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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
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.
Vintage elements of old paper banknotes.Fragment  banknote for design purpose.Russian Empire 100 rubles 1910.Bonistics
Image from 19th century.
Cancelled Stamp From Venezuela Featuring Simon Bolivar
Vintage photograph W. G. Grace, an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. Victorian 19th Century
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
USA Stamp: Benjamin West, American Artist
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Close up portrait of George Washington from dollar bill against black background.
Portrait of Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence (1847 - 1917). 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 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.
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
Assignat of ten cents - Law of 24 October 1792 - Series 598 th - Year I of the Republic - signature: Guyon.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Large fragment of the reverse side of 10 ten French cent francs banknote currency by Bank of France features portrait of Louis Hector Berlioz, old French money, vintage retro, uncirculated
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). 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).
Eleftherios Venizelos a portrait from Greek money - Drachma
Image from 19th century
Mihai Eminescu cit from 1000 Romanian lei banknote, 1996 Series - paper, for design purpose
Five thousand Franc Note
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