Historical Portraits of Artists

Engravings depicting notable historical figures, including dramatic portraits of writers and artists from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Portrait of composer Antonio Vivaldi by James Caldwall, Copper engraving, circa 1725, 1739-1819, Private Collection

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait by Philippe Nericault Destouches, 1680 - 1754, a French comic dramatist and writer

Portrait of composer Antonio Vivaldi by James Caldwall, Copper engraving, circa 1725, 1739-1819, Private Collection

EDME BOUCHARDON French sculptor, with the tools of his trade. Date: 1698 - 1762

Historical print, 1777, portrait of Johann Timotheus Hermes, 1738 - 1821, a German poet, novelist and evangelical theologian, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historic print, copper engraving, 1771, portrait of Salomon Gessner, 1730 - 1788, a Swiss pastoral poet, painter and graphic artist, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Niccolo Piccinni (1728-1800). Italian composer. Engraving.

CHARLES DE LA FOSSE French artist Date: 1636 - 1716

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Christian Freiherr von Wolff or Chrétien Wolf, 1679 - 1754, a German polymath, lawyer and mathematician and a philosopher of the Enlightenment

Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil (1745-1794). French magistrate and politician. Deputy at the Estates General of 1789 (7 May 1789 to 30 September 1791). The Revolutionary Tribunal condemned him to the guillotine. Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876. Author: Hippolyte de la Charlerie (1827-1869). Belgian artist.

Portrait of Jeanne-Marie Roland de La Platiere, Madame Roland, March 17, 1754, November 8, 1793, French Revolution, woodcut, France, Europe

Marguerite-Louis-François Duport-Dutertre (1754-1793). French lawyer. Minister of Justice (1790-1792). After 10 August 1792 he was accused of conspiracy and sentenced to death, being guillotined on 29 November 1793. Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

La Fontaine, Jean de.

Corentin Le Floch (1754-1794). French politician. Deputy of the Estates General and then of the Constituent Assembly between 1789 and 1791 for the seneschalty of Hennebont, representing the rural world. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and called the Old Dessauer, 1676 - 1747, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general and army reformer

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, 1752 - 1827, a German Orientalist and historian

'Sir W. Temple', (1628-1699), 1830. Sir William Temple (1628-1699) English statesman and essayist educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge who as a diplomat, negotiated the marriage of the Prince of Orange and Princess Mary of England and was consulted by Charles II. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

DEFOE, Daniel (1660-1731). English writer. Engraving.

Christoph Willibald Gluck, ab 1756 Ritter von Gluck geb. 2. Juli 1714 in Erasbach, Oberpfalz, gest. 15. November 1787 in Wien, deutscher Komponist. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Opernkomponisten der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts, Historisch, authentisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4903994

Daniel Defoe (born probably in London in early 1660 as Daniel Foe, died 5 May 1731 in London) was an English writer in the early Enlightenment period who became world-famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Historic print, copper engraving, 1757, portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, a German poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Jan van Huysum 1682-1749 Dutch artist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Jean Pierre François Blanchard (1753-1809), French inventor and pilot of balloons. Engraving, 1873.

François Noël Babeuf, Gracchus Babeuf, 23 November 1760, 27 May 1797, was a journalist and a left-wing French revolutionary agitator during the first ...

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Matthias Claudius or Asmus, 1740 - 1815, a German poet and journalist

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux (1740-1817) was a French army commander during the French Revolution. He fought at Minden in the Seven Years' War. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

'B. Audran', (1698-1772), 1830. Benoit Audran II (1698-1772) French artist, son and pupil of Jean Audran. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Jean Paul Marat, 24 May 1743, 13 July 1793, was a French physician, naturalist and author of scientific and political writings, during the French Revo...

Ferdinand VI (1713-1759). King of Spain (1746-1759). Bourbon dynasty. Portrait. Engraving by Masson. Lithographed by Magín Pujadas. Detail. "Historia General de España", by Modesto Lafuente. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1879. Author: Antoine Masson (1636-1700). French artist.

Portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) a Danish/Icelandic sculptor. Dated 19th Century

Alfieri, Vittorio Graf Stecher: Anderloni, Faustinzeichner: Bossi, G.

Johann Peter Uz, 3 October 1720, 12 May 1796, was a German poet, 1720-1796, German poet, Historisch, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Wieland, Christoph Martin.

