Historical Portraits of Artists

Diverse portraits of 18th-century artists and historical figures, showcasing detailed depictions in various artistic styles including paintings and engravings.

Sir Jean Chardin (born 26 November 1643 in Paris, died 26 January 1713) was a French explorer who traveled particularly in the Near East, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Self-portrait of Jacob de Wit, Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754, Self-portrait of the draughtsman and engraver Jacob de Wit., draughtsman: Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754, paper, brush, h 110 mm × w 89 mm

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, Poet, Secretary to Prince Frederick Henry and Prince William II and First Councilor and Exchequer to William III, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1732 - 1771 painting Portrait of Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687). Poet, secretary of Prince Frederik Hendrik and Prince Willem II and first council and mathematist of Prince William III. Bust in oval, regarded. Part of a collection of portraits of Dutch poets. copper (metal). oil paint (paint) portrait of a writer. writer, poet, author

Carl von Linne, Carolus Linnaeus, in front of his elevation to the nobility in 1756 Carl Nilsson Linnæus, (born 23 May 1707 in Råshult, died 10 January 1778 in Uppsala) was a Swedish natural scientist who laid the foundations of modern botanical and zoological taxonomy with his binary nomenclature, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, Poet, Secretary to Prince Frederick Henry and Prince William II and First Councilor and Exchequer to William III, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1732 - 1771

Alain-Rene Lesage (1668-1747). French novelist and playwright. Best known for picaresque novel Gil Blas. Engraving. Universal History, 1885. Colored.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (born 30 October 1751 in Dublin, died 7 July 1816 in London) was an Irish playwright and politician, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

John Sybrecht, Print made by Thomas Chambars, ca. 1724-1789, British, after Nicholas Largilliere, 1656-1746, French, undated, Etching on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper, Sheet: 11 13/16 x 9 1/8 inches (30 x 23.1 cm), Plate: 6 9/16 x 5 1/8 inches (16.7 x 13 cm), and Image: 5 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches (14.7 x 12.4 cm), coat, collar, curls, fur cap, gaze, man, paint brushes, painter, palette, portrait, posing

Portrait of man Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762), French sculptor. Portrait of man. Charching chalk on brown cardboard paper. 1721.

Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 4th Earl of Cork KG PC, (born 25 April 1694, died 3 December 1753 in Chiswick) was a British nobleman and architect and garden designer, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Sir Jean Chardin (born 26 November 1643 in Paris, died 26 January 1713) was a French explorer who traveled particularly in the Near East, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Tobias George Smollett (born 19 March 1721 in Dalquhurn, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, died 17 September 1771 in Livorno, Italy) was a Scottish physician and writer, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Francesco Torti. Lithograph by L. Rossi.

Artist: Carlo Lasinio, Italian, 1759-1838, After: Charles Le Brun, French, 1619-1690, Charles Lebrun, from Ritratti di pittori (Portraits ofPainters), ca.1789, Color mezzotint with touches of hand-coloring, platemark: 16.2 × 12.9 cm (6 3/8 × 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 22.4 × 19.5 cm (8 13/16 × 7 11/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 18thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Sir Richard Steele (born March 1672 in Dublin, died September 1, 1729 in Carmarthen) was an Irish novelist and comedian. He was editor of the London Gazette. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

Self -portrait of Norbert van Bloemen, Norbert van Bloemen, 1690 - 1730 drawing paper. chalk portrait, self-portrait of artist. portrait, self-portrait of draughtsman. historical persons

Self -portrait of Ludolf Bakhuysen, Jacob Gole (attributed to), after Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1670 - 1724 print The sea painter Ludolf Bakhuysen at the age of 71. Under the portrait the name and age of the painter. In the margin a four -line verse in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painter

Portrait of a man. Portrait of a man. Bust, left, considered the viewer. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.

