Wilhelm Collection (page 2)

Wilhelm Emil Willy Messerschmitt 1898-1978
Wilhelm Emil Willy Messerschmitt, 1898-1978. Date: 1978

WUNDT, Wilhelm (1832-1920)

King & Kaiser witness unveiling of Queen Victoria memorial
Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V stood together to witness the unveiling of the Queen Victoria Memorial Monument at the front of Buckingham Palace in the Mall, London

Russian and Greek royal cousins
The Tsesarevich Nicholas (Tsar Nicholas II) and Prince George of Greece amusing some of the younger members of the family party in about 1890

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 1944
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler, playing a Beethoven concerto during a lunch hour in a German armaments factory in Germany in 1944

Kaiser Wilhelm II, Empress and Princess
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), with his wife the Empress Augusta Viktoria (1858-1921) and their daughter Princess Viktoria Luise (1892-1980), leaving Buckingham Palace while on a royal visit

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

Wilhelm I / G Koch
KAISER WILHELM I King of Prussia, later Emperor of Germany, with his generals in 1870 during the Franco-Prussia War

Extinct Nothosaurus, mid-Triassic period
Nothosaurus, extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the shell-bearing limestone seas, mid-Triassic period. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life

Skate, stingray and thornback ray
Skate, Dipturus batis 8, 9, stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca 10, and thornback ray, Raja clavata 11. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

British postcard, Coming down! WW1
British postcard, Coming down! Depicting a German airship with the face of Kaiser Wilhelm, plunging to earth in flames. 1914-1918

Apollinaire and his Muse, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob
Apollinaire and his Muse, 20th Century. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France

The Scotch Thistle, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Babylonian Whore, 1498, (1936). A scene from the Apocalypse or The Revelations of St. John the Divine. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Edward VII & Kaiser
King Edward VII of England, (left) with his nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (right) and brother, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (centre), during the Kaisers visit to Windsor. Date: November 1907

Kaiser Wilhelm monument, Dusseldorf, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm monument and street scene, Dusseldorf, Germany

SCHLESINGER, Jacob (1792-1855). Portrait of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Oil on canvas

Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, visiting Kiel shipyard, Germany, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 2 October 1918

Edward VII with Kaiser Wilhelm II
Edward VII (1841-1910) with his nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Emperor of Germany in 1904

The Bergkirche, Eisenstadt, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Bergkirche, Eisenstadt, Austria, c1935. The Bergkirche ( hill church ), in the state of Burgenland, was built in the early 18th century by Prince Paul Esterhazy

Baden bei Wien, Lower Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Baden bei Wien, Lower Austria, c1935. View of the spa town of Baden bei Wien (Baden - German for Baths - near Vienna), where hot springs have been enjoyed since Roman times

Bonn, Germany - The Electoral Palace, now the University - featuring inset embossed profile portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)

Kaiser Wilhelm II and General Leonard Wood, Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, talking to the American General Leonard Wood (1860-1927) during German army manoeuvres which took place in Germany before the outbreak of the First

Robert William Bunsen 2
ROBERT WILHELM BUNSEN German scientist, famed for his invention of the Bunsen burner

Wilhelm II Ptg
WILHELM II GERMAN ROYALTY German Emperor in middle age

Friedrich Wilh. Marpurg
FRIEDRICH WILHELM MARPURG German musician

Wilhelm Von Humboldt 2
WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT German philologist brother of Alexander

LEIBNIZ, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716)

Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Paternosterapfel, summer rose apple, and muscat reinette apple
5856519 Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Paternosterapfel, summer rose apple, and muscat reinette apple; (add.info.: Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Paternoster apple, Paternosterapfel)

Colorful mushrooms: Agaricus argenteus and Agaricus cantharellus
5856503 Colorful mushrooms: Agaricus argenteus and Agaricus cantharellus.; (add.info.: Colorful mushrooms: yellow, purple)

Indian watercress with scarlet flowers, Tropacolum majus
5856493 Indian watercress with scarlet flowers, Tropacolum majus; (add.info.: Indian watercress with scarlet flowers, Tropacolum majus)

Banana fruit, Musa paradisiaca
5856552 Banana fruit, Musa paradisiaca; (add.info.: Banana fruit on tree, Musa paradisiaca. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

Cranberry, cowberry and bog bilberry
5856546 Cranberry, cowberry and bog bilberry; (add.info.: Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos, cowberry, V. vitis idaea and bog bilberry, V. uliginosum)

