Historical Portraits of Nobility

Engravings and drawings depicting historical figures such as kings and dukes in ornate attire, showcasing rich textures and detailed ornamentation.

Italy, Portrait of Henry II, King of France, verso - stamped, Portrait of Henry II wearing the chain of the Order of St. Michael. Below the portrait a four-line Italian text., print, prent, prints, height 428 mm, width 293 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1547 - 1547, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Manfred, King of Sicily.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Frederick I Barbarossa, circa 1122-1190, King of Germany and German Holy Roman Emperor, House of Hohenstaufen, Hohenstaufen dynasty

Spanish conquistador. National Library. Madrid. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA 1 (475-1519).

Hutten, Ulrich von Stecher: Kohl, Clemens (1754)

Henry II of Castile (1334-1379), called Henry of Trastamara or the Fratricidal. First king of Castile and León from the House of Trastámara. Portrait. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

Heinrich of the Lion, Duke of Bavaria.

Jaromir, Duke of Bohemia.

Leszek VI., Duke of Poland.

Italy, Portrait of Henry II, King of France, verso - stamped, Portrait of Henry II wearing the chain of the Order of St. Michael. Below the portrait a four-line Italian text., print, prent, prints, height 428 mm, width 293 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1547 - 1547, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Alfons Xi., King of Castile and León.

Portrait of King King the Great, François Morellon La Cave, 1720 - 1725 print Portrait of King King the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway, with a scepter in his hand. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

Gottfried Götz von Berlichingen, 1480 - 23 July 1562, also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German, Franconian, Imperial Knight, mercenary, and poet / Gottfried Götz von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, eisernen Hand, 1480 - 23. Juli 1562 war ein fränkischer Reichsritter, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Portrait of Robert 'Curthose' Adam (1051-1134) the Duke of Normandy. Robert was unsuccessful in claiming the throne of the Kingdom of England. Dated 12th Century

Franz II. Gonzaga, Markgrave of Mantua.

Henry of Grosmont Henry Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster 1310 bis 1361 Mitglied des englischen Königshauses Diplomat Politiker und Soldat / Henry of Grosmont Henry Plantagenet Duke of Lancaster 1310 to 1361 Member of English royal family diplomat politician and soldier Engraved by Gerimia from the book A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

Jean de Bethencourt (ca. 1362-1425). Norman explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402, landing first on the north coast of Lanzarote. From there he conquered the islands of Fuerteventura (1405) and El Hierro for Castile, defeating their local chieftains. Bethencourt became Lord of the Canary Islands (1404-1425). Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Canaries, 1871.

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1502-1572). Spanish admiral. First Governor-General of the Captaincy General of the Philippines (1565-1572). Founder of the city of Manila in 1571. Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Philippines, 1871.

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Balearics, 1871. Author: Santiago Llanta y Guerin (fl. 1866-1872). Paris-born lithographer who worked in Madrid.

Leo X (1475-1521). Florentine Pope (1513-21), named Giovanni de 'Medici. Son of Lorenzo de 'Medici, the Magnificent. Engraving.

Mathys, Jan .

Portrait of William I, Count of Holland, Cornelis Visscher (II), 1650 print William I, Count of Holland, with a headgear embellished with feathers and pearls. The frame is decorated with the Wapen van Holland. Haarlem paper engraving / etching head-gear

KIng Philip II of Spain, 1527-1598. With crown and sceptre, in gold cape and suit adorned with perles and precious stones. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.

Frederick the Fair, 1289-1330, noble family of the Habsburgs, was Roman-German king from 1314, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Engraved portrait of King Charles III of Spain (1716-1788) King of Spain and the Spanish Indies. Dated 18th Century

Henry IV 1367-1413 King of England and France and Lord of Ireland 1399-1413 From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Johann, Elector of Saxony.

Darius Codomanus in the Battle of Issus, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

Vladislaw II, King of Bohemia.

Hutten, Ulrich von.

Quintus Sertorius (123-72 BC). Roman statesman and military commander. Lithography. Detail. Drawing by Llanta. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Murcia, 1870.

