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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.
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.
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Dyck, Anton Van Studis: Pontius, Pawnus -Sendgent: Mysssesns, JoeNone Data debit: 1641/1657Agostino Carracci (born 16 August 1557 in Bologna, died 22 March 1602 in Parma) was an Italian painter and engraver, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.Head of King Louis XV; François Le Moyne, French, 1688 - 1737; about 1729; Black chalk and pastel on faded blue paper; 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)Portrait of John Saxby, attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740-1779, British, undated, Brown wash and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 8 1/4 x 7 inches (21 x 17.8 cm), clerks, gardeners, laborers, men, portraitJohn Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish Jacobite commander, (1907). Artist: UnknownHead of King Louis XV; François Le Moyne (French, 1688 - 1737); about 1729; Black chalk and pastel on faded blue paper; 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5,8 x 8 1,4 in.)Rijn, Rembrandt van, Claussin, Ignace Joseph de, Self-portrait () with plumed cap and lowered sabre, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 128 mm, width 100 mm, French, 1796 - 1844, print maker, printmaker, 1805 - 1844, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08Madame Roland (Marie-Jeanne Roland de la Platière) (1754-1793). French revolutionary. She was sentenced to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.A Woman of Eaoo, by John Webber, John Hall.Lodovico Carracci (born before 21 April 1555, born in Bologna, died 13 November 1619) was an Italian Mannerist painter, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, (born 16 April 1660 in Killyleagh, died 11 January 1753 in Chelsea) was a British physician, naturalist and collector, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionWilliam Broome, 1689 to 1745, English writer and translator, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionSir William Davenant, also William D'Avenant, (born February 1606 in Oxford, died 7 April 1668 in London) was an English writer and theatre director, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionPortrait of Jan Havicksz. Steen Jn. Steen , print maker: Zéphirin Félix Jean Marius Belliard, (mentioned on object), printer: Jean Claude Chabert, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1822 - 1854, paper, h 489 mm × w 336 mmBenjamin West. Portrait of Vasily Tatishchev by Anonymous artist, Oil on canvas, 1730s, Rococo, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum,Self-portrait at sixteen, 1615, by Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), oil on panel.Charles Bromfeild. Mezzotint, 1774.Agostino Carracci, (born 16 August 1557 in Bologna, died 22 March 1602 in Parma) was an Italian painter and engraver, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionJames Hamilton 1st Duke of Hamilton 1606 1649 Scottish nobleman and civil war general from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedEngland, London, Heartford House, The Wallace Collection Museum, Painting titled 'Titus, the Artist's Son' by RembrandtEspaña. Edad media. Enrique I (1204-1217), rey de Castilla del 1214 al 1217.Venice, Senate of Venice, Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista, Pitteri, Giovanni Marco, Marcus Pitteri Venetus in aere incisor, Portrait of printmaker Giovanni Marco Pitteri, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 460 mm, width 356 mm, Italian, 1702-05-24 - 1786-08-04, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1786, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1682-02-13 - 1754-04-29, after, after a painting by, grantor of privilegeSebastien Vaillant (born 26 May 1669 in Vigny, Val-d'Oise, died 26 May 1722 in Paris) was a French botanist, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.Portrait of a man, around 1660. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 35471-7 Man, portraitSelf-portrait. Draughtsman: Aert Schouman. Dating: 1720 - 1792. Measurements: h 169 mm × w 117 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Charles Burney, (born 7 April 1726 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, died 12 April 1814 in Chelsea, was an English music historian, composer and organist, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionSelf-portrait of Wallerant Vaillant with hat.Bartholomeus van der Helst (born around 1613 in Haarlem, died before 16 December 1670 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original.Sir Samuel Garth, 1661 to 1719, English writer and physicist, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, historical, digital reproduction.Portrait of Elizabeth Cromwell, Daughter of Oliver Cromwell 1645-1655 Switzerland. Enamel on gold . Paul PrieurLope de Vega, (born 25 November 1562 in Madrid, died 27 August 1635 in Madrid, full name: Felix Lope de Vega Carpio) was an important Spanish poet of the so-called Golden Age, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionSalvator Rosa, called Salvatoriello, (born 20 June, 21 or 22 July 1615 in Arenella, Naples, died 15 March 1673 in Rome) was an Italian draughtsman, painter, poet and actor, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionPortrait of Bindo Altoviti, print maker: Karl Barth, (mentioned on object), Karl Barth, (mentioned on object), after: Rafaël, (mentioned on object), print maker: München, München, Germany, 1816, paper, etching, engraving, h 343 mm × w 261 mmPortrait of a Man Holding a Watch, c. 1665-70. Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt (Dutch). Oil on wood; 8.9 x 7 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.). Held in the hand or displayed in a private domestic space, miniature portraits were designed for intimate viewing. The sitter holds a watch, often a symbol of mortality and the passage of time. Like his colleague Gerrit Dou, Slingelandt was one of the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters), a group of artists whose paintings were internationally recognized for their extraordinary detail and precise technique.Gerard Audran, born 1640, died 1703, French engraver, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownGiovanni Boccaccio (born 16 June 1313 in Certaldo or Florence, died 21 December 1375 in Certaldo) was an Italian writer, poet and important representative of early Renaissance humanism, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedPier LeoneGhezzi. Artist: Edmé Bouchardon, French, 1698-1762John Bunyan, 1628-1688. English author of The Pilgrims Progress, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not StatedJohann Jakob Keller vom Steinbock (17 December 1635 in Zurich) (1700 in Colmar) was a Swiss goldsmith and ore caster, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the pastBenjamin Constant, actually Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (born 25 October 1767 in Lausanne, died 8 December 1830 in Paris) was a Francophone writer, liberal politician and state theorist of Swiss origin, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedFranz Joseph Haydn, (b. 31 March or 1 April 1732 in Rohrau, Archduchy of Austria, d. May 1809 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer of the Viennese Classical period, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionBaudelaire, after Emil de Roy, 1869. Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914). Etching and drypoint; sheet: 30 x 21.4 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.); platemark: 10.8 x 8.6 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.).Aaron Hill, (born February 1685, died 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellany writer, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.Christiaan Huyghens (1629-1695) Dutch physicist. Pendulum clock: Wave theory of light. Three-quarter length portrait engraving. 18th century'Portrait of a Scholar'. Holland, 1689. Dimensions: 48,5x39,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: CONSTANTIN NETSCHER.James II (1633-1701) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1685-1688, son of Charles I and brother of Charles II, The last Roman Catholic King of England, he fled to France after William of Orange (William III) landed in Torbay, Member of the Stuart dynasty, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedCopy of Rembrandt Self-Portrait, Print made by Thomas Worlidge, 1700-1766, British, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669, Dutch, ca. 1757, Etching on laid paper, Plate: 6 1/4 x 5 1/4in. (15.9 x 13.3cm) and Sheet: 8 7/8 x 7in. (22.5 x 17.8cm), portraitGeorge Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle Earl of Torrington Baron Monck of Potheridge Beauchamp and Teyes 1608 to 1670 English soldier and politician, George Monck 1st Duke of Albemarle Earl of Torrington Baron Monck of Potheridge Beauchamp and Teyes 1608 to 1670 English soldier and politician Engraved by Bocquet from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century master. century, Record date not statedHenry Booth 1st Earl of Warrington Lord Delamer 1651-1694 English politician, Henry Booth 1st Earl of Warrington Lord Delamer 1651-1694 English