Prussian Collection

The Pipe Lighter (The Guarantee of Belgian Neutrality), illustration from The Kaiser
779890 The Pipe Lighter (The Guarantee of Belgian Neutrality), illustration from The Kaisers Garland by Edmund J. Sullivan, pub

Dawe - Field Marshal Blucher N070506
APSLEY HOUSE " Field-Marshal Prince Von Blucher". Painted c.1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Prince von Wahlstaff (1742-1819)

Dawe - Count of Gneisenau N070505
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Field-Marshal August Neidhart, Count of Gneisenau" 1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). WM 1535-1948

A Selection of Fish
An assortment of fish: 1. sharp-nosed eel, 2. blunt-nosed eel, 3. burbot, 4. lamprey, 5. lampern, 6. chub, 7. perch, 8. roach, 9. bream, 10. rudd, 11. Prussian carp, 12. Crucian carp, 13. tench, 14

Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The French, English and Prussian armies were defeated, which implied the fall of the emperor. Drawing

Map / Europe / Germany 1871
Imperial Germany after the Franco- Prussian War, showing Alsace and Lorraine as part of the country, not to mention huge chunks of Poland in East Prussia

Bismarck & Napoleon III
After the battle of SEDAN, a triumphant Bismarck chats with the defeated Napoleon III

Karl Von Clausewitz
KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ Prussian military, noted for his writings on the science of warfare

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Artist: John Tenniel
Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman, resigned as Chancellor, together with his son the German foreign minister

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Koniggratz Battle 1866
BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (also known as Sadowa) The Prussian victory, though hard- won, leads to Austrian collapse, victory for Prussia, and the creation of the German Empire

Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814-02-01). Napoleon, at the head of a blue division of the guard, recovers the hamlet of Giberie. Colored engraving

Poster advertising Austro-Hungarian War Bonds, with flags of the various countries. early 20th century

Otto Von Bismarck
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD VON BISMARCK Prussian statesman and first chancellor of the German Empire

Quatre Bras / Hamilton
Wellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies

Waterloo Belle Alliance
NAPOLEONIC WARS The second Prussian regiment attacks at Plancenoit (Belle Alliance)

Prussian Soldiers 11-18
Prussian soldiers and officers (11-18)

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian naturalist and explorer. Engraved by J. Horsburgh, and published by Oliver & Boyd Edinburgh

Frederick the Great after the Battle of Kolin, 18 June 1757, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Frederick the Great after the Battle of Kolin, 18 June 1757, (1936). Friedrich Der Grosse Nach Der Schlacht Bei Kolin, 18 Juni 1757

Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick N070675
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Frederick William Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1771-1815) c.1813-15. German school. WM 1553-1948

Map of Prussia, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Map of Prussia, c1872. Showing the various regions including Holstein, Hanover, Westphalia, Lower Rhine, Lorraine, Nassau, Cassel, Saxony, Brandedburg, Silesia, Pomerania, West Prussia

Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Napoleon I Am Sarge Friedrichs Des Grossen, 27 Oktober 1806

Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of Waterloo
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

GERMANY: KULTURKAMPF, 1875. Pope Pius IX moving his game piece, the encyclical Quod nunquam, against Otto von Bismarcks anti-clerical moves on the chessboard of Kulturkampf. German cartoon, 1875

Eugene Sandow, Prussian strongman
Eugene Sandow (1867-1925), Prussian strongman. Sandow, born Friedrich Wilhelm Muller, is known as the father of modern bodybuilding

French Soldier Sniping
An infantryman gets a target in his sights during the Franco-Prussian war Date: 1870

Prussian soldiers J840001
Engraving of Prussian Napoleonic soldiers produced in Berlin. Foot Artillery drivers (" 2te Artillerie Brigade" ) and a Jager (light infantry " 2te Jager Abtheilung")

Herbig - Frederick William III, King of Prussia N070439
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Frederick William III, King of Prussia" 1818 by Wilhelm HERBIG (1787-1861) WM 1461-1948

Battle of Zorndorf
BATTLE OF ZORNDORF Friedrich der Grosse leads his soldiers at the Battle of Zorndorf, defeating the Russians though he loses 11, 000 men in the process

The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles, 18 January 1871, (1936). Kaiserproklamation in Versailles, 18 Januar 1871

Count Otto von Bismarck, Prusso-German statesman, 1870. Otto Edward Leopold, Count von Bismarck (1815-1898) was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

Helmut Carl Bernhard, Graf von Moltke - German Field Marshal
Helmut Carl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891) - German Field Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Prussian army for thirty years. Date: circa 1885

PRUSSIAN SOLDIER, 1830. Captain of the Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Guards. German lithograph, 1830

