Portraits and Profiles

Historical portraits and sketches of notable figures, showcasing artistic styles and characteristics from different cultures and eras.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Man with tall cap: bust, three-quarters to the right; Rembrandt's father (), verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, RHL 1630, upper left, height 106 mm, width 89 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1630, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

Portret Van Snowingman I, Jeershother David, after Claude vignon, 1615 - 1647 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign

Gustav I of Sweden (1496-1560). King of Sweden (1523-1560), founder of modern Swedish state. Later known as Gustav Vasa. Portrait. Engraving.

Bust of a man with a turban, Amalie Baader, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1773 - c. 1840 print paper etching historical persons

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Man with tall cap: bust, three-quarters to the right; Rembrandt's father (), verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, RHL 1630, upper left, height 106 mm, width 89 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1630, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

Machmud II Sultan of Turkey.

Joseph-Marie Vien (1716-1809). "The Sultan caravan in Mecca". Sweet carrier. Engraving (etching). 1748. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, Petit Palais. 74201-8 CHEFFE, COMEDIE, costume, etching, fantasy, man, masquerade, oriental, character, bodied carrier, turban, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18 century, engraving

Costume of an Ethiopian noble, 16th century. In large turban, white linen cape and robe, cotton chemise, striped belt with scimitar and dagger. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.

Nadir, Shah of Persia.

Francisco Bayeu / 'Moorish Figure'. 1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Portrait of the Sultan Ulamas Begus; Uladamas beginning; Vitae et icones Sultanorum Turcicorum. Round portrait of the Sultan to example of a coin. In a decorative frame with flowers, butterflies and rodents, with Latin top and caption.

Jonusses Pasha.

Portrait of Hussein-Ali Bey. Hussein-Ali Bey, the Persian ambassador in Prague around 1601. With Arabic caption.

Turkish standing. / 18 (dummy title) | Sketch and pochades in the ink by Charlet. (Title of all)

Michael II, Prince of Wallachia.

An aged blind and toothless woman holding a vellum-bound book. Etching by W.Y. Ottley, 1828, after Jan Matham after Jacob van Campen.

Men's head in Zawoje with Fontazie Norblin, Jan Piotr (1745 1830)

Bliżej Kultury Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 1669), H. Kleinmann & Co Haarlem

Officer des Janissires Polonois; Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste (1734-1781); 1771 (1771-00-00-1771-00-00);4, Format, Sucha, J. I. Kraszewski, Tarnów - collection, Turek (nationality)

Seated Arab with Pipe. Dated: c. 1864. Dimensions: plate: 12.5 x 9.9 cm (4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.) sheet: 26.4 x 17.4 cm (10 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN-LEON GEROME.

In lower margin text in Arabic, English and French, Portrait of Ambassador Yussouf Aguiah Efendi Portraits of men working at the Turkish Embassy in England , print maker: Nicolo Schiavonetti, (mentioned on object), William Miller, (mentioned on object), publisher: Colnaghi & Co, (mentioned on object), London, 1794, paper, engraving, etching, h 365 mm × w 263 mm

Rudolf II of Habsburg (German Emperor), Sadeler, Aegidius, Prague, Portrait of Hussein-Ali Bey, verso lower left - stamped, Hussein-Ali Bey, the Persian ambassador in Prague around 1601. With Arabic caption., print, prints, height 200 mm, width 140 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1601 - 1601, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1552-07-18 - 1612-01-20, granter of privilege

A gentleman's servant. Drawing by an Indian artist.

Avalue, Fernando Francesco D '.

Portrait of an unknown man with turban, monogrammist C (17th century), 1653 print Low Countries paper etching anonymous historical person portrayed alone. head-gear: turban

Haidar Ali, Sultan by Mysore.

WILLIAM CAXTON 'the first Introducer of Printing into England'

Henry II (1334-1379), called Henry of Trastamara or the Fratricidal. He was the first King of Castile and Leon from the House of Trastamara. Portrait. Engraving. Historia General de Espana by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

Portrait of Admiral Khair Ad-Din Barbarossa. .

