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Historical Portraits

An array of 17th-century engravings showcasing noble figures with elaborate hairstyles and attire, focusing on the style of portraiture of the period.

EDWARD RUSSEL EARL OF ORFORD, Edward Russell, st Earl of Orford, Jakob Houbraken , copper engraver, after, Gottfried Godfrey Kneller Kniller , Artist, Knapton, printer, publisher
EDWARD RUSSEL EARL OF ORFORD, Edward Russell, st Earl of Orford, Jakob Houbraken , copper engraver, after, Gottfried Godfrey Kneller Kniller , Artist, Knapton, printer, publisher
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PortraT van Adam Christian Thebesius, Michael Heinrich Rentz, after Daniel Trzeschniak, 1732 print On the wall hangs a portrait of Johanna Regina Thebesius, the wife of the portrayed person. The caption was written by Jeremias Ketzler, the son -in -law of the portrayed person. print maker: Neurenberg (possibly)print maker: LeipzigHirschberg paper etching / engraving historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. scholar in his study. historical persons - BB - woman. book - MM - book open. bookshelves. (human) skeleton. armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe. telescope. picture, painting
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Catholic Kings, Isabella I (1451-1504) and Ferdinand II (1452-1516). Engraving.
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Meusnier, Philip.
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PortraT van Matthaeus Merian, Rudolf Füssli (the youngest), 1755 print paper etching portrait, self-portrait of painter. plants; vegetation. ruins (garden ornaments)
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CENON DE SOMODEVILLA, MARQUES DE LA ENSENADA (1702-1781). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. MARQUES DE LA ENSENADA. SOMODEVILLA ZENON DE.
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Gregorii, Johann Gottfried Stecher: Brühl, Johann Benjamin
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Langlois, Francois.
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Portret van John Cust, James Watson (prentmaker), after Joshua Reynolds, 1769 print London paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader
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Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony. Johann Michael Püchler; German, active 1679-1709. Date: 1679-1709. Dimensions: 165 x 102 mm (plate); 174 x 121 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Portrait van Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz, Martin Bernigeroth (Possibly), 1690 - 1733 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons. armour. mantle, gown, dress (symbol of sovereignty)
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Blanchard, Jacques.
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Portrait of councilor Georg Paulus Imhoff, sitting for the portraits of his predecessors, Georg Christoph Eimmart (II), After G.J. Long, 1684 print paper engraving historical persons. head-gear. armorial bearing, heraldry. watch
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Meibo, Brandanus.
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Shabitzer, Michael.
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Volckamer, Georg Christoph.
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PortraT van Urban Hiärne, Johann Benjamin Brühl, After Elias Brenner, 1714 print Leipzig paper engraving / etching historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry
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Window with architectural, coat of arms and animal fragments and in the middle a young man with a goat on his shoulders, Claes Abrahamsz. Van Delft, 1594 Window with architectural, coat of arms and animal fragments and in the middle a young man with a goat on his shoulders. Also diamond with self -portrait of the manufacturer, Claes Abrahamsz. van Delft. With inscription: Nicolaus Delfus Pinxit at XXIII AO DNI 1594. glass. Window with architectural, coat of arms and animal fragments and in the middle a young man with a goat on his shoulders. Also diamond with self -portrait of the manufacturer, Claes Abrahamsz. van Delft. With inscription: Nicolaus Delfus Pinxit at XXIII AO DNI 1594. glass.
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Portret Van Georg Franck von Frankenau (I), Joseph de Montalegre, 1700 - 1799 print paper engraving / etching wig. historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry
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Pielnhuber, Johann Konrad.
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Willem V (1748-1806), Prince of Orange-Nassau. Dating: 1770. Measurements: h 223 cm × w 103 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Benjamin Samuel Bolomey.
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William Lord Russell, English politician, 1639-1683, beheaded for treason. Within oval, decorated with putto, urn, axe, and severed head. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Cook after Sir Godfrey Kneller, from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.
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J.B. Rousseau, after Aved 1795 Jean Louis Anselin French. J.B. Rousseau, after Aved 638737
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Portret van Jean François Millet (I), 1745 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing / engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painter
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George Vertue, 1684-1756, British, Three Children of Henry VII and Elizabeth His Queen, Prince Arthur, Prince Henry and Princess Margaret, 1748. Stipple engraving and line engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper.
