Historical Portraits of Scholars

A collection of engraved portraits featuring 18th-century scholars and theologians, characterized by formal attire, elaborate hairstyles, and historical significance.

Portret van Henri François d'Aguesseau, Matthijs Pool, 1686 - 1727 print Amsterdam paper etching

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas.

John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695-1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, Sir Michael Foster, 1748. Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper.

Portrait of Gerbrand van Leeuwen. Portrait of the Dutch pastor and professor Gerbrand van Leeuwen (1643-1721), depicted in oval frame with text in Dutch and weapon. Under the list A console on which a Dutch verse of four rules.

Claude Perrault. Stipple engraving by C.A. Forestier.

Denis PAPIN, 1647-1714, French mathematician and inventor, engraving, after 1689 painting at Marbour University

Cassana, Giovanni Agostino.

Pfeiffer, Johann Gottlob.

Portrait of Pierre Roques, print maker: Heinrich Pfenninger, (attributed to), 1759 - 1815, paper, etching, h 126 mm - w 89 mm

Portrait of Sybrand van Noord. The composer, carillion player and organist of the Sint-Bavo, Sybrand van Noordt.

Joo Curvo Semmedo. Line engraving by M. Dossier, 1716.

Portret van Hardouin de Péréfixe de Beaumont, Wallerant Vaillant, After Robert Nanteuil, 1662 - 1677 print The French archbishop Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe. He carries a pendant with the Order of the Holy Spirit. paper knighthood order of the Holy Spirit. neck-gear: collar (+ men's clothes)

Portret Van Stephen Poyntz, John Faber (II), AFTER John Fayram, 1700 - 1756 print paper historical persons. diplomacy, diplomat

Tiling, Mathias .

Portrait of John Lee. The Attorney General John Lee is in an armchair for a bookcase. He is wearing a gown and a wig.

Pontchartrain Philepeaux, Louis.

Quinault, Philippe .

Sir Henry Vane the Younger, Print made by Jacobus Houbraken, 1698-1780, Dutch, after Sir Peter Lely, 1618-1680, Dutch, active in England (from 1643), 1742, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Portrait of Bernardus Homoet, Pieter Schenk (I), 1670 - 1713 print Bernardus Homoet, pastor in Amsterdam. Amsterdam silk engraving

Portrait of Johannes van der Meer de Jonge, Anonymous, 1690 drawing parchment (animal material). ink pen portrait, self-portrait of artist. historical persons

Portrait of John Crispe, John Smith (print maker/ publisher), After Thomas Hill, 1683 - 1742 print Text in Latin in the banner in the lower margin. paper historical persons

Kneller, Gottfried .

Portrait of Lothar Franz, Count of Schnborn, elector and archbishop of Mainz, print maker: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), Ludolph Smids, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1670 - 1713, paper, engraving, h 248 mm × w 176 mm

Portrait François Molé. Portrait in half, slightly to the right, in oval list. Arm in the middle.

Imhof, Michael.

Vaillant, Wallerant.

Portrait of the Pastor Johannes Rademaker. .

Gerard of the Vries / Professor Philosopher Ultrajectinus.

Barrow, Isaac.

Portrait of Adriaan Dortsman. The architect Adriaan Dorsman with a side collar. Dortsman was responsible for the design of various structures in Amsterdam, including the Round Lutheran Church on the Singel.

Bildnis des Paulus Joseph Riegger

Portrait of Samuel Pitiscus, Samuel Pitiscus, a classical scholar from Zutphen, at the age of 75. The print has a Latin signature., Pieter van Gunst (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1712 - 1731, paper, engraving, h 338 mm × w 213 mm

Wolzogen, Louis.

Portret van Charles-Maurice Le Tellier, Robert Nanteuil, 1663 print Portrait of Charles-Maurice le Tellie, in an octagonal frame with a coat of arms at the bottom. France paper engraving

Pomet, Pierre.

Anthony Askew. Mezzotint by T. Hodgetts after A. Ramsay.

Boe Sylvius, François de Le.

Portrait of F. Burman, born 1632, professor in theology at the Utrechtse Hogeschool (1662-1679), died 1679. Busteling on the right.

Portrait of Cornelius' s-Gravesande. Portrait of Cornelius' s-Gravesande, Medicus in Delft. He is in his study at a table with books. In the background a bookcase and a human skeleton.

Portrait of Johannes van der Meer the Younger, after: Cornelis Dusart, draughtsman: anonymous, 1757, paper, brush, h 206 mm × w 156 mm

Cornelis Bontekoe. Line engraving by A. Halweg after himself.

Portrait of Gabriel Metsu, draughtsman: Julius Henricus Quinkhard, after: Gabriël Metsu, 14-Dec-1751, paper, brush, h 242 mm × w 200 mm

Racine, Jean Baptiste.

Siegé, DUC The Sunny, COME THE GEANS JOINS, Pierre Starts: SCHOVE, Peter Luterwig Van

Man portrait, draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, brush, h 178 mm × w 145 mm

Santeul, Jean de.

Hopkins, Ezekiel .

Portrait of Jan Pietersz. Zomer, Nicolaas Verkolje, After Arnold Boonen, 1724 - 1746 print The art dealer Jan Pietersz. Summer, sits at a table and shows an image in an open album. In the margin a praise for his eloquence and qualities as an art dealer. Amsterdam paper engraving art collector. print, e.g.: engraving, etching, lithograph

Portret van Johann Friedrich von Karg, Baron von Bebenberg. .

Samuel Pepys PRS (23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Navy of England and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a young man. Pepys rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period.

Copper engraving by Cornelis Visscher depicting Charles I Ludwig, produced in 1650, showing detailed portraiture and Flemish engraving technique.

