Medieval and Renaissance Figures

Illustrations of historical characters in elaborate costumes from the 1300s to 1400s, including knights, nobles, and dignitaries in vibrant colors.

Depicting one woman with shield and staff, and four men with sword and shield. According to the accompanying caption, the figures are Countess of Holland Maria XXXII and Counts of Holland Maximilian XXXIII, Philip XXXIV, Charles XXXV and Philip XXXVI (meaning Mary of Burgundy, Maximilian I of Habsburg, Philip the Handsome, Charles V of Habsburg and Philip II). This print is part of a series of eight numbered prints of the counts and countesses of Holland with accompanying explanatory Dutch texts in letterpress. Print and text are always attached to one sheet. The years mentioned in the captions do not seem to be very accurate, however. Countess Maria XXXII and counts Maximilian XXXIII, Philip XXXIV, Charles XXXV and Philip XXXVI Counts and Countesses of Holland (series title), print maker: Hendrick Goltzius, Willem Thibaut, publisher: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), print maker: Haarlem, publisher: Amsterdam, 1584 - 1585 and/or 1596 - 1652, prent, :, engraving, letterpress printing, h 136

Roman military trophies and rewards with soldier and winged victory: helmets, spears, shields, and laurel wreath. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages," Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810.

EY children sees the gentlemen on / yder has a lady by him, 1725 - 1780 print Leaf with 4 shows. Two performances of men and two performances of ladies. Under each image a two -way verse. Numbered at the top right: 11. paper letterpress printing adult man. adult woman. fashion, clothing. nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

Roman married couple seated on a sofa in front of a three-legged table, while two slaves assist the patriarch to put on his slippers. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1798).

The figures represent French people around A.D. 1300. They are, from left to right: nobleman, knight, king, nobleman, prince, nobleman. The illustration dates to 1882.

Countess of Beusichem. Gravin van Beusichem (Boesinchem), wife of Count Johan van Beusichem. She was daughter by Mr Van Heusden. Full of feet with the arms of Heusden in the right hand. Part of an illustrated handwriting with the genealogy of the men and digging Culemborg.

Netherlands, Kellen, David van der (1804-1879), Costumes 1250-1300, Costumes, Costumes from the second half of the thirteenth century: A lady on horseback, a king, a man on a donkey with a cart and a man with a backpack., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, ornamental prints, height 264 mm, width 213 mm, 1804-09-25 - 1879-03-30, print maker, printmaker, 1865 - 1878, third quarter 19th century, derde kwart 19e eeuw, fourth quarter 19th century, vier kwart 19e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings

Ferdinand I., Roman-German Kaiser.

España. Dibujo satírico alusivo a la política española. La Causa de desunión. Interior de la revista La madeja política, editado en Barcelona, enero de 1874. Emilio Castelar representado como el máximo poder político. Emilio Castelar Ripoll.

Recortable infantil. El jefe galo Vercingetorix (82 aC-46 aC) ante Julio César (100 aC-44 aC), emperador de Roma. Grabado de 1926.

Champions, engraving by Lemaitre after the Triumph of Maximilian I by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), from Allemagne by Philippe Le Bas (1794-1860), L'Univers pittoresque, Europe, published by Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, 1838.

Medals and statues of kings and queens of Carthage: Hannibal in battle helmet 1, helmet 2, Ceres 3, Mago, Malchus with huge cudgel 7 and Dido 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

The figures in the illustration represent five French citizens around A.D. 1200. The illustration dates to 1882.

Clothing, early Renaissance 1425-1480, heralds and kings, from lks, four heralds, then a distinguished man, a young man in a short padded jacket and two young men in dark capes, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, fashion in Italy

The Recruiting Officer, Or, A Matrimonial Trip to the Continent., William Dent, active 1784-1793, 1791, Etching with watercolor on laid paper, Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 9/16in. (24.4 x 34.4cm)

FERNANDO VII. EL ESCORIAL 1784- MADRID 1833 "ENCUENTRO EN BAYONA DE FERNANDO VII Y NAPOLEON " 1808 GRABADO ILUMINADO MUSEO MUNICIPAL. MADRID.

Varie maschere Masks from Greek paintings and sculptures still image. Illustrations. 1823 - 1838. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Masks , Greek, Greeks , To 499, Costumes , Greek, Actors , Greek , To 499

Master of Heiligenkreuz, The Death of Saint Clare, Austrian, active early 15th century, c. 1400-1410, oil on panel

The Twelfth Generation, Friedrich Derrer. Unknown

Karl I, the big, Roman emperor.