ABRAHAM HONDIUS (de Hondt) Dutch artist Date: 1638 - 1691

'Kotzebue', (1761-1819), 1830. August von Kotzebue (1761-1819) German dramatist and writer who also worked as a consul in Russia and Germany, murdered in 1819 by Karl Ludwig Sand giving Metternich reason to issue the Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 restricting the liberal press. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Baron Felix von Wimpffen (born 5 November 1744 in Minfeld died 23 February 1814 in Bayeux) from the noble family of Wimpffen was a French revolutionary general, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Alfieri, Vittorio Graf Stecher: Rossatler, Johann AdolfVerlag: Schumann, Gebr.verlagsort: Zwickau

Pierre Bayle, 18 November 1647, 28 December 1706, a French writer and philosopher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century ori...

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Johannes Reuchlin or Johann Reichlin, 1455 - 1522, a German philosopher, humanist and hebraist

Portrait of J. Hovius at age 16, print maker: Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, c. 1786 - c. 1788, paper, h 130 mm - w 97 mm

Gerrit van Honthorst (born 4 November 1592 in Utrecht. born 27 April 1656 in the same place) was a Dutch painter. digitally restored reproduction of an old original. historical. exact date unknown

Jean de La Fontaine, 8 July 1621, 13 April 1695, was a French writer, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Scott, Sir Walter .

Historical print, portrait of Johann Jachim Christoph Bode, 1730-1793, a German translator, actor and musician, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Jacopo Francesco Riccati, 1676 - 1754. Venetian mathematician and jurist, remembered for having studied the equation which bears his name. After an 18th century engraving by Innocente Alessandri.

Carlo Dolci, 25 May 1616, 17 January 1686, an Italian painter of the Baroque period, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting

Georg Joseph VOGLER, 1749-1814, German composer and organist, known as Abb Vogler, engraving.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, poet, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), English playwright and poet. Artist: Unknown

Ebenezer Sibly (d1800) English astrologer and physician. Engraving.

Jacques-Étienne de Montgolfier (1745-1799), French, inventor in 1782 with his brother Joseph-Michel of the Montgolfiere hot air balloon. Engraving, 1873.

John Henderson, 1703 to 1783, English, Scottish actor who played many Shakespearean roles, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Henry Fielding (born 22 April 1707 in Sharpham Park near Glastonbury, Somerset, died 8 October 1754 in Lisbon) was a famous English novelist, satirist, playwright, journalist and lawyer during the Enlightenment. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

Jose Nicolas de Azara (1731-1804), Spanish diplomat and patron of art and literature, 1784. Artist: Unknown

Historical print, 1786, portrait of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 1759 - 1805, a German poet, philosopher and historian, from the Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Jean de La Fontaine, 8 July 1621 -13 April 1695, a French writer / Jean de La Fontaine, 8. Juli 1621 -13. April 1695, ein französischer Schriftsteller, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhunder.

Salomon Gessner, 1 April 1730, 2 March 1788, was a Swiss idyllic poet, painter and graphic artist, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, original date not known

Albrecht von Haller, Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner, Illustrated history of German literature, Leipzig and Berlin 1880, Germany, Europe

William Penn (1644-1718). English writer and religious thinker. Influential Quaker, he founded the Pennsylvania Colony in British America in 1861. Critical of all religious groups except the Quakers, whom he considered the only truly Christian congregation in England at that time. Because of his religious convictions, he was imprisoned several times in the Tower of London. He refused to renounce his faith and publicly declared his membership of the religious congregation of the Religious Society of Friends, the Quakers. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1865.

Madame Alix de Lamartine. Madame Francoise-Alix de Lamartine (1766-1829) is a French writer, mother of the poet Alphonse de Lamartine. Deputy governess of the children of the Duke of Orleans. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Alonso Cano Almansa (1601-1667), pintor, escultor y arquitecto español. Grabado de 1853.

Woodcut, Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, portrait

Matthias Claudius, historical illustration in Deutsche Literaturgeschichte or German literature from 1885

Gesner, Salomon Draftsman: Graff, Anton (1736) Stecher: Müller, Friedrich Theodor

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Ewald Christian von Kleist, 1715 - 1759, a German poet and Prussian officer

Cardinal Giulio Alberoni (1664-1752). Oil on canvas (71 x 56 cm). Madrid, Naval Museum. Author: RAFAEL TEGEO (1798-1856). Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN. ALBERONI GIULIO CARDENAL. CARDENAL GIULIO ALBERONI.

