Historical Portraits of Leaders

Portraits of historical leaders in formal attire, showcasing a range of styles from 19th century oil paintings to illustrated prints, all emanating a sense of authority.

John Ross, A Cherokee Chief History Of The Indian Tribes Of North America 1870 Thomas Lorraine McKenney Illustration Newberry Library, Chicago

John Ross, A Cherokee Chief History Of The Indian Tribes Of North America 1870 Thomas Lorraine McKenney Illustration Newberry Library, Chicago

Sir John Fleming, Robert Brough (Invergordon, Scotland, 1872 - 1905) c. 1897

USA: Millard Fillmore (1800 - 1874) was the 13th President of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. Oil on canvas, George Peter Alexander Healy (1818-1894), 1857

Portrait of J C de Brunett, Consul-General of Russia to Amsterdam, Anonymous, c. 1850

England, London, Forest Hill, Horniman Museum, Portrait of Frederick John Horniman by Trevor Haddon dated 1906

Portrait of Alderman Henry Hawkes, 1876 By William Thomas Roden, Oil Painting, Portrait, Male

Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), Weigall, Henry, the Younger (1829-1925)

USA: William McKinley (1843 - 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from 1897 to 1901. Oil on canvas, Harriet Anderson Stubbs Murphy (1852 - 1935), 1902

William McKinley. Date: 1899. oil on canvas. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

The Rt Hon Neville Chamberlain (1889-1940), 1933. Oil painting. Artist: Oswald Birley (d.1952) .

Portrait of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Portrait of Henryk Lubomirski. unknown, painter

ROMERO ROBLEDO , FRANCISCO. POLITICO ESPAÑOL . ANTEQUERA 1838 - 1906. OLEO DE IGNACIO PINAZO. PALACIO DE LA GENERALITAT . VALENCIA. Author: IGNACIO PINAZO CAMARLENCH.

James Lenox (1800-1880). Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894. 1851. Paintings, Portraits. New York Public Library Archives. Lenox, James, 1800-1880

William H. Seward, 24th Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. The 1873 portrait is by an unknown artist after a Mathew Brady photograph (BSLOC_2019_8_107)

Portrait of Earl of Home, James Faed (Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland, 1821 - 1911)

Thomas Couture (1815-1879). "Jules Michelet (1798-1874), French writer and historian". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 34711-4 Sitting, writer, French writer, French, historian, French historian, book, portrait, oil on canvas

Sir Winston Churchill (detail) by Sir William Orpen (1878-1931). oil on canvas 1916

James Walker of Richmondhill, Lord Provost of Aberdeen (1902-1905), Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)

Portrait of Gerhard von BREUNING, 1813-92, German doctor, son of Beethoven's lifelong friend, Stephan von Breuning

Henricus Joannes Mélis, Portrait of Robert Baelde (1819-1892), portrait painting material linen oil painting, Oval portrait of man representing Robert Baelde merchant and assurateur. Husband of Anna Reinoudina Delprat marriage in 1852 Rotterdam Baelde

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Massani, 1873, by Guglielmo Bilancioni (1836-1907), oil on canvas.

Benjamin West, Esq., President of the Royal Academy of London.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State) , History, West, Benjamin, 1738-1820

SARMIENTO, Domingo Faustino (1811-1888). Argentine writer and politician, he was president from 1868 to 1874. Sarmiento depicted as a journalist and writer. Portrait by Alberto Schwartz. Oil on canvas.

'Portrait of F.I. Labensky, Chief of the 2nd Department of the Imperial Hermitage'. Russia, First half of the 19th century. Dimensions: 33,5x20,7 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, first half of the 19th century.

Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), 1877 By William Thomas Roden, Oil Painting, Portrait, Male, Politics

Jean-Baptiste-Prudent Carbillet (1804-1874). "Master Guillonnet Merville". Paris, Balzac house. 24550-1 Confidence French, glasses, master, ministerial officer, portrait

Sir John Duthie, KBE, of Cairnbulg, Robert Brough (Invergordon, Scotland, 1872 - 1905) 1897

Portrait of Mieczyslaw Frenkiel (born 15 July 1858) (died 19 April 1935), Polish actor, painting by Stanislaw Lentz (1861-1920), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, by William Hudson, Jr., 1844, American painting, oil on canvas. In Adam's last decade, he was one of the lawyers who successfully represented the enslaved men who had revolted and seized the Spanish ship Amistad. He also opposed the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War (BSLOC_2019_5_68)

RETRATO DE DON LUIS IBAÑEZ- PRESIDENTE DEL BANCO- 1945. Author: JULIO MOISES FERNANDEZ DE VILLASANTE (1888-1968). Location: BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPAN. MADRID. SPAIN.

