Historical Portraits of Nobility

A collection of intricate portraits depicting historical figures in royal attire, showcasing elaborate clothing, accessories, and regal poses with rich details.

Portrait of Willem V, Graaf van Holland, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop or), After Willem Thibaut, 1578 print Willem V, Graaf van Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland. Standing, back. He wears a sword in his right hand. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Holland. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Haarlemprinter: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

Portrait of Ludovic Stewart (Stuart) Duke of Richmond and Lennox; The High And (...) The Garter etc .. Portrait of Ludovic Stewart Hertog van Richmond and Lennox (1623-'24), Fut in with chain to which pendant with Saint Joris and the dragon. For his leg a garter on which part of his motto is legible, this motto is also on a weapon under the show: Honi sad qui mal y pense.

Portrait of Maximiliaan I of Habsburg, Roman German emperor; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Portrait of Maximiliaan I of Habsburg, Roman German emperor, standing with coat of arms, sword and in his hand a crown. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits feet from graves and gravingen of Holland.

Karl V., Roman-German Emperor.

Portrait of Dirk IV, Count of Holland; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Portrait of Dirk IV, Count of Holland, standing to the left in a harness with the arm of Holland and in his hand in his hand. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits feet from graves and gravingen of Holland.

The high and mighty Prince Lodwick, Duke of RIchmond and Lenox.. Somer, Paulus van (ca. 1576-1621). Prints. 1795. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Richmond, Ludovic Stuart, Duke of, 1574-1624

Portrait of Ludovic Stewart (Stuart) Duke of Richmond and Lennox, Johan Barra, After Paul van Somer (II), 1624 print Portrait of Ludovic Stewart Hertog of Richmond and Lennox (1623-'24), full of chain on which pendant with Sint Joris and the Dragon. Around his leg a garter on which part of his motto can be read, this motto is also on a weapon under the show: Honi soit qui mal y Pense. paper engraving knighthood order

ZiZka of Trocnov, Jan.

Portrait of King Henry II of France, Frans Huys, 1546 - 1562 print Portrait of Henry II, king of France, to the right dressed in harness at a table, then a helmet. At the top right his coat of arms. Antwerp paper engraving

Portrait of Willem V, Graaf van Holland, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop or), After Willem Thibaut, 1578 print Willem V, Graaf van Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland. Standing, back. He wears a sword in his right hand. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Holland. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Haarlemprinter: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

Schellenberg, Ulrich Lord.

Dansend couple no. 11, Heinrich Aldegrever, after Hans Schäufelein, 1538 print Man and woman, dancing hand in hand. Eleventh print from a series of twelve, free to a print by Hans Schäufelein. paper engraving one pair dancing; man and woman dancing as a couple. dancing at wedding feast

Maximilian I., Roman-German Emperor.

Philipp of Lorraine, Count of Flanders.

. Portrait of Philip the good, Duke of Burgundy. In the margin the name and function of the portrayed in Latin.

Maximilian II., Roman-German Emperor.

Philipp von Burgundy, Duke of Brabant.

Portrait of Philip de Schone, Duke of Burgundy, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop or), After Willem Thibaut, 1578 print Philip de Schone, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Flanders, Hainaut, Zeeland and Holland. Standing, back. He wears a sword in his right hand. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Burgundy, Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Holland. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Haarlemprinter: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

Heinrich VIII., King of England.

Portrait of Matthias van Austria, Roman-German Emperor, Christoffel van Sichem (I), in Or Before 1601 print Portrait of Matthias van Austria, the later Roman-German emperor, in his role of governor of the Netherlands. He wears a short cloak and holds his gloves in his hand. Under the print in Latin are name and function. paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing

The moon

Eduard, King of Portugal.

Portrait of Jan II, count of Holland, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop or), After Willem Thibaut, 1578 print Jan II, Graaf van Holland and Hainaut. Standing, back. He wears a sword in his right hand. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Holland and Hainaut. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Holland. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Haarlemprinter: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

Radziwill, Nicholas Christoph Prince.

Téllez-Girón, 3. Duke of Osuna, Pedro.

Andreas I, King of Hungary.

