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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.
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).
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Five thousand Franc Note
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Double exposure of portrait of U.S. presidents Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton
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).
Portrait of Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence (1847 - 1917). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
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.
Isaac Newton a portrait from English money - pound
Image from 19th century
Allemans-du-Dropt, France  26 March 2022: Bust of Peter Moon-Montaud (1845-1907), minister, speaker, writer and journalist born in Allemans-du-Dropt.
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
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.
Statues of Carlo Goldoni, comedy writer, City of Venice, Italy, Europe
William Shakespeare on engraving from \
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
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