Classical Portrait Engravings

Engravings of historical figures, showcasing detailed facial features and classical attire, reflecting techniques from the 16th to the 18th century.

Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus TIBERIUS, Roman emperor Date: 42 BC - 37 AD

Oliver Goldsmith. Etching.

Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) 356-323 BC. Romanticised portrayal of Alexander in plumed helmet. Stipple engraving London c1800

Portrait of Pierre Cartellier (1757-1831) mid-19th century Pierre Jean David d'Angers French Pierre-Jean David dAngers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedicated himself to a personal campaign of creating co

Bust van Willem I Frederik, King of the Netherlands, 1850 - 1949 photomechanical print Bust of Willem I Frederik. His name is on a pedestal. Netherlands paper collotype piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Caesar, Gaius Julius .

Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c. AD 56 ñ after 117). senator and a historian of the Roman Empire

Stosch, Philipp of

Virgil (Publius Vergillus Maro 79-19 BC)Ancient Roman poet. Author of 'Aeneid' and 'Georgics'. Engraving.

FAUSTUS FELIX - Roman patrician, described by Tacitus as timid and despicable, suspected of plotting aganst Nero so first exiled, then murdered. Date: 22 - 62

Constantine the Great (272 AD-337 AD). Roman Emperor from 306-337 AD. Engraving. Color.

Head of a woman 19th century European or American. Head of a woman. European or American. 19th century. Copper. Medals and Plaquettes-Reproductions

Perikles .

Two heads of ancient Greek soldiers. Drawing, c. 1793.

Heinrich I, King of Castile.

Domenico Gaggini, Prince of Aragon, c. 1475, marble.

DIOMEDES, son of Tydeus and Deipyle, Achaean leader in the siege of Troy and hero of many notable actions in the Iliad. Date: BCE

Anefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Frans Hemsterhuis (1721-1790), philosopher. {1940-1945}

MARBLE BUST OF THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL. BY A. MUNRO

Marat, Jean Paul .

Bust of a Man 1522 Wolfgang Huber German This expressive drawing by Wolfgang Huber, one of the greatest painters of the Danube school, is part of a group of nine head studies in the same medium and technique, all initialed and dated 1522. These sheets offer penetrating essays on physiognomy, obscuring the boundaries between observation and imagination, and may have evolved from Huber's study of Leonardo's work. The drawing exhibited here was preparatory for the head of a young Roman soldier in the left background of the "Raising of the Cross" (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna), a composition densely packed with the faces of onlookers of richly varied characterization. In the drawing, the slightly foreshortened, three-quarter view of the young man's head accentuates the heroic anxiety of his features. Huber's bold use of the drawing mediumchalk and washdiffers significantly from that of his other drawings and that of his northern contemporaries. It may have been a response to contempo

Napoleon 1821 French. Napoleon. French. 1821. Bronze, struck. Medals and Plaquettes

Bust of Galba, born Servius Sulpicius Galba, 3 BC AD 69. Sixth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 68 to 69. In sapphire. Calba. In cameo. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685.

Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus alias Titus AD39, 81 Roman Emperor from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated

Roman Emperor Tiberius, 42BC-37AD, Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti filius Augustus. Tiberius Claudius Nero. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697.

Nero (37 AD-68 AD). 5th Emperor of the Roman Empire. Julio-Claudian dynasty. Engraving. Color.

Julius Caesar, Caius Julius Caesar, Roman Dictator, Romani Imperii Conditor, 100BC to 33BC. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697. Bogaert was a Dutch poet, merchant, surgeon and translator of Latin works.

Portrait bust of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and author.

Caesar, Gaius Julius .

Augustus, Julius Caesar.

White, Marcus.

Giovanni Lodovico Bianconi. Line engraving by J. Benaglia after C. Bianconi.

Otho, 32 - 69 AD. After a 16th century engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi.

Alexander I, King of Epirus.

Italy, Canova, Antonio, Tognolli, Giovanni, Bertini, Angelo, Sculptures by Antonio Canova, Portrait bust of Antonio Canova, verso - stamped, Sculpted self-portrait of Antonio Canova., print, prints, height 250 mm, width 174 mm, 1783 - 1838, print maker, printmaker, 1812 - 1838, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Italian, 1786-06-16 - 1862-05-31, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1757-11-01 - 1822-10-13, after a sculpture by

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor Eraser: Fritzsch, ChristianDatting: 1726/1750

Apuleius, or Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, Numidian Latin-prose writer, philosopher, orator and priest in the imperial cult, born around 125 AD in Madauros (M'Daourouch, Algeria), died after 170. Apulejus. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Valentinian II (371-392) was the son of Emperor Valentinian I and half-brother to Emperor Gratian.

