European History Collection

Soldiers of several Prussian regiments 1787
3030210 Soldiers of several Prussian regiments 1787; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Revolutionary Wars, Soldiers of several Prussian regiments 1787); © Don Troiani

Circa 1880 Prussian Grenadier Regimental Drum And Fife Corps
3030170 Circa 1880 Prussian Grenadier Regimental Drum And Fife Corps; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circa 1880 Prussian Grenadier Regimental Drum And Fife Corps); © Don Troiani

Circa 1854 Hanoverian Guard Jager Battalion Officer's shako
3030168 Circa 1854 Hanoverian Guard Jager Battalion Officer's shako; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circa 1854 Hanoverian Guard Jager Battalion Officer's shako); © Don Troiani

Prussian Infantry on parade about 1790
3030089 Prussian Infantry on parade about 1790; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Infantry on parade about 1790 as they would have appeared during the French Revolutionary Wars)

Prussian Garde Cavalry 1888-1889
3030189 Prussian Garde Cavalry 1888-1889; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Garde Cavalry 1888-1889); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Navy, German Battleship Weissenburg about 1900
3031102 German Navy, German Battleship Weissenburg about 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Battleship Weissenburg about 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

M-1863 Brunswick Life Battalion enlisted man's infantry shako
3031032 M-1863 Brunswick Life Battalion enlisted man's infantry shako; Private Collection; (add.info.: M-1863 Brunswick Life Battalion enlisted man's infantry shako); © Don Troiani

German medal for the Franco-Prussian War with Metz bar
3030993 German medal for the Franco-Prussian War with Metz bar; Private Collection; (add.info.: German medal for the Franco-Prussian War with Metz bar); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Pattern of 1834 Baden Dragoon officers helmet
3030883 Pattern of 1834 Baden Dragoon officers helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pattern of 1834 Baden Dragoon officers helmet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Bavarian Cavalryman at ease
3030614 Bavarian Cavalryman at ease; Private Collection; (add.info.: Franco-Prussian War, Bavarian Cavalryman at ease by Edouard Detaille, (1848-1912)); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Line Infantry 1888-1889
3030335 Prussian Line Infantry 1888-1889; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Line Infantry 1888-1889); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Navy, German Torpedo Boat Division about 1900
3030333 German Navy, German Torpedo Boat Division about 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Torpedo Boat Division about 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Dress tunic of Music Director of the 15th Prussian Infantry c.1900-14
3030207 Dress tunic of Music Director of the 15th Prussian Infantry c.1900-14 ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Bronze Cannon dated 1756
3030190 Prussian Bronze Cannon dated 1756; Musee de l'Armee, Paris, France; (add.info.: Prussian Bronze Cannon dated 1756, Les Invalides); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Heavy Cavalry Trooper( Cuirassier) about 1780
3030003 Prussian Heavy Cavalry Trooper( Cuirassier) about 1780; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Heavy Cavalry Trooper( Cuirassier) about 1780); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Bronze Cannon dated 1756
3030091 Prussian Bronze Cannon dated 1756; Musee de l'Armee, Paris, France; (add.info.: Prussian Bronze Cannon dated 1756, Les Invalides); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Navy, Battleship Koenig Wilhelm about 1900
3030010 German Navy, Battleship Koenig Wilhelm about 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Battleship Koenig Wilhelm about 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Germany/Prussia, Parade Belt Buckle Circa 1900
3030415 Germany/Prussia, Parade Belt Buckle Circa 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I, Germany/Prussia, Parade Belt Buckle Circa 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Navy, German torpedoboat S131 about 1900
3030192 German Navy, German torpedoboat S131 about 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: German torpedoboat S131 about 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Franco Prussian War, Prussian infantry armed with Dreyse needle guns about 1870
3030015 Franco Prussian War, Prussian infantry armed with Dreyse needle guns about 1870; Private Collection; (add.info.: Franco Prussian War)

German China medal for the Boxer Rebellion
3031075 German China medal for the Boxer Rebellion; Private Collection; (add.info.: German China medal for the Boxer Rebellion); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

M-1843 Prussian Officer's "Flugel-Mutze"
3030994 M-1843 Prussian Officer's "Flugel-Mutze" ; Private Collection; (add.info.: M-1843 Prussian Officer's "Flugel-Mutze" Hussar Regt)

Prussian Fur Covered Knapsack
3030689 Prussian Fur Covered Knapsack; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Fur Covered Knapsack Of The Franco-Prussian War); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Germany, -Landwehr Regimental flag circa 1910
3030613 Germany, -Landwehr Regimental flag circa 1910; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I, Germany, -Landwehr Regimental flag circa 1910); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Cuirassier resting by his horse
3030612 Prussian Cuirassier resting by his horse; Private Collection; (add.info.: Franco-Prussian War, Prussian Cuirassier resting with his horse by Edouard Detaille)

German Navy, Armored Frigate SMS Wurttemberg about 1900
3030216 German Navy, Armored Frigate SMS Wurttemberg about 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: armored Frigate SMS Wurttemberg about 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Large Cruiser Hertha, before World War One
3030193 German Large Cruiser Hertha, before World War One; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Large Cruiser Hertha, before World War One); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Non-Commissioned Officer's Shako circa 1815
3030639 Prussian Non-Commissioned Officer's Shako circa 1815; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, Prussian Non-Commissioned Officer's Shako circa 1815.); © Don Troiani

German Army, 1879 Saxon 101st Grenadier Regiment Platoon
3030196 German Army, 1879 Saxon 101st Grenadier Regiment Platoon; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Army, 1879 Saxon 101st Grenadier Regiment Platoon); © Don Troiani

