Emperor Collection (page 7)

Young Napoleon has his fortune told by a gipsy
The young Napoleon, later Emperor of France, has his fortune told by a gipsy in Corsica

WW1 - Tug of War between the Allies and the Central Powers
WW1 Italian Propaganda Postcard - Tug of War between the leaders of the Allies and the Central Powers. From left: (Central Powers)

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: Versailles, 5 October 1870 (engraving)
8657268 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: Versailles, 5 October 1870 (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Versailles, 5 October 1870)

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Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus
7287178 Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Large head sculpture of Emperor Caesar Augustus. 1st century AD. Chiaramonti Museum)

Catherine II called Catherine the Great, 2 May 1729, 17 November 1796, reproduction of a 19th century original (print)
7283214 Catherine II called Catherine the Great, 2 May 1729, 17 November 1796, reproduction of a 19th century original (print); (add.info.: Catherine II called Catherine the Great, 2 May 1729)

Antonius Pius, Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384441 Antonius Pius, Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Antonius Pius)

Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble)
6384314 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD)

Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, from Palatine hill (marble)
6384289 Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, from Palatine hill (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, white marble, from Palatine hill)

Bust of Lucius Verus portrayed as an Arval brother, cast from an original at the Louvre museum
6384381 Bust of Lucius Verus portrayed as an Arval brother, cast from an original at the Louvre museum, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano

Portrait of Caracalla, c. 212 AD, from villa Adriana (marble)
6384327 Portrait of Caracalla, c. 212 AD, from villa Adriana (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Caracalla, about 212 AD, from villa Adriana)

Statue of Augustus as pontifex maximus (marble)
6384304 Statue of Augustus as pontifex maximus (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Augustus as pontifex maximus)

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384399 Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Bust of Geta (marble)
6384338 Bust of Geta (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of Geta, national museum of Rome at the Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble)
6384178 Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Marcus Aurelius as a young man)

Portrait of young Commodus
7287198 Portrait of young Commodus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of young Commodus. 2nd century AD)

Statue of the emperor Tiberius
7287188 Statue of the emperor Tiberius; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of the emperor Tiberius. 1st century AD (after 37 AD)

Portrait of tranquillina
7287186 Portrait of tranquillina; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of tranquillina. Empress and wife of Gordian III 3rd century AD)

Colossal head of the emperor Tiberius
7287179 Colossal head of the emperor Tiberius; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Colossal head of the emperor Tiberius. 1st century AD)

Victory of Constantine over Maxentius, detail with a soldier
8683604 Victory of Constantine over Maxentius, detail with a soldier. by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany

Meeting between Frederic Barberossa (Federico Barbarossa) and Pope Alexander III (Alexander)
AIS5336026 Meeting between Frederic Barberossa (Federico Barbarossa) and Pope Alexander III (Alexander, Alessandro III) (1105-1181) at the Doge's Palace in Venice in 1177

Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Austria and their Imperial family, c.1860 (illustration)
8684608 Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth of Austria and their Imperial family, c.1860 (illustration) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Franz Joseph I (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) (photo)
8684521 Franz Joseph I (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) (photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Franz Joseph I (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916)

Napoleon on board Bellerophon, 1885 (etching)
7341570 Napoleon on board Bellerophon, 1885 (etching) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910) (after); 69x96.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Where shall I hang the Kaiser? (colour litho)
8656705 Where shall I hang the Kaiser? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Where shall I hang the Kaiser)

Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold)
BEN5468206 Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman antiquity)

Qubilai emperor of China hunting falcon, c.1470 (miniature)
BEN5464150 Qubilai emperor of China hunting falcon, c.1470 (miniature); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Qubilai (Kubilai Khan)

Charlemagne
6266285 Charlemagne; (add.info.: Charlemagne, aka Charles the Great and Charles I, 748-814. King of the Franks, King of the Lombards and Emperor of the Romans.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Louis-Henri Obin in the role of Nicephore, emperor of the Orient, in "le Juif Errant" at the Theatre de
5855409 Louis-Henri Obin in the role of Nicephore, emperor of the Orient, in "le Juif Errant" at the Theatre de l'Opera.; (add.info.: Louis-Henri Obin in the role of Nicephore)

Razorbill and emperor penguin
5855236 Razorbill and emperor penguin; (add.info.: Razorbill, Alca torda, and emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

The Sadness of the Old Emperor, 19th century (engraving)
5944339 The Sadness of the Old Emperor, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sadness of the Old Emperor)

Barbarossa meeting with his son Frederick after the battle near Iconium, Frederick I
UIG5414149 Barbarossa meeting with his son Frederick after the battle near Iconium, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor also known as Barbarossa, around 1122 - 1190, historical engraving, 1883; UIG

The conversion of Constantine the Great before the Battle of Milvian Bridge, 1830 (engraving)
5309220 The conversion of Constantine the Great before the Battle of Milvian Bridge, 1830 (engraving); (add.info.: Constantine the Great (272 AD-337 AD) a Roman Emperor of Illyrian origin

French illustration of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (Francis Joseph I); 1830 - 1916
5617164 French illustration of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (Francis Joseph I); 1830 - 1916. Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, from 1848 to his death, 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

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)

Pantheon Vulgo Rotunda, the remains of the Pantheon
7278547 Pantheon Vulgo Rotunda, the remains of the Pantheon; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pantheon Vulgo Rotunda, the remains of the Pantheon)

Albert Edward Prince of Wales, 1910 (print)
955287 Albert Edward Prince of Wales, 1910 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albert Edward Prince of Wales, future King Edward VII, 1841 -1910, in Highland costume)

Alexandra of Denmark, 1844 -1925, at the time of her marriage, 1910 (print)
955260 Alexandra of Denmark, 1844 -1925, at the time of her marriage, 1910 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen of the United Kingdom)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 1841-1910, future King Edward VII, seen here in 1860
955247 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 1841-1910, future King Edward VII, seen here in 1860. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection

Winter outfit of Peter I, 1710-20 (woollen cloth and silk)
BOO74543 Winter outfit of Peter I, 1710-20 (woollen cloth and silk); length: ca cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815 (mezzotint, hand-coloured with brush and w/c)
5862159 Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815 (mezzotint, hand-coloured with brush and w/c) by Young, John (1755-1825); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Empress of Russia in her new evening dress (engraving)
8631347 Empress of Russia in her new evening dress (engraving) by Cortazzo, Oreste (1836-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Empress of Russia in her new evening dress, Maria Feodorovna)

A massive portrait of Napoleon, with historical scenes, made out of ten separate postcards (colour litho)
8649619 A massive portrait of Napoleon, with historical scenes, made out of ten separate postcards (colour litho) by French School

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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.