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193 Historical Portraits

A unique collection of hand-painted watercolors and India ink drawings by Sébastien Rieu. Browse 4,000 years of history through 193 major figures from every continent.

🌍 Europe (93) 🌏 Asia & Orient (67) 🌍 Africa (15) 🌎 Americas (18)

🌍 Europe (93)

🇫🇷 France 22
Sepia watercolor portrait of Brennus — Gaulish chieftain — ~390 BC · Sébastien Rieu Brennus 4th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Vercingetorix — Arverni chieftain — ~82–46 BC · Sébastien Rieu Vercingetorix 1st c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Clovis I — King of the Franks — ~466–511 · Sébastien Rieu Clovis I 5th–6th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Charlemagne — Emperor of the West — 742–814 · Sébastien Rieu Charlemagne 8th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Joan of Arc — French heroine — 1412–1431 · Sébastien Rieu Joan of Arc 15th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Catherine de' Medici — Queen of France — 1519–1589 · Sébastien Rieu Catherine de’ Medici 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Francis I of France — King of France — 1494–1547 · Sébastien Rieu Francis I of France 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of John Calvin — Reformer — 1509–1564 · Sébastien Rieu John Calvin 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Henry IV of France — King of France — 1553–1610 · Sébastien Rieu Henry IV of France 16th–17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Cardinal Richelieu — Minister — 1585–1642 · Sébastien Rieu Cardinal Richelieu 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Cardinal Mazarin — Cardinal and minister — 1602–1661 · Sébastien Rieu Cardinal Mazarin 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Louis XIV — Sun King — 1638–1715 · Sébastien Rieu Louis XIV 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Montesquieu — Philosopher — 1689–1755 · Sébastien Rieu Montesquieu 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Voltaire — Philosopher — 1694–1778 · Sébastien Rieu Voltaire 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Philosopher — 1712–1778 · Sébastien Rieu Jean-Jacques Rousseau 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Maximilien Robespierre — Revolutionary — 1758–1794 · Sébastien Rieu Maximilien Robespierre 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Napoleon III — Emperor of the French — 1808–1873 · Sébastien Rieu Napoleon III 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Marquis de Lafayette — General — 1757–1834 · Sébastien Rieu Marquis de Lafayette 18th–19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Jean Jaurès — Politician — 1859–1914 · Sébastien Rieu Jean Jaurès 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Georges Clemenceau — Statesman — 1841–1929 · Sébastien Rieu Georges Clemenceau 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Charles de Gaulle — President — 1890–1970 · Sébastien Rieu Charles de Gaulle 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of François Mitterrand — President — 1916–1996 · Sébastien Rieu François Mitterrand 20th c.
🇬🇧 England 15
Sepia watercolor portrait of William the Conqueror — King — 1028–1087 · Sébastien Rieu William the Conqueror 11th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Richard the Lionheart — King — 1157–1199 · Sébastien Rieu Richard the Lionheart 12th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Edward III — King — 1312–1377 · Sébastien Rieu Edward III 14th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Henry VIII — King — 1491–1547 · Sébastien Rieu Henry VIII 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Elizabeth I — Queen of England — 1533–1603 · Sébastien Rieu Elizabeth I 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of George Villiers — Duke of Buckingham — 1592–1628 · Sébastien Rieu George Villiers 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Oliver Cromwell — Lord Protector — 1599–1658 · Sébastien Rieu Oliver Cromwell 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of William III of England — King — 1650–1702 · Sébastien Rieu William III of England 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Robert Clive — Founder of British India — 1725–1774 · Sébastien Rieu Robert Clive 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of James Cook — Navigator — 1728–1779 · Sébastien Rieu James Cook 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Queen Victoria — Queen — 1819–1901 · Sébastien Rieu Queen Victoria 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Lloyd George — Prime Minister — 1863–1945 · Sébastien Rieu Lloyd George 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Winston Churchill — Prime Minister — 1874–1965 · Sébastien Rieu Winston Churchill 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Margaret Thatcher — Prime Minister — 1925–2013 · Sébastien Rieu Margaret Thatcher 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Tony Blair — Prime Minister — 1953– · Sébastien Rieu Tony Blair 20th c.
🇷🇺 Russia 11
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ivan the Terrible — Tsar — 1530–1584 · Sébastien Rieu Ivan the Terrible 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Peter the Great — Tsar — 1672–1725 · Sébastien Rieu Peter the Great 17th–18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Catherine the Great — Empress — 1729–1796 · Sébastien Rieu Catherine the Great 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mikhail Bakunin — Anarchist — 1814–1876 · Sébastien Rieu Mikhail Bakunin 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Alexander II — Tsar of Russia — 1818–1881 · Sébastien Rieu Alexander II 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Grigori Rasputin — Mystic — 1869–1916 · Sébastien Rieu Grigori Rasputin 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Lenin — Revolutionary — 1870–1924 · Sébastien Rieu Lenin 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Joseph Stalin — Dictator — 1878–1953 · Sébastien Rieu Joseph Stalin 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Nikita Khrushchev — General Secretary — 1894–1971 · Sébastien Rieu Nikita Khrushchev 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev — President — 1931–2022 · Sébastien Rieu Mikhail Gorbachev 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Vladimir Putin — President — 1952– · Sébastien Rieu Vladimir Putin 20th–21st c.
