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Historical Portraits of Scholars

Engravings of notable scholars featuring distinct clothing and styles. Subjects exude an academic aura, with somber tones and intricate details.

Portrait of Johannes Borgesius. Portrait bust in oval to the right of Johannes Borgesius, Rector in Groningen, bareheads. On the oval frame is a peripheral in Latin, a four-line latin fresh in the margin.
Portrait of Johannes Borgesius. Portrait bust in oval to the right of Johannes Borgesius, Rector in Groningen, bareheads. On the oval frame is a peripheral in Latin, a four-line latin fresh in the margin.
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Den Haag, Scheurleer, Hendrik, Netscher, Caspar, Houbraken, Jacob, Portrait of Johan de Witt, The Hague, verso lower left - stamped, Portrait of Johan de Wit, Grand Pensionary of Holland, with the seal of Holland in his hand, in the background the Council Chamber with the Court of Aldermen., print, prints, height 221 mm, width 166 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1698-12-25 - 1780-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1741, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, 1639 - 1684-01-15, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisherJacquesCallot. Engraver: Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, Flemish, 1595-1675 After: Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, 1599-1641The writer and poet Joost van den Vondel at age 30, Portrait of Joost van den Vondel, print maker: Michiel van Musscher, Northern Netherlands, 1655 - 1705, paper, h 127 mm × w 100 mmSorbière, Samuel, Amsterdam, Visscher, Cornelis (II), Haarlem, Portrait of Pierre Gassendi, verso - stamped, The French philosopher, mathematician and author Pierre Gassendi, set in an octagonal frame. In the margin a Latin verse., print, prints, height 181 mm, width 137 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1629 - 1658-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1638 - 1658, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1615 - 1670, writerPortrait of Francesco Valori Below the portrait a text in Italian and a coat of arms in a circular frame, Portrait of Francesco Valori Portraits of famous Italians with coat of arms in lower margin , print maker: Francesco Allegrini, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Giuliano Traballesi, (mentioned on object), Italy, 1762, paper, engraving, h 294 mm × w 200 mmunknown, Dyck, Anthony van, London, Voerst, Robert van, Portrait of Simon Vouet, verso lower left - stamped, Portrait of the French artist Simon Vouet, his hand resting on a book., print, prints, height 245 mm, width 177 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1597-09-08 - 1636-10, print maker, printmaker, 1627 - 1636, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09, after, after painting by, granter of privilegeJohn Dolben, Archbishop of York, (1822).Artist: Robert GravePrudenter, Visscher, Jan de, Portrait of Joost van den Vondel, verso - stamped, The writer and poet Joost van den Vondel. He wears a skullcap and holds a rolled-up sheet of paper in his right hand., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 146 mm, width 91 mm, print maker, prentmaker, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1633 - 1692, writerPortrait of the preacher Anton Bynaeus, print maker: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), Pieter de Frans, (attributed to workshop of), publisher: Gerardus Borstius (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1713, paper, engraving, h 183 mm × w 138 mmFrancart, Jacques.Christmann, Johann Jakob.Ephraim Bonus. Engraving by J. Lievens.Portrait of Anthony van Dyck, print maker: Friedrich Rossmässler, (mentioned on object), after: Anthony van Dyck, (mentioned on object), publisher: gebroeders Schumann, (mentioned on object), 1785 - 1858, paper, engraving, h 189 mm - w 124 mmCalderon de la Barca, Pedro.Melanchthon, Philipp.Homma, Laurentius.Pratensis, his Philipsen.Illustrated portrait of Albrecht Durer, 1471 - 1528, German artist, printmaker and theorist, after an engraving by Gerard Edelinck; ArtworkPortrait of the theologian Joachim Justus Breithaupt, print maker: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), after: Christoph Schütz, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1713, paper, engraving, h 236 mm × w 177 mmPeter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland. He served from 1647 to 1664 when the area was handed over to the English.Kraus, Sebastian Jacob.Portrait of Charles I, king of England in oval. Portrait of Charles I, King of England, Breaststuk in oval with folding carriage and medallion with Saint