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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
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
Facial Features Pattern Design on Banknote
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
Image from 19th century.
It's a new Moon! For astronomers, a new Moon means no Moon to look at.
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.
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.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Image from 19th century
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Portrait of Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence (1847 - 1917). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
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).
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
19th century illustration of a scientist with microscopes, books, vials and bottles delving into the mysteries of the natural world. From a 1876 copy of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Image from 19th century
A drawing of Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj as depicted on Dinar banknote on a white background
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Postage stamp Romania 1955 printed in Romania shows Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a writer, circa 1955
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).
Eleftherios Venizelos a portrait from Greek money - Drachma
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.
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.
Georges-Eugène Baron Haussmann (1809 - 1891) was prefect of the French department of Seine from 1853 to 1870, and is considered the Parisian city planner. By his building regulations, he gave to the town center century the modern Parisian cityscape, which is preserved to this day. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Free Images: "bestof:Rayet Georges A Pons.jpg en Picture of Georges Rayet the French astronomer - This is a slightly-cropped version of the one in The Astrophysical Journal vol 25 p"
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