Historical Portraits

Classic engravings depict notable historical figures. Each portrait highlights intricate details of attire and has a formal presentation style.

GIOVANNI LANFRANCO Italian artist from Parma Date: 1581 - 1647

Niklaus Manuel, called Deutsch, 1484, 28 April 1530, was a poet, painter, engraver, woodcut master, reformer and Bernese statesman, Niklaus Manuel Deutsch or Niklaus Manuel, 1484 -1530, a Swiss dramaturg, painter, engraver and statesman, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date not known

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, 1717 - 1768, a German archaeologist, antiquarian and arts writer of the early Enlightenment

CHARLES d'AMBOISE Seigneur de Chaumont French noble and soldier. Date: 1473 - 1511

This 1899 illustration shows Louis XI of France. Louis XI, called 'Louis the Prudent', was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the Praguerie in 1440.

Porträt von George Billiers, Herzog von Buckingham, England, Kupferstich von Delff, 1626, nach einem Gemälde von Miereveld, digitale verbesserte Repro...

'William Beckford Esquire', (1798). Creator: John Chapman.

Portait of Torquato Tasso, 1544 - 1595, Italian poet of the Counter-Reformation

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Francois Rabelais, about 1494 - 1553, a prose-writer of the French Renaissance

Johannes Calvin, 10. Juli 1509, 27. Mai 1564, war unter den Reformatoren des 16. Jahrhunderts der bedeutendste systematische Theologe, Historisch, dig...

Ferdinand II (1452-1516) of Aragon, the Catholic, Ferdinand V of Castile. Husband of Isabella; Patron of Columbus; Father of Catherine, Henry VIII's first wife. Engraving.

Ludovico (ca. 1413-1565). Duke of Savoy. Portrait. Engraving by Lange, 1702.

ERAUSO , CATALINA. LA MONJA ALFEREZ. HEROINA Y MILITAR ESPAÑOLA. SAN SEBASTIAN 1592-1650. GRABADO SOBRE UN ORIGINAL DE PACHECO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

SIR THOMAS OVERBURY - English poet and victim of court intrigue (poisoned in the Tower of London). Date: 1581 - 1613

Philipp I, Landgrave of Hesse, Philip the Magnanimous, 1504 - 1567, historical illustration, portrait, 1880

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johannes Aventinus or Johann Georg Turmair, 1477 - 1534, a German historian and court historian

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Philipp Melanchthon or Philipp Schwartzerdt, 1497 - 1560, a German philologist, philosopher, humanist, theologian and reformer

William Laud, 7 October 1573, 10 January 1645, was Archbishop of Canterbury and one of the advisers to King Charles I of England in the run-up to the English Civil War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

James, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685) illegitimate son of Charles II and Lucy Walter. Pretender to the thrones of Scotland and England. After failure of Monmouth Rebellion, beheaded on Tower Hill. Engraving

James Fitzjames (1670-1734), Duke of Berwick. English nobleman and marshal of France. Illegitimate son of King James II of England. Portrait. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

Italy/Holland: 'Tiberius, Emperor of Rome' (42 BCE - 37 CE), line engraving by Aegidus Sadeler (Netherlands, 1570-1629), after Titian, 17th Century

Claude Fauchet (1744-1793). French revolutionary priest. In 1790, together with Nicolas de Bonneville (1760-1828), he founded a revolutionary club, the ""Cercle social"" (Social Club) or also called ""Les Amis de la Verite"" (Society of the Friends of Truth). Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Trajan Decius (201-251) was a distinguished senator and governor in the Roman Empire. When revolts and uprisings began occurring throughout the Empire in the last years of Philip the Arab's reign, Decius was sent to quell a revolt in the Balkan provinces of Moesia and Pannonia. After defeating the revolt, Decius was proclaimed Emperor by his troops, and he fought against and killed Philip in 249, entering Rome and being recognised as Emperor by the Roman Senate. As Emperor, Decius focused on defeating external threats to the Empire, as well as restoring public piety and strengthening the State religion, which involved the persecution of Christians as well as an Imperial edict declaring all citizens make a sacrifice for the Emperor and Empire every year on a certain day. A renewed incursion by the Goths forced Decius to march and confront them in battle, alongside his son and co-emperor, Herennius Etruscus. During the decisive Battle of Abritus, Etruscus was killed early on by an arrow,

William Penn (1644-1718). English writer and religious thinker. Influential Quaker, he founded the Pennsylvania Colony in British America in 1861. Critical of all religious groups except the Quakers, whom he considered the only truly Christian congregation in England at that time. Because of his religious convictions, he was imprisoned several times in the Tower of London. He refused to renounce his faith and publicly declared his membership of the religious congregation of the Religious Society of Friends, the Quakers. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1865.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo, Cristobal Colon or Cristóvão Colombo, 1451 - 1506, Italian navigator in the service of Spain, re-discovery of America in 1492

''Pictures from the Tudor Exhibition; Hans Holbein, painted by himself', c.1535. 1890.

