Absolutism Collection

CHARLES IV (1748-1819). King of Spain (1788-1808).; MARIA LUISA TERESA of Parma (1751-1819)
CUL4869971 CHARLES IV (1748-1819). King of Spain (1788-1808).; MARIA LUISA TERESA of Parma (1751-1819). Queen of Spain (1788-1808), wife of Charles IV.; PLANELLA COUXELLO, Bonaventura (1772-1844)

PATINO, Jose (1666-1736). English statesman who served as acting First Secretary of State during the reign of Phillip
CUL4868502 PATINO, Jose (1666-1736). English statesman who served as acting First Secretary of State during the reign of Phillip V. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

MOURA, Cristobal of (1538-1613). English politician at the service of Spain. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza
CUL4860211 MOURA, Cristobal of (1538-1613). English politician at the service of Spain. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza

LARDIZABAL Y URIBE, Miguel de (1744-1824). Spanish political (engraving)
CUL4859969 LARDIZABAL Y URIBE, Miguel de (1744-1824). Spanish political (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: LARDIZABAL Y URIBE, Miguel de (1744-1824). Spanish political

Polignac, Auguste-Jules-Armand-Marie de (1780 - 1847). English statesman. He was an ultra-royalist politician after
CUL4874336 Polignac, Auguste-Jules-Armand-Marie de (1780 - 1847). English statesman. He was an ultra-royalist politician after the Revolution

Spain. Second Carlist War. Sacking of Canet by Forcadell's carlist troops (engraving)
CUL4936707 Spain. Second Carlist War. Sacking of Canet by Forcadell's carlist troops (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Madrid. National Library); AIC.

Spain. First Carlist War. English legion attacks a Carlist trench (engraving)
CUL4936572 Spain. First Carlist War. English legion attacks a Carlist trench (engraving); (add.info.: Spain. First Carlist War. English legion attacks a Carlist trench Zumalacarregui Museum); AIC.

TORRIJOS, Jose Maria de (1791-1831). Spanish military and political liberal who fought in the War of Spanish
CUL4931904 TORRIJOS, Jose Maria de (1791-1831). Spanish military and political liberal who fought in the War of Spanish Independence (lithograph); Photo © GaPel/AIC.

Dom Miguel (1802-1866). King of Portugal (1828-1834). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid
CUL4874439 Dom Miguel (1802-1866). King of Portugal (1828-1834). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

The Gasparini room of the Royal Palace of Madrid (1738-1755) - SACCHETTI, Giovanni Battista (1690-1764)
CUL4877736 The Gasparini room of the Royal Palace of Madrid (1738-1755) - SACCHETTI, Giovanni Battista (1690-1764). Royal Palace of Madrid. 1738-1755. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

BORBON Y DE BRAGANZA, Sebastian Maria Gabriel of (1811-1875) (engraving)
CUL4936641 BORBON Y DE BRAGANZA, Sebastian Maria Gabriel of (1811-1875) (engraving); (add.info.: BORBON Y DE BRAGANZA, Sebastian Maria Gabriel of (1811-1875)

CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving)
CUL4936630 CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving); (add.info.: CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861)

Chariot of Fire, 1747 (painting)
CUL4934780 Chariot of Fire, 1747 (painting); 135x292 cm; Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville, Spain; (add.info.: By MARTINEZ, Domingo (1688-1749)

ALBERONI, Giulio (1664-1752). Italian cardinal and statesman of Philip V of Spain. Oil on canvas. SPAIN
CUL4875485 ALBERONI, Giulio (1664-1752). Italian cardinal and statesman of Philip V of Spain. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

SULLY, Maximilian of Bethune, duke of (1560-1641). English statesman. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona
CUL4851107 SULLY, Maximilian of Bethune, duke of (1560-1641). English statesman. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1823)
CUL4872771 FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1823). Ferdinand VII arrives in Puerto de Santa Maria after the French attack (1st October 1823). Litography. SPAIN

FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1823)
CUL4872645 FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1823). Ferdinand VII of Spain disembarks at Puerto de Santa Maria after the invasion of Spain by " Los Cien Mil

CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (engraving)
CUL4847339 CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861)

CABRERA Y GRINO, Ramon (1806-1877). Spanish Carlist military man (engraving)
CUL4936891 CABRERA Y GRINO, Ramon (1806-1877). Spanish Carlist military man (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: First Carlist War)

CARRILLO DE ALBORNOZ Y MONTIEL, Jose (1671-1747). Spanish politician and military man. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON
CUL4861638 CARRILLO DE ALBORNOZ Y MONTIEL, Jose (1671-1747). Spanish politician and military man. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza

CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving)
CUL4847390 CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861)

ABARCA Y BLANQUE, Joaquin (1778-1844), Spanish prelate (engraving)
CUL4936087 ABARCA Y BLANQUE, Joaquin (1778-1844), Spanish prelate (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Madrid. National Library); AIC.

Portrait of King Louis XIV of France and Navarre (1638-1715), c.1700. Creator: Unknown artist
Portrait of King Louis XIV of France and Navarre (1638-1715), c.1700. Private Collection

Inauguration of the statue of Louis XV. on the square of the same name in Paris on June 20, 1763, 1763. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris.

Audience with the French King Louis XIV.. Creator: Zimmermann, Reinhard Sebastian (1815-1893)
Audience with the French King Louis XIV.. Private Collection

King Louis XV (1710-1774) child granting letters of nobility to the city body in 1716, 1716. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris.

