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Historical Portraits of Leaders

Engravings and portraits of notable historical figures, showcasing formal attire and classic styles from the 18th and 19th centuries, often with intricate detailing.

Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU, 1712-78 French writer and philosopher (MV2988)

James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish diarist, man of letters and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), engraving after the portrait by Joshua Reynolds from A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Thomas Thomson (1870), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Pierre-Jean de Béranger, 1780 - 1857, French poet and songwriter

Pierre-Jean de Béranger, 1780 - 1857, French poet and songwriter

John Wakefield Francis. Engraving by W. G. Jackman, 1877, after J. Gollmann.

Prokop Divioe, Procopius Divisch or Prokop Diwisch, 1698-1765, a Czech Premonstratensian, canon, scholar and inventor of a lightning rod, historical engraving, c. 1869, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured, exact date unknown

Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660363

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 22 January 1729, 15 February 1781, writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, woodcut, Germany, Europe

UK, London, Portrait of Johann Peter Salomon

Portrait of Philippe Claude Andre de Thubieres, Count of Caylus, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original .

William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born English astronomer. Portrait by Artaud.

Plaque Portrait of Benjamin Franklin 1800-1883 Louis Benjamin Huber Defeuille. Plaque Portrait of Benjamin Franklin 466

Joseph Addison, 1672-1719. English essayist, poet and statesman, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Portrait of Theodoor van Snakenburg (1695-1750). Leiden Jurist and Poet. Dating: 1743. Measurements: h 11 cm × w 9.4 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Hieronymus van der Mij (mentioned on object).

Portrait of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794), Anonymous

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838). French bishop, politician,diplomat. Nuestro Siglo, 1883. Spanish edition.

Edmund Burke 1729 to 1797 Anglo-Irish statesman, parliamentary orator and political thinker, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

George III. Prints. 1789 - 1880. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Portrait of Danton.

Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727, English physicist and mathematician. From the book Gallery of Portraits, published in 1833, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Schiller , Authors, Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805, Carte de Visite Collection

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756 - 1791, composer of classical music, First Viennese School, digitally edited

Jean Denis Lanjuinais (1753-1827). French politician and lawyer. Engraving in The Universal History, 1881. Colored.

Portrait of Thomas Iriarte (1750-1791) a Spanish neoclassical poet. Dated 18th Century

Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive of Plassey 1725 to 1774 Clive of India. 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 stated

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, 1738 to 1805, British army officer, colonial administrator and general during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse, 1746 - 1818, French mathematician

Frederick William II (born 25 September 1744 in Berlin, died 16 November 1797 in Potsdam) was Prince of Prussia from 1758, then King of Prussia from 1786 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Denis DIDEROT 1713-84 French Diarist and Philosopher

Portrait of a Man, Said to Be James Madison (1751-1836) 1795 Annibal Christian Loutherbourg French. Portrait of a Man, Said to Be James Madison (1751-1836) 436919

France, Paris, Portrait of German English composer George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Portrait of a man of Louis XVI, in bust, face: 1790

Thomas Jefferson, 1743 to 1826, American statesman and founding father Signer of the Declaration of Independence Nineteenth-century engraving by JB Longacre after a portrait by FIeld after Stuart, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a nineteenth-century original, Record date not stated

Jonathan Snelling ca. 1795 American Jonathan Snelling married Lydia Symmes of Boston in 1795. Lydia was the daughter of Colonel Andrew Symmes and Lydia Gale (68.222.31).. Jonathan Snelling. American. ca. 1795. Watercolor on ivory

Charles Burney (1726-1814) English musicologist, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Studied in London with Dr Arne. Travelled Europe in 1770-1772 and collected material for his General History of Music (1776-1789) . Father of the novelist and diarist Fanny (Frances) Burney, Madame D'Arblay. Copperplate engraving from Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay by Fanny Burney (London, 1843) ., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801), compositor clásico italiano.

American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) helped draft the Declaration of Independence.

Portrait of a Gentleman Anna Claypoole Peale. Portrait of a Gentleman. Anna Claypoole Peale (1791-1878). American. Watercolor on ivory

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805) German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright.

Louis Delaunay Pere, Society of Comedie-Francaise, in the Role of Perdican of the "Caprices de Marianne" of Alfred de Musset Theobald Chartran (1849-1907). "Louis Delaunay Father (1826-1903), a member of the French comedy, in the role of Perdican of the" Caprices de Marianne "of Alfred de Musset. Oil on wood.

Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe, 28 August 1749- 22 March 1832, was a German poet and naturalist, shown here at the age of 42, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Richard Dale, 1756, 1826, American officer in the United States Navy, Illustration from Gallery of Historical Portraits, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Edward Gibbon, British historian, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, 1743 - 1794, a French nobleman and chemist

Austria, Portrait of Austrian composer, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, oil painting

'Gotthold Ephraim Lessing', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

Portrait of Jean Jacques ROUSSEAU, 1712-78 French philosopher

General Alexandre D'Arblay (1748-1818) was a French soldier who lived in England as a refugee during the French Revolution. In 1793 he married Fanny (Frances) Burney, the novelist and daughter of the musicologist Charles Burney. Engraving from Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay by Fanny Burney (London, 1843) . Copper engraving, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810 -1870 ) French publicist, historian and Count of Montalembert, Deux-Sèvres. Engraving. Universal History, 1885. Later colouration.

