Historical Portraits of Notables

Engravings of historical figures from various backgrounds, highlighted in classic portrait style with detailed captions.

Portret van Georg Grube, Samuel Donnet, c. 1699 - c. 1734 print Portrait of Georg Grube, Prussian civil servant, in oval. Under the portrait his name and function in Latin. Gdansk paper engraving

Portrait of Isaac Verburg. Isaac Verburg, Rector of Latin Schools in Amsterdam, professor of classical languages and history writer in Leiden. The print has a Latin caption.

Klemens August, Duke of Bavaria, Elector of Cologne Stecher: Bernigeroth, Martin

Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan, William Stecher: Bernigeroth, Martin

Portret van Georg Grube, Samuel Donnet, c. 1699 - c. 1734 print Portrait of Georg Grube, Prussian civil servant, in oval. Under the portrait his name and function in Latin. Gdansk paper engraving

Portrait of Frans van der Meer Nederlands Ambassador in Spain ..

Radcliffe, John .

Briegel, Wolfgang Karl.

Liechtenstein, Anton Florian prince of and too.

Maignart, Marquis de Bernières, Charles-Etienne.

Hübner, Johann Stecher: Uhlich, Gabriel

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Michel Colbert. Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Michel Colbert (1640-1710), Archbishop of Toulouse, depicted in oval picture frame with weapon.

Franz I, Roman-German Emperor.

Portrait of Ahasverus van den Berg, Jacob Houbraken, after Hendrik Pothoven, 1776 print Portrait of Ahasverus van den Berg, in an oval medallion. Under the portrait an empty field for his name. Amsterdam paper engraving

Heumann, Christoph August.

Portrait of François Armand de Lorraine-Armagnac, Martin Berbigeroth, 1730 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons

Rauner, Wolfgang Balthasar .

Portrait of poet Louis Racine in an oval list with randboard in French.

Charles Lord Talbot, Lord High Chancellor, Print made by Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, Dutch, after John Vanderbank, 1694-1739, British, 1739, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Portrait of Friedrich von Hessen -Kassel, King of Sweden, Martin Bernigeroth, 1720 - 1751 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons. armour

Portret van Bernard Siegfried Albinus, anonymous, 1721 - 1799 print Portrait of Bernard Siegfried Albinus in an oval frame. In a frame are name and two lines of Latin text. paper engraving

Portrait of Samuel Johnson, D.D., first president of Columbia College., 1760 - 1900, New York (State), History

Portrait of Petrus van Maastricht. Petrus van Maastricht, professor of theology and philosophy in Frankfurt, Duisburg and Utrecht.

Moreri, Louis .

Moreri, Louis .

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. The print has a Latin caption about his life.

George de 1ste, Koning van Groot Britanje..... Kneller, Godfrey, Sir (1646-1723). 1752. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727

Portrait of Arnold Joost van Keppel. Arnold Joost van Keppel, the first count of Albemarle. He is wearing a long curricula. Name and titles in the margin.

Portrait of William Russell at the age of 84, Robert Williams, After Edward Lutterell, 1700 - 1742 print Text in English in the lower margin. London paper historical persons

Portrait of John Laurentius Fleischer

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. The print has a Latin caption about his life.

Spencer, 3. Earl of Sunderland, Charles .

Portrait of Michael Alberti. Portrait of Michael Alberti in an oval picture frame. In a frame his name, his title and three lines of Latin text.

Portocarrero, 5. Count of Montijo, Cristobal Gregorio.

THOMAS PELHAM-HOLLES, first duke of NEWCASTLE statesman Date: 1693 - 1768

Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, Dutch, Robert Walpole, First Earl of Oxford, 1746. Engraving; Proof before letters, with engraver's name and date only.

Portrait of Willem, Count of Nassau-Siegen.Portrait of Willem in An Oval. His name and titles in a framework.

Portrait of Johann Friedrich Karg, Baron van Benburg. Portrait of Johann Friedrich Karg, Baron van Benburg at the age of 61, half, with wig and black robe with white collar against a background of clouds, down a triple text in Latin and his family crest.

Portrait of Friedrich Rappolt, Christian Romstet, 1665 - 1721 print paper engraving historical persons. theologian. portrait of a writer

Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694). German jurist, political philosopher, economist statesman, and historian. Portrait. Engraving. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Chirac, Pierre.

Cosimo III. De Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Stecher: Bernigeroth, Martin

Edelinck Paul Pélisson, Minister of Requests and French Lacadémie Degraces

Portret van Etienne Jehannot de Bartillat, Robert Nanteuil, 1666 print Portrait of Etienne Jehannot de Bartillat, in an oval frame with text. At the bottom of his weapon. France paper engraving

Portrait of Pieter de Frans, Pieter Schenk (I), 1670 - 1713 print Pieter de Frans, professor in eloquence and history at the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam, and a Latin orator and poet. He wears a wig. Amsterdam paper engraving wig

Portrait of Charles Rollin

Jean Baptiste André Gautier Dagoty, Ph Cl A de Thubières, Comte de Caylus, c 1765 Ph. Cl. A. de Thubières, Comte de Caylus

Georg, Prince of Denmark.

