Sixteenth Collection (#2)

Juan Bautista Perez Rubert, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473279 Juan Bautista Perez Rubert, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Juan Bautista Perez Rubert, c.1537 - 1597)

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473154 Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, 1599 - 1660)

Don Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, 1791 (engraving)
3473264 Don Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Don Gaspar de Guzman y Pimentel Ribera y Velasco de Tovar)

Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473260 Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, 1508 - 1566)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1825 (engraving)
4071123 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1825 (engraving); (add.info.: 1571 to 1610, Italian artist, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary pub.1825)

Henry IV, aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, 19th century (litho)
3533953 Henry IV, aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, 19th century (litho); (add.info.: Henry IV, 1553 - 1610, aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon. King of Navarre as Henry III, 1572 - 89)

Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
3473267 Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Diego Laynez or Lainez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473257 Diego Laynez or Lainez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Diego Laynez or Lainez, 1512 - 1565)

Bernardo de Balbuena, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473253 Bernardo de Balbuena, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Bernardo de Balbuena, 1561 - 1627. Spanish poet)

Don Diego Roque Lopez Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla
3253060 Don Diego Roque Lopez Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla; (add.info.: Don Diego Roque Lopez Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla, 7th Duke of Escalona, 7th Marquis of Villena and 7th Count of Xiquena)

Don Martin Enriquez de Almanza
3253042 Don Martin Enriquez de Almanza; (add.info.: Don Martin Enriquez de Almanza, c.1510-c.1583. Spanish politician, fourth viceroy of New Spain and sixth viceroy of Peru)

Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel
3253082 Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel; (add.info.: Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, 1550-1624. Spanish writer and musician. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Paul Eber, German Lutheran theologian
3252992 Paul Eber, German Lutheran theologian; (add.info.: Paul Eber, 1511 -1569. German Lutheran theologian. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Johann Maier von Eck
3252988 Johann Maier von Eck; (add.info.: Johann Maier von Eck, 1486 -1543. German Scholastic theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation)

Catalina de Erauso or Katalina Erauso, aka La Monja Alferez or The Nun Lieutenant
3253055 Catalina de Erauso or Katalina Erauso, aka La Monja Alferez or The Nun Lieutenant; (add.info.: Catalina de Erauso or Katalina Erauso, aka La Monja Alferez or The Nun Lieutenant, 1592-1650)

London, England before the spire of St. Paul's was burned. Showing also London Bridge
3058515 London, England before the spire of St. Paul's was burned. Showing also London Bridge, the Tower and shipping on the Thames

Christopher Columbus Hearing the Cry of Land Land! in 1492.1910 (print)
2638459 Christopher Columbus Hearing the Cry of Land Land! in 1492.1910 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus, 1451 -1506. Italian explorer, colonizer and navigator)

Henry VII, 1457 to 1509. King of England and Lord of Ireland. From Illustrations of English
2963107 Henry VII, 1457 to 1509. King of England and Lord of Ireland. From Illustrations of English and Scottish History published 1882.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

16th century warship. From A First Book of British History published 1925
3058514 16th century warship. From A First Book of British History published 1925.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli, , after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres
3473244 Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, Prince of Ascoli, , after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Antonio Agustin y Albanell, aka Augustinus, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub
3473242 Antonio Agustin y Albanell, aka Augustinus, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Alfonso (Alphonsus) Salmeron, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473235 Alfonso (Alphonsus) Salmeron, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Alfonso (Alphonsus) Salmeron, 1515 - 1585

Juan Sebastian Elcano aka Juan Sebastian del Cano, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid
3473300 Juan Sebastian Elcano aka Juan Sebastian del Cano, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473284 Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez, c.1471/1476 - 1541)

Francisco Valles aka Divino Valles, , after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473263 Francisco Valles aka Divino Valles, , after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Francisco Valles aka Divino Valles, 1524 - 1592)

Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva or Covarruvias, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain
3473255 Diego de Covarrubias y Leyva or Covarruvias, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Bernardino de Rebolledo y Villamizar, Earl of Rebolledo & Gref of German Sacred Empire
3473252 Bernardino de Rebolledo y Villamizar, Earl of Rebolledo & Gref of German Sacred Empire, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473250 Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola, 1562 - 1631)

