Historical Portraits and Figures

This collection features detailed engravings of historical figures, showcasing traditional attire and symbolic elements relating to their narratives.

Tankred, King of Sicily.

Portrait of the poet Jacob van Maerlant, seated on a chair in a turned posture while writing with a quill in a book resting on the backrest, Portrait of Jacob van Maerlant J. van Maerlant , print maker: Leendert Brasser, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: M. van Noort, (mentioned on object), publisher: Frans de Does, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1727 - 1793, paper, etching, engraving, h 232 mm × w 156 mm

Depicts 'Petrus' by Israhel van Meckenem, created as a copper engraving print in the last third of the 15th century, showing figure and composition.

Portrait of Cristofano Gherardi or Cristoforo Gherardi, also known as il Doceno, Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Florence and Tuscany, 1508-1556. Christofaro Gherardi Pittore. Woodcut from Giorgio Vasaris Le vite de piu eccellenti pittori, scultori, et architettori, The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Florence, 1678.

Jovius, Paulus Lover: Sambucus, JohnucusaA: SAMBucus, JohanusStrosprit: Antwercet: Antwercet: Antwerce

Caracalla, Roman Emperor.

Karl III., The simple, King of West Franconia.

Portrait of a stylish man. Draughtsman: Jacopo (I) Palma (il Giovane). Dating: 1581 - 1628. Measurements: h 235 mm × w 173 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Heraclitus .

Vignola, Giacomo da.

Gulzigheid, Hieronymus Wierix, After Philips Galle, 1563 - Before 1612 print Bust of the female personification of gluttony (Gula). In her hand a glass of drinks. The show is caught in a cartouche, surrounded by putti. In the context in the margin a Bible quote from Luc. 21 in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving Gluttony, intemperance, 'gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo aviditè', 'voracitè (Ripa) ~ Personification of one of the seven deadly sins

Lucas the evangelist, seated, holding a book. An ox stands at his right side. Beneath the scene the text 'S. Lvcas. evan,'. This print is part of a series of four representations of the evangelists, each with the name of the evangelist concerned as a caption., Evangelist Luke The four evangelists (title series), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (workshop of), print maker: Zacharias Dolendo, (possibly), Jacob de Gheyn (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: Leiden, print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1593 - 1597 and/or 1630 - 1690, paper, engraving, h 195 mm × w 144 mm

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). "The twelve apostles: Saint Thomas, n ° 7. (Hollstein (Volume 3, page 34); Bartsch 49)". Chisel. 1545. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 123048-23 Chisel, 16th 16th XVI 16th 16th 16 Center

Raginpert, König there.

Lead, Sebastiano del.

Giorgio Vasari / Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. Dello.

Portrait of Albrecht Durer, German painter, printmaker of the Renassiance 1471-1528. Albert Durer Copperplate engraving after a self portrait by Durer from Antoine-Joseph Dezallier dArgenvilles Abrege de la vie des plus fameux peintres, Lives of the most Famous Artists, de Bure lAine, Paris, 1762.

Bust of a Roman soldier. .

Bust of a man with fur hat. Bust of An Old Man, with a Hat Trimmed With Fur.

Homer.

Ariosto, Lodovico Stecher: Barth, Carl (1820) Publisher: Bibliographic Institute <Hildburghausen> Dating: 1857/1861

Timmerman, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1670 - 1724 print A carpenter with a passer in hand and a hand drill on his hat. Amsterdam paper engraving carpenter. tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: drill. compasses

Silva, Agostino .

A copper engraving from around 1470 by the Master of the Prophets and Sibyls depicting Solomon, showing detailed figure and symbolic elements characteristic of 15th-century printmaking.

The head of Johannes the Baptist of Goliath, master of the Amsterdam cabinet, 1483 - 1487 print Chopped head between two pollen grass. Germany paper drypoint John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff

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

Portrait of King Arthur in medallion within rectangular frame with ornaments, Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594 print Portrait of King Arthur with helmet and harness in medallion within rectangular frame with ornaments such as two children blowing on a trumpet and vases with flowers. Netherlands paper engraving Arthur (one of the nine worthies)

'Caricature Head of a Man in a Wig'. Italy, 1746. Dimensions: 9,5x5,2 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PIER LEONE GHEZZI.

