Royal and Noble Engravings

Engraved portraits of historical monarchs and nobles, adorned with crowns and regal attire, illustrating their importance and status in history.

Alfonso I of Asturias, called the Catholic (693-757). King of Asturias (739-757). Astur-Leonese dynasty. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Detail. ""Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia"", 1869.

Boleslaw II., The Herme Duke of Bohemia.

Wratatlaw I, Duke of Bohemia.

GRABADO"ELOGIA VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM"-RETRATO DE CESAR BORGIA, HERMANO DE LUCRECIA. Author: PAOLO GIOVIO. CARDENAL CESAR BORGIA. BORGIA CESAR / CESAR BORGIA. PAPA ALEJANDRO VI-HIJO.

CARLOS VII REY DE FRANCIA. 1403-1461 GRABADO BIBILOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Edmund I., King of England.

Alfons V., King of Aragon king of Naples Sicily.

Frederick II, King of Naples.

BORGIA, Cesare (1475-1507). Italian military man and politician, son of Pope Alexander VI. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Portrait of Frederik v from the Palatinate. .

Alfonso I of Asturias, called the Catholic (693-757). King of Asturias (739-757). Astur-Leonese dynasty. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Detail. ""Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia"", 1869.

Heinrich IV., King of France.

King James I of England taken from a bronze bust over the entrance of the Banquetting Room at Whitehall. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T. Smiths Antiquities of London and its Environs, J. Sewell, R. Folder, J. Simco, London, 1793.

Albrecht II., German King Draftsman: Southman, Pieter Claesz.Stop: Suyderhoff, Jonas

David; Icone Prophetarum Veteris Testamenti. King David, with crown and harp, in oval with Latin peripheral.

Friedrich, Duke of Bohemia.

Portrait of King Alfons IV of Portugal, Cornelis Galle (I), in or after 1621 print print maker: Southern Netherlandsprint maker: Antwerp paper engraving insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral) Portugal

Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V facing right ca. 1520-1540 Anonymous, Italian. Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V facing right 359800

Alfonso I the Battler (1073-1134). King of Aragon and Navarre (1104-1134). He participated in the Reconquest against Muslims in the Ebro Valley area. Portrait. Illustration by Santiago Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Aragon, 1866.

Cunincpert, King of Langobards.

Bretislav II, Duke of Bohemia.

Sobjeslaw II., Duke of Bohemia.

Perctarit, King of Longobards and King of Italy

Zriny, Peter Graf Stecher: Meyssens, CornelisVerleger: Meyssens, JoannesVerlagsort:

Pojano, Matteo.

Henry III (1207-72) king of England from 1216; son of King John. A member of the Angevin dynasty. Wood engraving c1900.

Edward III (1312-1377) king of England from 1327 on the deposition of his father, Edward II. His claim in 1340 to the throne of France led to the Hundred Years' War. A member of the Plantagenet dynasty. Wood engraving c1900.

RICHARD I.

Portrait of Jan III, Duke of Brabant and Lorraine, Coenraet Waumans, 1662 print Portrait of Jan III, Duke of Brabant and Lorraine. In the margin there are coat of arms and a six -line caption with biographical data in French. Antwerp paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

España. Fernando IV el Emplazado (1285-1312), rey de Castilla y León. Grabado de 1900.

EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE.

Portrait of Vitiges, King of Ostrogoths

Wenzel IV, King of Bohemia. The eldest son of Charles IV, he succeeded his father in 1378 and was also elected Emperor of Germany.

Edward I, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

GEORGE DE CLIFFORD 3rd Earl of Cumberland. Notorious gambler and owner of a private fleet.

Portrait of Saint George, fresco of Panselinos in the Catholicon of Karyes. Mount Athos. Greece. Drawing by Jules Pelcoq (1823-1887) Journey to Mount Athos, 1858 by Antonin Proust (1832-1905) Le Tour du Monde 1860

Portret Van Pacificus 2, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print paper engraving historical persons. pope

Alfonso VI of Leon (1040-1109). King of Leon (1065-1070) and king of Castile and Leon (1072-1109. Called the Brave. Illustration by Llanta. Portrait. Lithography. Crnica General de Espaa, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.

