet, breast kuras, arm protectors, various stitches and two banners. From series, consisting of a title page and 16 sheets.

Netherlands, Venetiani: two men, dressed in the Venetian fashion of ca. 1610-'20, Two men, standing, one seen from the front and one from the back, dressed in the Venetian fashion of ca. 1610-'20. Clipped from map Europe, Blaeu exc., costume print, prints, height 70 mm, width 45 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1617, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Keulen, Rutz, Caspar, Bruyn, Abraham de, Indische ruiter, verso middle bottom - stamped, Cartouche with image of horse and rider to the left. The horse is standing still. The rider is of Indian origin. He has a spear in his hands and carries a large shield on his back. The print has a German caption and Latin inscription. Print originally from 'Equitum descripcio...', 1577., costume print, prints, height 140 mm, width 76 mm, height 105 mm, width 111 mm, 1540 - 1587, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher

Dancing Couple, plate three from The Large Wedding-Dancers Made 1538 Germany. The figures in Aldegreverís lively series of couples and musicians at a wedding show off daggers and swords as gentlemenís fashion accessories rather than as weapons. As the couples pivot, pace, and embrace, blades peek out at different angles, whether impeding intimacy or visually alluding to increasing amorousness. Moving from left to right in triumphal procession, dancers sway to the tune of trombonists in their wake.. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Heinrich Aldegrever

Couple with Death, print maker: Monogrammist AC, print maker: Allaert Claesz. possibly, Tobias Stimmer possibly, 1562

Etching - Deutsche Freue V. Fr. Gruner

Capitano; Three actors. In the foreground an actor who represents a figure from the Italian Commedia Dell'Arte (Capitano), feet, with a plumeed hat, the right hand pointed out. In the background you can see how this Capitano plays its role on the scene. Under the show a blank margin. This print is part of a series of three prints with Commedia Dell'Arte figures.

Nobile Dutch; Ancient habits, modern et worldwide .... without title

Libertas Germaniae 1519 Written by Hieronymus Gebweiler German. Libertas Germaniae 350386

Wilhelm, Markgrave of Baden-Baden.

David plays on his harp; David Rex; The nine best. David plays on his harp, behind him you can see how he beats Goliath as a shepherd boy.

Statue of Mercury; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of Mercury with petasus on the head and caduceus in hand. The coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani is hanging on the tree trunk. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Philip I of Hesse (1504-1567) called The Magnanimous. Woodcut by Hans Brosamer (ca.1500-1554).

Hohenems, Jakob Hannibal Graf from 1587/1650

Alfons V., King of Aragonies King of Naples Sicily Shape Cutter: Stimmer, Tobiasdatting: 1554/1575

Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Broeck, Crispijn van den, Antwerp, Sadeler, Johann (I), Theatrum Biblicum Hoc Est Historiae Sacrae Veteris et Novi Testamenti Tabulis Aeneis Expressae, The twelve progenitors of Israel, ancestors Zebulun and Issachar, On the left, ancestor Zebulon, the tenth son of Jacob. He is dressed as a fisherman. On the ground next to him is an anchor. In the background, the sea and a beach, a reference to the place of residence of Zebulon. On the right, ancestor Issachar, the ninth son of Jacob. Next to him lies a donkey, a reference to Issachar as a 'strong donkey'. Below the images is a reference in Latin to the Bible text. This print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 224 mm, width 309 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, prentmaker, 1585 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1524 - 1591, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1586

Fürstenberg to Fürstenberg, Frederick II Count of.

Arnulf III., Count of Flanders.

Soldaat die zijn spies met beide handen rechtop voor zich hoog boven de grond vasthoudt. Wapenhandelinghe van Spiessen (series title). Draughtsman: Jacob de Gheyn (II). Dating: 1596 - 1606. Measurements: h 257 mm × w 176 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Pizarro, Francisco.

Hooghe, Romeyn de, Netherlands, History of the Churches and heretics up to the year of our Lord 1688, Arrius Alexandrinus, Portrait of Arrius Alexandrinus, Portrait of Arrius Alexandrinus from a series of portraits in History of the Churches and heretics from the beginning of the New Testament up to the year of our Lord 1688 by Godfried Arnold (1701)., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 263 mm, width 157 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1645-09-10 - 1708-06-15, print maker, printmaker, 1701 - 1701, first quarter 18th century, first quarter of the 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Catinat, Nicolas DE Publisher: Schenk, Pieter (1646) Dating: 1660 / 1719Date: Amsterdam

Heinrich of the illustration, Markgrem of Meissen.

Portrait of Johannes III from Portugal. Portugal's portrait of Johannes III to the gloves in the right hand. Left hand on the hilt of his sword. Above left his weapon.

Hendrik Goltzius, The Standard Bearer, Turned to Left, 1587 The Standard Bearer, Turned to Left

Soldier wearing his skewer with both hands close together above his right shoulder, pointed the point diagonally to the ground; Arms handhe van Roers Musquettes and the Splies. A soldier, full, to the right, who wears a skewer (lance) above his right shoulder, pointed the point diagonally to the ground. His hands close together to the skewer. This is the first operation for lifting the skewer to the shoulder and the horizontal wear. This print is part of the range of 32 numbered prints of skewers from the arms.

Richold 2, Simon Frisius, 1622 print print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Franeker paper etching / letterpress printing

Statue of Mercury, 1636 - 1647 print Statue of Mercury with petasus on the head and caduceus in hand. Vincenzo Giustiniani's coat of arms hangs on the tree trunk. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Mercury (Hermes). caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury). attributes of Mercury: petasus

The customary habit Optimalicum in Germany and below; Habit of different countries (...) Padua, 1592, shipped, Pietro Bertelli .... No. 44

Copper engraving from the 'S' series by an anonymous Tarocchimeister depicting a cavalier, created around 1485, showing figure, armor, horse, and military posture.

Balduin IV. The bearded, Count of Flanders.

Gherardesca, Ugolino della.

Netherlands, Gaul: man and woman, dressed according to the French fashion of ca. 1610-'20, Man and woman, standing, seen from the front, dressed according to the French fashion of ca. 1610-'20. Clipped from map Europe, Blaeu exc., costume print, prints, height 70 mm, width 45 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1617 - 1617, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)" Netherlands

Portrait of gaspard, Francois and Odet de Coligny. Odet, Cardinal of Chtillon (1517-1571), Gaspard, Admiral of France and father of Louise de Coligny (1519-1572) and Francois, General der Infantry (1521-1569) are dressed according to the Spanish fashion.

Tassilo Hohenzollern. Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574/1577)

Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Younger depicting Moritz, Duke of Saxony, showing detailed attire, posture, and heraldic symbols.

Vitellius, Aulas.

Philipp II. August, King of France.

Francesco Sforza; Franciscus Sforcia; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a banner carrier. He has a plume hat on his head. The text identifies him as Francesco Sforza. The print is part of an album.

Etching by Nikolaus Hogenberg depicting a Roman warrior from the front, created in 1523.

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), geography game. China. Thirteenth number of a suite of 52 pieces. (A. de Vesme 573; Dutuit 117) (Main title), 1644. Etch. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Man in armor with coat of arms, 1645 - 1646 print Man in armor with coat of arms. On the coat of arms a lion with the head of a man. On the right a church building and a fountain. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing armorial bearing, heraldry. building of church. garden fountain

17th century engraved illustration from a collection of proverbs. Paris 1657-1663. By Jacques Lagniet (1620 - 1675); French engraver. From him many socially critical engravings and mockery pictures such as his sometimes grotesque and fantastic illustrations for a collection of well-known proverbs from the year 1657 come.

Rustic Hispanic, 1558 Prent shipped album "different nations age. Venice paper engraving Prent shipped album "different nations age. Venice paper engraving

. A man with a violin and a bow under his arm points to a flute glass in his left hand.

Grecian trumpeter , Trumpets, Musicians, Shields. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Florence IV., Count of Holland.

