Renaissance Portraits in Engravings

Elegant engravings of notable figures from the Renaissance period, distinguished by elaborate collars and detailed attire, conveying a sense of nobility.

Portrait of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, German Keizer, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1634 print Bust to the right of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, German emperor with around his neck the sign of the Order of the Golden Fleece in an oval frame with a border in Latin. Under the portrait four lines in Latin. The Hague paper engraving / etching knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

Portrait of Dudley Carlton, Count van Dorchester, Willem Jacobsz Delff, After Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1620 print Portrait of Dudley Carlton, Count of Dorchester, breastpiece with mill collar in oval accompaniment with motto, in the lower margin of Latin inscription. Delft paper engraving

Episcopius, Simon Stecher: Brühl, Johann Benjaminverlag: Braun, Johann Friedrich (heirs) Publisher: Leipzig

Alfons II. D'Este, Duke of Modena and Ferrara.

John William, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg (1562-1609). Engraving by Cripin Passe, 1592.

Portrait of Lambert Alard at the age of 27, Anonymous, 1629 print Portrait of Lambert Alard. He stands next to a table with a book and writing utensils. At the top right a weapon. A rule of Latin text in the upper margin. In a frame his name, his professions and his age. paper engraving

Johann Kasimir, Duke of Saxony Stecher: Custos, DominicusDation: 1580/1612

Portrait of Hugo de Groot. Portrait of the lawyer and writer Hugo de Groot. At the top are motions in Latin. A six-line caption in Dutch.

Portret van Willem I, prins van Oranje.Portrait of Willem I in an oval with peripheral. On the relief a representation of the murder of Willem I by Balthasar Gerards on the stairs of the Prinsenhof in Delft.

Portrait of Pierre d'Avity at the age of 45, Jean Picart, 1637 - 1660 print paper engraving / letterpress printing historical persons. armour

Portrait of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, German Keizer, Hendrick Hondius (I), 1634 print Bust to the right of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, German emperor with around his neck the sign of the Order of the Golden Fleece in an oval frame with a border in Latin. Under the portrait four lines in Latin. The Hague paper engraving / etching knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order)

Ferdinand II., Roman-German Emperor Publisher: Gleditsch, Johann Friedrich (The Elder) Publishing Sort: Leipzig

Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra, Half-length portrait of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra. The writer is already writing on a sheet of paper behind his desk. In the margin are two lines of text in Spanish., Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), 1702 - 1767, paper, etching, h 143 mm × w 85 mm

Portrait of Conradus Matthaeus, Steven van Lamsweerde, 1654 print Portrait bust in Ovaal to the left of Conradus Matthaeus, professor of medicine in Groningen, Barefoot. On the oval frame is an edge script in Latin, in the margin an eight -line Latin verse. paper engraving

Wilhelm I, Prince of Orania, Count of Nassau Chest, half of the right; Barhaupt, with mustache, shortly solid; Cutter; in urinary with decorative strips on the shoulder pieces; In oval framing, defined with Dutch legend, on on-board base with a small scene of his murder. Copper engraving by Jan Caspar Philips according to the original (painting) of Michiel Van Miereveld. Sustainable Dutch designations.

Alexander, William Earl of Stirling .

Weston, Jerome Earl of Portland .

Lamberg, Georg Sigismund Freiherr von.

Tilly, Johann Graf.

Coenrad Waumans, born 1619-active 1636/37, Flemish, Dom: Antonius de Zuniga et Davila, Marchio Mirabellæ, Comes Brantevillæ, Ordinis Calatrenis., Philip. IV, Hispanum. regia Supremis Consilys Status etc, ca.1635. Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, browned white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper.

Farnese, Alessandro.

Finch, John Baron Finch of Fordwich .

Cheerful, Anne Duc de Steecher: Gaultier, Leonardverleger: Gourdelle, Pierre (1530)

Schwarzenberg, Georg Wolfgang Baron too.

Juan d'Austria .

. Bust to the right of Hugo de Groot in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth on which its name and data in three rules in Dutch.

Tuning, Gerard.

Welser, Marcus.

Portret Van Anselm Boëtius de Boodt, Giles Sadeler (2), 1597 - 1629 print Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, personal physician of Rudolf II. Around the portrait various coats of arms and a Latin inscription, edge script and caption with name and function. Prague paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

Heurne, Jan van.

Portrait of Petrus Cupus. Portrait of Petrus Cupus, Reformed Pastor in Woerden.

Paul de Vos. Dated: probably 1626/1641. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sir Anthony van Dyck and Attributed to Joannes Meyssens.

Portrait of Willem I, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem I in an oval with peripheral. Two lines of Latin text in the underwear.

Friedrich Heinrich, Prince of Orania, Count of Nassau breast image, half of the right; Barhaupt, with beard on upper lip and chin; Lace neck crime; in Harnic; Lace-lined ferrule around the right shoulder; In oval framing with Latin. Taster (grammatically incorrect); Rectangular hatching with single clots; Below the representation continued Latin. Legend. Copper engraving, without designation; Cropped on the blade.

Uperren, Jacob.