Portrait of a man, in Ovaal, Godfried Schalcken, 1653 - 1706 drawing prepared paper. chalk male sex; man. anonymous historical person portrayed alone

Portrait of Ludolf Bakhuysen, Jacob Houbraken, 1708 - 1780 drawing Portrait of Ludolf Bakhuysen. Design for a print. paper. chalk portrait, self-portrait of artist. portrait, self-portrait of painter. historical persons

John Milton, (born 9 December 1608 in London, died 8 November 1674 in Bunhill near London) was an English poet, political thinker and civil servant, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Brook Taylor, (born 18 August 1685 in Edmonton, Middlesex, died 29 December 1731 in Somerset House, London) was a British mathematician and member of the Royal Society, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Sir Richard Steele, (born March 1672 in Dublin, died 1 September 1729 in Carmarthen) was an Irish writer and comedian. He was editor of the London Gazette, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Edmund Waller, (born 3 March 1606 in Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, died 21 October 1687 in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire) was an English poet, politician and parliamentarian, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Brook Taylor (born 18 August 1685 in Edmonton, Middlesex, died 29 December 1731 in Somerset House, London) was a British mathematician and member of the Royal Society. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

Portrait of Thedoor Netscher (1661-1728), the painter's oldest son, Caspar Netscher, 1671 - 1684

Daniel Defoe, 1660, 1731, English novelist and journalist, Illustration from Old England's Worthies, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Sir Godfrey Kneller 1646, 1723 German-born artist who worked in England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Self portrait of Nicolaas Walraven van Haeften., print maker: Nicolaes van Haeften, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gilles de Démortain, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1683 - 1715, paper, engraving, h 144 mm × w 97 mm

Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi, (born 3 January 1698 in Rome, died 12 April 1782 in Vienna) was an Italian poet and librettist, better known under his pseudonym Pietro Metastasio, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Jakob Bernoulli, called Jakob Bernoulli, (born 27 December 1654jul. / 6 January 1655greg. in Basel, died 16 August 1705 ibid.), was a Swiss mathematician and physicist, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Carlo Maratta. Dated: 1789. Medium: color mezzotint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carlo Lasinio, after Carlo Maratta.

George Farquhar (born c. 1677 in Derry, died 29 April 1707 in London) was an Irish playwright, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Self-portrait of Jacob de Wit, Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754, draughtsman: Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754, paper, brush, h 141 mm × w 116 mm

Petrus Camper. Stipple engraving by B. Roger, 1803.

James Macpherson (born 27 October 1736 in Ruthven, Inverness-shire, died 17 February 1796 in Balavil House, Inverness-shire) was a Scottish writer and politician, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Johannes Freinsheim (born November 16, 1608 in Ulm, died August 31, 1660 in Heidelberg) was a historian and philologist of the Baroque period., Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Portrait of Jan van Pee, Anonymous, c. 1630 - c. 1760 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen / brush portrait, self-portrait of artist. historical persons

Cassana, Niccolò.

Head of a man with a kalot on, Moses ter Borch, 1660 - 1669, draughtsman: Moses ter Borch, Zwolle, 1660 - 1669, paper, h 287 mm × w 224 mm

ROBERT BLAKE (1599-1657) ALMIRANTE INGLES - SIGLO XVII - OLEO/LIENZO. Author: ESCUELA BRITANICA. Location: NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM. GREENWICH. ENGLAND.

Portrait of Thedoor Netscher (1661-1728), the Artist's Oldest Son, Caspar Netscher, 1671 - 1684 painting Portrait of Theodoor Netscher, the eldest son of the painter. Bust, the head to the left, with a large bow around the neck. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artist. portrait, self-portrait of painter

Jean de La Fontaine (born July 8, 1621, died April 13, 1695) was a French writer. He is considered one of the greatest classics by the French. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

John Parkhurst, (born was an English academic, clergyman and biblical lexicographer, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Portrait of Jacob Lescailje, Book dealer and Poet in Amsterdam, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1732 - 1771 painting Portrait of Jacob Lescaille (1611-79). Bookseller and poet in Amsterdam. Bust in Ovaal, to the right. Made after an unknown example. Part of a collection of portraits of Dutch poets. copper (metal). oil paint (paint) portrait of a writer. writer, poet, author. publishing, publisher

Joseph Addison (born 1 May 1672 in Milston, Wiltshire, died 17 June 1719 in Kensington) was an English poet, politician and journalist in the early days of the Enlightenment. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

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

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Sir John Denham FRS, (born 1615 in Dublin, died 10 March 1669 in London) was an Irish writer, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Peter Corneille, 1606-1684, French playwright, 1899, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Self-portrait of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (born 15 July 1606 in Leiden, died 4 October 1669 in Amsterdam), known by his first name Rembrandt, one of the most important and best-known Dutch artists of the Baroque period, Illustration, Reproduction from a 19th century original. Authentic, File restored for optimal use, Exact date of original unknown, Historic, Male portrait in oval frame with self-confident expression

