Historical Portraits of Nobility

Portraits of 16th-17th century nobility featuring elaborate attire and elaborate expressions. Rich colors and styles typical of the era, set against neutral backgrounds.

Portrait of Gualtero del Prado, Gortzius Geldorp, 1597
Portrait of Gualtero del Prado, Gortzius Geldorp, 1597
FELIPE II - SIGLO XVI - OLEO/TABLA - 41 x 32 cm - NP 1949 - RENACIMIENTO FLAMENCO. Author: HEERE LUCAS DE O LUCAS DE HOLANDA. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. PHILIP II OF SPAIN. Son of Charles V.Portraet and autograph by Koenig Heinrich IV from England from England 1367 to 1413, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated,Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel (Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Rivera y Velasco de Tovar). Count-Duke of Olivares (1587-1645). Spanish nobleman and politician, 3rd Count of Olivares, favourite of king Philip IV of Spain. Portrait. Drawing by Salcedo. Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Nueva, 1869.John II (3 March 1455 - 25 October 1495), was the thirteenth king of Portugal and the Algarves. He is known for reestablishing the power of the Portuguese throne, reinvigorating its economy, and renewing its exploration of Africa and the Orient.HENRY VIII (1491-1547).King of England, 1509-1547. Oil on panel, 1540, by Hans Holbein the Younger. Author: HANS HOLBEIN EL JOVEN (1497-1543). Location: GALERIA NACIONAL DE ARTE ANTIGUO-PALACIO BARBERINI. Rome. ITALIA. ENRIQUE VIII DE INGLATERRA (1491-1547).Portrait of René van Châlon, Prince of Orange, 1650 - 1707 print Portrait of René van Châlon in a circle. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etchingPortrait of Stanisław Karnkowski (1520-1603), primate. monogramista S.I.TORCUATO TASSO (1544-1595) - POETA ITALIANO. Author: JACOPO COMIN-JACOBO ROBUSTI-TINTORETTO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.Anonymous / 'Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy'. XVII century. Oil on canvas mounted on panel. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.'Portrait of a Man'. Netherlands, 16th century. Dimensions: 51,4x48 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Cornelis van Cleve (Cleef) (attributed).Portrait of a Man. Corneille de Lyon; French, 1500/1510-1575. Date: 1550-1560. Dimensions: 9 7/16 × 7 5/16 in. (24 × 18.5 cm); painted surface 8 15/16 × 6 15/16 in. (22.7 × 17.6 cm ). Oil on panel. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, FLORENCIA, USA.Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador (c. 1043-1099). Castilian nobleman, knighted by the Infante Sancho. He took part in the battles of Llantada and Golpejera against Alfonso VI, and in the Siege of Zamora. Portrait. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Detail. Later colouration. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1814-1864). Spanish engraver.Coat of arms and portrait of Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s  1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Coat of arms and portrait of Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s  1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660671Self-portrait of the artist Hans Holbein at Kensington Palace. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Robert Cooper after a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger from Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, John Chamberlaine, London, 1812.'Portrait of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich'. Russia, Late 18th - early 19th century. Dimensions: 73x90,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: late 18th-early 19th centuries Anonymous Artist.Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Arnold Franz Imitator of Hans Holbein the Younger German. Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Arnold Franz. Imitator of Hans Holbein the Younger (17th or early 18th century). Vellum laid on card. MiniaturesSir John Baker 1488-1558 English politician chancellor Exchequer. Speaker of the house of commonsHenry II, Henri II, Heinrich II, 1519-1559, King of France'Axel Graf Von Oxenstierna, (1933). Creator: Unknown.Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada y Rivera (1509-1579). Spanish explorer and conquistador. Watercolor.Paul Merula, Paulus van Merle, (born 19 August 1558 in Dordrecht, died 20 July 1607 in Rostock) was a Dutch jurist, historian and geographer, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproductionGASPARD II DE COLIGNY French amiral de France,  Huguenot leader, with the  Cardinal de Chatillon on the  left, D'Andelot on the right.       Date: 1519 - 1572Sir Henry Spelman, born around 1562, died 1641. English antiquity researchers. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not StatedSir Henry Spelman, born around 1562, died 1641, English antiquarian. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated