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Historical Portraits of Notable Figures

A collection of vintage portraits featuring distinguished individuals, captured in formal attire with somber expressions and dark backgrounds.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Half-length Seated Portrait, Brady-Handy Collection, 1860's

Portrait, Captain John Bertram, 1799-1882, by Edgar Parker in the Peabody Museum , Portrait paintings, Bertram, John, 1796-1882. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

B.H. Robertson, VA. | Library of Congress

Charles S. Storrow , Mayors, Storrow, Charles S. Charles Storer, 1809-1904. Lawrence

James Speed, was Abraham Lincoln's second Attorney General, and served from 1864 to 1866. Prior to his selection for Lincoln's cabinet, he served in the Kentucky Senate and as leader of the state's pro-Union forces (BSLOC_2018_6_32)

Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, 1827 - 1896, French politician and President of the Senate, historical illustration circa 1893

Photograph of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) an Italian opera composer. Dated 19th Century

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), American Poet, Journalist and Editor of New York Evening Post, Seated Portrait, Mathew Brady Studio, 1860-1870

(William) Harrison Ainsworth(1805-1882) English historical novelist; works include 'Old St Paul's', 'The Tower of London', 'Windsor Castle'. Photograph published London 1881. Woodburytype

Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Half-length Seated Portrait, Brady-Handy Collection, 1860's

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 ñ January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States (1877ñ1881).

John Greenleaf Whittier

Portrait of Knute Nelson (1895- 1923), a Norwegian-American attorney and politician. Dated 1899

Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), in the year before his death. Photo by Levin C. Handy.

Anefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Nobel Prize winners. H.A. Lorentz (1853-1928). {1940-1945}

Hon. Wm. Aiken of S.C.

Vintage Photograph. Hand drawn portrait of John Greenleaf Whittier

John Ray, Lawyer, New Orleans, La.

John Townsend Trowbridge, 1827-1916, American author. From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories, America, Volume 15, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Gideon Welles was Secretary of the Navy in Abraham Lincoln's first term, 1861-65. He oversaw the massive expansion of the Navy during the US Civil War. President Andrew Johnson retained him in the cabinet for his full administration (BSLOC_2018_6_33)

Charles S. Storrow , Mayors, Storrow, Charles S. Charles Storer, 1809-1904. Lawrence

Gideon Welles (1802-1878), U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1861-69, full-length Portrait, Mathew Brady Studio, 1860's

James Bell Pettigrew. Photograph by Elliott & Fry.

Giuseppe Biancheri (1821-1908), Italian politician, photograph by H Le Lieure, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXX, No 13, March 29, 1903.

W.T. Stead

Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov ca. before 1896

Kossuth, Lajos (1802-1894), político y patriota húngaro. Grabado de 1894.

Bishop Tuttle

Cyrus W. Field (portrait bust)

Manuel Mila y Fontanals (1818-1884). Spanish philologist, historian and literary critic. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). Detail. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Manuel Mila y Fontanals (1818-1884). Spanish philologist, historian and literary critic. Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). Detail. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Carter Harrison, Sr. - Mayor of Chicago 1879 - 1893

GEORGE PEABODY American grocer and philanthropist with his autograph Date: 1795 - 1869

Robert Edward Lee, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, circa 1869

Leland Stanford (1824 - 1893) American senator and railway magnate

Hon. Wm. Aiken of S.C.

Portrait of the writer Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887) by Photo studio Wesenberg /Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/Phototypie/Russia/Portrait

T.T. Garrard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right. Civil War Photograph Collection, No. 8204. Garrard, T. T, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel.

Jules Grevy (1807-1891). President of the French Third Republic. Portrait. Engraving. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1879.

Rafael Altamira Crevea (1866-1951). Historiador y magistrado, nacido en Valencia.

Engraving of Thomas Hughes (1822-1896) English lawyer, judge and author. Dated 1893

Eames, Hon. Ben of R.I.

Whitthorne, Hon. Wash. Curran of Tenn.

Wilhelm Hjalmar Lagerheim, Commissioner in Dalarö in 1859-90.

Wait, Hon. John Turner of Conn.

USA: General Robert E. Lee (1807 - 1870), Senior Confederate Commander in the American Civil War (1862 - 1865), photographed by Levin C. Handy (1855 - 1932), 1869

1860S 1861 Portrait Of Older Henry David Thoreau American Poet Naturalist Essayist

Wm. Pugsley

Dr. Homer Eaton, portrait bust

Gustav Schönberg

CARLOS DICKENS (1812/70) NOVELISTA INGLES. Author: NICOLAS GONZALEZ (S XIX). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. DICKENS CHARLES.

