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Historical Portraits of Nobility

Antique engravings of noble figures from history, featuring elaborate hairstyles and attire, presenting a classic artistic style.

Portrait of Adriaan van Cattenburg, Jacob Houbraken, after Jan Wandelaar, 1725 - 1780 print Portrait of Adriaan van Cattenburg in an oval, with a cartouche under the portrait with his weapon and an eight -line verse in Dutch. Amsterdam paper engraving

Friedrich III., Roman-German Emperor.

Pinto da Fonseca, Manuel.

Portrait of Philippus van Limborch at the age of 78. Philippus van Limborch at the age of 78. Amsterdam pastor and professor of the remonstrants.

Portret van Philip Yorke, James McArdell, after James Wills, 1744 - 1754 print London paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Portrait of Wilhelm Caesar Immissions.

Portrait of Abraham Verduin; Abraham Verduin. Bust to the right of Abraham Verduin at the age of 60 in an oval. Under the portrait His name and data in two rules in Dutch and below, a four-line verse in Dutch.

Tobias George Smollett. Stipple engraving.

Portrait of Giulio Alberoni (1664-1752) an Italian cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip V of Spain.

Franz I., Roman-German Kaiser Stecher: Bernigeroth, Johann Martin

Portrait of Philip Herbert, Count of Pembroke and Montgomery. .

Portrait of Johannes van der Kloot. .

Portrait of Henri II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville, Pieter Holsteyn (II), c. 1624 - 1663 print Bust to the left of Henri II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. Under the portrait twelve lines in Latin. Northern Netherlands paper engraving

Portrait of Cornelis van Beveren, Jonas Suyderhoef, 1677 print Portrait of Cornelis van Beveren, mayor of Dordrecht. Haarlem paper engraving mayor, burgomaster

Frederick III of Saxony, The Wise (c1463-1525) Patron of Martin Luther and supporter of the Protestant Reformation. Engraving from Martyrologia by John Mason, London, 1851. ,

Schwarzenberg, Johann Adolf Prince.

Bildnis des George Nitschius

Carlo Careno. Stipple engraving by A. Zaffonato after C. Visconti.

Portret van Charles Ashton, James McArdell, after Robert Pyle, 1752 - 1754 print London paper historical persons

Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, c. 1590-1664. English politician and Royalist, knighted by King Charles I and later privy counsellor to Charles II after the Restoration. Francis, 1st Lord Seymour of Throwbridge. In van Dyke beard, tall lace collar, striped doublet. From the painting by William Larkin at Petworth House. Copperplate engraving by Platt from John Adolphus The British Cabinet, containing Portraits of Illustrious Personages, printed by T. Bensley for E. Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1799.

Pörtner, Hermann Dietrich .

Portret van Pasquier Quesnel.The French theologian and Jansenist Pasquier Quesnel at the age of 80. The handwritten text under the print mentions that, however, the person portrayed is not passquier quesnel, but another person.

THE NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THE RIGHT HON. JOHN EVELYN DENISON: ELECTED APRIL 30, 1857. British statesman. UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Fürstenberg, Egon Wilhelm Graf.

Samuel Johnson(1709-840), 18th Century English Writer, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 1873

Portrait of Christian Thomasius

Auersperg, Wolfgang Engelbert Graf von.

Taylor, Jeremy .

Kolowrat-Liebsteinky, Franz Karl I. Graf von Stecher: Meyssens, Cornelisfactic genesis: Vienna

Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon of Gredington, Lloyd .

Portrait of Cardinal Mazarin. Portrait in oval list of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Prime Minister of France. Bust to the left. Mazarin carries a cardinal wave with a stiff collar.

Rev. Ezra Stiles, D.D., L.L.D., president of Yale College from 1777 to 1795, lived from 1727 to 1795., 1777 - 1890

Blaise Pascal, French mathematician

Sir John Godsalve, of Norwich, Norfolk, English politician (d. 1556). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.

Portret van Thomas Coram, James McArdell, after William Hogarth, 1749 print London paper historical persons. philantropist

Portrait of Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, Baroque engraver, 15951675. Luke Vosterman, Steel engraving by W. Raddon after a portrait by Anthony van Dyck from Edward Walmsleys Physiognomical Portraits, One Hundred Distinguished Characters, John Major, London, 1827.

King, 1. Baron King of Ockham, Peter .

Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, lawyer and stateman to King Henry VII, died 1540. Copperplate mezzotint by Richard Earlom after a painting by Hans Holbein from Samuel Woodburn's Portraits of Characters Illustrious in British History, London, 1811.

Portrait of Hilmar Curas, Martin Berbigeroth, 1730 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons

Boe Sylvius, François de Le.

Sir Edward Turnour 1617-1676 Speaker of the house of commons 1661-1671.

Portrait of Cardinal Toussaint de Forsbin de Janson; Tvssanvs s.r.e. Presbyter (...) that XIII Febrrarii MDCXC.

Portrait of Christoph Cellarius. .

Portrait of Georg Christoph Lang

Christian August, Duke of Saxony-Zeitz Stecher: Bernigeroth, Martin

Pierre Gassendi .

Kuenburg, Franz Ferdinand Graf.

Portrait of Willem van Brakel, Jacob Houbraken, After H. Car, 1711 - 1780 print Portrait of Johannes Boskoop in an oval. Under the portrait there are name and data in four lines in Dutch. Amsterdam paper engraving

Willem van Outhoorn (1691-1704). Portrait of Willem van Outhoorn, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Dating: 1691 - 1710. Place: Batavia. Measurements: h 99 cm × w 78.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Portrait of Joan Huydecoper. Portrait of half the right by knight Joan Huydecoper II, Mr. Van Maarseveen and Neerdijk. Under the portrait are a weapon on a cartouche.

Johnathon Swift, pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff, 1667-1745. Anglo-Irish author. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, died 1709. English politician, brother-in-law to King James II, Lord Privy Seal, Lord Lieutenant to Ireland. From the collection at Badminton. Copperplate engraving by Edward Harding from John Adolphus The British Cabinet, containing Portraits of Illustrious Personages, printed by T. Bensley for E. Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1800.

Portrait of Thomas Bartholinus at the age of 61.

Thurlow, 1. Baron Thurlow, Edward .

Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon of Gredington, Lloyd .

Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, John .

Mutzenbecher, Matthias .

Portrait of Jobst Heinrich Hansen

Portrait of Herman Witsius. Herman Witsius, pastor and professor of theology in Franeker, Utrecht and Leiden, at the age of 64.

Portret van Martin Luther, Johann Christoph Boecklin, 1697 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons

Portret van William Benn, James McArdell, after Thomas Hudson, 1746 - 1765 print London paper historical persons. mayor, burgomaster

Portrait of William Cullen (1710-1790), Anonymous

Robert James Carr 1774 to 1841 Bishop of Chichester and Worcester Engraved by T A Dean after G Hayter From the book National Portrait Gallery volume II published c 1835

Thomas Howard 2nd (or 14th) Earl of Arundel Earl of Surrey Earl of Norfolk 1585-1646 English noble and courtier noted for his collection of marbles and manuscripts From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Sir Christopher Wren. Engraving by Swaine after Sir G. Kneller, 1711.

SIR R.D. HANSON, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 1869

Forehead, Georg Christoph.

Jonas Suyderhoff after Pieter Dircksz Santvoort, Franciscus Plante Franciscus Plante

Benedictus (Baruch) Spinoza. Line engraving.

John H. Livingston, D.D., S.T.P., president of Queen's College at New Brunswick.. Hunt, Charles Havens. Prints. 1881. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Livingston, John Henry, 1746-1825

Portrait of Titus Oates

Wolfstein, Christian Albrecht Graf von.

Portrait of Jacques Saurin at the age of 53, Christian Fritzsch, 1745 print paper engraving historical persons

Thomas Street Miles, Chancellor of London, English Justice of the Bench, aged 63. Copperplate engraving by R. White from William Richardson's Portraits illustrating Granger's Biographical History of England, London, 17921812. James Granger (17231776) was an English clergyman, biographer, and print collector.

Portrait of John Christophorv Eisen

Wolfstein, Christian Albrecht Graf von.

. Portrait in half of Gerardus kulenkamp at the age of 39. Under the portrait His name and data in two lines in Latin and below it a eighty text in Latin.

Götz, Georg.

Deckers, Frederik.

Portrait of Lord Mersey, presiding as Wreck Commissioner, over the British Court of Inquiry into the Titanic disaster. Date: 11th May 1912

Rösner, Johann Leonhard.

Carbach, Georg Wolfgang.

Portrait of Geeraert Brandt, Pieter Schenk (I), After Michiel van Musscher, 1683 - 1713 print Geeraert Brandt, historian, poet and playwright in Amsterdam at the age of 57. Amsterdam paper engraving

Seyfried, Karl .

Portrait of Georg Ernst

Portrait of Michel le Tellier, monogrammist LP (France), 1700 - 1750 print Paris paper engraving historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Müller, Wolfgang Jacob.

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