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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.
The portrait of Jan Amos Komensky from 20 Czechoslovakian Koruna banknote isolated on a white background
Image from 19th century.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Portrait of Major-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, 6th Commander of the Canadian Army (1848 - 1923). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
The sea sinks the army of the pharaoh in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
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).
A 19th century illustration two native Greenland Eskimos in traditional dress entitled 'modern Eskimos'.
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), British manufacturer and leading figure of Manchester liberalism and the free trade movement. Wood engraving, published in 1865.
Napoleon Bonaparte a portrait from French money
Photography from 1899
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
Portrait of Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832 - 1914). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
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
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.
A drawing of Primoz Trubar as depicted on the Tolar banknote on a white background
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.
Simon Bolivar (1783 - 1830) Portrait from Venezuelan Banknotes. Venezuelan military and political leader
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.
Benjamin Franklin cut from 100 US dollar banknote and Nicolae Grigorescu cut out from 10 Romanian Lei banknote for design purpose
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).
Jose Ballivian portrait from Bolivian money
Samson carries the gates of the city to the mountain in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Image from 19th century
A view of Çanakkale Martyrs Monument, Memorial of the battle of Gallipoli
Engraving made in 1890 of Aesop by Velazquez who painted the original in 1640.
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