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Historical Portraits of Scholars

A collection of engraved portraits of notable scholars and figures, showcasing elaborate attire and intricate details, invoking a sense of history and intellectual legacy.

Schonenburch, H., Groningen, Muntinck, Gerrit, Portrait of Nicolaas Mulerius, verso - stamped, doctor and mathematician in Groningen, at the age of 50. In one hand he holds a flower and the other hand rests on an armillary sphere. At the bottom in the margin a six-line text in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 191 mm, width 130 mm, Noord-Nederlands, print maker, prentmaker, 1614 - 1614, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), writer
Schonenburch, H., Groningen, Muntinck, Gerrit, Portrait of Nicolaas Mulerius, verso - stamped, doctor and mathematician in Groningen, at the age of 50. In one hand he holds a flower and the other hand rests on an armillary sphere. At the bottom in the margin a six-line text in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 191 mm, width 130 mm, Noord-Nederlands, print maker, prentmaker, 1614 - 1614, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), writer
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Guglielmus Gratarolus. Line engraving by T. de Bry.Virgil.Coninxloo, Gillis van.Schönfeld, Gregor.Winter, Johann 1591/1605Businessman, Johann.Edward III, Renold Elstrack, 1570-1625(), British, Published by Compton Holland, active 1616-d.1621, British, 1618, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, laid on mount, Sheet: 7 3/16 x 4 1/2 inches (18.2 x 11.4 cm) and Image: 5 9/16 x 4 5/16 inches (14.1 x 11 cm), beard, cap, cartouche, chain, coat of arms, costume, crest, crowns, ermine, illustration, jewels, king (person), lion, livery collar, man, mustache, orb, oval, pendant, portrait, ribbon, robe, royalty, scepterPortret Van Francesco Corti, Philips Galle, 1587 - 1606 print Portrait of Francesco Corti. Italian lawyer and diplomat. In profile to the right. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous scholars. Antwerp paper engravingBildnis Des Ioachimus Betkius. Portrait of the Italian poet Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata. In the margin a eight-plated predicted position, in two columns in Italian. Below a two-person caption with an assignment in Latin.Pauser, Johann Sebastian Verlag: Braun, Johann Friedrich (heirs) Publisher: LeipzigCutting Win, John.Strabo .Justus, Wolfgang.Sachs, Michael.Heinrich V., Roman-German Kaiser 1634/1700Muenster, Sebastian.M., A. Cornelius.Bust of Aristotle with headgear and facing left. Below the bust two lines of text in Greek and two lines of text in Latin, Bust of Aristotle, print maker: Enea Vico, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1546, paper, engraving, etching, h 349 mm × w 227 mmPietro Aretino 1640 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian Copy of the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi. Pietro Aretino 398753Portrait of LeopoldDick. Artist: Hieronymus Hopfer, German, ca. 1520-1563Print made by Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, Dutch, James Douglas, fourth Earl of Morton, 1581, 1741. Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Scaliger, Julius Caesar.ALFONSO II EL CASTO (759-842) REY DE ASTURIAS ENTRE LOS AÑOS 792 Y 842 - EFFIGIES ET SERIES REGUM HISPANIAE - GRABADO SIGLO XVII. Author: ARNOLDO VAN WESTERHOUT (1651-1725). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Baudart, Willem.Portrait of Albrecht Dürer. .Spranger, Bartholomeus, Praag, Sadeler, Aegidius, Portrait of Pieter Brueghel the Younger, verso lower left - stamped, Pieter Brueghel the Younger, painter, son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Portrait with long beard in oval frame, resting on a tomb, surrounded by Minerva, Fama and Mercury. Below the portrait a putto with a cloth over his head in a bent position, holding a torch upside down at a skull. At Fama's feet lie the attributes of painting (palette) and brushes). Minerva's compass and set square. The print has a Latin caption., print, prints, height 306 mm, width 214 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1606 - 1606, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1546-03-21 - 1611-08. Bust of Wenceslaus, king of Bohemia. On its cloak the sign of the order of the white eagle. A migger behind the bust.THEOPHRASTUS Greek philosopher, writer and naturalistPortrait of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland. In the middle of His Weapon.Chlothar I, King of Franconia.Terry, Page.Andreas Planer von Plan. Line engraving, 1688.Gottfried I, the bearded, Count of Lions, Duke of Niederlothringen.Marbach, Philipp.The Hague, Hondius, Hendrick (I), Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies, Iusto Clivensi Antverpian Pictori., Portrait of Joos van Cleve, Half-length portrait to the right of Joos van Cleve. Below the portrait are his name and four lines in Latin. Print from part 1 of the series Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies. Series of 72 portraits of artists made by Hendrick Hondius I, Simon Frisius, Andries Jacobsz. Stock and Robert de Baudous., print, prent, prints, height 195 mm, width 122 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisherGesture, Konrad 1734/1833Julian rômischer Kaiser.Oval-portrait of king Sigismund II Augustus, according to a woodcut by Crisipin Scharfenberg from the year 1561. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist, Scharffenberg, Crispin (1515-1576), woodcutterPortrait of the artist Michelangelo, Christoforo Bianchi, 1612 print Italy paper engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artistPortrait van Heinrich Schwend, Johannes Meyer (II), 1665 - 1712 print Numbered at the bottom of the oval frame: 17. paper engraving / etching historical persons. mayor, burgomaster. armorial bearing, heraldryChristian II (1481-1559). King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Christian II with the arms of his Kingdom. Engraving by Jacob Brink (1500-1569).Szegedinus, Stephanus Stecher: Stimmer, TobiasThe frax, Nicolas Abraham.Nieschel, Christoph.Historic drawing, portrait of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, 1547 - 1619, a Dutch statesman and founder of the Dutch Republic in the 17th centuryBliżej Kultury unknownBording, Jacob.Wolfgang Musculus, Musslin or Meusslin, 1497-1563, German scholar and leader of the Protestant Reformation, Professor of Theology in Bern, Switzerland, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, EuropeForeest, Pieter van.Portrait of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of England. In cap with feather, fur-lined cape, medallion with knight in armour on ribbon, coat of arms. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Stevens van Gunst after Adriaen van der Werff from Isaac de Larreys Histoire dAngleterre, dEcosse et dIrlande, Reinier Leers, Rotterdam, 1713.Sibmacher, Hans, Portrait of Rupert, Baron of Eggenberg, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 150 mm, width 121 mm, German - 1611-03-23, print maker, printmaker, 1590 - 1611, paper, papier, etching, etchingsFlorentinus Thaddaeus Taddeo Alderotti. Line engraving by F. Allegrini, 1770, after G. Traballesi.Arsenii Matseevich, graviura Osipova Arsenii Matveevich, engraved by Aleksei Agapievich Osipov, born ca. 1770. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division. .Portret van Gilbert shoes, Philips Galle, 1572 print Portrait of Gilbert Fusch, Limburg Humanist and Arts. Bust to the left. Numbered D2. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous European scholars. Antwerp paper engraving / letterpress printingPortrait of the poet Hadrianus Marius, Bernard Picart, 1730 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving portrait of a writerGiambologna or Jean de Boulogne, Flemish Renaissance sculptor, and architect, 1529-1608. Johannes Bolonie. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.. .Schurff, Hieronymus.Panciroli, Guido.Cock, Hieronymus, Holbein, Hans (II), Antwerp, Huys, Frans, Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus half-length to the left, seated at a table, his hands resting on an open book. On the table an hourglass, inkwell with pen, penknife, Bible and other books. On the wall a plaque, on the left a window with a view of a city on the water, probably Rotterdam. Below the representation a plaque with a four-line text in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 384 mm, width 259 mm, 1522 - 1562, print maker, printmaker, 1555 - 1555, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, German, 1498 - 1543-11-29, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisherGoodwin, Thomas .Vries, Hans Vredeman de.Lijnhoven, D. van, Haarlem, Matham, Jacob, Portrait of Nicolaas Nomius, Portrait of the Haarlem theologian Nicolaas Nomius., print, prints, height 193 mm, width 155 mm, height 63 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1571-10-15 - 1631-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1624 - 1628, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), printerPortret van Johannes Wamesius, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop of), 1604 - 1608 print Portrait of Johannes Wamesius, professor of Law in Leuven. Bust to the right. The print has a Latin top and caption and is part of a series of famous Dutch and Flemish scholars. Antwerp paper engravingElbanger, his.Portrait of church reformer John Calvin John a Lasco Polonus , print maker: François van Bleyswijck, Leiden, 1681 - 1746, paper, etching, engraving, h 164 mm × w 128 mmMedallion of Henry II, vintage engraving. Medallion of Henry II, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679365Eder, Georg.Monte, Giovanni Battista from 1581/1650Johannes Fluss. 1574. Jenichen, Balthasar (German printmaker, goldsmith, publisher, active late 16th-early 17th century). Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print CollectionFinck, Kaspar publisher: Hoffmann, Johannstecher: Franck, Johannverlagsort: NurembergZwirchwag, Hans.MAURICIO , DUQUE DE SAJONIA. ELECTOR DE SAJONIA . 1521-1553. GRABADO RETRATO.Pl. 516 Sigismundus August 16 Konig W: Teka Kolekcjonerska Wizerunki Królów Polskich Od Lecha I Thu Jana III, Z: Kurtze description of the Gantzen Kingdom Pohlen in his landscapes Woywodschaffen Starosteyen Senators and Beams. A register of all prince and kings from Prince Lechus, so Anno 550 come to the regiment biss on Fridericum Augustum, Chur Prince of Saxony So the 17/27 Juny ao. 1697. Has been bought. Gülden A, B, C. Unknown, Wiering, Thomas Von (1640 1703)Portret vaninin Del Vaga, Jean Baron, 1641 - 1741 print France paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painterSalviani, Hippolyte .Burchart, Franz.John Parkinson. Stipple engraving.Tiziano Vecellio; Piccini, Giacomo (Ca 1617-Ca 1669), unknown, Manfrin, Girolamo (1742-1802); 1787 (1787-00-00-1787-00-00);Dodoens, Rembert .Afanasy Vlasyev, Anonymous Frigeimelica, Francesco.CaiusAlthamer, Andreas .Georgius, David Stecher: Pfenninger, HeinrichStrozzi, Ciriaco.Piast, Duke of Poland.Caracciolo, Riccardo (+1395).Cassius Dionysius.Portrait of Niccolo Tartaglia; Nicolavs Tartaglia Geometra; Portraits of famous European scholars; Virorum Doctor Disciplinis Benemerentium Effigies. Portrait of Niccolo Tartaglia, a famous Italian mathematician. Bust to the left. Numbered F5. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous European scholars.A 1549 woodcut and type print by Lucas Cranach the Younger depicting Dr. Christian Brück (Pontanus), showing detailed facial features, attire, and early modern portrait style.Portrait bust from front of Hieronymus of Prague, Czech scholar, with beret Below the portrait the name of the person portrayed followed by a four-line Dutch verse, Portrait of Hieronymus of Prague, print maker: Adolf van der Laan, Gerardus Outhof, (mentioned on object), 1694 - 1755, paper, etching, engraving, h 168 mm × w 105 mmStates-General, Hondius, Hendrick (I), The Hague, Icones virorum nostra patrumq. memoria illustrium, Famous reformers, Portrait of Matthias Flacius, Bust of Matthias Flacius. Below the portrait are his name and four lines in Latin. Print from (part 1 of) the series of portraits of famous reformers., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 167 mm, width 116 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1573-06-09 - 1650-10-25, print maker, printmaker, 1599 - 1599, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, verlener, verlener van privilegeBeautiful, Johann Verlag: Tauber, Johann Daniel (heirs) publishing house: AltdorfHeinrich Pantaleon. Line engraving.Portret van Sebald Pfinzing from Henfenfeld. Portret van Sebald Pfinzing of yeast field, Magistraat Te Neurberg.Dupré, Claude.Crates.