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) British statesman. Became Prime Minister at age of 24 the youngest to hold the position in England. Engraving after Hoppner

Detail from 'Portrait of Nicholas Frochot' 1761-1828, favourite of Napoleon I. Served as a counsellor of State. By Andrea Appiani 1754-1817).

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) British statesman, Became Prime Minister at age of 24 the youngest to hold the position in England, Engraving after Hoppner

Portrait, Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804, from painting at the Essex Institute by John Trumbull , Portrait paintings, Statesmen, Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Maximilien de ROBESPIERRE, 1758-94 French Jacobin leader, as a youth (MV 6653)

Portrait of P. H. Obolyaninov. 1810, by Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (1757 - 1825); Russian artist. Peter Khrisanfovich Obolyaninov (1752 - September 22, 1841) was a favourite of Paul I, the General of the Infantry, in 1800-01 he was a prosecutor-general. For 16 years, from 1816 to 1832 (longer than anyone else), he served as Marshal of Nobility of the Moscow Governorate.

Lord Robert Clive, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935. Artist: Unknown

John Adams, segundo presidente de los Estados Unidos.

Edward Boscawen 1711, 1761, British Admiral and Member of Parliament. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited according to a painting by Jens Juel

Portrait of Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) an English painter, specialising in portraits. Dated 19th century

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller, oil on canvas, 1823, (1793-1865), Germany, Leipzig, Archive Breitkopf & Hartel

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793). Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.

John Andre, 1750 to 1780, British army officer who was hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

George Frideric or Frederick, Handel, born George Frederick Handel, 23 February 1685, 14 April 1759, was a German, later British, Baroque composer, Hi...

Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe, 28 August 1749, 22 March 1832, was a German poet and naturalist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, here at the age of 57, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date not known

James Cook 1728-1779. British naval commander, navigator and explorer. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Friedrich von Schiller 1759-1805. German poet, dramatist, philosopher and historian. From the book Gallery of Portraits, 1833, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias Olbers, German astronomer and physician, 1864. Artist: Unknown

Mungo Park 1771 to 1806, Scottish explorer of the African continent. From Africa, dets Opdagelse, Erobring og Kolonisation, published in Copenhagen, 1901, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

ARANDA, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, count of (1719-1798). President of the Council of Castile, Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, count of Aranda (1719-1798). Painting.

Pierre-Jean de Béranger, 1780 - 1857, French poet and songwriter

Portrait, Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804, by John Trumbull , Portrait paintings, Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Portait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1650 - 1722, an English soldier and statesman

Johann Sebastian BACH, 1685-1750 German composer engraving

Constance-Marie Charpentier (1767-1849). "Georges Danton (1759-1794), French speaker and politician". Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 27105-12 White, costume, in bust, French politician, black, art work, speaker, portrait, table, oil on canvas

Pierre-Jean de Béranger, 1780 - 1857, French poet and songwriter

Jean-Denis Lanjuinais (born 12 March 1753 in Rennes, died 13 January 1827 in Paris) was a French politician during the French Revolution, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Posthumous painting of Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART 1756-1791 Austrian composer, oil on canvas 1809

Camille Desmoulins, 1760-1794, French revolutionary and journalist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795). Spanish general of the navy, explorer, scientist. Portrait. Color.

Portrait of Samuel Adams John Singleton Copley 1772

Digitally restored vector portrait of President, Vice-President, Founding Father, and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson.

Maximilien de ROBESPIERRE, 1758-94 French Jacobin leader

William Wilberforce 1759-1833. British politician and philanthropist. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 - 1750, German composer, digitally edited

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Sixth President of the United States, Half-Length Seated Portrait, Lithograph Created by Ezra Bisbee from an Original Painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1820's

Portrait of Erasmus Darwin dated 1770

Photo production of a painted portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach by Carl Jaeger, Friedrich Bruckmann, after Carl Jaeger, 1870 - 1890 photograph. cabinet photograph This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support albumen print picture, painting. historical persons. portrait of composer

Dr. John W. Francis, 1857. Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906). Oil on canvas; unframed: 76 x 66 cm (29 15/16 x 26 in.).

James Madison, fourth President of the United States, facing right, with documents in hand. Madison is hailed as the 'Father of the Constitution' for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights

Erasmus Darwin. Stipple engraving by M. Alpin, 1825, after J. Wright.

William Heath, 1737 to 1814, American farmer, soldier, political leader and Major General of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Austria, Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 - 5 December 1791), a Salzburg musician and composer of the Viennese Classical period, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from c. 1900, Liebig picture series Famous Composers (1893)

Austria, Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

General John Burgoyne, 1722 to 1792, British army officer, politician and playwright. General during the American War of Independence, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

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