Melchor Cano teaching at Salamanca University, Spain in the 16th century, after a 19th century print
3252959 Melchor Cano teaching at Salamanca University, Spain in the 16th century, after a 19th century print.; (add.info.: Melchor Cano teaching at Salamanca University, Spain in the 16th century)

Coronation of the Virgin as Queen of Heaven. Facsimilie from a sixteenth century German Breviary
2915282 Coronation of the Virgin as Queen of Heaven. Facsimilie from a sixteenth century German Breviary. From the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1903.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

John of Austria, illegitimate son of Charles Quint, 1880 (engraving)
5242613 John of Austria, illegitimate son of Charles Quint, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix pub. London c. 1880)

Charles V of Germany. Charles V, 1500 - 1558
3062207 Charles V of Germany. Charles V, 1500 - 1558.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Roman Emperor 1519 to 1558 and as Charles I, King of Spain 1516 to 1556. Hand writing sample and signature.)

Philip III of Spain, 1578 - 1621. King of Spain and Portugal. From a 19th century print
1219657 Philip III of Spain, 1578 - 1621. King of Spain and Portugal. From a 19th century print.; Private Collection

The Joys of Winter, after the 16th century engraving by De Bruyn. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter
955338 The Joys of Winter, after the 16th century engraving by De Bruyn. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Debauchery and licentiousness in the 16th century, after the painting by Marten de Vos
955330 Debauchery and licentiousness in the 16th century, after the painting by Marten de Vos. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

The Nose Dance, after a 16th century woodcut by Nikolaus Meldemann. A rural German dance festival from the middle ages
955315 The Nose Dance, after a 16th century woodcut by Nikolaus Meldemann. A rural German dance festival from the middle ages

Young ladies at their toilette, after a 16th century Italian engraving. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom
955306 Young ladies at their toilette, after a 16th century Italian engraving. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, 19th century (engraving)
3779180 Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603) was Queen of England November 1558 until her death

Margaret Tudor, 1489 - 1541. Queen of Scots. Hand writing sample and signature
3083202 Margaret Tudor, 1489 - 1541. Queen of Scots. Hand writing sample and signature.; Private Collection

17th century city scene. A man carries a woman pedestrian on his back through a flooded road
1000922 17th century city scene. A man carries a woman pedestrian on his back through a flooded road. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Under the village Linden Tree, after a 16th century engraving by Kandel. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom
955336 Under the village Linden Tree, after a 16th century engraving by Kandel. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

A 16th century German drover in traditional costume. After Hans Weigel's book of costume, 1577
955321 A 16th century German drover in traditional costume. After Hans Weigel's book of costume, 1577. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Coarse behaviour at the dining table during the Renaissance period. After a Spanish copper engraving from 1545
955312 Coarse behaviour at the dining table during the Renaissance period. After a Spanish copper engraving from 1545. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard

Henry IV aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, pub. 1825 (engraving)
3555512 Henry IV aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, pub. 1825 (engraving); (add.info.: Henry IV aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon, 1553-1610. King of Navarre as Henry III, 1572-89)

Queen Mary, aka Mary Tudor, 1516-1558 (etching)
3085241 Queen Mary, aka Mary Tudor, 1516-1558 (etching); (add.info.: Queen Mary; aka Mary Tudor; byname Bloody Mary;1516-1558. First Queen to rule England in her own right)

English ship of 1574. From The Romance of the Merchant Ship, published 1931
3058542 English ship of 1574. From The Romance of the Merchant Ship, published 1931.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Mary Queen of Scots, also Mary Stuart (1542-1587)
3085325 Mary Queen of Scots, also Mary Stuart (1542-1587); (add.info.: Mary Queen of Scots; 1542-1587. Also Mary Stuart; daughter of James V; King of Scotland. 19th century print.)

Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette
3253052 Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette; (add.info.: Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette, 1554-1642, created Duke of Epernon)

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