Sitting Turk, 1840, Painting by John Frederick Lewis, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Abu Addallah Muhammad XII (1459-1533), known in Europe as Boabdil. Last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia. His first reign was between 1482 and 1483; his second between 1487 and 1492. Portrait. Lithography. ""Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia"", 1869.

Emir Abdelkader.

Portrait of Ibrahim Pasha; unknown, Boggi, Giovanni (1770-1832), Senefelder, Alois (1771-1834); 1826 (1826-00-00-1826-00-00);

Portret van Muley Ahmed Portrait of Mulay Ahmad. Date/Period: Ca. 1535 - 1536. Print. Etching. Height: 464 mm (18.26 in); Width: 377 mm (14.84 in). Author: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen.

Portret van Hussein Agha Pasha, Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont, after Charles Emile Champmartin, 1828 print print maker: Parisafter painting by: Constantinopelpublisher: Paris paper etching historical persons. head-gear: turban

MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI DI LODOVICO SIMONI Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet Date: 1475 - 1564

Portrait of Maharaja Sher Singh (1807-1843) a Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire. Dated 19th Century

Moulay Abd al-Rahman of Morocco (1778-1859). Sultan of Morocco (1822-1859). Alawi dynasty. Portrait. Lithography by Martinez and M. Iglesias. Reyes Contemporaneos. Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1855.

A Man holding a Scroll, Attributed to Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Anglo-Indian, undated, Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 7 7/8 × 5 3/8 inches (20 × 13.7 cm)

Attributed to Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Anglo-Indian, A Man holding a Scroll, undated. Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Ferdinand III of León and Castile, called the Saint (1199/1201-1252). King of Castile between 1217-1252 and King of León between 1230-1252. During his reign the kingdoms of Jaen, Cordoba and Seville were reconquered. Portrait. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

Bearded Man in Oriental Costume. Artist: Ozias Humphrey (British, Honiton, Devon 1742-1810 London). Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (29.8 x 21.6 cm). Date: ca. 1780. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Ozias Humphrey.

Illustration of El Mahdi. The phrenological journal, 1885.

John Condé, 1765-1794, French, active in Britain, Edward Wortley Montague, 1793. Etching.

Eastern Edelman with Dolk, Carel Frederik Curtenius Bentinck, after Nicaise de Keyser, 1847 print The man leans with his right hand on a wall. In his belt he wears a dagger and a gun. To a painting by Nicaise de Keyser. The image says: exhibition 's Gravenhage 1847. print maker: Netherlandsafter design by: Belgiumprinter: The Hague paper. adult man. Africans (MIDDLE-EASTERNS). firearms (with NAME). hacking and thrusting weapons: dagger

Old Man with White Collar and Pointed Hat. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, Haarlem 1610-1685 Haarlem). Dimensions: sheet: 2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (6.9 x 5.7 cm). Date: 1610-85. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Head of a man with a fur hat, Samuel van Hoogstraten, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648 - 1678 print Bust of a man with beard and fur hat. The title suggests that Jan van Leyden, King of Münster, must present. paper etching / engraving head-gear (with NAME) Münster

Mehmed II (1432 1481),known as Mehmed the Conqueror. Ottoman sultan who ruled 1444 -1446, and later from February 1451 - 1481. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire

Bandit. Andalusia. Spain. Engraving. 19th century.

A Persian Khan. Iran. Old steel engraved antique print. Published in L'Univers La Perse, in 1841. History of the ancient Persian empire

The Prophet Solomon, from Prophets and Sibyls. Artist: Francesco Rosselli (Florence 1448-1508/27 Venice ()); After Baccio Baldini (Italian, Florence 1436-1487). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 1/16 in. (29.3 × 20.4 cm)Plate: 6 7/8 × 4 3/16 in. (17.5 × 10.6 cm). Series/Portfolio: Prophets and Sibyls. Date: 1480-90.This print is part of a series comprised of twenty-four Prophets and twelve Sibyls, modeled after the series of the same subject by Baccio Baldini (TIB 2403.052-.089). Rosselli's engravings are executed in the Broad Manner and Italianate in style, whereas Baldini's are in the Fine Manner and mostly Germanic in style. Rosselli's prints vary from faithful ciopies of Baldini's prints to loose adapations. This print is copied from Baccio Baldini's Prophet Solomon (TIB 2403.058). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frederick the Friends, Markgrave von Meissen.