Allegorical portrait of Guillaume Huymans, Philibert Bouttats (II), After Cornelis Schut (I), 1647 - 1687 print Portrait of Guillaume Huymans, the husband of the oldest daughter of artist Cornelis Schut. Portrait of the front seen, dressed according to the fashion of approximately 1640-'50. On his left leg he is stuck to the globe with a chain. In the four corners of the print cartouches held by putti. The cartouches contain images of the four extremes. The upper cartouches the judgment and heaven and the lower cartouches the death and hell. The print has an admonishing caption: 'G. Huymans wants to find your not -founded Van des Werels Bant Ofte Sult your deception and the Brant, Maer Peyst on the four most vuyterste and sult not sondighen to Brussels 't Jer 1647'. Antwerp (possibly) paper engraving historical persons. the Four Last Things. 'Vanitas' symbols. active vs. contemplative life. orb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top)

Ludwig, Count of Tirol.

Fürstenberg to Fürstenberg, Frederick II Count of.

Portrait of Alessandro farnese, duke of Parma. Portrait of Alessandro farnese, duke of Parma. He has a command staff in hand and stands next to a pedestal with a dress on top, on which his helmet and gloves are of his armor. There are coat of arms on the rug. He carries a shield with a pointed ornament. A city on the water in the background. Under the print in Latin the name and function of farnese.

Portrait of Matthias van Austria, Karel van Sichem, after Christoffel van Sichem (I), in or before 1611 print Portrait of Matthias van Austria, the later Roman-German emperor, in his role of governor of the Netherlands. He wears a short cloak and holds his gloves in his hand. Under the print in Latin are name and function. He stands next to a piercing stable with his coat of arms. In the background a city on a river. At the top right the folio indication "fol: 376". Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving

Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Called Black (1515 Niemw 1565 Łukiszki) of the Trąby Coat of Arms Prince, Lithuanian Grand Marshal, Lithuanian Grand Chancellor, Vilnius Voivode unknown

Juan d'Austria .

Bentivoglio, Cornelio.

Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, German Emperor, King of Spain, Unknown, 1556 - 1674 print Portrait of Emperor Charles V, with crown and richly embroidered, with fur lined cloak. In one hand he holds a large sword, in the other a rich apple. He stands next to a pedestal on which the helmet of his armor is. The pedestal is decorated with its coat of arms. The background offers a sea view, with ships and a dolphin. Above the print in book print "Le TrentdeuxieMte De Flandre" and designation of page number (117) and CaternSignature (Q2). paper engraving / etching / letterpress printing

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, Gaspare Oselli, After Francesco Terzio, After Anonymous, 1569 print Italy paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign

Nuremberg, Solis, Virgil, Military figures standing in landscapes, Landsknecht with swords, verso - handwritten in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 146, height 113 mm, width 81 mm, height 18 mm, width 85 mm, German, 1514 - 1562-08-01, print maker, printmaker, 1524 - 1562, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, plate tone

Portrait of Philip Willem, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Philip Willem. He stands in a room next to a table, the gloves and helmet of his harness. He holds a command post. Four lines of Dutch text in the underwear.

Maximilian I, from Herberstain, Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii 1546 Augustin Hirschvogel. Maximilian I, from Herberstain, Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii. Augustin Hirschvogel (German, Nuremberg 1503-1553 Vienna). 1546. Etching. Prints

Philipp III. The good, Duke of Burgundy 1601/1700

Portrait of Bohemia Wladlaus; Portraits of members of the Austrian home; Austriacae Gentis Imaginum. .

This copper engraving by Martin Schongauer, from the last third of the 15th century, depicts Saint Martin sharing his coat with a beggar, showing figure, posture, and composition.

Portrait of Willem V, Graaf van Holland. Portrait of Willem V, Graaf van Holland, standing to the right in a harness and a cloak. On his shoulder a coat of arms and a sword in his hand. Middle Up: XXV.

Gondi, Fortis .

Philip II, king of spain and lord of the Netherlands, on horseback. To the left. He has a sceptre in his hand. In the background the Spanish Armada. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of equestrian portraits of Dutch governors, Equestrian Portrait of Philip II Philippus II D.G. Hispaniarum, Indiarum, etc: Rex:, Governors of the Netherlands (series title), print maker: Hessel Gerritsz, (attributed to), print maker: Christoffel van Sichem (II), (rejected attribution), publisher: Willem Janszoon Blaeu, (possibly), Amsterdam, 1591 - 1632, paper, etching, w 158 mm × h 259 mm

Sicamber; Sicamber, near the ventilation. Sicamber. Illustration No. 142 in a work on the old residents of the Netherlands and their habits.

Zrínyi, Miklos Graf Stecher: Custos, Dominicusverleger: Custos, Dominicusichner: Fontana, Giovanni Battista

Ferdinand I., Roman-German Kaiser.

Peter I The Great, Emperor of Russia.

Portret Van Conrad Fürleger, 1679 print paper engraving historical persons. armorial bearing, heraldry. baton of general. hacking and thrusting weapons: sword

Sommers, William .

Dietrich IV., Count of Holland.

Portrait of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland. Portrait of Albrecht of Bavaria in a rectangular picture frame. Above left his weapon. In the background the siege of a city. In the undermaster his name. At the top right: I. part. FOL. 38. Entirely in a separately engraved, rectangular frame with a number of allegorical objects, including weapon, a skull and its weapon.

Copper engraving and etching by Hendrick Goltzius from around 1597 depicting the allegorical figure of Air, showing flowing forms and ethereal composition.

Hunyady, John.

Portrait of Ernst, Archduke of Austria. Portrait of severity of Austria, Archduke of Austria. He has a command staff in hand. His helmet and his coat of arms are on the floor. A city on the water in the background. "Fol. 906" in the upper right corner, under the portrait are name and function.

Philipp Wilhelm, Prince of Orania, Count of Nassau Portrait of the age of about thirty years: Full figure standing, half from left; Barhaupt, with mustache, somewhat chink; wide leather neck; in closed, fragmented WAM with ornamental borts, lace cuffs; Short pumphosis, belnat jerseys, Mantilla; Breast tape with hidden pendant under the button border; Rights under the Mantilla on the hip, Left on the Degenknauf; right next to it, on a covered table with paw legs, a crescent, over, in front of draped wall, his coat of arms with three helmets; In the background on the left a view of ships to the lake (allusion in Spanish captivity); Down rolling shutter, including Latin. Legend; Rectangular trim framing. Copper engraving, without designation.

Attila .

Portrait of Karel V, Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1611 - 1623 print Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King of Spain, Lord of Friesland. He is shown out with Rijksappel and Rijkszwaard, next to the arms of the Holy Roman Empire. A caption in Latin with its name and titles. Friesland paper etching

Buchner, Christoph.

Vandrig. Portrait of a man with a banner over his right shoulder. Unclear who he is; As identifications are called C. de Westhem, Gerrit Cornelisz. Velserman and Gerrit van Schooten Jansz., Vaandrig in Haarlem. A battle in the background. Under the show a four-line French poem.

Franz II., King of France.

Portrait of Willem Lodewijk, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. Portrait of Willem Lodewijk. In his left hand a command. In the underwear two columns with four Latin text rules.

Hutten, Ulrich von.

Two Torch-Bearers, from The Large Wedding Dancers. Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502-1555/1561 Soest). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 11/16 × 3 1/16 in. (11.9 × 7.8 cm). Date: 1538. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Philipp III. The good, Duke of Burgundy 1601/1700

Portrait of Queen Maria van Bohemen, Frans Huys, 1546 - 1562 print Portrait of Maria, Queen of Bohemen to the left for a curtain, a pair of gloves in the left hand. At the top left her coat of arms. Antwerp paper engraving

Portrait of Jan van Bavaria, Adriaen Matham, 1620 print Portrait of Jan van Bavaria, count of Holland and Zeeland, standing to the right with a coat of arms on his shoulder and a sword in his hand. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits in full of graves and engines of Holland. Haarlem paper engraving nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

Saint Roch staff in his left hand, from the series 'Piccoli Santi' (Small Saints) ca. 1500-1527 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian. Saint Roch staff in his left hand, from the series 'Piccoli Santi' (Small Saints) 342573

Frundsberg, Georg of 1601/1650

Portret van Ernst Casimir.Portrait of Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Stadholder of Friesland. He is seen for feet from command stove in his right hand, next to his weapon and above a caption in Latin with his name and titles.

unknown, The Hague, Stock, Andries Jacobsz., Visscher, Cornelis (I), Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, verso - stamped, dressed in armor, standing at a table. On the table is his helmet., print, prints, height 445 mm, width 283 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1582 - 1648, print maker, printmaker, 1614 - 1614, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1520 - 1586, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Sky; The four elements. A falconer with a falcon on the arm in a hilly landscape. Under the show two fresh rules in Dutch. This print is part of a series of prints of the four elements.

