Historical Portraits of Kings and Popes

Engravings featuring kings and popes like Dagobert I and Urban VIII, characterized by somber tones, intricate detailing, and regal attire.

Baif, Jean Antoine de.
Baif, Jean Antoine de.
Emilio Campolongo. Line engraving by H. David, 1630.Honorius, weströmischer Kaiser .Piero di Cosimo.Bellacato, Luigi.Portrait of the painter Lucas van Leyden; Portraits of painters; Pictorum Aliquot Celebruius Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies. In the margin a five-line caption in Latin.Apollonios by Tyana.Tiraquau, André.Melanthios.Popiel II., Duke of Poland.Theodosius I., Roman Emperor.Justinus I., oströmischer Kaiser .Portret van Nicolaas Grudius, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop of), 1739 print Portrait of Nicolaas Grudius, Leuven humanist and poet. In profile to the right. The print has a Latin top and caption and is part of a series of famous writers from the Netherlands. Antwerp paper engravingJewelry, Vincenz.LodovicoAriosto. Engraver: UnknownFontana, Domenico.Alfons II., King of Naples.Timon of Athens.Alviano, Bartolomeo.Stephan I., papa .Vladislaw II, Duke of Poland.Flamel, Nicolas .Queborn, Christian van den.Buste of young man, Cornelis van Dalen (I), 1612 - 1665 print Bust of young man with two lines of Latin text in margin.  paper engraving adult manPortrait of Marcus Vitruvius Roman.Demokritos .Cremonini, Giovanni Battista.Cangrande II of the Scala, Herr Von Verona und Vicenza.Portret Van Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, Adolf Van der Laan, 1694 - 1755 print Portrait bust to the right of Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, Italian writer and poet, barefoot. Around a ornamental frame, under the portrait the name of the portrayed followed by a six -line Dutch verse.  paper etching / engravingKarl I.Von Anjou, King of Naples Sicily.Nicolas Flamel. Line engraving.Leo III., oströmischer Kaiser .Coecke van Aelst, Pieter.Portrait of Erasmus van Rotterdam; Desiderius Erasmus.Portret van Anthonio Moro, Simon Frisius, 1610 print Portrait in half to the left from Anthonio Moro. Under the portrait are name and four rules in Latin. Print from part 2 of the 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. The Hague paper etching / engraving portrait, self-portrait of painterFerrucci, Andrea Di Piero.Campolongo, Aemilio.Marcellus I., papa .Cammermeister, Heinrich .Roman King Adolf van Nassau, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king, his head turned to the left. In his hands he has a rich apple and a scepter. The show is part of the Surprise Keizers in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies the man as Adolf van Nassau, Roman-Koning. The print is part of an album.  paper letterpress printing king. emperorKara Mustafa Publisher: Hacque, Johann Baptist Sort: ViennaPortrait of Pieter van Foreest, Anonymous, After Willem Isaacsz. Van Swanenburg, 1614 print Portrait of physician Pieter van Foreest from Alkmaar.  paper engraving / letterpress printingCelsus, Aulus Cornelius Publisher: Pedigate, Godfriends: Busch, Georg Paulverlagsort: BerlinPortrait of Cornelis Engebechtsz., Hendrick Hondius (I), 1610 print  The Hague paper etching / engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painterSeptimius Severus, Roman Emperor.Blocklandt, Anthonie van Montfoort.Konrad II., Roman-German Emperor.Alfons Xi., King of Castile and León.Bellacato, Luigi.Tiraquau, André.Portrait of Joachim Patinir, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1610 print Portrait to the left of Joachim Patinir. Under the portrait are name and two columns with six lines each in Latin. Print from part 1 of the 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. The Hague paper etching / engraving portrait, self-portrait of painter. historical personsPortrait of Leon Battista Alberti. Portrait of Leon Battista Alberti in an oval picture frame. In the undermaster his name, his profession and the year of publication of his book. At the bottom right: 43. Entirely carved, ornamented, rectangular frame.Fernández de Córdoba and Aguilar, Gonzalo.Portrait of Paul Fagius, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1599 print Bust to the right of Paul Fagius. Under the portrait are name and four rules in Latin. Print from (part 1 of) the series portraits of famous reformers. The Hague paper engravingColumbus, Christoph.Portret Van Martin AB AZPILCUETA, Philips Galle, after Enea Vico, 1587 - 1606 print Portrait of Martinus Ab Azpilcueta, Spanish priest and moralist. Profile to the right. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous scholars. Antwerp paper engravingSkrra, Karl.Johann II, King of Castile and León.Arcadius, oströmischer Kaiser .Nero, Roman emperor.Pen, Giovan Francesco.Cino da Pistoja.Garofalo .Vellalano, Giacomo.Portrait of Jheronimus Bosch, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1610 print Portrait of Jheronimus Bosch. Under the portrait are name and nine rules in Latin. Print from part 1 of the 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.  paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painterWallia, King of the Westgoten 1601/1750Xenocrates of Chalkedon.Zuccaro, Federico.Josephus Flavius .. Portrait of Pasja Hussein from Timi Oara. At the top right numbered: 24.Otto, Duke of Niederlothringen.Columbus, Christoph.Portrait of Paulo Caliari or Paolo Veronese, Italian Renaissance painter, 1528-1588. Paul Caliari. Copperplate engraving from Antoine-Joseph Dezallier dArgenvilles Abrege de la vie des plus fameux peintres, Lives of the most Famous Artists, de Bure lAine, Paris, 1762.Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Maurits. In the undermaster his name.Mantegna, Andrea 1601/1700Portrait of Gianfrancesco Penni, Italian painter 1488-1528. Jean-Francois Penni. Copperplate engraving from Antoine-Joseph Dezallier dArgenvilles Abrege de la vie des plus fameux peintres, Lives of the most Famous Artists, de Bure lAine, Paris, 1762.Palamedesz, Palamedes .Portrait of the painter Gerard Seghers.Bátá, Stephan.Portrait of Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini. Portrait bust and profil to the right of Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Florentine historian, with hat. Around an octagonal frame, under the portrait a plaque with the name of the portrayed and a four-line Dutch verse.Herodotus of Halicarnassus, 484 BC - Greek explorer, storyteller and historian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedDORIA, ANDREA. ALMIRANTE ITALIANO. 1466-1560. GRABADO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.Nikias .Pisano, Andrea.Gattamelata, Erasmo de Narni.Portrait of the Paolo SavelloPortret Van Baccio d'Agnolo, Anonymous, 1568 print Portrait of Baccio d'Agnolo in an oval frame. His name, his profession and his death year in the under margin. Bottom right: 113. Entirely cut into a separate, ornamented, rectangular frame.  paper letterpress printingCato, the Elder.