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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.
60-year-old man looking at photographs in his hand. Portrait shot from below.
Serrant castle interior (Chateau de Serrant), Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire department, France
Germany stamp: portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), composer and musician of the late Baroque period, series \
Tomb Octaviano Baldiino Mosaic Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Altar Basilica Church Rome Italy. Built in the 1200s on a Temple to Minerva, home of Dominicans
Vintage photograph of the Royal Navy warship HMS Scylla taken at Sheerness Dockyard, Kent in 1873. Scylla was a 16 guns, 400-horse power wooden screw corvette launched in 1856 and paid off in 1873. She served in the Mediterranean and the Pacific Station.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Lusiads, Portuguese epic poem written by Luis Vaz de Camoes, in the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, a public library and lusophone cultural institution
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An old and historic Islamic scientist is working in his studio writing, reading and exploring.
Handsome redhead traditional dutch man wearing historically correct outfit by candlelight in a typical townhouse drawing room
Goddess Gig. In ancient Greek mythology goddess gives people health. The goddess is the daughter of the god of medicine Asclepius and his wife Epion.
Five thousand Franc Note
...an old Spanish coin, a means of payment from the Iberian Peninsula made of metal
This is an original unsigned 17th century painting. The artist is unknown but it is in the style of Sir Peter Lely (Dutch/British, 1618-1680). A portrait of Anna Maria Talbot (1642-1702), Countess of Shrewsbury from 1659-1668 by virtue of her marriage to Francis Talbot the 11th Earl of Shrewsbury, England. Francis Talbot died from wounds received in a duel with Anna's lover, the second Duke of Buckingham. In a beat-up gilt wood frame.
Ancient Spanish copper coin of the King Carlos III. 1772. Coined in Segovia. 4 Maravedis.
Image from 19th century.
Vintage photograph, Lady Mary by Henry Peach Robinson, Victorian 19th Century
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Stone slab with the face of a man
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
Astronomer writing on parchment with feather pen
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
Illustration from 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).
Isaac Newton a portrait from English money - pound
Handsome redhead traditional dutch man wearing historically correct outfit reading a book by candlelight in a typical townhouse drawing room
Man, dressed as king in classical attire and glasses sitting working online in modern laptop against vintage studio background. Concept of comparisons of eras, modernity and history, technology.
Shot of an aristocratic man at his writing table
Free Images: "bestof:Gilbert Sheldon (1710-1794) by G. Bodini - Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden - DSC08853.JPG en Exhibit in the Marinmuseum Karlskrona Sweden This work is old"
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