Wilhelm Ii Collection (#2)

La fin d'un Reve; Le reve: Guillaume II, devant Soissons, fixant du doigt sur la carte le... 1918
La fin d'un Reve; Le reve: Guillaume II, devant Soissons, fixant du doigt sur la carte le point ou ses generaux doivent ecraser l'armee francaise

Les Anglais sur le Rhin; "La meprisable petite armee" anglaise franchit le Rhin le 12 decembre 1918 Creator
Les Anglais sur le Rhin; "La meprisable petite armee" anglaise franchit le Rhin le 12 decembre 1918: non sans humour, ou peut-etre par hasard

Le Kaiser en Fuite; Premiere journee d'exil; Guillaume, encore en tenue militaire... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; Premiere journee d'exil; Guillaume, encore en tenue militaire, la canne a la main, fait sa promenade dans les jardins d'Amerongen avec son hote, le comte Bentinck, 1918

Le Kaiser en Fuite; L'arrivee a Amerongen de Guillaume de Hohenzollern, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; L'arrivee a Amerongen de Guillaume de Hohenzollern, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Kaiser en Fuite; Une aile du chateau d'Amerongen, refuge de ex-kaiser, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; Une aile du chateau d'Amerongen, refuge de ex-kaiser, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Kaiser en Fuite; A la station-frontiere de Rijsden par ou l'ex-kaiser entra en... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Le Kaiser en Fuite; A la station-frontiere de Rijsden par ou l'ex-kaiser entra en Hollande avec sa suite, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

L'Allemagne Abattue; Le grand responsible; Guillaume II, au mois de juin 1918... 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'Allemagne Abattue; Le grand responsible; Guillaume II, au mois de juin 1918; a sa droite, le roi de Saxe, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. Creator: Patrick Kroon
Germany and Russia, 1920-1930. A German soldier hugs a chained bear (Russia) crying. Design for a political cartoon in the magazine De Ware Jacob

En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz en promenade dans l'ile de Wieringen, avec la bande d'enfants... 1918
En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz en promenade dans l'ile de Wieringen, avec la bande d'enfants qui lui fait habituellement escorte; a sa gauche

En Exil; La maisondu kronprinz a Oosterland, moins somptueuse que le chateau d'Amerongen, 1918. Creator: Unknown
En Exil; La maisondu kronprinz a Oosterland, moins somptueuse que le chateau d'Amerongen, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

En Exil; Le kronprinz a Oosterland; chausse de sabots, en gilet de chasse, c'est en cette tenue qu Creator: Unknown
En Exil; Le kronprinz a Oosterland; chausse de sabots, en gilet de chasse, c'est en cette tenue qu'il amuse avec son chein ou joue aux billes avec les galopins du bourg, 1918

En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz sur le bateau le conduisant a l'ile de Wieringen. L'ancien... 1918
En Exil; L'ex-kronprinz sur le bateau le conduisant a l'ile de Wieringen. L'ancien heritier d'Allemagne avait d'abord cherche un refuge dans le Limbourg, a swalmen

Dechu; A la grille du parc d'Amerongen; releve de la police montee hollandaise... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Dechu; A la grille du parc d'Amerongen; releve de la police montee hollandaise exercant la garde du chateau, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Dechu; Coiffe d'un chapeau tyrolien, une pelerine sur les epaules, l'ex-kaiser, accompagne...1918
Dechu; Coiffe d'un chapeau tyrolien, une pelerine sur les epaules, l'ex-kaiser, accompagne par un des officiers qui l'ont suivi, le capitaine von Ilsermann

The German dynasty, c. 1888. Creator: Photo studio Reichard & Lindner, Berlin. The German dynasty, c. 1888
The German dynasty, c. 1888. Private Collection

Portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941), King of Prussia, with his brother Prince Henry of Creator
Portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941), King of Prussia, with his brother Prince Henry of Prussia (1862-1929), 1883. Private Collection

A leur entrée, les Francais ont eu le soin d'apposer des scelles a la porte des... 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
A leur entree, les Francais ont eu le soin d'apposer des scelles a la porte des appartements prives de l'Empereur, 1916

Le Guillaume II d'avant Guerre, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Le Guillaume II d'avant Guerre, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

A Berlin, La jeunesse des ecoles promene les portraits des deux kaisers, 1914. Creator: Unknown
A Berlin, La jeunesse des ecoles promene les portraits des deux kaisers, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The German Emperor Inspecting the Troops at the Wimbledon Review, 1891. Creator: W Small
The German Emperor Inspecting the Troops at the Wimbledon Review, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The German Emperor's visit to the City, 1891. Creator: R Barnes
The German Emperor's visit to the City; Their Imperial Majesties Saluted by a shower of Roses - A Sketch in the Strand, 1891. From "The Graphic

The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace, 1891 Creator: Unknown
The German Emperor's visit to the Crystal Palace; The Review of the National Fire Brigades Union by the Emperor, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

The Visit of the German Emperor - The Garden Party given at Marlborough House, 1891. Creator: G Durand
The Visit of the German Emperor - The Garden Party given at Marlborough House by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (left) in Russian uniform, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia... 1905
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (left) in Russian uniform, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (right) in Prussian uniform in Bjorko, 1905. Private Collection

