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Portrait Collection (#99)

"Capturing Moments: A Kaleidoscope of Portraits" From the iconic Sir Winston Churchill flashing his V sign to the enigmatic Prince, music royalty personified

Background imagePortrait Collection: Queen Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII

Queen Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII
Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife - and ultimately widow - of King Henry VIII of England. From " Portraits

Background imagePortrait Collection: Samuel Phelps as Cardinal Wolsey in Shakespeares Henry VIII

Samuel Phelps as Cardinal Wolsey in Shakespeares Henry VIII
Vintage engraving of Samuel Phelps as Cardinal Wolsey in Shakespeares Henry VIII

Background imagePortrait Collection: Fortune

Fortune
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Fortune, c.1502Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Saint Eustace, c.1501

Background imagePortrait Collection: The Four Witches

The Four Witches
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing The Four Witches, 1498Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Saint Eustace, c.1501

Background imagePortrait Collection: Albrecht DAOErer Visits Hans Sachs engraving 1894

Albrecht DAOErer Visits Hans Sachs engraving 1894
Engraving illustration from the book " Great Men and Famous Women" 1894

Background imagePortrait Collection: Melencolia by Albrecht Durer

Melencolia by Albrecht Durer
From " Le Meraviglie Delle Arti" Vol. 2 (1882): Melencolia by Albrecht Durer

Background imagePortrait Collection: Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), by Albrecht DAOErer, wood engraving, published 1881

Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), by Albrecht DAOErer, wood engraving, published 1881
Philipp Melanchthon (1497 - 1560) was a companion of Martin Luther during the Reformation and influential designer of the educational system

Background imagePortrait Collection: Maximilian I, of Habsburg (1459-1519), wood engraving, published in 1881

Maximilian I, of Habsburg (1459-1519), wood engraving, published in 1881
Maximilian I, of Habsburg, called the last knight (1459 - 1519), was Duke of Burgundy from 1477, from 1486 German king, from 1493 Archduke of Austria, and from 1508 emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Background imagePortrait Collection: Jesus Christs Face on the Shroud

Jesus Christs Face on the Shroud
Vintage engraving of Jesus Christs Face on the Shroud by Albert Durer 1513

Background imagePortrait Collection: Frederick the Wise Duke of Saxony

Frederick the Wise Duke of Saxony
" Vintage engraving by Albert Durer 1498 showing Frederick the Wise Duke of Saxony. Frederick III of Saxony (1463 to 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise

Background imagePortrait Collection: Michael Wolgemut

Michael Wolgemut
" Vintage engraving of Michael Wolgemut by Albrecht DArer 1516. Michael Wolgemut (1434 to 1519) was a German painter and printmaker, born and died in Nuremberg."

Background imagePortrait Collection: Albrecht DAOErer Self Portrait

Albrecht DAOErer Self Portrait
" Vintage engraving of Albrecht DArer from 1500. Albrecht DArer was a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg

Background imagePortrait Collection: Charles V

Charles V (1500 - 1558, Holy Roman Emperor). Woodcut engraving (1521) after an original by Albrecht Durer (German painter and engraver)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Saint John and Peter

Saint John and Peter
Vintage engraving by Albert Durer 1498 showing Saint John and Saint Peter

Background imagePortrait Collection: Angels with the Sudarium of Saint Veronica

Angels with the Sudarium of Saint Veronica
" Vintage engraving of Angels with the Sudarium of Saint Veronica by Albert Durer 1513. The most recent version of the legend recounts that Saint Veronica from Jerusalem encountered Jesus along

Background imagePortrait Collection: Albrecht DAOErer

Albrecht DAOErer
" Vintage engraving of Albrecht DArer holding a bunch of Sea Holly from 1493. Albrecht DArer was a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg

Background imagePortrait Collection: Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus

Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus
Vintage engraving by Albrecht Durer, Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus, 1513

