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General von Scharnhorst 1755-1813, 1934. Gerhard Johann David Waitz von Scharnhorst (1755-1813), was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801

Niccolo Paganini 1782-1840, 1934. Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time

William Shakespeare 1564-1616. - Gemalde von J. Faed, 1934
William Shakespeare 1564-1616. 1934. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English playwright..From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Friedrich Nietzsche 1844-1900, 1934. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, philologist

Kaiser Heinrich IV. 1050-1106, 1934. Henry IV of Germany outside the gates of Canossa, Italy, 1077 (1913). Barefoot, clad in a hair shirt, Henry appeared before the gates, begging for admission

Marschall Bernadotte 1763-1844. Stich nach der Zeichmung von Hilaire Le Dru, 1934
Marschall Bernadotte 1763-1844, 1934. Charles XIV & III John, also known as Carl John (1763-1844), King of Sweden as Charles XIV John

Elisabeth Vigee=Lebrun 1755-1842. - Selbstbildnis, 1934
Elisabeth Vigee=Lebrun 1755-1842, 1934. Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842), also known as Madame Lebrun, was a prominent French painter. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Chopin 1810-1849. - Gemalde von Hayez, 1934
Chopin 1810-1849, 1934. Frederic Francois Chopin (1810-1849), Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for the solo piano. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Grafin Potocka 1776-1867. - Gemalde von Kucharski, 1934
Grafin Potocka 1776-1867, 1934. Delfina Potocka, nee Komar (1807-1877), Polish countess, was a friend and muse to Polish expatriate artists Frederic Chopin and Zygmunt Krasinski

Samuel Morse 1791-1872, 1934. Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter

Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860, 1934. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

August Borsig 1804-1854. - Gemalde von Kruger, 1934
August Borsig 1804-1854, 1934. Johann Friedrich August Borsig (1804-1854), German businessman who founded the Borsig-Werke factory. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Lord Nelson 1758-1805, 1934. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte KB (1758-1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy

Furst Metternich 1773-1859, 1934. Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (1773-1859)

Tizian 1476 / 77-1576. - Selbstbildnis, 1934
Tizian 1476/77-1576. 1934. Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (c1487-1576), commonly known as Titian, was one of the greatest 16th century Renaissance painters of Venice, Italy

Papst Pius VII. 1740-1823. - Gemalde von David, 1934
Papst Pius VII. 1740-1823, 1934. Pope Pius VII (1740-1823), born Barnaba Niccolo Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, reigned as Pope from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823

Michelangelo 1475-1564. - Gemalde von Delacroix, 1934
Michelangelo 1475-1564. 1934. Portrait of Michelangelo (1475-1564), Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect and poet. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519. - Selbstbildnis, 1934
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519. 1934. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath

Johannes Hus 1369-1415, 1934. Jan Hus (1369-1415), Bohemian religious reformer and theologian was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John

Papst Julus II. 1443-1513, 1934. Pope Julius II. Julius II (1443-1513), was born Giuliano della Rovere and was pope from 1503 to 1513

Christoph Kolumbus 1446-1506, 1934. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Genoese navigator and explorer. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Johann Gutenberg 1400-1468, 1934. Johann Gutenberg (1400-1468), German metalworker and inventor who invented a method of printing from movable type. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Berthold Schwarz (im 14. Jahrh), 1934. Berthold Schwarz, 1380. Semi- legendary German Franciscan monk of Freiburg, whose real name was Konstantin Anklitzen

Der Hellige Franz von Assisi 1182-1226, 1934. St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493. St Francis (1182-1226). St Francis with the birds

Heinrich der Lowe, 1934. Henry the Lion (1129/1131-1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156

Feldmarschall Conrad von Hotzen, 1934. Feldmarschall Franz Xaver Joseph Conrad Graf von Hotzendorf (1852-1925), Austrian Field Marshal

Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand 1863-1914, 1934. Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria (1863-1914), Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia

Feldmarschall Graf von Waldersee 1832-1904, 1934. Alfred Ludwig Heinrich Karl Graf von Waldersee (1832-1904), German field marshal who served as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1888

Kaiser Franz Joseph von Osterreich 1830-1916, 1934. Franz Joseph I (1830-1916), Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Roald Amundsen 1872-1928, 1934. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-12 which was the first to reach the South