Enrique II (1333-1379), rey de Castilla y de León, primero de la casa Trastamara. Grabado de 1853.

Henry V King of England 1388-1422 From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

John Calvin in an engraving by René Boyvin. Geneva. Switzerland. (Photo by: BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi (1502-1572). Spanish admiral. First Governor-General of the Captaincy General of the Philippines (1565-1572). Founder of the city of Manila in 1571. Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Philippines, 1871.

King Edward III, 1785. Artist: Anon.

Clovis I c. 466, 511 First King of the Salian Franks from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary of 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Oval portrait of King Charles I of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, 1600-1649. In crown, lace collar, ermine robes, with Order of the Garter on ribbon. Carolus DG Rex Ang Sco Fran et Hib. From William Faithorne's set of Kings. Copperplate engraving from Samuel Woodburns Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martins Lane, London, 1816.

Foix, Duke of Nemours, Gaston de.

FERDINAND I Holy Roman Emperor; Archduke of Austria Date: 1503 - 1564

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman. Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Balearics, 1871.

Orsini, Count of Tagliacozzo, Roberto.

Painting of aristocratic man in the Museum de Prado, Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

Louis IX or Saint Louis (1214-1270). King of France (1226-1270). Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. "Historia Universal", by César Cantú. Volume IV, 1856. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.

Edward II, King of England 1307-27, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA (1475/1519) - DESCUBRIDOR DEL OCEANO PACIFICO, 1886. Author: LASARTE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

MAXIMILIAN I 1459-1519 Archduke of Austria, King of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor, 17th century (MV 3093)

A Martialist from George Whetstone 'Honourable Reputation of a Soldier', woodcut, 1585

Portrait of Ivan II Ivanovich by Russian master, oil on canvas, 19th century, Russia, Yegoryevsk, Museum of History and Art, 39, 5x29, 5

Anefo photo collection. Philip II Montmorency, Graaf Horne. 1940-1945}

John I of Castile (1358-1390). King of the Crown of Castile (1379-1390). Portrait. Engraving.

John I of Castile (1358-1390). King of the Crown of Castile (1379-1390). Portrait by Antonio Carnicero, 1779. Cronica de los Reyes de Castilla. Colored engraving.

Chlothar I, King of Franconia.

FELIPE EL MAGNANIMO 1504 - 1567. LANDGRAVE DE HESSE. GRABADO EN MADERA DE JUAN BROSAMER.

William II., surnamed Rufus, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Portrait of Philippe VI of Valois, the Fortunate (1293 - 1350). King of France from 1328 to 1350. House of Valois. History of France, from the book At

Das Porträt Kaiser Maximilians I. gemalt nach Albrecht Dürer, digitale verbesserte Reproduktion eines Originals aus dem Jahr 1880

Edward I (1239-1307), King of England from 1272, known as Edward Longshanks because of his above-average height and Hammer of the Scots because of his campaigns against Scotland, a member of the Plantagenet dynasty, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of Matthias (1557-1619), Holy Roman Emperor, Aachen, Hans von (1552-1615)

Antoine Van Dyck (1599-1641). FROCKAS (Hollstein 20), extract from the Debois collection. Eat, chisel on paper, 1634-1636. XVIIEM XVIIth XVII 17th 17th 17th century, engraving

'Portrait of Francis I'. France, First half of 16th century. Dimensions: 29,3x19,1 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Jean Clouet (after).

DON JUAN, known as 'Don John of Austria' son of emperor Carl V : Spanish governor of the Netherlands, naval commander at the battle of Lepanto Date: 1545 - 1578

Francesco Sforza. Dated: probably c. 1480/1500. Dimensions: painted surface: 69.5 x 59.5 cm (27 3/8 x 23 7/16 in.) overall (with backing, collar, and cradle): 72.4 x 62.1 cm (28 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.) framed: 103.5 x 92.7 x 8.9 cm (40 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). Medium: oil on panel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: North Italian 15th Century.

