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Collection of historical silhouettes depicting notable figures, showcasing intricate detailing in etching style with a focus on human profiles.

Karl Mastalier -, writer, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house
Karl Mastalier -, writer, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house
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Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left, possibly the Portrait of the Poet Giorgio Anselmi (ca. 1459-1528), with Faint Sketch of a Skull-like Head. Artist: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore). Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (13.9 x 23cm). Date: 1503-40.Portrait drawings by Parmigianino (other than self-portraits) are quite rare. The left half of this delicately drawn sheet is apparently a portrait of the Parmese statesman and humanist Giorgio Anselmi 'nepote' ('nephew'). Although Anselmi was celebrated in his day as a writer of odes and love poetry in the classical Latin tradition, he has all but been forgotten today. The inscription, which is certainly in Parmigianino's hand as the hue of the red chalk is exactly the same as in the drawings, may establish the poet's precise death date, 21 September 1530. The slight sketch of the skull on the right half of the sheet undoubtedly constitutes a 'memento mori,' and the inscription below
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Anton Freiherr von Störck -, doctor, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house
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Watercolor reproduction: Julian Fa AT (1853-1929), study; z: " YEC" 1898, No. 35 (November 10), p. 465; Ycie (Kraków; magazine; 1897-1900); 1898 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);
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Photo collection Government information service. Wedgwood plaque in blue Jasper-Ware Anna Catharina Meerman 1749-1821 by John Flaxman Rijksmuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum. undated. The Hague, South Holland
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Chimney, Johann.
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Children's head with back pressure, Jordanus Hoorn, 1763 - 1833 drawing Knowamen, with the back pressure on the same leaf.  paper. chalk
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Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with a print and a drawing (a): Head in Profile of Prodigal Son; (b): The Wagonner (after Peter Paul Rubens) in Jean-Paul Mariette mount. Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp); After Salvator Rosa (Italian, Arenella (Naples) 1615-1673 Rome); Lodewijk de Vadder (Flemish, Brussels 1605-1655 Brussels). Artist and engraver: Richard Earlom (British, London 1743-1822 London). Dimensions: Leaf: 28 15/16 × 20 1/2 in. (73.5 × 52 cm). Publisher: John Boydell (British, Shropshire 1720-1804 London). Date: 1620-1766. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Sr. T. Midleton Sir Thomas Myddleton.. Prints. 1650. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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Saint-Evremond, Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denys de.
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Sylwetka profilowa kobiety. unknown, painter
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Andreas Flinch (1813-1872); Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), Johannes Guttenberg, 1813 - 1872
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Angel, Johann Jacob.
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Portrait of Willem III as Mars, 1672; Double bars from Prince Willem III and his opponents in the year 1672.Round Portrait of Prince Willem III. At Reversing, The Print Shows The War Mode Mars. First Print in a Series of Six Portraits or Willem III and His opponents in The Year 1672. Under The Portrait A Fresh or Two Rules.
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Major General NathanaelGreene. Artist: John Trumbull, American, 1756-1843
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Cat, Claude Nicolas.
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Buste of Alexander de Grote, Lucas Vorsterman (I), after Peter Paul Rubens, 1620 - 1622 print Alexander the Great as Hercules. Part of a print from the series 'Varie Figueri de Agati Antique' to Peter Paul Rubens, of a total of nine prints of which are probably five by Lucas Vorsterman I and four by Paulus Pontius. Antwerp paper engraving portrait of Alexander the Great (+ belonging to Greek history)
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H. Gevers; Representants of the first national meeting of the Batavian Republic.Silhouette of bust in profile to the right. Tail wick and jabot. Inscription; o.: H. Gevers.
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Embroidered picture;  19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);picture
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Hobbes, Thomas.
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Bliżej Kultury Ferdinand Schenk Verlag for Art and Crafts, Vienna, Szkoła Wenecka
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Portrait of the Queen of Agnieszka Habsburg, a bust in the end of the 13th century, according to the wood chronicle; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Agnieszka Habsburg (Queen of Hungary - 1280-1364), Agnieszka Habsburg (Queen of Hungary - 1280-1364) - iconography, Habsburgs, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt - collections of Aleksander Lesser - Dar, Hungary, Dar (provenance), copies, copies, engravings from engravings, queen , personalities, foreign personalities, portraits, women's portraits, clothing, women's clothes, foreign clothing
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Sketchbook William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916). Sketchbook, 1872. Graphite and black, red and white Conté crayon on cream and tan medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 11/16 in. (30.2 x 24 x 1.7 cm).  William Merritt Chases knack for realistic characterization is evident in these deftly executed informal portraits, possibly representing his fellow students at the Royal Academy in Munich. This sketchbook contains numerous other portraits, as well as figure studies from a life class, rendered with different approaches—the linear style seen here and a softer, tonal one used on other pages. American Art 1872
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Schonckje Wel-Verdocht and Pronckje Heel-Volmaeckt, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum (Possible), After Pieter Bruegel (I), 1612-1652 print Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of farmers and farmers. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving farmers. head-gear
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Portman, portrait of Maubré, pupil of Litthière, 1823 (dummy title). Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.
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Otway, Thomas .
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Stars, Laurence.
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Hirt, Johann Friedrich.
