Historical Portraits

Intricate engravings of historical figures, showcasing detailed facial expressions and attire from various eras, capturing the essence of influential personalities.

Nuremberg, Bussemacher, Johann, Solis, Virgilius, Portrait of Philip I, King of France, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, book illustration, prints, verso - stamped, 158, height 118 mm, width 78 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1598 - 1598, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone, Publication (Event), Publication, German - 1627, publisher

Portrait of Jan Hus mid-16th-early 17th century Christoffel van Sichem I Netherlandish. Portrait of Jan Hus 376383

Lombardi, Alfonso.

Tiberius III., oströmischer Kaiser .

Portrait of Hermannus de Schoenmaker, Christoffel van Sichem (I), 1608 print Portrait of the self -proclaimed prophet Hermannus the shoemaker, half naked in bed. He holds a trident in his hand, a jug in the other hand. There is a wine barrel next to the bed. Above and below the print a Dutch -language text in book print with explanation of the shoemaker's performance in 1535, preaching from bed for the people. Around an ornamental frame. paper engraving / letterpress printing

Mark, from The Four Evangelists. Artist: Pieter Feddes van Harlingen (Dutch, 1586-1622). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 5 11/16 in. (20.5 × 14.4 cm). Publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (Dutch, Amsterdam 1586-1652 Amsterdam). Date: 1610-20. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Pieter Feddes van Harlingen.

Macrinus, Roman emperor.

Johannes Calvin. 1574. Jenichen, Balthasar (German printmaker, goldsmith, publisher, active late 16th-early 17th century). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of Mieszko III Old; Unknown, Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); 1879 (1879-00-00-1879-00-00);

Achillini, Alessandro.

Lion, Peter.

Ficino, Marsiglio.

Karl III., The Thick Emperor.

Portrait of a man (Gillis van Breen, a friend, perhaps also assistant to Goltzius) with curly hair and a pleated collar, seen on the left, facing the viewer, Portrait of Gillis van Breen, print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, (mentioned on object), Hendrick Goltzius, publisher: Hendrick Goltzius, Haarlem, 1586 - 1590, paper, h 217 mm × w 146 mm

In Venetia & elsewhere; Ancient habits, modern and world around the world ....

Calvin, Johann Stecher: Jenichen, Balthasar

Portrait of Frère Jaques de Beaulieu as Hermiet, Pieter van den Berge, 1700 print Portrait of Frère Jaques De Beaulieu who performed a number of bladder brick operations during two visits to Amsterdam. He is depicted in a cave, his nickname was the hermit. In his hand he holds an instrument that he used for his operations. Under the portrait are name and profession in Dutch and French. paper etching / engraving

King Araxerxes III (Ochus); Ochus; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king, turned to the left. In his hands he has a scepter and rich apple. The show is part of the succession Persian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as artaxerxes III (also called Ochus). The print is part of an album.

Fracastori, Girolamo.

Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus. Woodcut, 1540.

Giovanni da Udine.

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.

Ulrich Schwaiger () Self-Portrait. 1554. Lautensack, Hanns (German printmaker, draftsman, and medalist, ca. 1520-1564/1566). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Minchiate Florentine. Set of 56 cards. The King of Cups Anonymous. Florentine minchiate. 56 cards game. The King of Cups. Floor, brush colors. 1650-1700.

Othmar, holy.

Ludwig IV., The overseas king of France.

Evangelist Mark with lion in frame with architectural ornaments S. Marcvs SS. Apostolorum et Evangelistorum Icones , print maker: Jan-Baptist Barbé, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Theodoor van Loon, publisher: Jan-Baptist Barbé, (mentioned on object), 1588 - 1648, paper, engraving, h 131 mm × w 94 mm

Erasmus of Rotterdam Made 1526 Germany. Albrecht D¸rer idolized the learned Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, famously noting in his diary that Erasmus should take over for the Protestant revolutionary Martin Luther, whom D¸rer feared had been killed. The artist and the scholar met three times in the Netherlands in 1520ñ21, and D¸rer gave Erasmus several prints and drew his portrait. Erasmus also praised the artist, observing that, like artists of antiquity, ìWhat cannot D¸rer express in monochromes, that is, by black lines only î Fittingly, D¸rerís expansive monochrome engraving includes Latin and Greek captions complimenting Erasmusís scholarship, with his hefty tomes piled along its lower edge.. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Albrecht Dürer

King Grimoald I from Benevento; Grimoaldus; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king. In his hands a migration and scepter. The text identifies him as Grimoald I from Benevento, king of the Longobarden. The print is part of an album.

Tell, Wilhelm .

Ramee, Pierre de LA.

Portrait of Hans von Aachen, Andries Jacobsz. Stock, 1610 print Portrait in half to the right from Hans von Aachen. Under the portrait are name and four rules in Latin. Print from part 3 of the Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies. Series of 72 artist portraits made by Hendrick Hondius I, Simon Frisius, Andries Jacobsz. Stock and Robert de Baudous. The Hague paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painter

Portrait of Balthasar Bekker. Portrait of Balthasar Bekker, pastor and literary in Amsterdam. Later he was deposited as a pastor by the synod of Alkmaar.