Portrait of Jacob Lescailje, Bookdealer and Poet in Amsterdam. Dating: 1732 - 1771. Measurements: h 11 cm × w 9.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Maurits Quinkhard.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (born 30 October 1751 in Dublin, died 7 July 1816 in London) was an Irish playwright and politician, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Franchoys, Lucas, Antwerp, Waumans, Coenraet, Portrait of the painter Lucas Franchoys (II), verso lower left - stamped, Portrait of the painter Lucas Franchoys (II). In the margin the name of the sitter and a caption with biographical data in French., print, prints, height 203 mm, width 139 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1619-06-19 - 1652, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Claude Lorrain, also known as Claude Gelee or Claude Le Lorrain, Italian Claudio di Lorena, or, especially in older literature, simply as Claude, (born 1600 in Chamagne, Lorraine, died 23 November 1682 in Rome) was a French Baroque painter and engraver, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Francois VI de La Rochefoucauld (born 15 September 1613 in Paris, died 17 March 1680 in Paris) was a French nobleman and military man who was at times politically active, but who went down in history primarily as a man of letters. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

The Dutch Microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek 1734-1802 Gaetano Gandolfi Italian. The Dutch Microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek 338827

Nathaniel Lee, (born around 1653, died 6 May 1692 in London) was an English playwright, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Samuel Johnson, unknown artist, after James Barry, 1741-1806, Irish, undated, Graphite, watercolor, and colored pencils on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 3/16 × 3 13/16 inches (13.2 × 9.7 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 5 7/8 × 4 1/2 inches (14.9 × 11.4 cm), and Mount: 17 3/8 × 11 15/16 inches (44.1 × 30.3 cm), man, portrait

Gilles Menage, Menagius, (born 15 August 1613 in Angers, died 23 July 1692 in Paris) was a French literary figure and philologist, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Portrait of an unknown man. Draughtsman: Jacob Appel (I). Dating: 1690 - 1751. Measurements: h 410 mm × w 310 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Charles Rollin, (born 30 January 1661 in Paris, died 14 September 1741 in Paris) was a French historian and pedagogue, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

William Congreve, (born 24 January 1670 in Bardsey near Leeds, died 19 January 1729 in London) was an English playwright and poet, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Henry Aldrich (born 1647 in Westminster, died 14 December 1710 in London) was an Anglican clergyman, philosopher, architect, and musician., Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

John Parkhurst, (born was an English academic, clergyman and biblical lexicographer, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Portrait of a man. Portrait of a man. Bust, to the right, looked at. In the past considered a portrait of the philosopher Baruch de Spinoza (1632-77). To a miniature portrait by an unknown Dutch master approx. 1670 in the Royal House Archive (Cat. No. 462). Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.

Portrait of an unknown young woman. Draughtsman: Leendert van der Cooghen. Dating: 1654. Measurements: h 201 mm × w 157 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Italy, Treviso, Portrait of Jean-Antoine Watteau

Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (1656-1742), portrait attributed to Isaac Whood, oil on canvas, c.1720.

Mignard, Pierre (1612-1695). Molire. 1671. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).

Portrait van Franz Egon Graaf Fürstenberg, Bernard Vaillant, 1665 - 1682 drawing paper. historical persons

George Frideric Handel, (born 23 February / 5 March 1685greg. in Halle, died 14 April 1759 in London) was a Baroque composer who worked in Germany, Italy and especially in England, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, (born 21 June / 1 July 1646greg. in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, died 14 November 1716 in Hanover, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg) was a German philosopher, mathematician, jurist, historian and political advisor of the early Enlightenment, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Jean de La Fontaine, (born 8 July 1621, died 13 April 1695) was a French writer. He is considered by the French to be one of their greatest classics, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (born 30 October 1751 in Dublin, died 7 July 1816 in London) was an Irish playwright and politician, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Portrait of a Man; Joseph Vivien (French, 1657 - 1734); France; about 1725; Pastel on blue paper; 91.4 × 66 cm (36 × 26 in.)

Molière. Date/Period: Ca. 1658. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 550 mm (21.65 in); Width: 485 mm (19.09 in). Author: Pierre Mignard.