Portraits and Dresses of The Kings of England with coats of Arms, 1784. Artist: Unknown

Figures From Tapestries, Costume & Decorations of the Middle Ages

Hab.t de la Turquie from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers' 1700-1799 Anonymous, French, 18th century. Hab.t de la Turquie from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers' 415969

Tragic death of Tipu Sultan, or Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore, 1799. From Schiavonetti's painting The Body of Tipu Sultan Recognized by his Family. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.

Mock Joust of War with Flying and Exploding Shields, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Horseback (Volume I), pen and brown ink with watercolor over black chalk and leadpoint on laid paper, sheet: 33 × 26.5 cm (13 × 10 7/16 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

Petr I v russkom nariade Peter the First in Russian attire.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division

Statue of a man in Anglo Saxon hauberk 76, tents 77,78, bow 79, arrow 80, quiver 81, shields 82,83, horn 84, trumpets 85,86 and chariot 87. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Weindl from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages," Chez Collignon, Metz, 1810.

French costumes of the 14th and 15th century. Nobleman and bourgeois 1,2 taken from a 15th century painting in the Musee de Cluny, noble woman from a 14th century stained-glass window from a church in Moulins, Bourbonnais. Within a decorative illuminated frame. Chromolithograph by Moulin after Ferdinand Sere from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

Opera (Peep-show), Martin Engelbrecht, German, 1684-1756, Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper, Six figures in histrionic poses in a setting of arches and porticoes with columns in blue. At back, a fountain and pool in a formal garden. F has a garden scene with fountains, ramps and buildings on back. Right edge of each section taped to folding cardboard mount of which g and h are cross members., Augsburg, Germany, 1730-50, toys & games, Print, Print

The figures represented here are French people from 1700 to 1750 A.D. They are, from left to right: four French men of rank. The illustration dates to 1882.

Entertainment in an Egyptian harem: women dancing, playing music on pipes and drums, while a man in a turban smokes a long tobacco pipe and is offered a drink by a woman. Servants bring wine and food. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others.

Steyn, Johannes, Lange, Johannes Philippus, Knight cheered by figures, verso - stamped, A knight with a plumed helmet is surrounded by cheering citizens on a square in front of a church. A group of knights are watching in the background., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 187 mm, width 121 mm, Dutch, 1810-09-24 - 1849-10-29, print maker, prentmaker, 1820 - 1849, paper, papier, steel engraving, staalgrafie, 1805-11-30 - 1840-12-18, intermediary draughtsman

Byzantine Emperor on his throne, 9th century, with guards holding spears and shields. From an illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus.. Empereur Grec, MS 510. Handcoloured lithograph by Villain after an illustration by Horace de Viel-Castel from his Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France (Collection of costumes, weapons and furniture to be used in the history of France), Treuttel & Wurtz, Bossange, 1827.

Anthony Highmore, 1719-1799, British, Ladies Beside a Column and Arcade, undated. Gray wash and watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, blued white, moderately textured laid paper.

Plate 53: Eight figures marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii' 1623 Cornelis Galle I Plate from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii', after Jacques Francquart, illustrating the funeral procession of Albert the Pious (1559-1621), Archduke of Austria, son of Emperor Maximilian II. 2 sheets pasted together at center.The first edition of this series contains 54 numbered plates and an engraved title page, published in 1623.The second and third editions contain 66 plates and were published in 1728 and 1729 respectively.. Plate 53: Eight figures marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii'. Cornelis Galle I (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1576-1650 Antwerp). 1623. Etching with hand coloring

Kalmyk man and woman in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812. Copperplate engraving by Dell'Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of the Most Interesting Voyages (Raccolta de Viaggi Piu Interessanti), Milan, 1815-1817.

Decorative project for a civil stained glass window with heraldic pattern. (Dummy title)

German 16th Century, Masquerade, c. 1515, pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper

The figures pictured here are Franks from the years A.D. 700 to 800. They are, from left to right: a man of rank, a princess, a woman of rank, a warrior, a princess, two women of rank, a Benedictine monk. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century.