A qui le Marocain? (Who owns the Moroccan?) French anti-German postcard on the first... 1906. Creator: Anonymous
A qui le Marocain? (Who owns the Moroccan?) French anti-German postcard on the first Moroccan crisis, 1906. Private Collection

The German Emperor's Yacht "Meteor", late "Thistle", 1891. Creator: Unknown
The German Emperor's Yacht "Meteor", late "Thistle", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Arrival of HIM the German Emperor at Port Victoria, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Inspection of 2nd Battalion Scots Guards in the Quadrangle of Winsor Castle by the German Emperor, 1891

The Review at Wimbledon before the German Emperor, 1891. Creator: John Charlton
The Review at Wimbledon before the German Emperor; The Emperor leaving theSaluting Point - The Royal Horse Artillery Galloping into position to fire the Royal Salute, 1891. From "The Graphic

HIM the German Emperor Wlliam II; after Max Koner, 1891. Creator: Unknown
HIM the German Emperor Wlliam II; after Max Koner, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

HIM the German Emperor 10th August 1861, 1891. Creator: Unknown
HIM the German Emperor 10th August 1861, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Wedding of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt at St. Georges Chapel, Windsor, on July 6, 1891; The Bridegrooms arrival at the Altar, 1891

Hidden silhouettes of the rulers of Europe, 1794. Creator: Lussano
Hidden silhouettes of the rulers of Europe, 1794

The schooner Meteor IV, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The schooner Meteor IV, 1913. Meteor IV was Kaiser Wilhelm IIs fourth yacht. It was designed by Max Oetz and launched in 1909

An Interrupted Tete-a-tete (Harpers Weekly), 1905. Private Collection

Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in Berlin, Germany, 1911, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in Berlin, Germany, 1911, (1935). First cousins German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and George V (1865-1936), King of the United Kingdom

The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, c1910. Creator: Unknown
The SS Kaiser Wilhelm II, c1910. Passenger ship named after the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, launched in 1902 and operated by the North German Lloyd (Norddeutscher Lloyd) shipping line

Portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941), King of Prussia, 1900s-1910s. Private Collection

Kaiser Wilhelm II with his wife Augusta Victoria and their family. Wilhelm II or William II, 1859 -1941
745815 Kaiser Wilhelm II with his wife Augusta Victoria and their family. Wilhelm II or William II, 1859 -1941. Last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia

Kaiser Wilhelm being saluted by three of his sons. Wilhelm II or William II, 1859 -1941
745814 Kaiser Wilhelm being saluted by three of his sons. Wilhelm II or William II, 1859 -1941. Last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia

Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his birthday, World War I
6000276 Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his birthday, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Scorn of a Benedictine nun in the face of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany during his visit to the Abbey of Namur in
6000445 Scorn of a Benedictine nun in the face of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany during his visit to the Abbey of Namur in occupied Belgium, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

German "Bluffikultur": caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II as the sower of false news, World War I
6000294 German "Bluffikultur": caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II as the sower of false news, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany worried that Death will add his life to those sacrificed in the First World War
6000386 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany worried that Death will add his life to those sacrificed in the First World War (colour litho) by Damblans

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany seized by despondency at the progress of the war during a visit to the Eastern Front
6000295 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany seized by despondency at the progress of the war during a visit to the Eastern Front, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

World War I anti-German propaganda postcard (litho)
3094438 World War I anti-German propaganda postcard (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I anti-German propaganda postcard)

The Great Goth, 1914 (engraving)
2639688 The Great Goth, 1914 (engraving) by Raven-Hill, Leonard (1867-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satirically subtitled Design for a stained-glass window in a Neo-Gothic cathedral at)

The Vandals Emperor, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
486925 The Vandals Emperor, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 4th October 1914 (colour litho) by French School

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Wilhelm II: A Controversial Figure in History From the majestic schooners to significant political meetings, Kaiser Wilhelm II's life was filled with intriguing moments. The schooner Meteor IV, crafted by Kirk & Sons of Cowes, made its debut in 1912 and continued to captivate admirers in 1913. This vessel symbolized Wilhelm II's love for maritime pursuits. In 1903, an important meeting took place between Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II in Wiesbaden, Germany. This encounter showcased their diplomatic relations amidst a changing world order. Another notable event occurred in Berlin, Germany, in 1911 when King George V visited Wilhelm II. Their meeting highlighted the complex dynamics between European monarchs during this era. The SS Kaiser it also played a significant role as it sailed through the seas around 1910. This grand ship represented German engineering prowess and imperial ambitions on a global scale. Beyond his public image, there were glimpses into Wilhelm II's personal life as well. Portraits captured his regal presence as German Emperor and King of Prussia during the early 1900s-1910s. Additionally, photographs depicted him alongside his wife Augusta Victoria and their family - offering insights into his private sphere. In one striking image from The Strand Magazine published in 1896, three of Wilhelm's sons salute him proudly - reflecting familial bonds intertwined with royal duties. However, not all depictions were positive; World War I brought forth criticism towards the Kaiser. In a vividly colored lithograph from 1915 titled "Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II with a harvest of the dead, " he is shown receiving macabre birthday greetings amid war-torn landscapes – an unsettling reminder of the consequences that unfolded under his reign. Wilhelm II remains an enigmatic figure whose legacy encompasses both admiration for technological advancements and controversy surrounding international politics. His story continues to intrigue historians and captivate those interested in the complexities of European history.