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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
Simon Rodriguez Portrait Pattern Design on Venezuelan Bolivar Currency
Elegant man, medieval person, composer in suit playing table tennis over dark vintage background with abstract doodles. Contemporary art collage. Concept of sport, eras comparison, retro, creativity.
Image from 19th century.
February 2023. Old European bank notes. Close ups
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 closeup of a United State of America Dollar banknote, USD Currency, USA
a vintage Russian Grand Duke Nicholas photo postcard of 1910s,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla on 10 Pesos 1975 Banknote from Mexico. Priest and leader of the Mexican war of independence. Also known as ''father of the nation''. Less than 30% of the banknote is visible.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Portrait Pattern Design on Bangladeshi Taka Banknote
Gottfried Keller portrait from Swiss money
Portrait of Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence (1847 - 1917). Vintage photo etching circa late 19th century.
Shoqan Walikhanov (1835-1865) portrait from old Kazakhstan banknote
Antique photograph of Henri Laurent Rivière (1827 – 1883) was a French naval officer and a writer who is chiefly remembered today for advancing the French conquest of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) in the 1880s.
Aurel Vlaicu cut from 50 Romanian lei banknote for design purpose
Christian IX, king of Denmark postcard, sent from Montevideo, Uruguay in 1904,  ready for any usage of  historic events background usage.
Close up of postage stamp from the former Republic of Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso, showing Bertrand Russell, Nobel Prize winner of 1950
Simon Bolivar Portrait Pattern Design on Venezuelan Bolivar Currency
William Blake a closeup portrait from British money
China postage stamp: 2010,Johann Sebastian Bach.
Jose Felix Ribas (1775 - 1815). Portrait from Venezuela Banknotes
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.
Mihai Eminescu cit from 1000 Romanian lei banknote, 1996 Series - paper, for design purpose
cut out of Hideyo Noguchi from 1,000 Japanese yen banknote
Simon Rodriguez Portrait Pattern Design on Venezuelan Bolivar Currency
Jean-Paul Belmondo with actress Jean Seberg from French money
Image from 19th century
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