Portrait of the King Louis XVI (1754-1793), 1782-1783. Creator: Roslin, Alexander (1718-1793)
Portrait of the King Louis XVI (1754-1793), 1782-1783. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Portrait of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), after 1694
Portrait of Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), after 1694. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Vue du char funèbre de la translation à Saint-Denis des corps de Louis XVI et de la... 1817-1824
Vue du char funebre de la translation a Saint-Denis des corps de Louis XVI et de la... 1817-1824. Private Collection

Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia (Marie-Antoinette) of Austria (1755-1793), Queen of France, 18 Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia (Marie-Antoinette) of Austria (1755-1793), Queen of France, 18th century. Private Collection

An Allegory of Louis XIV, um 1700. Creator: Solimena, Francesco (1657-1747)
An Allegory of Louis XIV, um 1700. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Racine Reading "Athalie" Before Louis XIV and Madame de Maintenon, 1819. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715), ca 1678. Creator: Le Brun, Charles (1619-1690)
Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715), ca 1678. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Portrait of the King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), 1763. Creator: Van Loo, Louis Michel (1707-1771)
Portrait of the King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), 1763. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1755-1793), the later Queen Marie... ca 1770
Portrait of Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1755-1793), the later Queen Marie Antoinette of France, ca 1770. Private Collection

Portrait of the King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), 1720. Creator: Rigaud, Hyacinthe François Honoré, Circle of
Portrait of the King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), 1720. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715) on horseback, ca 1675. Creator: Mignard, Pierre (1612-1695)
Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715) on horseback, ca 1675. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims

Louis Stanislas Xavier (1755-1824), Count of Provence, and his elder brother, Louis Auguste, Duke of Berry, (later Louis XVI), 1757. Found in the collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo

Marie-Anne de Nesle, marquise de La Tournelle, duchesse de Châteauroux, 1st half of 18th cent. Creator: Anonymous
Marie-Anne de Nesle, marquise de La Tournelle, duchesse de Chateauroux (1717-1744), First half of the 18th cent. Found in the collection of the Musee Cognacq-Jay, Paris

Marshal Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675), c. 1650. Creator: Anonymous
Marshal Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675), c. 1650. Found in the Collection of the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Ferdinand VII wearing the Habit of the Order of Charles III
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain. Ferdinand VII wearing the Habit of the Order of Charles III, by Vicente Lopez Portana (1772-1850), circa 1808. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

The carlist conspirator, 1856 - Valeriano Dominguez Becquer
Valeriano Dominguez Becquer (1833-1870). Spanish painter. The carlist conspirator. Oil on canvas, 1856. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Portrait of Fernando VI. ca. 1734 (oil on canvas)
CUL4931941 Portrait of Fernando VI. ca. 1734 (oil on canvas) by Ranc, Jean (1674-1735); 104x84 cm; (add.info.: By RANC, Jean (1674-1735) FERDINAND VI of Spain (1713-1759). King of Spain (1746-1759)

Jose Monino, Count of Floridablanca, Minister of Charles III (oil on canvas)
CUL4933266 Jose Monino, Count of Floridablanca, Minister of Charles III (oil on canvas) by Folc de Cardona, Francisco (1737-1793); (add.info.: By FOLC Y CARDONA, Francisco (1737-1792) Madrid

Portrait of King Philip V of Spain (1683-1746) (oil on canvas)
CUL4933222 Portrait of King Philip V of Spain (1683-1746) (oil on canvas) by Melendez, Miguel Jacinto (1679-c.1731); (add.info.: By MELENDEZ)

ELIO, Francisco Javier de (1767-1822). Spanish absolutist military, governor of Montevideo (painting)
CUL4935538 ELIO, Francisco Javier de (1767-1822). Spanish absolutist military, governor of Montevideo (painting) by Unknown artist

L Academie des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts, 1698 (etching)
3740392 L Academie des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts, 1698 (etching) by Leclerc, Sebastien the Elder (1637-1714); 25.3x38.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of the King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), ca 1748. Found in the Collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

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"Absolutism: A Journey Through the Ages" Step into the world of absolutism, where power and authority reigned supreme. Witness history unfold as we delve into key moments and figures that shaped this era. In 1793, the Place de la Revolution witnessed a pivotal event - The Execution of Louis XVI. This shocking act symbolized the downfall of monarchy and marked a turning point in French history. Meanwhile, Francisco Javier Mina, a Spanish army officer in the late 18th century, fought against absolutist regimes. His bravery and determination challenged oppressive rule. Ferdinand VII donned the Habit of the Order of Charles III, representing his reign as an absolute monarch. However, even within these regal trappings lay political turmoil and conspiracies like Valeriano Dominguez Becquer's Carlist movement in 1856. Karl Ludwig von Haller was a Swiss jurist who explored theories on absolutism. His ideas influenced legal systems across Europe during this time period. Amidst it all, masquerade balls provided an escape from reality for France's elite in the 18th century. These extravagant events showcased both opulence and secrecy behind closed doors. Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria embodied absolute power throughout his long reign from 1793 to 1875. His actions would shape not only Austria but also Europe at large. Carl Gustav Pilo immortalized grandeur through his painting "The Coronation Of, " capturing royal ceremonies that celebrated absolute rulership with pomp and splendor. Portraits bring us face-to-face with influential figures such as Fernando VI or King Philip V of Spain - their expressions revealing glimpses into their reigns characterized by autocratic rule. Francisco Javier de Elio stood tall as an absolutist military leader and governor of Montevideo during tumultuous times when Spain sought to maintain control over its colonies abroad. Absolutism may have faded away, but its impact on history remains undeniable.