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PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS (AND NOT SO FAMOUS!) PEOPLE FROM HUNDREDS OF SOURCES.
WE WILL BE ADDING THEM TO THE SITE PERIODICALLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN!
Please click on the links below to see the many offerings within that particular category |
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New, Impartial and Complete History of England; from the Very Earliest Period of Authentic Information, And most Genuine Records of Historical Evidence, to the End of the Present Year
by Edward Barnard, 1790 |
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Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, engraven by Mr. Houbraken, and Mr. Vertue...
1742-1756 |
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Vanity Fair 'Spy' Prints
1869-1914 |
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The Portraits of the Most Eminent Painters, and other Famous Artists, That have flourished in Europe. Curiously Engraven on above One Hundred Copper Plates.
F. Bouttats, P. De Jode, Senior,
et. al., — London, 1739 |
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Naturalists from
The Naturalist's Library
Jardine/Lizars
London, Edinburgh
circa 1840s |
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The Biographical Mirrour...
London, 1796-1801 |
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The Lives of the Principal Reformers, both Englishmen and Foreigners...
by Richard Rolt, London, 1759
Mezzotint engravings by Richard Houston
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Vite de' più eccellenti Architetti, Pittori, et Scultori Italiani (The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects of Italy)
unknown edition, circa 1791-1811 |
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Great Masters 1400-1800
Reproductions in Photogravure from The Finest Works of the Most Famous Painters down to the year 1800
Sir Martin Conway
London, 1903
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History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington
1889 |
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A Catalogue of The Collection of Pictures of the Most Noble The Marquess of Stafford, at Cleveland House, London, containing an Etching of Every Picture, and accompanied with Historical and Biographical Notices by John Young, Engraver in Mezzotinto to His Majesty and Keeper of the British Institution.
London, 1825 |
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The Art Treasures of England
The Master-Pieces of the Best English, Irish and Scottish Painters and Sculptors
J. Vernon Whittaker, editor
Philadelphia, 1876 |
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The World's Masterpieces
The Fine Art Society
London, ca. 1880-1910 |
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The National Gallery
T. Leman Hare,
General Editor
London, 1909 |
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Albrecht Dürer prints
circa 1890-1910 |
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The Art of E.A. Rickards
London, 1920 |
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Masterpieces in Colour
London, circa 1909-15 |
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Italian Masterpieces
unidentified Italian publication, circa 1900 |
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Opera Stars from the Metropolitan Opera and other companies
The Burr McIntosh Monthly,
1903-1910 |
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Gainsborough and His Place in English Art
Sir Walter Armstrong, 1899 |
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The History of Russia
By H. Tyrrell
1879 |
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Chicago World's Columbian Exposition
1893 |
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English Children as Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
By Frederic G. Stephens
1867
130-plus-year-old photogravures after Reynold's paintings |
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The Pictorial History of Scotland from the Roman Invasion to the Close of the Jacobite Rebellion A.D. 79-1746
By James Taylor
Circa 1850s |
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Hand-coloured German photogravure portraits from the early 20th century
Portraits of women, mothers with children, children. All hand-coloured photo engravings from circa 1910s-1930s. A few scenery/landscape images as well. |
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Tytler's History of Scotland
By Sir Archibald Alison
1841 |
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Antique prints of the Philippines and the Spanish American War
From The Story of the Philippines
1898 |
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Antique prints of William Shakespeare portraits |
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French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century
Facsimile prints from 1913 |
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The Nuremberg Chronicle
Original wood block prints from 1493 - over 520 years old! |
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Finden's Gallery of the Graces
1837 |
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The Gallery of Engravings
1845 |
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Butler's Lives of the Saints:
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints
circa 1875 |
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Heads of the People, or Portrait of the English drawn by Kenny Meadows
1878 |
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Drawings of A.B. Frost
1904-1906 |
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Drawings of Charles Dana Gibson
1894-1908 |
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Bachelor Belles by Harrison Fisher
1908 |
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Miscellaneous Portraits and other music-related prints
Famous musicians, composers, and music-related subjects (mostly 18th- and 19th-century engravings) |
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The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans
1834-1835 |
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Portraits of famous authors, philosophers, inventors, etc
miscellaneous 18th-20th century sources |
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Portraits of Royalty: Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, etc.
18th and 19th century miscellaneous sources |
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National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans
1862-1864 |
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Miscellaneous Portraits from the 17th to 19th Centuries |
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Portraits from the Explorations and Voyages of Captains Cook, Drake, Anson, Carteret. Wallis, Mulgrave, Byron, etc
1786
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The Book of Wonderful Characters
Memoirs and Anecdotes of
Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in All Ages and Countries
Wilson and Caulfield, circa 1869-1870 |
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History of the United States
Spencer, 1866-1868 |
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Vintage film actor photographs and studio promo photographs of movie stars of the past
undated, circa 1930s-1940s |
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M. Navas original Guatemalan watercolor paintings of Mayan subjects
circa 1950s to 1960s |
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Antique and Vintage portraits of George Washington and related subjects |
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Antique and Vintage portraits of Abraham Lincoln and related subjects |
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John Kay portraits of Scottish military, legislature and legal society
circa 1784-1810 |
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Original antique etchings and engravings
circa 1790-1805 |
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Portraits of famous Admirals, Generals, Captains, etc. from misc. 18th- and 19th-century sources |
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Portraits of famous people from various 19th-century sources
authors, poets, philosophers, U.S. Civil War generals, U.S. Presidents, etc., etc. |
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Presidents of the United States of America
from miscellaneous 19th- and early 20th-century sources |
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The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents
Large limited edition photogravures from 1901 |
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Effigies, monuments, coins, tokens, etc.
from miscellaneous sources, mostly 19th century |
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Original Vintage portraits of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (F.D.R.) and related subjects |
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Original Lehnert and Landrock heliogravures of North African people and landscapes
circa 1910-1930s |
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