Historical Portraits and Figures

Collection of portraits and representations, featuring vintage photographs and artistic renderings, highlighting fashion and emotional expressions from the past.

Declavzas, 1858-1869, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 5 11/16 x 3 7/8 in. (14.45 x 9.84 cm) (image)6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.35 x 10.64 cm) (mount), Albumen print (cabinet card), United States, 19th century

Frisian, Adelheid.

A young lady and Death. Etching by Léon Gaucherel after Sarah Bernhardt, 1880.

Gelatin silver print - Gérard Tanguay , Montreal, Quebec, 1880-1895 Benjamin Aubin

Turtle, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Turtle, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Photo reproduction painting Rachel in the role of Phedre in Phedre, Acte I, Scene III.

The house, Henriette.

Bryll, Ferdynand (1863- after 1920), From a gallery of types and beauties; from: "Świat" 1889. Świat (Kraków ; czasopismo ; 1888-1895), publisher

Summer 1878 James Tissot French. Summer. James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836-1902 Chenecey-Buillon). 1878. Etching and drypoint on laid paper; only state. Prints

Chaplin, Charles, Luze, Mr. de, Chiel ainé, Mr., Reproduction of a painting of an unknown woman by Charles Chaplin, recto - printed, photomechanical print, photomechanical impression, reproduction, page, photographs, photographically illustrated books, Impression aux encres grasses., Limited to 3000 copies by Mr. Chiel ainé, after a cliché reproduced by Mr. de Luze., height 146 mm, width 109 mm, French, photographer, 1873 - 1878, paper, papier, collotype, cliché maker, 1825-06-08 - 1891-01-30

Declavzas, 1858-1869, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 5 11/16 x 3 7/8 in. (14.45 x 9.84 cm) (image)6 7/16 x 4 3/16 in. (16.35 x 10.64 cm) (mount), Albumen print (cabinet card), United States, 19th century

Portrait of Johanna Cornelia Zieenis-Wattier. Portrait of the theater player Johanna Cornelia Zieenis-watertier in the role of epicharis. In the background a staircase.

George Siegmund Facius, 1750-1804, Temperance, 1782. Stipple engraving.

Vor dem Spiegel; Goetze, Otto (1868-1931), Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst (Leipzig-Wiedz-Berlin; magazine; 1866-1921); 1907 (1907-00-00-1907-00-00);Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, women's portraits, mirrors

Allegory - a polychrome project to the packet of Szlenkier; Gerson, Wojciech (1831-1901); around 1885 (1880-00-00-1890-00-00);

Anna Millerscheck k, Court solo dancer, Anna Millerscheck, Court solo dancer, Adolf Dauthage -, Lithographer, Joseph Stoufs, printer

The Duchess of Alba Arranging her Hair - 1796/97 - 17x10 cm - ink on paper. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. SILVA MARIA TERESA CAYETANA. ALBA DUQUESA DE XIII. DUQUESA DE ALBA XIII.

Study; from: "K Osy" 1888, No. 1177, (January 19), p. 41; Filipowicz, Henryk (1842-Post 1915), Nich, Edward (1851-1916), K Osy (Warsaw; magazine; 1865-1890); 1899 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);

Franciszek Murko (1859-1910), portrait of a woman; Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939), Anczyc, W Adys Aw Ludwik and Spóka (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); 1909 (1909-00-00-1909-00-00);

Franciszek Murko (1859-1910), portrait of a woman; Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939), Anczyc, W Adys Aw Ludwik and Spóka (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); 1909 (1909-00-00-1909-00-00);

Print made by John Raphael Smith, 1752-1812, British, Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing, 1778. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper.

Art, Jeanne Buska , Johanna Buska title page of Humoristian leaves , Karl Klic -, artist

Fourment, Susanne .

Louise Émilie, Baroness of *** 1779 France. Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Head of a Woman. Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722-1776); after François Boucher (French, 1703-1770). Date: 1762-1772. Dimensions: 217 × 165 mm (sheet; cut within plate). Crayon-manner engraving in red and black on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Painting easel, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Painting easel, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

María Cristina de Borbón of the Two Sicilies (1806-1878). Queen consort of Spain between 1829 and 1833 by her marriage to King Ferdinand VII, of whom she was his fourth and last wife. Regent of the kingdom from 1833 to 1840. Portrait. Drawing by C. Legrand. Lithography by J. Donón. "Reyes Contemporáneos". Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1855. Author: Julio Donón. Spanish artist active from 1840 to 1880. Luis Carlos Legrand. Spanish lithographer active from 1829 to 1858.

