Historical Portraits of Notable Figures

Engravings and portraits of influential historical figures, featuring elaborate hairstyles and attire from the Baroque to 19th century.

'Alllestry', (1619-1681), 1830. Richard Allestree (1619-1681), English Royalist churchman and provost of Eton College from 1665. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

'Algardi', (1598-1654), 1830. Alessandro Algardi (1598-1654) Italian high-Baroque sculptor From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Portrait of Denis Papin (1647-1713) a French physicist, mathematician and inventor. Dated 19th century

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator, cartographer and admiral. He served the Crown of Castile. Discoverer of America in 1492. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), poet, drawn by F. Kugler, 1828

Johann Friedrich Boettger (probably 4 February 1682 - 13 March 1719) was a German alchemist, chemist and inventor. He was a co-inventor of European hard porcelain, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

'James Bernouilli', (1654-1705), 1830. Jacob Bernoulli (1654-1705) prominent Swiss mathematician. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Frayssinous, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.

'Gainsborough', (1727-1788), 1830. Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, founding member of the Royal Academy. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Jean Joseph Dussault (Jean François Joseph Dussault) (1769-1824). French journalist, literary critic and librarian. After the fall of Robespierre, he published several pamphlets against the leading figures of the Revolution. Dussault collaborated with "Véridique", a newspaper hostile to the Directory, and managed, not without difficulty, to escape the deportation to which he was condemned. Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

'Alllestry', (1619-1681), 1830. Richard Allestree (1619-1681), English Royalist churchman and provost of Eton College from 1665. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Denis Papin 22. August 1647 bis 26. August 1713, französischer Physiker, Mathematiker und Erfinder, Historisch, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19, Jahrhundert 1f-4999641

Portrait of Saint-Martin, the unknown philosopher, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

Charles II, the Bewitched (1661-1700). King of Spain. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Salcedo. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Galicia, 1866.

Milton, John .

Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, 1867

Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne, 9. Oktober 1727 - 16. Februar 1794, war französischer Politiker und Kleriker / Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne, October 9, 1727 - February 16, 1794, was a French politician and cleric, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Salzmann, Christian Gotthilf .

Leonard Bourdon (Louis Jean Joseph Leonard Bourdon de la Crosniere) (1754-1807). French revolutionary educator and politician. Member of the Paris Commune (1789-1792). Elected deputy to the National Convention (8 September 1792 to 26 October 1795). During the Thermidorian Reaction, he took part in the actions that led to the arrest and execution of Robespierre. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Adelbert von Chamisso, 30 January 1781, 21 August 1838, was a German naturalist and poet of French origin, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Prosper Georges Antoine Marilhat, 1811-1847, was a French painter, France, Historic, Digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe

Historic print, copper engraving from 1621, portrait of Johann von Besser, 1654 to 1729, a German poet, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) French philosopher, sceptic and writer. Engraving from 'Histoire des Philosophes Modernes' by Alexandre Saverien (Paris, 1762).

Bertel Thorvaldsen, ab 1827 auch von Thorvaldsen, 19. November 1770 - 24. März 1844 war ein dänischer Bildhauer und Medailleur / Bertel Thorvaldsen, from 1827 also von Thorvaldsen, 19 November 1770 - 24 March 1844 was a Danish sculptor and medalist, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Francesco Bianchini. Line engraving by G. Bozza after C. Rizzardini.

'Dr. Young', (c1683-1765), 1830. Edward Young (c1683-1765) English poet, critic, philosopher and theologian educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford became a royal chaplain in 1728, best known for his poem 'Night Thoughts'. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Pyotr Mikhailovich Yeropkin by Grachev, Georgi Ivanovich (1860-1893)/ Private Collection/ Russia/ Lithograph/ Academic art/ Portrait

Lancelot Turpin de Crissé (Compte Turpin de Crissé) (1716-1793). French military and writer. Portrait. Engraving by Picquenot. "Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires" by Count Turpin de Crissé. Volume I. Published in Montargis and sold in Paris, 1785. Author: Michel Picquenot (1747-1814). French engraver.

Paul Fleming, 5 October 1609, 2 April 1640, a German physician and writer. He is considered one of the most important lyricists of German Baroque literature, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

The bust of General Meusnier inaugurated in Tours July 29, 1888. Jean Baptiste Meusnier de La Place (1754-1793) was a French mathematician, engineer and Revolutionary general. Best known for Meusnier's theorem on the curvature of surfaces, which he formulated while he was at the École Royale du Génie (Royal School of Engineering). He also discovered the helicoid. He worked with Lavoisier on the decomposition of water and the evolution of hydrogen. France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1888

'Moreri', (1643-1680), 1830. Louis Moreri (1643-1680) French priest and encyclopedist. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Sigbert Count Heister, 1646, 22 February 1718, was an Austrian field marshal, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century master copy

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Italian explorer, master navigator and admiral. Discoverer of America in 1492. Portrait, detail of an engraving. La Civilizacion (The Civilization), volume III, 1882.