La Retamuse (The Tinker's Wife) (Kennedy 14), James McNeill Whistler (Lowell, Massechusetts, USA, 1834 - 1903) 1858

Arbab mir Ahmed Khan, Tajik Chief of Kimer Valley, Afghanistan, from the Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers series (N189) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1888 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers" series (N189), issued in an unnumbered set of 50 cards in 1888 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. Arbab mir Ahmed Khan, Tajik Chief of Kimer Valley, Afghanistan, from the Savage and Semi-Barbarous Chiefs and Rulers series (N189) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company

Bearded man with oriental fur hat and treated cloak: Rembrandt's father ().

Photo reproduction of a print, representing a portrait of Johannes Gutenberg. .

Richard II, from Twelve Characters from Shakespeare Original 1775 England. Etching on cream wove paper . John Hamilton Mortimer

Chaireddin Barbarossa, Ottoman ruler in Algiers.

William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) in Middle Eastern Dress ca. 1852-53 Frederick Goodall British This is the only known portrait of Goodalls fellow artist Dighton. It must have been painted soon before or immediately after the sitters 1852 tour of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine. Images of Westerners dressed in exotic costume proliferated in this period marked by colonial expansion and increased travel to regions beyond Europe.. William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) in Middle Eastern Dress 655744

Bajazet Kahn I, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey 1815 England. The fourth Ottoman sultan, Bajazet I (or Bayezid), ruled from 1389 to 1403. Known as ìThe Thunderbolt,î a nickname gained during military campaigns under his father, Amurat I, as well as under his own reign, he was eventually captured by Tamerlane in 1402 at Ankara.. Mezzotint, hand-colored with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove paper . John Young

Excursion in Albania. Albanian cities, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

A Mughal courtier carrying a dagger and holding a flower. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.

Portrait of the late George Lloyd Esq.. Prisse d'Avennes, 1807-1879. Prints, Illustrations. 1851. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Clothing and dress , Egypt, Egypt,Social life and customs

Amsterdam, Chevalier, Nicolas, Medal with the portrait of Ahmed III and with the names of the Ottoman sultans, verso center - written, Design of a round medal with, in three concentric circles, the names of Ottoman sultans and their years of reign, starting with Sultan Osman I and ending with Mehmet II . In the center of the medal the portrait of Emperor Ahmed II., print, prints, 9, diameter 73 mm, Work conception, 1661-06-01 - 1720, after a design by, 1708 - 1708, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker

Maurokordatos, Nicholas.

SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT

Cubleli, Mustafa.

Tippoo-Saib, 1749-1799.Indian ruler and Sultan of Mysore. Son of Haider-Ali. Engraved by J.W.Cook.

Young Moor with a Slight Beard and Feathered Turban, Turned to the Left. Dated: 1650. Dimensions: plate (oval): 10 x 7.3 cm (3 15/16 x 2 7/8 in.) sheet: 10.7 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: STEFANO DELLA BELLA.

Portrait by Muhammad Isfahani, gouache, gold and silver on cardboard, 1850s, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 32, 5x20, 6

Mvley Arsheid Zeriff Prince of Taffeletta Emperour of Marocco and Fezz.. Ogilby, John (1600-1676). Illustrations, Prints. 1670. General Research Division. South Africa, Islands of the Indian Ocean, Islands of the Atlantic, Africa , Description and travel, Princes

Soliman II, 1520-1566, Soliman the Great, Sultan of Turkey, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

India: Portrait of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (5 January 1592 - 22 January 1666) by an unknown Indian artist, mid-17th century.

Don Alvare; Roy de Congo; donnant audiance aux Hollamdois.. 1800 - 1899. Prints. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Nobility , Clothing and dress, Kings, Congo

The so-called Little Executioner. Mezzotint. Schabkunstblatt. Height: 131 mm (5.15 in); Width: 161.60 mm (6.36 in). Author: Prinz Ruprecht von der Pfalz (Prince Rupert of the Rhine).