The wise man and the wise woman. Subscribe performance. Man and woman with all their attributes, many virtues and biblical metaphors represent. A woman with dandelip and need in the right hand holds a standard with image of crucified Christ and in the other hand a can, a slot on the mouth, a pigeon on the chest and a snake around her waist. Man with passer and scales and dog to his feet. Left and right of the show text in Dutch.

Kleidung, Hofkleidung, digital verbesserte Reproduktion eer Illustration aus dem 19. Mode, Kostüme bei Hofe in Frankreich im 14. Jahrhundert, von link...

Sketch for the Passions: Love, Richard Dadd, 1817-1886, British, 1853, Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, light blue wove paper, Sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches (35.9 x 25.7 cm), balcony, embracing, feather, garden, girl, hills, husband, illustration, kissing, landscape, leaves, literary theme, love, lovers, man, manor, marriage, passion, plays by William Shakespeare, robes, Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene V, ropes, sculptures, secrecy, servant, sunrise, sword, trees, watching, wife

Two court officers in light green clothing, anonymous, c. 1530 - c. 1560 drawing Southern Germany paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush royal household; courtiers, retinue, train

Ancient Greek warriors Date: ancient

Kleidung, zur Zeit der Frührenaissance um 1460-1490, von lks, Venezianer im Jahr 1496, die farblich gekennzeichnete Strumpfhose, dies kennzeichnet ihn...

Group picture.

King on throne, man with lance and sword, woman playing lute, man playing zither, etc., from an illuminated psalter on parchment in Stuttgart library, 10th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1879. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck and published by Heinrich Keller. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

WILLEM IV, 1752, plate 24, 1753 print Carriers with stadholder Insignia consequence by a group of pages. In the margin the caption in Dutch, French and English. Part of a series of 41 plates of the funeral procession of Stadholder William IV in Delft on February 4, 1752. Numbered at the top right: 24. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving cortege, funeral procession. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral). page ~ court Delft

Coloured illustration of playing cards from the Louis-Philippe era; lithograph attributed to Nanteuil.

The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik, plate no. 18, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Jansz. Post, 1651 book. print The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik, plate no. 18. Clarified print in a frame decorated with gold and pasted in the luxury edition from around 1755 of the book 'Begraeffenisse by Syne Hoogheyt Frederick Henrick' by Pieter Post, published in Amsterdam in 1651. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hagueprinter: Amsterdam paper. etching

Portraits of Russian Tsars, House of Romanov: Michael l 1, Alexis I 2, Fyodor II 3, Peter I the Great 4, Catherine II the Great 5 and Peter II 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.

Olivier de Clisson, French soldier, 1898. Artist: Gilbert

History of France. 1300. From left to right, 12: queen, 13-14-15-16: lady, 17: princess, 18: lady, 19-20-21: Isabella of Bavaria (wife of King Charles VI) and ladies of her retinue. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1885.

The figures here represent Marie de Medici, queen of France from 1600-1610.This illustration dates to 1882.

Sacheverell cards, London, UK, 19th century engraving

Four women at a table during a trip to Falmouth. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: Jun-1778. Place: Falmouth. Measurements: h 155 mm × w 195 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Coloured illustration of playing cards from Lyon from the 15th Century depicting the king and queen.

Painting, Interior, Palazzina Cinese, Real Casina alla Cinese, Royal Residence, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Jules Grévy (1807-1891) President of France attends the 14th July 1880, Bastille Day Celebrations in Paris

De begrafenisstoet van Frederik Hendrik (plaat nr. 19), 1647; De begrafenisstoet van stadhouder Frederik Hendrik te 's-Gravenhage in 1647; Begraeffenisse van Syne Hoogheyt Frederick Henrick, by der Gratien Gods Prince van Orange, Grave van Nassau &c.The funeral procession of Stadholder Frederik Hendrik te 's-Gravenhage on 10 May 1647. Plate No. 19 with a part of the procession with standard carriers, the horse of honor and arms carriers, above the people are their name and function. Part of a series of 30 plates and 20 text sheets, intended to be stuck together.

Hunting costumes and hunting swords from the mid-18th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by Joh. Klipphahn, and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

The Republic / Main Chalier and Barra (IT)

Group picture.

