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Historical Portrait Engravings

Detailed copper engravings of notable historical figures, showcasing formal attire and poses, with intricate facial features and elaborate framing.

Etching by Josiah Boydell from 1777 after Claude Lorrain, depicting a port scene with detailed coastal and architectural elements.
Etching by Josiah Boydell from 1777 after Claude Lorrain, depicting a port scene with detailed coastal and architectural elements.
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Jacques Louis Petit's copper engraving (1650-1812) depicts Queen Christina of Sweden, showing her figure, attire, and formal pose in detailed rendering.Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck depicting Jean Hérault de Gourville and Guillaume François Antoine, created between 1660 and 1707.A copper engraving print by Nicolas Habert depicting a portrait of John De Launoy, showing detailed facial features and formal composition, created between 1670 and 1715.Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck depicting a portrait of Esprit PortRIup, created between 1660 and 1707.Copper engraving and etching by an unknown artist showing portraits of Karel van der Mander the Elder, focusing on facial features and artistic representation in the early 17th century.Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting Louis XV, King of France, created between 1713 and 1780, showing detailed royal portraiture and attire.Copper engraving and etching by Lambert Visscher showing a portrait of Johannes Froeben, created in 1664.Etching by Josiah Boydell from 1777 after Claude Lorrain, depicting a port scene with detailed coastal and architectural elements.Copper engraving and etching by Louis Jacques Cathelin depicting King Louis XVI of France, created between 1750 and 1804.Copper engraving and etching by Johann Georg Wille from 1730 to 1808 showing multiple portraits with detailed depiction of figures and 18th-century techniques.Copper engraving and medal depiction by Pieter van Schuppen, 1674-1675, showing Louis XIV with facial features, attire, and pose.17th-century copper engravings and etchings by Lucas Kilian featuring portraits, showing detailed faces, attire, and traditional composition.Copper engraving and etching by Pieter van Schuppen depicting Lady Trevor Warner and Antoinette Descoouliennesss, created in 1695.Copper engraving by Cornelis Cort from around 1573-1574 showing portraits of Marc-Antoine the Muret and Pietro Vettori, capturing their likenesses in detailed engraving.Copper engraving and etching by Raphael Sadeler d. Ä. from 1580-1632 depicting an oval portrait of Maria de' Medic, showing facial features, attire, and posture.Copper engraving and etching by Auguste de Saint Aubin from 1784 depicting Jacques Necker, showing detailed facial features, attire, and upper-body composition.Copper engraving and etching by Johann Georg Wille from 1730-1808 focused on portraits, illustrating detailed facial expressions, clothing, and 18th-century engraving techniques.Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck depicting Philippe Collot and Jean Curvo-Semmedo, created between 1660 and 1707.Etching by Wenzel Hollar created between 1646 and 1648 depicting Lady Catherine Howard, showing facial features and period attire.Copper engraving and etching supervised by Bernard Picart depicting William Russel and Arthur, Count of Essex, created between 1690 and 1733, showing 17th- and 18th-century French portrait engraving techniques.A copper engraving and etching by Heinrich Ulrich from 1595-1621 depicting portraits of spiritual dignitaries, showing facial features, attire, and posture.Copper engraving and etching by Simon Henri Thomassin from 1717 depicting a portrait of Carlo Cignani, showing his facial features and attire.A copper engraving and etching by Johann Georg Wille from 1747 depicting a portrait of Port Tournie Lieradenx with detailed facial features and attire.Copper engraving by Michel Lasne depicting portraits of Jacobus Calottus, a nobleman, and Jean Loret, showing detailed facial features, attire, and period clothing from the 17th century.Copper engraving and etching depicting Bartholomeus Spranger, created around 1597, showing a European artist in portrait format.Etching by Jacob Louys from 1620-1665 depicting St. Paul and an old man with a beard, showing figures, gestures, and compositional details of the biblical scene.Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck depicting Pierre de Marca, created between 1660 and 1707.Copper engraving by Ottavio Leoni from 1627 depicting portraits of Paolo Giordano and Maurizio from Savoy with detailed facial features and traditional 17th-century engraving techniques.Copper engraving and etching by Lucas Kilian from 1630 depicting portraits, highlighting facial features, attire, and composition.Etching and copper engraving by Lambert Antoine Claessens depicting an old man with a beard, created between 1829 and 1834.Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas Joseph Voyez l'âiné between 1760 and 1806 depicting a composition titled 'Regrets' with allegorical meaning.Copper engraving by Raphael Sadeler the Elder depicting portraits of Philippus Franciscus Faxicura and Friedrich Behaim, created between 1600 and 1634, showing facial features, attire, and composition.Copper engraving portrait of Charles Paris d'Orléans-Longueville by Robert Nanteuil, created in 1660.Steel engraving and etching by Joseph Eißner from 1750-1861 depicting the portrait of Rembrandt's mother, showing facial features, attire, and pose.Etching by Claude Henri Watelet from 1740 depicting portraits of Francois de Chevert and Marquis de Sommery, showing facial features, attire, and posture.Copper engraving by Jan Lievens from the second half of the 17th century depicting Paul Pontius, showing facial features, clothing, and compositional details.Etching by Henri Pierre Danloux from 1795 depicting a portrait of Elisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène of France, showing formal attire and facial details.Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki depicting a portrait of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich and the coat of arms of Johann Georg Dietrich, created in 1774.Etching by Cornelis Visscher depicting Jacob Vermoelen and an old woman wearing a fur hat, created between 1638 and 1658.Engraver Nicolas Habert created a portrait of Jacques Benignes Moss using etching and copper engraving techniques between 1704 and 1715.Copper engravings by Willem Jacobsz. Delff showing portraits of Boniface June (1619) and Constantijn Huygens (around 1625).Etching by Georg Friedrich Schmidt depicting a young woman wearing jewelry and a man reading a book, showing attire, posture, gestures, and 18th-century composition.Copper engravings by Jacob Houbraken depicting portraits of Johann Adam Kulmus and Johannes de Gorter, created between 1713 and 1780 using etching techniques.This copper engraving print by Giovanni Battista Cecchi, created between 1769 and 1775, depicts Simone Martini, highlighting figure, posture, and artistic representation.Etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from the mid-18th to mid-19th century depicting portraits including a bust of Shakespeare, showing facial features, expression, and compositional layout.Etching and copper engraving by Johann Adam von Bartsch depicting a half-length portrait of Daniel Tschida in profile facing left within an oval, created in 1789.Copper engraving by Pierre Landry from 1664 showing a detailed portrait of Alexander Salllet with emphasis on facial features and attire.Copper engraving by René Lochon from 1660 depicting a figure holding or brushing a rose, showing facial features, hands, attire, and punch stitch detailing.Copper engraving and etching of Otto Venius portraits by an unidentified engraver, showing facial features, attire, and 17th-century stylistic elements.Copper engraving by Willem van Swanenburg from 1607-1608 depicting portraits of Jan van der Hout and Johannes Heurnius, showing facial features, clothing, and compositional elements.Self-portrait etching of Wendel Dietterlin the Elder created around 1589, showing his likeness and artistic technique.Copper engraving by Theodor Matham depicting male portraits, created between 1605 and 1676.Copper engraving by Jean Lenfant depicting Jean Armand de Rotondis de Biscarras, created in 1670, illustrating French noble portraiture and engraving technique.Copper engraving by Jean Audran from 1682-1756 showing a portrait of Jean d'Estrées, depicting facial features and formal attire in a 17th-18th century style.Copper engraving by Petrus Rucholle from 1640-1645 depicting Karl Emanuel I of Savoy, showing detailed facial features, attire, and formal portrait composition.Copper engraving by Pieter van Gunst depicting Antoinette Bourignon de la Porte, created between 1674 and 1732.Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken showing a portrait of Jan Wagenaar for Patriotic History, created between 1751 and 1759. The print emphasizes facial details, attire, and upper body.Copper engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff depicting Dudley Carleton and Ludwig Chamberlain, created between 1620 and 1629.Wenzel Hollar etching of Anna Francisca De Bruyns, created 1648, showing facial features, hairstyle, clothing, and posture in detailed portraiture.Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas de Poilly depicting a portrait of Jacques Amelot, created in 1664, showing facial features, clothing, and 17th-century portrait style.Copper engraving and etching by Pieter van Schuppen depicting Paul Armand Langlois de Blancfort, created in 1675.Copper engraving by Gerard Edelinck showing a portrait of Blaise Pascal, created between 1660 and 1707.Copper engraving by Robert Nanteuil depicting a portrait of Marie de Gillier, created between 1650 and 1652.Copper engraving portrait of Giovanni from Bologna, created by Gijsbert van Veen between 1570 and 1628.Copper engraving by Reinier van Persyn depicting portraits of Sybrand Camaij and Samuel Costerus, created between 1634 and 1668, showing facial features, attire, and composition.Copper engraving and etching by Nicolas de Poilly showing Nicolas Edouard Oliers, produced between 1633 and 1696, featuring 17th-century