Fruit, blossom and seeds of plum varieties, blue damson, sloe or blackthorn, Prunus insititia, P. spinosa
5856538 Fruit, blossom and seeds of plum varieties, blue damson, sloe or blackthorn, Prunus insititia, P. spinosa.; (add.info.: Fruit, blossom and seeds of plum varieties)

Plum varieties, Prunus domestica: blue german plum, Spatzwetschge, Chypre, violet damson, prune sans noyau
5856536 Plum varieties, Prunus domestica: blue german plum, Spatzwetschge, Chypre, violet damson, prune sans noyau; (add.info.: Ripe fruit and leaves of plum varieties)

Cherry varieties, Prunus cerasus: Cerisier, Kirsche, cerise hative, bigarreau hatif, etc
5856534 Cherry varieties, Prunus cerasus: Cerisier, Kirsche, cerise hative, bigarreau hatif, etc.; (add.info.: Ripe fruit, segments and leaves of Cherry varieties, Prunus cerasus: Cerisier, Kirsche)

Southern adderstongue, Ophioglossum vulgatum
5856205 Southern adderstongue, Ophioglossum vulgatum; (add.info.: Southern adderstongue, Ophioglossum vulgatum. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis
5856193 Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis; (add.info.: Fragile fern, Cystopteris fragilis, and rusty woodsia fern, Woodsia ilvensis)

Common polypody fern, Polypodium vulgare
5856186 Common polypody fern, Polypodium vulgare; (add.info.: Common polypody fern, Polypodium vulgare. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Water plantain, Alisma plantago
5856178 Water plantain, Alisma plantago; (add.info.: Water plantain, Alisma plantago. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus
5856177 Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus; (add.info.: Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Water soldier, Stratoites aloides
5856176 Water soldier, Stratoites aloides; (add.info.: Water soldier, Stratoites aloides. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Northern coralroot orchid, Corallorhiza trifida
5856171 Northern coralroot orchid, Corallorhiza trifida; (add.info.: Northern coralroot orchid, Corallorhiza trifida. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Dewberry bramble, Rubus caesius
5856062 Dewberry bramble, Rubus caesius; (add.info.: Dewberry bramble, Rubus caesius. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Military orchid, Orchis militaris
5856155 Military orchid, Orchis militaris; (add.info.: Military orchid, Orchis militaris. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Silverweed cinquefoil, Potentilla anserina
5856053 Silverweed cinquefoil, Potentilla anserina; (add.info.: Silverweed cinquefoil, Potentilla anserina. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis
5856050 Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis; (add.info.: Great burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Dropwort, Spiraea filipendula
5856043 Dropwort, Spiraea filipendula; (add.info.: Dropwort, Spiraea filipendula. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

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"Wilhelm: A Complex Figure in German History" From the philosophical influences of Hegel and Napoleon to the controversial reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War I, this name has left an indelible mark on Germany's past. Friedrich Nietzsche once remarked that "the world is overfull with beautiful things, but it lacks someone to admire them, " a sentiment that seems fitting for Wilhelm's era. Intriguingly, Wilhelm's relationship with Otto von Bismarck mirrored his later decision to drop the pilot – a move that would shape Germany's destiny. As he ascended to power, Kaiser Wilhelm II sought to assert his authority and steer the nation towards his vision. Yet, as history unfolded, many questioned whether he truly understood the consequences of his actions. The signature of German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II serves as a reminder of both power and responsibility. It symbolizes an era marked by grandeur and ambition but also by turmoil and conflict. The devastating impact of World War I cannot be overlooked when discussing Wilhelm's legacy. Beyond politics, there were other notable figures named Wilhelm who made their mark on German culture. Renowned conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler mesmerized audiences with his musical prowess while artists captured moments like Kaiser Wilhelm II alongside his wife Hermine in captivating postcards. The Chapel of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church stands today as a poignant reminder of Germany's tumultuous history. Its damaged facade serves as a testament to both destruction and resilience – just like the country itself. Even beyond its borders, this name resonated internationally. Queen Victoria herself was captivated by Prince Wilhelm of Prussia during their encounter at Palais Edinburgh in Coburg – an event immortalized in a royal group photograph. Lastly, Tsar Nicholas II shared both personal connections and political tensions with Kaiser Wilhem II – two powerful leaders whose destinies intertwined amidst global events that shaped nations forever.