French Revolution Notables

18th-century engraved portraits of influential figures during the French Revolution, showcasing formal attire and serious expressions, reflecting historical gravitas.

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish physician and botanist

Louis-Sebastien Mercier (1740-1814). French writer, playwright and critic of Pre-Romanticism. Deputy of the National Convention and member of the Council of Five Hundred. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Adrien Duport (Adrien Jean-Francois Duport) (1759-1798). French magistrate. Prominent constitutional monarchist during the first stages of the French Revolution of 1789. Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794) often referred to as Malesherbes or Lamoignon-Malesherbes, was a French statesman and minister in the Ancien Régime, and later counsel for the defense of Louis XVI. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish physician and botanist

Alexandre de Lameth (Alexandre-Théodore-Victor de Lameth) (1760-1829), Count de Lameth. French general and politician. Elected deputy of the nobility for Péronne (Somme department) to the Estates General in 1789. One of the driving forces behind the abolition of privileges on the night of 4 August 1789, although he was in possession of them, soon renounced. Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876. Author: Hippolyte de la Charlerie (1827-1869). Belgian artist.

Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791). French politician, leader of the early phases of the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú, Volume VI. 1857.

Claude Bazire, 1764-1794,French lawyer and deputy for the Cote d'Or in the Legislative Assembly.

Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford 1676 to 1745. British statesman and Britains first Prime Minister. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Jean-Baptiste Clery, 1759-1809. Valet to King Louis XVI, from ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

Francois Buzot (Francois Nicolas Leonard Buzot) (1760-1794). French politician. Elected deputy to the National Convention in 1792, joining the Girondins. Opposed the creation of the Committee of Public Safety. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Portrait of Gilbert Romme (1750-1795) a French politician and mathematician who developed the French Republic Calendar. Dated 19th century

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Swiss-born French writer and philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1857.

Jean-Joseph Mounier (1758-1806). French politician and jurist. Elected deputy of the Third State for the Dauphine to the Estates General of 1789. He defended constitutional monarchy. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803), poet

Mathieu de Montmorency (Mathieu Jean Felicite de Montmorency) (1767-1826), 1st Duke of Montmorency-Laval. French revolutionary politician and military officer. Elected deputy of the nobility of Montfort-l'Amaury to the Estates General in 1789. Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Charles James Fox 1749-1806. Britain's first foreign secretary, whig statesman and orator. Engraved by S. Freeman.

Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727 English physicist and mathematical scientist From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Gérard de Lally-Tollendal (1751-1830), French Politician, Engraving

Nicolas Bergasse (1750-1832). French lawyer, philosopher and politician. In 1789 he was elected deputy to the Estates General, becoming an important face of the Monarchiens Party. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, portrait of Edmund Burke, 1729 - 1797, a British writer, political philosopher and politician during the Age of Enlightenment

'Lord Anson', (1829). Creator: J Jenkins.

Portrait of Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier (1736-1828) was a French politician of the French Revolution. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD, Charles-Maurice de (1754-1838). Portrait of Talleyrand-Perigord. Engraving.

Reverend John Home. 1722 - 1808. Scottish minister, soldier, author and a founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was the author of the successful blank verse tragedy Douglas. After an engrav

Jean-Girard Lacuee (1752-1841), Count of Cessac. French general and politician. Minister for War under Napoleon (3 January 1810 to 20 November 1813). Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Thomas Chalmers. Lithograph by F. Schenck.

Portrait of Louis-Marie Stanislas Fréron (1754-1802) was a French politician, journalist, representative to the National Assembly, and a representative on mission during the French Revolution. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

Francois Alexandre Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld, Duke of Liancourt, Duke of La Rochefoucauld (1792-1827) was a French nobleman and military. France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Portraits et histoire des hommes utile by Societe Montyon et Franklin 1837

Honore Gabriel Riqueti Mirabeau,Count of Mirabeau 1749-1791. French revolutionary statesman. Engraved by S. Freeman.

Crebillon, Claude Prosper de.

Edward Gibbon, 8 May 1737, 16 January 1794, a British historian in the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Adam Smith (1723-1776) y el pensamiento económico internacional. Aguafuerte.

Johann Peter Zu, 3 October 1720, 12 May 1796, German poet, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portait of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, German composer and organ and piano virtuoso of the Baroque

Louis-Michel Lepeletier (Louis-Michel Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau) (1760-1793), Marquis of Saint-Fargeau. French jurist and politician. On 16 May 1789 he was elected deputy for the nobility of Paris to the Estates General of 1789. In the National Constituent Assembly, Lepeletier moved the abolition of the death penalty, the galley sentence and branding with a hot iron. He was appointed president of the Constituent Assembly on 21 June 1790. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

John Hancock 1737 to 1793 American statesman and Founding Father A signatory of Declaration of Independence 19th century engraving by J.B. Longacre after a painting by Copley

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, 10. November 1759, 9. Mai 1805, war Arzt, Dichter, Philosoph und Historiker, einer der bedeutendsten deutsche...

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791). French politician, leader of the early stages of the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving in 'Nuestro Siglo', 19th century. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

Marguerite-Elie Guadet (1758-1794) French revolutionary politician. Girondin leader during the French Revolution. President of the National Convention (18 October to 1 November 1792). Died by guillotine on 17 June 1794. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

American Revolutionary patriot John Hancock (1737-1793) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He strongly promoted resistance to British rule and served as president of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777. .

Jean Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778. Swiss philosopher. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine 1750 - 1823. English lawyer and Lord Chancellor. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Portrait of Jacques-Constantin Perrier (1742-1818) a French engineer. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist. Dated 19th century

George III 1738-1820 George William Frederick. King of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover 1815-1820 From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Linné, Charles of.

Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuile, Count von Montgelas, Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Ga...

Jean Marie Leclair (1697-1764) French composer and violinist.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, known as Malesherbes (1721-1794). French statesman, minister and counsel for the defense of King Louis XVI. Died by guillotine during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord - French politician and diplomat.

LORD THURLOW. London, UK, 19th century engraving

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, baron de l'Aulne, 10 May 1727, 18 March 1781, a French statesman and economist of the Enlightenment, Historical, digitally...

Charles de Lameth (Charles-Malo-François de Lameth) (1757-1832). French general and politician. Portrait. Elected deputy of the nobility to the Estates General of 1789 for the province of Artois. He was one of the first aristocrats to renounce his privileges on the night of 4 August 1789. Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Pierre Dezoteux de Cormatin (1753-1812). French field marshal. He took part in the American Revolutionary War and the Chouannerie. Portrait. Engraving. History.

Portrait of George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland, until the union of the two countries on 1st January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Dated 18th century

Louis XVI (1754-1793). King of France. Engraving.

Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller, from 1802 von Schiller (10 November 1759, 9 May 1805), was a doctor, poet, philosopher and historian, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Gottfried August Buerger (1747-1794), poet

Historic print, copper engraving, portrait of Johann Georg Jacobi, 1740 - 1814, a German poet and writer, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814), conde de Rumford, físico e inventor norteamericano. Grabado de 1873.

Magnus Gottfried Lichtwer the Younger, 30 January 1719, 7 July 1783, a German jurist and fabulist in the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751 - 1816, an Irish playwright and politician

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, age 27. January 1756, 5 December 1791, was a Salzburg musician and composer of the Viennese Classical period, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Joseph Foullon de Doue (Joseph-Francois Foullon de Doue) (1715-1789). French politician. In 1789, after the dismissal of Jacques Necker, Foullon was appointed ""Surintendant des Finances"" (Controller-General of Finances) (12 to 22 July 1798), and minister of the King's Household. On 22 July 1789, Foullon was captured by peasants in the Viry-Chatillon near Paris and taken to the capital. He was beheaded by the crowd in front of the Hotel de Ville. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Benjamin Constant, vintage engraving. Benjamin Constant, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656342

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, baron de l'Aulne, 10 May 1727, 18 March 1781, a French statesman and economist of the Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843). German lyric poet. Engraving. (Nuestro Siglo),1883. Spanish edition.

Trophime Gerard de Lally-Tollendal, 5 March 1751, 11 March 1830, was a French nobleman and politician, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Felix María Samaniego (1745-1801), fabulista y poeta español. Grabado de 1903.

France/USA: 'Lafayette' (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, 1757-1834), engraving, 19th century

Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet) (1694-1778). French writer of the Enlightenment. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Canto. Volume VI. 1857.

Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, 1724 - 1803, German poet, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660434

James Madison (1751-1836). American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States (1809Ð1817). Colored engraving.

John Hancock (1737-1793). Was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Engraving by Copley. The Amercian Revolution.

Tobias George Smollett. Line engraving.

Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, 1715 - 1789, French economist, physiocrat and writer, woodcut from 1880

George Anson, Baron Anson (1697-1762) English naval commander. In command of Pacific squadron he circumnavigated globe from September 1740 to June 1774. First Lord of the Admiralty 1751. Engraving

Schmid, Christoph of.

Christoph Martin Wieland, 5 September 1733-20 January 1813, a German poet, translator and editor at the time of the Enlightenment, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Jean Auguste de Chastenet de Puysegur (1740-1815). French prelate. Appointed archbishop of Bourges in 1788. Elected deputy for the clergy of the Bailiwick of Berry to the Estates General in 1789. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Sir Isaac Newton, 25 December 1642, 20 March 1726, was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, author and physicist, described in his time a...

John Howard, English Prison Reformer 1789, Black and White Illustration;

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78), French political philosopher. Artist: Pierre Michel Alix

Charles Barbaroux (Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux) (1767-1794). French Girondin politician during the French Revolution. Died by guillotine. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Louis XVI (1754-1793). King of France (1774-1792). He married Marie Antoinette and opposed the Third Estate, trying to stop the revolutionary process. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by Cesar Canto. Volume VI. 1857.

David Garrick (1717-1779) English actor-manager and dramatist. Copperplate engraving.

Louis-Lazare Hoche, 25 June 1768, 19 September 1797, a French general de division of the revolutionary period, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Vice Admiral, William Bligh,(1754 ñ 1817); officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A historic mutiny occurred during his command of HMS Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers. Fifteen years after the Bounty mutiny, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia, with orders to clean up the corrupt rum trade of the New South Wales Corps. His activities resulted in

Immanuel Kant, 22 April 1724, 12 February 1804, was a German philosopher of the Enlightenment, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81), German Writer, Philosopher, Dramatist, Publicist and Art Critic, Engraving, 1873

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) on engraving from 1857. One of the most significant and influential composers of classical music. Engraved by C.Cook and published in Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography,Great Britain,1857.

Nicolas de Condorcet (Marie-Jean-Antoine Nicolas de Caritat) (1743-1794). Marquis of Condorcet. French philosopher and mathematician. During the French Revolution he sided with the Girondins. In 1791 was elected representative of Paris in the Legislative Assembly. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

André Chénier (André Marie de Chénier) (1762-1794). French poet and journalist. He was executed by guillotine in Paris on 7 Thermidor year II (25 July 1794). Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet) (1694-1778). French writer of the Enlightenment. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI. 1857. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Portrait of Francisco Cajigal de la Vega (1695-1777) Spanish military officer, governor of Cuba, and interim viceroy of New Spain. Dated 18th Century

Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford 1676 to 1745, British statesman and first Prime Minister of Great Britain. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH German organist and composer Date: 1685 - 1750

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787). German composer. Portrait. Engraving, 1917.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Carlo Goldoni, 1707 - 1793, an Italian comic poet and librettist

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705-1766), later Prince of Thiano, Austrian filed marshal. Engraving. Portrait. 19th century.

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