Imperials Collection

The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving)
7148832 The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French noble in formal clothes, 1808. 1825 (lithograph)
7236918 French noble in formal clothes, 1808. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: French noble in formal clothes, 1808)

The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise"(866-912)
AIS5344072 The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI " The Wise" (866-912) against the Bulgarians in 894, miniature from " Synopsis historiarum", c.1126-1150

A Little Carpet Maker (colour litho)
8633199 A Little Carpet Maker (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Little Carpet Maker)

Portuguese raising a stone pillar at the mouth of the River Congo, 1482 (colour litho)
8672903 Portuguese raising a stone pillar at the mouth of the River Congo, 1482 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy
7301595 St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark aka St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy)

View of the city of Innsbruck, Austria. View of the cities of the Habsburg Empire
BEN5473954 View of the city of Innsbruck, Austria. View of the cities of the Habsburg Empire. Fresco of the Michelozzo Court at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

Map showing the Empire of Jengis Khan, or Genghis Khan, at his death, 1227, 1936
7125150 Map showing the Empire of Jengis Khan, or Genghis Khan, at his death, 1227, 1936; (add.info.: Map showing the Empire of Jengis Khan, or Genghis Khan, at his death, 1227)

Map of Europe at the dismemberment of the Carolingian Empire, from "The National Encyclopaedia
6428158 Map of Europe at the dismemberment of the Carolingian Empire, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c

Alexei Nikolaevich, 1900s (b/w photo)
5669433 Alexei Nikolaevich, 1900s (b/w photo); (add.info.: Alexei Nikolaevich (1904-17 July 1918) the Tsarevich of the Russian Empire.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Alexei Nikolaevich son of Nicholas II of Russia (b/w photo)
5669334 Alexei Nikolaevich son of Nicholas II of Russia (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The city walls at Fener, built by Theodosius II, 413-447 (photo)
BEN82588 The city walls at Fener, built by Theodosius II, 413-447 (photo); Istanbul, Turkey; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Christ and the apostles, 8th century (fresco) (detail)
BEN138680 Christ and the apostles, 8th century (fresco) (detail); Santa Sofia, Benevento, Campania, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Visitation, c.760 (fresco) (see 138680 & 138686)
BEN138687 Visitation, c.760 (fresco) (see 138680 & 138686); Santa Sofia, Benevento, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: meeting of Mary and Elizabeth;); Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Boiling maple syrup in Canadian woods (litho)
8633208 Boiling maple syrup in Canadian woods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boiling maple syrup in Canadian woods)

A Canadian Logging Train (colour litho)
8633207 A Canadian Logging Train (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Canadian Logging Train)

Australia (colour litho)
8633196 Australia (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Australia. Illustration for Boys and Girls of the British World by B G Hardingham (Thomas Nelson)

People of Manipur, India (engraving)
8631326 People of Manipur, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People of Manipur, India. Illustration from Black and White)

Princess Bismarck (engraving)
8649906 Princess Bismarck (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Bismarck)

General von Roon (engraving)
8649904 General von Roon (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General von Roon)

The Prince of Wales in a dugout boat on the Zambezi River (b/w photo)
8635677 The Prince of Wales in a dugout boat on the Zambezi River (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plunder from Tyre (litho)
8660859 Plunder from Tyre (litho) by Morrow, Edwin A. (1877-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Plunder from Tyre. During the Roman supremacy in Phoenicia)

The Looting of Peking by the Rebel Li (litho)
8661040 The Looting of Peking by the Rebel Li (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Looting of Peking by the Rebel Li)

The Emperor Harsha pays Homage to Buddha, AD 645 (litho)
8661007 The Emperor Harsha pays Homage to Buddha, AD 645 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor Harsha pays Homage to Buddha, AD 645)

Entry of the Turks into Baghdad, 1534 AD (litho)
8660922 Entry of the Turks into Baghdad, 1534 AD (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entry of the Turks into Baghdad, 1534 AD)

Palais du Luxembourg, Paris (b/w photo)
8662958 Palais du Luxembourg, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Palais du Luxembourg (Palais du Senat)

Palais du Luxembourg, Paris (b/w photo)
8662956 Palais du Luxembourg, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Palais du Luxembourg (Palais du Senat)

