Noble Portraits in Armor

Ornate portraits of noble figures in armor or formal attire, reflecting status and grandeur from historical contexts.

Portrait of Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664), Anonymous

Portrait of Karl August Rex, Saxon minister. Desmarées, Georges (1697-1776), painter

Portrait of Friedrich von Tettau. Lisiewsky, Georg (1674-1750), painter

Portrait of a man in armour. Winterstein, Erhard Ludewig (1841-1919), painter

Baron Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1743-1750). The highest-ranking Dutch East India Company (VOC) official in Asia was the governor-general. He presided in the Castle of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), a fort built by the Dutch. The assembly hall in the Castle of Batavia was the centre of Dutch power in Asia. The walls were hung with portraits of all of the governors-general. Most of the 18th-century examples shown here were painted in Asia, often by anony¬mous artists.

Portrait of Louis XVI, King of France. Duplessis painted the first version of this portrait in 1777. Although the king wears his principal chivalric orders, he is portrayed in relatively simple attire and assumes an informal pose. This portrait found great favour, and Duplessis was repeatedly commissioned to copy it. This likeness was thus widely disseminated and hung in government buildings and palaces, among other places.

Portrait of Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Portrait of Cornelis Speelman (1628-84). Governor General (1681-84). Standing, half, to the right. A mortar at the left hand, a command stove in the right hand. Part of a series of copies to portraits of the governor general of the former Dutch East Indies, probably from the Dutch East India Company. Copy to SK-A-3767.

Portrait of Michał Krasiński (1712-1784), marshal general of Bar Confederation. Brodowski, Antoni (1784-1832), painter

Portrait of Hugo du Bois, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, Electred 1734. Portrait of Hugo du Bois, chosen in 1734. Bust in oval to the right. Part of a series of portraits of the unabodifies of the Rotterdam Chamber of the United States Indian Compagnie, manufactured for the new East Indian house from 1698 at the Boompjes in Rotterdam.

Baron Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1743-1750). Portrait of Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff, Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company. Dating: c. 1745. Place: Batavia. Measurements: h 110 cm × w 92.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Philip van Dijk (copy after). Jan Maurits Quinkhard (copy after).

Portrait of Francisco de Zurbarán (1598-1664), Anonymous

Ludwik VIII, Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt (1691-1768). Brachfeld, Johann Sebastian, painter

'Portrait of N.N.Bantysh-Kamensky'. Russia, 1809-1814. Dimensions: 83x65 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Nikolay Argunov.

Jacopo Amigoni / 'Zenón de Somodevilla, 1st Marquis of the Ensenada', ca. 1750, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 124 cm x 104 cm, P02939. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Anonymous (Copy Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de) / 'Charles IV of Spain', 19th century, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 111 cm x 85 cm, P03369. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Retrato de Carlos IV . Museum: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES, Valencia, SPAIN. Author: Vicente Lopez y Portaña. CARLOS IV DE ESPAÑA.

Adriaen Pieter Twent (1745-1816), Count of Rosenburg, Minister of Inland Waters, Minister of the Interior and Chamberlain to King Louis Napoleon. Dating: 1809. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 36 cm × w 29.5 cm; d 2 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem Bartel van der Kooi.

Portrait of Field Marshal Prince Mikhail Kutuzov (1745-1813) by Russian master Museum of Architecture and Art, Alupka Early 19th cen. Oil on canvas 40,2x30,4 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Portrait Painting

Agustín Esteve y Marqués (Copy Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) / 'Carlos IV, rey de España, en traje de coronel de los Guardias de Corps', 1799-1800, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 207 cm x 127 cm, P00727. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

AZARA, FELIX DE MARINO ESPAÑOL . 1746 - 1811. RETRATO DE FRANCISCO DE GOYA EN 1815. IBERCAJA . ZARAGOZA. SFGP / © KORPA.

Portrait of general Miko Aja Morawski; unknown, Peszka, Józef (1767-1831); after 1800 (1800-00-00-1820-00-00);Napoleonika, romanticism (style), purchase (provenance)

Jean Ranc / 'Philip V of Spain', 18th, Oil on canvas. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

'Portrait of Peter II'. Russia, 18th century - early 19th century (). Dimensions: 83,5x71 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ANONYMOUS.

Charles Hector, comte d'Estaing (1729-1794) by Le Brun, Jean-Baptiste Pierre (1748-1813) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1769 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 83x66,5 / Rococo

Portrait of Count Alexei Grigorievich Razumovsky (1709-1771), Anonymous

Portrait Of A Knight Of The Order Of Malta Robert Levrac-Tournières (1667-1752 French) Oil On Canvas Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia

Portrait of James, 4th Lord Cranstoun (in or after 1643-85/88), Jan Mijtens (copy after), c. 1663 - c. 1670 painting Portrait of James, fourth Lord Cranstoun (in or after 1643-1685/88), standing, halfway, in armor for a rock wall. On the left the helmet on which the right hand rests. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons not known by name. armour

Benjamin van der Gucht, 1753-1794, British, Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew", between 1773 and 1774. Oil on canvas.

