Historical Portrait Engravings

Engravings of historical figures in ornate clothing, showcasing royal themes and dignified poses in monochrome tones.

Southern Netherlands, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Prosopographia, sive virtutum, animi, corporis, bonorum externorum, vitiorum, et affectuum variorum delineatio, Maiestas, Royal dignity, verso - stamped, A standing woman with a cloak and scepter is crowned by an eagle. Below the image two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 157 mm, width 90 mm, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1590, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Rostaing, Tristan Marquis de .

Southern Netherlands, Kiliaan, Cornelis, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, Prosopographia, sive virtutum, animi, corporis, bonorum externorum, vitiorum, et affectuum variorum delineatio, Maiestas, Royal dignity, verso - stamped, A standing woman with a cloak and scepter is crowned by an eagle. Below the image two lines of text in Latin. The print is part of an album., print, prent, albumblad, prints, prenten, height 157 mm, width 90 mm, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1585 - 1590, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1530 - 1607-04-15, writer

Dietrich I, Count of Holland.

Harlequin, Pierer Merchant Gentleman (Registered Title)

Johann V, King of Portugal Stecher: Pfeffel, Johann Andreas (the elderly) publisher: Pfeffel, Johann Andreas (the elderly) Dating: 1706 / 1710Factable place of origin: Vienna

Biron de Gontaut, Armand Baron.

Francesco the QUIEIALLES: NATTARH, CASSeralalers, Peter Paraz Ros Kiselets, Grand Portien, in 1640)

Portret van Jan I, graaf van Holland, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop of), after Willem Thibaut, 1578 print Jan I, Count of Holland. Standing, back. He leans on a sword with both hands. On his left shoulder the coat of arms of Holland. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Holland. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Haarlemprinter: Antwerppublisher: Antwerp paper engraving

Ernst I. of the Iron Archduke of Austria.

Portrait of emperor Maximilian II; Portraits of kings and queens for feet. Portrait of Maximilian II, german emperor, full of right dressed in armor, a few gloves in the left hand. At the top right of coat of arms surrounded by the order of the golden fleece. At the bottom left of the ground a helmet.

Moritz, Prince of Orania, Count of Nassau's full figure in round archnish standing, en face from the right; Barhaupt, with mustache, pointed chin beard; Cutter; in breast harness, armored arms and hands; in transverse striped army, leg jerseys, lightweight footwear; Command duty in the right, left at the degree; Helmet and two arms at feet; On podium in architectone. Framing with rich decor from fruit thread; at the two-sided carrier columns figures and acanthusatory namakes; Empty podium cartridge with roll workdrop; Copper engraving (from Dominikus Custos). Without legend, designation. Latin on the back. Biographical text in wooden cut oval decor framing.

Alfons II. D'Este, Duke of Modena and Ferrara.

Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoyen.

Dancing Couple, plate five from The Large Wedding-Dancers Made 1538 Germany. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . Heinrich Aldegrever

Johann II, Duke of Brabant.

Portrait of Floris II, Count of Holland, standing in armor with the coat of arms of Holland on his shoulder and a sword in his hand. Print from a series of 36 prints with full-length portraits of counts and countesses of Holland, Portrait of Floris II, Count of Holland Counts and countesses of Holland , print maker: Adriaen Matham, Haarlem, 1620, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm

Castellalto, Franz von.

Franz Ludwig, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg Elector of Mainz.

Portrait of Albrecht, Archduke of Austria, Anonymous, After Christoffel van Sichem (I), in Or Before 1690 print Portrait of Albrecht, Archduke of Austria and governor of the Southern Netherlands. He carries a command staff in his hand. Below and above the print text in book print. paper etching / letterpress printing

Portrait of Floris IV, Count of Holland; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Portrait of Floris IV, Graaf van Holland, standing in a harness with the arm of Holland and in his hand a sword on his shoulder. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits feet from graves and gravingen of Holland.

Portret van Albrecht, aartshertog van Oostenrijk.Portrait of Albrecht, Archduke of Austria and land guardian of the Southern Netherlands. He controls a command staff. Under and above the print text in letterpress.

