Ruler Collection (page 7)

Catherine de Medici (1519-89) and her Dwarves (engraving)
CHT235035 Catherine de Medici (1519-89) and her Dwarves (engraving) by French School, (16th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Darbar of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, c. 1850 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874031 The Darbar of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, c.1850 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Hasan al Din (fl.c.1850); 27.78 x50.64 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Pupils from Seaton Delaval First School played host to TV nature expert, David Bellamy, on 2nd June 1986, to show off a former pit heap they adopted

The Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Porto di Lido on Ascension Day, 1763 / 1766
The Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Porto di Lido on Ascension Day, 1763/1766

Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (69 BC-30BC). Cleopatra represented herself as the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Date: circa 1910s

SMENKHKARE, PHARAOH probably a younger brother of his predecessor Akhenaten, he died young after only two years as sole ruler (18th dynasty) Date: reigned 1336 - 1334 BC

Haile Selassie I - Crown Prince and Regent of the Ethiopian Empire (from 1916 to 1928), and then King and Regent (from 1928 to 1930), and finally Emperor (from 1930 to 1974)

The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (Prince Rantjitsinhji)... First World War, January 1915, (c1920)
The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (Prince Rantjitsinhji) in his Uniform on Active Service, First World War, January 1915, (c1920)

Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, portrait bust
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), Alexander III, King of Macedonia (Macedon), portrait bust. Date: BCE

F. Ximines, (1436- 1517), 1830. Creator: Unknown
F. Ximines, (1436- 1517), 1830. Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros (1436- 1517), Spanish cardinal, religious figure, and statesman, twice regent of Spain

Tippoo Saib, (1750-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Tippoo Saib, (1750-1799), 1830. Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) ruler of Mysore, a pioneer of rocket artillery deployed in the Anglo-Mysore War

Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ptolemy Lagus, (c367-282 BC), 1830. Ptolemy I Soter (c367-282 BC) companion and historian of Alexander the Great, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty and ruler of Egypt

The wedding of Tsar Nicholas II and the Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt on November 26, 1894, 1895-1896. Found in the Collection of Royal Collection, London

Emperor Alexander II in the gala uniform of the Life Guard Cavalry Regiment, 1856. From a private collection

Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams ud-Din Iltutmish
The Tomb of Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (r. 12111236), the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin, at the Qutb complex

The Sun King Louis XIV, Of France, With His Brilliant Court, 1664, (c1930)
The " Sun" King Louis XIV, Of France, With His Brilliant Court, 1664, (c1930). Louis XIVs audience with the Papal ambassador Sigismondo Chigi, 29 July 1664, at the palace of Fontainebleau

British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Creator: Unknown
British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the Greek Regent

Chir Singh, Maharajah of the Sikhs and King of the Punjab with his retinue hunting near Lahore, from Voyages in India, 1859 (litho). Voyages dans l Inde by Prince Alexis Soltykoff (1806-1859); A

Pulakeshin II, the Chalukaya, receiving envoys from Persia at Badami, from Hutchinson s
3588267 Pulakeshin II, the Chalukaya, receiving envoys from Persia at Badami, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by Dudley, Robert (fl.1865-91) (after); (add.info.: Pulakeshin II)

The Kingdom of France, from a nautical atlas, 1646 (ink on vellum)
XOT330935 The Kingdom of France, from a nautical atlas, 1646 (ink on vellum) by Italian School, (17th century); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Head of King Jayavarman VII (r. 1181-c. 1220) (bronze)
XIR155544 Head of King Jayavarman VII (r.1181-c.1220) (bronze) by Cambodian; 42x25 cm; Musee Guimet, Paris, France; out of copyright

Portraits of Members of the Jagiellonian Dynasty, c. 1565 (oil on panel)
CZA113186 Portraits of Members of the Jagiellonian Dynasty, c.1565 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-86) (school of); 195 x 175 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - The Patriot
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) - a Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and founder of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President from 1923 until his death

Montezuma, last Emperor of the Aztecs, 16th century (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos
Montezuma, last Emperor of the Aztecs, 16th century (1780). The Aztec Empire was overthrown in 1519-1521 by Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes in alliance with other Mexican tribes anxious to

Prince Alexander Nevsky begging Batu Khan for mercy for Russia, End of 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Prince Alexander Nevsky begging Batu Khan for mercy for Russia, End of 19th century. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Coin (Zlatnik) of Grand Duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich (Averse: Portrait of the ruler), 980-1015. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Dining room of the Winter Palace after the explosion, evening of February 17, 1880, 1880. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna, 1872. Artist: Jacobi, Valery Ivanovich (1834-1902)
Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna, 1872. Found in the collection of the State S. Ersya Mordovian Art Museum, Saransk

The Baptism of Prince Vladimir I (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Artist: Anonymous
The Baptism of Prince Vladimir I (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Found in the collection of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg

Flag of the Grenadier Company of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment, 1744. Artist: Anonymous master
Flag of the Grenadier Company of the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment, 1744. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Battle between Sviatopolk the Accursed and Yaroslav the Wise (from the Radziwill Chronicle), 15th century. Found in the collection of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg

Kaiser Heinrich IV. 1050-1106, 1934. Henry IV of Germany outside the gates of Canossa, Italy, 1077 (1913). Barefoot, clad in a hair shirt, Henry appeared before the gates, begging for admission

Robert I, commonly Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, (1797). Artist: E Harding
Robert I, commonly Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, (1797). King of the Scots from 1306-1329, Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) led Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence

Among other Middle East rulers, King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, 1945. Ibn Saud (1875-1953) met with Churchill in the Grand Hotel du Lac on the shores of the FFaiyum Oasis, fifty miles south of Cairo

George V and Queen Mary in Delhi, India, 1911, (1935). The King and Queen travelled to India to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to celebrate their coronation

Minoru (Derby and 2000 Guineas winner), 1909 (1938). Artist: WW Rouch
Minoru (Derby and 2000 Guineas winner), 1909 (1938). Minoru pictured with jockey Herbert Jones on board. Also present are the horses owner, King Edward VII, Lord Marcus Beresford

Amenemhat III, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, 19th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Amenemhat III, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 12th dynasty, 19th century BC (1926). The sixth king of the 12th dynasty, Amenemhat III ruled from c1860 to c1814 BC

Belgian Royal Family, c1907-c1908(?). Albert I, King of the Belgians (1875-1934), Queen Elisabeth (1876-1965) and their three children, the future King Leopold III (1901-1983), Prince Charles

Isabella of France (1295-1358), queen consort of King Edward II, 1851. Artist: H Austin
Isabella of France (1295-1358), queen consort of King Edward II, 1851. From Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria

Eleanor of Castile (1244-1290), queen consort of King Edward I, 1851. Artist: WH Egleton
Eleanor of Castile (1244-1290), queen consort of King Edward I, 1851. From Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria

The Nizam of Hyderabad pays hommage at the Delhi Durbar, 1911, (1935). The King and Queen travelled to India to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to celebrate their coronation

Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, 1469-1480 (1882-1884). Artist: Tamisier
Louis XI of France visiting Cardinal Balue in his iron cage, 1469-1480 (1882-1884). Jean Balue (c1421-1491) was a cardinal and minister of Louis XI

Elizabeth, The Weary Sovereign, c1610 (1937). The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603 ruled from 1558. A print from the Sketch, 17th March 1937

Sher Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, (1900). Sher Ali Khan (1824-1879) was the ruler of Afghanistan when the Second Anglo-Afghan War broke out in 1878

Tsar Nicholas II visiting the Russian front, May 1915, (1926). Nicholas II is greeted by Count Bobrinsky while Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army

Ivan IV and Malyuta Skuratov, 1870. Artist: Grigori Sedov
Ivan IV and Malyuta Skuratov, 1870. Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) (1530-1584) was Tsar of Russia from 1547 until his death. Malyuta Skuratov was one of the leaders of the political police

Soviet leader Josef Stalin with his son Vasily and daughter Svetlana, 1930s. Artist: Pyotr Otsup
Soviet leader Josef Stalin with his son Vasily and daughter Svetlana, 1930s. Vasily Iosifovich Dzhugashvili (1921-1962) and Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (1926-2011)

Tsar Alexander III with family and friends on a hunt in the Bialowieza Forest, Russia, 1894. The forest, which lies on the border between modern Belarus and Poland, was a royal hunting reserve

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"Unveiling the Legacy: From Ancient Emperors to Modern Icons" Step into a world where rulers transcend time, leaving behind an indelible mark on history. The bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius stands as a testament to his reign, symbolizing wisdom and strength that echoes through centuries. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, a visionary leader of Turkey, emerges from the shadows with determination etched upon his face. Amidst shoemaking tools scattered across ancient workshops, craftsmanship intertwines with power. These tools once served as extensions of skilled hands under the watchful eyes of emperors and kings alike. Tutankhamun's mask whispers secrets from beyond the grave - an exquisite artifact embodying regality and mystery. An Assyrian king proudly rides in his chariot, showcasing dominance over vast lands. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk reappears, this time dancing joyfully with his adopted daughter - revealing a softer side beneath his stoic facade. In Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " temptation dances amidst opulence and indulgence - reminding us that even they are not immune to desire's allure. The Maharajah of Mysore dons military attire during World War I, exemplifying leadership in times of turmoil. Emperor Haile Selassie I finds respite by the seaside at Eastbourne; even those who govern nations seek solace in simple pleasures. A golden mask adorns Pharaoh Tutankhamun's remains - an emblematic representation of divine authority transcending mortal existence. Edward VIII ascends to power in 1936 captured forever in black-and-white photography; he carries both privilege and responsibility on his shoulders. Through these glimpses into their lives, we witness how rulers shape our world – their legacies woven into the tapestry of human history for eternity.