Portrait of a cardinal surrounded by Putti, Johann Friedrich Greuter (attributed to), 1599 - 1662 print Italy paper engraving Historical Persons. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Berengar of Friuli, Roman Emperor.

Bust portrait of Giovanni Baptista Marini. He wears a cloak trimmed with fur and is crowned with a laurel wreath. In the border inscription of the frame the name of the person portrayed. In the frame two lines in Latin., Portrait of Giovanni Baptista Marini, print maker: Pieter de Jode (I), (mentioned on object), after: Simon Vouet, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1590 - 1632, paper, engraving, h 189 mm × w 137 mm

. The God Mercury, bust to the right. He has the caduceus in his hand.

Italy, Schiaminossi, Raffaello, Il sacrato collegio apostolico, Christ, Mary and the twelve apostles, S. Iacobus Maior, Saint James the Greater, verso - stamped, Saint James the Greater with his staff over his shoulder. Around his head a circular nimbus. Title in bottom margin., print, prent, prints, height 507 mm, width 375 mm, Italian, 1572 - 1622, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1607, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plaattoon, Work conception, after own design by

Portrait of Bramante Asdrubal

Galle, Philips, Favolius, Hugo, Groeningen, Gerard van, Antwerp, Ten ages of man, Man at the age of forty, verso bottom center - stamped, In an oval frame decorated with ornaments a representation of an adult man in his study. He studies an armillary sphere and holds a compass in his hand. Through a doorway in the background a man can be seen measuring an obelisk. The print has a Latin and French caption., print, prints, width 241 mm, height, 196 mm, South Netherlands, 1515 - 1599, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1575, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, North Netherlands, 1523-08-12 - 1585-08-10, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, 1537 - 1612-03-29, publisher

Gengirus.

Brokoff, Ferdinand Maximilian.

Bust of Democritus, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719 print Bust of the philosopher Democritus in a niche. Print from a series of 41 symptoms. Amsterdam paper etching (story of) Democritus, the philosopher (+ head (and shoulders))

The prophet Zachariah. Engraving by A. Scultori after Michelangelo.

Alfons IV., The Monk, King of León.

Print made by Johann Jacobus Haid, 1704-1767, S. Judas Thaddaeus, undated. Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Discovery of America in Bibliotheque Nationale. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Hugo of Arles and Vienne, King of Italy.

Portrait of the poet John Donne (1572-1631), frontispiece to "Death's duell", Droeshout, Martin (ca. 1601-ca. 1650)

Baccio denture.

Murad III., Sultan of Turkey.

Ostade, Adriaen van Stecher: Houbraken, Jacobusdatierung: 1713/1718

Portrait of Rafaël, Wenceslaus Hollar, After Rafaël, 1649 - 1651 print Portrait of the Italian artist Rafaël. paper etching

The Hague, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies, Cornelius Engelbert. Leidan. Pictor., Portrait of Cornelis Engebrechtsz., verso - stamped, Half-length portrait to the left of Cornelis Engebrechtsz.. Below the portrait his name and four lines in Latin. Print from part 1 of the series 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., print, prints, height 208 mm, width 125 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Mauregatus, King of Asturias.

Apostel Filippus, Jacques Granthomme, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1588 - c. 1622 print paper engraving the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword

Berengar of Tours.

Hadrian, Roman emperor.

Augustus, Julius Caesar.

Dirk and Wouter Crabeth. Draughtsman: Jacob Houbraken. Dating: 1708 - 1780. Measurements: h 155 mm × w 98 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Portrait bust of Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum , print maker: Jan de Bisschop, (mentioned on object), anonymous, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1666 - 1671, paper, etching, h 150 mm × w 107 mm

Polyngotos from Athens.

Galba, Roman Emperor Publisher: Sadeler, Marcus Christophentwerfer: Tizianstecher: Sadeler, Egidius (2) Dating: 1593/1594

Portret van Sigismund Feyerabend.

Wallia, King of the Westgoten.

Cyrus of the elderly, great king of Persia Stecher: David, Jérômeverleger: Langlois, Françoisenter: Padoanus, H.Derlaysort:

Head of a man with a beard, Wenzel von Olmütz, 1481 - 1497 print Head of a somewhat older man with a long, curly beard, a piece of fabric bound over the forehead. Blurry print. Print Maker: Czechoslovakijeprint Maker: Bocholt (Germany) paper engraving anonymous historical person portrayed alone. old man

Amalrich, King of the Westgoten.

