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Portraits

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"Allegorische Verherrlichung der Entdeckungs-Fahrten des Amerigo Vespucci" Xylograph after the original by Stradanus in the National Library of Paris. This allegory scene of Vespucci (1454-1512) was published ca 1900. Vespucci was an explorer. His name "Amerigo", gave the continents North and South America their names.

Portraits, Ships, Amerigo Vespucci, allegorical scene, after Stradanus

$50.00 $30.00

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Simon Romanovitch Woronzow, 3rd Count Woronzow, "Semen Romanovich Vorontsov", born 1744, of one of the great aristocratic families of Russia, died 1832, age 88 years, buried in the Pembroke family vault in Marylebone, London, the street where he resided in St. John's Wood, London is now called Woronzow.

Portraits: Simon Romanovitch Woronzow

$380.00 $228.00

Antique portraits, "Portrait de Galvani et de Volta" Wood engraving published ca 1880. Below the image and on the reverse side of the page is text about the history of electricity. Original antique print Luigi Galvani, Alessandro Volta, Galvanism, Electric B

Portraits, Technology, Luigi Galvani, Alessandro Volta, Galvanism, Electric Battery

$25.00 $15.00

antique portrait, "Victor Hugo" Tone-lithograph printed in color. Artist: Armand (no further info) Publication: "Musé des Hommes du Siècle" Publisher: E. Lyon-Claesen City: Brussels Date: Ca. 1880 The album has 24 important personalities. Among them: Pasteur, Zola, Stanley, Jacques Offenbach, Emperor Franz-Joseph of Austria Victor Hugo, the poet shown here in high age with over-dimensional head. A feather keel in his right hand, the tip pointing towards his own shadow

Portraits, Victor Hugo

$70.00 $42.00

antique print, "Marie Antoinette with a Rose" Photogravuire after a painting by Vigil Le Brun (actually: Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842) Le Brun was a portrait painter, painting es specially portraits of women. The painting of Marie Antoinette was done 1783. The photogravure, soft and velvety like a mezzotint, was published by Appleton in New York, ca. 1870 Original antique print

Portraits, Marie Antoinette, Vigil Le Brun, Appelton in New York

$65.00 $39.00

"Liebig's Privat-Laboratorium in Muenchen" Wood engraving on a page of text about chemistry and other sciences that continues on the reverse side. Published 1859. Original antique print

Professions, Portraits, Liebig, Alchemist, Alchemy, Chemistry, Muenchen

$25.00 $15.00

"Karl Wolff Joseph Gull Adolf Zay" " Die Vorkaempfer des Deutschthums in Sibenburgen" Wod engraving made after a photograph on a page of text about Siebenburgen that continues on reverse side. Published ca 1880. Original antique print

Portraits, Romania, Siebenburgen, Karl Wolff, Joseph Gull, Adolf Zay

$25.00 $15.00

"Autriche-Hongarie. - Exposition du corps de Mackart dans son atelier, a Vienne" Austria, Vienna Hans Mackart (1840-1884) was an Austrian decorative artist. Wood engraving ca 1884. Original antique print

City Views, Portraits, Austria, Vienna, Hans Mackart

$25.00 $15.00

"St. Cecilia" Wood engraving made after a painting by Raphael. Published ca 1890. On the reverse side of the page is a description of this painting by Raphael. Original antique print

Religious, Portraits, St. Cecilia, Music, Raphael

$30.00 $18.00

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Portraits, Painter, Belgium, Antoine Van Dyck, Anthonis Van Dyck, Antwerp, Flemish

$30.00 $18.00

"Renouncing the Vanities By Order f Savonarola" Wood engraving made after a painting by Topham. Published ca 1890. Girolama Savonrola's "Bonfire of the Vanities" took place in Florence February 7, 1497.

Religious, Portraits, Catholicism, Girolama Savonarola, Bonfire of Vanities, Florence, Book Burning

$45.00 $27.00

"Prinz Heinrich am Portal des Klosters von Belem" ***** Article: "Entdeckungen der Portuguesen bis zu Kap der guten Hoffnung" 7-Page article about the discoveries and expeditions of the Portuguese with two images of Prince Heinrich. Published 1881.

Portraits, Prinz Heinrich, Explorer, Belem

$55.00 $38.00

Antique Portrait, Queen, "Hortense de Beauharnais" "Reine de Holland" Steel engraving by Ramus after Philippoteaux ca 1850. Original antique print

Portraits, Queen, Hortense de Beauharnais, Reine de Holland, Philippoteaux

$40.00 $24.00

Antique Portrait, "Ludw. Aug. Frankl" Printed by way of a facsimile of Frankl's signature / Der Titel wie ein Facsimile von Frankls Signatur gedruckt Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart (1810-1894) Austrian Dr. of medicine, journalist, poet, Österreichischer Arzt, Journalist, Dichter Mezzotint by Christian Meyer (1812-1870) After the painting by / Nach dem Gemaelde von Carl Rahl (1812-1865) Single print sheet / Einblattdruck. Datiert 1856 Original antique print

Portraits, Ludwig August von Frankl-Hochwart, Christian Meyer, Carl Rahl

$95.00 $57.00

"Niccolo Macchiavelli" Staue of the author off "The Prince" in the Uffici in Florence Steel engraving by Friedrich Fraenkel (1832-1891) Published by Austrian Lloyd. Triest, ca. 1860 Author of "The Prince", Macchiavelli caused controversy, as he claims that, according to his perception, politics in all times, were played by deception, treachery and crime.

Portraits, Niccolo Macchiavelli

$60.00 $36.00

Costumes, Portraits, Egypt, Alexandria, Mameluke, Mayor

Costumes, Portraits, Egypt, Alexandria, Mameluke, Mayor

$440.00 $264.00

Portraits, Redouté, Flower Painter

Portraits, Redouté, Flower Painter

$169.00 $96.00

"Alois Sennefelder" "der Erfinder der Lithographie" Inventar of Lithographie Alois Sennefelder (1771 Prag - 1834 Munich) discovered the lithograph. Steel engraving by Nordheim ca 1850. Original antique print

Portraits, Alois Sennefelder, Inventer, Lithograph

$70.00 $42.00

"Die Triumvirn and die Proscriptionen" Trivirn Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus Antonius, Octavian killed their opponents Wood engraving published 1863. Original antique print

Ancient World, Portraits, Rome, Trivirn, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus Antonius, Octavian, Proscriptionen

$25.00 $15.00

"Richard and Harriot Eliot and All Their Children" Steel engraving after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792") The painting was in possesion Earl of St Jermans, Port Eliot. Published 1835 in London.

Portraits, Richard Eliot, Harriot Eliot, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Earlof of St. Jermans

$50.00 $30.00