Fridtjof Nansen 1861-1930, 1934. Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Sven Hedin - Geb. 1865, 1934. Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952), Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works

Johannes Brahms 1833-1897, 1934. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer and pianist of the Romantic period. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Cosima Wagner 1837-1930, 1934. Cosima Wagner (1837-1930), illegitimate daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and Marie d Agoult

Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901. - Gemalde von Michel, 1934
Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901, 1934. Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813-1901), Italian opera composer. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Richard Wagner 1813-1883, 1934. Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer and conductor who is primarily known for his operas. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Franz von Liszt 1811-1886, 1934. Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor, From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Felix Dahn 1834-1912, 1934. Felix Dahn (1834-1912), German law professor, German nationalist author, poet and historian. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Charles Darwin 1809-1882. - Gemalde von Collier, 1934
Charles Darwin 1809-1882, 1934. Charles Robert Darwin, (1809-1882), English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution

Bertel Thorwaldsen 1768-1844. - Gemalde von Eckersberg, 1934
Bertel Thorwaldsen 1768-1844, 1934. Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), Danish/Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Giuseppe Garibaldi 1807-1882, 1934. Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Konig Humbert I. von Italien 1844-1900. - Gemalde von Palizzi, 1934
Konig Humbert I. von Italien 1844-1900, 1934. Umberto I (1844-1900), King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination on 29 July 1900. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko 1832-1867, 1934. Maximilian (1832-1867) was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire. He was a younger brother of the Austrian emperor Francis Joseph I

Papst Leo XIII. 1810-1903. - Gemalde von Fulop, 1934
Papst Leo XIII. 1810-1903, 1934. Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903), reigned as Pope from 20 February 1878 to his death. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Hoffmann v. Fallersleben 1798-1874, 1934. August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874), German poet. He is best known for writing Das Lied der Deutschen

Kaiserin Eugenie 1826-1920. - Gemalde von Winterhalter, 1934
Kaiserin Eugenie 1826-1920, 1934. Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920), was the last Empress consort of the French, from 1853 to 1871, as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French

Johann Gottlieb Fichte 1762-1814. - Gemalde von Professor Pluhr, 1934
Johann Gottlieb Fichte 1762-1814, 1934. Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814), German philosopher who became a founding figure of the philosophical movement known as German idealism

James Cook 1728-1779. - Stich nach dem Gemalde von Dance, 1934
James Cook 1728-1779, 1934. Captain James Cook FRS (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain in the Royal Navy. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

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"Eckstein Halpaus GmbH: A Timeless Journey through History's Great Minds" Step into the world of Eckstein Halpaus GmbH, where history comes alive through captivating portraits. From William Shakespeare to Niccolo Paganini, this collection transports us back in time to witness the brilliance and artistry of these iconic figures. Immerse yourself in the enchanting strokes of J. Faed's painting as it brings forth the essence of Shakespeare, a literary genius whose words continue to resonate centuries later. Marvel at Paganini's virtuosity captured in 1934, reminding us of his unparalleled talent that still echoes through concert halls today. Travel further back with Kaiser Heinrich IV. , a ruler who left an indelible mark on medieval Europe. Hilaire Le Dru's exquisite illustration immortalizes Marschall Bernadotte, showcasing his military prowess and strategic brilliance during tumultuous times. Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun's self-portrait invites us into her world as she defied societal norms to become one of history's most celebrated female artists. Hayez masterfully captures Chopin’s soulful expression, reflecting the emotional depth found within his timeless compositions. Grafin Potocka’s portrait by Kucharski reveals her elegance and grace while Samuel Morse’s depiction reminds us of his groundbreaking invention - the telegraph - which revolutionized communication forever. Arthur Schopenhauer’s profound philosophies come alive through this striking portrayal by an unknown artist from 1934. August Borsig emerges from Kruger’s brushstrokes as a visionary industrialist whose legacy shaped Germany's engineering landscape. Lord Nelson stands tall in our collective memory for his naval victories and unwavering leadership during turbulent times at sea. Lastly, Furst Metternich takes center stage with an aura befitting a statesman who played a pivotal role in shaping European diplomacy during the early 19th century.