Portrait Engravings

A series of finely detailed engraved portraits of historical figures, emphasizing intricate clothing and facial features, typical of the early modern period.

SIR ROBERT HEATH chief justice of England (A stunning example of the etcher's art - the workmanship on his ruff is amazing !) Date: 1575 - 1649

PAULUS DU PONT Flemish engraver from Antwerp, working with Rubens and Van Dyck among others. Date: 1603 - 1658

SIR ROBERT HEATH chief justice of England (A stunning example of the etcher's art - the workmanship on his ruff is amazing !) Date: 1575 - 1649

Sebastian Heinlin (Heinlein, Heinlinus). Line engraving, 1688.

Pieter Hoost, 1581-1647, Dutch poet, Netherlands, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Peter Paul Rubens 1577 n 1640 Flemish painter From 75 Portraits Of Celebrated Painters From Authentic Originals etched by James Girtin Published London 1817

Portrait of John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester; Royalist supporter during the English Civil war; Black & White Illustration

Historical engraving from 19th Century, portrait of Tomas Morus or Thomas More, 1478-1535, English statesman, humanist writer and a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church

Martin Opitz, nobilitiert mit Namensmehrung zu Opitz von Boberfeld, 23. Dezember 1597, 20. August 1639, was the founder of the Silesian School of Poets, German poet and an important theorist of the Baroque, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

John Bastwick (1593-1654) English Puritan physician and pamphleteer. In 1637, with William Prynne and Henry Burton, he was taken before the Star Chamber. Sentenced to have his ears cut off for publishing pamphlets opposing the views of Archbishop William Laud.

Sir walter Raleigh ( 1552 - 1618) was an English statesman and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. He organized the colonizing expedition to America that was established at Roanoke Island-failed. Under James I, he was executed for treason. he was also a man of letters and wrote poetry and political and philosophical works.

Rubens, vintage engraving. Rubens, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660055

Wolter von Plettenberg, 1450, 1535 was the most important Landmeister in Livonia of the Teutonic Order, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Albrecht VII. von Österreich, 13. November 1559, 15. Juli 1621, auch Albrecht der Fromme, französisch Albert, Albert Ernst of Austria, war Regent der ...

Portrait of John Florio (1553-1625) an Italian linguist, lexicographer, royal language tutor and Poet. Dated 17th Century

Nicolaus Tulp Tulpius. Line engraving by L. Visscher, 1672.

'Sir W. Raleigh', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

'Sir Richard Rainsford, Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, resigned 1678', 1815. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign of James the Second" Samuel Woodburn, London, 1815.

Historical print from the 19th Century, portrait of Pietro Aretino, 1492 - 1556, an Italian writer and poet of the Renaissance

John Foxe (1516-1587) English martyrologist, author of 'History of the Acts and Monuments of the Church', known popularly as 'Foxe's Book of Martyrs', first published 1554. Engraving c1880.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish Baroque painter. Engraving after a painting by Rubens entitled ""Self-Portrait with his wife Elizabeth Brant"", 1609, during the first year of marriage. Detail. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

John Bradshaw, 15 July 1602, 31 October 1659, was an English politician and judge, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact...

William Lilly (1602-1681), English astrologer, 1673. Artist: Unknown

Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet of the 16th century. Engraving by A. Neumann. Universal History, 1917.

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Cecil or Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, 1605 - 1675, founder of the British colony of Maryland

Portrait of the poet John Donne (1572-1631), Merian, Matthäus, the Younger (1621-1687)

William I, Prince of Orange (24 April 1533 10 July 1584), also widely known as William the Silent Painting attributed to Ann F Pourbus the Elder. The Hague, Orange Nassau Museum.

Historic drawing, portrait of Sir Charles Lucas, 1613 - 1648, an English soldier and commander in the English Civil War

Philip IV (1605-1665). King of Spain (1621-1665) and Portugal (1621-1640). House of Austria. Portrait. Engraving by Masson. Lithography by Magín Pujadas. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume III. Published in Barcelona, 1879.

Historical drawing from the 19th Century, portrait of Hans Leo Hassler von Roseneck or Hasler, 1564-1612, German composer, watchmaker and manufacturer of musical machines

Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas (1549 ñ 1626). chronicler; historian; and writer of the Spanish Golden Age wrote about the Spanish conquest of the Americas.

Henry the Navigator, Infante Dom Henrique de Avis, 1394, 1460, called O Navegador was the initiator, patron and commissioner of the Portuguese voyages of discovery in the first half of the 15th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Portrait of Jack O'Newbury (1489-1557) an English clothier. Dated 16th Century

Prince Wenceslas Eusebius of Lobkowicz, Václav Eusebius z Lobkovic, 30 January 1609, 22 April 1677, was a Bohemian nobleman and diplomat as well as Du...

Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg, 1583 in Boitzenburg - 28 April 1641, often referred to as Johann Georg von Arnim, was a field marshal general as well as a diplomat during the Thirty Years' War / Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg, 1583 in Boitzenburg - 28. April 1641, oft auch als Johann Georg von Arnim, war ein Generalfeldmarschall sowie Diplomat im Dreißigjährigen Krieg, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Portrait of Hyde Earl of Clarendon, father of the first wife of Jacques, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Antonio Pérez del Hierro (1540-1611), secretario del rey Felipe II. Traidor a la corona huído a Francia. Grabado de 1854.

Edmund Spenser, born c. 1552, 13 January 1599, was an important English poet of the Elizabethan age, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

MURILLO , BARTOLOME ESTEBAN. PINTOR ESPAÑOL .SEVILLA 1617 - 1682. GRABADO RETRATO DE LA COLECCION " VARONES ILUSTRES ". CALCOGRAFIA NACIONAL . MADRID.

'Sir John Hawkins', c1880. Artist: Unknown.

Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625). Prince of Orange from 1618 and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (except in the province of Friesland) from earliest 1585 until his death in 1625. Portrait in "La Ilustracion Española y Americana". Engraving, 1876. Colored.

Torquato Tasso, 11 March 1544, 25 April 1595, a 16th century Italian poet known for his poem Gerusalemme liberata, Jerusalem Delivered, 1581, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Historic print, portrait of Simon Dach, 1605 - 1659, a German poet of the baroque period, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Thomas Hobson, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857.

Historical drawing, portrait of Philippe de Monte, Philippus de Monte, Filippo di Monte or Philippe de Mons, 1521-1603, Franco-Flemish composer of the 16th Century

Historical engraving from the 19th Century, portrait of Matthaeus Merian the Elder, 1593-1650, Swiss-German engraver and publisher

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Title page from First Folio edition of 1623.

PIERRE DUPUIS French artist Date: 1610 - 1682

Adolf van Nieuwenaar (1545-1589). Count of Limburg and Moers. Stadtholder of Guelders, Utrecht and Overijssel for the States General of the Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War. Portrait. Engraving, detail. Wars of Flanders. Edition published in Antwerp, 1748.

Giusepe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Italian military, revolutionary, patriot and politician. He was one of the leaders of the Italian Unification (Risorgimento). Portrait. Engraving by E. Buxó. Detail. Histoire de la Révolution de Rome. Tableau religieux, politique et militaire des années 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 et 1850 en Italie (History of the Revolution in Rome. Religious, political and military overview of the years 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850 in Italy), by Alphonse Balleydier. Volume II. Tomás Gorchs Polytechnic Printing and Bookstore, Barcelona, 1857. Author: Esteban Buxó. 19th-century Spanish engraver.

Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous, Elector and Duke of Saxony, 1503 - 1554, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Masaniello, Tommaso Aniello d'Amalfi, 29 June 1620, 16 July 1647, was the main leader of a popular uprising in Naples in 1647, digitally restored repr...

Great Britain - 17th century - Henry John Morgan (1635-1688) - Pirate - Engraving

'Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset; Obit 1657', 1814. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign of James the Second" Samuel Woodburn, London, 1815.

Georgius Agricola, 16th century German physician, mineralogist and metallurgist. Artist: Unknown

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, (1832).Artist: WT Mote

John Napier (1550-1617). Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Miles Coverdale, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

William Cecil 1st Baron of Burghley 1520-1598 English statesman, William Cecil 1st Baron of Burghley 1520-1598 English statesman Engraved by Geremia from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume II published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Rene Descartes, Renatus Cartesius, 31. März 1596, 11. Februar 1650, war ein französischer Philosoph, Mathematiker und Naturwissenschaftler, Historisch...

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of Francesco Guicciardini, 1483 - 1540, an Italian politician and historian

Portrait of a Man. Artist: North Italian Painter (dated 1597). Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (18.4 x 15.9 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Nicolás Copérnico (1473-1543), monje astrónomo prusiano del Renacimiento, autor de la teoría heliocéntrica del sistema solar.

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. Woodcut from Hartmann Schedel 'Liber chronicarum mundi' (Nuremberg Chronicle) Nuremberg 1493.