Two ferry women bring Cuer d'Amour to shore, 15th century. Other women in hennin hats row boats and fish. Les Dames Marinieres. France, XVe siecle. From Rene d'Anjou's Roman de tres-douce Mercy au Cuer d'amour epris, 1457, Bibliotheque Imperiale, Fonds de la Valliere MS 36. Chromolithograph by Thurwanger after an illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

The Caesarean section caricature for the Archduke Johann election to the Reichsverweser , Fritz Hickmann -, lithographic, Samuel Stern, publisher

in the palazzo barberini in florence, italy, archduke, original print from the year 1899, im palazzo barberini in Florenz, Italien, Erzherzog, historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, koloriert, handcoloriert, Koloration, digital verbessert.

Two views of half the figure of Günter von Schwarzburg in knight attire at the so-called imperial cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Frankfurt am Main. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist

The figures here are Franks in A.D. 800. Franks were members of the Germanic nation or coalition that conquered Gaul (present-day France) in the 6th century. Represented here, from left to right are: a warrior, Charles the Bald (two views - Holy Roman Emperor 875-877 and king of West Francia 840-877), a woman of rank, two men of rank. The illustration dates to 1882. .

Hab.ts du Japon from playing cards "Jeu d'Or" Anonymous, French, 18th century French 1700-99 View more. Hab.ts du Japon from playing cards "Jeu d'Or". Jeu d'Or. Anonymous, French, 18th century. 1700-99. Etching and hand coloring (watercolor)

Herodias (Hérodiade). Dimensions: 36.2 cm x 53.7 cm, 30.5 cm x 47.1 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: EMILE BERNARD.

Colored woodcut by Johann Zainer from 1473 depicting Sabine Poppea and Nero, showing figures in historical attire with gestures and expressions.

Jules Elie Delaunay (1828-1891). "Sketch for the church of Saint Francis Xavier: Ezéchiel, Isaiah, Jérémie, Daniel". Oil on cardboard (4 panels in the same frame). 1875. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Figurative art, religious art, holy history, Christian iconography, religious iconography, saint

Painters work, Henry Füllmaurer. Albert Meyer. The Carver Rudolph Virus. speckle

John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336, second son of King Edward II of England. He wears a conical cervelliere helmet with coronet, vandyked drapery and gorget, sleeveless hauberk, plate-armour, greaves and gauntlets. He wears a hauketon and pourpoint under the armorial cyclas, ornamented girdle and studded sword sheath. Shield with coat of arms of three lions within a bordure France. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R. Meyrick from Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick's A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, John Dowding, London, 1842.

An upper class couple: The Eighteen Beauties of a Maiden. Date: 16th century

The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik, plate no. 3, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Jansz. Post, 1651 book. print The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik, plate no. 3. Clarified print in a frame decorated with gold and pasted in the luxury edition from ca. 1755 of the book 'Begraeffenisse by Synne Hoogheyt Frederick Henrick' by Pieter Post, published in Amsterdam in 1651. print maker: Amsterdampublisher: The Hagueprinter: Amsterdam paper. etching

Coloured illustration of a pack of playing cards of Revolutionaries published in Lille in 1792.

The funeral procession of Frederik Hendrik (plate no. 18), 1647, Pieter Nolpe, after Pieter Jansz. Post, 1647 - 1651 print The funeral procession of Stadholder Frederik Hendrik in The Hague on 10 May 1647. Plate no. 18 with part of the procession with standard-bearers and two horses, above the people are their name and function. Part of a series of 30 plates and 20 text magazines, intended to be stuck together. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: The Hagueprinter: Amsterdam paper etching cortege, funeral procession The Hague

Turnhout, Brepols, Philippus Jacobus, The Magic Flute in Different Costumes, stamped verso, Sheet with 3 horizontal rows, each with six characters from the opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) in a row. Numbered lower right: No. 50., print, folk print, prints, folk prints, height 326 mm, width 401 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, Belgian, 1778 - 1845, publisher, 1800 - 1833, paper, woodcut, colours, letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

Man of Katsina (Nigeria), man of Jakoba kingdom (Hausa dependent), woman of Lussi region (Chad), man of Dombu city (Sierra Leone) and Felatah man of the Jarriba kingdom. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others.

Costumes of Ludwig 1, Duke of Bavaria, of Kelheim, with sword, flag and lance, his wife Ludmilla, 1230-1240. Wooden statues from Seligenthal monastery, Landshut. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Here Lords and Ladies of the wood, With shaking spear and riding hood. Date: 1895

Picture series From the Life of Rembrandt, he paints the Night Watch, 1642, digitally restored reproduction of a collective picture from c. 1900, in the public domain, exact date unknown

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