Tête de faune 18th century Gilles Demarteau French. Tête de faune. Gilles Demarteau (French, Liège 1722-1776 Paris). 18th century. Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink. Prints

Dürer, Albrecht.

Schongauer, Martin Stecher: Kilian, Philippist: Sandarart, Joachim von (the elderly)

Boleslaw Kraushaar, Boleslaw IV Kedzierzawy, (born 1120 or 1121, died 5 January 1173) was Duke of Mazovia from 1138 and from 1146, as Bolesław IV, Senior Duke of Poland thus also Duke of Kujawy, Silesia, Greater Poland in Gniezno and Kalish, Lesser Poland in Kraków and Sandomir, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, Historical

Jean Charles Doria. Dated: 1620. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 19.6 x 14.3 cm (7 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michel Lasne after Simon Vouet.

Giorgio Vasari / Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. Giovanni Antonio Sogliani.

LIcinius, Carcius Kaiser.

Pietro Leoni. Woodcut by T. Stimmer, 1589.

Matthias I. Corvinus, King of Hungary.

Bust of the man in the hubcap and the pen; Norblin de la Gourdaine, Jean Pierre (1745-1830); 1778 (1778-00-00-1778-00-00);

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Giambattista Marino also known as Giovanni Battista Marino, 1569 - 1625, an Italian poet of the Baroque period

Tile first half 17th century Spanish. Tile 196287

Dionysios I., Tyrann of Syracuse.

Massari, Lucio.

Portrait of Walter Raleigh, Jacob Houbraken, 1737 - 1739 print Portrait of the writer and poet Walter Raleigh. Under the portrait a writing putto with ink pot and writing spring bent over a globe. Behind it the severed head of the portrayed person. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving / pen

Roman Emperor Valerian, 200-264. Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus or Valerian the Elder. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Portrait medallion of Emperor Frederick III., September 21, 1415, August 19, 1493, in the Germanic Museum of Nuremberg, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Philipp, King.

Karl IV., Kaiser .

Portrait of Jacob van Schuppen in his studio. Portrait of the Austrian painter Jacob van Schuppen. He stands with an unpainted cloth with a palette, brushes and a painting stick in the hands. Under his arm a folder with work on paper.

Kresomysl.

Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645) a Spanish royal favourite of Philip IV and minister. Dated 17th Century

Gaddo Gaddi, Italian painter and mosaicist from Florence in the Gothic art style, c.1239-1312. Copperplate engraving by Georg Christoph Eimmart after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Figure and seal of Philip II, Philip Augustus, King of France, 1165-1223, from the Abbaye de la Victoire. Statue et Sceau de Philippe Auguste (Eglise de la Victoire pres de Senlis). Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1829.

Aubusson, Pierre d '.

España. Edad media. Sancho I (935-966), rey de León del 956 al 958 y del 960 al 966.

Euric (c. 440- 484), Son of Theodoric I and the younger brother of Theodoric II. Ruled as king of the Visigoths, with his capital at Toulouse, from 466 until his death in 484. Colored engraving.

Menning with the portrait of Constantine XI and with the names of Eastern Roman emperors, Anonymous, After Nicolas Chevalier, 1712 print Design of a round medal with, in seven concentric circles, the names of Eastern Roman emperors and their government years, starting with emperor Michaël VI and ending with Empress Constantine XI. In the middle of the medal the portrait of Emperor Constantijn XI. Amsterdam paper etching seal (symbol of sovereignty). emperor

Gillis van Breen. Hendrick Goltzius; Dutch, 1558-1617. Date: 1588-1592. Dimensions: 208 x 144 mm (image); 211 x 145 mm (sheet, trimmed within plate mark). Chiaroscuro woodcut in black, ochre, and brown, on cream laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: HENDRICK GOLTZIUS.

San Andrés el Apóstol (siglo I), hermano de Simón Pedro. Grabado popular pintado a la trepa en 1870.

Jupiter with ram's horns, chief Olympian god of the Roman pantheon; god of the sky, husband of Hera/Juno. Zeus in Greek mythology. Iupiter. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoors Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as Favissæ utriusque antiquitatis tam Romanæ quam Græcæ in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716.

Liuva II, King of the Westgoten.

Hugo Capet, King of France.

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