decorative high quality etchings and engravings, portraits of famous historical people

Portraits of historical figures

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 Large prints (etchings and engravings) of historical portraiture

 

 portrait of Horatio Nelson

Nelson
Engraved by M.Cormack after a picture John Hoppner.
Size 28 x 20 inches (71 x 51 cms.)
Ref C166

 

portrait of napoleon bonaparte

Napoleon a Malmaison
Engraved by Leney after a picture Jean Baptiste Isabey.
Size 26 x 18 inches (66 x 46 cms.)
Ref A247

 

 portrait of Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington
Engraved by James Scott after a picture by John Lilley.
Size 29 x 19 inches (74 x 48 cms.)
Ref A172

 

portrait of Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar

Nelson, Trafalgar, Oct 21st
Engraved by C W Sharpe after a picture by Charles Lucey.
Size 24 x 19 inches (61 x 48 cms.)
Ref H136

 

Duke of Wellington

Duke of Wellington
Engraved by anon after a picture by anon.
Size 31 x 25 inches (79 x 64 cms.)
Ref A136

 

portrait of Admiral Duncan

Admiral Duncan
Engraved by James Ward after a picture by John Hoppner.
Size 26 x 18 inches (66 x 46 cms.)
Ref E158

 

print of Admiral Lord Nelson  after hoppner

Admiral Lord Nelson
Engraved by C Turner after a picture by John Hoppner.
Size 26 x 17 inches (66 x 43 cms.)
Ref C200

 

portrait of Sir Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel
Engraved by G.R.Ward after a picture henry William Pickersgill.
Size 31 x 20 inches (79 x 51 cms.)
Ref A230. Price GBP 88s.)
Ref A172

 

 portrait of Garibaldi

Garibaldi
Engraved by William Holl after a picture by Thomas J Barker
Size 31 x 21 inches (79 x 53 cms.)
Ref A284. Price GBP 105)
Ref A172

 

portrait of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott
Engraved by Joghn Burnet after a picture by William Allan.
Size 22 x 16 inches (56 x 41 cms.)
Ref G004

 

portrait of Shakespeare and Contemporaries

Shakespeare and Contemporaries
Engraved by Hunter.
Size 27 x 32 inches (69 x 81 cms.)
Ref A123

 

Sir James Duke, MP, 1847

Sir James Duke
(MP in 1840s)
Engraved by H T Ryall after a picture by John P Knight.
Size 31 x 20 inches (79 x 51 cms.)
Ref A148

 

portrait of Winston Churchill

Churchill
Photogravure after anon artist.
Size 26 x 17 inches (66 x 43 cms.)
Ref E264

 

 gladstone portrait, etching

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W.E.
Engraved by Percy Bigland after a picture by Percy Bigland.
Size 20 x 26 inches (51 x 66 cms.)
Ref B288

 

Duke of Cambridge, portrait

Duke of Cambridge
Engraved by Tompkins after a picture by Frank Holl.
Size 33 x 21 inches (84 x 53 cms.)
Ref A233

 

Lord de Tabely, etching

Lord de Tabely
Engraved by anon after a picture by anon.
Size 31 x 20 inches (79 x 51 cms.)
Ref C181

 

roundheads and royalists

When Did You Last See Your Father?
(Cromwellian soldiers questioning a Royalist boy)
Engraved by G.E. after a picture by William Frederick Yeames.
Size 16 x 25 inches (41 x 64 cms.)
Ref B096

 

Cromwell Dissolving Parliament, hand coloured etching

Cromwell Dissolving Parliament
Engraved by G T Payne after a picture by Benjamin West.
Size 19 x 23 inches (48 x 58 cms.)
Ref B283

 

Mary Queen of Scots Abdication, engraving

Mary Queen of Scots Abdication
Engraved by James Stewart after a picture by William Allan.
Size 18 x 22 inches (46 x 56 cms.)
Ref B248

 

King John signing Magna Carta

King John - Magna Carta
Engraved by William Ryland after a picture by John Hamilton Mortimer.
Size 19 x 25 inches (48 x 64 cms.)
Ref H020

 

print of King John signing Magna Carta

King John signing Magna Carta
Engraved by anon after a picture by anon.
Size 22 x 28 inches (56 x 71 cms.)
Ref B294

 

Young Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon (When young)
Engraved by anon after a picture by anon.
Size 20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cms.)
Ref F066

 

Royal Wedding,  hand coloured print

Royal Wedding
(Princess Victoria Mary of Teck and Prince George, Duke of York, afterwards King George V, in 1893)
Engraved by G.E. after a picture by Sydney P Hall.
Size 20 x 23 inches (51 x 58 cms.)
Ref A252

 

Duke of Wellington portrait

Duke of Wellington
Engraved by George H Phillips after a picture by Henry Perronet Briggs.
Size 29 x 19 inches (74 x 48 cms.)
Ref F255