Prince Waldemar of Prussia visiting Istanbul. Waldemar (1889-1945) was the eldest son of Prince Henry of Prussia (younger brother of German Emperor William II) and his wife

Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914

Prussian Royal Wedding
Princess Viktoria Luise, only daughter of the Kaiser, is accompanied by King George V in a traditional torch dance after her marriage to Prince Ernst of Cumberland. Date: 31 May 1913

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory). The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany

Prussian Royal Family, 1875
Crown Prince Frederick (Fritz) of Prussia, later Emperor Friedrich III, and his wife the Crown Princess, formerly Vicky, Princess Royal of Great Britain with five of their children; Charlotte

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

The Surrender at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War
The Surrender at Sedan, 9 September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. 1870

Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries during the Napoleonic Wars

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Reichshoffen also called Battle of Worth, 5 August 1870. French Cuirassiers gallping through Reichshoffen. Decisive Prussian victory. Germany France Cavalry

Das Kapital, also called Capital (1867)
Karl Marx (1818-1883). German philosopher, political theorist, and socialist revolutionary. Das Kapital, also called Capital (1867). A Critique of Political Economy (1867)

General von Scharnhorst 1755-1813, 1934. Gerhard Johann David Waitz von Scharnhorst (1755-1813), was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801

Wilhelm I of Germany, King of Prussia, 1861
Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig(1797 - 1888), King of Prussia (1861-1888) and German Emperor (1871-1888), as depicted in 1861 when crowned King of Prussia. Date: 1861

BISMARCK, Otto-Leopold, Prince of (1815-1898). German statesman. Bismarck in Friedrichruhe
Otto-Leopold Bismarck, Prince of Bismarck (1815-1898). German statesman. Bismarck in Friedrichruhe. Colored engraving

Portrait of the Prince Imperial
Photograph of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871) as a young boy. Born as the heir to the French Imperial throne

Berlin State Banquet
A state banquet held in the White Hall of the Great Schloss in Berlin to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of the Kaisers only daughter

Prussian Royal Wedding
VIKTORIA LUISE, only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II marries Prince Ernst of Cumberland in the Chapel Royal in Berlin - the last gathering of European royalty before WWI

Germany Berlin
An Imperial procession passes through the Brandenburger Thor with banners waving, trumpets blaring and all the panoply of Prussian militarism

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Minister Von Roon
ALBRECHT THEODOR EMIL VON ROON Prussian soldier and politician successful in the wars of 1866 and 1870-1871

Friedrich Ii / Ramberg
FRIEDRICH II THE GREAT King of Prussia from 1740-86

G L von Blucher, Field Marshal of the Prussian Forces (1742-1819) (coloured engraving)
811080 G L von Blucher, Field Marshal of the Prussian Forces (1742-1819) (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: G L von Blucher)

The Jackdaw of Rheims, the Cardinals Ring, and the Borrowed Plumes
779899 The Jackdaw of Rheims, the Cardinals Ring, and the Borrowed Plumes, illustration from The Kaisers Garland by Edmund J. Sullivan, pub

Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg and his wife, Hedwig of Holstein (colour litho)
3101038 Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg and his wife, Hedwig of Holstein (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto IV)

Dr. Aprill, with the imperial ban, 14th October 1757 (colour litho)
STC434374 Dr. Aprill, with the imperial ban, 14th October 1757 (colour litho) by Knoetel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick the Great (1712-86) King of Prussia; Dr

CARTOON: NAPOLEON, c1807. The Imperial Embrace on the Raft or Boneys New Drop. Drawing by Charles Williams, c1807

POLAND: POZNAN, 1846. The city of Poznan (Posen in German) at the time of the uprising against the occupying Prussian forces in 1846. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper

Chesney, Battle Dorking
THE BATTLE OF DORKING A future war tale about a Prussian invasion of England

Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine von Preussen, c. 1735 (oil on canvas)
XPH330604 Crown Princess Elisabeth Christine von Preussen, c.1735 (oil on canvas) by Pesne, Antoine (1683-1747); Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam, Brandenburg

War council at Versailles Prefecture on 6th December 1870, illustration from Illustrierte
XIR215560 War council at Versailles Prefecture on 6th December 1870, illustration from Illustrierte Zeitung, 1871 (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (19th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal

The war in Denmark
The interior of West Duppel church, used by Prussian soldiers as a dormitory

Friedrich Ii / Schulz
FRIEDRICH II der Grosse (the Great) King of Prussia A petitioner hands him a letter

Prussian Iron Cross
Two examples of the Prussian decoration of the Iron Cross. One from 1813 and on from 1870

The New Palace in Sanssouci Park, in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, Europe