Portrait of an unknown sitter, c. 1532. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton, Adams, London, 1884.

Hernan Cortes, (1485 - December 2, 1547) Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.

Sancho III., King of Castile.

Historic print, woodcut, historic engraving, 1521, portrait, Ulrich von Hutten, 1488-1523, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887

Portrait of Chlothar I the Old or Clotaire (467 - 562). King of France from 558 to 562. Merovingian Dynasty. History of France, from the book Atlas de

England: King Edward III of England (r. 1327 - 1377), oil on panel, anonymous, c. 1598

HURTADO DE MENDOZA , DIEGO. ESCRITOR Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL . 1503 - 1575. GRABADO RETRATO. CALCOGRAFIA NACIONAL . MADRID.

John IV, Duke of Brabant, 1403, 1427, was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Lothier and Limburg and his first woman Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from the House of Valois., Reproduction of a woodcut from 1880, digitally enhanced, John IV, Duke of Brabant, was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Lothier and Limburg and his first woman Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from the House of Valois

Juan de Grijalva (1489-1527). Spanish conquistador. Engraving. Later colouration. General History of the Deeds of the Castilians on the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea Known As the West Indies, by Antonio de Herrera. Engraving, later colouration.

Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), "The Ceremonious". KIng of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca and Count of Barcelona. Drawing by Llanta (fl.1866-1872). Lithography, detail. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

Boris Godunov (From the "Tsarskiy titulyarnik" (Tsar's Book of Titles), Anonymous

Juan de Grijalva (1490-1527). Spanish explorer. Engraving.

Henry I (c. 1068/1069 Äì 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 by unknown artist, circa 1620

TEODOREDO. REY VISIGODO DE 418 - 451. GRABADO RETRATO DE ARNOLDO VANWESTER , 1684. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

Wilfred I the Hairy (840- 897). Count of Barcelona, Cerdanya, Urgell, Girona and Besalu. Lithography. Later colouration. Cronica General de Espa-a, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Catalonia. 1866.

Portrait of Goetz von Berlichingen Artist Uknown

Cosimo de' Medici, born 10 April 1389, died 1 August 1464, statesman, banker and patron of the arts, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Ferdinand IV of Castile "El Emplazado" The Summoned (1285-1312). King of Castile (1295-1312) and Leon and Galicia 1301-1312. Engraving. Colored.

Frederick II, 26 December 1194, 13 December 1250, of the noble family of the Hohenstaufen was King of Sicily from 1198, Roman-German King from 1212 an...

'The Czar Ivan the Terrible', 1590, (1903). Artist: Hans Wengel.

Henry I (1068-1135) king of England from 1100; youngest son of William I, the Conqueror. Wood engraving c1900

Portrait of Philippe III the Bold (1245 - 1285). King of France from 1270 to 1285. House of Capet, Direct Capetians or House of France. History of Fr

Heinrich VIII., King of England.

Portrait of Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov by Russian Master, 1672, Facsimile, Old Russian Art Russia, Moscow School, Russia, St. Petersburg, National Library,

Gravestone at the Marktkirche Rinteln Grabstein at the Marktkirche Rinteln

Rudolf II, Liebscher, Adolf (1857-1919)

Portrait of Ernest the Confessor, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), drawing.

Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem and Cyprus by Picot, Francois-Edouard (1786-1868) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1845 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 119x83,8 / History painting

Attila .

'Portrait of the Duke d'Etampes (inscription "Monsieur Destampes")'. France, circa 1546. Dimensions: 28x19 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, mid-16th century.

Stephen (c.1092/6 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois (in French, he was known as Étienne de Blois, then Étienne d'Angleterre), was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death

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