French Revolutionary Figures

Engravings of important figures from the French Revolution, depicted in 18th-century attire, presenting solemn expressions, reflecting a historic and political theme.

Portrait of Trophime-Gérard, marquis de Lally-Tollendal (1751-1830) French politician and philanthropist. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Armand-Gaston Camus (1740-1804). French lawyer and revolutionist. He was elected by the Third Estate of Paris to the Estates General of 1789. President of the Constituent Assembly (28 October to 12 November 1789). Portrait. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Portrait of Trophime-Gérard, marquis de Lally-Tollendal (1751-1830) French politician and philanthropist. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Claude Basire (1764-1794). French politician. Elected deputy for the Côte-d'Or to the Legislative Assembly (3 September 1791 to 20 September 1792). A member of the National Convention (4 September 1792 to 5 April 1794), he joined La Montagne (The Mountain), opposing the postponement of the trial of King Louis XVI and voting in favour of his execution. He was accused of having participated in the falsification of a decree relative to the liquidation of the French East India Company. The Revolutionary Tribunal condemned him to death and he was guillotined. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Bernard-Germain de Lacepede (Bernard Germain etienne de Laville-sur-Illon) (1756-1825), comte de Lacepede. French zoologist and politician. After the French Revolution, he was elected member of the legislative assembly (1791-1792). Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

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

'Haydn.', 1895. Artist: Unknown.

Nicolas François de Neufchateau (1750-1828). French statesman, poet, and agricultural scientist. Portrait. Drawing by Rambert. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 2nd part, 1879.

Woodcut, Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier, portrait

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, US President. Illustration from Cassell's History of England, King's Edition Part 33

Michel Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély (Michel Louis Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély) (1760-1819). French politician, lawyer and journalist. He was elected deputy of the Third Estate for the seneschalty of Saint-Jean-d'Angély to the Estates General of 1789. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Buffon, Georges-Louis Comte.

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS English portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy. Date: 1723 - 1792

Portrait of Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet, looking to the side, died in Hamburg, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805). German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. Engraving.

Honore Gabriel, Comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791) French revolutonary writer, politician and diplomat. Lithograph, Pa;ris, c1840.

Francis I. or Franz Stephan of Lorraine, 1708 - 1765, as Francis III. Duke of Lorraine and Bar, as Francis II. Grand Duke of Tuscany, as well as co-regent of the Habsburg dominions, and Francis I. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, historic engraving from the Buch denkwuerdiger Frauen or book of memorable women, published by Otto Spamer, 1877

Jose Monino y Redondo, 1st Count of Floridablanca (1728-1808). Spanish statesman. Secretary of State (1777-1792). Portrait, detail. Illustration by Miranda. Engraving by Hortigosa. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolucion de Espana by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851.

Emmanuel Marie Michel Philippe Fréteau de Saint-Just (1745-1794). French politician. Elected deputy of the nobility for Melun and Moret-sur-Loing to the Estates General in 1789. President of the National Constituent Assembly (10 to 27 October 1789). 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.

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744-1811). Spanish neoclassical statesman, author and philosopher. Portrait. Illustration by Miranda. Engraving by Hortigosa. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolucion de Espana by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851.

Jean-Bertrand Féraud (1759-1795). French politician. He was elected deputy to the National Convention for the Hautes-Pyrénées (5 September 1792 to 20 May 1795). Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Historical print, 1802, portrait of Johannes von Mueller, 1752 - 1809, a Swiss historian, political writer and statesman, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature, by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Swiss-born French writer and philosopher. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume VI, 1857. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazales (1758-1805). French politician. Elected deputy for the nobility of Gaure, Verdun and Riviere-Verdun to the Estates General in 1789. In the National Constituent Assembly he belonged to the group of moderate royalists. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent.

Ferdinand VI (1713-1759). King of Spain (1746-1759). Bourbon dynasty. Portrait. Engraving by Masson. Lithographed by Magin Pujadas. "Historia General de Espana", by Modesto Lafuente. Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1879.

Alexandre de Lameth (Alexandre-Theodore-Victor de Lameth) (1760-1829), Count de Lameth. French general and politician. Elected deputy of the nobility for Peronne (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.

Jean-Nicolas, Baron Corvisart. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after F. P. S. Gérard.

