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Historical Portraits of Notable Figures

Engravings of various historical figures showcasing their attire and features, each framed with unique designs, reflecting the fashion of their time.

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TYCHO BRAHE 1546-1601. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish nobleman and astromer. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Michael Roetenbeck. Line engraving.Chiocco, Andrea.Richard Bernard, 1568-1641. English Puritan clergyman and author. After a work by Wenceslas Hollar.Portrait of David Nuyts, Jonas Suyderhoef, 1645 print Portrait of David Nuyts, Antwerp merchant and administrator of the East India Company. Nuyts is dressed in a black cloak above which a pleated question. At the bottom of the margin his will and an eight -line verse in Dutch. Print Maker: Haarlem Publisher: Leiden paper engraving neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ men's clothes). historical personsPortrait of Pope Alexander VIII, Matthijs van Marebeek, 1689 - 1699 print Pope Alexander VIII, dressed in a papal robe. His weapon is in the margin. Amsterdam paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldryJonas Suyderhoff, David Nuyts, 1645 David NuytsUngutus, Johannes Stecher: Kilian, Wolfgang Philippverlag: Tauber, Johann Daniel (heirs) Publisher: AltdorfThe hedgehog, Johann.Xylander, Wilhelm Stecher: Haid, Johann JakobPortrait of Lucas GernlerusHertz, Georg.Portret van de humanist Georgius Cassander ..Waser, Johann Heinrich Stecher: Vilain, Victor Nicolasradier: Vilain, Victor NicolasDation: 1833/1899 publisher:Haarlem, Suyderhoef, Jonas, Portrait of David Nuyts, verso - stamped, Antwerp merchant and director of the East India Company. Nuyts is dressed in a black cloak with a pleated collar above it. At the bottom in the margin an eight-line verse in Dutch., print, prent, prints, prenten, L. Suyderhoef sculpture, bottom left - engraved, ON THE IMAGE OF MR. DAVID NUYTS, bottom center in the margin - engraved, Here you see David Nuyts done as if from life, In copper well cut and written in art, So that this painting would be a mirror, To the abundance of wealth, to show its bounty against coming pain, To generously show its help to the poor, And to feed and nourish the hungry, Then the complaining would stop, then the sighing would be over, That Heaven still gave us so much Nuyts., height 372 mm, width 269 mm, 1613 - 1686-05-09, print maker, printmaker, 1631 - 1686, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)Portrait of Joost de Damhouder, Pieter de Jode (II), 1628 - 1670 print BostePortret of the lawyer Joost de Damhouder, with beret. The portrait is caught in a frame. In the margin the coat of arms, the name and function of the portrayed person in Latin and a caption in Dutch. unknown paper etching / engravingOertel, Hieronymus.Fugger by Kirchberg and Weissenhorn, Christoph Graf.Portrait van David Hoeschelius, Johann Jacob Haid (Possibly), 1747 print Numbered at the top right: 24. Augsburg paper historical personsPortrait of a man with a pleated collar, print maker: Jan Stolker, after: Frans Hals, (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1734 - 1785, paper, h 285 mm × w 203 mmPortrait of Jacobus Arminius, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1609 print Portrait of Jacobus Arminius, leader of the Remonstrants and Professor in theology. At the bottom of the margin an eight -line verse in Latin. Leiden paper engraving / letterpress printingBeillet, A., Isaac, Jaspar de, France, Meryon, Charles, Jean Besly, Portrait of historian Jean Besley, verso center - stamped, Portrait of the historian Jean Besly, according to the inscription at the top right at the age of 70 in 1642. He is dressed in a dark cloak with a white lace flat collar. Below the date is a shield with a coat of arms with three arrows., print, prints, recto lower right - stamped, height 145 mm, width 121 mm, height 310 mm, width 233 mm, French, 1821-11-23 - 1868-02-14, print maker, printmaker, 1861 - 1861, third quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, - 1654-05-23, after a print by, printer, drukkerBoner, heanrich stitches: Ordonie, Edouard Van'Camden', (1551-1623), 1830. William Camden (1551-1623) English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald. Author of 'Britannia', and an historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830Rommel, Jan.Suter, Johann Kaspar.Pourbus, Frans .Fernando Nunez de Guzman (ca. 1480-1553). Spanish rhetorical, called Nunius Pincianus or Pinciano, and Greek Coomander. Professor of Greek at the University of Alcala. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Asturias and Leon, 1867. Gryneus, Johann Jakob Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik (1) Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik (2) Dating: 1588/1651Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, Frans de Bakker, 1752 print Portrait of William I Prince of Orange in Ovaal. Under the portrait his name. Amsterdam paper etchingPortrait of Jacob Cats, Jacob Houbraken, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1760 print Bust to the left of Jacob Cats in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth on which its name in three lines in Dutch. Amsterdam paper engraving historical personsTheobald, Zacharias Publisher: Halfmayer, Simonstecher: Ullrich, Heinrichverlagsort: NurembergPortrait of Henricus van Zijl (1545-1627). Dating: 1627. Measurements: support: h 16.9 cm × w 11.5 cm; sight size: h 24.3 cm × w 19 cm; d 2.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Nicolaes van Borculo.Cattle, Melchior.Fabricius,.Portrait of Johannes Hus, Friedrich Wilhelm Nettling, 1793 - 1824 print paper historical personsRoetenbeck, Michael .Portrait of Pieter Dircksz Hasselaer. Dating: after c. 1610. Measurements: support: h 67.7 cm × w 51.6 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Cornelis van der Voort (copy after).Madrid, 05/06/2024. Original engravings from the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando that served as a copy for the medallions of the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. Photo: Ernesto Agudo. ARCHDC.Vulture, martin.Hammon, Sixtus .Lange, Christian 1651/1660Portret van hugo donllus, Willm Isaacsz. Van Swanenburg, print Portrait of Hugo Donellus, professor of law at the University of Leiden. Leiden paper engraving / letterpress printingPortrait of the JVStinV HardesheimMüller, Heinrich.Portrait of James Good, M.D. of New College Oxford, Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 15 1/4 × 11 1/8 inches (38.7 × 28.3 cm), portraitPortrait of Willebrordus SnelliusTaylor, Thomas .Portrait van Michael Havemann, Christian Fritzsch, 1754 print paper engraving historical persons. book. bookshelves. BibleLipsius, Justus.Jewel, John .Bang, Hendrick van der.Pálffy von Erdöd, Stephan Chart.Geoffrey Chaucer, c.1342/3-1400. English writer. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.Meyfart, Johann Matthew Stecher: Dürr, Johann (1600)Felwinger, his.Portrait of Jacob Cats at the age of 57, Willem Jacobsz Delff, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1635 print Portrait of Jacob Cats at the age of 57, breastpiece with pleated remedy and gown in Ovaal. paper engraving portrait of a writer. neck-gear: collar (+ men's clothes)PHARKELY, Lazarus.Processes, John.Portret van Johannes Aventinus, Johann Haid, 1747 print Augsburg paper historical persons. bookTossanus, Daniel Publisher: Hondius, Hendrik (1) Stecher: Vries, Simon Wynhoutsz.Marcus, John.Miguel de Cervantes. 1600. Madrid, Language academy. Author: JUAN DE JAUREGUI. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (1547-1616).Gernler, Lukas Stecher: Meyer, ConradPortrait of the painter Jan Antonisz. Van Ravesteyn, Paulus Pontius, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1616 - 1657 print Antwerp paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painterHeering, Justus Daniel .Derer, Balthasar.Milling, Johann.Portrait of the Bilibaldv GebhardLORD FRANCIS BACON BARON DE VERULAM (1561/1626) - FILOSOFO Y ESCRITOR INGLES. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.Hagendorn, Johann .Guillaume de Baillou. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu.Baldung, Johann .