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Historical Portraits of Figures

Engravings depicting notable historical individuals, showcasing classic portrait styles with detailed attire and settings.

Joseph Read, 1777 - 1890, by Pierre Eugène Du Simitière (ca. 1736-1784)., 1777 - 1890

. Portrait of Willem Bilderdijk, historical, linguistic, poet and lawyer.

Lindt, Anton Franz Hermann von.

Portrait of Louis Alexandre Berthier, Marshal of France ..

Jacques Necker (1732-1804). Genevan banker and statesman. Finance Minister of King Louis XVI of France on three occasions. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Spencer, 3. Duke of Marlborough, Charles .

Joseph Read, 1777 - 1890, by Pierre Eugène Du Simitière (ca. 1736-1784)., 1777 - 1890

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1843.

Sir Charles Hardy, Philip Dawe, ca.1745-ca.1809, British, after Thomas Hudson, 1701-1779, British, 1779, Mezzotint, Sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8in. (14.6 x 23.8cm)

John Robison. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie after J. Tassie.

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta. Line engraving after R. Focosi.

NECKER, Jacques (1732-1804). Swiss financier and statesman at France's service. Engraving (1883). Litography. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).

Friedrich Josias, Prince of Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737-1815).

Albert, Duke of Saxony Teschen.

Baptiste, Nicolas Anselme.

Stanisław August Poniatowski unknown

Portrait of Peter III, tsar of Russia, André Joseph Mécou, after Henri Benner, 1781 - 1837 print France paper engraving / etching historical persons. ruler, sovereign

Georges-Louis Leclerc (1707-1788), Count de Buffon. French naturalist. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI. 1857. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

John Wilkes Esq.. 1763. Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Portrait of Emperor Joseph II, Jean -Etienne Liotard, 1779 - 1783 print Portrait of the German emperor Joseph II, halfway. France paper etching

Portrait of J. B. Warren

Ludwig Xviii., King of France.

Belgioioso Barbian, Ludwig Karl Marie Conte of.

Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1801.

Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), Portrait of a Man. Engraving.

Young Robespierre. Maximilien Robespierre, 1758-1794. Jacobin leader during French Revolution.From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc.

John Hancock (1737-1793). American merchant and statesman. Prominent patriotic leader during the American Revolution. President of the Continental Congress (1775-1777). Governor of Massachusetts from 1780 to 1785, at which point he announced his retirement. In 1786, he sought to reclaimed the office of governor of Massachusetts, serving until his death in 1793. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia biográfica de los Presidentes de los Estados Unidos" (Biographical story of the Presidents of the United States). Published in Barcelona by Montaner y Simón, 1885.

Nicolas Luckner (Johann Nikolaus Luckner) (1722-1794). German officer in the service of France who became a Marshal of France. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

PORTRET VAN DE FRANSE POLITICUS François-René-Auguste Mallarmé, Ludwig Gottlieb Portman, 1805 print Amsterdam paper

Frederick William II 25 September 1744, 16 November 1797, was King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1786 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (1734-1801) by Ivanov, Pavel Alexeevich (1776-1813) Russian State Library, Moscow Late 18th cent. Lithograph Russia Classicism Portrait Graphic arts

Frederick William II 25 September 1744, 16 November 1797, was King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1786 ...

Louis Joseph de Bourbon (1736-1818). Prince of Condé (1740-1818). Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Josef II., Roman-German Kaiser.

Pitt, William Earl of Chatham .

Portrait of admiral Vasiliy Chichagov by Anonymous artist, Lithograph, 19th century, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian National Library

GEORGE III OF ENGLAND Reigned 1760-1820. Date: 1738 - 1820

Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Viktor Amadeus Prince.

Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Specialburg-Beck.

Stipple engraving, hand-colored, of Marquis de La Fayette, dated 1777-1890. Lafayette, full name Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, was born in 1757 and passed away in 1834

Schiller, Frederick von.

Louis XVI, 1754-1793. King of France 1774-1792. Engraved by W. Wellstood. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works XI. The French Court and Society I' Published London 1899.

Earl Percy, 1775 - 1890

Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia.

Moritz Adolf, Prince of Saxony-Zeitz.

Göckingk, Leopold Friedrich Günther von.

Portrait of Willem V, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Portrait of Willem V in an oval.

D'Estaing. 1797 - 1888. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794

Matthisson, Frederick von.

George Siegmund Facius, 1750-1804, George III, 1791. Stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Beringhen, Henri Camille Marquis de.

Maximilien Robespierre,1758-1794. Jacobin leader during French Revolution. 19th century print engraved by Freeman.

Charles Henri Comte D'Estaing. 1775 - 1890. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794

Ferino, Pierre Marie Barthélemy Comte.

Friedrich Josias, Prince of Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737-1815) Schabürgerler: Clerck, Jakob Friedrichverlag: Artaria and Compagnie <Vienna> Verlagsort: Vienna

Elphinstone, George Viscount Keith .

Lafayette, Joseph Marquis.

Sir Peter Warren K.B., Vice Admiral of the Red Squadron, 1777 - 1890. Warren, Peter, Sir, 1703-1752

Portret van Jean-Baptiste Cyrus de Timbrune de Thiembronne, Henri Grévedon, 1824 print Paris paper historical persons

Hawke, 1. Baron Hawke, Edward .

