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Historical Portraits of Nobility

A collection of engraved portraits featuring noble figures in elaborate armor, showcasing detailed engravings, realistic styles, and historical significance.

Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, standing to the left in armor with on his shoulder a coat of arms and in his hand, over his other shoulder, a sword. Print from a series of 36 prints with full-length portraits of counts and countesses of Holland, Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Counts and countesses of Holland , print maker: Adriaen Matham, Haarlem, 1620, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm
Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, standing to the left in armor with on his shoulder a coat of arms and in his hand, over his other shoulder, a sword. Print from a series of 36 prints with full-length portraits of counts and countesses of Holland, Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Counts and countesses of Holland , print maker: Adriaen Matham, Haarlem, 1620, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm
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Attila .Double portrait of Babo and Rotherius of Habsburg; Portraits of members of the Austrian home; Austriacae Gentis Imaginum. .Springinklee, Michael .Netherlands, Alva's mission in the Netherlands and the consequences of his tyranny, 1572, Margaret of Parma, Granvelle and the Pope support Alva's mission, 1567, recto; above and below - written, Granvelle and the Pope support Alva's mission. Alva receives a sword and money from Pope Pius V. Granvelle holds a snake to Alva's ear. Both above and below the representation 2 verses of 3 lines in Dutch and French. Numbered: 2., print, propaganda print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, The pope has duck dalba that sweert done, height 185 mm, width 135 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1572 - 1572, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)Percy, 10. Earl of Northumberland, Algernon .Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi around 1505-1515 depicting Saint Laurentius, showing traditional elements including a gridiron and robes, rendered on paper.Nicolò della Casa, Henry II of France, 1547 Henry II of FranceMary, Queen of Scots (from "Teatro Belgico, overo ritratti historici, chronologici, politici, e geografici, délie sette provincie unité," volume I, page 412) 1690 Written by Gregorio Leti Italian. Mary, Queen of Scots (from "Teatro Belgico, overo ritratti historici, chronologici, politici, e geografici, délie sette provincie unité," volume I, page 412). 1690. Engraving. Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542-1587 Fotheringhay). Printsunknown, Meer, Daniel van der, Scriverius, Petrus, Haarlem, Soutman, Pieter Claesz., Visscher, Cornelis (II), Portraits of important figures during the Siege of Leiden, Portrait of Louis de Boisot, verso - stamped, Louis de Boisot with the captain's baton in his hand and a chain around his neck. In the background a battle on the water and the outlines of a city. Print from a series of 5 prints with portraits of important figures during the Siege of Leiden., print, prints, height 467 mm, width 316 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1649, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1601 - 1657-08-16, supervision, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1576 - 1660, writer, - 1653, granter of privilegeStadium, Johann Kaspar von.Giovanni de 'Medici.Two men with torches, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1538 print Two men, standing next to each other, stabbed with a torch in front. Second print from a series of twelve, free to the work of Hans Schäufelein. Germany paper engraving torch. members of bridal party. Portrait of the Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck. Print at the top right labeled: second part fol 1.Koning Artaxerxes I, anonymous, 1547 - 1585 print King Artaxerxes I of Persia, son of Xerxes, standing with a scepter in his hand. In the background you can see how the city of Jerusalem was rebuilt under his reign. Under the performance a three -lit text in Latin. paper engraving male persons from classical history. ruler, sovereignMain women; Ancient habits, modern et worldwide .....JOHN HEYWOOD English playwright and epigrammatist Date: 1497 - 1580Richtbode; Court