Henry Brougham (1778-1868), 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux,, British Politician, Reformer and Lord Chancellor 1830-34, Seated Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry

Hermann Henrich Meier, also known as Hermann Heinrich Meier or H.H. Meier, 1809 - 1898, a businessman and politician, wood engraving, about 1880

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85), 18th President of the United States 1869-77, General of Union Army during American Civil War, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Photograph by Theodore Lilienthal, 1880

Photograph of Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) a French composer. Dated 19th Century

JOSIAH GIBBS-1839/1903- FISICO Y MATEMATICO ESTADOUNIDENSE.

Portrait of D.Duff, studio shot

Robert E. Lee (1807-70), American and Confederate Soldier, Commander of Confederate States Army during American Civil War 1862-65, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Richmond, Virginia, USA, Vannerson & Jones, Photographers, between 1861 & 1865

Portrait of John B. Gest. Date/Period: 1905. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 1,016 mm (40 in); Width: 762 mm (30 in). Author: Thomas Eakins.

BRIGHAM YOUNG Mormon leader who led the Latter-day Saints to their home in Utah. Date: 1801 - 1877

Portrait of U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States (1822-1885)

Johann Gottfried Kinkel, 1815 - 1882, a German Protestant theologian, writer, hymn poet and democratically minded politician, historical engraving, 1883

John Crawford , Mayors. Lawrence

Julian Vannerson's photograph of Lee in 1863. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 ñ October 12, 1870) was an American soldier best known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865

John Brown , Abolitionists, Brown, John, 1800-1859, Carte de Visite Collection

Confederate General Robert E Lee, circa 1865

Douglass, the orator. Photographs. 1907. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. African Americans , United States , History, Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895, African American abolitionists, African American orators

Jules Verne, (1828-1905), French adventurer and science fiction writer. Photograph published London, c.1880

Portrait of John Tyndall (1820-1893) an Irish physicist. Dated 19th Century

William Henderson. Photograph.

Jules Verne (1828-1905) French adventure and science fiction writer. Photograph published London c1880. Woodburytype.

GALERIA RETRATOS-ANTONIO AGUILAR Y CORREA-MQUES VEGA Y ARMIJO-O/L 130X96 CM. Author: SALVADOR VINIEGRA (1862-1915). Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. AGUILAR Y CORREA ANTONIO. MARQUES DE LA VEGA DE ARMIJO.

A. Graham Bell co. 1900 Harris & Ewing

Alexander Bain. Photogravure by Synnberg Photo-gravure Co., 1898.

Giuseppe garibaldi, 1860

Portrait of Dr. Cambell. Unknown, photographer late 19th century Bust portrait of an older man with a bushy beard. (Verso, print) upper center, in pencil: "Dr. Cambell"; (Verso, print) lower left, in pencil: "A65";

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85), 18th President of the United States 1869-77, General of Union Army during American Civil War, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Photograph by Theodore Lilienthal, 1880

Antonio Lopez y Lopez (Antonio Victor Lopez Lopez de Lamadrid) (1817-1883), 1st Marquess of Comillas. Spanish businessman and banker. President of the Compania Trasatlantica Espanola (""La Trasatlantica""). Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Antonio Lopez y Lopez (Antonio Victor Lopez Lopez de Lamadrid) (1817-1883), 1st Marquess of Comillas. Spanish businessman and banker. President of the Compania Trasatlantica Espanola (""La Trasatlantica""). Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

United States Senator William A. Clark circa 1905-1925.

Gresham, Walter Quintin

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW American poet, author of 'Hiawatha' and much more with his autograph Date: 1807 - 1882

General Grant: in his library, writing his memoirs, 1885

Black and White Illustration; Portrait of William Henry Smith (1825-1891), English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith

John W. Goff.

N. Pashitch

Photographic portrait of Frederick Greenwood, the English author, journalist and publicist, pictured c.1909. Date: 1909

Color Tinted illustration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poet and educator - circa 1880

Brigham Young (1801-1877) American Mormon leader. Wood engraving published circa 1870.

Portrait of Lester Allan Pelton (1829-1908), American inventor, engraving.

Karl Stieler, 1842 - 1885, a German poet active in Bavaria, as well as an archivist and lawyer, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original.

USA: James A Garfield (1831-1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. photographic portrait, c. 1877

General Adolphe Le Flô. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Sir Josiah Mason, 1795 - 1881, an English industrialist, manufacturer of pens, around 1881

Inventor Richard Jordan Gatling

T. Robónm.

Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-67) American geophysicist; superintendent of US Coast Survey; great grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Engraving, New York, 1896.

Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-93), 19th President of the United States 1877-81, Half-Length Portrait, Photograph, Brady-Handy Collection, 1870's

Henry W. Longfellow, Famous Americans

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