Famous Historical Figures

Engravings portraying well-known historical figures in distinctive attire and settings, connecting art with cultural narratives.

Portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) founder of the Sikh Empire, which came to power in the Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. Dated 19th Century

Bearded man, in a furred oriental Cap and Robe, Constantino Cumano, Rembardt Van Rijn, 1770 - print Possibly Rembrandt's father. paper etching head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes). adult man

Indien 1714-15 After Jean Baptiste Vanmour. Indien. Plate 93; from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant". After Jean Baptiste Vanmour (French, Valenciennes 1671-1737 Istanbul (Constantinople)). 1714-15. Etching and engraving. Jacques le Hay. Prints

Moritz, Elector of Saxony.

Dietrich, Burggrav of Altenburg.

Portrait of an unknown old man with a turban, Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, after Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1750 - 1811 print Dresden paper etching historical persons. male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). head-gear: turban. beard. historical costume

Portrait of an unknown man, Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, after Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1752 - 1811 print Text in German in the lower margin. Print is part of an album. Dresden paper etching anonymous historical person portrayed. male persons from the Old Testament (with NAME) (not in biblical context). head-gear: turban. beard. historical costume

Gorris, Jean de.

Portrait of Philip V from France, Anonymous, Balthazar Moncornet, 1610 - 1668 print Numbered at the bottom: 48. Paris paper engraving historical persons. king

Portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) founder of the Sikh Empire, which came to power in the Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. Dated 19th Century

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Bearded man with oriental fur hat and decorated cloak: the father of Rembrandt (), verso lower right - pen in brown, print, prints, RHL 1631, upper left, verso lower left, verso lower right, C. 11997, verso central - pencil, prinsipaic, 593 r (), height 145 mm, width 129 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1631 - 1631, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, burin, Work conception, after own design by

Head of an Aga of the Janisseries. Drawing. Pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper. Height: 308 mm (12.12 in); Width: 241 mm (9.48 in). Author: after John Hamilton Mortimer. Princess Charlotte (later Queen Charlotte of Württemberg).

Portrait of King Zygmunt II August with royal insignia; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, 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, 16th century, Zygmunt II August (Polish king - 1520-1572), Zygmunt II August (Polish king - 1520-1572 ) - iconography, gift (provenance), royal insignia, kings, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, men's portraits

Portrait of Janus Secundus. Portrait of the Dutch humanistic poet Janus Secundus Nicolai Hagiensis, also called Jan Everaerts. He holds a poem in his hand. He is wearing a hat.

Hakman, Eugen.

Nice, Rudolf.

PortraT van Koca Sinan Pasha, Anonymous, After Tobias Stimmer, 1549 - 1575 print Print is part of an album. paper historical persons

Gustave Courbet (French, 1819 - 1877). Jean Journet on His Way to Conquer the World, ca. 1850. Lithograph.

Seferkazi Aga.

Portrait of Salomon Salem. Bust of Salomon Salem, the supreme rabbit of the Portuguese-Israelite Municipality in Amsterdam, in oval with peripheral. On the portrait of the portrait a text in Hebrew.

Fumeur(Smoker). Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme, French, 1824-1904

Juif 1714-15 After Jean Baptiste Vanmour. Juif. Plate 63; from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant". After Jean Baptiste Vanmour (French, Valenciennes 1671-1737 Istanbul (Constantinople)). 1714-15. Etching and engraving. Jacques le Hay. Prints

Looking down man with fur hat, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1732 print Germany (possibly) paper etching old man. looking downwards. moustache. head-gear (with NAME)

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Cumano, Constantino, Man with beard in a fur coat and with fur hat (Rembrandt's father), Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe, recto lower right - handwritten in ink, Possibly Rembrandt's father., print, prent, prints, verso - stamped, 231, height 159 mm, width 126 mm, Italian, 1760 - 1803, print maker, printmaker, 1770 - 1803, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, after print by

Portrait of Mustafa III, print maker: Johann Esaias Nilson, (mentioned on object), Augsburg, 1757 - 1788, paper, engraving, etching, h 225 mm - w 160 mm

Portrait of Lodewijk De Vrome van France, Anonymous, Balthazar Moncornet, 1610 - 1668 print Numbered at the bottom: 25. Paris paper engraving historical persons. king

This 1557 copper engraving by Melchior Lorch depicts the Persian ambassador Ismael, showing figure, attire, gestures, and early modern European diplomatic representation.

Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)28. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u

Portrait of a man with turban, Hermanus Johannes van den Hout, after Jan Adam Kruseman, 1837 - 1853 print The man has a dark beard, wears oriental clothing and a turban on the head. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Hague paper. historical persons (+ (full) bust portrait). head-gear: turban

Arab merchant from Beirut, Lebanon. Travel to Syria 1875-1878 by Charles Louis Lortet (1836 - 1909) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880

Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat ĭbrahim Pasa, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730 painting Portrait of the Grandvizier Nevsehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasa, standing, back. Ǐbrahim Pasha is dressed in a white satin kaftan with saber fur and a kallâvî, a ceremonial turban to recognize the visors. The Grootvizier wore a golden band about the turban to distinguish the visors, which wore a black band. In the background we see the sofa or bank that can also be seen on the second audience painting in the couch. The Grootvizier was placed in an administrative environment by Vanmour to underline its function. canvas. oil paint (paint) ranks ~ rulers, sovereigns. historical persons Turkey. Istanbul

Portrait of Eduard van Woodstock, Pierre François Basan, After George Vertue, 1733 - 1756 print print maker: Francepublisher: Parispublisher: Paris paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign. ornament ~ medallion

Grand Vizier Nevsehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasa, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730

Portrait of Mieszko Old, according to the illustration from: "Polish Chronicle Marcin Bielski again by Ioach. Bielsko son published", Kraków 1597, p. 127; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Bielski, Joachim (CA 1540 cars Ca 1550 -1599); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00); was downloaded from the Muse of the National Museum in Warsaw; drawing / feather, drawing / ink; products from W Dzkien / paper / paper, products from W ókien / paper, products from W Dzkien / paper / cardboard; Drawing: height 12.8 cm, width 7.8 cm, cardboard: height 35.7 cm, width 25.8 cm; Di 31504 MNW; all rights reserved.Bielski, Marcin (Ca 1495-1575). Polish Chronicle, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection , Mieszko III Old (Polish Prince - Ca 1126-1202), Mieszko III Stary (Polish Prince - Ca 1126-1202) - iconography, gift (provenance), copies, copies from eng

Azpilcueta, Martin .

Costume design to the play 'The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian' by Gabriele D'Annuzio by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924) / Private Collection / 1911 / Russia / Gouache on paper / Opera, Ballet, Theatre /

Portrait in the oval of King Zygmunt II August, according to Crisipin Scharfenberg from 1561; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Scharffenberg, Crispin (1515-1576); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, 16th century, Zygmunt II August (Polish king - 1520-1572), Zygmunt II August (Polish king - 1520-1572) - iconography, gift (provenance), copies, copies from engravings, kings, personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, men's portraits, portraits of rulers, ruler

Bendella, Teofil.

Portrait of Süleyman II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Wallerant Vaillant, 1658 - 1677 print paper head-gear: turban

Galis, blush.

Chaireddin Barbarossa, Ottoman ruler in Algiers.

Bonneval, Claude Alexandre Comte Stecher: Haid, Johann Jakob

Portrait of unknown man with beard and plumy hat, Johannes Pieter de Frey, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1780 - 1834 print Portrait of an unknown man with a beard and plumy hat, halfway to the left. paper etching head-gear (+ feathers used for clothes)

Le Capi-Aga, ou chef des Eunuques blancs 1714-15 After Jean Baptiste Vanmour. Le Capi-Aga, ou chef des Eunuques blancs. Plate 5; from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant". After Jean Baptiste Vanmour (French, Valenciennes 1671-1737 Istanbul (Constantinople)). 1714-15. Etching and engraving. Jacques le Hay. Prints

A travelling barber. Engraving by G. Scotin the elder, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.