Georgius the Great. Motto on oval frame, Latin inscription in undermarge.Italy, Gherardini, Tommaso, Faucci, Carlo, Portrait of painter Anthony van Dyck, Numbered lower right: No. I., print, prints, height 390 mm, width 302 mm, Italian, 1729 - 1784, print maker, printmaker, 1739 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1715 - 1797, intermediary draughtsmanTower, Giorgio della.Nanteuil, Robert, France, Messire François Lotin de Charny president es enovestes du parlement, Portrait of François Lotin, verso middle - stamped, lord of Charny, in an oval frame with text., print, prints, verso bottom middle - stamped, verso bottom left - stamped, verso bottom right - stamped, height 324 mm, width 248 mm, French, 1623 - 1678-12-09, print maker, printmaker, 1657 - 1657, third quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design byRené Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who invented analytic geometry, linking the previously separate fields of geometry and algebra. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, Dutch Golden Age painter, 1613-1675. His small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. Self portrait with skull. Gerardo Dou, Pittore. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Antonio Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia after a self portrait by the artist from Francesco Moucke's Museo Florentino (Museum Florentinum), Serie di Ritratti de Pittori (Series of Portraits of Painters) stamperia Mouckiana, Florence, 1752-62.Portret van Johannes Walter Sluse, Jean Baptiste Nolin (I), 1667 - 1708 print paper engraving / etching historical persons. cardinalPortrait of William Lilly (1602-1681) an English astrologer. Dated 17th centuryPortrait of a man, possibly the preacher Hendrick Blancheteste. .Alonso Fernandez de Lugo (-1525). Spanish conquistador. He conquered the islands of La Palma (1492-1493) and Tenerife (1494-1496) for the Castilian Crown. First adelantado of the Canary Islands and governor for life of Tenerife and La Palma. Portrait. Drawing by Salcedo. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Canaries, 1871.Portrait of François van Oerle, Hendrik Bary, 1657 - 1707 print Portrait of François van Oerle sitting at a table, with a compass in his hand. There is a globe and books on the table. Under the show a verse of four lines in Dutch. Netherlands paper engraving compass. globe. bookPortrait of an unknown man, print maker: Justus van den Nijpoort, (mentioned on object), 1680 - 1691, paper, h 151 mm × w 107 mmPortrait of Anthony Janssen van der Goes, polish in Amsterdam, Arnoud van Halen, 1700 - 1732 painting Portrait of Anthony Janssen van der Goes (1625/26-99). Poet in Amsterdam. Bust in Ovaal, to the right. Similar to an anonymous drawing in the collection of the Teylers Museum in Haarlem (Panpoeticon by Willem Kops). Part of a collection of portraits of Dutch poets. oil paint (paint) portrait of a writer. writer, poet, authorA pastel portrait by Wallerand Vaillant depicting Johann Moritz, Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, using black and white chalk, created around 1658.Portrait of Elias Allen, Wenceslaus Hollar, After Hendrik van der Borcht (II), 1666 print Portrait of the English instrument maker Elias Allen, with his instruments. paper etching measuring-instrumentsConcino Concini, Marquis d'Ancre, Conte delle Penna, 1575-1617. Chief minister to Marie de Medici. Photo-etching from a painting by Lecocq. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works X. The First of the Bourbons II' Published London 1899.. Portrait of the doctor Gideon Harvey, with a skull in hand.John Pym, 1584, 8 December 1643, was a lawyer and spokesman for the Parliamentary Party in the English House of Commons during the reign of Charles I....Felwinger, Johann Paul Stecher: Summer, Mathias ofAlonso Pérez de Guzmán, called Guzmán el Bueno (Guzman the Good) (1256-1309). Leonese military and nobleman, founder of the house of Medina Sidonia. First lord of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Portrait. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume III, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.Thomas Sydenham. Line engraving by J. Houbraken, 1746, after Mary Beale, 1672.Robert Nanteuil, L'Abbe Michel de Marolles, 1657 L'Abbe Michel de MarollesEtienne Gabriau de Riparfont, Lawyer Parliament of Paris. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837Corneille, Pierre.Portrait of Samuel Coop à Groen. The pastor Samuel Coop A green at the age of 58. He stands for a bookcase. In the margin his name, age and a fresh.Freher Paul.Ijsbrand van Diemerbroeck. Photograph after a painting by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen.