Historical Portraits

A collection of engraved portraits of notable figures from the 17th century, featuring detailed attire and elaborate framing.

Portrait of Johan de Witt, Caspar Netscher, 1642 - 1684 print Portrait of council pensioner Johan de Witt standing in half, his right hand resting on a table. Netherlands paper etching
Portrait of Johan de Witt, Caspar Netscher, 1642 - 1684 print Portrait of council pensioner Johan de Witt standing in half, his right hand resting on a table. Netherlands paper etching
Portrait of Adriaen Hanneman. Portrait of the painter Adriaen Hanneman.Portrait van Johann Froben, Abraham Bloteling, after Hans Holbein (II), 1671 print The German scholar, printer and publisher Johann Froben (Johannes Frobenius). He wears a jacket with a fur collar. Amsterdam paper engraving historical personsPortrait of a young man, print maker: Jan van Somer, (mentioned on object), 1655 - 1700, paper, h 124 mm × w 120 mmCANUTI, Domenico Maria.Herman Saftleven 1609-1685 Dutch painter From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817 Dryck, Anton van.Friesland, Apeus, Cornelis, Meindertsma, D., Portrait of Willem Pieter van Suchtelen at the age of 48, verso center - stamped, Willem Pieter van Suchtelen, theologian from Leeuwarden, sitting at a table. On the wall hangs a coat of arms with a branch with three leaves. Below the portrait the names and titles in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 445 mm, width 320 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1634, print maker, prentmaker, 1674 - 1674, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisherMonseigneur Charles de Saint-Albin, Archbishop of Cambrai, 1740, black and white chalk on brown laid paper (originally blue), laid down, overall: 35.7 x 29.6 cm (14 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.), Hyacinthe Rigaud (artist) French, 1659 - 1743Bust van A Monnik, Cornelis van der Griendt, 1858 print   paper etching monk(s), friar(s)Soult, Duc de Dalmatia, Nicolas Jean de Dieu.René Descartes (1596-1650) was a master French creative mathematician an important scientific thinker, and an original metaphysician. Frans Hals (c. 1580 -1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture.John Milton August 1, 1797 George Quinton This engraving, based on a painting by the Dutch artist van der Plas, identifies the sitter as Milton. A plainly dressed figure places his hand on his heart, with a pilgrim's staff and bottle used to suggest his lifelong journey of faith, and an image of Christ at upper right representing the object of his devotion.. John Milton. After Pieter Van der Plas (Dutch, active 1643-45). August 1, 1797. Stipple engraving. William Stevenson (British, 1749-1821) (on behalf of G. Quinton). George Quinton (British, active 1797). Said to represent John Milton (British, London 1608-1674 London). PrintsLievens, Jan.Jordanus Hilling at the age of 40, Rome, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 171 mm, width 120 mm, 1640 - 1703-07-26, print maker, printmaker, 1650 - 1703, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etchingPortrait of Johannes Hoornbeeck at the age of 34, Jan Brouwer, after Jonas Suyderhoef, after Frans Hals, c. 1651 - c. 1671 print  Amsterdam paper engraving book. Portrait of Jacobus Stermont, Pastor in Leiderdorp (1632), Rotterdam (1641) and 's Gravenhage (1649).Portret van Jacques Sarazin, Charles Nicolas Cochin (I), 1731 print  France paper etching / engraving portrait, self-portrait of sculptor. ornament ~ medallionNicolas Poussin (1594-1665). French painter. Portrait of Poussin after an etching by Louis Ferdinand the Elder (1612-1689). Engraving. Colorised.Ruyter, French.Schiller, Frederick von.Corneille, Pierre.WenceslausHollar. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian, 1607-1677 After: Joannes Meyssens, Flemish, 1612-1670Rhine, Rembrandt van, Jan Antonides van der Linden, on removed double doublure, print, prints, height 125 mm, width 105 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1665 - 1665, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, burin, Work conception, after own design byRaphael, Berlin, Schauer, Gustav, Raphael's selbstportrait, Photo reproduction of a print after a self-portrait by Raphael, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 147 mm, width 110 mm, German, 1826 - 1902, photographer, 1851 - 1861, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print, Work conception, after a print by, 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07Wallerand Vaillant pastel portrait of a clergyman, possibly Cardinal Jules Mazarin, executed in black chalk with white highlights.Portrait of Helvetius with chemical symbols and inscription, '1661'Portrait of a man in a painted oval frame. nieznany malarz holenderski, painterLidwacher, Adam.Jacob Balthazar Schitz. Dated: 1670. Dimensions: plate: 7.6 x 6.4 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.) sheet: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 17th Century.. The Delft painter Pieter Jansz. From Asch with an image of a landscape in his hand.Baccherelli, Vincenzo.Portret van Sébastien Bourdon, 1769 - 1775 print Numbered: 259. print is part of an album.  