Historical Portraits

Formal portraits of notable historical figures, characterized by detailed attire, rich textures, and classical themes of nobility and intellect.

Portrait of Pope Pius VII, print maker: Pietro Bonato, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Agostino Tofanelli, (mentioned on object), publisher: Domenico Francesi, (mentioned on object), print maker: Rome, intermediary draughtsman: Italy, publisher: Rome, 1775 - 1827, paper, engraving, h 280 mm × w 218 mm

Portrait of Arnold Verhellius, Jan de Visscher, after Pieter Schick, 1662 print Northern Netherlands paper engraving book

Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833 - 1914) after Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497/1498 - 1543). Portrait of Erasmus. Photogravure.

Print made by William Dickinson, 1746-1823, British, Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, 1778. Mezzotint (second state) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Cosway, Richard .

Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Artist: William Harry Warren Bicknell (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1860-1947 Winchester, Massachusetts). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/4 × 13 1/16 in. (45.1 × 33.2 cm)Plate: 12 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (31.6 × 24.2 cm). Date: 1915. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of Jan Pietersz. Douw, Reinier van Persijn, 1623 - 1668

Newton, Thomas .

Vertue, George, inventor: Hans Holbein, Henry Howard, Earle of Surrey, 1747, copperplate, graphics, plate width 23 cm, plate height 35.5 cm, leaf width 32 cm, leaf height 49 cm, image width 21.7 cm, image height 35 cm

Beckford, William .

John Shebbeare. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1788.

Goyen, Jan van.

Portrait of Edward Coke, Jacob Houbraken, 1741 print Portrait of the lawyer Edward Coke with attributes belonging to the judiciary under the portrait. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / pen

PortraT van Rudolf van Cham, Sebastian Walch, after Johann Caspar Füssli, 1731 - 1788 print paper historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry

The Burgomaster, Print made by Richard Houston, ca. 1721-1775, British, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669, Dutch, undated, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 14 11/16 × 10 1/2 inches (37.3 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 13 15/16 × 9 7/8 inches (35.4 × 25.1 cm), and Image: 12 × 9 7/8 inches (30.5 × 25.1 cm)

Portrait of Jan Six, Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1823 - 1853 print Portrait Ten Halven Lijve from Jan Six, mayor of Amsterdam. paper steel engraving / etching

The Philosopher of Bacchus, Print made by Richard Purcell, active 1746-1766, Irish, after Willem van Herp I, 1614-1677, Flemish, undated, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 3/16 inches (39.7 × 28.4 cm), Plexiglas: 24 1/16 × 10 inches (61.1 × 25.4 cm), and Image: 12 5/16 × 10 inches (31.3 × 25.4 cm)

Johann Friedrich Bause after Rembrandt van Rijn, Head of an Aged Woman, 1765 Head of an Aged Woman

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669), Jan Lutma, 1656, etching, drypoint and burin

John Wolcot Peter Pindar. Mezzotint, 1788, after C. H. Hodges after J. Opie.

Portrait of Antonius van der Plaat, Lambert Visscher, After Zacharias Webber (II), 1678 - 1691 print The spiritual Antonius van der Plaat is sitting at a writing table with a book in his hand. There is a crucifix in front of him and a bookcase can be seen in the background. Northern Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving book. crucifix ~ personal devotion. writing tools

Binck, Jacob.

Portrait of Isabella Brant, Rubens' first wife 1799-1810 Andreas Ludwig Bissel. Portrait of Isabella Brant, Rubens' first wife. Andreas Ludwig Bissel (German, active Mannheim, 1773-1847). 1799-1810. Etching. Isabella Brant (Flemish, 1591-1626). Prints

Brown, Hans.

Portrait of Pieter Hugo de Bois, Jacob de Gheyn (II), 1591 - 1601, draughtsman: Jacob de Gheyn (II), 1591 - 1601, prepared paper, h 92 mm × w 70 mm

Self -portrait of Johannes van Somer (), Jan van Somer, 1680 drawing parchment (animal material). chalk brush portrait, self-portrait of artist. historical persons

Katharina von Medicis, Katharina von Medici from Allgemeine Familien-Zeitung , Unknown

Kaler, Johann.

Ephraim Bonus. Wood engraving by H. Linton, 1853, after Rembrandt.

Portret van Seraphinus Maria Coelius, Joseph Schmutzer, 1733 print Vienna paper engraving / etching historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. Madonna on the crescent of the moon (sometimes called Queen of Heaven) (in mandorla). crucifix ~ personal devotion. writing accessories. book

Lorenzo I de Medici.

Albrecht III., Duke of Bavaria.

Portrait of an artist. Possibly a design for a print.

Portrait of King Philip II of Spain, Pieter van Gunst, After Adriaen van der Werff, c. 1669 - 1731 print Philip II, King of Spain. Above the portrait the coat of arms of the Habsburgers. The print has a French poem about his life as a caption. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching

Portrait d'Oswald Krell (smaller). Wittmann Ch. & Chardon Ch., Editions (Paryż ; wydawnictwo, drukarnia ; fl. ca 1889-ca 1907), printing house, Jasiński, Feliks Stanisław (1862-1901), graphic artist, Gazette des Beaux-Arts (Paryż ; czasopismo, wydawnictwo ; 1859-2002), publishing house, Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528), painter

John Mudge M.D., William Dickinson, 1746-1823, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, ca. 1780, Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 16 3/16 × 11 3/4 inches (41.1 × 29.8 cm), Plate: 15 7/16 × 10 7/8 inches (39.2 × 27.6 cm), and Image: 13 5/8 × 10 7/8 inches (34.6 × 27.6 cm)

Bust of old woman with hat and collar, print maker: Gilles Demarteau, (mentioned on object), after: van Dalen, (possibly), publisher: Gilles Demarteau, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1732 - 1776, paper, etching, h 213 mm × w 158 mm

Michel Robert, Le Peletier des Forts 1675-1740. Le Pelletier Desforts. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting of the coronation of Louis XV from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852.

Self-Portrait. Georg Friedrich Schmidt (German, 1712-1775). Etching and drypoint;

Tzschirner, Heinrich Gottlieb.

Imaginary Portrait of an English Gentleman. Dated: 1760. Medium: mezzotint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Thomas Frye.

Pierre Gabriel Langlois after Guillaume Voiriot after Jean Jacques Forty, Fontenelle, in or after 1796 Fontenelle

Portrait of William II in an oval with marginal lettering. In the lower margin six lines of Latin text, Portrait of William II, Prince of Orange, at age 9, print maker: Willem Jacobsz. Delff, (mentioned on object), after: Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, (mentioned on object), Staten-Generaal, (mentioned on object), Delft, 1635, paper, engraving, etching, h 425 mm × w 297 mm

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol: the Larger Plate. Dated: 1658. Medium: etching, drypoint and burin. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn.

Vintage photograph. "Christopher Columbus" by Sebastiano del Piombo

Portrait of Willem II, Prince of Orange, at the age of 9. Portrait of Willem II in an oval with edge shift. Six lines of Latin text in the underwear.

Portrait of Willem III, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem III. In the undermaster his name and titles in German.

Sword, Leonello.

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669), Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Ferdinand Bol), 1637, etching

Löwenstern, Christian Ludwig Freiherr von.

The predikant Jan Cornelis Dubois.

Portrait of a man, Jean Zacherie Mazel, 1802 - 1882 print Portrait of a man in a suit with collar. At the bottom of the margin the assignment with a coat of arms, with a lion, on the clouds. Netherlands paper etching adult man. armorial bearing, heraldry

Portrait of Christina Wttewael - van Halen, born 1568, wife of Joachim Wttewael, died Utrecht 1629. at half -fitted left, sitting.

