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Theatrical Portraits from History

Dramatic vintage portraits of performers in intricate costumes, reflecting theatrical art and historical performance styles.

Portrait of John Brownlee (1900-1969) an Australian baritone, as Herod in the Massenet opera Herodiade. Dated 1950

Portrait of Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415-1493) the first emperor of the House of Habsburg. Dated 15th Century

Anefo photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Mounting photo. Inouformance Queen Juliana.Es Deeding in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam .. September 6, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro.

Fritz Vogelstrom as Assad in "The Queen of Saba" by Karl Goldmark. Photography (World postcard). Royal Hofer Dresden, 1916

Painting and old royal portrait of Jaffarabad Rajan Habshi Sidi Nawab Saheb Sri Ahmad Khan1879-1922, Gujarat, India NO MR Copyright: xRajendraxShukla/DinodiaxPhotox

Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1853-1917), English actor, 1907.Artist: FW Burford

Japan: 'A Youthful Noble'. Chemigraph from series 'Military Costumes in Old Japan' by Kazumasa Ogawa (1860-1929), 1893, Tokyo. Ogawa Kazumasa, also known as Ogawa Kazuma or Ogawa Isshin, was a Japanese photographer, chemigrapher, printer and publisher of the Meiji era. He was a pioneer in photomechanical printing and photography, and was born into the Matsudaira samurai clan, where he studied English and photography at the age of 15.

Photograph showing the Sultan of Morocco wearing a Russian uniform, 1906. Owing to a prejudice against foreigners, common in Morocco at this time, the Sultan only wore this uniform at his photographic studio or when only in the company of Europeans. Date: 1906

Li Hongzhang or Li Hung Chang(1823-1901). Politician, general, and diplomat of the late Qing Empire. Engraving by "La Ilustracion Artistica", 1892. Colored.

Emperor KHAI Dinh of Vietnam, 1885-1925 (Prince Nguyen Hoang Tong) on throne, puppet emperor installed 18th May 1916 by the French, 20th century photograph taken before his visit to France in 1922

Pretoria, Plumbe & Bradshaw, Portrait of Paul Kruger, verso - stamped, photograph, photo, cabinet photograph, cabinet photo, LJ Veen, Plumbe & Bradshaw, KOCH STREET,, PRETORIA., recto - printed, verso - handwritten, XVI, height 142 mm, width 103 mm, height 165 mm, width 107 mm, photographer, 1870 - 1904, cardboard, photographic paper, photo paper, daylight collodion silver print

The Prime Minister: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) British Conservative statesman. Prime Minister 1885, 1886, 1895-1902, in 1900. After cartoon by Spy from Vanity Fair, London, 1900.

James MacArdell after William Hoare, Katherine, Countess of Lincoln Katherine, Countess of Lincoln

CLAUDIO LOPEZ BRU (1853-1925) - II MARQUES DE COMILLAS.

Kaiser Wilhelm II when young

His Excellency Lord Lytton, Viceroy and Governor-General of India. Bourne & Shepherd (English, founded 1863, dissolved 2016)

Princess Louise.

Portrait of Prince Kung, Brother of the Emperor of China, Who Signed the Treaty; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); China; November 2, 1860; Albumen silver print

Paul Wiecke as Prince of Homburg

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-10 November 1938) was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the modern Turkish state. Ataturk was a military officer during World War I. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, he led the Turkish national movement in the Turkish War of Independence. Having established a provisional government in Ankara, he defeated the forces sent by the Allies. His military campaigns gained Turkey independence. Ataturk then embarked upon a program of political, economic, and cultural reforms, seeking to transform the former Ottoman Empire into a modern, westernized and secular nation-state. The principles of Ataturk's reforms, upon which modern Turkey was established, are referred to as Kemalism.

Alois Ander as Don Sebastian - role model from the opera of Donizetti, Hofoper, Carl Karl Mahlknecht -, photographer

Prince Kung; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); China; November 2, 1860; Albumen silver print

Mulay 'Abd al-Aziz (1878-1943), Sultan of Morocco, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXX, No 3, January 18, 1903.

Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), American Abolitionist, Full-Length Standing Portrait, Cabinet Card, H. Seymour Squyer, 1885

Kate Davis, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 1), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes.. Kate Davis, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 411720

George Rignold as 'King Henry V.' , Actors, Rignold, George Richard, 1839-1912, Carte de Visite Collection

Portrait of the prince of Siam. Portrait of the prince of Siam sitting on a chair.

KIT CARSON- Partner of Chief Thunderwater in Barnum & Bailey Circus for 9 years.

Portrait of the opera singer Tito Schipa (1890-1965), Anonymous

Empress Dowager Cixi (Wade-Giles: Tz'u-Hsi, 29 November 1835 - 15 November 1908) of the Manchu Yehe Nara Clan, was a powerful and charismatic figure who became the de facto ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China for 47 years from 1861 to her death in 1908.

The actor Actor Sawamura Sojuro

Gustav von Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Sweden, from 1829 Gustav Prinz von Wasa born November 9, 1799 in Stockholm, Sweden, died August 4, 1877 in Pillnitz was an exiled Swedish prince and Austrian field marshals, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, record date not stated

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, photo file 'A'. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth

Photo of King Mongkut Rama IV ruled between 1951 and 1868, with his wife, Thailand, Southeast Asia,Asia

Situkawa (L.V. Shotridge)

Dr. Hu King Eng. of Liangau - a Chinese physician and second woman ever from China to attend university in America..