usel ..Oettingen-Wallerstein, Wolfgang Graf.David en Goliath (linkerhelft), anonymous, Jost Amman (possibly), after Virgilius Solis, 1549 - 1591 print Nuremberg paper David fighting GoliathPortrait of Willem Lodewijk, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. Portrait of Willem Lodewijk. In his right hand a command. Four lines of Latin text in the underwear.The Captain or The Lover, from Three Italian Comedians 1618-1620 France. Etching on paper . Jacques CallotHasselaer, Kenau Simonsz .Karl III., King of Naples and Hungary.Karl VI., Roman-German Kaiser.Foreststromers of Reichelsdorf, Hans.Otto II., Count of Habsburg.Pl. 98 LESCUS DER IV 8. Furst W: Teka Kolekcjonerska Wizerunki Królów Polskich or Lecha I Thu Jana III, Z: Kurtze description of the Kingdom of Pohlen. In his landscapes woywodschaffen Starosteyen senators and beams. Like a register of all prince and kings from Prince Lechus, so Anno 550 come to the regiment biss on Fridericum Augustum, Chur prince to Saxony so the 17/27 Juny ao. 1697. has been bought. Hamburg, to get Bey Thomas von Wiering , in Gülden A, B, C. Unknown, Wiering, Thomas Von (1640 1703)John Simon after John Verelst, Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the Maquas, after 1710 Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the MaquasKoning Darius III, anonymous, 1547 - 1585 print King Darius III of Persia standing with a scepter in his hand and resting his other hand on the hilt of his sword. In the background the fight between Darius and Alexander the Great. Darius is in his car on the right. He is injured by a man with a sword. Under the performance a three -lit text in Latin. paper engraving ruler, sovereign. male persons from classical history. Alexander fighting against Darius at IssusMoritz, Prince of Orania, Count of Nassau as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Fleet: Full figure standing, something from the right; Barhaupt, with upper lip beard and spatula chin bar with beardfly; Cutter; in knee-angel urinary, sporn cuffs; Suppermen the commands bar in the bare rights against the right hip, the armored left on a standing shield with its crowned coat of arms in front of the tree stump flem with two upwardly ranking orange branches and Latin. Sewing object; on the sign above monogram of designer, on the shaded edge of Moritz 'Frz. Meal in current transcript; right his springs-shaken helmet deposited on the ground; in the background army and fleet in action; In the picture on the top right pagination, below Latin. Stecher and publisher note; Bottomed Latin. Legend. Copper engraving, also relocated, from Christoffel van to the older after design by Jan Corneliszoon van's tie.Quast, Pieter Jansz., Amsterdam, Savery, Salomon, Armed officers and soldiers, Standing soldier with breastplate and spear, verso - stamped, The print is part of a ten-part series with representations of armed officers and soldiers, dressed in Dutch fashion ca. 1625-1635., costume print, prints, height 148 mm, width 99 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1594 - 1683-10-16, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1665, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1606 - 1647-06Zieten, Hans Joachim von Stecher: Berger, Daniel (1744) Factist place of origin: BerlinACHMET BRIDGRED PASCHA.Portrait of Maximilian the Hennin, Count of Bossu. Portrait of Maximilian the Hennin, Count of Bossu, in Harness. In the background a ship at sea. At the top left are coat of arms. In the margin a three-legged caption in Latin.Lady and Gentleman Walking to the Right Made 1500-1525 Netherlands. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Master SMoritz, Prince of Orania, Count of Nassau hip piece standing, head half from the right, body side from the right; Barhaupt, with upper lip, spatular shaped. Chin beard; Lace neck crime; in grandmother, ferrandbande around the facing right shoulder; Command duty in the mere right in a hip level, only the handle visible from the outgoing swords; the armored left on a covered table against stored spring-orched helmet to which the second armored glove nestles; Decorative treasure at the front of the tablecloth; Behind him, top left, draperie; Below the representation Latin. Dedicating legend (Prince Moritz in the Dativ) of the painter and Stechers (in nominative) with implicit privileges for six years, dat. 1608. Copper engraving by Jan Muller to Ad vivum paintings by Michiel Van Miereveld. Soldered on a pedal sheet (crack damage).Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Willem Outgertsz. Akersloot, After Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, c. 1628 print Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, back in armor, standing on a landing. In his right hand a sword, in his left a bundle of arrows and a rope. The weapons of the seven provinces are attached to the rope. In the background the populated Binnenhof in The Hague. In a cartouche four lines of Latin text. print maker: Northern Netherlandsafter design by: The Haguepublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving CourtyardRadziwill, Nicholas.LUDOWICK 2nd duke of Lennox and DUKE OF RICHMOND courtier and statesman Date: 1574 - 1624Mienczylaw, Duke of Poland.Portrated Van Alain IV van Brittany (Alain Fergent), Nicolas Pita (I), After Anonymous, After Fr. I. Chaperon, 1644 - 1671 print Portrait of Alain IV, Duke of Brittany. He wears a fur hat. In the margin a five -line caption in French. Paris paper engraving / etching head-gear: hat (+ fur used for clothes)Portrait of Willem I, Prince of Orange, Anonymous, After Hendrick Goltzius, c. 1825 - 1903 print Portrait of William I. He is behind a table with a rug and holds a command stove in his hand. His helmet and gloves of his armor are lying on the table. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Hague paperMaximilian II by Donat Hubschmann, Woodcut, vor 1540-1583, Private Collection, 39, 7x24, 3Portrait of David Vrugh. Portrait of schout-at-night David Vrugh. In the background a tapestry with a sea map. With a verse of eight rules in Dutch by G. Brandt.Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, print maker: Johann Alexander Böner, (mentioned on object), Neurenberg, 1657 - 1720, paper, etching, engraving, h 317 mm × w 212 mmHenry V. 1081-1125, family of the Salians, from 1106 Roman-German King and from 1111 to 1125 Roman-German Emperor, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknownAtabalipa, Rex Peruviæ ca. 1634-37 Jerôme David French. Atabalipa, Rex Peruviæ 334629Masquerades. Dated: 1597. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert Boissard after Jean-Jacques Boissard.Portrait of Janus II from Cyprus; Iohannes del Gratia Cipri etc Rex. Janus II, king of Cyprus. Standing, for a trapped pillar. A window with a face on a mountainous landscape behind him. In addition to Janus a unicorn with the coat of arms of Cyprus.King Filips II, inheritance of Friesland, Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, 1618 - 1620 print King Philip II of Spain, heir toe potestate of Friesland. Standing back, staff in hand. Illustration, with text on the back, from the book: Frisia Seu de Viris Rebusque Frisiae Illustribus Libri Duo. Friesland paper etching / letterpress printing Ruler, Sovereign FrieslandPortrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1615 print Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, Marquis de los ball bases, dressed in harness with a command staff in his hand. On the right on the table are helmet. Amsterdam paper. ink. pencil. chalk engraving / pen / brush helmet. historical persons. knighthood order of the Golden FleeceGeber. Line engraving.Saint George Standing. Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg). Dimensions: Sheet: 4 7/16 × 2 13/16 in. (11.3 × 7.2 cm). Date: ca. 1502. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Woman Playing a Portative Organ Anonymous, French, 16th century French. Woman Playing a Portative Organ 422588unknown, Terzio, Francesco, Italy, Oselli, Gaspare, Austriacae gentis imaginum, Portraits of members of the Austrian House, Portrait of Wladislaus of Bohemia, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 518 mm, width 351 mm, Italian, 1536, print maker, printmaker, 1569 - 1569, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1523 - 1591, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, after the image of, granter of privilegeMarcos; Marcomanus; Old peoples living here; Peplus Sive Gothorum, Wandalorum, Svevorum, Herulorum, Pidarum, Marcomannorum et Quadorum Veterum Imagins Ex Antique Monumentis et Museo Marci Zuerii Boxhornii. Warrior from the Germanic people of the Marcos, standing for feet, armed with lance and shield, scratch on the head.Friedrich I. Barbarossa, Roman-German Kaiser (1122-1190).. Portrait of Paul-Bernard de Fontaine, halves. He