Netherlands, Alva's mission in the Netherlands and the consequences of his tyranny, 1572, The Catholics beg Philip II to intervene in the Netherlands, 1566, recto; above and below - written, Two Catholic monks, a bishop and an inquisitor beg Philip II to intervene in the Netherlands in response to the Iconoclasm of 1566. Both above and below the image 2 verses of 3 lines in Dutch and French. Numbered: 1., print, propaganda print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, Coninck philips van spaengien doer synen raet, height 185 mm, width 135 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Portrait of Albrecht Waldstein, Joseph Bergler the younger, Austrian, 1753 - 1829, Engraving on paper, Full length standing portrait of Albercht Waldstein, Duke of Freidland, Sagan and Mecklenburg (1583-1634), shown with his armor beside him, and resting his right hand on a table on which is his helmet. Below, a four line explanatory inscription in German., Salzburg, Austria, ca. 1800-1820, Print, Print

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Amsterdam, Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), Gerritsz, Hessel, Governors of the Netherlands, Albertus et Isabella DG Archiduces Austriae, Double equestrian portrait of Albertus and Isabella, Archduke and Archduchess of Austria, recto lower right - written, Albertus and Isabella, Archduke and Archduchess of Austria and governors of the Netherlands, on horseback. To the left. In the background the siege of Ostend. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of equestrian portraits of Dutch governors., print, prints, verso center bottom - stamped, 1560, width 164 mm, height, 260 mm, 1581 - 1632-09-04, print maker, printmaker, 1591 - 1632, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Noord-Nederlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1571 - 1638-10-21, publisher, uitgever, verlener, verlener van privilege

Franz Maria von Rovere, Duke of Urbino.

Montluc, Blaise de Montesquiou-Lasserran-Massencome of.

Ferdinand I., Roman-German Kaiser.

Wilhelm IV., Landgraf of Hessen-Kassel Stecher: Merian, Matthew (the elderly) Dating: 1610/1650

Knut II., King of Denmark.

Brigal, Nicolas.

Friedrich III., Duke of Saxony-Gotha Draftsman: Kleinert, Markus FriedrichStecher: Windter, Johann Wilhelmfactic genesis: Nuremberg

Venier, Sebastiano.

Dancing couple. Sheet 4 from the twelve-part episode of the large wedding dancers (1538)

Portrait of John III of Portugal, Cornelis Anthonisz. (manner or), after 1550 - 1557 print Portrait of John III of Portugal, the gloves in the right hand. Left hand on the hilt of his sword. At the top left his weapon. paper

Barbarroxa. Etcher: Francisco Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828 After: Diego Velázquez, Spanish, 1599-1660

Portrait of Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy; Monsieur Le Mareschal de Villeroy. Maarschalk François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy, commander over the French army in Flanders with a feathered hat under his arm.

Luis de Zuiga y REQUESENS, 1528-76 Spanish general and governor of the Netherlands, 16th century Spanish engraving

Arnulf II, Count of Holland.

Hurnheim, Hans of.

Troschel, Peter, work, Johan Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxony, (1000 - 2000), copper engraving, graphics, plate width 19.7 cm, plate height 32.8 cm, leaf width 26.7 cm, leaf height 41.8 cm, image width 19.2 cm, image height 32.3 cm

Karl III., King of Naples and Hungary.

A brown ink drawing with red lavated washes by Sébastien Le Clerc depicting a Frenchman, glued on a leaf with a pierced decorative strip, executed between 1650 and 1664.

Baglioni, Astorre.

Soldier on guard that his stir with his left hand holds up at his right-hand side, his right hand extended his right hand; Arms handhe van Roers Musquettes and the Splies. A soldier waiting, full, to the right, which holds a stir (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand at his right-hand side, focused on the course. In his left hand, except the stir also a burning wick. He sticks out his right hand. This print is part of the series of 42 numbered prints of stirrers from the arms.

Netherlands, The selling of slaves and their servitude, Slave trade, Slave trade. Illustration no. 103 in a work on the ancient inhabitants of the Netherlands and their customs., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 144 mm, width 86 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1714, paper, papier, etching

Herberstein, Siegmund Freiherr von.

Portrait of Lodewijk XIII, Crispijn van de Passe (I), in or after 1610 - 1637 print Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France. He sits on a throne and wears an order chain of the Order of the Holy Spirit. At the top left the coat of arms of the portrayed person. In the margin a four -line caption in Latin and a ten -line caption in French about the life of the prince until he was appointed King on May 15, 1610, after the murder of his father. Pendant of a portrait of Maria de 'Medici. unknown paper engraving knighthood order of the Holy Spirit. throne

Sforza, Giovanni Galeazzo Maria Herzog Von Mailand.

SLAET, Hendrik Danielszoon.

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