Background imagePortrait Collection: Frederick the Wise

Frederick the Wise
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Frederick the Wise, 1524. Frederick III of Saxony (1463 to 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise (Friedrich der Weise)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Willibald Pirckheimer

Willibald Pirckheimer
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Willibald Pirckheimer, 1524. A German Renaissance lawyer, author and Renaissance humanist, a wealthy and prominent figure in Nuremberg in the 16th century

Background imagePortrait Collection: Erasmus of Rotterdam

Erasmus of Rotterdam
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1526. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466 to 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus

Background imagePortrait Collection: Philipp Melanchthon

Philipp Melanchthon
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Philipp Melanchthon, 1526. A German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation

Background imagePortrait Collection: Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Cardinal Albrecht (Albert ) of Brandenburg, 1519. Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg ( Albrecht von Brandenburg) (28 June 1490 to 24 September 1545)

Background imagePortrait Collection: The Four Apostles by Albrecht Durer

The Four Apostles by Albrecht Durer

Background imagePortrait Collection: Renaissance Artist

Renaissance Artist
A Renaissance Artist using a intruments of mathematical precision for painting portraits, Albert Durer, 1535

Background imagePortrait Collection: Albrecht DAOErer (1471-1528), German painter, wood engraving, published in 1881

Albrecht DAOErer (1471-1528), German painter, wood engraving, published in 1881
Albrecht Durer (1471 - 1528), famous German painter, printmaker, mathematician, and art theorist. Woodcut engraving after a painting (1500) by himself in Alte Pinakothek, Munich, published in 1881

Background imagePortrait Collection: Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher

Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher
" Vintage engraving by Albrecht DArer c.1526 Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher. Hieronymus Holzschuher (1469-1529) came from an old Nuremberg patrician family

Background imagePortrait Collection: Medieval German Knight

Medieval German Knight
Vintage engraving by Albert Durer 1498 showing a knight holding his lance with his horse in the background

Background imagePortrait Collection: Turkish Family

Turkish Family
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Turkish Family, c.1514

Background imagePortrait Collection: Cook and his wife

Cook and his wife
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a cook and his wife, c.1514

Background imagePortrait Collection: Virgin with child by Albrecht Durer

Virgin with child by Albrecht Durer

Background imagePortrait Collection: Charlemagne

Charlemagne
" Vintage engraving by Albrecht DArer c.1512 showing Charlemagne King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death

Background imagePortrait Collection: Front view of an adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight carrying a fish

Front view of an adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight carrying a fish, Long Island, New York, USA. August

Background imagePortrait Collection: Short-tailed leaf-nosed bat (Carollia perspicallata) portrait, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Short-tailed leaf-nosed bat (Carollia perspicallata) portrait, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Background imagePortrait Collection: Neotropical fruit bat (Artibeus intermedius) portrait, nectarivorous bat (Phyllostomidae

Neotropical fruit bat (Artibeus intermedius) portrait, nectarivorous bat (Phyllostomidae) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Background imagePortrait Collection: Northern leaf tailed gecko (Phyllurus cornutus) portrait

Northern leaf tailed gecko (Phyllurus cornutus) portrait, tree dwelling gecko found in Queensland wet tropics, Atherton, Queensland, Australia

Background imagePortrait Collection: Robert Stewart, Marquess Londonderry, Irish politician and landowner

Robert Stewart, Marquess Londonderry, Irish politician and landowner
Photo of an original image from the National Portrait Gallery by William Jerdan published in 1830 in London

Background imagePortrait Collection: Running girls - Illustrated London News Christmas 1870 cover

Running girls - Illustrated London News Christmas 1870 cover
" Scanned directly from The Illustrated London News, Saturday December 24, 1870.Cover of the Christmas Supplement, showing two girls running towards the viewer with a family gathering in

Background imagePortrait Collection: Statue of railway pioneer George Stephenson The Illustrated London News

Statue of railway pioneer George Stephenson The Illustrated London News
Scanned directly from The Illustrated London News, Saturday December 18, 1852

