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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
Sweden. Stockholm. 06.06.2023  Close-up view of the historic statue of Gustavo Erici in front of the Riddarhuset (House of Nobility) in Stockholm.
Stockholm, Sweden - Dec 08, 2017: Exterior of Gustaf Vasa statue in front of the House of Nobility in Stockholm, Sweden.
Gothenburg, Sweden - June 29th 2024: The cityscape of Gothenburg's famous city square
Antique photo: Oscar Wilde
Statue of Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Swedish: Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718). It is located in the city center of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The statue points east, towards the historic enemy of Russia. A bird sits on his outstretched arm.
Oslo, Norway - February 24, 2020. The statue of Ludvig Holberg by National Theatre in Oslo, Norway
Postage stamp Romania 1955 printed in Romania shows Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a writer, circa 1955
Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Royal Palace - Slottet - the main residence of the King of Norway. It was built 1825-1849 by Charles III John (Karl III Johan), Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte born in France, who reigned as king of Norway and Sweden. The Karl Johan monument is an equestrian statue by Brynjulf ​​Bergslien, installed in 1875.
Sweden. Stockholm. 06.06.2023  Close-up view of information desk under historic statue of Gustavo Erici in front of Riddarhuset (House of Nobility) in Stockholm.
statue of Pascal Paolia, a Corsican patriot, statesman and military leader, on Place Paoli. The statue was made by the French sculptor Victor Haguenin (1802-1860); Corte, France
Statue of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf in Stockholm. This artwork was erected in 1796 by the french sculptor Pierre l'Archeveque.
Vintage man portrait
Lindenstrasse, Berlin, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
a vintage Stepan Osipovich Makarov photo postcard of 1900s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe: bronze bust of Rear-Admiral Gourbeyre on the square bearing his name, unveiled here in 1848 to honor the man from the Puy de Dôme, who as a young officer cadet in the French Navy, fought the British in 1809, became an admiral, then governor of Guyana, and later governor of Guadeloupe.
Stockholm, Sweden. 06.06.2023. Memorial plaque beneath statue of Gustav Ericsson ( known as Gustav Vasa) located in front of Riddarhuset.
Portrait of Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies (1836 - 1914). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Ninomiya Sontoku a closeup portrait from old Japanese yen
Viintage photo of a old man
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Vintage image from the 30s serious senior man dressing as a politician looking at the camera
Victorian Era's Portrait on a Card , A man with big beard and Turkish Hat (Fez) in suit. Shot in England circa 1880
Statue of Søren Kierkegaard in the Royal Library Garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was philosopher philosopher, poet and is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
Stockholm, Sweden. 06.06.2023. Statue of Gustavo Erici in front of Riddarhuset (House of Nobility) in Stockholm, Sweden.
Oslo, Norway: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson statue with the Law Faculty in the background - Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature - sculpted by the Norwegian-Danish sculptor Stephan Sinding, 1899.
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
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