Liutprand, König There Langobarden.

George Vertue, 1684-1756, British, Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, Duke of Cornwall, undated. Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, wove paper.

Philip III, Philippe III, Philipp III, 1245-1285, called the Bold or le Hardi, a Capetian King of France

Adolf of Nassau (born in front of 1250) (died 2 July 1298) from the noble family of Nassau (Walramic line) was Roman-German King from 1292 to 1298, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Ordoño I (821-866). King of Asturias from 850 to 866. Astur-Leonese Dynasty. Portrait. Engraving. Later colouration. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Boleslaw III Schiefmund (Polish: Boleslaw III Krzywousty, born 20 August 1085 in Krakow, died 28 October 1138, Duke of Poland from 1102 and sole ruler from 1107, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century model, exact date of depiction unknown, Historical

MARTIN DE AVENDAÑO - S XVI - 203x137 - ILUSTRACION DE LA HISTORICA RELACION DEL REINO DE CHILE - 1646. Author: ALONSO DE OVALLE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Adolf von Nassau 1250 - 1298, historical illustration from Bildnisse der Deutschen Koenige und Kaiser, Portraits of German Kings and Emperors, by Professor Heinrich Schneider, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1889

Hernando de Villafane. Spanish commander and alderman in the Leon City Council, 17th century. Knight of the Order of Santiago. Portrait. Illustration by Letre. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Asturias and Leon, 1867.

Mohammed I., Sultan of Turkey.

Bajazet II., Sultan of Turkey.

Portrait of the Peruvian Frost Athabalipa, with springs headdress. Top left: FOL. 390.

Ferdinand Cortez, explorer of Mexico and conqueror of New Spain, woodcut 1888

JUAN I DUQUE DE BRABANTE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Jean de Béthencourt (ca. 1362-1425). Norman explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402, landing first on the north coast of Lanzarote. From there he conquered the islands of Fuerteventura (1405) and El Hierro for Castile, defeating their local chieftains. Béthencourt became Lord of the Canary Islands (1404-1425). Portrait. Lithography. Detail. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Canaries, 1871.

Euric (c. 440- 484). Ruled as king of the Visigoths, with his capital at Toulouse, from 466 until his death in 484. Portrait. Engraving.

Fruela II (ca. 874-925). King of Asturias (910-924) and King of León (924-925). Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales, Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Philip III. of Burgundy or Philip the Good or Philippe le Bon, 1396 - 1467, Duke of Burgundy in the Burgundian side line of the Valois, historic engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable woman, published by Otto Spamer, 1877

Photo collection Government information service. Jacob van Heemskerck (1567-1607), Seafall and explorer (hibernation in Nova Zembla). undated

Pyrrhus, 319/318-272 BC. Greek general and statesman of the Hellenistic period, king of the Greek tribe of Molossians of the royal Aeacid house and later king of Epirus.

Marches Pesaro e Urbino Urbania Pinacoteca Comunale. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Paintings, including portraits; drawings; sculpture; globes German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

'Stephen', (c1096-1154), 1830. Stephen (c1096-1154), known as Stephen of Blois, King of England from 22 December 1135 to his death, Count of Boulogne 1125-1147 and Duke of Normandy from 1135-1144, his reign was marked by the Anarchy, From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Viktor Emanuel II, Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia, Italian Vittorio Emanuele II (March 1820 in the Palazzo Carignano, Turin; - 9 January 1878 in Rome) from the House of Savoy was King of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1849 to 1861, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Viktor Emanuel II, Italian Vittorio Emanuele II (March 1820 in the Palazzo Carignano, Turin; - 9 January 1878 in Rome) from the House of Savoy was King of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1849 to 1861.

Portrait of Juan Ponce de Leon (Santervsas de Campos, ca 1474-Havana, 1521), Spanish explorer, discoverer of Florida, 1513.