Portrait of William Murdoch (1754-1839), 1823. By John Graham-Gilbert. William Murdoch was a Scottish engineer and inventor. He was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham. .

James K. Polk 1845, Healy, George P. A., 1845.

Portrait of Alderman Edward Lawley Parker, 1905. By Sir James Jebusa Shannon

DIAZ COBEÑA, LUIS JURISTA ESPAÑOL OLEO DE JOSE LLASERA COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS. MADRID. Author: JOSE LLASERA (1882-1943).

Edward Everett (born 11 April 1794 in Boston, Massachusetts, died 15 January 1865) was an American politician of the Whig Party. He was Governor of Massachusetts from 1836 to 1840 and Secretary of State of the United States from November 1852 to March 1853, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1878), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Portrait of Samuel Lines (1778-1863), 1863. William Thomas Roden

Portrait of Ivan Turgenev by Ilya Yefimovich Repin, oil on canvas , 1879, 1844-1930, Ukraine, Sevastopol, M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, 89x68

Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, John Douglas Edward Henry .

James Buchanan (1791-1868). American politician. 15th President of the United States (1857-1861). Portrait (1859) by George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894). National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C. United States.

Thomas Jefferson in a full length portrait by Thomas Sully, made when Jefferson was 73 years old. Jefferson sat for Sully at Monticello in March 1821 as the artist made studies for this painting, which was commissioned by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (BSLOC_2019_6_141)

Portrait of Hermann Vezin, 1880-3. Frederick Sandys. Hermann Vezin was an American actor, drama teacher and writer.

Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) by Andrew Morton (18021845) British artist. Dated 1840

John Bulloch, Senr, Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913) 1864

Alessandro MANZONI, 1785-1873 Italian writer

Portrait of Dr. Henryk Struvé; Miller, Karol (1835-1920); before 1902 (1895-00-00-1902-00-00);Partage Plus, modernism (style), portraits, purchase (provenance)

Emile Loubet (1838-1929). President of the French Republic during the Third Republic. Portrait by Albert Lambert (1854-), 1905, after a painting by Fernand Cormon (1845-1924) from the Musee Orsay, Paris. National Art Gallery. Sofia. Bulgaria. Author: Albert Lambert (1854-). French artist.

Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819), 1813 Sir Thomas Lawrence, Oil Painting, Science and Industry, Portrait, Male, Seated

Eli Whitney (1765-1825) B.A. 1792, M.A.1795. Artist: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, American, 1791-1872, B.A. 1810, M.A. 1816, LL.D. 1846

ESTANISLAO URQUIJO USSIA - III MARQUES DE URQUIJO. Author: MANUEL BENEDITO VIVES (1875-1963). Location: FUNDACION SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO. MADRID. SPAIN.

James Blaine, 28th and 31st Secretary of State under Presidents James A. Garfield, Chester Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison. He represented Maine in the House of Representatives from, 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875, and then in the Senate from 1876 to 1881. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for President in 1876 and 1880 before being nominated in 1884, when he lost the election to Grover Cleveland. He is among many prominent American politicians, sought, but never became president (BSLOC_2019_8_110)

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, ab 1865 Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, ab 1871 Fürst von Bismarck, ab 1890 auch Herzog zu Lauenburg, 1. April 1815 - 30. Juli 1898, war ein deutscher Politiker und Staatsmann / Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, from 1865 Count von Bismarck-Schönhausen, from 1871 Prince von Bismarck, from 1890 also Duke of Lauenburg, April 1, 1815 - July 30, 1898, was a German politician and statesman, 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,.

ROMEA YANGUAS, Juliàn (1813-1868). Spanish actor. Juliàn Romea as Sullivan. 1853. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo.

'Portrait of His Highness Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov'. Russia, 1870s. Dimensions: 71x58 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Nikolay Bogatsky.

Portrait of Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Kaulbach, Hermann von (1846-1909)

Stephen Grover Cleveland, US Presidents

John Quincy Adams, US Presidents

2006.1389.. Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819), 1813. Sir Thomas Lawrence

RETRATO DE JOSE VILLALONGA - 1881. Author: BARROETA JUAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

USA: James Buchanan (1791 - 1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. Oil on canvas, George Peter Alexander Healy (1818-1894), 1859

MIGUEL UNAMUNO EN LA SALA DE JUNTAS - 1900/1914. Location: UNIVERSIDAD. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Walter Q. Greshem, U.S. Secretary of State, March 7, 1893 to May 28, 1895

Portrait Of Sir Edward George Jenkinson (1836-1919), 1906. By Sir Hubert von Herkomer

Eli Whitney, in a 1822 portrait by Samuel Finley Breese Morse. Morse had not yet abandoned his career as an artist when he painted the famous inventor (BSLOC_2019_7_76)

William Barnes (22 February 1801 - 7 October 1886) was an English writer, poet, Church of England priest, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.