politician From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedBust of the Major; Unknown Flemish painter; XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);Zieliński, Tomasz (1802-1858), Zieliński, Tomasz (1802-1858)-collections, Flemish painting, busts, portraits, men's portraits, purchase (provenance)Portrait of a man, to the right, Wallerant Vaillant, 1658 - 1677 print paperMatthijs Balen Jansz (1611-91), poet and chronicler of Dordrecht. Painter: Jan Maurits Quinkhard. Print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe (copy after). Dating: 1732 - 1771. Measurements: h 11 cm × w 9.5 cm; h 41.2 cm × w 47.4 cm × d 1.6 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Portrait of a man, J. Attama, 1655 painting Portrait of a man, halfway. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons not known by nameSelf Portrait, Andrew Geddes (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1783 - 1844)Aaron Hill, (b. February 1685, d. 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellany writer, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionLondon, Henry Graves & Co., Paris, Gache, Henry, France, Chardon ainé & Aze., Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban, Blanchard, Auguste Jean Baptiste Marie, II, Auguste Thomas Marie, recto - embossed, print, prints, Portrait of Bartolomé Murillo, Veraffigies Bartholomaei Stephani â Morillo Maximi, verso - stamped, height 391 mm, width 298 mm, 1819 - 1898-05-23, print maker, 1802 - 1898, paper, chine collé, steel engraving, French, 1792 - 1849, papier, Work conception, after own design by, Spanish, 1618-01-01 - 1682-04-03, after, after painting by, printer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, BritishSelf-portrait of Rembrandt, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1669.Charles Albrecht of Bavaria (born 6 August 1697, died 20 January 1745) from the House of Wittelsbach was Elector and Duke of Bavaria as Charles I from 1726 to 1745. After the death of Emperor Charles VI in 1740, from 1742 to 1745 as Charles VII Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire / Charles Albrecht of Bavaria (born August 6, 1697, died January 20, 1745) of the House of Wittelsbach was Elector and Duke of Bavaria as Charles I from 1726 to 1745. After the death of Emperor Charles VI in 1740, from 1742 to 1745 as Charles VII Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently colouredVoltair, François-Marie Arouet, 21. November 1694 - 30. Mai 1778, war ein französischer Philosoph und Schriftsteller / Voltair, François-Marie Arouet, November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778, was a French philosopher and writer, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.Sir William Davenant, also William D'Avenant, (born February 1606 in Oxford, died April 7, 1668 in London) was an English writer and theater director, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), publicist and politician. 35403-4 French politician, publicist, portrait, French revolution, revolutionaryAnthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist. He became the leading court painter in England and is renowned for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family. Among his other works are Portrait of the Artist's Wife and The Artist (a self-portrait). This painting, titled The Duke of Richmond, is one of many owned by the Louvre that was done by Van Dyck. The yellow pear the duke holds in his hand repeats the color of his hair and breaks the monotony of his white shirt.Marshal Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / ca 1664 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 67x52 / BaroqueMatthias Claudius, also known as Asmus, 1740 - 1815, a German poet and journalist, historical wood engraving, about 1888Willem II, 1626-50, Prins van Oranje, attributed to Alexander Cooper, 1640 - 1642, Portrait miniatureHistorical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Adelbert von Chamisso, 1781 - 1838, a German naturalist and poetGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, 1770-1831, German philosopher. Lithograph from the 19th century by Em. Baerentzen & Co. From the book Figaro. Journal for Literature, Art and Music by Georg Garstensen. Published in 1841, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not statedThomas Hearne or Hearn 1678 to 1735, English antiquary. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedDr Joseph Warren 1741 to 1775, American physician, soldier and statesman during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedLeibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Philosopher, Leipzig 1.7.1646 - Hannover 14.11.1716. Copy, unknown artist, 1711, after the painting of 1703, by Andreas Scheits (around 1655-1735). Oil on canvas. Hanover, Historical Museum. Museum: HISTORISCHES MUSEUM, Hannover, GERMANY. GOTTFRIED WILHELM VON LEIBNIZ.Portrait of Anna Maria van SCHURMAN, born Keulen November 5, 1607, writer and poet in Utrecht, died Wiewerd 5 May 1678. Borst statue from the front.Marguerite de Navarre, 1492 1549, Queen of Navarre Marguerite de Navarre, 1492 1549, Queen of Navarre Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665019Charles II, the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain (1665-1700). Last member of the Spanish branch of the Habsburg. Portrait. Engraving by Masson. Lithography by Magín Pujadas. Detail. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume III. Published in Barcelona, 1879.Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Dutch mathematician and scientist. He is known particularly as an astronomer, physicist, probabilist and horologist. Portrait. Engraving.Portrait of a Fair-Haired Man, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1651.Odo, Eudes or Odon, c. 859-898, King of Western FranciaHead from the portrait of 'A Man with a Hawk', 1643, (1901). Artist: UnknownEdward Somerset 2. Marquess of Worcester alias Lord Herbert of Raglan und Earl of Glamorgan 1601-1667 / Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess of Worcester aka Lord Herbert of Raglan and Earl of Glamorgan c1601-1667 Engraved by Bocquet from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,PARACELSUS, Philippus Aureolus (1493-1541). Swiss Renaissance philosopher, theologian and physician. Painting.The Captain Coram, vintage engraving. The Captain Coram, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673491Self-portrait by Sir Anthonis van Dyck, Oil on canvas, 1622-1625, 1599-1641, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 116,5x93,5Jean-Jacques Keller, 1635 -1700. Swiss gunfounder who along with his brother Jean-Balthazar was in the service of France. After a print by Gerard Edelinck.King Frederick William I of Prussia Self-Portrait in Oil (1737)Portrait of Andries de Graeff Artus Quellinus I (1609-1668) Amsterdam, 1661, made of carrara marble. The mayors of Amsterdam were inspired by the ancient Roman Republic. This is powerfully expressed in this imposing portrait bust of Andries de Graeff. With his cloak wrapped to resemble a Classic toga, the mayor had himself immortalized in marble in the guise of a Roman consult, as is suggested by the letters COS (Portrait of Angela Mignanelli, by Marco Benefial (1684-1764), oil on canvas, 74x61 cm.'Portrait of Vandyck', 1635. Artist: Anthony van Dyck.Lorenzo de Medici alias Lorenzo the Magnificent 1449-1492 Italian Lorenzo Il Magnifico Florentine statesman, ruler and patron of art and literature from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedFrance, Paris, Portrait of Musician Charles Mouton (1626-1710) with a Lute, 1690, oil on canvasGiovanni Andrea Muti ca. 1725 Bernardino Cametti A similar portrait by Cametti in the Muti Chapel at San Marcello al Corso in Rome provides the basis for the identification, dating, and attribution of this bust.. Giovanni Andrea Muti 205109Italy, Venice, Self Portrait of Rosalba CarrieraRijn, Rembrandt van, Self-portrait in cloak with flat collar: bust, verso lower center - stamped, print, prints, RHL 1631, upper left, height 64 mm, width 54 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1631, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, burin, Work conception, after own design byFigure of young man with black hat, by Luigi Sampietri (1802-1853), oil on canvas, 52x46 cm.Historical pressure, 1792, portrait of Johann Christian Friedrich Hoelderlin, 1770 - 1843, a German poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). German composer and pianist, organist and conductor. Romantic Period. Portrait. Watercolor.Portrait of Gerard van Opstal (1604-1668) by Franchoys, Lucas, the Younger (1616-1681) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / c. 1660 / Flanders / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 69,7x58,8 / BaroqueBLAISE PASCAL - 1623-1662 - PHILOSOPHER, MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICIST. (ANONYMOUS, FRENCH 17th CENTURY). Author: French Master Anonymous. Location: MUSEO PALACIO. Versailles. France.Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1818, Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault, French, 1791 - 1824, 17 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (45.09 x 36.83 cm) (sight)26 1/4 x 23 in. (66.68 x 58.42 cm) (framed), Oil on canvas, France, 19th centuryEDWARD YOUNG Writer. Date: 1683 - 1765Coypel, Noël .