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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
Portrait of composer Antonio Vivaldi by James Caldwall, Copper engraving, circa 1725, 1739-1819, Private Collection
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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, 12 January 1797, 24 May 1848, was a German writer and composer, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknownCharles Albrecht of Bavaria (born 6 August 1697) (died 20 January 1745) of the House of Wittelsbach was Elector and Duke of Bavaria as Charles I from ...Historical print, portrait of Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, 1768 - 1834, a Protestant theologian, philosopher, writer, and educator, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont, 1768 - 1793, a French noblewoman who gained notoriety through her murder of Jean-Paul Marat, French Revolution, historic engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable women, published by Otto Spamer, 1877Self-portrait. Draughtsman: Adriaan de Lelie. Dating: 1765 - 1820. Measurements: h 117 mm × w 96 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.GUSTAVUS HESSELIUS Swedish-American artist and organ builder. Date: 1682 - 1755Luca Giordano 1634-1705 Italian artist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedKonstantinov, Fyodor Denisovich (1910-1997) Private Collection 1953 Woodcut Modern Russia Hendrik van Balen the Elder (around 1575 in Antwerp, until 17 July 1632 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter and glass painter. Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original.Nicolas Poussin (born 15 June 1594 in Les Andelys, Normandy, died 19 November 1665 in Rome) was a French painter of the neoclassical Baroque period, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction.John Owen 1616 to 1683, English non-conformist church leader and theologian. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedSir William Jones, 1746 - 1794, English philologist and student of ancient India, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,'Der Alte Fritz 1712-1786. - Gemälde on Graff', 1934. Artist: Unknown.Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, 1719 - 1803, a German poet of the Enlightenment, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887Historic steel engraving from the 19th century, portrait of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606 - 1669, a Dutch painter of the BaroqueGiovanni PAISIELLO 1740-1816 Italian composer of opera (detail)Friedrich II. alias Friedrich der Große 1712-1786. 3. König von Preußen 1740-86. Aus dem Buch Gallery of Portraits,1833., Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated.John Wolcot Peter Pindar. Stipple engraving.John Langdon Sullivan Edward Greene Malbone American 1797 The engineer John Langdon Sullivan (1777-1865) patented the steam towboat. His father was James Sullivan, governor of Massachusetts from 1807 to 1808. View more. John Langdon Sullivan. Edward Greene Malbone (1777-1807). American. 1797. Watercolor on ivoryThe good priest of Tours, Simon Nicolas (1741-1822) and the doctor Jean Origet (1749-1828) France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837Jean Baptiste Kleber 1753-1800, French soldier, stepped back into the French Revolutionary Army. Murdered by an Egyptian fanatic. Lithography, approx. 1830., historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date not statedENOCH ZEEMAN Dutch artist Date: - 1744Kleidung, Mode, Kopfbedeckungen des 15. Jahrhunderts in Burgund, Jugendlicher aus Brügge mit frei fallendem halblangem Haar, digitale Reproduktion ein...Richard Deane, English general at sea, c1653, (19th century). Artist: UnknownJan van Goyen 1596-1656 Dutch artist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedJohann Sebastian Bach, 1685 - 1750, German composer, digitally edited