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German Collection

Background imageGerman Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven with one of his manuscripts

Ludwig van Beethoven with one of his manuscripts. Antique photograph of a painting

Background imageGerman Collection: Coats of arms of some nations, 1800s

Coats of arms of some nations, 1800s
National coats of arms of selected countries, 1800s. Printed color lithograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms at the piano. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a charcoal drawing

Background imageGerman Collection: Gutenbergs printing press, 1450s

Gutenbergs printing press, 1450s
Gutenberg and Fust with the first printing press, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant
Portrait of Immanuel Kant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner
Photograph of composer Richard Wagner. Digitally tinted 19th-century photograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Nietzsche

Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageGerman Collection: Johann Sebastian Bach, with scenes from his life

Johann Sebastian Bach, with scenes from his life
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, with Thomas Church (upper left), Leipsig Observatory, and Bach Memorial. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Hegel

Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Selbers

Background imageGerman Collection: Knights of medieval Germany

Knights of medieval Germany
German knights in armor from 1300, 1315, and 1360. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Clara Schumann

Clara Schumann
Pianist Clara Schumann, wife of Robert Schumann. Digitally tinted halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann
Portrait of composer Robert Schumann. Digitally tinted photogravure reproduction of a portrait

Background imageGerman Collection: Martin Luther

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Background imageGerman Collection: Beethoven

Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Digitally colored engraving of a drawing by Louis Latronne

Background imageGerman Collection: Karl Marx. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Karl Marx. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Medieval walled city of Nuremberg

Medieval walled city of Nuremberg, Germany, 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky
Russian composer Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky. Digitally colored photogravure reproduction of a photograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Gutenberg Bible page

Gutenberg Bible page
Page of the Gutenburg Bible. Color lithograph reproduction of the document

Background imageGerman Collection: Siege of Magdeburg, Germany, Thirty Years War, 1631

Siege of Magdeburg, Germany, Thirty Years War, 1631
Fall of Magdeburg to Flemish General Tilly, resulting in massacre of citizens, Thirty Years War, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Carl Friedrich Gauss

Carl Friedrich Gauss
Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageGerman Collection: Martin Luther

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Background imageGerman Collection: Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber
Portrait of composer Carl Maria von Weber. Digitally tinted photograph of a painting

Background imageGerman Collection: Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach
Portrait of composer Jacques Offenbach. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Men bringing the first Christmas tree to the village

Men bringing the first Christmas tree to the village. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Howard Pyle

Background imageGerman Collection: Germany before World War I

Germany before World War I
Map of the German Empire before World War I, circa 1912. Printed color lithograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Hessian soldiers sold by their duke to the British to fight in the American

Hessian soldiers sold by their duke to the British to fight in the American Revolution, 1770s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Germanic invasion stopped at Fiesole, 406 AD

Germanic invasion stopped at Fiesole, 406 AD
Roman general Flavius Stilicho confronts Radagaisus, Ostrogoth leader, at Fiesole. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background imageGerman Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven. Antique photograph of a painting

Ludwig van Beethoven. Antique photograph of a painting

Background imageGerman Collection: Beethovens birthplace

Beethovens birthplace
Birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn, viewed in the 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Hamburg, Germany, early 1800s

Hamburg, Germany, early 1800s
Market place in Hamburg, Germany. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageGerman Collection: Renaissance fashion in Germany, 15th century

Renaissance fashion in Germany, 15th century
German fashion of the Renaissance, about 1499. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Franz Mesmer

Franz Mesmer
Portrait of Friedrich Anton (Franz) Mesmer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Saint Boniface

Saint Boniface
Boniface, medieval English missionary to Germany. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Martin Luther writing

Martin Luther writing
Martin Luther at his desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521
Martin Luther on trial before Cardinal Cajetanus, Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II and a bishop

Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II and a bishop
Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (the Saint) and a French bishop. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Young Robert Schumann

Young Robert Schumann
Portrait of the young Robert Schumann while in Vienna. Digitally tinted engraving of a portrait

Background imageGerman Collection: Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press

Latin grammar page from Gutenbergs press
Page of the " Grammaire Latine" by Donatus, published by Gutenberg. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageGerman Collection: Medieval German couple and a knight

Medieval German couple and a knight
German middle-class couple and a knight, early 1400s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: German couple of the 1500s

German couple of the 1500s
German citizens of the late 16th century. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: European couple dressed in the Empire style

European couple dressed in the Empire style
Fashion of a German couple about 1800. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: European ladies of the 1790s

European ladies of the 1790s
Fashionable young European ladies of the late 18th century. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Europeans of the early Middle Ages

Europeans of the early Middle Ages
European family of the early Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Congress of Berlin, 1878

Congress of Berlin, 1878
Otto von Bismarck welcoming delegates to the Congress of Berlin, 1878. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration by Anton von Werner