RODRIGO REY VISIGODO ENTRE EL AÑO 710 Y EL 711 -ULTIMO REY VISIGODO - EFFIGIES ET SERIES REGUM HISPANIAE - GRABADO SIGLO XVII. Author: ARNOLDO VAN WESTERHOUT (1651-1725). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. RODRIGO REY DE ESPAÑA ENTRE EL. RODERICO REY ENTRE EL.

Marcantonio II Colonna (1535-1584). Italian general and admiral. Engraving, 1884. Color.

Roderick (Rodrigo). The last Visigothic king (710 to 711). He lost the throne when the Iberian Peninsula was invaded by the Muslims. Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Pedro I el Cruel (1334-1369), rey de Castilla y de León. Grabado de 1853.

Leo I, the big dad.

Portrait of Henry II of France (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, March 31, 1519 - Paris, July 10, 1559), fourth son of Francisco I and Claudia of France, was recognized Duke of Brittany in 1536 and crowned King of France in Reims in 1547. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884

Boris Fyodorovich Godunov (1551 - 1605) ruled the Tsardom of Russia as de facto regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. After the end of his reign, Russia descended into the Time of Troubles.

HENRY VI.

Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba ( -1517). Spanish explorers. Engraving.

Ibrahim, Pasha.

Kestutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania by Anonymous / Private Collection / 1840 / France / Lithograph / Portrait,History / 23,8x18,3

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Spanish admiral and governor. Engraving by Weber. The Artistic Illustration, 1886. Colored.

Imperial Knight Franz von Sickingen (born 2 March 1481, died 7 May 1523) was the leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knighthood. As a supporter of the Reformation, he fought for the secularisation of church property and led his fellow knights in the Knights' War / Imperial Knight Franz von Sickingen (born March 2, 1481, died May 7, 1523) was a leader of the Rhenish and Swabian knights. As a supporter of the Reformation, he fought for the secularisation of church property and led his fellow knights in the Knight's War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured

Rudolf I, also known as Rudolf of Habsburg or Der Habsburger, 1218 - 1291. First German king of the Habsburg dynasty.

Siberian Types of Eastern Asia, drawing by Catenacci. Le Tour du Monde 1862

Cosimo de' Medici, born 10 April 1389, died 1 August 1464, statesman, banker and patron of the arts, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from ...

Alfonso IV, El Magnánimo de Cataluña, V de Aragón y III de Valencia (1396-1458). Rey de Cataluña y Aragón desde 1418. Copia grabada en 1877 de una medalla en mármol procedente de Poblet. Cataluña, España. S.XV.

Gradenigo, Giovanni.

João Lourenço da Cunha (died c1385) was a Portuguese nobleman, 2nd Lord of Pombeiro

Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba (1453-1515). Spanish statesman and military. Byname The Great Captain (El Gran Capitan). Illustration by Letre. Portrait, detail. Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867. Author: Eusebio de Letre. Illustrator and lithographer of the mid-nineteenth century in Spain.

Enrique de Villena (Henry de Villeine) (ca. 1384-1434). Castilian nobleman. Constable of Castile, master of the Order of Calatrava, writer and literary translator. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Later colouration. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Nueva, 1869.

The figure represented here is the French king Charles IX who died in 1574. This illustration dates to 1882.

From an equestrian family that rose to senatorial rank under the Julio-Claudian dyansty, Vespasianus - as he was then called - earned much renown through his military record. He first served during the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 CE, and was later sent by Emperor Nero to conquer Judea in 66 CE, during the Jewish rebellion. During his siege of Jerusalem, news came to him of Nero's suicide and the tumultuous civil war that happened afterwards, later known as the Year of the Four Emperors. When Vitellius became the third emperor in April 69, the Roman legions of Egypt and Judea declared Vespasian the new emperor. Marching to Rome, he defeated and executed Vitellius, becoming emperor and ending the Year of the Four Emperors. He ruled the Roman empire for 10 years, building the Flavian Amphitheatre, known nowadays as the Roman Colosseum, as well as enacting various reforms to the empire. He died in 79 CE, and his son Titus became the next Roman emperor, starting the Flavian dynasty and

Ordoño II (ca. 872-924). King of Galicia (910-914) and León (914-924). Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

RETRATO DE DON CARLOS MARIA ISIDRO DE BORBON - GRABADO - SIGLO XIX. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Portrait of Nana Sahib (1824 - disappeared 1857) born as Dhondu Pant was an Indian Maratha aristocrat, he led the Cawnpore rebellion during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, India, Asia. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Trip to Punjab and Kashmir by Guillaume Lejean, Le Tour du Monde 1870

Hyder-Ali or Haidar Ali 1722-1782. Indian general and Sultan of Mysore. Engraved by J.W.Cook.