TEODOSIO. EMPERADOR ROMANO DEL 379 AL 395NACIDO EN COCA ( SEGOVIA ). ESTAMPA. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Pausias of Sikyon.

Head of a Young Woman(Fright). Artist: Pierre-Jean David d’Angers, French, 1788-1856

Ludwig I, the religious, Roman Kaiser 1601/1750

EDWARD THE CONFESSOR (1004-1066) King of England (reigned 1042-66)

Bust of Louis XV. In the style of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II (French, 1704 - 1778)

Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabroni. Line engraving.

Portrait of a Youth late 15th century Italian, probably Rome The subject and author of this sensitive portrait have yet to be identified. When it belonged to the Borghese family in Rome in the later nineteenth century, it was thought to be by the Florentine sculptor Benedetto da Rovezzano.. Portrait of a Youth 192718

Êtienne Denis, Duc de Pasquier (1767-1862), French statesman 1832 Pierre Jean David d'Angers French Pierre-Jean David dAngers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedicated himself to a personal campaign of crea

Pythagoras Head: Landon, Charles Pauldatierung: 1801/1825

Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman military leader, c. 270 208 BC. Consul of the Roman Republic, winner of the spolia opima for killing Viridomarus at the Battle of Clastidium, conqueror of Syracuse. Shown with the arms of Sicily. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoors Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as Favissæ utriusque antiquitatis tam Romanæ quam Græcæ in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716.

Philipp II., King of Macedonia.

Young, Edward Stecher: Farrier, Egid (The Younger)

David d'Angers (1788-1856). "Medal. Francesco Valdès". Metal, Bronze, 1833. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 57564-10 Bronze, medal, metal, numismatics

Tiberius, Roman Emperor.

Roman jurist Papinian and Empress Publia Fulvia Plautilla (died 211), wife of Roman emperor Caracalla, exiled after the execution of her father Gaius Fulvius Plautianus. Papinianus et Plautilia. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Byron, Lord George Gordon (London, 1788-Missolonghi, 1824). British poet.

Servius Galba, 3 BC - 69 AD, Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba before taking the throne, Roman emperor who ruled 68-69 AD. Galba. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoors Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as Favissæ utriusque antiquitatis tam Romanæ quam Græcæ in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716.

Italy, Canova, Antonio, Pozzi, Fontana, Pietro, Gioacchino Napoleone, Portrait bust of Joachim Murat, verso - stamped, Portrait bust of Joachim Murat by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova., print, prints, height 237 mm, width 174 mm, 1762 - 1837-09-18, print maker, printmaker, 1773 - 1837, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Italian, 1757-11-01 - 1822-10-13, after a sculpture by

Portrait of painter Rafaël, Antonio Lanzani, After Meltin, 1800 - 1899 print Italy paper etching historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artist

Young Pergamus, son of the warrior Neoptolemus and Andromache, mythical founder of the city of Pergamum. In helmet with crest. Pergamo. From a bronze medal. Copperplate engraving by VF after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell' Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio deLazari, Rome, 1699.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von Erschier: Bolt, Johann Friedrich

Milon of crotons.

Lucius Antonius, Roman politician, 1st century BC. Younger brother and supporter of Triumvir Mark Antony. L. Antonius. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Two female faces expressing admiration (left) and admiration with astonishment (right). Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.

Demetrius I, also called Poliorcetes, Macedonian nobleman, military leader and king of Macedon, 337-283 BC. Demetrius Rex. Roma in gemma. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his LAcademia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675.

Beccaria, Caesar.

JOSE I BONAPARTE 1768/1844 -GRABADO S XIX- BUSTO. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-GRABADOS BLANCO Y NEGRO. MADRID. SPAIN. BONAPARTE JOSE I. JOSE I BONAPARTE. NAPOLEON JOSE I O JOSE NAPOLEON I.

Domitia Calvilla. Dated: 1546. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sebald Beham.

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