A Jewish Rabbi, Print made by William Pether, ca. 1738-1821, British, after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669, Dutch, 1775, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 19 1/4 × 17 3/8 inches (48.9 × 44.1 cm), Plate: 18 7/8 × 17 inches (47.9 × 43.2 cm), and Image: 17 3/8 × 16 15/16 inches (44.1 × 43 cm)

AHMET III, 1703-30 Ottoman sultan, with prince,19th century watercolour

Edward Wortley Montague, John Condé, 1765-1794, French, active in Britain, after George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Annotated by James Chelsum, 1738-1801, British, 1793, Etching, Plate: 21 3/16 x 16 1/2in. (53.8 x 41.9cm)

Self-portrait in a Turkish Outfit. Artist: After Jean Étienne Liotard (Swiss, Geneva 1702-1789 Geneva); Johann Caspar Füssli the Elder (Swiss, 1706-1782); After Carlo Gregori (Italian, Lucca 1702-1759 Florence). Dimensions: plate: 4 15/16 x 3 5/16 in. (12.5 x 8.4 cm)sheet: 8 3/16 x 5 11/16 in. (20.8 x 14.5 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Photo production of (presumably) a fresco of Paolo Uccello, representing a portrait of Donatello, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph cardboard. photographic support albumen print portrait, self-portrait of sculptor

Portrait of the King Charles XV of Sweden in Turkish Dress by Anonymous / Private Collection / Orientalism / Mid of the 19th cen. / Sweden / Oil on cardboard / Portrait / 28,5x20,5

Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk. Ob. 1554. From the original of Mark Gerard, in the collection of the Most Noble, the Marquis of Salisbury. Clippings, Portraits. 1826-08-01. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Public figures, Suffolk, Henry Grey, Duke of, approximately 1500-1554

'Portrait of a Bearded Man'. Italy, circa 1530. Dimensions: 10,5x11,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: PARMIGIANINO.

Portrait of Andreas Deonyszoon Winius, Cornelis Visscher (II), Joost van den Vondel, 1650

Kefla Abay, High Priest of the Nile, James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, undated, Watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 inches (29.2 × 22.9 cm), portrait

Rufino Casado / 'Ramiro II of León'. 1852. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Melanchthon, Philipp.

Orhan, Sultan of Turkey 1601/1750

Head and shoulders of a Turk, with a moustache and a large turban 1645 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian A Turkish man with a moustache, shown half-length, wearing a turban held by jewelled chain, and jacket over ornate doublet, fastened with nine buttons. Head and shoulders of a Turk, with a moustache and a large turban 360630

Portrait of a standing prince, Anonymous, c. 1700 drawing. Indian miniature paper. brush / brush

Uene-Siang of the Hanlin Academy. vice president of the great council of the chinese empire, Beijing, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873

Holmberg, Werner, Brick wall and creeper, 1848-1860, watercolor and pencil, painting, BUILT LANDSCAPE; stone wall; creeper; water, 23.5 cm x 26.5 cm

Portrait of a standing prince.

Copper engraving by Nicolas Beatrizet depicting Pope Pius V, created around 1566, showing facial features, papal attire, and 16th-century portrait conventions.

Lumberjack; Rapacki, Józef (1871-1929), Wierzbicki B. and S-ka (Warsaw; Graphic Zady; 1897-1944), Bibljoteka of the Polish House (Warsaw; Nak ADCA; 1903-1930); 1926 (1926-00-00-1926-00-00);Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship), Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944), Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, gift (provenance), lumberjacks, Polish graphics, Poland, Poland (culture), genre scenes, types genre

Milfait, Ferencz.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol (Solomon ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol Avicebron) (ca. 1021-ca. 1058). Spanish-Jewish Andalusi philosopher and poet, born in Malaga. Portrait. Engraving. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Portrait of Merovech, King of Franken, Anonymous, Balthazar Moncornet, 1610 - 1668 print Numbered at the bottom: 3. Paris paper engraving historical persons. king

Eudo I, Duke of Burgundy.

Studies for the Instruction of Painters, two suites. Rome, c. 1630, Print made by Oliverio Gatti, 1568-1651, Italian, after Giovanni Guercino, 1591-1666, Italian, Published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, 1627-1691, Italian, undated, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (22.2 × 31.8 cm) and Binding: 9 inches (22.9 cm)

Lazio Latina Fondi S. Pietro, Duomo1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Painting and sculpture from the church interior. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Mino from Fiesole.

Tsar Michael I of Russia (From the 'Tsarskiy titulyarnik' (Tsar's Book of Titles) by Russian Master / Russian National Library, St. Petersburg/ 1672/ Russia, Moscow School/ Facsimile/ Old Russian Art/ Portrait

Man from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia), Greece, workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour, 1700 - 1737

Head of a Warrior 1597-1601 Cavaliere d'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari) Italian. Head of a Warrior. Cavaliere d'Arpino (Giuseppe Cesari) (Italian, Arpino 1568-1640 Rome). 1597-1601. Red chalk. Drawings

Engraving depicting Georges Philipesco, Boyar of Wallachia and Moldavia. Dated 17th Century

Seller of Sticks, Aswan, Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888

Honigberger, Johann Martin .