Joachim II Hector (1505-1571). Elector of Brandenburg. Member of the House of Hohenzollern. Engraving. "Historia Universal", 1882.

Florian Geyer, Florian Vulture von Giebelstadt, born around 1490, died 10 June 1525, was a Franconian imperial knight, commander of troops in the serv...

France, Paris, Portrait of Rollo (circa 860-932), Duke and Prince of Normandy who besieged Paris in 892

Ambassador, Lukas de Heere, 1582 - 1584, The ambassador sent by the king of Peru to Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 at the urging of the Jesuits., draughtsman: Lukas de Heere, 1582 - 1584, paper, h 141 mm × w 120 mm

Italy/Holland: 'Domitian, Emperor of Rome' (51 - 96 CE), line engraving by Aegidus Sadeler, after Titian, 17th Century

Nicholas II, originally Gerard of Burgundy (born between 990 and 995 presumably in Savoy, died 19, 20 or 27 July 1061 in Florence), was pope from 6 December 1058 until his death, Historical, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, subsequently coloured

Abbas I of Egypt (1812-1854), also know as Abbas Pasha. Wali of Egypt under the Ottomans from 1848 to 1854. Portrait. Lithography by Martinez. "Reyes Contemporaneos" (Contemporary Kings). Tomo II. Publicado en Madrid, 1852.

Casimir the Great, Kazimierz III Wielki, Casimirus III Magnus, 30 April 1310, 5 November 1370, was the youngest son of King Wladyslaw I Ellenlang from his marriage to Hedwig of Kalisch, daughter of Boleslaw, Duke of Wielkopolska, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Gottfried Götz von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, mit der eisernen Hand, (born c. 1480, died 23 July 1562) war ein fränkischer Reichsritter / Gottfried Götz von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, with the iron hand, (born c. 1480, died July 23, 1562) was a Frankish imperial knight, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured

Charles VII, Karl VII, 1403-1461, called the Victorious, King of France

MALASPINA , ALEJANDRO. MARINO ITALIANO . 1754 - 1809. EXPEDICION CIENTIFICA 1789 - 1794. " TETACU , JEFE DE LA ENTRADA DEL ESTRECHO DE FUCA ". DIBUJO DE JOSE CARDERO. MUSEO NAVAL . MADRID.

King Henry the Sixth of England Founder of Eton College and King's College Cambridge, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Karel van Munder 1548-1606 Flemish painter poet biographer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Florian Geyer, Florian Vulture of Giebelstadt, born around 1490, died June 10, 1525, was a Frankish imperial knight, troop leader in the service of Margrave Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach and diplomat/Florian Geyer, Florian Vulture of Giebelstadt, born c. 1490, died June 10, 1525, was a Frankish imperial knight, commander of troops in the service of Margrave Algrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and diplomat, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original model from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, colored later

Mauregatus the Usuper (died 789). King of Asturias from 783 to 788 or 789. Engraving.

Masinissa or Masensen, 238 BC -148v. the first king of Numidia, History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

GODOFREDO IV DE BOULOGNE CONOCIDO COMO GODROFREDO DE BOUILLON (1061/1100). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Franz I, King of France.

Ulrich von Hutten (geboren 21. April 1488, gestorben 29. August 1523) war Humanistist, er wird auch als erster Reichsritter bezeichnet / Ulrich von Hutten (born April 21, 1488, died August 29, 1523) was a humanist, he is also called the first imperial knight, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured

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