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Royal Portraits of Historical Figures

A collection of detailed engravings depicting historical rulers in regal attire, showcasing armor, scepters, and ornate backgrounds.

Portrait of Don Juan van Austria, Christoffel van Sichem (I), in or before 1601 print Portrait of Don Juan van Austria, governor of the Netherlands. He holds a command staff in his hand. Under the print in Latin are name and function. paper engraving / letterpress printing
Portrait of Don Juan van Austria, Christoffel van Sichem (I), in or before 1601 print Portrait of Don Juan van Austria, governor of the Netherlands. He holds a command staff in his hand. Under the print in Latin are name and function. paper engraving / letterpress printing
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Sigismund I the Old (1467 1548), King of Poland, Grand Duke of IIthuania. Dudrak, Andrzej Jan (1835 1873)King Xerxes; Persian kings; Series Regum Persarum (...). King Xerxes of Persia standing with a hand on a pickaxe. In the background you can see how the men of Xerxes give the Hellespont Whip. They did this on behalf of Xerxes after the built bridges were destroyed by storm and the water. Under the show a three-legged text in Latin.Mauritius, saint.Equestrian statue of Rudolf of Habsburg, on the facade of Strasbourg Cathedral, France, 1291, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown, EuropeNederlanden, Bruyn, Abraham de, Wilhelmus van Godes Ghenaden Prince van Oraen, Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, verso lower left - stamped, three-quarters to the right. In the right hand a commander's baton, on the right the helmet on a small table. On the left a view of the castle of Orange in Breda. Top right the coat of arms of the prince. With a four-line caption., print, prent, prints, Oranjeportretten, height 181 mm, width 113 mm, 1540 - 1587, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1568, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Homme de qualité en habit d'epée'. Nicolas Arnoult (France, circa 1650-1722). France, Paris, 1678-1681. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paperThe Little Horse (copy). Artist: After Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471-1528 Nuremberg); Jan (Johannes) Wierix (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549-1615 Brussels). Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: After Albrecht Dürer. Jan (Johannes) Wierix.Vonder Chiffart un Raysz in Die Turckey Unnd Aegen Oriennt, by Nicolay, England, London, Christie's ImagesLöwenstein-Wertheim, Wolfgang Ernst Graf von.Benedikt XIII., Papa Stitch from Jakob Frey to Agostino MasucciPortraits of Horusce and Hareaden Barbarossa, Barbary pirates, Ignatius Lux, 1659 - 1713.Gaspar Sensi y Baldachi (Lithographer) (After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)); José de Madrazo y Agudo (Director); Real Establecimiento Litográfico de Madrid (Printer) / 'Philip II'. 1829 - 1832. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper on wove paper; 1829 - 1832. Lithographic aquatint, Crayon lithography, Printing on japon, Scraper on wove paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Ferdinand, Duke of Bavaria Elector of Cologne Stecher: Furck, SebastianCharles I Hohenzollern; Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574,1577); Rottenburg, Germany; about 1572; Pen and ink, colored washes, tempera, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 35.2 x 27.8 cm (13 7,8 x 10 15,16 in.)Rudolf I of Habsburg, King.Tribal struggle, 1712 - 1714 print Tribal struggle between the Hermunduren and the chat. Illustration no. 165 in a work about the old residents of the Netherlands and their customs. Netherlands paper etching extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME) NetherlandsFriesland, Feddes van Harlingen, Pieter, Frisia, sev, de Viris, Kings and Potestates of Friesland, Suffrid Wiaerda, Haring Harinxma. Potestatum Frisiae Standing full-length, pike and sword in hand. Illustration, with text on the back, from the book: Frisia seu de viris rebusque Frisiae illustribus libri duo., print, book illustration, prints, height 125 mm, width 100 mm, height 158 mm, width 115 mm, 1586 - 1623-07-10, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1620, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, woodcut, letterpress