🇩🇪 Germany 10
Sepia watercolor portrait of Otto I — Germanic Emperor — 912–973 · Sébastien Rieu Otto I 10th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Gutenberg — Inventor of printing — ~1400–1468 · Sébastien Rieu Gutenberg 15th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Martin Luther — Reformer — 1483–1546 · Sébastien Rieu Martin Luther 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Frederick the Great — King of Prussia — 1712–1786 · Sébastien Rieu Frederick the Great 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Karl Marx — Philosopher — 1818–1883 · Sébastien Rieu Karl Marx 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Otto von Bismarck — Chancellor — 1815–1898 · Sébastien Rieu Otto von Bismarck 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Rosa Luxemburg — Revolutionary — 1871–1919 · Sébastien Rieu Rosa Luxemburg 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Adolf Hitler — Dictator — 1889–1945 · Sébastien Rieu Adolf Hitler 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Helmut Kohl — Chancellor — 1930–2017 · Sébastien Rieu Helmut Kohl 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Angela Merkel — Chancellor — 1954– · Sébastien Rieu Angela Merkel 20th–21st c.
🏛️ Ancient Greece 6
Sepia watercolor portrait of Pythagoras — Mathematician — ~570–495 BC · Sébastien Rieu Pythagoras 6th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Cleisthenes — Father of democracy — ~570–508 BC · Sébastien Rieu Cleisthenes 6th–5th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Socrates — Philosopher — 470–399 BC · Sébastien Rieu Socrates 5th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Pericles — Strategist — ~495–429 BC · Sébastien Rieu Pericles 5th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Aristotle — Philosopher — 384–322 BC · Sébastien Rieu Aristotle 4th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Alexander the Great — Conqueror — 356–323 BC · Sébastien Rieu Alexander the Great 4th c. BC
🏛️ Ancient Rome 6
Sepia watercolor portrait of Pompey — Roman general — 106–48 BC · Sébastien Rieu Pompey 1st c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Julius Caesar — Dictator — 100–44 BC · Sébastien Rieu Julius Caesar 1st c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Augustus — First Emperor — 63 BC–14 AD · Sébastien Rieu Augustus 1st c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Nero — Emperor — 37–68 · Sébastien Rieu Nero 1st c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hadrian — Emperor — 76–138 · Sébastien Rieu Hadrian 2nd c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Constantine I — Emperor — 272–337 · Sébastien Rieu Constantine I 4th c.
🇮🇹 Italy 5
Sepia watercolor portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici — Prince of Florence — 1449–1492 · Sébastien Rieu Lorenzo de’ Medici 15th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Leonardo da Vinci — Universal genius — 1452–1519 · Sébastien Rieu Leonardo da Vinci 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Michelangelo — Artist — 1475–1564 · Sébastien Rieu Michelangelo 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi — Hero of Italian Unity — 1807–1882 · Sébastien Rieu Giuseppe Garibaldi 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Benito Mussolini — Dictator — 1883–1945 · Sébastien Rieu Benito Mussolini 20th c.
🇪🇸 Spain 6
Sepia watercolor portrait of El Cid — Castilian knight — 1043–1099 · Sébastien Rieu El Cid 11th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ferdinand II of Aragon — King of Spain — 1452–1516 · Sébastien Rieu Ferdinand II of Aragon 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Isabella I of Castile — Queen of Castile — 1451–1504 · Sébastien Rieu Isabella I of Castile 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Charles V — Emperor — 1500–1558 · Sébastien Rieu Charles V 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Philip V — King of Spain — 1683–1746 · Sébastien Rieu Philip V 17th–18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Francisco Franco — Dictator — 1892–1975 · Sébastien Rieu Francisco Franco 20th c.
🇦🇹 Austria 4
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ferdinand II — Holy Roman Emperor — 1578–1637 · Sébastien Rieu Ferdinand II 16th–17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Maria Theresa — Empress — 1717–1780 · Sébastien Rieu Maria Theresa 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Franz Joseph I — Emperor of Austria — 1830–1916 · Sébastien Rieu Franz Joseph I 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Empress Elisabeth — Empress — 1837–1898 · Sébastien Rieu Empress Elisabeth 19th c.
🇵🇹 Portugal 3
Sepia watercolor portrait of Vasco da Gama — Navigator — ~1469–1524 · Sébastien Rieu Vasco da Gama 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ferdinand Magellan — Navigator — 1480–1521 · Sébastien Rieu Ferdinand Magellan 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of António Salazar — Dictator — 1889–1970 · Sébastien Rieu António Salazar 20th c.
🇵🇱 Poland 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Lech Wałęsa — President — 1943– · Sébastien Rieu Lech Wałęsa 20th c.
🇳🇴 Norway 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Erik the Red — Viking explorer — ~950–1003 · Sébastien Rieu Erik the Red 10th–11th c.
🇸🇪 Sweden 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Gustavus Adolphus — King of Sweden — 1594–1632 · Sébastien Rieu Gustavus Adolphus 17th c.
🇾🇺 Yugoslavia 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Josip Broz Tito — President — 1892–1980 · Sébastien Rieu Josip Broz Tito 20th c.
⚔️ Huns 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Attila the Hun — Leader of the Huns — 406–453 · Sébastien Rieu Attila the Hun 5th c.