 

Duke of Wellington portrait

Duke of Wellington
Engraved by Henry Cook after a picture by anon.
Size 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cms.)
Ref G044

 

Viscount Cranbrook

Viscount Cranbrook
Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st earl of, Viscount Cranbrook Of Hemsted, Baron Medway Of Hemsted Park.
Engraved by anon after a picture by anon.
Size 20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cms.)
Ref G052

 

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W.E. Prime Minister

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W.E.
Served as prime minister four times (1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, and 1892-94).
Engraved by H W Batley after a picture by H W Batley.
Size 20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cms.)
Ref G076

 

Marriage of Queen Victoria, large etching

Marriage of Queen Victoria
Engraved by HT Ryall after a picture by George Hayter.
Size 26 x 37 inches (66 x 94 cms.)
Ref G117

 

Coronation of Queen Victoria, large print

Coronation of Queen Victoria
Engraved by H T Ryall after a picture by George Hayter.
Size 25 x 37 inches (64 x 94 cms.)
Ref G109

 

Cromwell Refusing the Crown, large etching

Cromwell Refusing the Crown
(in 1656)
Engraved by F Hunter after a picture by Thomas Herbert Maguire.
Size 28 x 38 inches (71 x 97 cms.)
Ref G104

 

Earl Spencer portrait

Earl Spencer
Engraved by Gerald Robinson after a picture by Frank Holl.
Size 20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cms.)
Ref G053

 

Lord Collingwood portrait

Lord Collingwood
Engraved by F Bacon after a picture by C Lonsdell.
Size 23 x 18 inches (58 x 46 cms.)
Ref G061

 

Philip Howard, Earl Of Arundel

Philip Howard, Earl Of Arundel
Engraved by G Atkinson after a picture by Henry William Barraud.
Size 28 x 22 inches (71 x 56 cms.)
Ref F227

 

older Duke of Wellington

Wellington
Engraved by F Bacon after a picture by Thomas J Barker.
Size 23 x 18 inches (58 x 46 cms.)
Ref G084A

 

Lord Nelson at Prayer

Nelson at Prayer
Engraved by F Joubert after a picture by Thomas J Barker.
Size 23 x 18 inches (58 x 46 cms.)
Ref G084B

 

Cromwells Family Interceding

Cromwells Family Interceding
Engraved by James Scott after a picture by William Fisk.
Size 24 x 19 inches (61 x 48 cms.)
Ref H109

 

Marriage of Queen Victoria, large etching

Marriage of Queen Victoria
Engraved by H T Ryall after a picture by George Hayter.
Size 26 x 37 inches (66 x 94 cms.)
Ref G117

 

Asquith, Rt. Hon., Prime Minister

Asquith, Rt. Hon. H.H.
Liberal Prime Minister, 1908 - 1916
Engraved by anon after a picture by Fiddes Watt.
Size 22 x 14 inches (56 x 36 cms.)
Ref G096

 

Trial of Charles I etching

Trial of Charles I
Engraved by I E Wagstaff after a picture by William Fisk.
Size 28 x 38 inches (71 x 97 cms.)
Ref G129

 

Royal Cortege In Windsor Park

Royal Cortege In Windsor Park
Engraved by F Bromley after a picture by Richard Barrett Davis.
Size 21 x 31 inches (53 x 79 cms.)
Ref G159

 

rial of King Charles I, John Burnet

Trial of King Charles I
Engraved by John Burnet after a picture by John Burnet.
Size 26 x 33 inches (66 x 84 cms.)
Ref G161

 

Countess Spencer & Lady Althorpe, reynolds etching

Countess Spencer & Lady Althorpe
Engraved by Samuel Cousins after a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Size 26 x 19 inches (66 x 48 cms.)
Ref H012

 

James Lowther, speaker house of commons

The Speaker (James Lowther)
Speaker of the British House of Commons between 1905 and 1921.
Engraved by Anon after a picture by Anon.
Size 23 x 18 inches (58 x 46 cms.)
Ref H019

 

Russian Emporer Paul I

Russian Emporer Paul I (Pl.1)
Engraved by Thomas Gaugain after a picture by A Odowski.
Size 17 x 23 inches (43 x 58 cms.)
Ref H075A

 

etching, Russian Emporer Paul I

Russian Emporer Paul I (Pl.2)
Engraved by Thomas Gaugain after a picture by A Odowski.
Size 17 x 23 inches (43 x 58 cms.)
Ref H075B

 

Baillie Family, print after gainsborough

Baillie Family
Anonymous engraver after a picture by Thomas Gainsborough.
Size 20 x 18 inches (51 x 46 cms.)
Ref A269

 Tall monochrome print

Sir John Yarde Buller, monochrome print

Sir John Yarde Buller (1840s)
Engraved by James Faed after a picture by Sir Francis Grant.
Size 28 x 18 inches (71 x 46 cms.)
Ref D174

 

Mr Thomas Gifford
Engraved by John R Jackson after a picture by John P Knight.
Size 29 x 20 inches (74 x 51 cms.)
Ref B295

 

Sir Stafford Northcote
(Secretary of State for India 1867 -68)
Engraved by T L Atkinson after a picture by Edwin Long.
Size 22 x 17 inches (56 x 43 cms.)
Ref E145

 

Morning Walk, thomas gainsborough

Morning Walk
( Mr and Mrs William Hallett )
Engraved by Armand Mathey after a picture by Thomas Gainsborough, painted in 1785.
Size 31 x 23 inches (79 x 58 cms.)
Ref E140

 

 

Medium and smaller prints (etchings and engravings), historical portraiture

 

portrait of Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
Engraved by W.O.Burgess after a picture Girolamo Francesco Parmigiano.
Size 15 x 12 inches (38 x 30 cms.)
Ref N188

 

portrait of Captain Cook

Captain Cook
Engraved by J.R.Sherwin after a picture Sir Nathaniel Dance.
Size 12 x 10 inches (30 x 25 cms.)
Ref E002

 

portrait of George Washington

George Washington
Anon engraver after a picture Gilbert Stuart.
Size 19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cms.)
Ref H190

 

portrait of Lord Nelson

Nelson
Anon engraver after a picture Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L151A

 

portrait of Duke of Wellington

Wellington
Anon engraver after a picture Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L151B

 

portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon
Anon engraver after a picture Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L151C

 

portrait of Lord Nelson

Lord Nelson
Engraved by Robert Graves after a picture by Lemuel Francis Abbott.
Size 17 x 13 inches (43 x 33 cms
Ref C081

 

portrait of Lord Byron

Lord Byron
Engraved by Robert Graves after a picture by Richard Westall.
Size 8 x 6 inches (20 x 15 cms
Ref D409

 

portrait of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare
Engraved by I Godofroy.
Size 17 x 14 inches (43 x 36 cms.)
Ref F294

 

Anne de Mont'y

Anne de Mont'y
Engraved by Thomas Ryder after a picture by Francois Janet.
Size 17 x 11 inches (43 x 28 cms.)
Ref A047A

 

 Gaspard de C'y

Gaspard de C'y
Engraved by Thomas Ryder after a picture by Francois Janet.
Size 17 x 11 inches (43 x 28 cms.)
Ref A047B

 

 Francois de C'y

Francois de C'y
Engraved by Thomas Ryder after a picture by Francois Janet.
Size 17 x 11 inches (43 x 28 cms.)
Ref A047C

 

Nelson & Lady Hamilton

Nelson & Lady Hamilton
Engraved by anon after a picture by Herbert Carmichael.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref E015

 

Declaration of Independence, hand colored etching

Declaration of Independence
Engraved by anon after a picture by I Turnbull.
Size 6 x 8 inches (15 x 20 cms.)
Ref D390

 

 Duke of Wellington portrait

Duke of Wellington
Engraved by George H Philips after a picture by Henry Perronet Briggs.
Size 18 x 14 inches (46 x 36 cms.)
Ref F081

 

Fred Archer portrait

Fred Archer
(Jockey)
Engraved by Richard Josey after a picture by Rosa Corder.
Size 17 x 13 inches (43 x 33 cms.)
Ref N161

 

 portrait of W H Wollaston

W H Wollaston
(scientist)
Engraved by H Robinson after a picture by Richard Evans.
Size 9 x 6 inches (23 x 15 cms.)
Ref D399

 

Mother Jak after Holbein

Holbein Head Mother Jak
(actually Margaret Giggs)
Engraved by Thomas Cheeseman after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060F

 

richard rich, after Holbein

Holbein Head, Chancellor
(Richard Rich)
Engraved by R Cooper after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060G

 

Holbein Heads - Plate VI
Anonymous engraver after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060M

 

Lady Ratcliff after Holbein

Holbein Head, Lady Ratcliff
Engraved by R Facius after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060N

 

 Lady Sharington after Holbein

Holbein Head, Lady Sharington
Engraved by G S & J G Facius after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060O

 

 Lady Parker, after Holbein

Holbein Head, Lady Parker
Engraved by S Minasi after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060T

 

 Lady Vaux, after Holbein

Lady Vaux
Engraved by R Cooper after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060U

 

 Lady Barkley after Holbein

Holbein Head, Lady Barkley
Engraved by C Knight after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060V

 

 Lady Eliot after Holbein

Holbein Head, Lady Eliot
Engraved by A Cardon after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L060W

 

 Lady Lister, after Holbein

Holbein Head, Lady Lister
Engraved by S Minasi after a picture by Hans Holbein.
Size 13 x 11 inches (33 x 28 cms.)
Ref L061V

    

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