'Portrait of Count N.P.Sheremetev'. Russia, Late of 18th century. Dimensions: 86,5x64 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, late 18th century.

A Musician Italian (possibly Neapolitan School). A Musician, 18th century. Oil on canvas, Shield shape: 42 x 38 1/2 in. (106.7 x 97.8 cm). European Art 18th century

Portrait of Emperor Peter I the Great (1672-1725) by Russian master / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow/ Early 18th cen./ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Art of 18th cen./ 64x48,5/ Portrait

Admiral Harry Paulet (1719/20-1794), Sixth Duke of Bolton Francis Cotes British Cotes underpainted the face but never completed it; the sitter accepted the portrait nevertheless. The fine detailing of the lace, buttons, and braid of his uniform is typical of the artist's style.. Admiral Harry Paulet (1719/20-1794), Sixth Duke of Bolton 435998

Portrait of the King Louis XVI (1754-1793) by Callet, Antoine-Francois (1741ñ1823) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / ca 1786 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 70,5x56,8 / Rococo

King George II, of Great Britain, 1759. Full length portrait color mezzotint engraving by William Dickinson, after painting by Robert Edge Pine. The King wears a uniform with Garter sash. Yeoman of the Guard and a grenadier are in right background (BSLOC_2019_4_168)

Portrait of Charles II Stuart (1630-1685), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 18th century, unknown artist, copy after Gottfried Kneller (1646-1723), Palazzo Spinola, Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Portrait of a man with a mace against a column and a pyramid. unknown, painter

Portrait of King Jan II Kazimierz (1609-1672); Schultz, Daniel (CA 1615-1683); after 1660 (1661-00-00-1683-00-00);John II Kazimierz Waza (Polish King- 1609-1672), Order of the Golden Runa, Strzałecki, Antoni Jan (1844-1934)- collection, power attributes, gift (provenance), royal crown, wigs, wigs, male portraits, visits (order), armor

Portrait of Jerzy Wilhelm Piast (1660-1675), Legnica-Brzeski book; around 1675 (1670-00-00-1680-00-00);Jerzy Wilhelm (Prince of Legnica-Brzeski-1660-1675), Miodoński Władysław (1898-1972)-collection, baroque (style), gift (provenance), armchairs, curtains, princes, men's portraits, representative portraits

King GUSTAV III of Sweden 1746-92, 1775

Portrait of Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne (1679-1753), Rigaud, Hyacinthe François Honoré, Circle of

Portrait of Monsieur de Noirmont, oil on canvas c. 1700 painted by Nicolas de Larguilliere (1656-1746). Museo Nacional de Arte Antiga.

Manuel de Godoy. Date/Period: Hacia 1807-1808. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 200 cm (78.7 in); Width: 140 cm (55.1 in). Author: ANTONIO CARNICERO.

Félix Gazola (1698-1780). Count of Gazola. Military officer and aristocrat born in Italy, of the court of Charles III. Founder of the Spanish Royal Artillery Corps. First commandant of the Royal Artillery Academy of Segovia, founded in 1762 by King Charles III and finally installed in the Alcázar of Segovia in 1764. Portrait by José Sánchez Pescador (1839-1887), 1880. Oil on canvas. Army Museum. Toledo, Spain. Author: Jose Sanchez Pescador (1839-1887). Spanish painter.

Goya Don Antonio Noriega Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746 - 1828 ), Don Antonio Noriega, 1801, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection

Stanis Aw August Poniatowski King of Poland (1732-1798); Albertrandi, Antoni Zygmunt (1732 cars 1733-1795), Vernet, Claude-Joseph (1714-1789); around 1770 (1770-00-00-1800-00-00);

'Portrait of Count Andrey Ostermann'. Russia, First half of the 18th century. Dimensions: 65,5x78 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ANONYMOUS.

Antonio Maria Esquivel y Suarez de Urbina (1806-1857). Spanish painter. Portrait of Santiago Alonso Cordero el Maragato, 1842. Museum of Romanticism, Madrid, Spain.

Portrait of Ivan Trubetskoy by unknown painter, oil on canvas, 1703, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 88x68

Portrait of Charles II of England (1630-1685), in the robes of the Order of the Garter, Kneller, Sir Gotfrey (1646-1723)

Portrait of William George Fairmore. Date/Period: Second half of the 1750s. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 1,350 mm (53.14 in); Width: 1,090 mm (42.91 in). Author: IVAN VISHNYAKOV.