🌎 Americas (18)

🇺🇸 United States 8
Sepia watercolor portrait of George Washington — 1st President — 1732–1799 · Sébastien Rieu George Washington 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Thomas Jefferson — 3rd President — 1743–1826 · Sébastien Rieu Thomas Jefferson 18th–19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Abraham Lincoln — 16th President — 1809–1865 · Sébastien Rieu Abraham Lincoln 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Geronimo — Apache chief — 1829–1909 · Sébastien Rieu Geronimo 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Woodrow Wilson — 28th President — 1856–1924 · Sébastien Rieu Woodrow Wilson 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt — 32nd President — 1882–1945 · Sébastien Rieu Franklin D. Roosevelt 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of John F. Kennedy — 35th President — 1917–1963 · Sébastien Rieu John F. Kennedy 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. — Activist — 1929–1968 · Sébastien Rieu Martin Luther King Jr. 20th c.
🌎 South American Liberators 4
Sepia watercolor portrait of José de San Martín — Liberator of Argentina — 1778–1850 · Sébastien Rieu José de San Martín 18th–19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Simón Bolívar — Liberator of Venezuela — 1783–1830 · Sébastien Rieu Simón Bolívar 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Juan Perón — President of Argentina — 1895–1974 · Sébastien Rieu Juan Perón 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Eva Perón — First Lady of Argentina — 1919–1952 · Sébastien Rieu Eva Perón 20th c.
🇲🇽 Mexico 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Emiliano Zapata — Revolutionary — 1879–1919 · Sébastien Rieu Emiliano Zapata 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Frida Kahlo — Painter — 1907–1954 · Sébastien Rieu Frida Kahlo 20th c.
⚓ Iberian Navigators 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Christopher Columbus — Navigator — 1451–1506 · Sébastien Rieu Christopher Columbus 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Francisco Pizarro — Conquistador — 1471–1541 · Sébastien Rieu Francisco Pizarro 15th–16th c.
🇧🇷 Brazil 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Getúlio Vargas — President — 1882–1954 · Sébastien Rieu Getúlio Vargas 20th c.
🏔️ Inca Empire 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Tupac Yupanqui — Sapa Inca — ~1441–1493 · Sébastien Rieu Tupac Yupanqui 15th c.

🌏 Asia & Orient (67)

🇨🇳 China 18
Sepia watercolor portrait of Yu the Great — Founder dyn. Xia — ~2200 BC · Sébastien Rieu Yu the Great ~3rd mill. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Confucius — Philosopher — 551–479 BC · Sébastien Rieu Confucius 6th–5th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mencius — Philosopher — 372–289 BC · Sébastien Rieu Mencius 4th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Qin Shi Huangdi — 1st Emperor — 259–210 BC · Sébastien Rieu Qin Shi Huangdi 3rd c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Liu Bang — Founder of the Han — 256–195 BC · Sébastien Rieu Liu Bang 3rd–2nd c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Emperor Taizong — Emperor Tang — 598–649 · Sébastien Rieu Emperor Taizong 7th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Kangxi Emperor — Qing Emperor — 1654–1722 · Sébastien Rieu Kangxi Emperor 17th–18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Qianlong Emperor — Qing Emperor — 1711–1799 · Sébastien Rieu Qianlong Emperor 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Daoguang Emperor — Qing Emperor — 1782–1850 · Sébastien Rieu Daoguang Emperor 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hong Xiuquan — Rebel leader Taiping — 1814–1864 · Sébastien Rieu Hong Xiuquan 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi — Regent — 1835–1908 · Sébastien Rieu Empress Dowager Cixi 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Sun Yat-sen — Father of modern China — 1866–1925 · Sébastien Rieu Sun Yat-sen 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Zheng He — Explorer Admiral — 1371–1433 · Sébastien Rieu Zheng He 15th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Chiang Kai-shek — President — 1887–1975 · Sébastien Rieu Chiang Kai-shek 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mao Zedong — President — 1893–1976 · Sébastien Rieu Mao Zedong 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Deng Xiaoping — Statesman — 1904–1997 · Sébastien Rieu Deng Xiaoping 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hu Jintao — President — 1942– · Sébastien Rieu Hu Jintao 20th–21st c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Xi Jinping — President — 1953– · Sébastien Rieu Xi Jinping 20th–21st c.
🇮🇳 India 8
Sepia watercolor portrait of Siddhartha Gautama — Buddha — ~563–483 BC · Sébastien Rieu Siddhartha Gautama 5th–6th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ashoka — Maurya Emperor — ~304–232 BC · Sébastien Rieu Ashoka 3rd c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Kanishka — King Kushan — Ier-IIe s. · Sébastien Rieu Kanishka 1st–2nd c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Aurangzeb — Mughal emperor — 1618–1707 · Sébastien Rieu Aurangzeb 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Shah Jahan — Mughal emperor — 1592–1666 · Sébastien Rieu Shah Jahan 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mahatma Gandhi — Father of the Nation — 1869–1948 · Sébastien Rieu Mahatma Gandhi 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru — Prime Minister — 1889–1964 · Sébastien Rieu Jawaharlal Nehru 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Narendra Modi — Prime Minister — 1950– · Sébastien Rieu Narendra Modi 20th–21st c.
🇯🇵 Japan 6
Sepia watercolor portrait of Prince Shōtoku — Regent — 574–622 · Sébastien Rieu Prince Shōtoku 6th–7th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Tokugawa Iemitsu — Shogun — 1604–1651 · Sébastien Rieu Tokugawa Iemitsu 17th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Emperor Meiji — Emperor — 1852–1912 · Sébastien Rieu Emperor Meiji 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Yoshihito (Taishō) — Emperor — 1879–1926 · Sébastien Rieu Yoshihito (Taishō) 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Emperor Hirohito — Emperor — 1901–1989 · Sébastien Rieu Emperor Hirohito 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Shinzō Abe — Prime Minister — 1954–2022 · Sébastien Rieu Shinzō Abe 20th–21st c.
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israel / Palestine 6
Sepia watercolor portrait of King David — King of Israel — ~1040–970 BC · Sébastien Rieu King David 10th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Jesus of Nazareth — Religious figure — ~4 BC–30 AD · Sébastien Rieu Jesus of Nazareth 1st c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of David Ben-Gurion — Prime Minister — 1886–1973 · Sébastien Rieu David Ben-Gurion 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Yitzhak Rabin — Prime Minister — 1922–1995 · Sébastien Rieu Yitzhak Rabin 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu — Prime Minister — 1949– · Sébastien Rieu Benjamin Netanyahu 20th–21st c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Yasser Arafat — President — 1929–2004 · Sébastien Rieu Yasser Arafat 20th c.
🏺 Mesopotamia 3
Sepia watercolor portrait of Sargon of Akkad — 1st Empire — ~2334–2279 BC · Sébastien Rieu Sargon of Akkad 3rd mill. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hammurabi — King of Babylon — ~1810–1750 BC · Sébastien Rieu Hammurabi 18th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Nebuchadnezzar II — King of Babylon — ~634–562 BC · Sébastien Rieu Nebuchadnezzar II 7th–6th c. BC
🇹🇷 Turkey / Ottoman Empire 3
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mehmed II — Ottoman Sultan — 1432–1481 · Sébastien Rieu Mehmed II 15th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent — Ottoman Sultan — 1494–1566 · Sébastien Rieu Suleiman the Magnificent 16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Recep Erdoğan — President — 1954– · Sébastien Rieu Recep Erdoğan 20th–21st c.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 3
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ibrahim Lodi — Sultan of Delhi — ~1480–1526 · Sébastien Rieu Ibrahim Lodi 15th–16th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah — Founder of Pakistan — 1876–1948 · Sébastien Rieu Muhammad Ali Jinnah 19th–20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Benazir Bhutto — Prime Minister — 1953–2007 · Sébastien Rieu Benazir Bhutto 20th c.
🕌 Arab World 5
Sepia watercolor portrait of Muhammad — Prophet of Islam — 570–632 · Sébastien Rieu Muhammad 6th–7th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Al-Mansur — Abbasid Caliph — 714–775 · Sébastien Rieu Al-Mansur 8th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Abd al-Rahman I — Emir of al-Andalus — 731–788 · Sébastien Rieu Abd al-Rahman I 8th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Al-Jazari — Engineer and inventor — 1136–1206 · Sébastien Rieu Al-Jazari 12th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Saladin — Sultan — 1137–1193 · Sébastien Rieu Saladin 12th c.
🏔️ Persia / Iran 4
Sepia watercolor portrait of Darius III — King of the Persians — ~380–330 BC · Sébastien Rieu Darius III 4th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Nader Shah — Shah of Persia — 1688–1747 · Sébastien Rieu Nader Shah 18th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini — Supreme Leader — 1902–1989 · Sébastien Rieu Ruhollah Khomeini 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Reza Shah — Shah — 1878–1944 · Sébastien Rieu Reza Shah 20th c.
🇺🇿 Central Asia 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Tamerlane — Turco-Mongol conqueror — 1336–1405 · Sébastien Rieu Tamerlane 14th–15th c.
🇲🇳 Mongolia 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Genghis Khan — Founder of the Mongol Empire — 1162–1227 · Sébastien Rieu Genghis Khan 12th–13th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Kublai Khan — Founder dyn. Yuan — 1215–1294 · Sébastien Rieu Kublai Khan 13th c.
🇰🇷 Korea 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Sejong the Great — King of Korea — 1397–1450 · Sébastien Rieu Sejong the Great 15th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Yi Sun-sin — Admiral — 1545–1598 · Sébastien Rieu Yi Sun-sin 16th c.
🇮🇹 Venice (Italy) 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Marco Polo — Explorer — 1254–1324 · Sébastien Rieu Marco Polo 13th–14th c.
🇻🇳 Vietnam 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hồ Chí Minh — President — 1890–1969 · Sébastien Rieu Hồ Chí Minh 20th c.
🇰🇭 Cambodia 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Pol Pot — Dictator — 1925–1998 · Sébastien Rieu Pol Pot 20th c.
🇲🇲 Burma 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi — Leader of the Opposition — 1945– · Sébastien Rieu Aung San Suu Kyi 20th–21st c.
☸️ Tibet 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Dalai Lama — Spiritual leader — 1935– · Sébastien Rieu Dalai Lama 20th–21st c.
🇰🇵 North Korea 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Kim Il-sung — President — 1912–1994 · Sébastien Rieu Kim Il-sung 20th c.