portrait techniques and fine line work.Portret van Pierre François Basan, Henri Marais, After Charles Nicolas Cochin (II), 1778 - c. 1830 Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etching Print is part of an album. paper engraving / etchingCopper engraving by Jan Harmensz Muller depicting portraits of Georgy, Saves, and Jososost Buyck, created around 1588, showing European historical figures.Copper engraving print by Michel Lasne produced between 1610 and 1674 depicting portraits of men, showing facial features, attire, and pose in detailed composition.Copper engraving by Jean-Baptiste Raphael Massard from 1792 depicting a portrait of a bearded man, showing facial features, hair, attire, and posture.Copper engraving by Robert Nanteuil in 1664 depicting a portrait of Guy Chamillard, showing figure, facial features, and composition.Copper engraving by Étienne Fessard from 1756 depicting the portrait of Paul Albert Debies, showing formal attire, posture, and facial features in a detailed composition.Copper engraving and etching by Michel Lasne from 1627-1816 depicting portraits of Bernardo Strozzi and Walter V. von Châtillon, showing facial features, attire, and posture.Copper engravings and etchings by Crispin van de Passe, 1584-1670, featuring a series of portraits of historical figures with detailed linework.This copper engraving and etching by Jan van de Velde II, created between 1613 and 1641, features portraits of Adelbert Eggius and Cornelis Danckaert. The print reflects the artistic techniques and styles prevalent in the early 17th century.Portrait of Joseph de Cardon. Texier. Portrait of Joseph de Cardon. Engraving in chisel and strong water.Etching by Abraham Blooteling depicting various heads, possibly including Maria and Mary Magdalene, created between 1656 and 1690.Copper engraving by Jonas Suyderhoef portraying French Heerman around 1642Copper engraving by Claude Mellan from 1638 depicting Maritle from Estampes, showing facial features, clothing, and formal portrait composition.Copper engraving and etching by Jakob von Sandrart from the second half of the 17th century depicting a portrait, showing facial features, attire, and compositional detail.Etching by Claude Henri Watelet from 1754-1773 depicting portraits of A. T. Due and Marc Renne, showing facial features, attire, and posture.Copper engraving by Jérôme David depicting the portrait of Giovanni Antonio Magini, created in 1632. The print shows his face, attire, and posture.Copper engraving and etching by Lucas Kilian from 1630-1637 depicting portraits, highlighting facial features, attire, and composition.Copper engraving and etching by Jacob Houbraken depicting Maria II Stuart, Queen of England, created in 1750, showing Baroque portrait style with detailed features.Series of portraits by Claude Mellan, produced as copper engravings between 1648 and 1667, illustrating detailed facial expressions and 17th-century European portraiture.Copper engraving and etching depicting portraits, created by Philipp Kilian in the 17th century.Copper engraving by Paulus Pontius depicting Balduin van Eck, created 1657. The print shows van Eck in formal attire with detailed facial features in a portrait.Copper engraving by Pieter van Schuppen depicting Nicolas Le Camus, created in 1678, showing formal attire, detailed facial features, and seventeenth-century European portrait style.A copper engraving and etching by Johann Friedrich Bause depicting Achmet Effendi, Turkish ambassador in Berlin, and Georg Friedrich von Dittmar, showing formal portrait attire and detailed composition.Copper engraving by Pierre Daret depicting Dame Marie de la Chastre, produced between 1620 and 1668, illustrating 17th-century French female portraiture.Copper engraving by Pieter van Gunst depicting Fredericus Dekkers, created around 1694.Portrait van Johann August Starck, Samuel Gottlob Kuetner, 1757 - 1828 print New paper engraving historical personsA copper engraving by Pieter de Jode II from 1648-1660 depicting portraits of Pellegrino Carleni and Barthold van Gent, showing 17th-century European attire, facial features, and posture.Copper engraving by Gilles Rousselet showing Louis II of the Bourbon family, created between 1630 and 1686.Copper engraving and etching by Johann Friedrich Bause depicting portraits of Johann Georg Sulzer (1793) and Leopold Friedrich Günther von Goeckingk (1797), showing facial features, attire, and upper body details.Copper engravings by Aegidius Sadeler depicting portraits of Octavio de Strada and Bartholomäus Schwalb von Giesitz, created 1590-1629.Copper engraving and etching by Jean Daullé depicting Louis Philippe I of Bourbon, created between 1731 and 1763, showing detailed royal portrait features and 18th-century style.Copper engraving by Willem Jacobsz. Delff depicting Rippertus Sixtus, created between 1630 and 1631.This copper engraving by Jan van de Velde II, created around 1626, depicts Michael Middelhoven, a prominent figure in Dutch history. The print captures his likeness in a detailed and expressive manner, characteristic of Van de Velde's style.Copper engraving by Pierre Landry from 1664 showing a portrait of a man dressed in armor.