Portrait of the Governor General Jan Pietersz. Coen, Daniël Vrevalwaard (I), 1776 - 1851 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

Portrait of cornelis van aerssen. Portrait of cornelis van aerssen, gentleman van Spijk, lawyer and diplomat. In the margin his name and family crest.

Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Maurits in an oval with peripheral. Six lines of Latin text in the underwear.

Catherine de Medici. Artist: Thomas de Leu, French, born Flanders, ca. 1555- ca. 1612

Portret Van Antonio Zúñiga and Dávila, Markies Van Mirabel, Coenraet Waumans, After Anthony Van Dyck, 1633 - 1673 print Portrait of Antonio Zúñiga Y Dávila, Marquis of Mirabel. In the margin a three -faced caption in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving

Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Johann Georg Prince of.

Thomson, George .

Portrait of Philipp Clover. Portrait of Philipp Clover, Professor in Leiden.

Abraham Bloemaert. Nicolas Jansz. (Claes) Visscher; Netherlandish, c. 1587-1660. Date: 1648. Dimensions: 302 × 227 mm. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Netherlands. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Portrait of Paul Phélypeaux; Paul Phlipaux Seigneur De Pontchartrain. Portrait of the French statesman Paul Phélypeaux (1569-1621), depicted in oval picture frame with weapon.

Portrait of Don Manuel de Castel Rodrigo. Portrait of Governor Don Manuel de Castel Rodrigo, half-lucky standing in round arch. Four lines of Latin text in undergarment.

Portrait of Adolf van Nieuwenaar, Graaf van Limburg and Meurs, Jan Punt, 1752 print Portrait of Adolf van Nieuwenaar, Graaf van Limburg and Meurs. The name, function and death date in Dutch are on the Pieth stable. North Netherlands paper etching / engraving

Leiermann, Balthasar.

Portrait of rombout. Bust to the left of Rombout Fighter in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth on which a blank field for its name.

Portrait of Arnoldus Vinnius at the age of 49, professor at the Faculty of Law in Leiden. Bust in oval frame with motto Virtutis laus omnis in actione consistit. Below in margin a Latin verse by Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn, Portrait of Arnoldus Vinnius at age 49 Arnoldvs Vinnivs I.C. aetatis svae XLIX , print maker: Cornelis van Dalen (I), after: Pieter Dubordieu, (mentioned on object), publisher: Cornelis Danckerts (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1641, paper, engraving, h 313 mm × w 226 mm

Nomsz, Joannes, Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, Amsterdam, Houbraken, Jacob, Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, Adriaen Pietersz. of the, verso lower left - stamped, Portrait to the right of William I, in an oval. The portrait rests on a plinth on which a four-line verse in Dutch., print, prints, verso - stamped, height 223 mm, width 162 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1698-12-25 - 1780-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1779 - 1779, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1589 - 1662-11-12, after, after a painting by, Dutch, 1738-07-15 - 1803, writer

Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange, Anonymous, 1650 - 1749 print Portrait of Maurits in an oval of orange branches. In the middle of his weapon with a crown, decorated with the garter and the motto of the order of the garter. At the top left are sex spell. His name in the lower margin. Low Countries paper engraving / etching knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain

Portrait of Paul de Vos, Adriaen Lommelin, 1630 - 1677

Malherbe, François de Verleger: Dezallier d'Argenville, Antoine-Josephstechar: Lubin, Jacquesverlagsort: Paris

Portrait of Jacob Cats at the age of 57, Cornelis van Dalen (I), after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1635 print Portrait of poet Jacob Cats at the age of 57, breastpiece with pleated remedy and fur coat in oval accompaniment. In the margin under a poem by Cats itself. Netherlands paper engraving portrait of a writer

Sternberg, Berthold of.

Francois de MALHERBE, 1555-1628 French poet

Portrait of Rombout Hogerbeets, pensionary of Leiden. In 1619, together with Hugo de Groot, he was sentenced to life imprisonment., Portrait of Rombout Hogerbeets, print maker: Jacob van Meurs, (mentioned on object), after: Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1648, paper, engraving, h 236 mm × w 140 mm

Portrait of Alexander van der Capellen, Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben, 1866 - 1868 print Portrait of Alexander van der Capellen, statesman and lord of Aartsbergen, Boodelhoff and Merevelt. In the margin his name, title and family crest. Amsterdam paper steel engraving

ANTONIO DE VERA BUSTOS - LIBRO DE RETRATOS DE ILUSTRES Y MEMORABLES VARONES - 1599. Author: FRANCISCO PACHECO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Grotta, Alexander Freiherr von.

Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Portrait of Frederik Hendrik in an oval with edge. His name in the lower margin. Low Countries paper engraving / letterpress printing

Milton, John Stecher: Houbraken, Jacobus publisher: Knapton <London> Factural place of origin: Amsterdamverlagsort: London

Heinrich IV., King of France.

Carpzov, Johann Benedikt Stecher: Romstet, Christian

Portrait of Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau -Dietz, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 print Portrait of Ernst Casimir in an oval. In a cartouche his name and title. Top right 'fo. 82 '. Low Countries paper engraving / etching

Choose, Pieter Janszoon.

Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange, Gerard Sibelius, c. 1755 - 1785 print Portrait of Maurits in an oval with edge. There are a number of allegorical objects around. On the relief the Battle of Nieuwpoort, July 2, 1600. Northern Netherlands paper engraving / etching

Müller, Heinrich.

Batelier, Jacob.

Portrait of Andries Bicker. Andries Bicker, merchant on Russia and mayor of Amsterdam.

Portret van Hans Felbbier of Jacob Gyscher, 1582 print Portrait of a man with large pleated remedy, halfway. Not entirely clear who is depicted here: Hans Felbier or Jacob Gyscher. Rand inscription around the oval. satin engraving historical persons. neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME)

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by M. van der Gucht, 1713.

Campeggi, Ridolfo .

Hertoghe (Hollstein 133) Antoine Van Dyck (1599-1641). Hertoghe (Hollstein 133). Water-strong on paper, Burin, 1641.

Christmann, Johann Jakob.

Pappus, Johann 1701 / probably 1800

Moritz, Prince of Orania, Count von Nassau breast image, half from the right; Barhaupt, with upper lip beard and spatula shaped. Chin beard; Lace neck crime; in patterned urinary; The peak fitted bandages around the right shoulder over the breast tape of the partially visible medal of the trouser band order; In oval frame, with Latin. Sensing saying, downwards with Franz. Motto; the rectangular external corners hatched; Below the representation Latin. Dedicating Prince Moritz in the Dative by the mentioned artist; Last privileged note, dated 1625. Copper engraving by Willem Jacobzoon DELFF for paintings by Michiel Van Miereveld.

Portrait of Pieter Christiaansz. Bor, Anthony van Zijlvelt, after Frans Hals, 1650 - 1695 print Portrait of Pieter Christiaansz. Bor, historian and notary, dressed in a fitted gown. A poem under the portrait on the pedestal. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving

Meyfart, Johann Matthew Draftsman: Dürr, Johann (1600) Stecher: Dürr, Johann (1600) Dating: 1642/1663

Hugo de Groot, Dutch poet, writer and lawyer. The print has a Dutch poem as a caption.

Portrait of Hugo de Groot, Crispijn van de Passe (II), in or after 1636 - 1670 print Portrait of the Dutch lawyer and writer Hugo de Groot, at the age of 53. In the edge of the frame the name and function of the portrayed person in Latin. In a cartouche with a skull a four -line praise in Latin. Utrecht paper engraving death's head, skull (symbol of Death)

. Bust from Hendrick Laurensz. Spieghel in an oval. The portrait rests on a pia stable on which a blank field for his name.

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, Anonymous, c. 1711 print Portrait of William I in an ornamented oval list. His name is on a pedestal. Bottom right '37'. Low Countries paper engraving / etching

Portrait of the painter Artus Wolfaerts, Cornelis Galle (I), After Anthony Van Dyck, c. 1630 - c. 1654 print paper engraving portrait, self-portrait of painter

Francois Duke of Alençon

Bathe, sebastian.

Fugger by Kirchberg and to Weissenhorn, Otto Heinrich Graf 1721/1726

Bolswert, Squeed X.

Edmund Spencer, Print made by George Vertue, 1684-1756, British, 1727, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Portrait of King Christiaan IV of Denmark and Norway, Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Pieter Isaacsz., 1625 print Portrait of Christiaan IV, king of Denmark and Norway, with a sash over the shoulder and a command staff in his hand, standing under an open curtain. On the right are helmet, crown and scepter. Below that a relief with the representation of a king that is honored. At the bottom of the margin his name and titles in Latin. Amsterdam paper engraving insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)

. Portrait of the English politician John Harington, first baron of Harington or Exton, below the Devies in Latin. In the frame of the frame the name and function of the portrayed in Latin. In the margin a two-legged caption in Latin.

Broussel, Pierre.

Portrait of François Hercule de Valois, Duke of Anjou and Alençon. François-Hercule de Valois, Duke of Anjou and Alençon. Youngest son of King Henry II of France and a short time The Landsheer van de Nederlanden, appointed by the States General. Under the print as a caption a French poem about his life.

Gugel, Markus Christoph.

Spenser, Edmund .

Portrait of Hendrick Cornelisz. Loncq, Willem Hondius, After Isaac Mijtens, 1633 print Bust to the right of Hendrick Cornelisz. Loncq at the age of 62 in an oval frame with edge in Latin. Three lines in Latin under the portrait. The Hague paper engraving historical persons

Spain, Jean d '.

Christoph Bernhard von Galen, Bisschop Van Münster. .

Ansaldo, Andrea.

Bust of the Dordrecht preacher Balthasar Lydius. He is wearing a cloak() with a pleated collar. Behind him is a bookcase, partially covered by a curtain. Below the portrait a two-line text with the name, function and date of birth and death of the person portrayed. Below that, a four-line poem by Jacob Cats, Portrait of Balthasar Lydius, print maker: Godfried Schalcken, (mentioned on object), Jacob Cats (1577-1660), (mentioned on object), Dordrecht, (possibly), 1656 - 1706, paper, etching, h 206 mm × w 160 mm

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