Historical Portraits of Notable Figures

Engravings and illustrations of historical figures, featuring detailed busts and medallions in classical styles, showcasing their attire and notable characteristics.

Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor.

Theoderich I., King of the Westgoten.

Ermolao Barbaro or Hermolao Barbaro, 1454-1493, Italian Renaissance scholar. Hermolaus Barbarus Venetus. Copperplate engraving by Johann Theodore de Bry from Jean-Jacques Boissards Bibliotheca Chalcographica, Johann Ammonius, Frankfurt, 1650.

. The hero from classical antiquity Julius Caesar. Bust caught in a medallion with a cartouche with his name underneath. Two bulls and two dogs in the corners in the corners. Print from a series of nine with heroes.

Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor.

Giovanni de Medici.

Cyrano de Bergerac, Savini.

Bildnis des loan Francis Poggivs

Karl II, the Kahle, Roman Emperor Unknown artist dating: 1550/1700

Caligula, Roman emperor.

Constantius chlors, the rusky Kaiser.

Matthias I. Corvinus, King of Hungary.

Julius Caesar as one of the nine heroes, Willem van de Passe, 1621 - 1636 print The hero from the classical antiquity Julius Caesar. Bust caught in an oval frame with an edge script in Latin. In the margin his name and a two -way praise in English. London paper engraving Julius Caesar (one of the nine worthies)

Terence, William.

Macrinus, Roman emperor.

Bust of gradasso; Gradasso; Characters from 'Orlando Furioso'. Bust of Gradasso, a character from Ludovico Ariosto's epic 'Orlando Furioso'. On his head he wears a helmet decorated with a plume of springs. At the top right the title and eight Italian fresh rules from the epic.

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Titus, from The Twelve Caesars ca. 1500-1534 Marcantonio Raimondi Italian This print comes from the museums copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafreri. During their Roman publishing careers, the two foreign publishers - who worked together between 1553 and 1563 - initiated the production of prints recording art works, architecture and city views related to Antique and Modern Rome. The prints could be bought individually by tourists and collectors, but were also purchased in larger groups which were often bound together in an album. In 1573, Lafreri commissioned a title page for this purpose, which is where the title ‘Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae first appears. Lafreri envisioned an ideal arrangement of the prints in 7 different categories, but during his lifetime, never appears to have offered one standard, bound se

Portret van Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus maior; Scipion l'Afriquain.PortraitBuste in oval to the left of the Roman General and Politician Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Maior, Bareheads and shrouded in a harness. The portrait is based on a steckle on which the name of the portrayed state.

Aistulf, King of Lombards.

Nero, Roman emperor.

Portrait of Emperor Tiberius in round frame, Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510 - 1527 print Italy paper engraving emperor

Otho, Roman emperor.

Apollonios by Tyana.

Xenocrates of Chalkedon.

Lothar I., Roman Emperor.

Sacchi, Bartolomeo.

Otto I, the big emperor.

Valentinian III., weströmischer Kaiser .

Marot, Clément.

ARATUS OF CILICIA (a country in Asia Minor) Astronomer and poet Date: flourished 272 BC

Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, later NERO Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Roman emperor

Ferdinand IV., King of Castile and León 1651/1750

Liuva II, King of the Westgoten.

Arcadius, oströmischer Kaiser .

Tiberius, Roman Emperor.

TOLOMEO XV SIG ER 766-90. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Portrait bust in oval to left of Fadrique lvarez de Toledo with feathered hat. Below the oval on a pedestal are his name and titles, Portrait of Fadrique lvarez de Toledo, print maker: Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, (mentioned on object), 1753 - 1774 and/or 1786, paper, etching, h 180 mm × w 111 mm

Marine, Andreas.

Otto Anscarius.

Diadumenianus, Römischer Mitkaiser.

Saint Philip. Dated: probably 1589. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hendrik Goltzius.

Leo III., oströmischer Kaiser .

Justinian I, Kaiser of Byzantium.