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Portret generała Kazimierza Szembeka - sylwetka. unknown, painter
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Silhouette of Bust Portrait of Officer Mamlet..   Decorative Arts
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Bust of an old soldier with beard, in profile to the left, Stefano della Bella, 1650 print  print maker: Francepublisher: ParisFrance paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life. old man. harness. old man (+ sideview, profile)
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Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban.
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Silhouette portrait of King Maximilian I Jozef van Bavaria, W.H. Mewes, 1795 - 1799 print  Virginburg paper etching / engraving historical persons
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Bliżej Kultury unknown
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Titius, Johann Daniel .
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Lanzoni, Giuseppe.
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The head of an elderly man. Norblin de la Gourdaine, Jean Pierre (1745-1830), graphic artist
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Studium portretowe Turka w turbuszu, en face. Pochwalski, Kazimierz (1855-1940), painter
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Portrait of the Secret Council Meyer
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Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, Tomb and Brass Plate of Alan Porter, from Chiselhurst Church, between 1796 and 1811. Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.
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Silhouette of Nicolaas Lobry (1766-1818), looking to the right. .
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Figure with hat, Marius Holleman, 1920 print  Groningen paper etching head-gear: hat
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Illustration of a man from 'The Portable Lavater or precise the art of knowing men by the facial features' 1808 by Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741 - 1801). Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. Lavater is most known for his work in the field of physiognomy. He introduced the idea that physiognomy related to the specific character traits of individuals, rather than general types.
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Cato, the Elder.
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Cassini, Giovanni Domenico.
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Foockel Frons-muyl en Pietje Hard-loop; Boerenkoppen.Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of farmers and farmers.
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Buyldtje On-Versaed and Waernar's events lake; Farmers. Print from a series of 36 prints with heads of farmers and farmers.
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GRANGER, Jean-Pierre (n.1779-05-10-D.1840-12-01), portrait of Mme Paul Meurice, Graphite mine. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.
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S. Apolonia (Saint Apollonia). Czerski, Stanisław (1777-1833), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Portrait of Carl Rudolph Reichel
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Pope Leon X; Nowicki, Inocent (Fl. 17 ..- 17 ..); II PO. 18th century (1751-00-00-1800-00-00);
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Scene 11, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater 1870-90 Benjamin Pollock. Scene 11, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater 683013
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Goldhagen, Johann Friedrich Gottlieb.
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Leonardo da Vinci .
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Portrait of the Lavater
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Red and black chalk drawing of a head copied from Trajan's Column showing facial anatomy, proportions, and shading using counter-pressure technique on paper.
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Figure 47: A suggestion of this same weeping 1854-56, printed 1862 Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne French. Figure 47: A suggestion of this same weeping 623050
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Menning with the portrait of King Louis XIV and the names of French Kings, Anonymous, After Nicolas Chevalier, 1712 print Design of a round medal with, in seven concentric circles, the names of French kings and their government years, starting with King Pharamond and ending with King Robert I. In the middle of the medal the portrait of Louis XIV. Amsterdam paper etching seal (symbol of sovereignty). king
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Portrait of Mac-Sheehy, General Adjutant. André Duterere (1753-1842). Portrait of Mac-Sheehy, General Adjutant. Etching.
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Mazarin, Jules.
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Forest, Jean-Baptiste .
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Occasional print showing Tadeusz Kościuszko and above the date: 1817 and 1917; Z.K., Lord, A. (Piotrków Trybunalski); 1917 (1914-00-00-1939-00-00);
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Portrait of the Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) Louis Hersent (1777-1860). Portrait of the Florentine painter Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494). Lead mine. 1777-1860.
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Quellinus, Erasmus.
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Bust van A Monnik, Cornelis van der Griendt, 1858 print   paper etching monk(s), friar(s)
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Raoux, Jean .
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Breast portrait of a gentleman with a blind, captured by Schultner et Marek using bluish-tinted daguerreotype in 1845.
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Watercolor on ivory around 1845 by Ferdinand Karl Theod. Christoph Peter von Lütgendorff-Leinburg depicting a young girl in a blue dress leaning against a parapet, showing posture, clothing, and setting.
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The head of a Native of Omtaheite with the face Curiously tataoued. And the n'ry mouth, or manner of defying their enemies practised by the people of that & the neighboring island. Plate 7. From the book: A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship the Endeavour, 1773, London, by Sydney Parkinson, Richard Godfrey. Gift of Charles Rooking Carter.
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Monument to Cadwallader Colden, 1825. Published in New York by order of the corporation of New York. The print is a wood engraving measuring 6.8 x 4.7 cm
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Wilhelm August, Duke of Cumberland.
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Reuchlin, Johann .
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Bennelong from Mitchell library. March 24, 1954. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/Fairfax Media).
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Gravesande, Wilhelm Jakob S 'Head: Landon, Charles Pauldation: 1801/1825
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Oude Gracht, between / De Vie- en Jacobiebrug / O.Z. Wyk H. No. 6. "Pen in gray -brown under the image
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Calvin, Johann .
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Porter, Thomas Kind.
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Blanchard, Jacques.
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1982, French postage stamp depicting 'Woman reading' a painting in the cubist manner, by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
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Auteroche Chappe, Jean.
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