'Portrait of Peter the Great'. Russia, 19th century. Dimensions: 94x70 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist. 18th century.

Portrait of King Charles I by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593-1661) English painter of portraits of Dutch or Flemish parentage. Dated 17th Century

Portrait of mature man by Polish master, oil on canvas, 18th century, Ukraine, Sevastopol, M. Kroshitsky Art Museum

MARQUES DE SAN CARLOS Y MONTEVIRGEN. Author: VICENTE LOPEZ PORTAÑA. Location: BANCO DE ESPAÑA-COLECCION ARTE. MADRID. SPAIN.

Portrait of William III (1650-1702), Prince of Orange, Willem Wissing (manner of), 1680 - 1710 painting Portrait of William III, Prince of Orange, Stadholder and since 1689 also king of England. Hippiece, standing in armor to the right with commandosta in the right hand, resting the left hand on a helmet. At the bottom of a dog. A battle in the background. Most likely based on a prototype by Sir Peter Lely. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Portrait of Joachim Karol Potocki (before1728-1791). nieznany malarz polski, painter

DIEGO MONILEVERDE BETHENCOURT-DET. Author: LUIS DE LA CRUZ Y RIOS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. OROTAVA LA. TENERIFFA. SPAIN. MONILEVERDE DIEGO. BETHENCOUT MONILEVER.

Pitt, William .

Portrait of Prince Charles Louis, Full Length, in a Breastplate Over a Buff Doublet, and Crimson Breeches, Wearing the Order of the Garter, His Left Hand Resting on His Sword, His Right Hand Holding a Baton, His Helmet and Gauntlets on a Rock Beside Him, in a Landscape. Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641). Oil on canvas. 218.4 x 124.5cm.

Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, painting by Clementi, digitally optimized Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, painting by Clementi, digitally optimized Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911476

DAVIN, Cesarine (1773-1844). Franois Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Dantzig, Marshal of France. 1807. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. ‘LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles.

Thomas Osborne. Date/Period: 1747. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,981 mm (77.99 in); Width: 1,422 mm (55.98 in). Author: James Cranke.

Mr. Willson. Dated: 1720. Dimensions: overall: 106.7 x 91.4 cm (42 x 36 in.) framed: 122.2 x 106.7 x 8.2 cm (48 1/8 x 42 x 3 1/4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: The Schuyler Limner (Possibly Nehemiah Partridge).

George Washington Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827 American) Oil on canvas

Portrait of Duke Orazio Archinto (1611-1683). Voet, Jacob Ferdinand (1639-1689), painter

Portrait of King of Poland Stanisław August in a Dressing Gown. Lampi Jan Chrzciciel St., painter

Portrait of Paul I by Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov, oil on canvas, 1761, 1735-1808, Russia, St Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 58, 5x47, 5

Willem Joseph Baron van Gendt (1625-1672). Vice Admiral. Dating: 1667 - 1702. Measurements: h 111 cm × w 92.5 cm; d 6.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan de Baen (attributed to).

Portrait of Jan Valckenburgh. Jan Valckenburgh, portrayed in full regalia wearing armour and holding a commanders baton, was twice director-general of Elmina on the African Gold Coast. His black houseboy wears a gold medal with a view of Fort Elmina, which is also depicted in the background. Valckenburgh received the medal from the Dutch West India Company for services rendered. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Netherlands shipped about 600.000 slaves to America, 7%% of the total number.

Portrait of Grigori Potemkin by Anonymous artist, Oil on canvas, Late 18th century, Rococo, State History Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Empress Catherine II by Vigilius Erichsen, oil on canvas, 1762, 1722-1782, Russia, St Petersburg, State Russian Museum

Joris de Caullery, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1632.

Infant don Antonio Pascual de Borbón. 84x68. 18th century. Madrid, Prado museum. Author: ANTON RAPHAEL MENGS. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

RETRATO DE CARLOS VI EMPERADOR SACRO IMPERIO ROMANO (1685-1740) - ARCHIDUQUE CARLOS - ARCHIDUQUE DE AUSTRIA. Location: MUSEO DE ARTE ANTIGUO. Brüssel. Belgien.

Louis XIV, Hyacinthe Rigaud, castillo de Chenonceau, siglo XVI, Chenonceaux, departamento de Indre y Loira,France,Western Europe.

'Portrait of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich'. Russia, 18th century. Dimensions: 63x45,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, late 18th century.