carries a harness. In his right hand he holds a command stove and his left hand leans on his helmet. The portrait is caught in an arc-shaped frame with a three-legged caption in Latin.Landscape with couple dressed in fashion from Sardinia, Italy. The couple is turned towards each other and shown full-length. The woman wears a wool gown and a hat decorated with flowers, in her hands she also holds flowers. The man wears a tabard and a plumed beret. The print is part of a twelve-part series of prints depicting Italian costumes, Couple dressed according to the Sardinian fashion Sardegni (title on object) Costumes from Italy (series title), Pieter Lastman, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, 1720 - 1772, paper, etching, h 167 mm - w 115 mmPortrait van Johann Wilhelm Neumayr von Ramsla, Johann Dürr, 1644 - 1663 print Germany paper engraving historical persons. pendant, trinket, 'breloque'. armorial bearing, heraldryPortrait of François de Bonne-Lesdiguières-De Créqui. Portrait in half to the right of François de Bonne-Lesdiguières-De Créqui, dressed in a harness. His left arm rests on a helmet, in his right hand he holds a command. Under his portrait his name and title in a two-legged text in French.Julius Caesar. Etching by F. Perrier.Loudon, Gideon Ernst Freiherr.Jakob I, Markgraf von Baden.Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1639 print Portrait of Frederik Hendrik. He stands in a landscape with a commandosta in his right hand. In the background fame with two trumpets, a laurel wreath and a horse. In the distance an army camp. Two columns with two lines each French text each in the lower margin. paper etching Hunger; 'Fama', 'Good fame', 'Chiara fame' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept reprified by female figures)Habit of the belt. (Registered title (letter)) | Courism (title of all)Berleningen, Götz of.Portrait of Cosimo de Medici. Artist: Nicolò della Casa, French, active Italy, 1543-48 After: Baccio Bandinelli, Italian, 1488-1560ULRICH, DUKE OF WURTTEMBERG reigned 1498-1550 Date: 1487 - 1550Horse servant with a quiver on a bandolier. Draughtsman: Giulio Romano. Dating: 1510 - 1546. Measurements: h 205 mm × w 138 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I 1517-1530 Germany. Etching in black on ivory laid paper . Master C BPortrait of Christiaan II Elector of Saxony, Johan Barra, 1603 print Portrait of Christiaan II Elector of Saxony with motto Initivm Sapientiae Timor Domini. paper engravingErard van Pallandt, lord of Culemborg, Nicolaes de Kemp (attributed to), c. 1600 - c. 1625 drawing Erard (also Erhard or Gerhard), Vrijheer van Pallandt and Van Culemborg. Standing back from the celebrated weapon of Culemborg with Van Pallandt as a heart shield. Part of an illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the gentlemen and graves of Culemborg. Northern Netherlands parchment (animal material). ink. watercolor (paint). gouache (paint) painting / writing (processes) CulemborgThe flautist, Bartholomeus Willemsz. Dolendo, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1589 - 1626Frederick III. the way, Elector of Saxony.Portrait of William of Orange-Nassau. Willem van Oranje-Nassau (Dillenburg, Germany, April 4, 1533-Delft, July 10, 1584), called the Taciturn, was a member of the House of Nassau and became Prince of Orange in 1544. He joined the rebellion against the Spanish Crown. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884Charles VI Franz Joseph Wenzel Balthasar Johann Anton Ignaz, 1685-1740, from 1711 to 1740 Roman-German Emperor, Historical, digitally restored reprodu...Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, circa 1650. Portrait of Christiaan IV, king of Denmark and Norway, with a sash over the shoulder, standing under an open curtain.Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger Graf.The Saxon stalkbook. A collection of Saxon princely-portraitsMatham, Jacob, Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (I), Young man with a feather hat, verso bottom center - stamped, print, prints, height 327 mm, width 229 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1546 - 1624-10-20, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1613, paper, papier, woodcut, Work conception, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523). German writer and theologian. Engraving.Artist: Christoph Bockstorffer, German, 1490-1553, Emperors Charles V and FerdinandI, ca.1531, Etching, 19.3 × 27.3 cm (7 5/8 × 10 3/4in.), Made in Germany, German, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -PrintsAntwerp, Jode, Gerard de, Series Regum Persarum, Persian kings, King Artaxerxes I, verso - stamped, King Artaxerxes I of Persia, son of Xerxes, standing with a scepter in his hand. In the background we see how the city of Jerusalem was rebuilt under his reign. Below the image a three-line text in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 286 mm, width 198 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1547 - 1585, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1509 - 1591-02-05, publisherPortrated Van John Skinner, Jacob Gole, 1670 - 1724 print The English dwarf John Skinner at the age of 35. He was born in Plymouth in 1663. In the margin his name, age and height. Amsterdam paper engraving little peoplePortrait of David Vrugh. Portrait of schout-at-night David Vrugh. In the background a tapestry with a sea map. With a verse of eight rules in Dutch by G. Brandt. Vrugh carries a medal to a necklace around his neck. He has received this for special merits, the inscription of the medal is below the performance.Portrait of John Lambe (1545-1628) an English astrologer who accused of black magic and rape. Dated 17th CenturyKarel Martel; Carolus Marcellus; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a king. He has a scepter and rich cone in his hands. The text identifies him as Charles Martel, Hofmeier of the Frankish Empire. The print is part of an album.Hengist, King of the Saxons.Manuel Salvador Carmona / 'The Count of Arundel and his Grandson, Thomas'. 1787. Black chalk, Red chalk on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Portrait of Arnold Mytens, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1610 print Portrait in half to the right of Arnold Mytens. Under the portrait are name and four rules in Latin. Print from part 2 of the Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies. Series of 72 artist portraits made by Hendrick Hondius I, Simon Frisius, Andries Jacobsz. Stock and Robert de Baudous. The Hague paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painterPortrait of the brothers Coligny, Anonymous, After Wierix, After Marc Duval, 1579 print France paper engraving historical personsParis, Breton, Richard, Desprez, François, Recueil de la diversité des habits, Series of various costumes, La damoiselle Suisse, Noble woman from Switzerland, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 146 mm, width 85 mm, French, print maker, printmaker, 1562 - 1562, paper, papier, woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, 1524 - 1571, publisherHernando del Soto (1496-1542). Spanish explorer and conquistador. 1st European expedition into Unites States. Portrait. Engraving.William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), known as William the Silent or the Taciturn. Leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs. Engraving, 1884. Author: Willem Jacobsz Delff.Mary, Queen of Scots also known as Mary Stuart and Mary I of Scotland, 1542 - 1587, with her husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, 1546 - 1567. After a 19th century print by Renold Elstrack.Jan van Luxembourg and Antoon van Lalaing, Nicolaes de Kemp (attributed to), c. 1600 - c. 1625 drawing Jan van Luxembourg and Antoon van Lalaing van Hoogstraten. The first and second husband of Elisabeth, Lady of Culemborg. Both gentlemen standing next to each other, dressed in armor with ermine coats, with their weapons. Part of an illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the gentlemen and graves of Culemborg. Northern Netherlands parchment (animal material). ink. watercolor (paint). gouache (paint) painting / writing (processes) CulemborgJames I The Conqueror (1208-1276). Count of Barcelona and King of Aragon (1213-1276), Valencia (1239-1276) and Majorca (1229-1276). Portrait. Engraving of the First Complete Edition of the "Chronicle" printed by Joan de Mey in Valencia in 1557. Colored.Sessa, Giovanni Bernardo, Vecellio, Cesare, Krieger, Christoph, Habiti antichi, et moderni di tutto il mondo..., Romcassi, costume print, books, mm mm, German, print maker, printmaker, 1598 - 1598, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Italian, 1521 - 1601, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing of, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher