Emperors Collection (#9)

Descending from Peony Hill towards her palace under the snow, the last imperress of China Tzu-Hsi around 1900. (photo)
PCT4256615 Descending from Peony Hill towards her palace under the snow, the last imperress of China Tzu-Hsi around 1900. (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

Column of Antoninus Pius in Rome, Italy (engraving)
3730924 Column of Antoninus Pius in Rome, Italy (engraving); (add.info.: History of Ancient Rome. Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman honorific column in Rome, Italy)

Portrait of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) (marble)
YOU4419214 Portrait of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD) (marble); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), no Octave, adopted son of Jules Cesar

Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War, Paris (engraving)
8676981 Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrations for the end of the Franco-Austrian War)

Meeting of the Emperors of France and Austria, Villafranca, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676907 Meeting of the Emperors of France and Austria, Villafranca, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by Gaildrau, Jules (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gulliver's Travels: The Emperor and Empress came to see my watch and penknife, taken from my pockets (colour litho)
8666336 Gulliver's Travels: The Emperor and Empress came to see my watch and penknife, taken from my pockets (colour litho) by English School

Maximilian I as a crossbowman (engraving)
8664083 Maximilian I as a crossbowman (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I depicted as a crossbowman)

Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany (engraving)
8664074 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaiser Wilhelm I (1797-1888), first emperor of a united Germany

Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (litho)
8664029 Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia

Death of Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1520 (litho)
8664011 Death of Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1520 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1520)

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (woodcut)
8663936 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (woodcut) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maximilian I (1493-1519), Holy Roman Emperor

Fireworks for the coronation of Alexander II Emperor of Russia (colour litho)
8663609 Fireworks for the coronation of Alexander II Emperor of Russia (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader (colour litho)
8672783 Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader (colour litho) by German School, (12th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader)

Catherine II the Great (1729-1796) empress of Russia in 1762-1796, engraving
1761401 Catherine II the Great (1729-1796) empress of Russia in 1762-1796, engraving; (add.info.: Catherine II the Great (1729-1796) empress of Russia in 1762-1796, engraving); Photo: Tallandier

Napoleon I, coronation, 1804 (engraving)
2163955 Napoleon I, coronation, 1804 (engraving); (add.info.: History. Napoleon I of France, during his coronation in Paris, Dec., 12, 1804. Engraving, France, 1804.); Photo © CCI

Hindenburg's 70th Birthday, Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1917 (postcard)
947436 Hindenburg's 70th Birthday, Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1917 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaiser Wilhelm II); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Equestrian statue, said to be of Charlemagne (engraving)
8626187 Equestrian statue, said to be of Charlemagne (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Equestrian statue, said to be of Charlemagne)

Harun al-Rashid receiving an Embassy from Charles the Great (litho)
8660921 Harun al-Rashid receiving an Embassy from Charles the Great (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chateau de Compiegne, France (engraving)
8676617 Chateau de Compiegne, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau de Compiegne, autumn residence of Emperor Napoleon III of France)

Marco Polo received by the Emperor (litho)
8661044 Marco Polo received by the Emperor (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marco Polo received by the Emperor)

Drum placed at the gate of the Emperor of China's Palace (engraving)
8647226 Drum placed at the gate of the Emperor of China's Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Solidus of emperors Flavius Arcadius (395-408) and Flavius Honorius (395-423), son of Theodosis I
AIS5342638 Solidus of emperors Flavius Arcadius (395-408) and Flavius Honorius (395-423), son of Theodosis I, 4th century (gold coin); Museo de Burgos, Casa Miranda, Burgos

Portrait of Vespasian, Mattei collection, fine grained crystalline marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps
6384509 Portrait of Vespasian, Mattei collection, fine grained crystalline marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Portrait of Caracalla, 210-213 AD, from via Cassia (marble)
6384337 Portrait of Caracalla, 210-213 AD, from via Cassia (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Caracalla, 210-213 AD, from via Cassia)

Portrait of Severus Alexander (marble)
6384339 Portrait of Severus Alexander (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Severus Alexander, national museum of Rome at the Palazzo Massimo)

Portrait of Lucius Verus, 160-169 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384400 Portrait of Lucius Verus, 160-169 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Bust of young Caracalla, 3rd century AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384388 Bust of young Caracalla, 3rd century AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Portrait of Marcus Aurelius on an extraneous bust, 175-180 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of
6384387 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius on an extraneous bust, 175-180 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Portrait of a man, possibly Nerva, 98-138 AD (marble)
6384329 Portrait of a man, possibly Nerva, 98-138 AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of a man, possibly Nerva, 98-138 AD)

Bust of Commodus, after 180 AD (marble)
6384313 Bust of Commodus, after 180 AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of Commodus, after 180 AD, national museum of Rome at the Palazzo Massimo)

Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, from Palatine hill (marble)
6384288 Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, from Palatine hill (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, white marble, from Palatine hill)

Portrait of the emperor Tiberius, end of 1st centurt AD
7287183 Portrait of the emperor Tiberius, end of 1st centurt AD; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of the emperor Titus. End of the 1st century AD)

Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus
7287177 Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus. 1st century AD. Chiaramonti Museum)

Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus
7287176 Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus. 1st century AD. Chiaramonti Museum)

Portrait of the Emperor Antoninus Pius
7287199 Portrait of the Emperor Antoninus Pius; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. 2nd century AD)

Menelik II, 1896 (print)
7143715 Menelik II, 1896 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Ethiopia. Emperor Menelik II and king of italy Umberto I. Caricature on the battle of Mekele, defeat of the italian troops)

Bust of Hadrian. 117-121 CE. White marble. Genoa. Italy
7137070 Bust of Hadrian. 117-121 CE. White marble. Genoa. Italy.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Bust of emperor Galerius, early 4th century AD, porphyry, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058327 Bust of emperor Galerius, early 4th century AD, porphyry, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Trajan, 18 September 53, 8 August 117, was Roman Emperor from January 98 to 117
7278144 Trajan, 18 September 53, 8 August 117, was Roman Emperor from January 98 to 117; Private Collection; (add.info.: Trajan, 18 September 53, 8 August 117)

Domitian, 24 October 51, 18 September 96, was Roman Emperor from 14 September 81 until his death
7278143 Domitian, 24 October 51, 18 September 96, was Roman Emperor from 14 September 81 until his death; Private Collection; (add.info.: Domitian, 24 October 51, 18 September 96)

Antinous, or Antinoos, portrait
7261226 Antinous, or Antinoos, portrait.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Antinous, or Antinoos, circa 111-130. Bithynian-Greek youth and lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian)

Portrait of Prince Giulio-Claudio
7287252 Portrait of Prince Giulio-Claudio; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of Prince Giulio-Claudio. Young Caligula before he ascended to the throne in 37 AD)

Rudolf II of Austria, c.1900 (print)
7293481 Rudolf II of Austria, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: History. Austria. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Rudolf II in his alchemy laboratory)

Empress Xiaoduanwen (1599-1649) Chinese consort of Hong Taiji during the Qing dynasty from 1636 until her husband's
7214701 Empress Xiaoduanwen (1599-1649) Chinese consort of Hong Taiji during the Qing dynasty from 1636 until her husband's death in 1643

Catherine the Great
5308247 Catherine the Great.; (add.info.: Portrait of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader

A denarius, with the representation of a boat with 8 oars, with 4 rowers and a helmsman. Silver coin, 117 (silver)
MMM5472841 A denarius, with the representation of a boat with 8 oars, with 4 rowers and a helmsman. Silver coin, 117 (silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A denarius)

Marble bust of the emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117 AD) c.108
AIS5383450 Marble bust of the emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) (98-117 AD) c.108.; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; © Iberfoto

The Mexican general and statesman Agustin de Iturbide (1783-1824), Allegory of his coronation as Augustine I of Mexico
AIS5379443 The Mexican general and statesman Agustin de Iturbide (1783-1824), Allegory of his coronation as Augustine I of Mexico on 21 July 1822, detail

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"The King of Kings: A Glimpse into the Majestic World of Emperors" Step into history as we explore the captivating lives of emperors, rulers who shaped nations and left an indelible mark on civilization. From ancient Rome to the Ottoman Empire, their stories are filled with grandeur and power. Witness a young Napoleon Bonaparte studying diligently, foreshadowing his future as one of history's greatest military strategists. Admire the resplendent Ancient Roman costumes that adorned these mighty leaders, symbolizing their authority and prestige. Marvel at royal crowns and scepters, symbols of sovereignty that commanded respect from all who beheld them. Journey through time with a map showcasing the vast territories controlled by the formidable Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Behold Charlemagne's regal presence captured in a stunning artwork dating back to 1350 in Aachen, Germany. Delve into political satire with "The Plum Pudding in Danger, " an engraving depicting state epicures indulging while oblivious to impending threats during 1805. Discover the legendary Koh-i-noor Diamond being re-cut in 1852, reflecting both its beauty and significance as it passed through various imperial hands. Learn about Emperor Constantine's visionary act of establishing Constantinople as his capital city - forever changing its destiny. Gaze upon the majestic German Eagle emblematic of strength and unity within Germanic lands throughout history. Explore Franz Joseph I of Austria's reign alongside Ferdinand I - two influential figures who navigated turbulent times during Europe's transformational era. Finally, admire Titus' marble bust - a testament to his rule as Roman Emperor from 39-81 AD; embodying grace and wisdom even after centuries have passed. Join us on this extraordinary journey through time where emperors ruled supreme - leaving behind legacies that continue to captivate our imagination today.