Renaissance Portraits

Engravings of notable historical figures, capturing royal and noble personas in formal attire, reflecting power and status through artistry.

Portrait of Jan IV, Duke of Brabant. Portrait of Jan IV, Duke of Brabant, with spell and coat of arms. A short life description under the portrait. Numbered at the top of 'XLII'.
Portrait of Jan IV, Duke of Brabant. Portrait of Jan IV, Duke of Brabant, with spell and coat of arms. A short life description under the portrait. Numbered at the top of 'XLII'.
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Ordoño II, King of Asturias and León.
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Marina (1500-1531). Native American woman, daughter of a Tenochtitlan chief. She worked as interpreter of Nahuatl and Maya, and also as an adviser and spokesperson of Hernàn Cort_s when negotiating with the Indian people. Engraving.
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Erik III. Lam, King of Denmark.
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Widukind .
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The Spirit of Justice, Study for the Head of a Counsellor, 1844-45 Ford Madox Brown, Drawing, Chalk, PortraitPre-Raphaelite, Male, Bearded
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. Frederik Hendrik's knee piece, prince of Oranje-Nassau, dressed in a harness, standing next to the table on which a plumed helmet and glove. A drapery behind him.
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Peter I, King of Castile and León.
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CARLOMAGNO. CARLOS I EL GRANDE. REY DE LOS FRANCOS Y EMPERADOR DE OCCIDENTE. 742-814. GRABADO RETRATO. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.
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Henry II de Valois of France (1519-1559), King of France from 1547, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Heinrich I., German King Stecher: Deutsch, Karlverlag: Bibliographic Institute <Hildburghausen> Dating: 1839/1855 publishing Sort: Hildburghausen
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Nicolas Copernicus , polish astronomer, father of modern astronomy, authored "De Revolutionibus" proving the sun to be centre of the universe in 1530.
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Edward II of England. 18th centuryArtist: George Vertue
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MALASPINA , ALEJANDRO. MARINO ITALIANO. 1754 - 1809. EXPEDICION CIENTIFICA 1789 - 1794. " TETACU , JEFE DE LA ENTRADA DEL ESTRECHO DE FUCA ". DIBUJO DE JOSE CARDERO. MUSEO NAVAL. MADRID.
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THE ELDEST SON OF THE KING OF DELHI, HIS TREASURER AND PHYSICIAN, FROM A PICTURE PAINTED, IN THE PALACE AT DELHI, BY MR. W. CARPENTER
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Theeudegisel, King of the Westgoten.
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William the Conqueror. Date/Period: Between ca. 1618 and ca. 1620. Painting. Oil on oak panel. Height: 572 mm (22.51 in); Width: 425 mm (16.73 in). Author: British School.
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Waldstromer, Konrad.
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KING HENRY VII (1457 - 1509) with his autograph
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España. Enrique III el Doliente (1379-1406), rey de Castilla y León. Grabado de 1900.
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Albrecht II von Habsburg (born 16 August 1397, died 27 October 1439) was from 1404, when Albrecht V, Duke of Austria and from 1438 Roman-German King and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia / Albrecht II of Habsburg (born August 16, 1397, died October 27, 1439) was from 1404, when Albrecht V, Duke of Austria and from 1438 Roman-German King and King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century. Exact original date not known, subsequently coloured
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Philip VI of France, (1801).Artist: J Chapman
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Karl Viii., King of France.
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JAN BEUCKELSON or BOCKELSON also known as JAN VAN LEIDEN Dutch religious (Anabaptist) leader and his wife Elisa Date: 1509 - 1536
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Isaak I. Komnenos, oströmischer Kaiser .
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Gentle from Lionessa.
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Juan de Carvajal (Juan Alfonso de Carvajal) (d. 1312). Castilian knight and commander of the Order of Calatrava. Servant of King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Condemned to death with his brother Pedro Alfonso by the king himself in 1312. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Later colouration. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869. Author: Santiago Llanta (fl. 1866-1872). French lithographer who worked in Spain.
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Henry V King of England 1387, 1422 from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond by Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543) Royal Collection, London ca 1537 Watercolour and tempera on paper 40,1x29,2 Germany Renaissance Portrait Graphic arts
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Ruprecht III (born 5 May 1352, died 18 May 1410) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Roman-German king from 1400 to 1410 and, as Ruprecht III. von der Pfalz von 1398 bis 1410 Pfalzgraf und Kurfürst der Pfalz / Ruprecht III (born May 5, 1352, died May 18, 1410) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Roman-German king from 1400 to 1410 and, as Ruprecht III of the Palatinate, Count Palatine and Elector Palatine from 1398 to 1410, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, subsequently coloured
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Hannibal the Great, 247 BC, c. 183 BC Military commander and tactician of the Carthaginians. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Chintila. Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 636-640. Colored engraving.
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Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi 1618, 1707 Emperor of the Mughal Empire From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Anonymous / "San Fernando", XVII Century, Oil on canvas, 1.15 x 0.92 m. Fernando III de Castilla.
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Ruprecht, 1352 - 1410, historical illustration from Bildnisse der Deutschen Koenige und Kaiser, Portraits of German Kings and Emperors, by Professor Heinrich Schneider, Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha, 1889
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Pope Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi) (1611-1689, Pope 1676-89) ca. 1676-78 Italian. Pope Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi) (1611-1689, Pope 1676-89) 198314
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Hugo Capet, King of France.
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Wenzel I, Duke of Bohemia, Saint.
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Franz von Sickingen (1481 - 1523) German knight, engraving, 1520
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King Richard II. Artist: Unknown
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Portrait of Popiel I, Anonymous, After Johann Hogenberg, 1574 - 1594 print Numbered: 9. Print is part of an album. Cologne paper historical persons. ruler, sovereign
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Karl V, King of France.
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Hutten, Ulrich von.
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España. Pedro I el Cruel (1334-1369), rey de Castilla y León. Grabado de 1900.
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Portraits of early Russian rulers. King Rurik 1, Igor I 2, Saint Olga 3, Sviatoslav I Igorevich 4, Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great 5, and Ivan IV the Terrible 14. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
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The Czarina/Tsarina Evdokija Luk'janovna Styresneva, by Anonymous, 18th Century, oil on canvas, cm 77 x 58
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España. Edad media. Alfonso XI (1311-1350) el justiciero, rey de Castilla del 1312 al 1350.
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King Richard II of England, from an original picture hung in the Choir of St. Peters Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T. Smiths Antiquities of London and its Environs, J. Sewell, R. Folder, J. Simco, London, 1791.
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AFONSO IV of Portugal, called 'the Brave' (1291 - 1357). King of Portugal and Algarve (1325-1357). Detail in portraits of the kings of Portugal. GenealogÕa de los Reyes de EspaÐa. 1463. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.
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Philip, Roman mitcakers.
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Portrait of King Richard the Third, Richard III of England, born 1450, began reign 1483 and died 1485. In cap, doublet with fur trim, gold chain, within ornate frame. Handcolored engraving by Cosmo Armstrong from Portraits and Characters of the Kings of England, from William the Conqueror to George the Third, John Harris, London, 1830.