Johann Georg Graevius (born 29 January 1632 in Naumburg. died 11 January 1703 in Utrecht) was a German classical philologist and textual critic. from the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century

Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772-1844). French naturalist. He was chosen in 1798 to take part in the scientific expedition that accompanied Napoleon to Egypt. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (Marbach 1759-Weimar, 1805). German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Colored engraving.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Historical print, portrait of Justus Moeser, 1720 - 1794, a German jurist, statesman, writer and historian, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Self-portrait, by Solimena Francesco known as Abate Ciccio, 1730 - 1731, 18th Century, oil on canvas. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Uffizi Gallery: inv. 1758. Detail. Face of the painter with a white wig. The light from the left side strikes his thin face, his large forehead is crossed by vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows. He wears a dark dress/cloth with a white collar, and underneath it a green coat/mantel (the color is an attribute of Art).

Jean-Marie-Claude-Alexandre Goujon (1766-1795). French politician. Deputy at the National Convention (15 April 1794-17 June 1795). He was sentenced to death after the insurrection of 1 Prairial Year III (20 May 1795), committing suicide before being executed. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

MATTHIAS CLAUDIUS German writer Date: 1740 - 1815

Marmorbüste von Moliere von J.A. Houdon 1781. Marble bust of Moliere by J.A. Houdon 1781. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 23320798

George Frideric Haendel, Georg Friedrich Haendel, 1684 - 1759, portrait, historic illustration, 1880

Joachim Christian Nettelbeck, 20 September 1738 - 29 January 1824, was a well-known German folk hero through his role in the defense of Kolberg in 1807 and his autobiography, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Winckelmann, Johann Joachim (Stendal ,1717-Trieste 1768). German archaeologist and art historian. Colored engraving.

Thomas Parnell, (1679 to 1718), Irish poet and theologian, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Andre-Hercule Cardinal de Fleury Bishop of Frejus 1653- 1743 French cardinal From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Pierre Corneille (born 6 June 1606 in Rouen, died 1 October 1684 in Paris) was a French author, primarily active as a playwright. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.

Prevost dÇExiles, Antoine-Francois, Abbe (1697-1763). French writer. Engraving.

Louis Roubert, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

Johann Elert von Bode. Lithograph.

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 by his pseudonym Pietro Metastasio, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.

Richard Wilson, c.1713-1783. British painter. 19th century print engraved by Charles Paye after Raphael Mings.

GIOVANNI BATTISTA CASTI Italian writer Date: 1721 - 1803

ADAMS, Samuel (Boston, 1722-Boston, 1803). Fue uno de los forjadores de la independencia de los Estados Unidos. Grabado del siglo XIX.

Nicolas Poussin, 1594 to 1665, was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 1...

Willibald Pirkheimer. Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated history of German literature. Leipzig and Berlin 1880, first volume

Moncey, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

Francois-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778) the French writer and philosopher holding a book

Harrison Gray. Dated: c. 1767. Dimensions: overall: 77.5 x 64 cm (30 1/2 x 25 3/16 in.) framed: 78.1 x 90.8 x 10.2 cm (30 3/4 x 35 3/4 x 4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Singleton Copley.

'J. Wesley', (1703-1791), 1830. John Wesley (1703-1791) English cleric, theologian and evangelist educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford, leader of a revival movement of Methodism within the Church of England, concerned with social issues, including prison reform and the abolition of slavery. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Vittorio Alfieri, 1749 - 1803, an Italian poet and dramatist

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy.Artist: Clamp

Robert Gordon of Straloch, Scottish cartographer, (1870).Artist: S Freeman

Johann Jakob Bodmer, 19 July 1698 - 2 January 1783, Swiss author, academic, critic and poet / Johann Jakob Bodmer, 19. Juli 1698 - 2. Januar 1783, Schweizer Philologe, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) on engraving from 1864. Spanish painter, one of the most important Baroque figures. Engraved by Calamatta after a picture by S.Ipsum and published in London by J.S.Virtue.

Giacomo Cesare PREDIERI, d. 1671, Italian composer (detail)

Jacob Matthias Schmutzer (Austrian, 1733 - 1811), A Young Man with Flowing Hair, 1777, red and brown chalk on laid paper

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