Dyck, Anthony van, Vaillant, Wallerant, Portrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio, recto lower right - stamped, print, prints, verso - stamped, height 155 mm, width 134 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1623 - 1677-08-28, print maker, printmaker, 1637 - 1677, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Flemish, Dutch, 1599-03-22 - 1641-12-09

Steel engraving, ca. 1860, Francis Bacon or Baron Baco of Verulam, 1561, 1626, English philosopher, statesman, scientist

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban 1561 to 1626 English philosopher statesman essayist from 19th century print

Historic drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Johannes Jeep, 1581 - 1644, a German musician, composer and copperplate engraver

Historical drawing from the U.S. history of the 18th century, portrait of Pieter or Peter Stuyvesant, 1612-1672, Governor of Curaçao from 1643 and General of the Dutch West India Company, WIC, from 1647, managed colony of New Netherland

Steel engraving, ca. 1860, Ludovico Ariosto, 1474, 1533, Italian humanist, author and soldier

Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba (1453-1515), called "El Gran Capitan" ("The Great Captain)". Spanish general. Portrait, detail. Engraving by Antonio Roca Sallent. Later colouration. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

Diego Cao (h.1452-1486). Navegante portugués, descubridor de la desembocadura del río Congo. Grabado. El Congo y la Creación del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados, por Enrique M. Stanley. Editada en Barcelona, hacia 1890. España.

Marcantonio Raimondi, Italian engraver, 19th century. Artist: C Cook

Polonia. Jan III Sobiesky (1629-1696), rey de Polonia y Gran Duque de Lituania. Grabado de 1850.

A portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

Henry IV, King of England, (1803).Artist: King Henry IV

Brussels Museum, A portrait of Rembrandt, vintage engraving. Brussels Museum, A portrait of Rembrandt, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678770

Ferdinand I of Aragon (Medina del Campo 1380 - Igualada 1416), also called Fernando de Trastámara and Fernando de Antequera, the Righteous and the Hon

Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited according to a painting by António Manuel da Fonseca Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited according to a painting by António Manuel da Fonseca Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660641

Steel engraving, ca. 1860, Pierre Corneille, 1606, 1684, French author and dramatist of the Baroque

Moritz of Saxony, 1521, 1553, prince descended from the house of the Albertine Wettins. He was Duke of Albertine Saxony from 1541 and Duke of Sagan fr...

Gottfried "Goetz" von Berlichingen zu Hornberg, woodcut, historical engraving, 1882

Andreas Hofer, 22. November 1767, 20. Februar (1810), war ein Tiroler Gastwirt und Viehtreiber, der 1809 zum Anführer des Tiroler Aufstandes gegen den...

William Noy 1577, 1634, British jurist. From the book Crabb's Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

John II the Good (Gue of Maulny Castle, 1319-London, 1364). King of France (1350-1364), son and successor of Philip VI. Colored engraving.

Johann t'Serclaes Tilly, 1559 - 1632, commander of the Thirty Years' War, woodcut from 1880

Torquato Tasso (* 11. März 1544-; 25. April 1595) war ein italienischer Dichter des 16. Jahrhunderts, der Zeit der Gegenreformation. Am bekanntesten wurde er durch das Epos La Gerusalemme liberata, Das befreite Jerusalem / Torquato Tasso (b. March 11, 1544-; April 25, 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, the period of the Counter-Reformation. He became best known for the epic La Gerusalemme liberata, The Liberated Jerusalem, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt'.

SIR THOMAS MORE English statesman and writer

'Lucas van Leyden', 1936. Artist: Albrecht Dürer

'Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; beheaded 1572', 1810. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History from the beginning of the reign of Henry the Eighth to the end of the reign of James the Second" Samuel Woodburn, London, 1815.

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660). Spanish Baroque painter. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Letre. Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia, 1867. Author: Eusebio de Letre. Illustrator and lithographer of the mid-nineteenth century in Spain.

Dr. Faust, after a painting by Rembrandt. Historical illustration from Otto von Leixner: Illustrated history of German literature. Leipzig and Berlin 1880, first volume

JOHANN GUTENBERG German printer who invented the movable types system Date: 1400 - 1468

'Cromwell', (1599-1658), 1830. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English military and political leader who served as Lord Protector was an intensely religious man, and a Puritan who entered the English Civil Wars on the side of the "Roundheads". He was one of the signatories on King Charles I's death warrant in 1649. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

John I of Castile (1358-1390). King of Castile from 1379 until 1390. Portrait, detail. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Later colouration. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

Matthaeus Merian the Elder, 1595 - 1650, artist, engraver, portrait, historical illustration, 1880

Andreas Heinrich Bucholtz, also Andreas Henricus Bucholtz, 25 November 1607, 20 May 1671, was a German Lutheran theologian and writer of the Baroque period, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Portrait of Johannes Calvin or Jean Cauvin, 1509 - 1564, a French-born reformer and founder of Calvinism

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, 17th century English statesman, (1836). Artist: CE Wagstaff

Portrait of Italian poet, writer and playwright, Anton Francesco Grazzini, by Domenico Chiossone, drawing and engraving

WILLIAM BECKFORD - Alderman of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor, a supporter of Wilkes and a resolute champion of liberty, honest, popular and outspoken when necessary. Date: 1709 - 1770

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