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Portraits of Historic Figures 19th Century

Grayscale portraits showcasing distinguished men from the late 19th to early 20th century, featuring classic attire and dignified poses, conveying a sense of history and prestige.

Alexander Graham Bell, Profile, circa 1920
Alexander Graham Bell, Profile, circa 1920
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Portrait of the composer Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) by Schapiro, Konstantin (1839-1900)/Private Collection/1880s/Albumin Photo/Russia/PortraitDavid Boyle, Earl of Glasgow, 1887-1888, Wellington, by Connolly and Company.Portrait of Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) at the age of 68; Gürtler, Antoni (Fl. 1910-1937), G Owieszewski, W Adys Aw (Warsaw; Litographic Zak 1924; 1914 (photographic prototype) (1924-00-00-1924-00-00);Sienkiewicz, Henryk (1846-1916), Warsaw Cash Register and Help for Writers and Journalists (1899-1953), Poland (Culture), PortraitsJohn Rettig. Born August 18, 1817, died July 22, 1907. Director 1892 - 93. Korsnäs Sawmill's limited company. John Rettig. Född 18 augusti 1817, död 22 juli 1907. Direktör 1892 - 93. Korsnäs Sågverks Aktiebolag.Frederick WeyerhaeuserMAURA , ANTONIO. POLITICO ESPÀÑOL. PALMA DE MALLORCA 1853 - 1925. GRABADO REALIZADO POR SU HERMANO BARTOLOME MAURA.C.P. TaftJuliusz Makarewicz (1872-1955), Polish lawyer, professor of University of Lwów, president of department of penal law of University of Lwów. The main author of Polish penal code (1934), s.c. 'Makarewicz Code' ca. 1934. H.M. TellerE. VenizelosField Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832 - 1914. British Victorian era general and military commander. From The World and his Wife, published 19061890 (Ca.). Portrait of Emilio Castelar.NICOLAU , ANTONI. COMPOSITOR ESPAÑOL. BARCELONA 1851 - 1933. REPRODUCCION FOTO.Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.NATHAN MEYER ROTHSCHILD Head of the English branch of the international banking house Date: 1840 - 1915'Ferrier', c1893. Artist: Unknown.Andrew Carnegie, Photograph on sensitized paper, Bust length photographic portrait of Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), turned slightly to the right. He wears a bow tie and coat with double lapels., USA, 1908, portraits, Photograph, PhotographAntonio García Quejido (1856-1927) Spanish politician and trade unionistPortrait of Emil RömmlerGounod; Portrait of the French composer Charles Gounod.SIGMUND FREUD (1856-1939) AUSTRIACO JUDIO CREADOR DEL PSICOANALISIS.Dr LUDWIG L ZAMENHOF German linguist, inventor of ESPERANTO which he hopes will become an international auxiliary language Date: 1859 - 1917Armand Fallieres, Eugene PironMatvey Alexandrovich Tihomandritsky ca. 1905. Elsevier photo collection. N. Daamen, musician writer. 1921Theodor Binyamin Zeaev Herzl 1860-1904 was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was the founder of the Zionist political movement. Portrait photo in profile.Portrait of the collector Pyotr I. Shchukin (1853-1912) by Karelin, Andrei Osipovich (1837-1906)/Museum of Photography History, Nizhni Novgorod/1890-1900/Albumin Photo/Russia/PortraitFrancis Hovey StoddardSir John Leng, 1828 - 1906. Newspaper proprietor and Liberal Party politician in Scotland. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907.West, Hon. Sackville (British Minister)12/31/1905. Portrait of the jurist Rafael de Ureña.Kimble Bent black-and-white negatives, portraits, gelatin dry plate negativesFor Mr. MoultonH.M. TellerProperty of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mr. Maurice Croiset , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Monsieur Maurice Croiset). Portrait, university personality, literary personality, fashion, literature, man, Human beings, personality, clothing, art, Mr Croizet 18, 7 1917 France , Boulogne , Portrait , Mr CroizetDon Carlos, portrait bustPortrait of Roman Narkiewicz-Jodko, painting by Stanislaw Lentz (1861-1920), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalAlfred AustinSir Joseph Fayrer. Photograph.Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Photograph by Braun & Co.Leon Bouregois.SIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Statesman and lawyer, reading Date: 1841 - 1931Fidel Alonso de Santo, (1844-1895), 1920s. Artist: UnknownMaurice Faure 1910. March 1912. Illustrious Doctor. Don Enrique Isla, who has recently been elected dean of the provincial Charity of this Court. Photo: Franzen.March 1917. New President. Monsieur Ribot, new head of the French government.Centenary Of The British Of Famous French Doctor. Dr. Gueniot, a picture just received in London and hitherto unpublished. At its meeting on Nov. 8th. the French Academy of Medicine will celebrate the centenary of the birth a Doctor Gueniont, who is still alive and well and in excellent health. October 28, 1932. (Photo by Wide World Photos).Woermann, Karl (1844-1933, art historian, professor, director of the Dresdner painting gallery)W.T. SteadNikolaus PasitochClemenceauWilliam H. P. Wright , Mayors. LawrenceEusebi Güell Bacigalupi, 1st Count of Güell, 1915. Author: CAMPÚA (1870-1936). EUSEBIO GÜELL Y BACIGALUPI.Portrait of José María de Pereda around 1900.Felip Pedrell Sabater (Tortosa, 1841-Barcelona, 1922) Musicólogo y compositor de diversas óperas.Henry MORLEY, 1822-1894, scholar, drama critic, Professor of English at University College LondonJ.W. KendrickAntoni Ferrer Codina (1837-1905), dramaturgo y periodista catalán.ANDREW CARNEGIE (1835 - 1919) Scottish American industrialist'Joseph Bertrand', c1893. Creator: Eugene Pirou.Vermont Senator and Vermont Governor Caroll S. Page ca. early 1900s. Elsevier photo collection. Prof. Dr. J. de Louter, former professor. 1927Chief Director Knut Johan Ulfson Sparre.Prof. Dr. Ernst SchweningerFrederick Belding Power. Photograph.ANTONI DVORAK 1841/1906-COMPOSITOR CHECO. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN. ANTONIN DVORAK.Jules Verne (1828-1905). French novelist. Photograph.George Washington Cable (1844-1925), American Novelist, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1915Walter Rudolf Hess. Photograph.Jules Verne Author c. 1890Portrait of Mr. Frank O. Wells, 1926Otto Marcus Agrelius.Prof. E.C. PickeringPaul Doumer (1857 - 1932) French president, was assassinated on 6 May 1932, when opening a book fair in Paris. Date: 1932Carl Jakob Adolf Christian Gerhardt (5 May 1833 - 22 July 1902) - Physician and Internist12/31/1909. Marcelo de Azcárraga.Dr. Kocher from Bern, Nobel Prize winner in medicine in 1909. Photo: juvia.Gen. Carransa i.e., CarranzaTomàs Dolsa, (1816 - 1909). Médico catalán.Em. Lindhe, who was CEO 1909-1934, traffic manager 1900-1935'Portrait of Federico de Madrazo', 19th century. Author: RICARDO MADRAZO Y GARRETA. Location: ATENEO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Sir Charles Sissmore Tomes. Photograph by Olive Edis.Frederick Charles WORTH, 1826-95, pioneering English fashion designer based in Paris, founder of House of Worth in 1858, credited as the father of haute coutureSir Ronald Ross discovered the scientific link between mosquitoes and human malaria. In 1899 he became Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool. He travelled the world advising on malarial control. Date: 1932EMIL ADOLF VON BEHRING German bacteriologist, Nobel prizewinner 1901 Date: 1854 - 1917THOMAS HUNT MORGAN American geneticist Date: 1866 - 1945Henry James (1843-1916) American novelist.Engineer Carl E.G. Yearman.SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL.Louis Henri Vasquez (1860 - 1936) French physicianHon. Oliver P. Morton of IndianaProf. Dr. Ernst Schweninger ca. 1910-1915. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) a Russian composer of the Romantic period.Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) American soldier; 18th president of USA, in Civil War commander of Unionist (northern) forces from 1864. American Civil War 1861-1865. Signature. EngravingPhotographic portrait of Charles Booth (1840-1916), the English shipowner, statistician and social reformer, date unknown. Date: date unknown c.1900Andrew Carnegie on return from his annual visit to Europe, NYC, Oct. 17, 1913. (BSLOC_2017_2_179)Chester A. Arthur (1829-86), 21st President of the United States 1881-85, Head and Shoulders Portrait, oil on canvas Painting by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1884Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian PhysicianFrancesc Pi i Margall (1824 ñ 1901) Catalan federalist and libertarian socialist statesman and political philosopher. He was briefly president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic in 1873.Don Práxedes Mateo Sagasta around 1890.