← Artworks

Historical Portraits

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);
121 assets in this story
Portrait of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1574-1612), c. 1590. Nur Muhammad (Indian, active c. 1580-1630). Ink and gum tempera on paper; image: 20.5 x 14.6 cm (8 1/16 x 5 3/4 in.); paper: 42.4 x 26 cm (16 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.). Drawings such as this served as models for formal painted portraits of Mughal and Rajput royalty in court workshops. The confident contour lines, delicate shading, and subtle facial expression are the work of the master artist Nur Muhammad (active 1570s-1630s), identified in a Persian inscription on the back. He came from a distinguished family of artists who settled in Bikaner by the mid-1500s. Nur Muhammad also worked at the Mughal court, notably for the mother of Emperor Akbar (reigned 1565-1605). His descendants continue to be recognized as the master artists of Bikaner up to the present day.ARTEVELDE - GRABADO COLOREADO - SIGLO XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.Théodore Valerio, Moustachioed Slav in Belgrade, 1854 Moustachioed Slav in BelgradeCopper engravings by Jan Wierix depicting human portraits, created between 1569 and 1620.Portrait of a Man , 19th century. Opaque watercolor on paper, with frame: 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (54 x 43.8 x 3.2 cm). Asian Art 19th centuryWajed Ally. Attributed to Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)Portrait of the patrol Farrukhsiyar. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1720. Place: Deccan. Measurements: h 203 mm × w 151 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Nubian public servant, Nubia. Egypt in XIX century. Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881Ottoman Sultan Murad II (1404-51), watercolour, 19th centuryMustafa III (January 28, 1717 - January 21, 1774) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703-30) and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Hamid I (1774-89). An energetic and perceptive ruler, Mustafa III sought to modernize the army and the internal state machinery to bring his empire in line with the Powers of Europe. Unfortunately the Ottoman state had declined so far that any general attempts at modernization were but a drop in the ocean, while any major plans to change the administrative status quo immediately roused the conservative Janissaries and imams to the point of rebellion. Mustafa III did secure the services of foreign generals to initiate a reform of the infantry and artillery. The Sultan also ordered the founding of Academies for Mathematics, Navigation and the Sciences. Well aware of his own military weakness, Mustafa III assiduously avoided war and was powerless to prevent the annexation of the Crimea by Catherine II ofCosimo de Medici.Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil Samuel Daniell British 1806-1807 This sensitive portrait of an unidentified Sri Lankan man of Tamil descent is a rare surviving sketch from the short-lived career of Samuel Daniell (1775-1811) younger brother of William Daniell (1769-1837) and nephew of Thomas Daniell (1749-1840), renowned illustrators of Indian landscapes and monuments in the late 18th century. The diminutive scale of this drawing suggests that it is a page from a sketchbook, and its freshness of execution and the artists empathy for his subject all point to this being a study from life. It reveals an artist at ease with his subject, creating a portrait that conveys the dignity and self-esteem to the anonymous sitter, whose proud demeanor is immediately apparent. View more. Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil. Samuel Daniell (British, 1775-1811). Sri Lanka. 1806-1807. Watercolor and graphite on paper. PaintingsC'est toujours avec la plus profonde douleur. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.Allard, Jean-Francois.Pugachev, Jemeljan Ivanov.TUMBO A (1125 A 1255) - BERMUDO II (953-999) REY DE GALICIA DEL AÑO 982 AL 999 Y REY DE LEON DEL 984 AL 999 - FOL 17. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. BERMUDO II DE LEON. VERMUDO II DE LEON.Frundsberg, Georg of.Facsimile of an engraving chisel, vintage engraving. Facsimile of an engraving chisel, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673499Anonymous painting from the Sarayi Album or 'Conqueror's Album'. This minature by an unknown painter is one of the two portraits that give their name to the 'Conqueror's Album'. Mehmed II or Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (30 March 1432 - 3 May 1481) (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, Meḥmed-i s̠ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmet; also known as el-Fātiḥ, الفاتح, 'the Conqueror' in Ottoman Turkish; in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet; also called Mahomet II in early modern Europe) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice, first for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, transforming the Ottoman state into an empire. Mehmed continued his conquests in Asia, with the Anatolian reunification, and in Europe, as far as Bosnia and Croatia. Mehmed II is regarded as a national hero in Turkey, and among other things, Istanbul's Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Fatih University and Fatih ColPortrait of an unknown husband in an oriental outfit; after 1800 (1695-00-00-1705-00-00);Chmielnicki, Bohdan (1595-1657), Polish National Museum (Rapperswil - 1870-1927) - collections, Museum of the Polish Army (Warsaw - 1920-) - collection, Rużycki de Rosenwerth, Włodzimierz Józef (1839-1914), Dar (Przeentencja) , Polish miniatures, men, portraits of en face, men's portraits, nobility, soldiersPortrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911160