🌍 Africa (15)

🇪🇬 Ancient Egypt 5
Sepia watercolor portrait of Khufu — Pharaoh — ~2589–2566 BC · Sébastien Rieu Khufu ~3rd mill. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hatshepsut — Pharaoh — ~1507–1458 BC · Sébastien Rieu Hatshepsut 15th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Akhenaten — Pharaoh — ~1380–1336 BC · Sébastien Rieu Akhenaten 14th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Ramesses II — Pharaoh — ~1303–1213 BC · Sébastien Rieu Ramesses II 13th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Cleopatra VII — Queen of Egypt — 69–30 BC · Sébastien Rieu Cleopatra VII 1st c. BC
🇪🇬 Modern Egypt 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser — President — 1918–1970 · Sébastien Rieu Gamal Abdel Nasser 20th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hosni Mubarak — President — 1928–2020 · Sébastien Rieu Hosni Mubarak 20th c.
🏺 Carthage 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Dido of Carthage — Founder of Carthage — ~9th c. BC · Sébastien Rieu Dido of Carthage 9th c. BC
Sepia watercolor portrait of Hannibal Barca — Carthaginian general — 247–183 BC · Sébastien Rieu Hannibal Barca 3rd c. BC
🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2
Sepia watercolor portrait of Menelik II — Negus — 1844–1913 · Sébastien Rieu Menelik II 19th c.
Sepia watercolor portrait of Haile Selassie — Emperor — 1892–1975 · Sébastien Rieu Haile Selassie 20th c.
🇲🇱 Mali Empire 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mansa Musa — Emperor of Mali — ~1280–1337 · Sébastien Rieu Mansa Musa 14th c.
🇿🇦 South Africa 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Nelson Mandela — President of South Africa — 1918–2013 · Sébastien Rieu Nelson Mandela 20th c.
🇨🇩 Congo 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Mobutu Sese Seko — Dictator — 1930–1997 · Sébastien Rieu Mobutu Sese Seko 20th c.
🇰🇪 Kenya 1
Sepia watercolor portrait of Jomo Kenyatta — President — ~1897–1978 · Sébastien Rieu Jomo Kenyatta 20th c.

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Abd al-Rahman IIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Abraham LincolnIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Adolf HitlerIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
AkhenatenIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Al-JazariIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Al-MansurIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Alexander IIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Alexander the GreatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Angela MerkelIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
António SalazarIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
AristotleIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
AshokaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Attila the HunIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
AugustusIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Aung San Suu KyiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
AurangzebIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Benazir BhuttoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Benito MussoliniIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Benjamin NetanyahuIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
BrennusIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Cardinal MazarinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Cardinal RichelieuIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Catherine de' MediciIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Catherine the GreatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
CharlemagneIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Charles de GaulleIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Charles VIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Chiang Kai-shekIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Christopher ColumbusIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
CleisthenesIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Cleopatra VIIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Clovis IIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
ConfuciusIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Constantine IIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Dalai LamaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Daoguang EmperorIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Darius IIIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
David Ben-GurionIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Deng XiaopingIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Dido of CarthageIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Edward IIIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
El CidIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Elizabeth IIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Emiliano ZapataIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Emperor HirohitoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Emperor MeijiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Emperor TaizongIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Empress Dowager CixiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Empress ElisabethIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Erik the RedIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Eva PerónIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ferdinand IIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ferdinand II of AragonIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ferdinand MagellanIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Francis I of FranceIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Francisco FrancoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Francisco PizarroIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Franklin D. RooseveltIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Franz Joseph IIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
François MitterrandIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Frederick the GreatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Frida KahloIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Gamal Abdel NasserIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Genghis KhanIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
George VilliersIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
George WashingtonIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Georges ClemenceauIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
GeronimoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Getúlio VargasIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Giuseppe GaribaldiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Grigori RasputinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Gustavus AdolphusIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
GutenbergIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
HadrianIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Haile SelassieIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
HammurabiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Hannibal BarcaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
HatshepsutIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Helmut KohlIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Henry IV of FranceIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Henry VIIIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Hong XiuquanIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Hosni MubarakIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Hu JintaoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Hồ Chí MinhIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ibrahim LodiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Isabella I of CastileIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ivan the TerribleIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
James CookIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Jawaharlal NehruIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Jean JaurèsIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Jean-Jacques RousseauIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Jesus of NazarethIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Joan of ArcIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
John CalvinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
John F. KennedyIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Jomo KenyattaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Joseph StalinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Josip Broz TitoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
José de San MartínIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Juan PerónIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Julius CaesarIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Kangxi EmperorIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
KanishkaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Karl MarxIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
KhufuIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Kim Il-sungIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
King DavidIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Kublai KhanIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Lech WałęsaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
LeninIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Leonardo da VinciIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Liu BangIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Lloyd GeorgeIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Lorenzo de' MediciIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Louis XIVIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mahatma GandhiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mansa MusaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mao ZedongIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Marco PoloIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Margaret ThatcherIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Maria TheresaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Marquis de LafayetteIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Martin LutherIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Martin Luther King Jr.India Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Maximilien RobespierreIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mehmed IIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
MenciusIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Menelik IIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
MichelangeloIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mikhail BakuninIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mikhail GorbachevIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Mobutu Sese SekoIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
MontesquieuIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
MuhammadIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Muhammad Ali JinnahIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Nader ShahIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Napoleon IIIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Narendra ModiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Nebuchadnezzar IIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Nelson MandelaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
NeroIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Nikita KhrushchevIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Oliver CromwellIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Otto IIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Otto von BismarckIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
PericlesIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Peter the GreatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Philip VIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Pol PotIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
PompeyIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Prince ShōtokuIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
PythagorasIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Qianlong EmperorIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Qin Shi HuangdiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Queen VictoriaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ramesses IIIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Recep ErdoğanIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Reza ShahIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Richard the LionheartIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Robert CliveIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Rosa LuxemburgIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Ruhollah KhomeiniIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
SaladinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Sargon of AkkadIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Sejong the GreatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Shah JahanIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Shinzō AbeIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Siddhartha GautamaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Simón BolívarIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
SocratesIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Suleiman the MagnificentIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Sun Yat-senIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
TamerlaneIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Thomas JeffersonIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Tokugawa IemitsuIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Tony BlairIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Tupac YupanquiIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Vasco da GamaIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
VercingetorixIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Vladimir PutinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
VoltaireIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
William III of EnglandIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
William the ConquerorIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Winston ChurchillIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Woodrow WilsonIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Xi JinpingIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Yasser ArafatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Yi Sun-sinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Yitzhak RabinIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Yoshihito (Taishō)India Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Yu the GreatIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)
Zheng HeIndia Ink & Sepia WatercolorSébastien Rieu (Atelier-Caricature.com)

Frequently Asked Questions — Historical Portraits

What artistic technique is used for these historical portraits?

Each portrait is hand-drawn by artist Sébastien Rieu in black India ink and colored with traditional sepia watercolor. This technique gives a timeless, authentic look inspired by ancient parchments and manuscripts.

How are the figures in this collection chosen?

The collection spans more than 4,000 years of human history, from ancient Egypt (Khufu) to the late 20th century (Gorbachev). The figures are selected for their major historical impact, based on busts, ancient coins, illuminations or classical period paintings.

Is it possible to commission the portrait of a historical figure not on the list?

Yes, absolutely. If you would like the portrait of a particular historical figure (or an ancestor of your family), you can commission a custom portrait based on photos or historical documents.

Are the original drawings available for sale?

Yes. In addition to art reproductions, you can acquire the original works painted on heavyweight cotton art paper. Contact me directly to check the availability of the originals.

In what format are these historical works delivered?

We offer fine-art prints in high definition on museum-quality matte textured paper (A4 or A3 formats), shipped flat in a reinforced rigid envelope, as well as high-definition digital files.

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