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Flemming, Joachim Friedrich Graf von Stecher: Bernigeroth, Martin
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Portret van Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Pieter Van Schuppen, After Philippe de Champaigne, After Charles Le Brun, 1664 print Jean-Baptiste Colbert, portrayed in the central part of a richly decorated carpet. A wreath of oak leaves around the portrait. Minerva puts the finishing touches on the embroidery of the edge decoration of the carpet, which contains numerous allegorical representations, each with a Latin motto. The crowned initials of Colbert are located in the lower right corner of the carpet. On the ground are jewelry, coins, stage accessories, painting supplies, a globe and a pile of books. Paris paper engraving ornament ~ festoon, garland. ring. book - MM - book open. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). embroidering ~ textile industry. jewel-box. tools, implements of painter. stage costume. globe
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Portraits of Jacobus Buys and Hendrik Pothoven. Two numbered portraits of the Painters Jacobus Buys and Hendrik Pothoven. On the left a sculpted men's head. At the bottom right of a palette and brushes.
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Josef II., Roman-German Kaiser.
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Lady and Gentleman in front of Two Curtains. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 27 x 26 1/4in. (68.6 x 66.7cm). Date: ca. 1510-25. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Historical print, engraving from 1697, portrait of Friedrich Rudolf Ludwig Freiherr von Canitz, 1654 - 1699, German writer and a diplomat
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David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by D. Cunego after Zannettini after G. Cagnacci.
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Anhalt Dessau, Moritz Prinz.
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Portrait of Georg Christoph Volckamer at the age of 66, Michael Fennitzer, 1676 print With caption in Latin. paper historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. walking-stick, staff
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Quesnay, François.
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Portrait of Ulrich Junius, Martin Berbigeroth, 1723 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons
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Karl V, Duke of Lorraine.
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The Great Jewish Bride Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). , 1635. Etching with some drypoint and burin on laid paper, Plate: 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.9 x 16.8 cm). European Art 1635
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Portrait of Iohann Daniel Tauber
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Engraving of King William III and his wife Queen Mary who shared the English monarchy in the late 17th century, circa 1690
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Portrait of Ahmed, Bey van Tunis, Anonymous, 1837 - 1899 print Portrait of Ahmed in an oval frame. He is wearing a turban. A number of allegorical objects around it. In a frame are name and title. paper engraving / etching head-gear: turban
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Portrait of Joan van Hoorn, Jacob van der Schley, 1763 print Portrait of Joan van Hoorn, governor-general of the former Dutch East Indies from 1704 to 1709. In addition to the portrait, a bat, cannon, flags and a arrow holder with arrows. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hague paper etching / engraving weapons
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HANS CARL, the the thrift master, GOOD, Camp, Marital, Hans Karl I, Tomb Von Thiefen, Kaiser lists General Alfalestrium from theatr Europe, Unknown
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Charles John, Count Koningsmark, tried and acquitted of accessory to the murder of Thomas Thynne, 1682. Copperplate mezzotint by Robert Dunkarton after an original painting from Samuel Woodburn's Portraits of Characters Illustrious in British History, London, 1812.
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PortraT van Hanns Christoph Zenckgraff, monogramist JFK, c. 1642 - c. 1699 print paper historical persons
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Chess, Jacobus.
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FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET French writer and philosopher Date: 1694 - 1778
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Netherlands, Nehalennia altar, Nehalennia altar., print, picture, historical object representation, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 135 mm, width 76 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1713 - 1717, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings
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Lausanne, Bousquet, Marc-Michel, Pelon, D., Leiden, Joubert, Louis, Title page for: Albrecht von Haller, Disputationes surgical selectae, 1755, Albert Hallerus, Portrait of Albrecht von Haller, verso - stamped, Portrait medallion of physicist, biologist and poet Albrecht von Haller, carried by two putti., print, title page, prints, height 113 mm, width 146 mm, height 246 mm, width 193 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1755 - 1755, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, Swiss, 1696 - 1763, publisher
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Amsterdam, Chevalier, Nicolas, Medal with the portrait of Elector Frederick William I and the names of the Electors of Brandenburg, verso center - written, Design for a round medal with, in five concentric circles, the names of the Electors of Brandenburg and their years of reign, starting with Hugh of Brandenburg and ending with John V of Brandenburg. In the center of the medal the portrait of Elector Frederick William I., print, prints, 29, diameter 70 mm, Work conception, 1661-06-01 - 1720, after a design by, 1713 - 1713, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker
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George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland. Artist: T Brown