John Leland 1506 to 1552. English antiquary. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary published 1825.

'Henry Morgan (c1635-1688) ruthless Welsh privateer and pirate. Admiral in the Royal Navy he was active in the Caribbean, raiding Spanish possessions and harassing treasure fleets on the Spanish Main. Egraving.'

Alberto Durero (1471-1521), pintor y grabador alemán del renacimiento. Autorretrato. Grabado de 1888.

ALFONSO X EL SABIO-REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON (1221-1284). Author: ARNOLDO VAN WESTERHOUT (1651-1725). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Historic print, etching from 1816, portrait of Friedrich Mueller also known as Maler Mueller, 1749 - 1825, a German painter, copperplate engraver and poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poeta italiano. Grabado de 1840.

Antonio da Correggio, Antonio Allegri, short Correggio or il Correggio, born August 1489 in Correggio, died 5 March 1534 ibid, Italian painter of the Renaissance, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Cosimo the Elder also known as Cosimo de Medici, 1389 - 1464

Historic print, copper engraving, 1758, portrait of Johann Jakob Bodmer, 1698 - 1783, a Swiss philologist, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

The Duke of Berry, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Theophraste Renaudot, vintage engraving. Theophraste Renaudot, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678913

Barbara Urslerin, The Hairy Faced Woman, born in Germany in 1629 and exhibited as circus attraction. Suffered from Hypertrichosis (Ambras Syndrome). Lithograph published London 1815.

Josiah Wedgwood (born 12 July 1730 in Burslem, Staffordshire, died 3 January 1795 in Etruria, England) was an English entrepreneur. He was the grandfather of Charles Darwin, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of an unknown sitter, c. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.

FERNANDO DE HERRERA - POETA - S XVI. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Kopftrachten in Deutschland in der Reformationszeit, um 1520, Barett und Nerzkragen, Historisch, authentisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4904034

Gemma Frisius alias Reiner Gemma 1508 to 1555 Dutch cartographer, Gemma Frisius aka Reiner Gemma 1508 to 1555 Dutch cartographer, instrument maker and mathematician. From 18th century woodcut, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

The Man with the Flute 1625 Cornelis Bloemaert Dutch. The Man with the Flute 351972

Diogo Cao (ca. 1452-1486). Portuguese navigator, discoverer of the mouth of the Congo river. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca. 1890. Spain.

Juan I de Borgoña (1371-1419), llamado Juan Sin Miedo, su coraje en la lucha se hizo patente en la batalla de Nicópolis (1396) contra los turcos.

Pierre de Fermat (1595-1665) French mathematician. From Louis Figuier 'Vies des Savants Ilustres', Paris, 1870. Wood engraving.

Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685 Dutch artist From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817

Francesco Petrarch, 1304, 1374, was an Italian poet and historian. He is considered a co-founder of Renaissance humanism, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Italy/Holland: 'Terentia Albia, mother of Otho, Emperor of Rome' (1st century), line engraving by Aegidus Sadeler, after Titian, 17th Century

Portrait of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606 - 1669, Dutch painter of the Baroque

Eugene de Beauharnais, (c1820s). Artist: Maurin.

Christopher Columbus (1451 -1506) . Navigator, colonizer, and explorer. Colored engraving.

Jean Jacques Scheuchzer, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Woodcut, Nicolaus Copernicus, portrait

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, 11 February 1657, 9 January 1757, was an influential and versatile French writer and enlightener, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803), poet

Portrait Ptolemy of Alexandria in his observatory. Claudius Ptolemy (100-168) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet. Dated 19th century

Martin Schongauer, known in Italy as Bel Martino or Martino dAnversa, was a German engraver and painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction o...

Imperial Knight Franz von Sickingen (born 2 March 1481) (died 7 May 1523) was a leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knighthood. As a supporter of suppor...

Leonhard Euler, Leonhardus Eulerus, 15 April 1707, 18 September 1783, was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engin...

Philip Melancthon (Schwarzerd) 1497-1560, German Protestant reformer. 18th century engraving after original likeness by Durer.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Count Peter Ernst II von Mansfeld, 1580 - 1626, a mercenary and military leader in the Thirty Years' War

RETRATO DE FELIPE II - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: JULIO DONON-LITOGRAFO SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN. PHILIP II OF SPAIN.

Martin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Figure of Protestant Reformation. Engraving, 19th C. Color.

NUÑEZ DE GUZMAN , FERNANDO. " EL PINCIANO ". ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL. 1473 - 1553. GRABADO RETRATO DE LA COLECCION " VARONES ILUSTRES ". CALCOGRAFIA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Johannes Aventinus, July 4, 1477 - January 9, 1534 , was a German historian and court historiographer. His real name was Johann Georg Turmair / Johannes Aventinus, 4. Juli 1477 - 9. Januar 1534 , war ein deutscher Historiker und Hofhistoriograph. Er hieß eigentlich Johann Georg Turmair, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Giovanni Villani, before 1276 - 1348, an Italian historian

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johann Heinrich Jung or Jung-Stilling, 1740-1817, a German ophthalmologist, economist and writer

'Otway', (1652-1685), 1830. Thomas Otway (1652-1685) English Restoration dramatist, educated at Winchester College, and Christ Church, Oxford which he left without a degree. After being disbanded from service in the Netherlands with depreciated paper, he ceased to struggle against misfortune and died in poverty. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

'R. Gibson', (1803-1889), 1830. Richard Gibson Reeve (1803-1889) British artist and engraver. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

The Comte de Barras in the costume of Director, 1795-1799 (1882-1884). Artist: Unknown

William Gilbert (1540-1603) English physician and scientist. Appointed physician to Elizabeth I (1601)

Edward II, England.

Sophie von la Roche, historic illustration from Deutsche Literaturgeschichte, a history of German literature from 1885

Noel Des Quersonnieres, French official during the Revolution, subsequently exiled himself to London where he presumably died, France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1888

Blaise Pascal

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician, 1874. Artist: Unknown

John Stow (1525-1605) on engraving from the 1800s. English historian and antiquarian. Engraved by A.W.Warren and published in 1808 by Stratford.

'Addison', (1672-1719), 1830. Joseph Addison (1672- 1719) English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician, educated at Charterhouse School and Queen's College, Oxford. Remembered with Richard Steele, for founding The Spectator magazine. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Adam Smith baptized on June 16, 1723 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, died July 17, 1790 in Edinburgh, was a Scottish moral philosopher and reconnaissance, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not Stated,

CHARLEMAGNE or CHARLES I (742-814). King of the Franks and the Lombards (768-814) and Holy Roman Emperor (800-814). Painting. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery).

Sebastian Muenster, 1489 - 1552, theologian and geographer, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz, 1773-1805, Hungarian poet

Johann Sigismund, Margrave of Brandenburg, 8 November 1572, 2 January 1620, of the Hohenzollern dynasty was Elector of Brandenburg from 1608 to 1619 a...

Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten, also Gotthart Ludwig Kosegarten, Ludwig Theobul Kosegarten, 1 February 1758 - 26 October 1818, pastor of the church of Altenkirchen on Rügen, later professor at the University of Greifswald and poet / Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten, auch Gotthart Ludwig Kosegarten, Ludwig Theobul Kosegarten, 1. Februar 1758 - 26. Oktober 1818, Pfarrer der Kirche Altenkirchen auf Rügen, später Professor an der Universität Greifswald und Dichter, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhunder.

Chilean miner, Valparaiso, vintage engraving. Chilean miner, Valparaiso, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673203

Vicenç Cuyàs i Borés (1826-1839), compositor catalán.

Hendrik van Steenwyck the Younger circa 1580, circa 1649 Flemish artist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model, Record date not stated

LORD FRANCIS BACON BARON DE VERULAM (1561/1626) - FILOSOFO Y ESCRITOR INGLES. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Joseph I (born July 26) (1678) (died April 17) (1711) was a prince of the House of Habsburg and Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 to 1711, King of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary, Joseph I (born July 26) (1678) (died April 17) (1711) was a prince of the House of Habsburg and Holy Roman Emperor from 1705 to 1711, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Bernard Forest Belidor (1693-c1761) French military and civil engineer. Portrait engraving frontispiece from his 'Architecture Hydraulique', Paris, 1737

William Harvey (1578-1657) English physician, c17th century. Artist: Unknown

FIRST EARL YARBOROUGH first earl of YARBOROUGH Date: 1781 - 1846

Joris van Zelle (1491-1567), flemish doctor from Leuven, from a painting by Bernaert Van Orley (1491-1542).

Portrait of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606 - 1669, Dutch painter of the Baroque

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. Engraving by Lemaitre. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amrique in 1837. Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850.

Charles le Temeraire (1433-1477) Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, known as Charles the Terrible by his enemies, was the last Valois. France. Old XIX century engraving illustration. Les Français Illustres by Gustave Demoulin 1897

Ludwig Boerne, historic illustration from History of German Literature from 1885

Historic print, copper engraving, 1797, portrait and signature of Leopold Friedrich Guenther von Goeckingk or Goeckingk, 1748 - 1828, a German poet of the Rococo and publicist, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) French explorer. Explored coast of Canada 1603-1617. Founded Quebec on his third voyage to Canada (1608). Wood engraving

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