Friesland, Feddes van Harlingen, Pieter, Frisia, sev, de Viris, Kings and Potestaten of Friesland, Carolus Magnus. Author Potestatum. Libertatis et Insignium modernorum Frisiae dator, Charlemagne, inventor of the potestaat, verso - stamped, inventor of the potestaat. Standing full-length, his hand on a large sword. In an ornamental frame. Illustration, with text on the back, from the book: Frisia seu de viris rebusque Frisiae illustribus libri duo., print, book illustration, prints, height 125 mm, width 100 mm, height 158 mm, width 115 mm, 1586 - 1623-07-10, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1620, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, woodcut, letterpress printing

"Brown ink drawing by Sébastien Le Clerc depicting a palace guard, mounted on a leaf with pierced decorative strip, created between 1650 and 1664."

Spade, Georg.

Eleazar. 16th century engraving.

Calvin, Johann .

John Calvin, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Jacobus van Forli; Jacobus de Forlivio Medicine Doctor; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a piskike. The text identifies him as a James from Forli. The print is part of an album.

Copper engraving by Meister der Propheten und Sibyllen depicting the prophet Haggai, created around 1470.

Friesland, Feddes van Harlingen, Pieter, Frisia, sev, de Viris, Kings and Potestaten of Friesland, Georgius dux Saxoniae, George of Saxony, hereditary potestaat of Friesland, verso - stamped, hereditary potestaat of Friesland. Standing full-length, hand on hip. Illustration from the book, with text on the back., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, height 125 mm, width 100 mm, height 158 mm, width 115 mm, 1586 - 1623-07-10, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1620, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, woodcut, letterpress printing

King David as one of the nine heroes, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1574 - 1637 print The Jewish hero David. Bust caught in a medallion with a cartouche with his name underneath. Two bears in the undercarrows and two sheep and a lion in the upper corners. Print from a series of nine with heroes. unknown paper engraving David (one of the nine worthies)

Buste Van Astolfo, Anonymous, 1550 - 1599 print Buste van Astolfo, a character from Ludovico Ariosto's epic 'Orlando Furioso'. On his head he carries a helmet decorated with acanthus leaves, a braided motif, feathers and a snake head or dragon head. At the top right the title and eight Italian verses from the epic. paper engraving / etching male characters from 'Orlando Furioso' : Use 82A(...). helmet. ornament derived from animal forms. snakes. dragon

SOCRATES; SOCRATES PH ILOSOPH US; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a man. He carries a shone on his head and has put his hands in his sleeves. The text identifies him as the philosopher Socrates. The print is part of an album.

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet, Malachias, published 1613 Malachias

Parsimonious, Johann Jakob .

Column, Pompeo.

Religious scenes used in Salus Anime. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: sheet: about 2 1/2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The chronicle of the bishops pad Verdensi

Stöffler, Johannes Form Cutter: Stimmer, Tobias

Veltheim, Adelgot of.

Tuscany Siena Montalcino Farmacia dell'Ospedale2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Frescoes German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

King Edgar; Ethgarus Rex; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king. He has a scepter and rich cone in his hands. The text identifies the man as Edgar van England. The print is part of an album.

Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor.

Sigismund, King of Burgundy, Saint.

Geber. Line engraving, 1584.

King Aeneas; Eneas; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king, turned to the left. He has a richestraat and a scepter in his hands. The show is part of the sequence Italian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as aeneas. The print is part of an album.

Apostle..

Man with a beret, 1600 - 1610 print Around a boste portrait of a man with a beret on and a cloak with fur collar. paper etching / pen anonymous historical person portrayed alone. head-gear: beret (+ men's clothes)

Trebonianus Gallus, Roman Emperor.

PortraT van Matthäus Schiner, Anonymous, after Tobias Stimmer, 1549 - 1575 print Print is part of an album. paper historical persons. diplomacy, diplomat. cardinal

Portrait of Erasmus; Imago Erasmi Roterodami AB Alberto Durero Ad Vivam Effigiem Deliniata. Portrait of erasmus, writing, standing on a reader at a table on which a vase is with flowers. A tablet on the wall with Latin text behind the table.

Portrait of Erasmus by Albrecht Durer, 1526, German Renaissance engraving. Erasmus , writing as he stands at a lectern (BSLOC_2016_2_158)

Philip de Schone, 1586 - 1587 Philip de Schone, back, with coat of arms and sword. The print is part of a book with descriptions and representations of the graves of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland. print maker: Haarlemafter drawing by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving Philip de Schone, back, with coat of arms and sword. The print is part of a book with descriptions and representations of the graves of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland. print maker: Haarlemafter drawing by: Haarlempublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving

Buste van Ricciardetto, Anonymous, 1550 - 1599 print Buste of Ricciardetto, a character from Ludovico Ariosto's epic 'Orlando Furioso'. On his head he carries a helmet decorated with leaves, feathers and a sphinx. At the top right the title and eight Italian verses from the epic. paper engraving / etching male characters from 'Orlando Furioso' : Use 82A(...). helmet. sphinx (lion/woman); 'Sfinge' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure

portrait of Ramon Llull portrait of Ramon Llull, 17th century, paintings of the corridor on the ground floor, gray techniqueSan Buenaventura Cloister, Llucmajor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21516379

King Wenceslaus II van Bohemia; Ventzeslaus Secu N so rex bohemia; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king. He has a scepter and a migration in his hands. The text identifies the man as a Bohemia Wenceslaus II. The print is part of an album.

Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) 1530-1584, Tsar of Russia, 16th Century, Woodcut

Candiano, Pietro.

Portret Hieronymus Schurstab, Hans Lautensack, 1544 print Hieronymus Schurstab, mayor of Nuremberg, next to him is a record with a Latin inscription showing that the portrait was made in 1544. Behind him against the wall is displayed. In the background face to the St. Leonhardkerk of Nuremberg. paper etching ring (+ men's clothes). head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes). beard. moustache

Ochsenkun, Sebastian.

Portraits of Jan van Amstel, Joachim Patinir, Lambert Lombard and Jan van Scorel, Four numbered artist's portraits. Portrait of Jan van Amstel (no. 1), Joachim Patinir (no. 2), Lambert Lombard (no. 3) and Jan van Scorel. Print marked lower center: K, Jan van Amstel, Lambert Lombard, Jan van Scorel, Jan l'Admiral (mentioned on object), 1764, paper, etching, h 154 mm × w 100 mm

Holy Roman Emperor Berengar I, 845-923. Berengarius, king of Italy Berengar of Friuli. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Holy Jakobus de Memper, Anonymous, After Guido Reni, 1595 - 1692 print The holy James the superior, caught in an oval. Italy paper etching life and acts of James the Great (the Elder)

Antonius the Butrio, Michel Woold (workshop), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man with a hat. He appoints a passage in a book. The text identifies him as Antonius de Butrio. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing

Möller, Arnold Stecher: Diricks, Dirkfactic genesis: Hamburg

Dordrecht, Hoolaart, Jacob, Woman's head, print, prints, height 23 mm, width 19 mm, 1713-01-29 - 1789-04-02, print maker, printmaker, 1728 - 1789, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Jakob Fugger d.Ä.

Antiochus II Theos (c. 286-246 B.C.). Greek king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from 261 to 246 B.C. Portrait. Engraving. 16th century.

Albrecht II., Duke of Mecklenburg.

Enerizo, Francesco.

King Evax; Evax Rex; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king. In his hands he has a scepter and a migration. The text identifies him as a King Evax, king of the Arabs. The print is part of an album.

Public Papinius Statius; Stacius; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a man. He has a hat on his head. The text identifies him as the poet Public Papinius Statius. The print is part of an album.

Rekkared I, King of the Westgoten.

Portret Van Hayreddin Barbarossa; Soltan Charadi Ditto Barbarossa Re Wierber. .

Portrait bust of a king (possibly King David). His sleek hair along the head and a decorated crown on the head. On his cloak a buckle in the shape of a coat of arms., Portrait bust of a king, print maker: Pieter Jansz. Quast, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1615 - 1647, paper, etching, h 83 mm × w 74 mm

Barberini, Antonio.

unknown, Paris, Gras, Henry le, Bella, Stefano della, Jeu de la géographie, Card game geography, Narsingue, Woman from Narsingh, Playing card with a representation of a standing woman in traditional dress from Narsingh (India). Text in bottom margin. Numbered top left: 7., print, prent, playing card, prints, prenten, height 89 mm, width 55 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, prentmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, uitgever van privilege

FLAVIUS AETIUS Roman commander in the West, notable for his defeat of Attila and the Huns at Chalons, 451 Date: - 454

Experiments with a thermometer. Figure 1 from 'Traittez de barometres, thermometres, et notiometres, ou hygrometres' by Joachim d'Alence, d. 1707. Published in 1688.

Hieronymus from Prague.

Marcus Valerius Martialis; Marcialis; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a man. He is wearing a hood greenery. The text identifies him as Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman writer. The print is part of an album.

Saint Hugo of Lincoln (or Saint Hugo of Avalon). Dated: probably 1460/1480. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

Maximilianus II; 16th century (1500-00-00-1600-00-00);

Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria.

Sound of Bell, Johann Adam (1591-1666).

Piero di Cosimo.

Rome, Salamanca, Antonio, Italy, Beatrizet, Nicolas, Portrait of publisher Antonio Salamanca, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 191 mm, width 134 mm, French, 1515 - 1565, print maker, printmaker, 1517 - 1565, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, Italian, 1478 - 1562, publisher, uitgever

Erasmus of Rotterdam, a Dutch humanist, theologian, philosopher, scholar and author, historical illustration

Emperor Constantius I Chlorus; Constantius; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king, turned to the left. The man has a scepter and a migration in his hands. The show is part of the sequence of Roman emperors in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Emperor Constantius I Chlorus. The print is part of an album.

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