Angel de Saavedra y Ramirez de Baquedano (1791-1865). 3rd Duke of Rivas. Portrait by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894), 1881-1882. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain.

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, ab 1865 Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen, ab 1871 Fürst von Bismarck, ab 1890 auch Herzog zu Lauenburg, 1. ...

Portrait Of King William The Fourth (1765-1837), 1838 By Sir David Wilkie, Oil Painting, Portrait, Male, Royal

JOAQUIN DUALDE GOMEZ. Location: MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION Y CIENCIA. MADRID. SPANIEN.

GIL Y ZARATE, ANTONIO. ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL. EL ESCORIAL 1793-1861. OLEO DE JOSE SANCHEZ PESCADOR. TEATRO ESPAÑOL. MADRID.

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. Photograph after C. Silvy.

Manuel Cortina Arenzana (1802-1879). Spanish political and military. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879. Colored.

Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford (1825-1914) - Statesman. Date: 1889

ERNEST RENAN French philosopher who specialised in religious subjects

Herbert Hoover. Date: 1921. oil on canvas. Museum: NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. Herbert Clark Hoover.

MARTINEZ BARRIO , DIEGO. POLITICO ESPAÑOL . SEVILLA 1883 - 1962. OLEO DE AGUSTIN SEGURA.

James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 - September 19, 1881) was an American politician and the 20th President of the United States from March 4, 1881 until his death as a result of assassination, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 1937. Artist: Fulop Laszlo

QUINTANA, Manuel José (Madrid,1777-1857). Político y escritor español. Durante el reinado de Fernado VII fue encarcelado por sus ideas liberales, pero a la muerte del monarca, ocupó distintos cargos públicos. Autor de las poesías "Al combate de Trafalgar", "A la paz entre España y Francia" y "Revolución de marzo". Oleo de José Min Tudó. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. Madrid. España.

CAMPOAMOR, RAMON ESCRITOR Y POETA ESPAÑOL. NAVIA 1817-1901 OLEO DE JOAQUIN ESPALTER, AÑO 1874 ATENEO DE MADRID. Author: JOAQUIN ESPALTER I RULL (1809-1880).

Walt Whitman, 1889 American Poet

PORTRAIT OF JOSE MARIA DE ALBAREDA - 1968. Author: TOLEDO GREGORIO. Location: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID-COLECCION DE ARTE. MADRID. SPAIN.

independence leader Miguel Hidalgo of Mexico. Don Miguel Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga (1753 ñ 1811), Mexican Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.

Herbert Hoover (1874-1964). American politician. 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). Portrait (1931) by Douglas Chandor (1897-1953). National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C. United States.

Sir George Henry Makins. Photogravure after a photograph after a painting by James Sinton Sleator.

Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz / 'Antonio Cánovas del Castillo'. 1889. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

ALEJANDRO MON. Author: ANTONIO MARIA ESQUIVEL. Location: MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. MON MENENDEZ ALEJANDRO.

Woodrow Wilson with Statue of Liberty in background. Wilson was the 28th President of the United States and the leader of the Progressive Movement.

Germany, Portrait of Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), German composer, librettist, conductor and essayst, 1882

Portrait of Sir James Smith, 1897. By Sir James Jebusa Shannon

Portrait of prosper merim�e in 1869

Portrait of Sir John Franklin Rn (1770-1847), 1825. By Thomas Phillips

Portrait of Sir James Smith, 1897 By Sir James Jebusa Shannon, Oil Painting, Portrait, Male, Birmingham history

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh. Photogravure after Sir G. Reid.

Richard John Griffith (1784-1878) Anglo-Irish geologist and civil engineer. From The Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison by Archibald Geikie (London, 1875) . Copperplate engraving, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

CONDE GUIDO CHIGI SARACINI (1880-1965) MECENAS Y NOBLE ITALIANO FUNDO LA ACADEMIA MUSICAL CHIGIANA. Author: ANDREA AMBRO (SIGLO XX). Location: ACADEMIA CHIGIANA. SIENA. ITALIA. GHIGI SARACINI GUIDO.

Portrait of Michał Józef Römer (1778-1853), marshal of the Vilnius gentry. Chrucki, Jan (1810-1885), painter

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) by Ramsay (1713-1784) National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh 1766 Oil on canvas 74,9x64,8 Great Britain Rococo Portrait Painting

George Washington Wilson, Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913) 1879

Portrait of Gaston Doumergue (1863-1937) by Baschet, Marcel Andre (1862-1941) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1925 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 122,5x93,5 / Realism

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