Victorian Era Engravings

Engraved portraits from the 19th century featuring male figures in stylish clothing. Historical and literary context adds depth to their presentations.

Samuel Warren (1807-1877) British lawyer and novelist. Engraving from 'The Illustrated News of the World' (London, c1860).

Samuel Warren, 1807-1877. English lawyer and novelist.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864) (Jakob Liebmann Beer) German composer who settled in Paris and established himself as a foremost composer of Frrench grand opera. From a photograph by Nadar, pseudonym of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910).

John Walter the Younger (1818-1894) English newspaper proprietor and politician. Chief proprietor of The Times of London. Introduced the Walter printing press in 1869. A Member of Parliament from 1845-1885. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860).

Samuel Warren (1807-1877) British lawyer and novelist. Engraving from 'The Illustrated News of the World' (London, c1860).

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke

Campbell of Monzie 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Campbell of Monzie 268546

Portrait of Willem Nicolaas Rose 1801-1877.

Alexander Keith, D.D.. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

John Martin. Photograph, 1869.

Portrait of Willem Nicolaas Rose 1801-1877, Anonymous, 1840 - 1877 photograph Netherlands paper photolithography historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) (+ (full) bust portrait). portrait, self-portrait of architect. historical persons

George William Frederick Howard,7th. Earl of Carlisle, 1802-1864. British politician and statesman.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.

James Syme. Photograph by John Moffat.

Benjamin D'Israeli, 1st. Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881. British statesman and author.

Hon. William H. Seward, New York Secretary of State 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Professor Spence, F.R.C.S; Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848); Scotland; 1843 - 1848; Salted paper print from a Calotype negative; 19.8 x 14.3 cm (7 13,16 x 5 5,8 in.)

THE RIGHT HON, BENJAMIN DISRAELI, Benjamin Disraeli aus The Illustrated London News, William Biscombe Gardner , Artist

Isaac Leeser - digital file from original print | Library of Congress

Mr. Charles Halle , Pianists, Conductors, Hallé, Charles, 1819-1895, Carte de Visite Collection

Portrait of Carl Master (1818-1876; Actor, director). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with dedication Recto and studio print verso)

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Danish writer Date: 1805 - 1875

Richard Fuller. Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873)

Thomas Babbington Macaulay , 1st Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) British historian, poet and Whig politician, born at Leicester, England. Author of History of England from the Accession of James II (1848) and Lays of Ancient Rome (1842). Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860)

Portrait Knauth, (proven 1855-around 1870; Actor o. Dancer). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with studio print VERSO)

LOUIS BLANC French statesman and writer Date: 1811 - 1882

Felix Havin, Deputé, journaliste, Le Siecle. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Edward Everett (1794-1865), American, Politician, Diplomat, Pastor, Educator and Orator, served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, 15th Governor of Massachusetts, U.S. Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State, three-quarter length Portrait, Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1861

Samuel Morley, MP, industrialist and politician, 1882.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Portrait of Willem Pasques de Chavonnes Fruits, Abraham Meyer de Boer, 1817 - 1865 print The person portrayed wears a highly shut livrei with white raised collar. Under the portrait his name and profession. Amsterdam paper historical persons

Luis Munoz. Photograph.

Alfred Barry (1826-1910) English clergyman and scholar; son of architect Sir Charles Barry, Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia 1884-1899. Photograph published London c1880. Woodburytype

Sir Henry Singer Keating, 1804-1888. Solicitor general of England 1858-9.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Professor Spence, F.R.C.S.. Hill & Adamson (Scottish, active 1843 - 1848)

Douglas Jerrold , Authors, Jerrold, Douglas, 1803-1857, Carte de Visite Collection

John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879) English comic actor and playwright born at Hoxton, London. Made his first London appearance on 30 January 1823 at the Surrey Theatre in Fortunes of Nigel based on the historical novel by Walter Scott first published in 1822. As a playwright, he wrote mainly melodramas and farces. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860).

D. Jerrold. London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company

WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting in a chair Date: 1809 - 1898

Benjamin Disraeli, 19th century English statesman and literary figure, (1905). Artist: Unknown

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie. Photograph.

Geo. C. Shattuck, Portrait of George Cheyne Shattuck, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, height 141 mm, width 104 mm, maker, manufacturer, 1870 - 1875, paper, collotype, photoprint

Rev. George Lewis, Dundee 1843-47 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish. Rev. George Lewis, Dundee 268600

Portrait of Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) was an English civil engineer, son of George Stephenson, who first built the locomotive. Robert built Britannia Bridge on Menai Straits.

Eugene SCHNEIDER, 1805-75 French industrialist, photograph

Jonathan Meredith. Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873)

Portrait of Archibald Alison. unknown, photographer, Alais, William Wolfe (fl. 1828-1861), graphic artist, London Joint Stock Newspaper Co. (Londyn ; wydawnictwo ; fl. ca 1858-186.), publishing house

Portrait of war (proved by 1870; Actor). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with studio print VERSO)

General Key Carl Oskar Troilius at the State Railways, SJ.

'Lord Herbert of Lea', c1840, (c1884). Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (1810-1861), British statesman educated at Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford. Conservative Secretary at War, during the Crimean War and reign of Queen Victoria and a close ally of Florence Nightingale. From "Leaders of the Senate: A Biographical History of the Rise and Development of the British Constitution, Vol. II.", by Alexander Charles Ewald, F.S.A. William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Berlin

Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, 1796-1861. Radical British politician. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

Timothy Davis.

John Hughes Bennett. Photograph.

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) English chemist and physicist. In 1813 became laboratory assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution, London. In 1833 he succeeded Davy as professor of chemistry at the RI. Engraving.

Michael Faraday. Wood engraving.

Michael Faraday, 1791-1867.British scientist. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

Camera Work: Sir Henry Irving, 1910. Frank Eugene (German, 1865-1936). Photogravure;

William Scholefield, 1809-1867. First Mayor of Birmingham. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Whitlock. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Sir Archibald Alison,1792-1867. English historian.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Werge of Glasgow. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Volume 2. Published in London 1859.

Archibald Campbell Tait, 1811-1882. Anglican divine, Archbishop of Canterbury. Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

Archibald Alsion (1792-1867), English lawyer and historian. Copper engraving from The World's Great Men (London, ca. 1870) ., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Charles Kingsley. Photograph by Charles Watkins.

Portrait of Richard Chenevix Trench. Watkins, John (1823-1874), photographer, Pound, Daniel John (fl. ca 1842-1870), graphic artist

Portrait of Herbert Spencer. unknown, graphic artist, Witkiewicz, Stanisław (1851-1915), draughtsman, cartoonist

Richard Chenevix French (1807-1886). Anglican clergyman born in Dublin. Dean of Westminster 1856-1863. Anglican Archbishop of Dublin 1863-1884. Engraving from The Illustrated News of the World (London, c1860).

Sir James Paget. Photograph by G. Jerrard.

DISRAELI, BENJAMIN. ESTADISTA Y ESCRITOR BRITANICO. 1804-1881. GRABADO COLOREADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPA¿OLA Y AMERICANA. BENJAMON DISRAELI.

Portrait of Dr. Andries Willem Bronsveld, b. Harderwijk 16 Jan. 1839, reformed pastor in the Dutch Reformed Congregation in Utrecht (1880-1914), d. Utrecht 30 Nov. 1924.

John Bright (16 November 1811 - 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies

Sir Archibald Alison, 1792-1867, English historian. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by Werge from Glasgow. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

HERBERT SPENCER Sociologist and philosopher Date: 1820 - 1903

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 1882. American poet. From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Portrait of Julius Christian Koch (1792-1860; Actor). Albumin tray on cardboard (Carte de-visit with studio print VERSO)

Johann Josef Ignaz Döllinger, theologian, Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl Hanfstängl -, photographer

Disraeli. From The Island Race, a 20th century book that covers the history of the British Isles from the pre-Roman times to the Victorian era. Written by Sir Winston Churchill and abridged by Timothy Baker.

LEWIS CARROLL Real name : Charles Lutwidge Dodgson English mathematician and writer - creator of 'Alice'

Goupil & Cie, Nadar, Louis Figuier, Portrait of Louis Figuier, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, Galerie Contemporaine, 126, boulevard de Magenta., height 306 mm, width 227 mm, French, photographer, 1872 - 1877, paper, Woodburytype, cliché maker

William Leslie of Nethermuir, Lord Provost of Aberdeen (1869-73), Sir George Reid (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1841 - 1913)

THE LATE GEORGE JACKSON, ESQ., M.R.C.S.

Lord Arthur Charles Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1880.Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French Romantic composer. Artist: Nadar

William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925), American Politician, ran unsuccessfully three times for U.S. President, U.S. Secretary of State, participant in Scopes Trial, head and shoulders Portrait, Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1899

John Tyler (1790-1862) 10th President of the United States of America 1841-1845. The Annexation of Mexico took place during his administration. Currier & Ives lithograph portrait of Tyler seated at desk.

John CUMMING - 1807-1881

Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie and 2nd. Lord Panmure.1801-1874. Scottish politician. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

James Coleman, aged 102. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1852.

Sir Charles Tupper. Photograph by W.& D. Downey.

John Tyler, 10th president of the US, assumed office after the death of President William Henry Harrison, April 4, 1841. Called 'His Accidency, he was the first president to be the subject of an impeachment resolution. His most significant action was the annexation of Texas (BSLOC_2019_7_18)

John Arthur Roebuck, 1801-1879, British politician. Painted by DJ Pound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 - 25 August 1867) was an English naturalist who is considered one of the most important experimental physicists, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original of the period

Adam Mickiewicz, half-length portrait, facing left, c. 19th century. Russia.

John Bright (1811-1889) British radical statesman, born in Rochdale, Lancashire. Anti-Corn Law League. Reform Act 1867. Tinted lithograph.

Sir William Agnew, 1st Baronet, 1825 - 1910. English politician and art dealer. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907.

Manuel Cortina Arenzana (1802-1879). Spanish political and military. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1879.

Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher , Clergy, Abolitionists, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Carte de Visite Collection

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) British physicist and chemist. From hand-tinted photograph

Benjamin Disraeli 1804 to 1881 1st Earl of Beaconsfield British statesman and author from 19th century engraving

George Cruikshank (1792-1878). English caricaturist and book illustrator, late 19th century.Artist: DJ Pound

Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792-1868) Italian composer. From a photograph by Nadar, pseudonymn of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910).

James William Gilbart, 1794-1863, English banker and author on the subject of banking. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by Williams. From the book The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 1, published in London 1860, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

William Coutts Keppel,Viscount Bury,1832-1894. British soldier and politician.Engraved by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages"" Volume 1. Published in London 1860

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