Studies for the Instruction of Painters, two suites. Rome, Print made by Francesco Curti, 1610-1690, Italian, after Giovanni Guercino, 1591-1666, Italian, Published by Giovanni Domenico de Rossi, active 17th century, Italian, ca. 1633, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (22.2 × 31.8 cm) and Binding: 9 inches (22.9 cm)

S M JERIFIANA MULEY HASAN SULTAN DE MARRUECOS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

S. E. Le Cardinal Lavigerie; Jasi Ski, Feliks Stanis ; magazine, publishing house; 1859-2002); 1888 (1888-00-00-1888-00-00);Gazette des Beaux -Arts (magazine - Paris - 1859-2002) - illustrations, Lavigerie, Charles Martial Allemand (Cardinal - 1825-1892), Wellsz, Leopold (1882-1972), Wellisz, Leopold (1882-1972) - collection, Clergy, French (culture), French graphics, Polish graphics, cardinals, books, publishing prints, Poland (culture), men's portraits, purchase (provenance)

Galeria Borghese, once counted among the most famous and valuable private art collections in the world, traces its origins to the collecting activities of Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli Borghese, Portrait of Cesarego Borgii, Agnolo di Mariano zw. Bronzino, Rome, 1878, Italy, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a photograph by Giorgio Sommer, colourised, Europe

'Retrato del bufon Don Juan De Austria', (The Jester Don John of Austria), 1632, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez.

Barbaro, Daniello.

Man from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia). Dating: 1700 - 1737. Place: Istanbul. Measurements: h 39 cm × w 31 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jean Baptiste Vanmour (workshop of).

Leonicene, Niccolo.

Hassan Raza Khan wearing a woollen cap and a red attire. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A Turk. Dated: late 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 46.2 x 35 cm (18 3/16 x 13 3/4 in.). Medium: lithograph on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alexandre Bida.

Lazio Latina Cori S. Oliva1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Extensive coverage of exterior and interior including many views of Roman columns; many views of the renaissance frescoes and of the Renaissance cloister. General Notes: There were two sets of prints for this location; they have now been integrated into a single numerical sequence. There German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Costume Paintings 1728 Jean Baptiste Vanmour

A Jewish Money-Changer, workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour, 1700 - 1737

Alexander Dondukov-Korsakov (1820-1893). Russian politician and statesman. Russian Imperial Commissar in Bulgaria (1879-1880). Portrait. Engraving by Vela. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878. Author: Eugenio Vela (d. 1895). Spanish engraver.

COJEKAKAKAKE UL-HİZİJE Fi Schemail Osmanije

Bliżej Kultury Hanfstaengl, Franz (1804 1877)

Berg et Chevalier, Sa Majesté Ménélik II, Roi des Rois d'Éthiopie, Portrait of Menelik II, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, Reproduction interdite., Paper <Lustré>. Grosvenor, Chater et Co, 6, rue Favart, Paris., height 112 mm, width 85 mm, photographer, 1891 - 1896, paper, autotype, cliché maker

Illustrations for a medical work (facial disease). Tyszkiewicz, Konstanty (1806-1868), merchant employer, Marcinowski, Antoni (Wilno ; drukarnia ; 1817-1862), printing house, Podoliński, Michał (1783-1856), graphic artist

Murat, Joachim.

Portret Van Mechti Kuli Beg, Giles Sadeler (2), 1605 print Mechti Kuli Beg, ambassador of Persia at the imperial court of Rudolf II in Prague. He is wearing a turban. An eagle on his right hand. The print has an Arabian caption. Prague paper etching / engraving predatory birds: eagle. head-gear: turban. Asiatic races and peoples: Persians

Maharaja Ranbir Singh. Culture: India (Jammu). Dimensions: Image (sight): 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm). Date: ca. 1860-80.This is likely a portrait of Ranbir Singh, an attribution supported by the inscription at the upper left identifying the subject as "Maharaja of Jammu." Great attention has been paid to his facial features, his striking upturned moustache, and his jeweled turban in contrast to the rather formulaic treatment of his body and the throne. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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