London: George Baxter, 1848. Prints. Set of 2. Baxter print on paper. Each 6" x 4". The first of the two prints shows His Royal Highness Prince Albert standing in a military outfit in front of a man with a horse. The print of Queen Victoria has her standing on a balcony wearing a crown. George Baxter was a master printer who used multiple techniques to create a painting-like look, which became known as Baxter printing. He is credited with..... More

New York: Fortune, 1938. Print. Offset Lithograph. 12 7/8" x 11 1/8" This portrait of Robert Moses - notorious urban planner and public official who was highly influential in shaping the city of New York - features him posing in front of a large wall map of New York City. Photographed by Fernand Bourges for the June 1938 issue of Fortune magazine. See #33235 for map of Moses' projects, printed in the same issue as this portrait. More

Milan: Bettalli, 1815. Print. Stipple engraving. Image measures 7 3/4" x 5" Carefully engraved portrait of Prince Jozef Poniatowski, a Polish military officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This print is in excellent condition with some light stains. It was engraved by Demarchi after Sasso, and published by Bettalli and Fanfani in "Serie di vite e ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi Tempi," 1815-1818. More

Milan: Bettalli, 1815. Print. Stipple engraving. Image measures 8" x 5" Carefully engraved portrait of Mungo Park, a Scottish explorer whose travels in West Africa informed European geographical knowledge of Africa's interior in the early 19th century. This print is in excellent condition, some staining not near the image. It was engraved by Demarchi after Sasso, and published by Bettalli and Fanfani in "Serie di vite e ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi Tempi," 1815-1818. More

Germany. Portrait. Engraving. Image measures 13" x 8.5". Portrait of Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773), German physician and botanist. He is remembered for his correspondence with Carl Linnaeus regarding Linnaeus' classification system. Engraved by E. G. Haussmann. Minor staining in upper right corner, margins are cropped, Ludwig's death date marked in red ink. This is one of hundreds of portraits of scientists that can be found in the Gallery. More

1646. Etching. Inscribed upper left, W. Hollar fecit 1646. 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 inches. Trimmed to neat line. Beautiful portrait of an elegant woman shown half-length to right, with long dark hair parted in the middle and held in fabric, wearing a thin drop necklace, and a low-cut bodice fastened by ribbons, in a patterned fabric with puffed sleeves. Her arms are crossed below her bust. After Italian painter Giorgione. Wenceslaus Hollar also known as Wenzel Hollar (1607 -..... More

1645. Etching. Inscribed lower right, F. Parm: inu: / W. Hollar fecit : 1645. Measures 4 5/8" x 3" Trimmed to neat line. Impressive etching of a female figure standing in classical pose, looking to the right with her left arm extended, wearing a loose robe held by her right hand. After Italian Mannerist painter Parmigianino. Wenceslaus Hollar also known as Wenzel Hollar (1607 - 1677) was an accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent most of..... More

1646. Etching. Inscribed upper left, Lorenzo di Credi: inu. Inscribed upper right, W: Hollar fecit 1646, 2 January. 4 x 2 3/4 inches. Trimmed to neat line. Striking portrait of an elegant woman shown bust length, with long blonde hair parted in the middle, a double-loop necklace, and a bodice with a low-cut and rounded neckline. After Florentine painter Lorenzo di Credi. Wenceslaus Hollar, also known as Wenzel Hollar (1607 - 1677) was an accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the..... More

Weimar: Verlag des Gesellschaft, 1773. Etching. Measures 3" x 5". Trimmed to neat line. Beautiful portrait of Juliana Morell shown bust length, looking to the right, wearing a headscarf and cape with a pearl brooch. Juliana Morell (1594-1653) was a Catalan child prodigy, Dominican nun, and intellectual. While the details of her studies remain unconfirmed, she is considered by many to be the first woman to obtain a university degree, defending a thesis on ethics and dialetics at the age..... More

Boston: John A. Lowell & Co., 1908. Uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 15.5" x 13" This commemorative portrait of Abraham Lincoln was issued in 1908. It depicts Lincoln looking slightly left, wearing a black coat and bow tie and a white shirt. Based on 1865 photographs by William E. Marshall, the portrait is surrounded by a classical tromphe l'oeil frame with a memorial plaque. The print is engraved by John A. Lowell & Co. In good condition with minor foxing and..... More

Philadelphia: E.C Biddle, 1833. Portrait. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 19.5" x 14". Beautiful portrait from the folio edition of McKenney and Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America". As Superintendent of the Indian Trade Bureau, Thomas McKenney wanted to document the rapidly disappearing culture of the American natives. He activated the project, sponsored by the War Department, by commissioning writer James Hall and Charles Bird King, a renowned American portraitist. King painted the prominent Indians..... More

Philadelphia: Key & Biddle, 1836. Portrait. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 20" x 13.75". Beautiful portrait from the folio edition of McKenney and Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America". As Superintendent of the Indian Trade Bureau, Thomas McKenney wanted to document the rapidly disappearing culture of the American natives. He activated the project, sponsored by the War Department, by commissioning writer James Hall and Charles Bird King, a renowned American portraitist. King painted the prominent..... More

Philadelphia: F.W. Greenough, 1838. Portrait. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 19 x 13.75". Beautiful portrait from the folio edition of McKenney and Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America". As Superintendent of the Indian Trade Bureau, Thomas McKenney wanted to document the rapidly disappearing culture of the American natives. He activated the project, sponsored by the War Department, by commissioning writer James Hall and Charles Bird King, a renowned American portraitist. King painted the prominent Indians..... More