Background imagePortrait Collection: Hernando Cortez (XXXL)

Hernando Cortez (XXXL)
Portrait of Cortez(conquistador).Engraved by W Holl (around 1850) from a picture in the florence gallery.Now in the domaine public.Very high resolution.Adobe RGB

Background imagePortrait Collection: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German writer, artist, and politician (XXXL)

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German writer, artist, and politician (XXXL)
Portrait of Goethe engraving by Posselwhite from a picture by george Dawe (1855) Now in the public domain

Background imagePortrait Collection: Thomas Cranmer, Theologian

Thomas Cranmer, Theologian
Portrait of Thomas Cranmer.AdobeRGB

Background imagePortrait Collection: John Clifford Pemberton, Confederate general

John Clifford Pemberton, Confederate general
John Clifford Pemberton (1814 - 1881)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Francis Bacon (XXXL)

Francis Bacon (XXXL)
" Portrait of Francis Bacon(1561-1626), Viscount St Alban, English philosopher, statesman, lawyer, jurist, author and scientist

Background imagePortrait Collection: Robert Harley

Robert Harley
" Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford (ob 1724), engraved by W.T.Mote from the original of sir Godfrey Kneller in the british Museum

Background imagePortrait Collection: Portrait of a young woman

Portrait of a young woman.Engraved by E.Finden, painted by J.Wood and Border by J.Marchand around 1850.Now in the public domain.AdobeRGB (1998)High resolution with plenty of detail!

Background imagePortrait Collection: John Hunter

John Hunter
" Portrait of John Hunter (1728-1793). Engraved by W.Holl (1807-1871) and published in The Gallery Of Portraits With Memoirs encyclopedia, United Kingdom

Background imagePortrait Collection: Samuel JOHNSON (XXXL)

Samuel JOHNSON (XXXL)
Portrait of Samuel Johnson(1709-1784) engraved by W.Holl (1807-1871) and published by A.Fullarton and Co in 1870. Restored by Pictore.Adobe RGBVery high resolution available.Similar portraits from my

Background imagePortrait Collection: Sir Joseph Banks (XXXL)

Sir Joseph Banks (XXXL)
Portrait of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) engraved by H.Robinson from the original of sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) in the british museum




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"Capturing Moments: A Kaleidoscope of Portraits" From the iconic Sir Winston Churchill flashing his V sign to the enigmatic Prince, music royalty personified, portraits have always held a special place in our hearts. On PGA/GA Induction Day 22JUL23, we celebrated achievements and milestones through the lens of portraiture. Remembering the late Michael Collins on that fateful day of 7 November 1922, his portrait serves as a poignant reminder of bravery and sacrifice. Meanwhile, Keith Urban's portrait captures his essence - an artist with a guitar and a smile that lights up stages worldwide. Transporting us back to the nostalgic '70s is David Essex's beaming face on the set of "That'll Be The Day, " reminding us of simpler times filled with rock 'n' roll dreams. Patti Smith's portrait exudes raw power and poetic brilliance, reflecting her status as an influential figure in punk rock history. Delving into history brings us face-to-face with an English suffragette from 1908; her determined gaze speaks volumes about fighting for equality. And who can resist melting at the sight of a playful Poochon puppy at just six weeks old? Innocence captured forever in this adorable portrait. Guy Sebastian's vibrant personality shines through his portrait, showcasing his journey from Australian Idol winner to beloved musician. While Mappa Mundi takes us even further back in time - ink on parchment crafted meticulously in London around 1265 reveals ancient cartography skills that still fascinate today, and are windows into souls frozen in time - they tell stories without words and evoke emotions beyond measure. Whether it be capturing historical moments or cherishing loved ones, these snapshots remind us why portraits hold such significance throughout generations. So next time you stumble upon a captivating portrait or find yourself posing for one - remember its power to transcend time and connect humanity across eras.