printingMrs. Joseph Vernon as Cymon singing Thomas Arnes cantata Cymon and Iphigenia. He holds a rose and wears a cape, ruff, doublet and breeches. Vernon (1731-1782), actor and singer who appeared in Queen Mab and The Beggar's Opera. Copperplate engraving from the "Vocal Magazine" published by J. Bew, 1778.Mr. Macready as Prince Julian in Julian., 1823. Publisher, A. Park. Great Britain, Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873; Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855., 24 x 19.5 cmVitellus. Adriaen Collaert (Flanders, Antwerp, circa 1560-1618). Flanders. Prints; engravings. EngravingFritz Hohenzollern. Jörg Ziegler (German, early 16th century - 1574/1577)King Andrew the First. A caricature of Andrew Jackson as a despotic monarch, probably issued during the Fall of 1833 in response to the President's September order to remove federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. The print is dated a year earlier by Weitenkampf and related to Jackson's controversial veto of Congress's bill to recharter the Bank in July 1832. The general consensus was that Jackson was exceeding the President's constitutional power.Turkse chef, Léon Davent, After Luca Penni, After Nicolas de Nicolay, 1555 - 1568 print Print is part of an album. Lyon paper etching Asiatic races and peoples: Turks (+ costume). cookOdilbald 2, Simon Frisius, 1622 print print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Franeker paper etching / letterpress printingCharlemagne, Godfried IV of Bouillon and King Arthur as three Christian heroes, HL monogrammist (16th century), After Hans Burgkmair (I), 1516 - 1581 print Charlemagne, Godfried IV of Bouillon and King Arthur dressed in armor with their personal weapons on the shields they hold. In this series they are presented as the three Christian heroes, as is apparent from the German text on the print and the names of the three men: Caesar Carolvs Heerczog Gotfrid Kinig Artvs. paper Charlemagne (one of the nine worthies). Godefroy of Bouillon (one of the nine worthies). Arthur (one of the nine worthies)Portret van Charles Maurice Le Tellier, Jacob Gole, After Cornelis Dusart, 1691 print Portrait of Charles Maurice le Tellier, Archbishop of Reims. He wears a miter decorated with pipes, bottles, dice and playing cards. The Archbishop looks at a star on which a French lily hangs. A belt with two keys on it. The print is part of a series with cartoons on Louis XIV and its entourage. paper engraving political caricatures and satires. pipe ~ tobacco. playing-cards. dice. fleur-de-lis ~ ornamentHerme with busts from Mercury and Minerva.Turkish strongman or Roncassi. Bravo Turc, dit Roncassi. In Turkey, they follow the Pashas, Sanghiacchi and Beglierbei. They are called Delli, which in Turkish means crazy or daring, and wear wings on their heads to show they are mad. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after Christoph Krieger in Cesare Vecellios Costumes anciens et modernes, Habits antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Habit d'Architecte'. Jean Berain (France, 1637/1640-1711)Jacques Lepautre (France, Paris, 1653-1684)Jean Lepautre (France, Paris, 1618-1682). France, Paris, circa 1682, bound 1703-1704. Prints. Hand-colored engraving on paperCountryman in France, after a satirical pamphlet on the situation of peasants in the 18th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century o...Portrait of emperor Ivan V Alekseyevich by Anonymous artist, Copper engraving, 1693, Russia, Moscow, State History MuseumPortrait of David Vlight, Hendrik Bary, after Jan de Bisschop, 1657 - 1707 print Portrait of Schout-Bij Night David Vlugh. In the background a wall cap with a sea card. paper engravingBust of bradamante; Bradamante; Characters from 'Orlando Furioso'. Bust of Bradamante, a character from Ludovico Ariosto's epic 'Orlando Furioso'. On her head she wears a helmet decorated with a feather plume. At the top right the title and eight Italian fresh rules from the epic.Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Homme de Navarre'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paperPen drawing by Straßburger Meister showing the Lützelburg coat of arms and an unknown coat of arms, brown and dark brown ink with reddish tones, around 1512-1513, with a windscreen tear.A fisherman from the island of Marken is standing on the waterfront with his net in his hand. In the background the Zuiderzee with ships. Print from a series of 10 prints depicting villagers wearing traditional costumes, Fisherman from the island of Marken Pescheur de l'Isle de Marcken Dutch traditional costume (series title), print maker: Pieter van den Berge, (mentioned on object), Pieter van den Berge, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter Persoy, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1669 - in or before 1689, paper, etching, engraving, h 273 mm × w 176 mmRoman soldier supporting a shield; Title page for: Friedrich Hildebrand, Antiquates Romanae, in Compendium Contractae et Juxta Ordinem Alphabeti Dispositae, 1694. Soldier kissed against a column leans on a shield. In the background a column with statue and a colonnade.Melchior, after Three Magi series by Jacques Bellange ca. 1615 Matthäus Merian the Elder Swiss. Melchior, after Three Magi series by Jacques Bellange 399865Illustration for the story The Nose by N. Gogol, Spirin, Gennady Konstantinovich (*1948)Portret Dimitriia Samozvantsa, rab. Sniadetskago Portrait of False Dmitrii, the work of Sniadecki. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division. Lzhedmitri I, Czar of Russia, -1606fine arts, saints, Saint Christopher, fresco, 1508, Saint Margaret near Gnesau parish church, Reichenau, religious art, religion, christianity, Austria, Carinthia, frescoes, frescos, Jesus Christ, child, Saint, Saints,PARACELSO(DESTRAS DE CABALLERO)(THEOPHRASTUS BOMBASTUS VON HOHENHEIM)1493-1541MEDICO Y QUIMICO SUIZO. Location: GALERIA OSTERRICHISCHE. WIEN. AUSTRIA.Man in mail from the armoury of the Krasińscy counts in Warsaw. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistAlbrecht The Heart, Duke of Saxony Unknown Artist Data: 1677/1715The announcer of Versailles, 1692, 1692 print The announcer of Versailles. Cartoon on the French King Louis XIV who brings the news of the defeat in the sea battle at Cape La Hogue as a city announcer, whereby the French were defeated under Admiraal de Tourville by the combined fleet of England and Holland under the Admiral Russel and Almonde, 29 May until 3 June 1692. In the right hand a shell, in the left hand a long list of the names of the burnt French ships, at his feet a barking dog, in the background the sea battle. In the show a call on behalf of the king in Dutch and French, at the bottom two verses of eight lines in Dutch and French. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving battle (+ naval force). oral spreading of news, town crierPortrait of Henry IV Probus, according to the woodcut from: "Polish Chronicle" (Chronica Polonorum), Maciej Miechowita, Kraków 1521, p. CLXXXIIII; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Henry IV Probus (Silesian and Krakow princes -Ca 1257-1290), Henry IV Probus (Silesian and Krakow prince -Ca 1257-1290) -iconography, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - Collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Miechowita, Maciej (1457-1523). Polish chronicle, gift (provenance), copies, copies of engravings, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, men's portraits, rulersHeail livarius, Jacques Callot, 1624 print The Holy Livarius, dressed in armor, stands in a landscape with his severed head in his hands. In the background you can see how he is beheaded in the presence of an army. Under the performance a caption in Latin. Nancy paper etching male saints (with NAME)Robert-Francois Damiens, would-be assassin of LOUIS XV, tortured on the rack. Date: 1757'Edward VI', 1554. Artist: Taylor.GOBERNADORES DE CHILE - LUIS FERNANDEZ DE CORDOBA Y ARCE, FRANCISCO LOPEZ DE ZUÑIGA MARQUES DE BAIDES Y FRANCISCO LASO DE LA VEGA - GRA. Author: ALONSO DE OVALLE. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN. MARQUES DE BAIDES (1599-1655). FRANCISCO LASO DE LA VEGA (1586/1640). LUIS FERNANDEZ DE CORDOBA Y ARCE (1589-1673). FRANCISCO LOPEZ DE ZUÑIGA (1599-1655).Keulen, Bruyn, Abraham de, Rutz, Caspar, Moorish rider, verso bottom center - stamped, Cartouche with image of horse and rider to the right. The horse is walking. The rider is of Moorish origin. He has a spear in his hand and rides the horse without a saddle. The print has a German caption and Latin inscription. Print originally from 'Equitum descripcio...', 1577., costume print, prints, height 105 mm, width 75 mm, height 142 mm, width 112 mm, 1540 - 1587, print maker, printmaker, 1577 - 1577, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisherPhilip III the Bold, King of France, 1245-1285. He wears the ceremonial robes of the Count of Toulouse, crown and sceptre. Over a red tunic, he wears a full ermine-lined simar or cape in blue decorated with gold fleurs de lys. From a 13th-century manuscript in Toulouse library. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from "French Costumes from King Clovis to Our Days," Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834.Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (Vienna, 1717-1780) on horseback, color engravingMaria, Queen of Hungary.Tomb and effigy of Boleslas V (the Chaste or the Shy) of Poland (Boleslaw V Wstydliwy) (1226-1279). Date: 13th centuryBust Van Marfisa, Anonymous, 1550 - 1599 print Buste of Marfisa, a character from Ludovico Ariosto's epic 'Orlando Furioso'. On her head she wears a helmet with closed visor, decorated with feathers of feathers. At the top left the title and eight Italian verses from the epic. paper engraving / etching helmetPortrait of Johannes III from Portugal on horseback. Johannes III of Portugal (1502-1557), son and successor of Manuel The Great who was married to Eleonora of Austria. Married with Catharina, the youngest sister of Keizer Karel V. depicted as a rider in black cloak with light fur, dark red skirt, sleeves and bone cladding, on a triggering horse. The horse has a yellow with red rig and dark gray saddle cloth. At the top right the weapon of Portugal.Le Suisse; Recueil de la diversite des habits....Richard Breton, 1562 of 1564..Swiss: man with stick and degen, seen on the back.Painting in honor of Cornelis de Witt, 1668, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 107 mm × w 159 mmPink Knight and Blue Horse: Capodilista Codex Manuscript Illumination Biblioteca Civica, Padua Godunov, Boris Fyodorovich (1551-1605). Tsar of Russia (1598 to 1605).; PUSHKIN, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837). Russian writer.; BILIBIN, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942). Russian artist. Sketch for an illustration of a nobleman for the theatre performance of Pushkin's work 'Boris Godunov' in 1908. Engraving.coloured print, "Sauväge Nepisingue en Canada". hand-colored print dating from 1717 shows a Nipissing warrior, armed with bow and arrows, wearing moccasins, clothed in a tunic and cape obtained from the Europeans, and covered in tattoosThe Christian Ridder, Anonymous, After Hieronymus Wierix, 1589 - 1611 print Allegorical representation with the Christian knight, with sword and shield in the hands. He stands on swords that symbolize the seven deadly sins. On either side tablets with Bible quotes from EF. 6 in Latin. after print by: Antwerppublisher: Cologne paper engraving / letterpress printing the Christian knight, 'Miles Christianus'Saint Florian. Coloured engraving by F. Nowohradsky.Adgillis II; Adgillevs II.Caricature of Engravers "à la Grecque" Jean Charles Delafosse French. Caricature of Engravers "à la Grecque" 335914Ferdinand Cortez. From: "Trachtenbuch", Weiditz, Christoph (1500-1559)Dictator in military uniform, ancient Rome. Wearing galea or helmet, breastplate, paludamentum cloak, tunic, short trousers or sagulum gregale, and caligae hobnail boots. In front of a legion of soldiers with signifers and buccinators. Dictateur chez les Romains. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.Unknown Earl von Orlamunde (left) and Otto VI or Otto VII von Weimar-Orlamunde (right), died 1340. From grave effigies in Kloster Himmelkron and a Cistercian monastery. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.Archangel Michael Triumphing Over Evil Bartolome de Castro (16th C.1507/Spanish) Pl. 442 Uladisla US IAGIELONIDES 11 KONIG W: Teka Kolekcjonerska Wizerunki Królów Polskich or Lecha I Do Jana III, Z: Kurtze description of the Kingdom Pohlen. In his landscaped parish Woywodschaffen Starosteyen Senators and Biampten . Like a register of all prince and kings from Prince Lechus, Anno 550 come to the regiment biss on Fridericum Augustum, Chur Prince of Saxony So the 17/27 juny ao. 1697. Has been taken. Wiering, in Gülden A, B, C. Unknown, Wiering, Thomas Von (1640 1703)King HENRY III of France 1551-89 on horseback c.1580 French SchoolFranz Ludwig, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg Elector of Mainz.