Claudius, 1800 - 1899 print Bust of Claudius Civilis. Netherlands paper extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME) Netherlands

270th anniversary of the/ Utrechsche Hoogeschool/ Entry of Germanicus Triumphator/ in Rome in the year 17 AD

Domitian, Roman emperor.

Ludwig III., The younger king.

Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi portraying the Roman emperor Otho, including detailed facial features, clothing, and imperial symbolism from the early 16th century.

Roman Emperor Theodosius II, 401-450. Flavius Theodosius Junior Augustus, Byzantine Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Marc Fabius, Quintilian still image. Portraits. 1584. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Orators , Rome , To 499, Quintilian

Kindheid, Anonymous, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1548 - 1570 print Personification of childhood in the form of the head of a small child in an oval with Latin edge. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Antwerp paper engraving the first years ~ the ages of man. Childhood (alleg.). human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (with NUMBER)

Pertinax, Roman Emperor.

Fauki

Pertinax, Roman Emperor.

Jakob Binck, Portrait of a Young Man (VH Reinnier) Portrait of a Young Man (V.H. Reinnier)

Vespasian, Roman Emperor.

Ludwig III., The younger king.

Portrait of emperor tiberius; Imp. III; Roman emperors. .

LIUVA I. REY VISIGODO DE 567 - 572. GRABADO RETRATO ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Galba, Roman emperor.

Ezechial. Dated: published 1613. Dimensions: plate: 17.9 x 13.3 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.) sheet: 24.3 x 19 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet.

Raginpert, König there.

Otho, Roman emperor.

Claudio Civilii. Borstbeeld Van Claudio Civilii.

Raginpert, König there.

Ausias March (1400-1459). Medieval Valencian poet and knight from Gandia, Valencia. He is considered as one of the most important poets of the Golden Century of catalan literature. Engraving.

Portrait of emperor Augustus; Roman emperors. .

Roman Emperor Geta, 189-211. Publius or Lucius, Septimius Geta Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Bartholomew, holy.

Solon .

Musa, Sultan of Turkey.

Portrait of King Radbald, Johann Franck, 1650 - 1699 print paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Apollonios by Tyana.

Augustus, Julius Caesar.

Augustus, Julius Caesar.

Dyck, Anthony van, Kessel, Theodorus van, Heads of apostles, Apostle looking over his shoulder, verso - stamped, Half-length portrait of an apostle looking over his shoulder, seen from behind. This print is part of a seven-part series on various apostles., print, prent, prints, height 105 mm, width 74 mm, 1620 - 1660, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1660, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09

SINCERUS ACTIUS Italian scholar and writer Date: 1458 - 1530

Mauregatus, King of Asturias.

GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS (originally Gaius Octavius, also known as Octavianus) First Roman Emperor from 27 BC to 14 AD Date: 63 BC - 14 AD

Saint Apollonia with early teeth; S. Apollonia.

Plate 11: Titus Vespasian looking to the right, from 'The Twelve Caesars' 1610-40 Anonymous. Plate 11: Titus Vespasian looking to the right, from 'The Twelve Caesars' 649607

Alfons V., King of León.

Xerxes I., King of Persia.

Annius Florian, rômischer Kaiser.

Claudius, Roman emperor.

Medal. Artist: Gérard Edelinck (Dutch, Antwerp 1640-1707 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (8 x 8 cm). Date: 17th-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hippokrates .

Andreas Vesalius. Line engraving by L. Gaultier.

Commodus, Roman emperor.

Bust of Greek poet Homer, author of the Odyssey and the Iliad. In red jasper. Homero. In diaspro rosso. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685.

. Medallion with the portrait of Etienne (Stephanus) Picart, also known as 'the Roman'. He is the father of the artist. In the margin a five-line caption in French.

Roman Emperor Severus Alexander, 208-235. Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

ZiZka of Trocnov, Jan.

Pythagoras .

Erwig (d. 687). King of the Visigoths in Hispania from 680 to 687. Portrait. Engraving. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona, 1853.

Roman Emperor Pertinax, 126AD-193AD, Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Otto II, Emperor.

Pythagoras .

Tacitus.

Pompey the Great, the Sixth.

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