Background imageGerman Collection: Bronze Age Europeans

Bronze Age Europeans
European couple of the Bronze Age. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Nordic runestone in Jutland

Nordic runestone in Jutland
Large carved Norse runestone in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Teutons celebrating a victory in ancient times

Teutons celebrating a victory in ancient times
Teutonic warriors elevating their leader on a shield after a victory. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Franks crossing the Rhine into Gaul

Franks crossing the Rhine into Gaul
Migration of the Franks across the Rhine into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Barbarian tribesmen of the Roman Empire

Barbarian tribesmen of the Roman Empire
European tribesmen, known as barbarians to the Romans. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: Cologne, Germany, 1531

Cologne, Germany, 1531
City of Cologne on the Rhine in the 16th century. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Emperor Henry IV defying Hildebrand

Emperor Henry IV defying Hildebrand
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV arguing with Pope Gregory VII at Worms, 1076. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453

Printing the Gutenberg Bible, 1453
The first proof sheet from Gutenbergs press, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Johannes Gutenberg examining a proof

Johannes Gutenberg examining a proof. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Meeting between Napoleon and Mack von Leiberich at Ulm

Meeting between Napoleon and Mack von Leiberich at Ulm, 1805. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Grimms Fairy Tales illustration

Grimms Fairy Tales illustration
Death of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Roman soldiers and a Germanic warrior

Roman soldiers and a Germanic warrior
Roman soldiers (left) and a Germanic warrior. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Teutonic tribes entering Gaul in ancient times

Teutonic tribes entering Gaul in ancient times
Migrating Teutons enter Gaul (France) in ancient times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Women of a Germanic tribe captives of the Roman legions

Women of a Germanic tribe captives of the Roman legions
Germanic women captured by Julius Caesars Roman army. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Roman general and a Germanic warrior

Roman general and a Germanic warrior
Roman general accompanied by a German warrior during the Roman Empire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageGerman Collection: German settlers in colonial Georgia

German settlers in colonial Georgia
Salzburger families arrive to settle in Georgia Colony, 1733. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Baron von Steuben on horseback with other Continental Army officers at Valley

Baron von Steuben on horseback with other Continental Army officers at Valley Forge. Hand colored engraving of a painting

Background imageGerman Collection: Keplers mechanism of his early (incorrect ) theory of planetary orbits

Keplers mechanism of his early (incorrect ) theory of planetary orbits. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Johann Kepler. Hand-colored engraving

Johann Kepler. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageGerman Collection: Ernst Haeckel teaching in his laboratory at Jena University

Ernst Haeckel teaching in his laboratory at Jena University, Germany. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Professor Ernst Haeckel with an ancestral human skeleton at Jena

Professor Ernst Haeckel with an ancestral human skeleton at Jena, about 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageGerman Collection: Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford

Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageGerman Collection: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus, medieval German scholar and theologian. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageGerman Collection: Martin Luther in Wittenberg burning Pope Leo Xs Bull of excommunication

Martin Luther in Wittenberg burning Pope Leo Xs Bull of excommunication, 1521. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Martin Luthers German translation of the Bible

Martin Luthers German translation of the Bible
First edition title page of Martin Luthers translation of the Bible into German. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageGerman Collection: Martin Luther defending his views at the Diet of Worms

Martin Luther defending his views at the Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Robert Schumanns birthplace

Robert Schumanns birthplace
Birthplace of Robert Schumann in Zwickau, Germany. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Handel

Handel
Portrait of composer Georg Friedrich Handel. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: The Christmas maiden and Hans Trapp visit a family

The Christmas maiden and Hans Trapp visit a family, a Christmas Eve tradition in Alsace. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Cover of Brothers Grimm tales from a German edition published in Berlin

Cover of Brothers Grimm tales from a German edition published in Berlin, 1865. Antique printed book cover

Background imageGerman Collection: Teutons migrating into Gaul

Teutons migrating into Gaul
Teutons migrating from Italy into Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Burial artifacts of prehistoric Jutland

Burial artifacts of prehistoric Jutland
Prehistoric burial artifacts found in Jutland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of artifacts

Background imageGerman Collection: Farmers market in Berlin, Germany, 1870s

Farmers market in Berlin, Germany, 1870s
Fruit-boats selling produce along the Spree River in Berlin, Germany, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: St. Martins Church in Cologne, Germany

St. Martins Church in Cologne, Germany. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: King Henry I of Germany

King Henry I of Germany
Henry I (the Fowler) proclaimed emperor of Germany. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Gutenbergs printing press

Gutenbergs printing press, Mainz, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGerman Collection: Odoacer compels the abdication of Romulus

Odoacer compels the abdication of Romulus, the last Roman emperor of the West, 476 AD. Hand-colored woodcut



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