Friedrich von Hagedor, 23 April 1708, 28 October 1754, a German poet of the Rococo period, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Germany, Portrait of German poet, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

Fabre d'Eglantine (Philippe-François-Nazaire Fabre) (1750-1794). French actor, playwright, poet and politician. He was president of the Club des Cordeliers (Cordeliers Club) and deputy to the National Convention. He took part in the creation of the French Revolutionary calendar. He was guillotined on 5 April 1794. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Jean-Bertrand Feraud (1759-1795). French politician. He was elected deputy to the National Convention for the Hautes-Pyrenees (5 September 1792 to 20 May 1795). Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

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Bernardo de Galvez (Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid) (1746-1786), 1st Count of Galvez. Lieutenant General and Viceroy of New Spain (17 June 1785 - 30 November 1786). Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Antilles, 1871.

Charles Alexandre, vicomte de Calonne, 20. Januar 1734, 29. Oktober 1802, war ein französischer Staatsmann. Er war Generalkontrolleur der Finanzen (17...

David Hume 1711 to 1776. Scottish historian and philosopher. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Etienne-Francois de Choiseul, June 28, 1719, May 8, 1785, was Marquis de Removille, Seigneur de Chanteloup, Marquis de Stainville (since 1770), Duc de Choiseul-Stainville and Pair of France (since 1758), and Duke of Choiseul, Duke of Amboise, Pair of France (since 1764), and a leading French statesman during the Ancien Regime, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century master copy

Louis-Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld d'Enville (1743-1792), 6th Duke of La Rochefoucauld. French nobleman and politician. Elected deputy of the nobility for Paris to the Estates General in 1789. He was executed on 4 September 1792, during the September Massacres. 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.

Frederick Louis Prinz von Wales 1707 bis 1751 Ältester Sohn von Georg II. / Frederick Louis Prince of Wales 1707 to 1751 Eldest son of George II Engraved by Gerimia from the book A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

Pedro Caro y Sureda (1761-1811). 3rd Marquis of La Romana. Spanish general of the Peninsular War. Portrait. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Valencia, 1867.

Friedrich Christian Leopold Johann Georg Franz Xaver of Saxony (5 September 1722 to 17 December 1763) was Elector of Saxony from 5 October 1763 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-1805) Scottish traveller and writer called 'The Abyssinian Traveller'. Engraving from 'A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen' by Thomas Thomson (1870).

Monti, Vincenzo.

Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, (c1880).Artist: Whymper

Johann Friedrich Struensee, 1737 - 1772, doctor and minister at the Danish court, historical woodcut, circa 1880

Fabre d'Eglantine (Philippe-Francois-Nazaire Fabre) (1750-1794). French actor, playwright, poet and politician. He was president of the Club des Cordeliers (Cordeliers Club) and deputy to the National Convention. He took part in the creation of the French Revolutionary calendar. He was guillotined on 5 April 1794. Portrait. Engraving. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Portrait of Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) a Venetian Baroque composer and violinist. Dated 18th Century

Frederick Louis Prince of Wales 1707 to 1751 Eldest son of George II, Frederick Louis Prince of Wales 1707 to 1751 Eldest son of George II Engraved by Gerimia from the book A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Thomas, Antoine Léonard.

David Garrick, 19 February 1717, 20 January 1779, was a famous actor of the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Benjamin Franklin

Portrait of Louis XVI the Restorer of the French Liberty (1754-1793) King of France from 1774 to 1793. House of Bourbon. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Comte de Chanteloup. Lithograph by J.J.F. Monanteuil.

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, 1801. Artist: Unknown

'James Brindley (1716-1772) English engineer who became known for his work on canal construction, beginning with the Bridgewater Canal which opened in 1761. Engraving.'

Frederick August I Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xaver the Just, 23 December 1750, 5 May 1827, from 1763 as Frederick August III Elector and from 1806 until his death as Frederick August I First King of Saxony, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Augustin Bernard Francois Legoazre de Kervelegan, 1748-1825. French politician. President of the Quimper Tribunal in the legislative assembly during the French Revolution. From ""Histoire de la Revolution Francaise"" by Louis Blanc

George III (1738-1820). King of Great Britain and Ireland later King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover. Engraving "Nuestro Siglo", 1883.

Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713-1773). Spanish naval officer and scientist. Portrait, 19th century. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Valencia, 1867.

Portrait of Count Franz Luis BOURBON, engraving

Historical drawing, portrait of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, 1710-1784, German composer

LINNAEUS, Carolus (1707-1778). Swedish naturalist. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe 'Achille Bertarelli' (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints).

Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski 1739 ñ 1791) Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favourite of Catherine the Great.

Benjamin Franklin. Line engraving by Bouvier, 1833, after J. S. Duplessis, 1778.

Jerome Petion de Villeneuve (1756-1794). French revolutionary, one of the Jacobin leaders. Elected mayor of Paris in November 1791. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

William Pitt, The Younger, 1759-1806. British Prime Minister 1783-1801 & 1804-1806. Engraved by S. Freeman from an original painting by Gainsborough.

Alexandre de Beauharnais, Viscount of Beauharnais (1760-1794). French aristocrat, military officer and politician. Elected deputy to the Estates General in 1789, he became a member of the Constituent Assembly in which he supported the abolition of feudal privileges. The Revolutionary Tribunal tried him for treason, sentencing him to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Portrait. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, part 2, 1879.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803), poet

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, Earl of Rumford, (26 March 1753, 21 August 1814) was a British officer, politician, experimental physicist and inventor. He played a significant role in the further development of thermodynamics, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Germany, engraved portrait of German writer, philosopher and playwright, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

WILLIAM PITT - THE ELDER 1ST EARL OF CHATHAM English politician Date: 1708 - 1778

Joseph II, 13 March 1741, 20 February 1790, was Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1765 to 1790 as the first member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Portrait of Gabriel Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau (1749-1791) French politician, physiocrat, writer and publicist. France, French Revolution 18th century. Old engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1845

Rufus King - American Politician, Lawyer and Diplomat

Historical print, engraving, 1793, portrait of Karl Christian Ernst Graf von Bentzel-Sternau, or Horatio Cocles, 1767-1847, German statesman, publisher and writer, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, picture atlas, 1887

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

Pope, Alexander .

Francis II, Francis, 1768 to 1835, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, reigned from 1792 to 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Holy Roman Empire after its decisive defeat by the First French Empire under Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804, he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I, the first Emperor of Austria, reproduction of a woodcut from 1880, digitally enhanced, Francis II, 1768 b

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

Birthdays Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, a son Johann Sebatian Bach was born on 22 November 1710 in ar Wei, he had, like all Johne Bach, inherited his great musical talent and well-known composer and orgelviruos Warein. January 13, 1936.

John Adams (1735-1826). American attorney, political activist, diplomat and statesman. 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801). Founding Father. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. "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.

ROBERT JACQUES TURGOT-1727/81-ECONOMISTA Y POLITICO FRANCES.

Charles François Dumouriez (1739-1823). French general who took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. Portrait. Drawing by Bocourt. Engraving by Pannemaker. Detail. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

Charles Francois Dumouriez (1739-1823). French general who took part in the French Revolutionary Wars. Portrait. Drawing by Bocourt. Engraving by Pannemaker. Detail. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

David Hume 1711-1776. Scottish historian and philosopher. From the book 'Gallery of Portraits' published London 1833.

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea-Ximénez de Urrea y Ponts de Mendoza (1719-1798), conde de Aranda, noble, militar y estadista ilustrado. Grabado de 1880.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 1729 - 1781, a poet of the German Enlightenment

Alexander Pope 1688 to 1744. English poet and satirist. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890

Italy, Venice, portrait of Italian composer, writer, and magistrate, Benedetto Marcello

William Pitt the Younger, 28 May 1759, 23 January 1806, was twice Prime Minister of Great Britain, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Charles-Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802). French statesman. Controller-General of Finance (1783-1787), during the reign of King Louis XVI. Portrait. Engraving by Pannemaker. ""History of the French Revolution"". Volume I, 1876.

Frederick II or Frederick the Great, 24 January 1712-17 August 1786, popularly known as the Old Fritz, was King in, from 1772 King of Prussia and from...

Johann Georg Jacobi, 2 September 1740, 4 January 1814, was a German poet and publicist, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Carlos IV de España (1748-1819). Rey de España entre 1788 y 1808. Perteneciente a la dinastía Borbón. Ilustración por Antonio Gómez. Grabado por Domingo Martinez. "Historia del Levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España", por el conde de Toreno. Madrid,1851.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer at the age of 35 Date: 1756 - 1791

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Austrian composer. Portrait. Engraving by R. Cremer, 1885.

'Lord North', (1881). Creator: Unknown.

GOLDONI, Carlo (1707-1793). Italian dramatist and poet. Engraving.

SIR HENRY BATE DUDLEY - English writer. Date: 1745 - 1824

Portrait of José Moñino y Redondo, 1st count of Floridablanca (Murcia 1728 - Seville 1808). Spanish politician, secretary of state and presided over t

Georges Cadoudal (1771-1804). French counter-revolutionary politician, leader of the Chouannerie during the French Revolution. Portrait. Drawing by Liénard. Engraving. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

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