1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys (colour litho)
8639560 1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys)

Imperial Palace, Edo, Japan (engraving)
8676686 Imperial Palace, Edo, Japan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imperial Palace, Edo, Japan)

Carthage: Musee Lavigerie, Ossuaires puniques (b/w photo)
8674532 Carthage: Musee Lavigerie, Ossuaires puniques (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musee Lavigerie, Ossuaires puniques)

Carthage: Basilique de Saint-Cyprien (b/w photo)
8674494 Carthage: Basilique de Saint-Cyprien (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Basilique de Saint-Cyprien)

Carthage: Basilique de Damous-Karita (b/w photo)
8674489 Carthage: Basilique de Damous-Karita (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Basilique de Damous-Karita)

Carthage: Jardin du Musee Lavigerie (b/w photo)
8674482 Carthage: Jardin du Musee Lavigerie (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jardin du Musee Lavigerie)

Carthage: L'Amphitheatre (b/w photo)
8674475 Carthage: L'Amphitheatre (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Amphitheatre)

Carthage: Chapelle souterraine dans l'Amphitheatre, ou furent martyrisees, le 7 mars 203
8674473 Carthage: Chapelle souterraine dans l'Amphitheatre, ou furent martyrisees, le 7 mars 203, Sainte Perpetue et Sainte Felicite exposees a la dent des betes fauves avec Saint Revocatus

Saluting the spot where Nelson fell, HMS "Victory" (colour photo)
8668585 Saluting the spot where Nelson fell, HMS "Victory" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saluting the spot where Nelson fell)

Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving)
PCT4266818 Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving)
PCT4266883 Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving)
PCT4266854 Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving); (add.info)

A saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
3507222 A saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; (add.info.: The Ascension of Christ depicted in a mosaic adorning the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, in Venice, Italy)

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)

History. France. Napoleon I of France. Engraving, France, c.1805 (colour engraving)
3434151 History. France. Napoleon I of France. Engraving, France, c.1805 (colour engraving); (add.info.: France. 1er Empire. Coll. Part. History. France. Napoleon I of France)

The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, 1897
3480819 The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, 1897; (add.info.: The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97, or the Unfortunate War)

Portrait of the Empress Eugenie de Montijo, 1870
1575759 Portrait of the Empress Eugenie de Montijo, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving of the Empress Eugenie de Montijo (1826 - 1920)

Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804
FLO4608480 Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving)
PCT4266889 Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving)
PCT4266816 Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving)
PCT4266798 Illustration for 'Au bonheur des dames' written by Emile Zola, 19th century, edition 1906 (engraving); (add.info)

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"Imperials: A Glimpse into the Lives of Royalty and Power" Step back in time as we explore the captivating world of imperials. From ancient Rome to 19th-century France, these glimpses into history reveal the opulence, grandeur, and sometimes eccentricities of those who held power. In an engraving depicting Roman Emperor Caligula, we witness a peculiar scene where he entertains his favorite horse, Incitatus, at supper. Such extravagance showcases the excesses that often accompanied imperial rule. Fast forward to early 19th-century France, where a lithograph portrays a nobleman dressed in formal attire. The intricate details highlight the elegance and refinement associated with French nobility during this era. Turning our attention to Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise, " we delve into military campaigns against the Bulgarians. A miniature from an illuminated manuscript transports us back to this tumultuous period when emperors led their armies on daring conquests. Shifting continents and centuries later, we find ourselves amidst Zulu War conflicts. One image captures Prince Imperial being attacked while another shows his body being carried away—a poignant reminder of both bravery and tragedy experienced by those born into imperial families. Empress Eugenie's portrait offers a glimpse into her private moments of prayer during turbulent times in mid-19th century France. Her devotion reflects not only personal faith but also highlights how religion played a significant role within imperial circles. Traveling eastward to India under Mughal Emperor Akbar's reign reveals an enchanting map showcasing vast territories ruled by one man—an empire stretching across diverse landscapes and cultures. Stepping away from politics for a moment, we enter Longchamps Race Course in 1868—where fashion takes center stage alongside equestrian pursuits. Women donning crinoline dresses exude grace while indulging in society's leisurely pastimes.