Consul Collection (#8)

Curius Dentatus refusing the Magnificent Gift offered by the Samnites, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Curius Dentatus refusing the Magnificent Gift offered by the Samnites, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Cicero the Roman Consul, c1900, (1912). Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC) a Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, political theorist and consul. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J

Gaius Marius sitting in exile among the ruins of Carthage, c1912 (1912). Artist: William Rainey
Gaius Marius sitting in exile among the ruins of Carthage, c1912 (1912). Gaius Marius (157 BC-86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman

The youth laid the arms he had taken from his foe at his fathers feet, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
The youth laid the arms he had taken from his foe at his fathers feet, c1912 (1912). Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Consul of Rome, had given strict orders that no soldier was to engage in single combat

Napoleon on Horseback, c18th century. Artist: Carle Vernet
Napoleon on Horseback, c18th century. Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and Emperor, (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Napoleon, c19th century. Artist: Horace Vernet
Napoleon, c19th century. Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and Emperor. (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Consulate, 1882-1884. On 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar, General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory

Premier Consul, c1803, (c1920). Artist: Charles Francois Gabriel Levachez
Premier Consul, c1803, (c1920). Portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821) as First Consul. From Story of the British Nation, Volume III by Walter Hutchinson. [London, c1920s]

Napoleon Distributes the Crosses of the Legion of Honor at the Camp of Boulogne on August 16, 1804, Artist: Hennequin
Napoleon Distributes the Crosses of the Legion of Honor at the Camp of Boulogne on August 16, 1804, 1806. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!, 1803. Artist: Anonymous
A tit bit for a Russian ambassador!!!, 1803. From a private collection

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul of France, 1802. Artist: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)
Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul of France, 1802. Found in the collection of the State Borodino War and History Museum, Moscow

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1803. Artist: Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837)
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1803. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

The German consul seeks refuge on a german war ship, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
The German consul seeks refuge on a german war ship, 1899. Samoan Civil Wars were a series of wars between Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States

A representation of January, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of January, 1757. A Roman consul. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757

Bonaparte 1st Consul of the French Republic, 19th century

Ivory leaf of a consular diptych of Flavius Anastasius, 6th century
Ivory leaf of a consular diptych of Flavius Anastasius (c. 430 - July 518) from Constantinople, 6th century

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. The French defeated the Austrians on 17 November 1796 after a three day battle at Arcole, Northern Italy

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1799-1821. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1799-1821. Portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821) as First Consul. In 1802, a plebiscite granted him the position for life

The coup d etat of the 18th Brumaire (9th November), 1799, 19th century

Proclamation of Napoleon as 1st Consul, 19th century

Bonaparte 1st Consul, 19th century

The Two Consuls Cambaceres and Le Brun nominate Napoleon Emperor, 19th century

The French consul arrives in Bethlehem during Christmas festivities, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The French consul arrives in Bethlehem during Christmas festivities, 1892. Bethlehem was under the control of the Ottoman Empire at the time

Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, c1796-c1797. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, c1796-c1797. Detail. The French defeated the Austrians on 17 November 1796 after a three day battle at Arcole, Northern Italy

Bust identified by some as Julius Caesar (102-100-44 BC), others as dictator Sulla (138-78 BC). Perhaps an unknown Roman Republican era. 1st century A.D. Marble. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum

The British Consulate in Cairo, Egypt
The British Consulate in Cairo, the capitol of Egypt. Date: circa 1905

British residence, Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, East Africa
British Consuls residence, Lourenco Marques (now Maputo), capital of Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa. Date: circa 1910

Residence of the British Consul, Shanghai, China, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Lucretia (d. 510 BC). Engraving. Colored
Lucretia (d.510 BC). Wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. Engraving by Kaesenberg & Oertel. The Illustration, 1884. Colored

Sarcophagus with processus consularis. Detail. Rome, 270 BC
Roman Art. A lenos sarcophagus with processus consularis (a procession for the appointment of a Consul). Detail. Greek marble. Rome, 270 BC. Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme. Rome. Italy

Herodes Atticus (101-177). Bust. Marble. 2nd century AD
Herodes Atticus (101-177). Greek aristocrat and consul. Bust. Marble. 177-180 AD. Probably from Alexandria. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Sallust (86-35 BC). Jugurthine War. Engraving
Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) (86-35 BC). Roman politician and historian. Jugurthine War (111-104 BC). Engraving depicting the battle between the army of Jugurtha

Latin inscription commemorating Giovanni Nani, Consul for Corfu, 1435. Old Fortress Museum. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894) French engineer. Letter from the consul general of the French Republic announcing the replacement to Lesseps such consul of France. 1848

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Vote to confer the life Cons
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I. Vote to confer the life Consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte. Colored engraving

Germanicus Julius Caesar (15 B. C. -19 A. C. )
Germanicus Julius Caesar (15 B.C.-19 A.C.). Roman general and consul. Bust. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy

Oura Bund - Waterfront opposite the English Consul, Nagasaki, Japan. The word Bund is an Anglo-Indian term meaning " waterfront street". Date: circa 1908

Louis Jerome Gohier
LOUIS JEROME GOHIER French lawyer and statesman, moderate revolutionary, refused office under Napoleon except as consul in Holland. Date: 1746 - 1830

Claudia Vestalis
CLAUDIA VESTALIS Vestal virgin of Rome, credited with defending the consul Appius Claudius Caudex. Date: CIRCA 264 BCE

Stilicho
Stillicho (? - 408) Roman soldier and statesman, depicted as a consul presiding over the consular games

Napoleons Bed
The bed of NAPOLEON I when he was First Consul, in the Palais Royal, Paris (France) Date: 1800

HENRY SALT British Consul in Egypt, traveller & Egyptologist Date: 1780 1827

Cartoon, The French Consular Triumverate [Triumvirate], settling the New Constitution, with a peep at the constitutional pigeon holes of the Abbe Sieyes in the Background, by James Gillray

Rev Dr Otis Allan Glazebrook (1845-1931), American Episcopal minister, Civil War veteran, and American Consul in Nice until 1929, when he retired. Date: 1925

Emperor Romulus Augustus in battledress with Spolia Opima (rich spoils), and a Roman consul.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at outbreak of WW1
Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at the outbreak of WW1 Date: 1914

Portrait of the Three Consuls of the Republic and Barthelemy Presenting the Consitutional Act Proclaiming Napoleon I as Emperor for Life to the Premier Consul, 2nd August 1802

BRUTUD, Lucius Junius (6th century BC). First Consul of the Roman Republic. Expelled from Rome to the king Tarquinius Superbus and instituted the Republic in 509 BC

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