The First Grandchild - three generations of German Royalty, Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), his son German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) and his son

Swinoujscie, Poland (formerly Swinemunde in Prussia)
Bathers with their marvelous wickerwork seats on the beach at the Baltic Sea Coastal resort of Swinoujscie, Poland (formerly Swinemunde in German Prussia) Date: 1905

Poland and the Partitions of 1772, 1793 & 1795, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Poland and the Partitions of 1772, 1793 & 1795, (c1920). Map showing how territory in Europe was divided between the empires of Russia, Prussia and Austria in the 18th century

The Prussian flag before the Sultan of Morocco, 1780, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Prussian flag before the Sultan of Morocco, 1780, (1936). Die Preussische Flagge Vor Dem Sultan Von Marokko, 1780. A Dutch captain named Klock lost his ship in a storm off the coast of Morocco

Moltke at Paris, September 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Moltke at Paris, September 1870, (1936). Moltke Vor Paris, September 1870. German Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891) at the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

Napoleon III and Bismarck at the weavers cottage in Donchery, 2 September 1870, (1936). Napoleon III Und Bismarck Vor Dem Weberhauschen in Donchery, 2 September 1870

Sanssouci palace in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, Europe

Chinese Pavillon in Sanssouci palace in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, Europe

Details of Grotto Hall in the New Palace in Sanssouci Park, in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, Europe

King of Prussia Frederick William III, 1930 (engraving)
8915651 King of Prussia Frederick William III, 1930 (engraving) by Lauer, Nikolaus (fl.1794-1802); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederick William III)

Count Moltke, 1930 (lithograph)
8915333 Count Moltke, 1930 (lithograph) by Mayerhofer, Theodor (1855-1941); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Count Moltke)

Picture Frederic II of Prussia, 1786 (watercolour)
8914714 Picture Frederic II of Prussia, 1786 (watercolour) by Lips, Johann Heinrich (1758-1817); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederic II of Prussia, picture)

Frederic II of Prussia, 1770 (watercolour)
8914693 Frederic II of Prussia, 1770 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederic II of Prussia)

Chancellor of the Reich Count Bismarck, 1930 (lithograph)
8915274 Chancellor of the Reich Count Bismarck, 1930 (lithograph) by Mayerhofer, Theodor (1855-1941); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Count Bismarck)

German Emperor and King of Prussia Frederic III, 1930 (etching)
8915387 German Emperor and King of Prussia Frederic III, 1930 (etching) by Lindner, Johann (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederic III)

Picture in richly decorated frame Frederic II of Prussia, 1759 (copper engraving)
8914682 Picture in richly decorated frame Frederic II of Prussia, 1759 (copper engraving) by Pesne, Antoine (1683-1747); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Prussian Gardes du Corps (chromolitho)
2782683 Prussian Gardes du Corps (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Gardes du Corps. Liebig card, published in early 20th century)

Prince Adalbert of Germany, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Adalbert of Germany, 1912

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"Prussian: A Legacy of Military Might and Political Strategy" The Prussian spirit, embodied by figures like Field Marshal Blucher and Count of Gneisenau, has left an indelible mark on history. From the Napoleonic Wars to the unification of Germany in 1871, Prussia's influence was felt across Europe. In the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, Prussian forces under Blucher played a crucial role in defeating Napoleon. Their strategic maneuvers turned the tide of battle and secured victory for the Allied forces. But Prussia's legacy extends beyond warfare. Bismarck, known as the "Iron Chancellor, " forged a united Germany through his political acumen. Like a blacksmith shaping metal, he skillfully crafted alliances and manipulated power dynamics to achieve his goals. With its vast territories depicted on maps across Europe, Prussia became synonymous with strength and authority. The newly unified Germany emerged as a dominant force on the continent. However, not all relationships were harmonious. Bismarck clashed with Napoleon III during their infamous encounter at Sedan. This clash marked a turning point in European politics and set the stage for future conflicts. Yet even great leaders must eventually step aside. In 1890, Emperor Wilhelm II dropped his trusted advisor Bismarck from power - symbolized beautifully by John Tenniel's artwork "Dropping the Pilot. " It signaled both an end to an era and uncertainty about what lay ahead for Germany. Throughout this tumultuous journey, military strategists like Karl Von Clausewitz provided intellectual guidance to shape Prussia's approach to war. Their theories influenced generations of military thinkers worldwide. From battles like Rothiere in 1814 to Koniggratz in 1866, where Austria-Hungarian War Bonds were advertised as symbols of national pride; each conflict showcased Prussia's determination and resilience against formidable adversaries. Today we remember Prussia as a force that shaped history, leaving an indelible mark on Europe.