Portraits of Famous Persons antique prints


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!

	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	Heads of Illustrous Person of Great Britain, engraven by Mr. Houbraken, and Mr. Vertue... 1742-1756

	Physiognomical Portraits, One Hundred Distinguished Characters, From undoubted Originals, Engraved in the Line Manner, by the most Eminent British Artists. (Edward Walmsley, 1822-1824)	Vanity Fair 'Spy' Prints (1869-1914)

	British Autography. A Collection of Fac-Similes of the Hand Writing of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with Their Authentic Portraits (John Thane, ca. 1820)	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)

	Quasi cursores; portraits of the high officers of the University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, 1884)	Naturalists from The Naturalist's Library (Jardine/Lizars London, Edinburgh ca. 1840s)

	The New Illustrated History of England (Charles Browning, 1890)	The Biographical Mirrour... (London, 1796-1801)

	The Lives of the Principal Reformers, both Englishmen and Foreigners... (by Richard Rolt, London, 1759 Mezzotint engravings by Richard Houston)	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)

	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)	History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington (1889)

	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)	The Art Treasures of England The Master-Pieces of the Best English, Irish and Scottish Painters and Sculptors (J. Vernon Whittaker, editor Philadelphia, 1876)

	The World's Masterpieces (The Fine Art Society London, ca. 1880-1910)	The National Gallery (T. Leman Hare, General Editor London, 1909)

	Albrecht Dürer prints (circa 1890-1910)	The Art of E.A. Rickards (London, 1920)

	The World's Greatest Paintings (London, 1934)	Masterpieces in Colour (London, circa 1909-15)

	Great Men and Famous Women (edited by Charles F. Horne [8 Volumes, 68 Parts] New York, 1894 and 1899) Soldiers and Sailors [volumes I and II] Statesmen and Sages [volumes III and IV] Workmen and Heroes [volumes V and VI] Artists and Authors [volumes VII and VIII]	Italian Masterpieces (unidentified Italian publication, circa 1900)

	Opera Stars from the Metropolitan Opera and other companies The Burr McIntosh Monthly, 1903-1910	Gainsborough and His Place in English Art Sir Walter Armstrong, 1899

	The History of Russia By H. Tyrrell (1879)	Chicago World's Columbian Exposition Photo halftones of men and women from all over the world (1893)

	English Children as Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds By Frederic G. Stephens (1867) 130-plus-year-old photogravures after Reynold's paintings	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)

	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.	Tytler's History of Scotland By Sir Archibald Alison (1841)

	Antique prints of the Philippines and the Spanish American War From "The Story of the Philippines" (1898)	Antique prints of William Shakespeare portraits
	French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century Facsimile prints from 1913