Portret Charles-Maurice Le Tellier, Robert Nanteuil, 1663 print Bust to the right. In Octagonal list of M.O. his weapon paper engraving

Kneller, Gottfried Schabürstler: Smith, John (1652) Dating: 1680/1723

Guglielmini, Domenico.

Portret van John Nesbitt, George White, after John Wollaston, 1690 - 1732 print paper historical persons. theologian

Conca, Sebastiano.

Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695-1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1646-1723, German, active in Britain (from 1676), 1731, Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/16 inches (35.9 × 25.9 cm), Plate: 13 7/8 × 10 inches (35.2 × 25.4 cm), and Image: 12 5/8 × 9 5/16 inches (32.1 × 23.7 cm)

Heathcote, Caleb .

Engraving of Daniel Lock Esq by William Hogarth (1697-1764) English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. Dated 18th Century.

Portrait of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly. Bust portrait of Robert Arnauld d'Andilly (1588-1674), oldest son of Antoine Arnauld, depicted in his position of 'Conseiller D`état', with gown and right hand, in which Schrifroll lying on book. Between four fresh rules in an image of a swan swimming near the port-royal-des-champ abbey.

Antoine Coypel (11 April 1661 - 7 January 1722) was a French court painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the past

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695). COMPOSITOR INGLES. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN. HENRY PURCELL (1658-1695).

Johan de Witt portrait; Joan de Wit Raet Pensioner van Holland & C. Bust to the left, in oval.

Portrait of the remonstrant minister Isaac Pontanus, print maker: Michiel van Musscher, after: Michiel van Musscher, Northern Netherlands, 1655 - 1705, paper, h 202 mm × w 141 mm

Wyck, Jan .

Wren, Christopher .

Portrait of the composer Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762), Bouchardon, Edme (1698-1762)

Po RT Light T f L ELE L. .

Wren, Christopher .

Sir Hans Sloane. Stipple engraving by J.B. Bird after S. Slaughter, 1736.

Fletcher, John .

Portrait of Simon Dubois with a portrait of Henry Cooke in his hand, 1730 - 1763 print Print is part of an album. paper engraving historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of painter

Swift, Jonathan .

Johann Kupetzky. Bernhard Vogel (German, 1683-1737); after Johann Kupetzky (Slovakian, 1667-1740). Date: 1737. Dimensions: 364 x 264 mm. Mezzotint in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Portrait of Molier. Sarazin (Paryż ; drukarnia ; fl. ca 1846-1880), printing house, Geoffroy, Michel Charles (1819-1882), draughtsman, cartoonist

Christian Thomasius, 1 January 1655, 23 September 1728, was a German jurist and philosopher, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus. Etching by P. van Sompel after P. Soutman after Q. Matsys.

'Atterbury', (1663-1732), 1830. Francis Atterbury (1663-1732) English man of letters, politician and bishop. As a Tory and Jacobite he gained patronage under Queen Anne, From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Portrait of Jan Pietersz. Summer, real estate agent and art lover. Design for a print, Portrait of Jan Pietersz. Summer., draughtsman: Arnold Boonen, 1679 - 1729, paper, h 440 mm × w 350 mm

Portret van Thomas Sydenham, Pierre Roch Vigneron, 1816 - 1833 print Paris paper historical persons

Portrait of Isaac Walraven, Julius Henricus Quinkhard, 1750 - 1795 print Portrait of the Amsterdam jeweler, etcher, draftsman and painter Isaac Walraven. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching

Bonnekoe, Cornelius 1686/1750

Raimondi, Marc Anton.

Zelfportet van Pieter Schenk, Pieter Schenk (I), after Johann Peter Feuerlein, 1697 - 1713 print The print maker and publisher Pieter Schenk with rolled up paper in hand. Amsterdam paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painter. letter, envelope

Bidloo, Godfrey .

Portrait of Nicolaas Blanckaert. Portrait of Nicolaas Blanckaert at the age of 68. He was a professor in Franeker, Princess Albertina Agnes. In the margin's name, titles, family crest and age.

Henri Francois d'Aguesseau, 18th century French statesman, (1836).Artist: James Mollison

Line Drawing. John Milton English Poet.

Jean Baptiste Nicholas Boyer. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu, 1828.

Mr. James Quin (1693-1766), English actor. Famous for killing the actor William Bowen and another younger actor in duels and swordfights. In wig, cravat and coat. Oval portrait copperplate engraving by Bromley after a painting by Thomas Hudson, published in the European Magazine, J. Sewell, Cornhill, London, 1792.

Photogalvanograph by Paul Pretsch from April 1860 showing Hogarths portrait based on an etching, executed in high-pressure printing.

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Apostolo Zeno, 1668 - 1750, an Italian scholar, poet and librettist

Charles Townley, 1746-c.1800, Dr. Samuel Johnson, 1786. Mezzotint.

Portret van Gilbert Burnet; Gilbert Burnet.Portrait to the left of Gilbert Burnet in an oval. His weapon and his name and data in five rules in French. At the top a rule in French.

Corneille, Pierre.

Portret van John Hilton, Johann Elias Haid, 1749 - 1809 print paper historical persons. writer, poet, author

Portrait of Anthonie van Aesswijn, Hendrik Anthony Frederik Agathus Gobius, after Anonymous, 1852 print Portrait of Anthonie van Aesswijn. In the middle of his weapon. His signature is in the lower margin. paper.

Bromell, Olof.

Portret van goverd bidloo, abraham bloteling, after gerard de lairase, c. 1680 - c. 1690 print Bust of the poet and personal physician of Willem III, Goverd Bidloo. Bidloo holds a knife in his hands, as a symbol for his work as a surgeon. Amsterdam paper engraving

Sibbald, Robert .

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