Statue of emperor vespasian; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of Emperor Vespasian .. On the base the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Luit Games, Hans Brosamer, 1537 print The sitting boy playing on his lute is cut out along the contours of the figure. Fulda paper engraving one person playing an instrument. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo

Soldier who lifts his skewer with both hands horizontally above his right shoulder (no. 27), ca. 1600. a soldier, full, to the right, which lies a skewer (lance) with both hands horizontally above his right shoulder (no. 27 ), CA. 1600. Plate 27 In the instructions for handling the skewer: Corte Underswsinghe on the figuerliicke figure, among others T'recht Ghebruyck, from all t'Ghene, a soldaet int trading of the SPIES Noodich is. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, arms opera of Roers Musquette and Kloksen, The Hague, 1607. Marriens around 1600.

Grouchy, Emanuel Marquis de.

Portrait of Habsburg Ernst I, Archduke of Austria. Portrait of Habsburg Ernst I, Archduke of Austria. The cartouche under his portrait is flanked by his coat of arms and a representation of a landscape with a half moon.

The Holy Joris standing next to the doded dragon. The Holy Joris, in Harness, standing next to the dragon he killed. A bay in the background.

Primary Master of the Strassburg Chronicle, Joshua, King David and Judas Maccabeus, 1492 Joshua, King David and Judas Maccabeus

ZiZka of Trocnov, Jan Stecher: Trooschel, Hans (1585)

Two Poles, Pieter Serwouters, Bonaventura Elzevier, Abraham Elzevier (I), 1627

Friedrich I Hohenzollern. Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574/1577)

. Vandrig, walking to the left. Soldiers in landscape in the background.

Sebald Beham, The Weather Peasant Das Schadet Nit, 1542 The Weather Peasant: Das Schadet Nit

Wallenstein Stecher: Joden, Pieter DE (2) Dating: 1629/1674

The announcer of Versailles, 1702, 1702 print The announcer of Versailles. Cartoon on the French king Louis XIV who brings the news of the defeat in the sea bay in the bay of Vigo, where the French and Spanish fleet was defeated by the combined fleet of England and Holland, October 23, 1702, in the right hand. A shell, in the left hand a long list with the names of the lost French ships, at his feet a barking dog, in the background the sea battle. In the show a call on behalf of the king in Dutch and French, at the bottom of four lines in French and in Dutch. Part of a group of individual cartoons on Louis XIV during the Spanish Succession War, ca. 1701-1713. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving political caricatures and satires. oral spreading of news, town crier. battle (+ naval force)

Vasco de Gama Vasco da Gama ; The history of America, Page 146, 8268 The history of America, Page 146. 1500 - 1599. Robertson, William, 1721-1793. Prints, Portraits. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524

Árpád, Fürst von Ungarn.

Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, Spanish Conquistador, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy, 12th century. He wears a chainmail hauberk and stockings, a helm with bend sinister, tunic, and holds a sword and buckler (shield). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.

Treaty of complete concealment very increased for the use of the illustrious house of Austria. (IT)

Joseph I (26 July 1678) (17 April 1711) of the House of Habsburg and from 1705 to 1711 Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century master copy

Saint Andrew and Saint Thomas, Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500-1550, Engraving on laid paper, Figures of two Apostles are shown, walking toward the right: Saint Andrew carrying a large wooden cross, which is x-shaped, and Saint Thomas carrying a lance., Germany, 1520, figures, Print, Print

Nobilis Mulier Bohemica. Dated: 1649. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Wenceslaus Hollar.

Standing Youth with Sword and Palm Branch 15th century Attributed to Antonio Vivarini Italian. Standing Youth with Sword and Palm Branch 340993

Double portrait of Bernard and Ropato of Habsburg; Portraits of members of the Austrian home; Austriacae Gentis Imaginum. .

Friedrich III Hohenzollern. Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574/1577)

Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1615 print Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Marquis de los ball bases, dressed in harness with a command staff in his hand. On the right on the table are helmet. Amsterdam paper engraving helmet. historical persons. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece

Montmorency, Anna Herzog of 1601/1700

Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883.

