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[b]Adam Smith was an economist who wrote [i]The Wealth of Nations[/i]. [/b]Born June 16, 1723, in Scotland.\n\nPortrait of Adam Smith is from [i]The National and Domestic History of England: Volume the Third[/i] By William Hickman Smith Aubrey. Published in 1867 in London. The publication is now in the public domain as the copyright protection has expired. \n\nI've selected interesting, old 19th century graphic images for digital restoration and editing. The images were enhanced, adjusted, and brightened to make the images suitable for display and other purposes.
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme portrait from Chilean money
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
a vintage  Emperor Meji Mutsuhito photo postcard of 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
Portrait of Field Marshal Paul Sanford Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen (1845 - 1932). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Copenhagen King's Garden (Kongens Have) public park: detail of bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen with book in hand, by August V. Saabye in 1880
Vintage photograph of Oscar de Négrier, French army General, 19th Century. French general of the Third Republic, winning fame in Algeria in the Sud-Oranais campaign (1881) and in Tonkin during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1887).
A drawing of Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj as depicted on Dinar banknote on a white background
Grenada postage stamp: Nobel prize
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
a vintage Russian Grand Duke Nicholas photo postcard of 1910s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
State of Oman 1972 postage stamp printed in State of Oman shows Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), circa 1972
Portrait of General Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839 - 1908). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
Antique photograph of Amédée Courbet a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86) and the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885).
Image from 19th century.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Paris, France - January 02 2018: Statue of Claude Bernard in front of the main entrance of the Collège de France, a renowned higher education and research establishment (grand établissement) founded in 1530. It is located in Paris, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne.
Portrait of Prince Lucien Murat (1803-1878) from a drawing by Philippoteaux and engraved By Colin in 1861.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
J J Dessalines Hatian military leader
Vintage photograph of Officer of the Highland Regiment, British Army, 19th Century
Saddam Hussein (1937-2006) portrait from 25 dinars Iraq banknote
a vintage Kaiser Wilhelm II postcard sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1905,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Allemans-du-Dropt, France  26 March 2022: Bust of Peter Moon-Montaud (1845-1907), minister, speaker, writer and journalist born in Allemans-du-Dropt.
Giuseppe Verdi  (1813 –   1901) was an Italian Romantic composer. His operas such as  Rigoletto,  La traviata,  Nabucco and Aida are as popular today as when they were first written Etching is from a 1877 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
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