'Farmer', (1735-1797), 1830. Dr Richard Farmer (1735-1797) Shakespearean scholar and Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and classical tutor. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Thomas Erskine, 1. Baron Erskine born January 10, 1750 in Edinburgh, died November 17, 1823 in Almondell, West Lothian was a British politician and noble with Scottish descent, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

Dominique Jean Larrey, vintage engraving. Dominique Jean Larrey, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660399

William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616-1700), 1824.Artist: J Jenkins

'Sancroft', (1617-1693), 1830. William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Dean of St Paul's in 1664 he assisted with rebuilding after the Great Fire of London and was one of Seven Bishops imprisoned in 1688 for libel against King James II in opposition to the king's Declaration of Indulgence. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 16 October 1726, 7 February 1801, was the most popular German engraver, printmaker and illustrator of the 18th century, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork

Charles Pichegru (1761-1804), French soldier. He was a supporter of the Bourbons (royalists) and lived in exile in England and Germany after the French Revolution (1789) . He plotted with Candoudal against Napoleon Bonaparte. After his return to Paris, he was arrested and found hanged in prison in front of his trial. Copperplate engraving, 1895, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Explorer and navigator genoese. Engraving.

Historic print, portrait of Paul Gerhardt, 1607 - 1676, a German poet and Lutheran, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Jean Baptiste Racine, 1639 - 1699, an author of the French classicism

John Locke, 1632-1704, English philosopher who founded the school of empiricism, Illustration from Old England's Worthies, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Matteo Villani, died in 1363, an Italian historian and writer

John Ogle. Artist: Unknown

Jean-François de Galaup de La Pérouse, 23 August 1741 - 1788, a French navigator, circumnavigator and geographer in the Age of Enlightenment / Jean-François de Galaup de La Pérouse, 23. August 1741 - 1788, ein französischer Seefahrer, Weltumsegler und Geograf im Zeitalter der Aufklärung, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Portrait of Johannes Reekers. Draughtsman: Johan Coenraad Hamburger. Dating: 1841. Measurements: h 130 mm × w 92 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Jean Leclerc or Jean Le Clerc, Johannes Clericus, (born 19 March 1657 in Geneva, died 8 January 1736 in Amsterdam) was a Genevan theologian and philologist.

Historical print, engraving, of Georg Joachim Goeschen, 1752-1828, German publisher, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

Müllner, Adolf.

Historic print, copper engraving, 1774, portrait of Johann Bernhard Basedow, 1724 - 1790, a German theologian, educator, writer and philanthropist of the Enlightenment, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Johann Philipp Palm, 18 December 1766, 26 August 1806, executed by firing squad on Napoleon's orders, was a bookseller in Nuremberg, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century

Christian Gottfried Körner, 2 July 1756 in-13 May 1831, was a German writer and lawyer, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

justice, courtroom scenes, court hearing, after U.Schellenberg, copper engraving, 18th century,

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Adelbert von Chamisso, 1781 - 1838, a German naturalist and poet

Woodcut, Immanuel Kant, portrait

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) . Navigator, colonizer, and explorer. Engraving in Spain Illustrated History, 19th century. Colored.

"A Neapolitan Peasant Boy" - painted by F. Y. Hurlestone sic - from the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1856. Engraving of a painting '...by Mr. Hurlestone, the President of the Society...There is a touch of Murillo in this picture - and it is as good an example of Mr. Hurlestone's style as this year's Exhibition will be found to supply'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698-1783), philologist

Vicente Martinez Espinel (1550-1624). Spanish writer and musician. Engraving.

Freidrich Schiller (1759-1805), German Dramatist, Poet, and Literary Theorist, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wil

Catharine Sedgewick (1789-1867), American Novelist, Head and Shoulders 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, 18

Portrait Kellermann. François-Étienne-Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820) 1st Duke of Valmy was a French military commander, Marshal Kellermann served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Italian explorer, master navigator and admiral. Discoverer of America in 1492. Portrait. Engraving. La Civilizacion (The Civilization), volume III, 1882.

'Nicholas P. Trist', 1849. In 1848, American lawyer, diplomat, planter and businessman Nicholas Trist negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American War. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co., Philadelphia, 1849

David Beaton (also Bethune, born around 1494, died 29 May 1546 in St Andrews, Fife) was Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Cardinal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Stolberg-Stolberg, Christian Graf too.

Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BC - 30 BC). Last queen of Egypt of the Lagid dynasty (51 BC - 30 BC). Portrait, detail. Engraving. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra". Volume I. 1854.