Nero, Roman Emperor Publisher: Sadeler, Marcus Christophentwerfer: Tizianstecher: Sadeler, Egidius (2) Dating: 1593/1594

Pyrrhus sculpture from Epirus as Mars, Anonymous, 1584 print Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture. (story of) Mars (Ares)

St. George trampling the dragon, according to a sculpture from the collection of a museum in Dijon - two general views and sketches of details. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist

unknown, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Frisius, Simon, Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies, Adrianus de Vries, Hagiensis. Pictor., Portrait of Adriaen de Vries, verso - stamped, Half-length portrait to the left of Adriaen de Vries. Below the portrait his name and four lines in Latin. Print from part 3 of the series Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies. Series of 72 artists' portraits made by Hendrick Hondius I, Simon Frisius, Andries Jacobsz. Stock and Robert de Baudous., print, prints, height 205 mm, width 123 mm, 1575 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, publisher, uitgever van privilege

GEORGE HARTGILL astronomer and astrologer, of high repute during the Elizabethan period : he did serious astronomy as well as popular astrology Date: flourished 1594

A copper engraving by Sebald Beham depicting Sol, the Sun, showing detailed figure work, symbolic attributes, and 16th-century printmaking technique.

Albert, Dux Fritland. Com. Wallest, Etc., Pieter de Jode, ca. 1606-1674, Flemish, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599-1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620-21; 1632-34; 1635-41), ca.1635, Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, blued white, laid paper, Sheet: 10 3/16 × 7 7/16 inches (25.9 × 18.9 cm), Plate: 9 7/16 × 6 3/4 inches (24 × 17.1 cm), and Image: 8 1/2 × 6 11/16 inches (21.6 × 17 cm)

Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot, 1628

Bauern Hochzeit, Baurn Hochzeit, Göbl, Andreas Benedictus, 1765-1792, ink, gold board, with gilt edges, ca. 1765, 1 boxed deck of playing cards, etching, stencil, hand col., 11.5 x 7 x 3 cm.

La Meureraye, Charles Duc de.

Jerzy Eleter Siemiginowski (around 1660-OK. 1711), King Jan III Sobieski (painting from the National Museum in Warsaw); National Museum in Warsaw (Warsaw; 1862-); 1935-1939 (1935-00-00-1939-00-00);

Warrior of the Kingdom of Whydah, Slave Coast, Africa (now Benin). Man in loincloth armed with shield, spear, short sword, bow and quiver of arrows. Guerrier de Juida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Philip I, the Magnanimous from the House of Hesse, 1504 - 1567, Landgrave of Hesse during the Reformation and Renaissance in the Holy Roman Empire

Mr. Phelps as Leonatus in Cymbeline, 1847., 1847., London. Publisher, A. Park. Phelps, Samuel (1804-1878). Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)., 25 x 20 cm

Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer, 1573, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Portrait of Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer, standing out for the Haarlem Wallen, armed with Lans and Zwaard, 1573. With caption of 4 lines in Dutch. paper etching Haarlem

Jerzy; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); around 1889 (1884-00-00-1894-00-00);Jerzy (Saint - -A 303), Schlesisches Museum der Bildenden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, knights, German drawings

The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius. Together with Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda is the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends.

Portrait of Titus, Emperor of the Roman Empire, Georg Andreas Wolfgang, After Titian, 1642 - 1716 print paper historical persons

Theodoric I. Visigothic king (418-451). Walia successor. Portrait. Engraving.

ATTILA, KING OF THE HUNS as portrayed in Corneille's tragedy, 1667

Count Dirk Van Beusichem. Dirk, Count of Beusichem (Boesinchem). Facing feet, the arms of Beusichem to a ribbon in the right hand. Part of illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the men and tombs of Culemborg.

Breton Visser, Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1929 print A man with a goatee and a hat wears a basket with fish on a beach. A sea cliff in the background. In this third state of the print, fishing vessels have been added at the sea. paper drypoint fisherman. beach. carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc. Brittany

A mechanical housemaid constructed from pieces of household equipment. Engraving by G. Bickham the younger.

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