Parodi, Domenico.

Charles, Photo reproduction of engraving by Bervic after a painting by Callet by Louis

Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician. Rembrandt van Rijn; Dutch, 1606-1669. Date: 1647. Dimensions: 206 x 171 mm (image); 240 x 171 mm (plate); 242 x 180 mm (sheet). Etching and drypoint in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN.

Amsterdam, Kesteren, Johannes Christoffel van, Netherlands, Hamburger, Johan Coenraad, Portrait of Jan Baptist Weenix, verso center - stamped, Portrait of Jan Baptist Weenix. In the bottom margin his name., print, book illustration, prints, height 73 mm, width 63 mm, 1809-03-03 - 1871, print maker, printmaker, 1842 - 1843, paper, wood engraving, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, 1793-01-02 - 1860-01-29, publisher

Wharton, 4. Baron Wharton, Philip .

The painter Jan Asselijn; Crab.

Portrait of Jan van de Poll, Burgomaster of Amsterdam. Dating: 1650 - 1700. Measurements: h 50.5 cm × w 40 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Johannes Spilberg (II) (copy after).

Amsterdam, Haverman, Hendrik Johannes, 'Weeze', Print with title and caption, supplement to 'De Kroniek'. Signed and dated., print, cartoon, prints, height 60 cm, width 40 cm, 1857-10-23 - 1928-08-11, designer, 1896-08-16 - 1896-08-16, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique)

Zwingli, Ulrich 1806/1858

Portrait of the composer and etcher Johan Antoni Kauclitz Colizzi, Louis Bernard Coclers, c. 1777 - c. 1808 print Johan Antoni Kauclitz Colizzi sitting at the table with a writing spring in his hand. On the table a number of books, an ink jar and a sheet of paper. Colizzi wears a dressing gown that is finished with fur. unknown paper etching writing and letters. composer. portrait, self-portrait of artist

John Faber II after Philip Mercier, Philip Mercier, 1735 Philip Mercier

Portrait of Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein, the first black preacher trained in the Netherlands, with his hand on the Bible. He was a preacher at Fort Elmina, in his native country, now Ghana. Below the portrait a ten-line verse, Portrait of preacher Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein Jacobus Joannes Eliza Capitein. v.d.m. at d'Elmina , print maker: Pieter Tanjé, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Philip van Dijk, (mentioned on object), Conradus Anthoni Swyghuizen, (mentioned on object), 1742, paper, etching, engraving, h 242 mm, w 181 mm

Portrait of Laurens Reael, Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben, After Cornelis van der Voort, 1861 - 1863 print Portrait of Laurens Reael, governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (1616-19), and since 1625 governor of the United Oostindisch Compagnie in Amsterdam. In the margin his name and family crest. Amsterdam paper steel engraving

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Palazzina di Marfisa11. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Extensive coverage of both interior and exterior, including views of well with Este coat of arms; decorative frescos; wooden armoire, late 16th century Venetian; paintings on canvas; fireplace with carved mantlepiece, Lombard school, 16th century; sculpture, 16th century Venetian () and Lombard; carved wooden cassone, Northern Italian, 15th century; ceiling and wall paintings: and one panel painting German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and

Artist: John Inigo Greenwood, American, 1727-1792, After: Nathaniel Hone, Irish, 1831-1917, The Reverend Mr. George Whitefield A.M., Mezzotint engraving, black and white, second state of 4, sheet: 46 × 34.8 cm (18 1/8 × 13 11/16in.), Made in United States, American, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Jameson, George .

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Clement de Jonghe, Printseller, 1651. Etching on laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 7/16 in. (20.9 x 16.4 cm). European Art 1651

Newton, Isaac .

STEVENS , ALFRED. PINTOR BELGA. 1823 - 1906. RETRATO GRABADO DE L `ILLUSTRATION. Author: ANDREW STEVENS.

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