Emperor Collection (page 9)

Bahadur Shah Zafar, last Mughal Emperor of India (engraving)
8676313 Bahadur Shah Zafar, last Mughal Emperor of India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775-1862), last Mughal Emperor of India

Meeting of the Emperors (litho)
8670497 Meeting of the Emperors (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the Emperors)

Emperor Marc Aurele at the forum of Trajan, 169 (engraving)
ELD4962393 Emperor Marc Aurele at the forum of Trajan, 169 (engraving); (add.info.: Emperor Marc Aurele sells the property of the kingdom to the encheries at the forum of Trajan avoiding increasing)

The Moscow revolt (1682) or streltsy lift at the Red Staircase on behalf of young Peter I the Great
NWI4945446 The Moscow revolt (1682) or streltsy lift at the Red Staircase on behalf of young Peter I the Great and his brother Ivan V (1666-1696)

The Emperor Maximilian I in the studio of Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) who makes his portrait - Holy Roman Emperor
NWI4944756 The Emperor Maximilian I in the studio of Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) who makes his portrait - Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in Albrecht Durer's portrait studio

Tsar Peter I the Great (in the clothes he wore in Azov (1696) - Tsar Peter I in the attracts he wore at Azov
NWI4943984 Tsar Peter I the Great (in the clothes he wore in Azov (1696) - Tsar Peter I in the attracts he wore at Azov. Hand-colored engraving; (add.info)

Frederick Barbarossa, emperor, he belongs to the family of the Staufer, 1895 (lithograph)
UTD4927290 Frederick Barbarossa, emperor, he belongs to the family of the Staufer, 1895 (lithograph); (add.info.: Illustration from : Great men in word and illustrations ")

Portraits of Marco Polo and Khubilai Khan, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4903617 Portraits of Marco Polo and Khubilai Khan, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Marco Polo (1254-1324) and Khubilai Khan (1215-1294).); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving)
PCT4268689 Battle between Emperors Constantine I, (272-337) and Maxence (regne 306 to 312), 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Battle between Emperors Constantine I)

Mary of Teck throughout her life
3586125 Mary of Teck throughout her life; (add.info.: Illustrations of Mary of Teck (1867-1953) wife of King-Emperor George V. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Photographic pictures of Rome: apsis in the Temple of Castor and the Piazza d'Oro in Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
3560795 Photographic pictures of Rome: apsis in the Temple of Castor and the Piazza d'Oro in Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli; (add.info.: Hadrian's Villa)

Catherine II The Great, Yekaterina (Catherine) II Alekseyevna of Russia, 1729-1796
3555508 Catherine II The Great, Yekaterina (Catherine) II Alekseyevna of Russia, 1729-1796. German born Empress of Russia, from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary pub

Kaiser Wilhelm visit to the Holy Land (Palestine), 1898, commemorative postcard
3921206 Kaiser Wilhelm visit to the Holy Land (Palestine), 1898, commemorative postcard; (add.info.: Kaiser Wilhelm visit to the Holy Land (Palestine), 1898, commemorative postcard

Jantar Mantar observatory (photo)
3731966 Jantar Mantar observatory (photo); (add.info.: Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, India, consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments)

Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia
3732920 Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia; (add.info.: Photograph of Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883 - 1942) was the second son of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife

Portrait of Emperor Trajan (53-117) (marble)
YOU4419204 Portrait of Emperor Trajan (53-117) (marble); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Emperor Trajan (53-117), Roman Emperor from 98 to 117, did Italica in Hispania

Michael I of Russia, 17th (engraving)
3507338 Michael I of Russia, 17th (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Michael I of Russia (1596-1645) the first Russian Tsar of the House of Romanov. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive

Shah Jahan
3522696 Shah Jahan; (add.info.: Shah Jahan 1592-1666. Mughal Emperor of India 1628-1658.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Photographic portrait of Frederick III, German Emperor
3523983 Photographic portrait of Frederick III, German Emperor; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Frederick III, German Emperor (1831-1888) and King of Prussia

Bust of Emperor Nero Germanicus
3521696 Bust of Emperor Nero Germanicus; (add.info.: Bust of Emperor Nero Germanicus, Roman Emperor and the last Julio-Claudian Dynasty.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian
3521691 Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian; (add.info.: Engravings of coins depicting Emperors that came after Julian); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria
3521638 Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria; (add.info.: Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) President of the German Confederation. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Shah Jahan II
3521235 Portrait of Shah Jahan II; (add.info.: Portrait of Shah Jahan II (1696-1719) a Mughal Emperor. Dated 18th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Akbar the Great
3521234 Portrait of Akbar the Great; (add.info.: Portrait of Akbar the Great (1542-1605) Mughal Emperor. Dated 17th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Photographic print of the Emperor's residence in the Imperial Palace at Seoul
3521183 Photographic print of the Emperor's residence in the Imperial Palace at Seoul; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Emperor's residence in the Imperial Palace at Seoul, South Korea)

Engraving depicting Emperor T'ung-chih granting an audience
3521126 Engraving depicting Emperor T'ung-chih granting an audience; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Emperor T'ung-chih (1856-1875) part of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan

Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, smaller eggar moth, Eriogaster lanestris, and yellow-tail moth
FLO4638802 Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, smaller eggar moth, Eriogaster lanestris, and yellow-tail moth, Euproctis similis, on bilberry leaves, Vaccinium myrtillus

Napoleon I and his son Napolon II king of Rome (engraving)
3697245 Napoleon I and his son Napolon II king of Rome (engraving); PHAS/UIG

Mr. Speroni on horseback carrying the cross of the pope to Napoleon I's coronation
3520203 Mr. Speroni on horseback carrying the cross of the pope to Napoleon I's coronation; (add.info.: Mr. Speroni, on horseback passing between two guards)

Portrait of Montezuma II (Moctezumaii, 1466-1520), Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette
FLO4605373 Portrait of Montezuma II (Moctezumaii, 1466-1520), Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette, and of David Cusick (c.1780-c.1831), a Tuscarora Baptist preacher and author

The French Emperor Napoleon I adored by his army, 1850
3480755 The French Emperor Napoleon I adored by his army, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration showing the French Emperor Napoleon I adored by his army, 1800.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Catherine II of Russia
3728674 Catherine II of Russia; (add.info.: Catherine II of Russia, Catherine the Great, 1729 - 1796, with Lomonossow, illustration, woodcut from 1880.); Bildagentur-online/UIG

Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, 1810
3478950 Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, 1810; (add.info.: Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, 1810. Josephine agreed to the divorce so the Emperor could remarry in the hope of having an heir)

The SMY Hohenzollern with Emperor Wilhelm II aboard
3119238 The SMY Hohenzollern with Emperor Wilhelm II aboard; (add.info.: Print of the SMY Hohenzollern with Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941). Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Small bronze bust of Napoleon Ist (bronze)
2613394 Small bronze bust of Napoleon Ist (bronze); (add.info.: Small bronze bust of Napoleon commemorating the Battle of Waterloo, late nineteenth century. 1890); GSinclair Archive/UIG

Porcelain bust of Napoleon Bonaparte
2613393 Porcelain bust of Napoleon Bonaparte; (add.info.: Porcelain bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor, Mid-nineteenth century. 1850); GSinclair Archive/UIG

Wilhelm II, German Emperor at age 8
3119100 Wilhelm II, German Emperor at age 8; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941) at age 8. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Emperor visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death, Totentanz)
531514 The Emperor visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death, Totentanz). Series of illustrations following the tradition of medieval morality plays

Portrait of Alexander II. 19th century (engraving)
672798 Portrait of Alexander II. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon in his coronation robes. Hand-coloured engraving
543746 Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon in his coronation robes. Hand-coloured engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

George V, George Frederick Ernest Albert, 1865 to 1936. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions
2638513 George V, George Frederick Ernest Albert, 1865 to 1936. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India. From The History of the Great War, published c

Charles IV of Spain abdication in favour of Joseph Bonaparte
2910823 Charles IV of Spain abdication in favour of Joseph Bonaparte; (add.info.: 1808 Charles IV of Spain abdication in favour of Joseph Bonaparte.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Dismissive Napoleon of France and a weeping Espana (Spain)
2910821 Dismissive Napoleon of France and a weeping Espana (Spain); (add.info.: 1808 Illustration representing a dismissive Napoleon of France and a weeping Espana (Spain)

King George V and the officers of Heralds College, during his coronation in 1910
2915361 King George V and the officers of Heralds College, during his coronation in 1910, together with the arms of the English Sovereigns from William I to George V

The Godoy kings and parents at the table of the Emperor
2910818 The Godoy kings and parents at the table of the Emperor; (add.info.: 1810 Engraving depicts the Godoy kings and parents at the table of the Emperor)

Bust of Roman Emperor Constans (reigned 337-350). Second third of the 4th century, Louvre, Paris (marble sculpture)
529022 Bust of Roman Emperor Constans (reigned 337-350). Second third of the 4th century, Louvre, Paris (marble sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG

Japanese triptych print showing seated and standing world leaders gathered in a group
529928 Japanese triptych print showing seated and standing world leaders gathered in a group. 1879.Painted by Chikanobu Hashimoto 1838-1912

Kublai Kahn, Mongol Emperor of China (print)
1578145 Kublai Kahn, Mongol Emperor of China (print); (add.info.: Print of Kublai Kahn, Mongol Emperor of China (1216-1294). Dated 13th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Emperor: A Tale of Power, Legacy, and Influence" In the annals of history, few titles hold as much weight and fascination as that of an emperor. From Haile Selassie's coronation in 1930 to the majestic bust of Marcus Aurelius from ancient Rome, these figures have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. Haile Selassie's ascension to power in 1930 marked a significant moment for Ethiopia. His reign brought modernization and progress to a nation steeped in tradition. As we gaze upon his statue, we are reminded of his enduring legacy as a visionary leader. The young Napoleon Bonaparte studying intently captures the ambition and brilliance that would propel him to become one of history's most iconic emperors. Hegel recognized this potential when he famously remarked, "I saw the world spirit riding on horseback. " Indeed, Napoleon would reshape Europe forever. Yet emperors also face their share of challenges. Haile Selassie's exile during Italy's invasion in 1936 serves as a stark reminder that even those with immense power can be vulnerable. Similarly, Napoleon faced defeat at Waterloo in 1815—a humbling end to his imperial ambitions. The statues depicting Augustus Prima Porta and Marcus Aurelius stand tall as symbols of Roman might and grandeur. These rulers shaped an empire that spanned continents and left an indelible mark on Western civilization. Even beyond their own realms, emperors influenced global affairs. The satirical cartoon featuring Napoleon carving up the world alongside British Prime Minister William Pitt reminds us how these leaders' actions reverberated far beyond their borders. German Kaiser Wilhelm II adds another layer to this complex narrative. His signature represents both power and turmoil—his rule coincided with World War I and its aftermath—an era defined by shifting alliances and geopolitical tensions.