Louis-François Dumaine.

A. Didur as Boris Godounow

Chief Joseph, Nez Percé - digital file from original | Library of Congress

Portrait of Prince Heungsung, the Tai Won Kun

The Maharajah Holkar of Indore (Tukojirao Holkar III) (reigned 1903-1926). "Who, for the war, offered free of charge all horses in his State Army which might be suitable for Government purposes" Date: circa 1916

Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII, who became the 'Amanyanabo' (King) of Brass, Nigeria in 1889. Brass now part of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, part of the Nembe Kingdon. Mingi VIII reigned between 1889-1896 and died in 1898. circa 1889

Mary Baker, or Wilcox, Allias Princess Caraboo from an Engraving by N. Branwhite. November 07, 1955.

Emperor Meiji (治天皇 Meiji-tennō, November 3, 1852 - July 30, 1912), or Meiji the Great (治大帝 Meiji-taitei), was the 122nd Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 1867 until his death on July 30, 1912. He presided over a time of rapid change in the Empire of Japan, as the nation quickly changed from a feudal state to a capitalist and imperial world power, characterized by Japan's industrial revolution. At the time of his birth in 1852, Japan was an isolated, pre-industrial, feudal country dominated by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the daimyo, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains. By the time of his death in 1912, Japan had undergone a political, social, and industrial revolution at home and emerged as one of the great powers on the world stage. Uchida Kuichi was the only photographer granted a sitting by the Emperor Meiji and in 1872 Uchida photographed the Emperor and Empress Haruko in full court dress and ev

Elias Rooi, 32 ans; Prince Roland Napoleon Bonaparte (French, 1858 - 1924); Africa; about 1888; Albumen silver print

Film still of Omar Sharif (1932-2015) from 'Lawrence of Arabia'.

Ernst van Dyk as Lohengrin, historical illustration circa 1893

Portrait of Angelin Fatou, dancer, at one of the newspaper "Paris-Portrait", from July 17th to 23rd, 1879. Portrait of Angelin Fatou, dancer, at one of the newspaper "Paris-Portrait". Photograph of Pierre Petit (Pierre Lanith Small, said). Photoglyptie. July 17 to 23, 1879.

Johnson Forbes-Robertson 1853-1937, English actor and director. Battled in 1913. Here as Romeo in the tragedy Romeo and Julia by William Shakespeare, a role that he played alongside Julia by Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Heliogravure., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record date not stated

Chief Joseph (1840-1904), Nez Percé Chief, Half-Length Portrait, by De Lancey Gill, 1900

Li Hongzhang with Lord Salisbury and Lord Curzon, circa 1913

Sarah Bernhardt as Gismonda. Paul Nadar (French, 1856 - 1939)

BOMBITA. RICARDO TORRES REINA. MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL.TOMARES 1879 - 1936.

Sitting Bull, from the Indian Chiefs series (N681) promoting Old Fashion Fine Cut Tobacco ca. 1888 Trade cards from the "Indian Chiefs" series (N681), issued ca. 1888 to promote Old Fashion Fine Cut Tobacco.. Sitting Bull, from the Indian Chiefs series (N681) promoting Old Fashion Fine Cut Tobacco. ca. 1888. Albumen photograph

Olga Alexandrovna udmurtian actress playing in Stockholm 1998

Cecil Beaton Photographs- General

Portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody

Governor Diego Narango, Santa Clara Pueblo.

Chief Oskenonton (1886-1955) of the North American (Canadian) Mohawk tribe. He spent part of his career as a singer, and later became a spiritual leader. 1920s

Hendrik Martisen Kyrre.

Matthew A Henson immediately after the sledge journey to the pole and back, 1909. Matthew A Henson, an African American Explorer who was a member of the Peary Expedition that was the first to the North Pole

Wilson Barrett 1846-1904 English actor and director, very successful in the melodrama. Here in the title role in the tragedy Othello or the Mohr of Venice by William Shakespeare. Photogravur, published in London, approx. 1895., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated

c.1905, Hawaii, Post Card, portrait of Princess Ruth Keelikolani.

Brussels, Reutlinger, Henry Albers, Portrait of Henri Albers, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, du Théâtre royal de Perles.), height 138 mm, width 99 mm, photographer, 1897 - 1902, paper, collotype, photoprint, cliché maker

Portrait of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Elias Rooi, 32 ans.. Prince Roland Napoleon Bonaparte (French, 1858 - 1924)

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Kyokaku ca. 1777 Katsukawa Shunkō Japanese. The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Kyokaku 54651

Henry Hull in the motion picture Great Expectations. 1934. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Great expectations (Motion picture : 1934), Hull, Henry, 1890-1977

Lawrence of Arabia, early 20th century. Artist: Unknown.

Nigerian Pothenates.Queen of Iddo, in Ondo Pronvince. Unlike the Mohammedan Hausas, the Yorubas, many of whom are Christians, take their womenfolk into their confidence. The Queen accompanies her husband to public functions, and although she will not express an opinion in public she is believed to be a power behind the throne. March 25, 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V (Danjuro VII) 1859 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa School

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