paper engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painterMola, Pier Francesco.Portrait of the painter Gerard van Honthorst, 1645 - 1646 print This print is part of an album.  paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painterPORTRET VAN A.B. QuestBliżej Kultury RIZE CASHS, FRANZ (1786 1831)Portrait of Pieter van Bredael, Flemish painter specializing in market scenes and village feasts, 1629-1719. Peter van Bredael, Landscapes and Cattle. Born at Antwerp 1630. Died 1681.. Tinted etching within a decorative border by James Girtin after a portrait by Hendrik Abbé from James Girtins Seventy-Five Portraits of Celebrated Painters from Authentic Originals, J. MCreery, London, 1817.Portrait of Herman Saftleven the Younger, Dutch painter of the Baroque period, 1609-1685. Herman Sachtleven, Painted Landscape. Born at Rotterdam 1609. Died 1685. Tinted etching within a decorative border by James Girtin after a self-portrait by Herman Saftleven from James Girtins Seventy-Five Portraits of Celebrated Painters from Authentic Originals, J. MCreery, London, 1817.Portrait of a man, possibly the artist Jean Leclerc. .Sir Henry Vane alias Harry Vane, 1613 to 1662, English statesman and politician, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedApollo, Jean Leblond (I), Jean Leblond (I), c. 1630 - c. 1635 print Apollo is portrayed with a winch in hand and a laurel wreath on the head. The god of music is wearing a fashionable men's costume and an elegant hairstyle with a decorated long hairlok, but his face shows remarkably feminine traits.  paper engraving Apollo and the Muses, Apollo Musagetes. one person playing string instrument (plucked). lyre, cithara, psalteryJacob Matthias Schmutzer, A Young Man with Flowing Hair, 1777 A Young Man with Flowing HairEdvard Polding (1809-1875), Rasmus Moeller, 1809 - 1875ABRAHAM VAN DIEPENBECK Flemish artist from Bois-le- duc, pupil of Rubens, worked  on designs for windows before  diversifying.      Date: 1599 - 1675Raphael's Self-Portrait, Uffizi Gallery. Fratelli Alinari (Italian, founded 1852)Robert Blake (1599-1657) English naval commander, born at Bridgwater, Somerset.  During the English Civil War he fought on the side of Parliament against Charles I.  In 1649 Blake was appointed General at Sea (Admiral) and rebuilt the navy and rewrote naval tactics.  Engraving.Portrait of Johan de Witt. Portrait of Johan de Witt, standing at a balustrade. Under the portrait a Dutch verse by Geeraert burns in which the counselor is praised. The print is engraved to the Painting of Netscher.Portrait of Paulus van der Perre, Karel Slabbaert, 1700 - 1750 print Portrait of the diplomat Paulus van der Perre. His death date around his portrait. Under the print four lines in Latin with his name and some of the functions he held. Middelburg paper etching / engravingJohn Selden 1584-1654. legal antiquarian, orientalist and politician From the book Lodges British Portraits, 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedPortrait of Peter Paul Rubens, Edme de Boulonois, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1682 print  Brussels paper engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artistOliver Cromwell. December 24, 1951.Balen, Jan van.Portrait of Joost van Geel, Painter and Poet in Rotterdam. Portrait of Joost van Geel (1631-98). Painter and poet in Rotterdam. Bust in oval, right, pointing to a painting right. Part of a collection portraits from Dutch poets.Marc Antonio Raimondi aka Marcantonio, c.1480-c.1534. Italian renaissance engraver. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.Meussel, Johann Heinrich.Bliżej Kultury unknownEngraver: Johann Conrad Ulmer, German, 1783-1820, After: Jean Baptiste Joseph Wicar, French, 1762-1834, After: Carlo Dolci, Italian, 1616-1686, Portrait of CarloDolci, Engraving, Sheet: 30.2 × 24.9 cm (11 7/8 × 913/16in.), Made in Germany, German, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -PrintsPortrait of Georg Pfründ, Georg Christoph Eimmart (II), After Nicolaes van Helt Stockade, 1663 - 1705 print   paper etching historical persons. index finger forwards, pointing, indicatingLauri, Filippo.Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist, 1599-1641. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827.Lelli, Hercules.Portrait of artist Matteo van Platen, Carlo Lasinio, After Matteo van Platen, 1789 print Bust seen from the front, in oval list.  paper brush historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artistEngraved self portrait of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640) Flemish/Netherlandish draughtsman and painter. considered as the most notable artist of Flemish Baroque art school. A proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality,Portrait of Jan Lievens, Lucas Vorsterman (I), After Anthony Van Dyck, 1645 - 1646 print Portrait of the history and portrait painter Jan Lievens, his arm resting on a book, with one hand pointing to himself. Antwerp paper engraving