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.

Perrault, Claude.

Luye, Benedict.

'Sir Isaac Newton', c1700, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: William Thomas Fry.

. Portrait of the French Archbishop Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe. He carries a ribbon with the pendant of the Order of the Holy Spirit. There are coat of arms on the Piothing.

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von.

Behmer, Friedrich Ehrenreich .

Portrait of Paul Pelisson. Portrait of the French author Paul Pelisson (1624-1693), depicted in oval picture frame with weapon.

His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, 1777 - 1890., 1777 - 1890. Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757

Charles II of England, Bernard Picart, After Gottfried Kneller, 1724 print Portrait of Charles II, king of England. He is wearing a chain with the Constantine Order of Saint Joris. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving knighthood order

Portrait of Jean de la Fontaine. Portrait of the French writer and poet Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695), depicted in oval picture frame with weapon.

Arnoldt, Daniel Heinrich.

Portrait of Frederick Spanheim de Jongere at the age of 68, Pieter van Gunst, After Merian, 1700 - 1731 print Frederick Spanheim de Jongere, Swiss theologian and professor at the University of Utrecht, at the age of 62. With Latin caption. Amsterdam paper engraving

Knightley, Devereux .

Georg Albrecht, Prince of Ostfriesland 1710/1750

Jean-Baptiste de Lully (1632-1687) Composer

Friedrich I, King of Prussia.

Drake, James .

Friedrich III., Roman-German Emperor.

Portrait of William Cowper, John Smith (print maker/ publisher), after John Closterman, 1662 - 1742 print paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Auersperg, Wolfgang Engelbert Graf von.

Portrait of Edmund Probryn

Bournonville, Alexander II. Hippolyte Balthazar Duc and Prince of.

Portrait of Louis (II) Urbain Le Peletier de Rosanbo, Parliament President in Paris.

Mosheim, Johann Lorenz von.

Gerard Edelinck after François de Troy, James III, Prince of Wales James III, Prince of Wales

Portret van Henri de Thiard de Bissy, Etienne Desrochers, c. 1726 print Paris paper engraving historical persons. archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)

Portrait of Steven Blankaart. Steven Blankaart, Dutch poet and physician in Amsterdam, at the age of fifty.

Sr. Peter Warren, vice admiral of the Red., 1880., New York. Engravings

Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving.

Raymond, 1. Baron Raymond, Sir Robert .

Portrait of Petrus van Maastricht. Petrus van Maastricht, professor of theology and philosophy in Frankfurt, Duisburg and Utrecht. With Latin and Greek caption.

Wynn, Sir Richard 2. Baronet .

Kirchmaier, Johann Christian .

Walpole of Wolterton, Horatio Baron .

Portrait of Andreas Rosenthal

John Byng 1704 - 1757. British Admiral. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.

Portret van Jonathan Swift, Pierre Fourdrinier (attributed to), after Charles Jervas, 1725 - 1763 print paper engraving historical persons. portrait of a writer

Kolowrat-Liebsteinky, Franz Karl I. Graf von Stecher: Borcking, Johann

Leyen, Antonio van.

Etienne Dalligre, Chancelier de France 17th century Gérard Edelinck Dutch. Etienne Dalligre, Chancelier de France 349128

Balthasar, Augustin von.

Colbert, Marquis de Villacef, Edouard.

Sigismund, Archduke of Austria.

Portrait of Steven Blankaart, Pieter van Gunst, After David van der Plas, 1700 - 1731 print Steven Blankaart, Dutch poet and doctor in Amsterdam, at the age of fifty. Amsterdam paper engraving

Kemmerich, Dietrich Hermann Publisher: Knoch, Georg Markussecher: Rosbach, Johann Friedrich

Portrait of Matthias Lüttmann at the age of 60, Johann Christian Gottfried Fritzsch, 1769 print paper engraving historical persons. book. bookshelves

Portrait of Georg Wolfgang Krafft, Johann Martin Berbigeroth, 1744 - 1767 print Leipzig paper engraving historical persons

Portrait of Samuel Pitiscus at the age of 70, Johannes Klopper, 1707 print Portrait of the seventy -year -old rector and writer Samuel Pitiscus. He wears a long wig and an embroidered tie. Under the image a four -line text in Latin. paper engraving historical persons

Portret van Charles de Montesquieu, Pierre Michel Alix, after Jean François Garnerey, 1793 - 1795 print Portrait of Charles de Montesquieu, in an oval. France paper

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von.

Portrait of Samuel Pitiscus; Samuel Pitiscus, Gymnasii Ultrajectini Preafectus. Portrait in half of the seventy-year rector and writer Samuel Pitiscus. He is wearing a long wig and an embroidered tie. Under the image a four-line text in Latin.

Schmidtmann, Johann Daniel.

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