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Engravings of historical figures, including sultans and kings, characterized by elaborate costumes and rich ornamentation.

Facisimile woodcut from 1577 showing King Stefan Batory; Pili Ski, Adam (1810-1887), Amman, Jost (1539-1591), Barousse, Ch. (Couples 1858-1862 (1858-00-00-1862-00-00);
Facisimile woodcut from 1577 showing King Stefan Batory; Pili Ski, Adam (1810-1887), Amman, Jost (1539-1591), Barousse, Ch. (Couples 1858-1862 (1858-00-00-1862-00-00);
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Bajazet II., Sultan of Turkey.Facisimile woodcut from 1577 showing King Stefan Batory; Pili Ski, Adam (1810-1887), Amman, Jost (1539-1591), Barousse, Ch. (Couples 1858-1862 (1858-00-00-1862-00-00);Mohammed IV., Sultan of Turkey Publisher: Monogramist P. S.DATING: 1671/1700Faxicura, Philip Francis .Artist: Melchior Lorck, Danish, ca. 1526-after 1588, Portrait of Ismael, Persian Ambassador of Techmas, King ofPersia, Engraving, 40.3 × 29.1 cm (15 7/8 × 11 7/16in.), Made in Denmark, Danish, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -PrintsFeodor I., Zar from Russia.Jan."Brown ink drawing by Sébastien Le Clerc depicting a Landpfleger, mounted on a leaf with pierced decorative strip, created between 1650 and 1664."Bátá, Stephan.Kolschitzky, Georg Franz .'Richard II', Act III, Scene II, John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, 1775, Engraving, Sheet: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4in. (40 x 32.4cm)Ali Pasha.Portrait of Albertje Kuyskens, Hermanus van Brussel, c. 1800 - c. 1802 print paper etching old womanSelim I, the strict Sultan of Turkey.A Mughal courtier. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.SIRAJ-UD-DAULA Nawab of Bengal (1756-57). Responsible for the tragedy of the Black Hole. Sided with the French against Clive.Arm, Andrea.A Mughal courtier holding a flower. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.Bust of an old man with beard and turban with plume; Collection of different scribbles and etchings; Recueil De Divers Griffonements & Preuves d'Eau Forte. .Soldat Albanois 1714-15 After Jean Baptiste Vanmour. Soldat Albanois. Plate 78; from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant". After Jean Baptiste Vanmour (French, Valenciennes 1671-1737 Istanbul (Constantinople)). 1714-15. Etching and engraving. Jacques le Hay. PrintsMohammed III., Sultan of Turkey Stecher: Custos, DominicusDation: 1565 / 1612Factable genesis: AugsburgA Mughal courtier holding a flower. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, "Richard II", Act III, Scene II, 1775. Engraving.Ibrahim, Pasha.Portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn with two circles, Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1755 print Paris paper etching historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artistThe AGM of Janissaries Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809). The AGA des Janissaries. Black stone drawing with white stoves on gray-blue paper., 1748. Museum of Fine Arts from the city of Paris, small palace.Faliero, word item.Bust of an old farmer with a pointed hat.Bátá, Stephan.Ibrahim, Sultan of Turkey 1640/1750Man with turban, Anthony de Haen, 1656 - 1675 print Black man with a turban on the head, with his left hand he holds the pendant of his chain, a hammer in his right hand. paper etching Africans. head-gear: turbanStatue of Emperor Karel IV, Alexander Richard Wilhelm Marx, 1825 - 1852 print Nuremberg paper steel engraving historical persons. monument, statueOsmann, the old artist son of Achmats of the first, Aretino, Pietro Verleger: Daumont ,Peasant Woman from Bohemia. Wenceslaus Hollar; Czech, 1607-1677. Date: 1643. Dimensions: 91 × 58 mm (sheet, trimmed just outside plate mark at upper left and within plate mark elsewhere). Etching on gray Asian paper. Origin: Bohemia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.Head of a turk, with beard and turban 1820 baron Dominique Vivant Denon French. Head of a turk, with beard and turban. baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747-1825 Paris). 1820. Lithograph. PrintsOld man with a stick. Rustem, Jan (1762-1835), draughtsman, cartoonistProfile of a woman, to the left, draughtsman: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1921, paper, pen, h 151 mm × w 105 mmDonatello .Man Sitting Crosslegged, Attributed to Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Anglo-Indian, undated, Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 6 × 4 7/8 inches (15.2 × 12.4 cm)Portrait of the Austrian painter Jacob van Schuppen. He stands near an unpainted canvas holding a palette, brushes, and a painter's stick. Under his arm a folder of works on paper. Portrait of Jacob van Schuppen in his studio, print maker: Jan van der Bruggen, (possibly), print maker: Johann van der Bruggen, (possibly), Vienna, 1714, paper, engraving, h 482 mm × w 343 mmPortrait of the Saint Boniface. Portrait bust of the Saint Boniface in an oval to the left. Boniface carries a miter on the head and has a bishop's staff in the right hand.Also Cun Sriui Saranacha Tritud.Abu Addallah Muhammad XII (1459-1533), known in Europe as Boabdil. Last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia. His first reign was between 1482 and 1483; his second between 1487 and 1492. Portrait. Lithography. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869.Seferkazi Aga.Le Pere Duchene Father Duch�ne ". Forte, 1794.Peik, page du grand seigneur, qui le suit à pied quand il sort. Vanmour, Jean-Baptiste (1671-1737)., 1714., Paris. Publisher, L. Cars. Clothing and dress, Turkey. EngravingsPrint made by Francesco Curti, 1610-1690, Italian, Studies for the Instruction of Painters, two suites. Rome, ca. 1633. Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Statue of GalileoRoselli, Antonio.Anastasius II., oströmischer Kaiser .A Mughal courtier with long drooping moustaches, gesticulates with his arm. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.Portrait of Sultan Amurathus III by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) an Italian Renaissance painter. Dated 16th CenturyVerveer, Elchanon, The Hague, Stam, Willem Hendrik, Portrait of Daoguang, Emperor of China, verso center - stamped, Portrait of Daoguang. In the bottom margin his name, title, place and date of death., print, prints, height 184 mm, width 128 mm, Dutch, 1831-06-29 - 1874-01-03, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1874, paper, papier, houtgravure, letterpress printing, boekdruk, Work conception, 1826-04-19 - 1900-08-24Portrait of Paulin M, print maker: Alexandre Marie Colin, (mentioned on object), printer: Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, (mentioned on object), publisher: Francisique Noël (et Cie.), (mentioned on object), Paris, 1823, paper, h 426 mm × w 289 mmPortrait of a Eastern with a turban, Arnout Rentinck, 1722 - 1775 print Under a tree is a man with a turban, a sword and a staff. He stands next to a rock formation. Rocks and palm trees in the background. Amsterdam paper head-gear: turban. trees: palm-tree. hacking and thrusting weapons: swordYpsilanti, Alexander .Pizarro, Francisco.Ink drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Roman Emperor Vespasian, showing bust, facial features, and posture.Banditti, Joseph Haynes, 1760-1829, British, after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, Published by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, and John Boydell, 1720-1804, British, 1780, Etching and stipple engraving on thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 13 7/8 x 13 3/8 inches (35.2 x 34 cm) and Image: 12 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches (32 x 32 cm), armour, bandits, criminals, gaze, genre subject, hats, highwaymen, hilts, men, swords, turbansL'illustre et magnifique cherif Muley-Arxid roi de Tafilete, Fez, Maroc, Tarudent, et autres provinces, portes, villes, maritimes, dans la Mauritanie en Afrique, qu'il a conquis par la force de ses armes redoutables.. 1800 - 1899. Prints. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Moroccans, Rash¯id, Sultan of Morocco, 1630 or 31-1672Plemp, Cornelis Gijsbertsz., Rijn, Rembrandt van, Leeuw, Willem van der, David plays the harp for Saul, King Saul sits on a throne with a spear in his hand, next to him David plays the harp. In the margin a six-line text in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 428 mm, width 325 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1603, print maker, prentmaker, 1616 - 1665, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, after a design by, 1574 - 1638, writerPortrait of Ibrahim I (1615-1648) Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Dated 17th CenturyShah Jahan, Rembrandt van Rijn, After Anonymous, c. 1656 - c. 1658 drawing Amsterdam Japanese paper. ink. deck paint pen / brush historical personsBostandji-bachy bostanji bashi, ou chef de la garde impériale. 14, Mahmud II, Sultan of the Turks, 1784-1839, (Patron).Gypsy dressed in traditional clothes, Granada province. Andalusia, Spain, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo en la Mano 1878Bust of a man with beard and pointed hat in a circle. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1700 - c. 1799. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 56 mm × w 55 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Omai, an inhabitant of the island of Utietea. Mezzotint by J. Jacobi after J. Reynolds, 15 August 1777.Raphael 1651 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian Self-portrait by Raphael, half-length, standing behind a parapet, on which his right hand is resting; wearing a loose robe over slashed jacket and ruffled shirt; curtain behind at right, trees at left.. Raphael 361524Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier) , altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I. Artist: Melchior Lorck (Danish, Flensburg 1526-after 1588 Hamburg ()). Dimensions: 15 13/16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.2 x 28.6 cm). Date: 1559-1688. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Melchior Lorck.Portrait of Erasmus Rotterdamus, from the Icones Principum Virorum, Anthony van Dyck, Netherlandish, 1599 - 1641, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1497/98 - 1543, Etching on laid paper in black ink, Half-length portrait of Erasmus, seated, in three quarter view to right., Netherlands, 1630-1640, Print, PrintPortrait of king Stephen Báthory, according to a print. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistBelon, Pierre.Warham, William .La potion. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). LithographsQuieret, Hugues Lord detours.Bátá, Stephan.Bust of flavia; Flavia. Classic bust of an older woman in a tunica. The print is part of an album with a series of prints to the sculptures in the collection of Gerard Reynst.Hawaiian native in ceremonial feathered attire; By John Webber (1751 - 1793); English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition to the Pacific (1776-80) aboard HMS Resolution.Portrait of Wasyl III Ivanowicz, Moscow book; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Wasyl III III Iwanowicz (Moscow Prince - 1479-1533), Wasyl III Iwanowicz (Moscow Prince - 1479-1533) - iconography, gift (provenance), personalities, foreign personalities, portraits, portraits, men's portraitsBlack sailor, Willem Witsen, 1882 drawing paper. chalk anonymous historical person portrayed. seaman: sailor. AfricansAldridge, Ira Frederick .Wood Engraving. Vignette., Engraving and Etching, Statue of the seated Athene., Europe and USA, 1800-1830, Wood Engraving. Vignette.Chilperic I, King of Neustria or Soissons, c.539-584. He wears a crown, a hooded cape or bardocucullus, over two tunics of different lengths. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.Ottoman Sultan Murat IV (1609-40) called conqueror of Baghdad, watercolour, 19th centuryAfter work, it is not always good to rest, Satire on Metternichs escape in March , Johann Höfelich -, publisherCircassia, from the Races of Mankind series (T181) issued by Abdul Cigarettes 1881 Issued by Abdul Cigarettes Trade cards from the "Races of Mankind" series (T181), issued in 1881 to promote Abdul Cigarettes.. Circassia, from the Races of Mankind series (T181) issued by Abdul Cigarettes 631432'Souakiny chief', 1848.Artist: Ebenezer LandellsAnonymous watercolor depicts an 18th-century empress seated, shown en face, highlighting posture, dress, and regal attributes.Head of a Man Wearing a Plumed Turban. Dated: 1772. Dimensions: Overall (5th framing line): 23.4 x 16.7 cm (9 3/16 x 6 9/16 in.) image: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.). Medium: chalk-manner in red and black inks. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Atelier of Gilles Demarteau the Elder after Carle Van Loo.Ali, Pasha of Janina.Compeller's i., theodor.A dwarf (Un Enano)Portrait of El Primo. Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux); After Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599-1660 Madrid). Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/16 x 6 1/16 in. (21.5 x 15.4 cm)Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (39.8 × 28.6 cm). Series/Portfolio: Etchings after Velazquez. Sitter: El Primo (Diego de Acedo). Date: 1778. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tatar man of Tobolsky. In fur hat, short-sleeve coat, tunic with sash belt with two scimitars, boots. Homme de Tobolsk. 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.Hawaiian native in ceremonial feathered attire; By John Webber (1751 1793); English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition to the Pacific (177680) aboard HMS Resolution.Carnot, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Comte Radierer: Company, Jean-Baptistereichner: Bonneville, François (1793) Datierung: 1791 / 1810Verlagsort: ParisDrawing by Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841) Scottish painter. Dated 19th CenturyNassreddin Shah, Naser ad-din, Shah of Persia, as a chess figure, surrounded by Springerinnen title page of Die Bomb , László frecskay -, caricaturist, Carl Angerer -, EngraverPortrait of a Nobleman Indian. Portrait of a Nobleman, ca. 1780. Drawing with color and gold on paper, sheet: 4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (12.4 x 8.3 cm). Asian Art ca. 1780Jeireddín Barbarroja. Corsario berberisco, que sirvió como almirante al Sultán Soliman El Magnífico. De un dibujo de A.Veneziano de 1535.