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Classical Portrait Studies

Study drawings of classical sculptures and busts, emphasizing the details and characteristics of notable historical figures in various artistic styles.

Buste of a Roman lady, Claude Mellan, 1677 print print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Franceprinter: Parispublisher: Paris paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture
Buste of a Roman lady, Claude Mellan, 1677 print print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Franceprinter: Parispublisher: Paris paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture
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Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 12 - 41AD Roman emperor From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825Domitian Titus Flavius Domitianus 51AD, 96AD Roman emperor last of the Flavian dynasty from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedFive grotesque heads, including an elderly man with an oak leaf wreath, 1646, after Leonardo da Vinci, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original. Head of an Angel in Left Profile. Artist: Taddeo di Bartolo (Italian, Siena ca. 1362-1422 Siena). Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (14.9 x 13.3 cm). Date: ca. 1397. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.A physiognomy exemplifying what Lavater calls the 'homogeneity' of the face. Drawing, c. 1791.Sculpture of head, front viewGreek hairstyles from Etruscan vases, Ancient Greece. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880Profile of unknown Jean-Pierre Dintan (1800-1869) Said Dintan The Young. Profile of Unknown. Relief. Terre-Cuite, 1851.Gaeus Pompeius Magnus, commonly known as Pompey, Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvirate, 106 BC, 48 BC Outstanding military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not statedGeorge Washington 1800-30. George Washington 3924Penning with the portrait of William III and Maria Stuart and the names of the princes of the Oranje-Nassau house, Anonymous, After Nicolas Chevalier, 1702 print Design of a round medal with, in five concentric circles, the names of the princes of Oranje-Nassau and their government years, starting with the first count of Orange, Willem with the horn and ending with Prince Raymond IV. In the middle of the medal the portrait of King William III and Queen Maria Stuart of England. Amsterdam paper etching seal (symbol of sovereignty). stadtholderFive grotesque heads, including an elderly man with an oak leaf wreath, 1646, after Leonardo da Vinci, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalStylized masqueron drawing by Pierre Paul Sevin, executed in red chalk with black chalk designation and gold-painted border lines, dated between 1689 and 1698, showing ornamental facial motif.Six coins with portraits of women from the antique: Letter V. Six coins with portrait bustles of women from the antique. Among others Antonia Maior and Agrippina.Portrait busts of Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, Anonymous, Antonio Salamanca (Attributed to), 1510 - 1562 print paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereignFrancesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), A Man's Fate, Front View, 1796. Engraving.Portrait of a man and woman from an unidentified house in Pompeii. Illustration drawn by Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emile Presuhn's "Choix des plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei," Weigel, Leipzig, 1882. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.Mask of Napoleon, 1834. Luigi Calamatta (Italian, 1801-1869). Engraving;Portraits of profile in a medallion of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Mrs. Elisabeth, Ms. Royale and the DauphinGalba, Roman emperor.Admiration with astonishment from Le Brun, Bowles's PassionsTwelve heads with astronomical signs, Claude Mellan, 1620 print paper engraving astrological signs and symbols. faceHannibal, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Photograph of sculpture: bust of Władysław Jagiełło. unknown, photographerSeven physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1793.Ink and white deck drawing by Gustav Klimt from 1897-1898 depicting a male head for the publication Ver Sacrum.The figure of King Kazimierz Jagiello from his tombstone in the chapel of the cross and the spirit of this (Wi Tokrzyska, Jagiello) cathedral in Wawel; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Wawel Cathedral (Kraków), Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (King of Poland - 1427-1492), Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (King of Poland - 1427-1492) - iconography, Kraków (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (Aleksander ( 1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, tombstone of Kazimierz Jagiellończyk (Kraków - Wawel), Dar (provenance), details, figures, tombstones, Gothic (style), tombs, heads, kings, tombstones, personalities, Polish personalities, Polish personalities, Polish personalities, Polish personalities, Polish personalities, PoNERON. LUCIUS DOMITIUS NERO CLAUDIUS. EMPERADOR ROMANO . 37 - 68 AC. GRABADO RETRATO JUNTO A SU ESPOSA JULIA. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL . MADRID.Jugate portrait of a couple in Roman style ca. 1775-80 Giovanni Pichler The pair are represented in a chaste manner allantica. His two brown strata, presumably by virtue of his masculinity, overlie her pure white. The white layer was also engaged to accent the back of his head as if it were lit from behind.. Jugate portrait of a couple in Roman style 198369Carl Theodor Koerner (1791 - 1813 ), poet, writer, as a death soldierLes Saisons. Automne. Marbres Sculptes Par Matabon; French; 1873; Albumen silver printPlaque with head of Christ; Christkopf von Cauer; Sculptures Gallery.Sculpture of the German Sculptor CauerIllustration depicting King Charles X of France (1757-1837) as a jug. Dated 19th CenturyMiranha indigenous, Amazon state. Brazil. South America. Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across South America, 1848-1860 by Paul Marcoy (1815-1887) Le Tour du Monde 1867Portrait of a Young Lady. Date/Period: 150 - 200. Painting. Author: ANONYMOUS.Medallion with a portrait of emperor Theodosius III, Christoffel Jegher, after Hubert Goltzius, 1645 print Portrait of Emperor Theodosius III in a circle with edge. Antwerp paper letterpress printing emperorPortrait of woman. 4th c. Roman art. Late Empire. Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum. Proc: EGYPT. AL-FAYYUM. Al-Fayum.