Reproduction of a painting: Władysław Czachórski (1850-1911), A Study ; from: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" 1904, no. 3, p. 43. Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1859-1939), publisher, Gedan, H., woodcutter

Young woman sitting near a table Jules Cheret (1836-1932). "Young woman sitting near a table". Lithography. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, small palace.

Fauna, Goddess of Creation, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans" series (N188), issued in an unnumbered set of 50 cards in 1889 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. Fauna, Goddess of Creation, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Baseball, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Baseball, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Self -portrait of Marie Lambertine Coclers, Marie Lambertine Coclers, 1771 - 1815 drawing Self -portrait of the painter, engraver and draftsman Marie Lambertine Coclers. paper. chalk historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artist. portrait, self-portrait of painter. portrait, self-portrait of draughtsman. portrait, self-portrait of graphic artist

Claudine Couqui title page of Der Floh, Karl Klic -, Caricaturist, Johann Tomassich, realization

Card Number 367, Lizzie Webster, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-5), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the fifth subset, N145-5. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Dziweczynka reading the book; verso, no -wing sketch; Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893); 1850-1893 (1850-00-00-1893-00-00);Schlesisches Museum der Bildenen Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, Scholtz, Hanna (Flow. Ca 1912) - gift, reading, children, girls, German drawings, character studies

At the Window According to Władysław Czachórski. Czech Magazine Monogramist E.R. , Czachórski, W Adys Aw (1850 1911)

Gustave Brion (1824-1877). Illustration of the complete works "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo. "Fantine". Gilmer photograph. Albumin paper draw. 1862. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 100147-2 Illustration, Romanesque character, portrait, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century

Clio. Vatican. Probably James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)

Lorna Doone.

According to Swedish mythology and the sagas, Ingebor and Hjalmar loved each other. Hjalmar was a huscarl, or member of the household troops of the legendary Swedish king Yngvi. Hjalmar was a princess at Uppsala. Yngvi would not say yes to Hjalmar's request to marry his daughter as he wanted a suitor of a higher social status. Hjorvard, son of the feared beserker Angrim, wanted marry Ingeborg. Hjalmar was mortally wounded by Hjorvard's brother Angantyr with his cursed sword Tyrfing. In this 1908 illustration, Ingeborg wistfully stares out the window of her father's home, thinking of Hjalmar.

Constantia, Print made by Philip Dawe, ca.1745-ca.1809, British, after Philip Dawe, ca.1745-ca.1809, British, Published by Robert Wilkinson, 1758-1825, British, 1780, Mezzotint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.2 cm), Plate: 9 15/16 x 7 5/8 inches (25.3 x 19.3 cm), and Image: 8 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (22.2 x 19.1 cm), bow (costume accessory), cross (object), crying, curls, historical subject, jewelry, love, love letter, mourner, mourning, necklace, oval, portrait, reading, sadness, Theodosius and Constantia, poem by Addison, Joseph (1672-1719), writer and politician, veil, weeping, woman

Studium. Zajkowski, Andrzej (1851-1914), graphic artist, Gierymski, Aleksander (1850-1901), draughtsman, cartoonist

Marie Petipa , Ballerinas, Petipa, Marie S., 1836-1882, Alexandre Benois Collection

Card 1, Gynaecia Dirce, from the Butterflies series (N183) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1888 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Butterflies" series (N183), issued in a numbered set of 50 cards in 1888 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. Card 1, Gynaecia Dirce, from the Butterflies series (N183) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Le Paradis et la Péri. Début (3e planche) , Fictitious characters, Angels, Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Paradies und die Peri. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints

Les yeux mirés 1860s Pierre-Louis Pierson French. Les yeux mirés 261526

Frieda Ehrhardt's 1897 color prints 'Studies & Sketches' showcase works from the women's academy of the Munich Artists' Association, illustrating academic study and figure drawing.