Stanislaus II Poniatowski Augustus (1732-1798). Last King of Poland (1764-1795). Abdicated in 1795 (third division of Poland). Engraving byTreibmann.

Pache, Jean-Nicolas Pache, Minister of War of France and Mayor of Paris, Francois Seraphin Delpech -, lithographic, after, Zephirin Felix Jean Marius Belliard -, Artist

Portrait of Jean Victor Marie Moreau. Portrait of French Revolutionary General Jean Victor Marie Moreau.

Karl II Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

John Boyle 5th Earl of Cork and Orrery 1707 - 1762 English writer From the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume IV published 1806

Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony 1732/1800

Frederick II., King of Prussia.

Maximilien Sebastien Foy (1775-1825). French military leader, statesman and writer. Portrait. Engraving by A. Lefevre. 19th century. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Palliser, Sir Hugh 1. Baronet .

Jose Mo-ino y Redondo, 1st Count of Floridablanca (Murcia, 1728-Seville, 1808). Spanish statesman. Lithography. Later colouration.

HENRY DUNDAS 1st VISCOUNT MELVILLE and BARON DUNIRA Statesman

Manuel Antonio Flores (1722-1799). General in the Spanish navy and viceroy of New Granada (1776-1781) and New Spain (1787-1789). Engraving.

L. Ph. JH. Duke of Orleans

Carolus Linnaeus. Stipple engraving by P. Roberts after L. Pasch after A. Roslin, 1775.

Prince Frederick Henry Ludwig of Prussia, 18 January 1726, 3 August 1802, was the 13th child of King Frederick William I in Prussia and his wife Sophie Dorothea of Hanover and a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original

ANTONIO SALIERI Italian composer, Court Kapellmeister in Vienna (1788- 1824). Unfounded rumour that he tried to poison Mozart. Date: 1750 - 1825

Portret van George Townshend, James McArdell, after Thomas Hudson, 1764 print London paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Louis-Philippe-Joseph d'Orleans

Portrait of Frans II Josef Karel (Roman -German Keizer), Willem van Senus, after Johann Zitterer, 1804 - 1851 print Netherlands paper etching / engraving

Antonio María Bucareli y Ursúa (1717-1779). Spanish general. Governor and Captain General of the island of Cuba (1766-1771). Viceroy of New Spain (1771-1779). Portrait. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Antilles, 1871.

LUIS XVI (Versalles, 1754-París, 1793). Rey de Francia (1774-1792) y nieto de Luis XV. Contrajo matrimonio con María Antonieta y se opuso al Tercer Estado, intentando frenar el proceso revolucionario. Engraving.

Portret van Julines Beckford, Richard Houston, after Nathaniel Dance, 1731 - 1775 print paper historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader

Federico Gravina (1756-1806). Spanish Admiral. Drawing by Santiago Llanta, detail. Lithography. Portrait. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867.

Maximilien Sebastien Foy (1775-1825). French military leader, statesman and writer. Portrait. Engraving by A. Lefevre. 19th century.

Portrait of a man, late 18th century / early nineteenth century. Gilles Louis Chrétien (1754-1811). Portrait of a man, at the end of 18th century - early nineteenth century. Physionotrace. 1786-1799.

Kutusow Smolensky, Mikhail Ilarinovich Golenischchew Prince.

Portrait of Franz II.

Hermann-Maurice Saxe, Count of Saxe, 1696-1750. Marshall of France. Photo-etching from a rare old print. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works, IV. The Old Regime II, Court, Salons, and Theatres' Published London 1899.

Macartney, 1. Earl of Macartney, George .

Chevalier d'Eon 1771 Thomas Burke. Chevalier d'Eon. After Jacques Gabriel Huquier (French, Paris 1730-1805 Shrewsbury). 1771. Mezzotint. John Wesson (British, active 1768-73). Thomas Burke (Irish, Dublin 1749-1815 London). Charles Geneviève Louise Auguste André Timothée d'Eon de Beaumont (French, Tonnerre, 1728-1810). Prints

Louis XVI (1754-1793) king of France from 1774, brought to trial by the revolutionary National Convention, December 1792. Guillotined 21 January 1793. French Revolution. Lithograph.

Bentzel Starau, Christian Ernst Graf von.

Alexander Aubert. Engraving by J. Chapman after S. Drummond, 1798.

Antoine Louis Romanet after Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Louis XVI, King of France, 1783 Louis XVI, King of France

Jacques-Rene Hebert, 1757-1794. French journalist and revolutionary. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

Portrait of Admiraal Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen. Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, vice-admiral and extraordinary marshal of the Dutch naval power, with a hand in the side.

Portrait of William Paca, created in 1827 by artist John Singleton Copley and engraved by James Barton Longacre. The work was issued in Philadelphia and features William Paca, who lived from 1740 to 1799

Peter Simon Pallas, German explorer, zoologist and botanist, 1741-1811. Steel engraving by Lizars after a portrait from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.

Choiseul, Duke of Praslin, Caesar Gabriel Marquis de.

Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754-1842). French general, appointed Marshal of the Empire in 1804 by Napoleon Bonaparte. Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving. History.

Robespierre, Maximilian de.

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