Louis XIV Louis Dieudonne 1638-1715 King of France and Navarre from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated

Portrait of the author Moliere (1622-1673) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-1695) / Musee Conde, Chantilly / ca 1658 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 55x48,5

Raphael (1483-1520). Italian Renaissance artist. Portrait. Engraving by Marcelo Paris. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Portrait of Jan Hendrik van Heemskerck, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Lord of Achttienhoven, Den Bosch and Eyndschoten, Captain of the Citizenry or Amsterdam (Johan Hendrik Graaf van Heemskerk), Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1710 - 1730 painting Portrait of Jan Henry van Heemskerck (1689-1730), count of the Holy Roman Empire, Lord of eighteenhoven, Den Bosch and Eyndschoten. Captain Der Burgerij in Amsterdam. Halved, with lifted and gesting left hand. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Portrait of Marshal von der Schulenburg. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta; Italian, 1682-1754. Date: 1731-1735. Dimensions: 506 x 385 mm. Black chalk and charcoal with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on wood pulp board. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.

James Harris, (born 20 July 1709 in Close near Salisbury, died 22 December 1780) was an English scholar and politician, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Johan van Bochoven (1624-93), Public Prosecutor and Councils at the Court of Flanders. Portrait of Johan van Bochoven, lawyer tax, counselor in the court of Flanders. Knee piece, leaning with the right arm on a pedestal, the left hand in the side. On the right in the background a face to the garden with a statue in a niche. Pendant from SK-A-1655.

Self portrait with plumed cap and lowered sabre , Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669

Portrait of Joost van den Vondel, print maker: Vivien, (mentioned on object), Jan Lievens, publisher: Charles Paul Landon, print maker: France, publisher: Paris, 1805 - 1811, paper, etching, h 117 mm - w 72 mm

Artist: Alessandro Longhi, Italian, 1733-1813, Portrait of a YoungGentleman, ca.1760-80, Black chalk heightened with white, Sheet: 27.5 × 22 cm (10 13/16 × 8 11/16in.), Made in Italy, Italian, 18thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Portrait of Pieter Verhoek, Poet and Marble Painter in Amsterdam. Portrait of Pieter Verhoek (1633-1702). Poet and marble painter in Amsterdam. Bust in oval, right, a roll of paper in the right hand. Manufactured to an anonymous print. Part of a collection portraits from Dutch poets.

Edmond Halley, (born 29 October Jul. / 8 November 1656greg. in Haggerston near London, died 14 January Jul. / 25 January 1742greg. in Greenwich) was an English astronomer, mathematician, cartographer, geophysicist and meteorologist, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction

Portrait of a Man. Dating: 1660 - 1681. Measurements: h 11.5 cm × w 9.5 cm; h 22.3 cm × w 20.5 cm × d 3.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem van Mieris (attributed to). Frans van Mieris (I) (rejected attribution).

Portrait of Count Theodor Alethaeus Heinrich Strattmann, envoy to Nijmegen, Bernard Vaillant, 1633 - 1693, draughtsman: Bernard Vaillant, draughtsman: Wallerant Vaillant, 1633 - 1693, paper, h 421 mm × w 330 mm

Ludolf Backhuysen or Bakhuizen 1630, 1708 Dutch artist, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of a man. Portrait of an unknown man, the head and face.

Redi, Francesco.

Portrait of author Moliere by Charles Le Brun, oil on canvas , 1660s, 1619-1690, Russia, Moscow , State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 67x57

Portrait of George van der Myn, Painter. Portrait of the painter George van der Mijn. Bust in oval, considered.

Jean de LA FONTAINE, 1621-95 French poet, 17th century French (Reims)

Ferdinand II (German emperor), Matham, Jacob, Rafaël, Haarlem, Portrait of Raphael, verso - stamped, Portrait of the painter Raphael on 33 years old., print, prints, height 256 mm, width 198 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1630, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1483-04-07 - 1520-04-07, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, German, 1578-07-09 - 1637-02-15, granter of privilege

Portrait of the draughtsman and engraver Jacob de Wit, bust in oval with lots of side work, Portrait of Jacob de Wit, bust in oval, draughtsman: Jacob Houbraken, intermediary draughtsman: Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1708 - 1780, paper, brush, h 146 mm × w 94 mm

Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743). "Man portrait". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 35143-19 Man, wig, portrait, oil on canvas

Thomas Sydenham 1624-1689, English doctor, born in Wynford Eagle, Dorset. In his doctor's office, he differentiated scarlet fever of measles and made the use of Jesuit bark chinese bark for the treatment of fever.

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