Bliżej Kultury Publishing house F. Bruckmann A. G., Böcklin, Arnold (1827 1901)

'Merle', c19th century Artist: Unknown

Chahine, Edgar (n.1874 - D.1947), Bianca (Tabanelli 244) (main title), 1907. Dry tip on woven paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Thomas Frye, 1710-1762, Irish, Lady, 1760. Mezzotint.

Flora Autumnalis, Goddess of Autumn, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans" series (N188), issued in an unnumbered set of 50 cards in 1889 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. Flora Autumnalis, Goddess of Autumn, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Image reproduction: Stanisław Bieńkiewicz (1855-1930), Saint. Cecylia; Z: "Świat" 1894, No. 8, p. 372; Husnik & häusler (Praga; Reprography Department; 1888-1936), Świat (Kraków; magazine; 1888-1895); 1894 (1894-00-00-1894-00-00);

'Josephine', c1805, (1896). Artist: Unknown.

Bliżej Kultury Franz Hanfstaengl Kunstverlagsanstalt (Monachium), Hanfstaengl (Hanfstängl), Franz (1804 1877)

"L'Attente" by Toulmouche. Goupil & Cie. (French, active 1839 - 1860s)

Mlle. Danville, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-8), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the eighth subset, N145-8. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Mlle. Danville, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 648865

Woman wearing hat with black and red feathers, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Woman wearing hat with black and red feathers, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Painting easel, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Painting easel, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Charles Turner, 1774-1857, British, Elizabeth, Marchioness of Stafford, 1810. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper.

Life's Sweet Blush of Youth, Art

Balanzas de Howe.. text. Posters. 1895 - 1917. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Posters, American

Charlotte Wolter in Aria and Messalina, The actress Charlotte Wolter in Aria and Messalina title page of Humoristic Leaves , Karl Klic -, Artist

Design for room decoration with a panel with a standing warrior. Draughtsman: Abraham Meertens. Dating: 1767 - 1823. Measurements: h 392 mm × w 272 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bliżej Kultury K.K.Hof Atelier Adele

Genevieve Dupois, Gymnase - Dramatique. Paul Nadar (French, 1856 - 1939)

Liesstone, bully, Marcolini, Hermann Klee -, Photographs

A Winter's Walk 1880 James Tissot French. A Winter's Walk. James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836-1902 Chenecey-Buillon). 1880. Etching and drypoint on laid paper; second state of three. Prints

White mask, 1912, by Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921), pencil drawing, pastel and wax

Woman wearing head scarf, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Woman wearing head scarf, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Image reproduction: Władysław Czachórski (1850-1911), for him; Z: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany", 1894 (I) 345; Jericke, Richard (Leipzig; Graphic Plant; 1879-1911), Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warsaw; magazine; 1859-1939); 1894 (1894-00-00-1894-00-00);

Photo production of a painting, representing a portrait of Leonora Christina Ulfeldt. .

Syria. Friedrich Bruckmann (German, 1814 - 1898)

Knapsack, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Knapsack, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

German China Head Doll. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Kraków National Museum Józef Grassi Miniature (Princess Anna Karolina Dorota Kurlandzka Née Medem). unknown

Photo production of a painting by a woman with flowers in a cemetery, anonymous, after Alfred Seifert, c. 1870 - c. 1900 cabinet photograph. photomechanical print maker: Germanypublisher: München cardboard. paper collotype Memory; 'Memoria' (Ripa). cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Sweet Anne Page, by W.P. Frith, R.A.. Robert Howlett (British, 1831 - 1858)

GOOD MORNING BY M.E. EDWARDS, ENGRAVING 1873

Portrait of a woman ,. Louis Prang & Company Collection

A Dutch damsel ,. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints

Photo production of the painting 'Flora' by Titian; Firenze - Galleria Uffizi - Ritratto di Donna Detta La Flora; Tiziano Vecellio .. Part of travel album with pictures of sights in Genoa, Florence and Venice.

Portrait of Willem II, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem II. In the foreground a hazewind and in the background an orange tree. In the undermaster his weapon and two lines of German text.

Portrait of a woman ,. Louis Prang & Company Collection

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