German Navy, Armored Frigate SM Sachsen about 1900
3030194 German Navy, Armored Frigate SM Sachsen about 1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Armored Frigate SM Sachsen about 1900); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Model 1842 Non-Commissioned officer's spike helmet
3031124 Prussian Model 1842 Non-Commissioned officer's spike helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Model 1842 Non-Commissioned officer's spike helmet for Kaiser Alexander Grenadier)

Prussian Garde du Corps Wachtmeister helmet circa 1830
3031086 Prussian Garde du Corps Wachtmeister helmet circa 1830; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Garde du Corps Wachtmeister helmet circa 1830); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Model 1848 Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Spike Helmet
3031085 Model 1848 Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Spike Helmet; Private Collection; (add.info.: M-1848 Mecklenburg-Strelitz Flugelajutanten - Adjutant to the Grand Duke- Spike Helmet); © Don Troiani

M-1848 Bavarian enlisted ranks raupenhelm of the "Pontonieers"
3031084 M-1848 Bavarian enlisted ranks raupenhelm of the "Pontonieers"; Private Collection; (add.info.: M-1848 Bavarian enlisted ranks raupenhelm of the "pontonieers"captured by)

German Navy, German Armored Cruiser Worth about 1900
3030336 German Navy, German Armored Cruiser Worth about 1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Armored Cruiser Worth about 1900.); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German armored Warship Ugir, before World War One
3030106 German armored Warship Ugir, before World War One; Private Collection; (add.info.: German armored Warship Ugir, before World War One); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Large Cruiser Furst Bismarck, before World War I
3030090 German Large Cruiser Furst Bismarck, before World War I; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Large Cruiser Furst Bismarck, before World War I); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Line Hussars 1888-1889
3030088 Prussian Line Hussars 1888-1889; Private Collection; (add.info.: Germany -Prussian Line Hussars 1888-1889); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Circa 1880 Prussian Grenadier Regimental Drum And Fife Corps
3030019 Circa 1880 Prussian Grenadier Regimental Drum And Fife Corps; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circa 1880 Prussian Grenadier Regimental Drum And Fife Corps); © Don Troiani

Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English nobleman and Parliamentary general. General de Parlement
5913172 Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English nobleman and Parliamentary general. General de Parlement. In suit of armour with lace collar

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford, English statesman. Comte de Stafford. In lace collar over a suit of armour
5913170 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford, English statesman. Comte de Stafford. In lace collar over a suit of armour. With death mask, axe and baton below

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Duc de Buckingham. In lace collar, pearl necklaces and leather breastplate
5913169 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Duc de Buckingham. In lace collar, pearl necklaces and leather breastplate. Copperplate engraving by Charles Simonneau after Adriaen van der Werff

James VI of Scotland, James I of England, James Charles Stuart. Jacques Premier
5913164 James VI of Scotland, James I of England, James Charles Stuart. Jacques Premier. In lace ruff collar, coat and doublet, sash with figure of St. George and the dragon

Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579) (engraving)
5913151 Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579) (engraving) by Werff, Adriaan van der (1659-1722) (after); (add.info.: Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, English politician)

James V (1512-1542) (engraving)
5913129 James V (1512-1542) (engraving) by Werff, Adriaan van der (1659-1722) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of a bust of King James V of Scotland, with crown and thistle)

James IV (1473-1513) (engraving)
5913124 James IV (1473-1513) (engraving) by Werff, Adriaan van der (1659-1722) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of a bust of King James IV of Scotland in crown/ Jacques IV)

Elizabeth of York (1466-1503) (engraving)
5913123 Elizabeth of York (1466-1503) (engraving) by Werff, Adriaan van der (1659-1722) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of Elisabeth of York, wife of King Henry VII of England)

Queen Mary II of Great Britain, 1730 (engraving)
5913182 Queen Mary II of Great Britain, 1730 (engraving) by Werff, Adriaan van der (1659-1722) (after); (add.info.: co-reign with King William III, Marie Reyne de la Grande Bretagne)

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"Unveiling the Tapestry of European History: From Nobleman to Monarchs" Step into the captivating world as we explore the lives and legacies of influential figures. Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, an English nobleman and Parliamentary general, stands tall in his suit of armor with a distinguished lace collar. His unwavering commitment to justice shaped the course of history. In contrast, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford, an English statesman known as Comte de Stafford, dons a lace collar over his formidable suit of armor. The presence of his death mask, axe, and baton below hints at the complexities that defined his political career. George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham or Duc de Buckingham exudes elegance with pearl necklaces adorning his leather breastplate. A symbol of power and influence during turbulent times. James VI of Scotland and James I of England (James Charles Stuart) personifies regal grace in his lace ruff collar paired with a coat and doublet. The sash featuring St. George slaying the dragon adds a touch of chivalry while putti assemble a coat-of-arms beneath a crown – symbols befitting this monarch's reign. Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579), immortalized through engraving captures both intellect and authority - traits that marked him as one among many notable figures from this era. The engravings depicting James V (1512-1542) and James IV (1473-1513) transport us back to their respective reigns - periods characterized by intrigue amidst shifting alliances on both national and international fronts. Elizabeth York (1466-1503), Queen consort to Henry VII leaves her mark through her elegant portrait captured in engraving – embodying grace amidst tumultuous times. Queen Mary II's portrait from 1730 showcases her regal stature; she played an instrumental role in shaping Great Britain's destiny.