Johan de Liefde (ca. 1619-73), Vice-Admiral, Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668 painting Portrait of Johan de Liefde, vice-admiral. Knee piece, standing with a commandosta in the right hand. On the left a table with sea charts, a passer and a globe. A chain with a portrait medallion around the neck. A sea battle on the right in the distance. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons. commander-in-chief, admiral

Portrait

Seneschal Grigorij Petrovic Godunov, by Anonymous, 17th Century, 1686, oil on canvas, cm 106 x 79

Portrait of Stanislaw Szczesny Potocki by Johann-Baptist von Lampi the Elder, oil on canvas, 1791, 1751-1830, Ukraine, Vinnytsia, Regional Art Museum

Colonel Alexander Popham, of Littlecote, Wiltshire. Date/Period: Ca. 1660-5. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 343 mm (13.50 in); Width: 257 mm (10.11 in).

Napoleon on the Bridge at Arcole 1797 Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835/French) Oil on Canvas Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Portrait of William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, as a child, Pieter Frederik de la Croix, 1755, draughtsman: Pieter Frederik de la Croix, 1755, paper, h 319 mm × w 255 mm

FREDERICK V King of Denmark and Norway (1746-66) Date: 1723 - 1766

The Hague, Netherlands Society of Fine Arts, Waanders, Franciscus Bernardus, Willem III, Portrait of Prince Willem III, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 559 mm, width 413 mm, Dutch, 1809-05-26 - 1880-12-29, print maker, printmaker, 1840 - 1840, paper, papier, chine collé, lithography (technique), Work conception, after a design by, printer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Portrait of Bogusław Radziwiłł (1620-1669). unknown, painter

Portrait of Major-General Hans Willem, Baron van Aylva, called The Formidable General. Dating: 1693 - 1717. Measurements: h 33.5 cm × w 28.5 cm; d 5.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: H. de Valck.

Christoffel van Swoll (1713-1718). Portrait of Christoffel van Swoll (Swol, Zwol), Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Dating: 1713 - 1718. Place: Batavia. Measurements: h 99 cm × w 77 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Hendrik van den Bosch (mentioned on object).

Juan VI de Braganza, rey de Portugal. Después de 1785. Óleo sobre lienzo, 63 x 53 cm. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: ANONYMOUS.

Giuseppe Arborio di Gattinara (1754-1828), Marquis of Breme. Italian diplomat. He represented the King of Sardinia in Naples in 1782, and in Vienna in 1786. Home Office Minister of the Interior of the Italian Kingdom (1806-1809). Portrait by Andrea Appiani (1754-1817), early 19th century. Oil on canvas. Museum of the Risorgimento. Milan. Italy. Author: Andrea Appiani (1754-1817). Italian painter.

'Miniature painting on enamel " Portrait of Peter I"'. Russia, 1725. Dimensions: 6,9x5,6 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Andrey Ovsov.

Ramon de Pignatelli y Moncayo (1734-1793). 79 x 62 cm. Madrid, Collection of Duchess of Villahermos. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Snuffbox lid. Koenigliche Porcellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710-1763), factory

'"Portrait of Alexei Obreskov"'. Rokotov, Fyodor. Russia, 1770s. Dimensions: 60,9x47,7 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, second half of the 18th century.

Hieronymus van Beverningk, Jan de Baen, 1670

Peter I., der Große, geboren als Pjotr Alexejewitsch Romanow, 9. Juni 1672 - 8. Februar 1725, war von 1682 bis 1721 Zar und Großfürst von Russland und von 1721 bis 1725 der erste Kaiser des Russischen Reichs, Ölgemälde von Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717 / Peter I the Great, born Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, June 9, 1672 - February 8, 1725, was Tsar and Grand Prince of Russia from 1682 to 1721 and the first Emperor of the Russian Empire from 1721 to 1725, oil painting by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1717, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original artwork from the time / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus der damaligen Zeit, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Horatio Nelson, Lord Nelson,Viscount Nelson 1758-1805. British naval commander.Illustration by Westall from thep ainting by Abbot.From the book ""The Life of Nelson"" by Robert Southey published London, 1883.

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette 1757-1834. French solider who fought wiith Americans in American Revolution. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Portrait of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), 1770 By J S C Schaak Matthew Boulton was one of the leading entrepreneurs and visionaries of the eighteenth century. In partnership with James Watt, in 1775, he launched into the development and industrial application of the steam engine. In 1761 he began building his Soho Manufactory, where he pioneered revolutionary techniques of production. He also established the first steam-driven coin mint in the world., 18th Century, Oil Painting, Science and Industry, Social history, Industry, Industrial Revolution, Lunar Society

Portrait of Louis XIV Holding the Plan for the Maison Royale de Saint-Louis at Saint-Cyr by Jollain, Nicolas-Rene (1732-1804) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles /France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 221x165 / Rococo

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