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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.
Niccolo Machiavelli a closeup portrait from Italian money - lire
Simon Rodriguez Portrait Pattern Design on Venezuelan Bolivar Currency
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
Image from 19th century.
The vertical shot of the statue great philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
Portrait of Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Paul Kruger), 3rd State President of the South African Republic (1825 - 1904). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Copenhagen, Denmark - April 10, 2023: Statue of the world famous writer, Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), in Kings Garden. His adventures are translated to more than 160 languages.
Astronomer writing on parchment with feather pen
Tadeusz Kosciuszko a closeup portrait from old Polish money - Zloty
Simon Rodriguez Portrait Pattern Design on Venezuelan Bolivar Currency
Noah Webster (1758-1843) on engraving from 1835. American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, spelling reformer, political writer, editor and prolific author. Engraved by G.Parker and published in''National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans Volume II'',USA,1835.
Front view of monument of painter Peter von Cornelius in Duesseldorf at Koe-Bogen, made by sculptor Adolf von Donndorf  and inaugurated 24. Juni 1879
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Vintage photograph of Ernst Schweninger, a German physician and naturopath who developed the Schweninger method, a reduction of obesity by the restriction of fluids in the diet. 19th Century
An image of Christopher Columbus from a 5000 Lire Italian bill issued in 1971. It has long been replaced by Euro notes.
Carl Friedrich Gauss a portrait from old German money - Mark
Alexander Suvorov Portrait Pattern Design on Transnistria
A closeup of a United State of America Dollar banknote, USD Currency, USA
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Antique photograph of Henri Laurent Rivière (1827 – 1883) was a French naval officer and a writer who is chiefly remembered today for advancing the French conquest of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) in the 1880s.
Postage stamp Romania 1955 printed in Romania shows Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a writer, circa 1955
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William Blake a closeup portrait from British money
Facial Features Pattern Design on Banknote
Mihai Eminescu cit from 1000 Romanian lei banknote, 1996 Series - paper, for design purpose
Image from 19th century
Free Images: "bestof:Otto Fabricius.gif Danish naturalist Otto Fabricius 1744-1822 http //hbs bishopmuseum org/dipterists/dipt-f html century 19 author PD because of age PD-old"
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