William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) in Middle Eastern Dress Frederick Goodall British ca. 1852-53 This is the only known portrait of Goodalls fellow artist Dighton. It must have been painted soon before or immediately after the sitters 1852 tour of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine. Images of Westerners dressed in exotic costume proliferated in this period marked by colonial expansion and increased travel to regions beyond Europe. View more. William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) in Middle Eastern Dress. Frederick Goodall (British, London 1822-1904 London). ca. 1852-53. Oil on canvas. Paintings

Portrait inscribed "Javaji-Nada Gaulji" Indian. ca. 1700 or earlier. Ink and color on paper, sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/16 in. (20.6 x 15.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1700 or earlier

A Mughal courtier holding a piece of paper. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.

Andrea del Sarto to Raffaello Sanzio: Portrait of Pope Leo X. with two cardinals, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples. .

Nourishes, Adolphe.

Illustration by Dinet from 'Mirages' Scenes of Arab life. 1906. Mirages, Scénes De La Vie Arab was illustrated by Etienne Dinet with commentary by Silman Ben Ibrahim Bamer. Nasreddine Dinet was born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet; (1861 - 1929) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes. He became so enchanted with North Africa (Algeria) and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic.

Annia Galeria Faustina, 16 February c. 130, 176, Faustina the Younger, was the woman of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

Portrait of Sultan Ahmed III, Jean Baptiste Vanmour (workshop of), 1700 - 1737 painting Portrait of Sultan Ahmed III (1703-1730) with two followers, on the left the palace. Part of a series of paintings with Turkish subjects from Turkey brought to the Netherlands by the ambassador Cornelis Calkoen and by his cousin Nicolaas in 1817 to the management of the Levantsche Handel in Amsterdam. Istanbul canvas. oil paint (paint) ruler, sovereign. historical persons Turkey

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Prophet Simeon; Bervic, Charles-Clément (1756-1822), Meulemeester, Joseph Charles de (1771-1836), Susvée, Joseph-Benoît (1743-1807); 1800 (1800-00-00-1800-00-00);

Coloured engraving. Sultan Orkan. 14th cent.

Seybold, Christian Stecher: Crazy, AntonioZeichner: Campiglia, Giovanni Domenicodatierung: 1701/1766

The Witsen Album with 49 miniatures of rulers. Het `Witsen-Album', met 49 Indiase miniaturen van vorsten. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1686. Measurements: h 61 mm × w 308 mm × d 435 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dutchman Utagawa Sadahide (Japanese, 1807-ca. 1873). Dutchman, ca. 1800. Color woodblock print on Japanese mulberry paper, 12 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (31.8 x 13.3 cm). Asian Art ca. 1800

Albanian soldier with dagger in waistband, heavy cloak, cap and boots. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805. 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.

Man in Oriental Dress. Bust of a Man in Oriental Dress. Dating: 1635. Measurements: h 72 cm × w 54.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Rembrandt.

Engraving. Portrait of Sultan Mahamud I. Born in 1696.

Knobiner, Ignaz.

Head of a Man with a Turban by Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) Italian Baroque painter, poet and printmaker. Dated 17th Century

PortraT van Otto Heinrich von Schwarzenberg, Anonymous, after Tobias Stimmer, 1549 - 1584 print Print is part of an album. paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Man in Oriental Clothing, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635 painting Bust of a man in Eastern clothing, to the right. On the head a turban with a golden chain on which a large gem. panel. oil paint (paint) head-gear: turban. beard. old man

Seeg Ommen.Drawing from the manuscript of the VOC servant Adrianus Canter Visscher with in the back of twenty-egypt Indian miniatures and two cards of places on the Coromandel coast. The text consists of two parts: a history of the Mogolrijk and the VOC branches on the Coromandel coast; This is followed by advice to the men's XVII about the economic situation of the VOC in the Coromandel.

Ali, Pasha of Janina.

A Sketch Made 1892-1902 United States. Photogravure, No. 7 from the portfolio American Pictorial Photography, Series I (1899); edition 146/150 . Joseph T. Keiley

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