A brown ink drawing with gray lavated washes by Sébastien Le Clerc depicting a French landlord, glued on a leaf with a pierced decorative strip, created between 1650 and 1664.

Two Soldiers, from the large cycle Wedding Dancers. Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-1555/1561), graphic artist

Moritz, Elector of Saxony.

Eduard II, King of England.

Portrait of Willem I, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem I. He is in a room next to a table, the gloves and helmet of his harness. In his right hand a command. At the top left are weapon in mirror image. Four lines of Dutch text in the underwear.

St. Martin, 1485-90. Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450-1491). Engraving;

Eugenius. Search Suwauda, __imperoris imperoris archistratgus.

Soranzo, Jacopo .

Sueben; Svevus; Old peoples living here; Peplus Sive Gothorum, Wandalorum, Svevorum, Herulorum, Pidarum, Marcomannorum et Quadorum Veterum Imagins Ex Antique Monumentis et Museo Marci Zuerii Boxhornii. Warrior from the Germanic people of the Sueben or Sueven, standing for feet, armed with sword in the right hand.

Karl Ix., King of France.

Portrait of Robrecht I de Fries, Count of Flanders, Adriaen Matham, 1620 print Portrait of Robrecht I de Fries, Count of Flanders, second husband of Geertruid van Saksen, standing in a harness with a coat of arms on his shoulder and a sword in his hand. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits in full of graves and engines of Holland. Haarlem paper engraving nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

Girl lifts her skirts, Anthonie Willem Hendrik Nolthenius de Man, 1828

Portrait of the Duke of Alva, Frans Huys, 1567 - 1573 print Portrait of the Duke of Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, to the right. He is dressed in Borstkuras, holds a commander staff in the left hand and a pair of gloves in the right hand. At the top right his coat of arms, below a helmet. A three -line text in the French in the middle. Antwerp paper engraving

Stephan V., King of Hungary.

Male, König.

Rudolf IV. The Stifter, Duke of Austria.

Friedrich, Prince of Sachsen-Weimar.

Friedrich IV., King of Denmark.

Hellebardier, approx. 1750, 1740 - 1760 print A Hellebardier in a tunic with an embroidered emblem on the chest and a hell beer in his right hand, ca. 1750. Northern Netherlands paper etching land forces

A copper engraving from around 1470 by the Master of the Prophets and Sibyls depicting King David, showing detailed figures and symbolic attributes characteristic of 15th-century European engraving.

Portrait of Henry III of France (Fontainebleau, September 19, 1551 - Saint Cloud, August 2, 1589) was king of France between 1574 and 1589. He was previously king of Poland as Henry of Valois, Henryk Walezy from 1573 to 1574. History of Philip II of Spain. Old engraving published in Historia de Felipe II by H. Forneron, in 1884

Otto I, Duke of Bavaria Graf von W.

Soldier carrying his skewer with both hands far apart above his right shoulder, targeted the point diagonally to the ground; Arms handhe van Roers Musquettes and the Splies. A soldier, for feet, which bears a skewer (lance) above his right shoulder, targeted the point diagonally to the ground. His hands far apart to the skewer. This is the first operation for lowering the skewer to continue under a gain. This print is part of the range of 32 numbered prints of skewers from the arms.

Philip III "the Good" (Dijon, 1396, Bruges, 1467). Duke of Burgundy (1419-1467), son of John the Fearless. Engraving.

Portrait of Willem Vi of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Zeeland; Graves and gravingen from Holland. Portrait of Willem Vi of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Zeeland, standing in a harness with the arm of Holland and in his hand a sword on his shoulder. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits feet from graves and gravingen of Holland.

Hunyady, John.

Parrocel, Charles, Paris, Wille, Johann Georg, Soldiers, Soldier leaning on a cannon, verso - stamped, Numbered top right: 8., print, prints, height 202 mm, width 148 mm, German, 1715-11-05 - 1808-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1753 - 1753, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1688-05-06 - 1752-05-25

Endings, Georg D. Stale: furthers, cornelius nicolaus

Portrait of Lodewijk De Stamelaar, Philips Galle (Rejected Attribution), 1603 print Louis II de Stamelaar, King of France. Next to him the coat of arms of France. The print serves as an illustration in a book about the history of the Counts of Brabant and has the Folionummer Z3. Antwerp paper engraving

Statue of the Duke of Alva, 1571. The Statue of the Duke of Alva, set up by himself in the courtyard of the Citadel in Antwerp, 1571. With the two performances on the sides of the pedestal. Printed on the back with text in Dutch.

Portrait of Willem I, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Willem I. He is in a room next to a table, the gloves and helmet of his harness. In his right hand a command. Above left his weapon.

Wallenstein .

Pharamond, King of Franconia.

Noble Woman with Large Collar. Dated: c. 1620/1623. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Johann Ernst I, Duke of Sachsen-Weimar.

Sommers, William .

Ultzer, Matthias.

Philipp I. The grandfather, Landgrave of Hesse.

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.

Charles Meryon after Jean Rabel, François Viète, 1861 François Viète

Portrait of Robert Rich, Count van Warwick, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646 - 1667 print Portrait of the sea officer Robert Rich, count of Warwick. London paper etching armour

Malatesta, Giacomo.

Portret van Maximiliaan I van Habsburg, Rooms-Duits keizer; Maximilianus Austrius; Graven van Holland.Portrait of Maximiliaan I of Habsburg, Roman German emperor. His hand rests on his sword. On his shoulder he wears a shield with his arm on it. Left under numbered "33".

Sousa, André I. DE.

Standing bearer, Anonymous, After Heinrich Aldgrever, 1529 - 1610 print Standing bearer, seen from the front, standing by a tree. In the left hand the banner, in the right hand a dead goose. paper engraving standard-bearer, flag-bearer

Gheyn, Jacob de (II), Netherlands, Baudous, Robert de, Arms Handling of Roer Muskets and Spies, Soldier Closing the Pan of His Rudder, A soldier, full-length, facing right, closing the pan (the gunpowder reservoir) of his rudder (a type of firearm) with his right hand. In his left hand, besides the rudder, he also holds a burning fuse. This print is part of a series of 42 numbered prints of gunners from the Wapenhandelinghe., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 260 mm, width 183 mm, 1565 - 1629-03-29, print maker, prentmaker, 1597 - 1607, fourth quarter 16th century, first quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1574 - 1659, Work conception

Portrait of John of Austria (Regensburg, February 24, 1545 or 1547 - Bouge, October 1, 1578), illegitimate son of King Charles I of Spain and V

Philipp III. The good, Duke of Burgundy.

Grebber, Pieter Fransz. de, Lijnhoven, Nicolaes van, H. Bavo with a falcon on his hand, verso - stamped, Saint Bavo dressed in armor with a falcon on his hand. In the other hand a sword. In the margin a three-line caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 396 mm, width 262 mm, - 1702, print maker, prentmaker, 1610 - 1702, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1600 - 1653-11-18

Sforza, Galeazzo Maria Herzog of Milan.

Isabella I from Castile.

Soldier wearing his skewer with his right hand at his right-hand side, pointed up the tip obliquely and near his belly; Arms handhe van Roers Musquettes and the Splies. A soldier, full, to the right, who carries his skewer (lance) with his right hand at his right-hand side, pointed up the tip tilted up and near his stomach. This print is part of the range of 32 numbered prints of skewers from the arms.

Karl I, King of England.

Vandrig. Portrait of a man with a banner in his left hand. Identified as Gerrit Pietersz. Ruychaver. Unfinished: background and margin under the print are left empty.

Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Willem Jacobsz. Delff, Pieter Goos, c. 1619

Armed Skeleton, Allegory of Death, c. 1565 print Allegory of transience. Skeleton with armor, in the right hand the helmet with feathers on a stick. At the top right an inscription in Latin and Italiians: even the most violent men are tamed by death, which is even more violent. paper etching Death as skeleton. knight. armour. 'Vanitas' symbols

"Woodcut by Lucas Hugensz. van Leyden around 1530 depicting the Sibyl of Libya, showing a figure with gesture, attire, and symbolic elements."

Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the Maquas. Dated: after 1710. Dimensions: sheet: 41 x 25.4 cm (16 1/8 x 10 in.). Medium: mezzotint on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Simon after John Verelst.

The Soldier Carrying His Pike at the Slope. Artist: Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565-1629 The Hague). Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 7 7/16 in. (27 x 18.9 cm). Date: late 16th-early 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Jacques de Gheyn II.

Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of theMaquas. Artist: Jean Simon, French, active England, 1675-1755 After: John Verelst, Dutch, 1648-1734

Torch Bearer René Boyvin French. Torch Bearer. René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525-1598 or 1625/6 Angers). Engraving. Prints

Native American soldier from Peru, 16th century. Holding a shield, spear with hardened palm-wood tip, and wearing in quilted cotton helmet and vest over a tunic, wooden axe. Autre soldat arme du Perou. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellios 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860.

Brunette, Guillaume.

S. Stephanus. Protomartir. 1750 - 1900. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Fameio II The Servant. Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506. 1550. Ladenspelder, Johann, approximately 1511-approximately 1580. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Picart, Etienne, Bernard, Members of the French Royal Family, Portrait of Louis, Dauphin of France, bottom center in the margin - engraved, Dauphin of France (also known as le Grand Dauphin). He is wearing hunting gear and leaning on his rifle. In the background, Fontainebleau Castle and a hunting party. In the margin a six-line caption in French., print, engraving, costume print, prints, verso - stamped, Designed by B. Picart, bottom center - engraved, and sold in Paris rue St. Jacques au Buste de Monseigneur, 1702, bottom right - engraved, Louis Dauphin de France, The only sons of Louis le Grand and Marie Therese d'Autriche....the prince took part in his first campaign in the Palatinate of the Rhine, or I saved the city of Philisbourg and several other people for two months in the campaign from a bad season., height 312 mm, width 208 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1702, first quarter 18th century, pape

Sforza, Lodovico Eraser: Unknown artist dating: 1494/1600

after Jacques Callot, Noble Woman with Fan, woodcut

French noble man; Ancient habits, modern et worldwide .... without title

Albrecht I, Duke of Bavaria.

Sueben, Anonymous, After Cornelis Visscher (II), 1712 - 1714 Warrior of the Germanic people of the Sueben or Sueven, standing in front, against a background with sacrificial scene. paper etching / engraving extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME)

Portrait of Maurits, Prince of Orange, Willem Jacobsz Delff, After Jan Harmensz. Muller, after Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1627 - 1632 print Portrait of Maurits. He is standing next to a table with the helmet of his armor. He holds a command staf in his hand. Five lines of Dutch text in the lower margin. print maker: Delftpublisher: Rotterdam paper engraving / etching knighthood order (GARTER) - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain

Slave trade, 1712 - 1714 print Slave trade. Illustration no. 103 in a work about the old residents of the Netherlands and their customs. Netherlands paper etching extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME). slavery; serfs and the enslaved. slave-trade. slaveholder ~ enslaved person Netherlands

Portrait of Philip de Goede, Duke of Burgundy, Adriaen Matham, 1620 print Portrait of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, standing in a harness with a coat of arms on his shoulder and a sword in his hand. Print from a series of 36 prints with portraits in full of graves and engines of Holland. Haarlem paper engraving nobility and patriciate; chivalry, knighthood

Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of theMaquas. Artist: Jean Simon, French, active England, 1675-1755 After: John Verelst, Dutch, 1648-1734

Karl Martell, Majordom of Franconia.

Karl, Duke of Niederlothringen.

A gentleman standing in front of a large castle and wearing a plumed hat and a lace collar, the tomb with an engraving of the head of a woman on the ground to right 1629 Abraham Bosse French. A gentleman standing in front of a large castle and wearing a plumed hat and a lace collar, the tomb with an engraving of the head of a woman on the ground to right 397277

Ferdinand I (1503-1564) was the son of Philip I of Castile and Queen Joanna I of Castile, grandson of Emperor Maximilian I and younger brother of future emperor Charles V. When Charles V abdicated in 1556, Ferdinand was elected as his successor to the imperial throne, becoming Holy Roman emperor in 1558.

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