MarthaWashington. Artist: Currier & Ives, American, active 1834-1907

Pierre-Joseph Desault. Coloured mezzotint by J.B. Gautier after F. P. J. Kymli.

George Romney (1734-1802) was an English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures - including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson.

MACANAZ , MELCHOR DE . POLITICO Y ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL . 1670 -1760. GRABADO RETRATO DE LA COLECCION " VARONES ILUSTRES ". CALCOGRAFIA NACIONAL , MADRID.

Klaus Hottinger (d. 1524). Swiss shoemaker. First Protestant beheaded in Switzerland. Disciple of Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), pastor of Grossmünster in Zurich, who participated in the so-called "Affair of the Sausages" in 1522, speaking publicly in a sermon in favor of eating sausages during the Lenten fast. This triggered the Protestant Reformation in Zurich. In September 1523, Hottinger overthrew a large wooden crucifix at Stadelhofen on the outskirts of Zurich, wich stood in front of a mill. After being arrested and imprisoned for six weeks, he was tried and sentenced to two years' banishment from the canton of Zurich. During this time he traveled through different towns offending and criticizing the Catholic Church. In February 1524 Hottinger was arrested in Constance. In Lucerne he was condemned to death and executed by beheading on 9 March 1524. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in

James Beattie (born 25 October 1735 in Laurencekirk died 18 August 1803 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish philosopher and writer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Gutsuths, Johann Christoph Friedrich

Karl Albrecht von Bavaria, 1697 - 1745, copper engraving from the 18th Century

Paulus Pontius 1603-1658 Flemish artist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

John Howard born September 2, 1726 in Hackney or Enfield near London, died January 20, 1790 in Cherson, Ukraine was an English philanthropic and reformer of the prison, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,

Daniel Cosgrove Waterland. 1683 to 1740. English Theologian. from the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century

MR. MONCKTON MILNES, M.P.

Bettina von Arnim, née Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, April 4, 1785 - January 20, 1859, a German writer / Bettina von Arnim, geborene Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, 4. April 1785 - 20. Januar 1859, eine deutsche Schriftstellerin, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Owenson, Sydney .

Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux (2 August 1740, in Paris, 27 December 1817, in Paris) was a French military leader during the French Revolution and a Peer of France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Ferdinand II of Aragon, called The Catholic (1452-1516). King of the Crown of Aragon. King of Castile as Ferdinand V (1474-1504). Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Moncey, vintage engraving. Moncey, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656446

Sir Isaac Newton, 1642-1727, English physicist and mathematician. Copper engraving by Edward Smith after a painting by Sir George Kneller, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Philipp Melanchthon, also known as Philipp Schwartzerdt, 1847 - 1560, philologist, philosopher, humanist, theologian, author, textbook Neo-Latin poet, historical wood engraving, about 1897

Erasmus Desiderius of Rotterdam was a Dutch Renaissance humanist. He lived from 1466 to 1536. Erasmus was also a Catholic priest, a social critic, a teacher, and a theologian. He wrote many works, and one of the best known is Praise of Folly.

Alexandre (Pierre Francois) Boely (1785-1858) French composer, pianist and organist, engraving (Paris, 1853), Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

John James Audobon (1780-1851), American ornithologist and artist, 1851. Artist: Unknown

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65 B. C. 8 B. known as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet in the time of Augustus, History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Born in East Lanarkshire 1728, he was considered to be one of the greatest surgeons of all time. He assisted his brother, William Hunter at his anatomy school in London and after studying at St George's and St Bartholomew's hospitals, he served as a surgeon in the British Army. Through his work he built up a collection of over 13500 preparations, which after his death in 1793 was bought by the government and taken over by the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Date: 1893

Donato Lazzari Bramante (1444-1514) Italian architect and painter. Engraving from 'The Gallery of Portraits' Vol VI by Charles Knight (London, 1836).

Publius Cornelius Scipio, a Roman priest, orator and historian, about 390 BC, historical woodcut, circa 1880

Sir Matthew Hale 1609, 1676, Chief Justice of England and scholar on the history of English common law. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of Joost van Geel, Painter and Poet in Rotterdam The Netherlands, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1732 - 1771

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator and colonist of the Americas. Portrait. Drawing by Cebrian. Lithography. Detail. Later colouration. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867. Author: José Cebrián (1839-1904). Spanish illustrator and engraver.

Illustration showing William Collins (1721 - 1759); English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century.

Giovanni Boccaccio, 16 June 1313 - 21 December 1375, Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist / Giovanni Boccaccio, 16. Juni 1313 - 21. Dezember 1375, italienischer Schriftsteller, Demokrat, Dichter und bedeutender Vertreter des Renaissance-Humanismus, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Melchior Cano (1509-1560). Spanish Scholastic theologian. Engraving.

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