Denarius (Coin) Portraying Mark Antony
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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Caligula
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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julius Caesar
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![Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet "Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis"](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTcvMDUvMjIvbGlvbi1hbXVsZXQtcGVyZm9yYXRlZC1sZW5ndGh3aXNlLWluc2NyaWJlZC13aXRoLXRoZS1uYW1lLW9mLXNlbndvc3JldC1pLWFuZC0yZWEzZjAtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosret I and the Epithet \"Beloved by the Souls [Ancient Rulers or Gods] of Heliopolis\"")
Lion Amulet, Perforated Lengthwise, Inscribed with the Name of Senwosr...
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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus
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Pre Columbian Standing Figurine - Art Institute of Chicago
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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julius Caesar
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Gold Pectoral with Zoomorphic Face
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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian
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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Aurelian
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Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Diocletian
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Denarius (Coin) Portraying Galerius Maximianus
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Siliqua (Coin) Portraying Valentinian II
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Solidus (Coin) of Empress Irene
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Five Rulers at New Year's Reception
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The Five Rulers at the New Year's Reception
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Lady Jane Grey with Edward VI - Public domain illuminated manuscript
Information from accompanying cards: Beneath the gilt of the fore-edge within an oval frame is a painting of Lady Jane Grey with Edward VI. On either side are their portraits surrounded by floral decorations. C... More
Rustam captures the King of Mâzandarân and takes him before the tent o...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Kay Khusrau enthroned, surrounded by eight courtiers.
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Roundels of popes and rulers from BL Harley 3461, f. 75v-76
Roundels of popes and rulers. Image taken from f. 75v-76 of A 'history of events', imperfect (ff. 1-92v); ruled folios with added sketches (ff. 93-100v); and a poem on astronomy, astrology, and geography (ff. 1... More
Various rulers greeting king Humphrey of England from BL Harley 326, f...
Miniature of the emperor of Sicily, the sultan, and king David greeting king Humphrey of England. Image taken from f. 108v of Edward's IV's Descent from Rollo (ff. 1-7); Romance of the Three Kings' Sons (ff. 8-... More
Rulers from BL Eg 1500, f. 15v-16
Miniatures of heads of rulers. Image taken from f. 15v-16 of Abbreviamen de las Estorias (begins imperfectly), or Chronologia magna. Written in French (Provençal dialect). The Egerton Manuscript Collection is ... More
Rulers from BL Eg 1500, f. 15v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniatures of heads of rulers. Image taken from f. 15v of Abbreviamen de las Estorias (begins imperfectly), or Chronologia magna. Written in French (Provençal dialect). The Egerton Manuscript Collection is nam... More
Un peuple est sans honneur, et mérite ses chaines Quand il baisse le f...
Print shows a nude woman pulling back the curtain to a tent to reveal a female figure or mermaid on a bed stabbing a king sitting in a chair; a bust of a satyr is at the head of the bed, and two-faced Justice s... More
God omnipotent gives the earthly kingdom to good and bad rulers; Happi...
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Discussion of Varro on the origin of deities: rulers misleading the pe...
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God omnipotent gives the power to good or bad rulers: men kneeling bef...
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A series of rulers from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
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Series of rulers from Antiochus III Magnus to Antiochus V
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The monstrous hydra, or virtue invulnerable, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt holding a paper labeled "Regency limitations & restrictions" encircled by a hydra labeled "Private Views" with eleven heads, among them Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and one blindfol... More
Les deux ne font qu'un - A drawing of a goat and a goat in a field
Print shows Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as a two-headed monster pulling in opposite directions; Louis wears the horns of a cuckold and Marie Antoinette has the head of Medusa wearing ostrich feathers. de Vi... More
Page from a Sketchbook Showing Rulers on Horseback, Boars, and a Palac...
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Page from a Sketchbook Showing Rulers on Horseback, Boars, and a Palac...
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Revolution, or Johnny Bull in France
Print shows a large bull labeled "Tiers Etat - Orleans" referring to Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orleans, tossing Marie Antoinette into the air as Louis XVI kneels in prayer on the left; standing behind the bu... More
Cyrus, King of Persia, from Four Illustrious Rulers of Antiquity
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Wolfgang-William, Duke of Pfalz-Neuburg (Duke of Bavaria)
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Relation. Ferdinandvs III Rex Vngariae et Boemiae, paternarvm copiarvm...
Allegorical print shows Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III in uniform riding on a horse. Above him are mythical characters, one blowing a trumpet with the motto "Se ovor omina tanta" [he over all others] in a car... More
William Faithorne the Elder - Queen Henrietta Maria
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The Five Rulers at the New Year's Reception
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Five Rulers at New Year's Reception
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Henry VIII, Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemia
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Wenceslaus Hollar - Charles I., Anthony van Dyck
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![[Title page of a scriptural geology, The annals of the world, with border vignettes of Biblical kings Solomon and Nebuchadnezzar, temples before and after destruction, Cyrus, Vespasian, Adam and Eve, and the last supper] / R. Gaywood, fecit ; F. Barlowe, inv.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE2NTgvMDEvMDEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1vZi1hLXNjcmlwdHVyYWwtZ2VvbG9neS10aGUtYW5uYWxzLW9mLXRoZS13b3JsZC13aXRoLWJvcmRlci12aWduZXR0ZXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Title page of a scriptural geology, The annals of the world, with border vignettes of Biblical kings Solomon and Nebuchadnezzar, temples before and after destruction, Cyrus, Vespasian, Adam and Eve, and the last supper] / R. Gaywood, fecit ; F. Barlowe, inv.")
[Title page of a scriptural geology, The annals of the world, with bor...
Title page in: The annals of the world / James Ussher. London : Printed by E. Tyler for J. Crook and G. Bedell, 1658. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Con... More
John Ogilby - Africa. John Ogilby
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William Hogarth - The times, pl. 2
The water used to put out the fire in The Times, pl. 1 is turned to peaceful uses and the firefighters are transformed into gardeners. This print is based on the ancient metaphor of the king as Fountain of Hono... More
Philippe Duc d'Anjou Pint par de Troye ; gravé par le chevalier Edelin...
Print after François de Troy shows portrait of Philippe, Duc d'Anjou, later King Philip V of Spain, as a young man.
Commemorating the rulers of the Baroda State, Pilajirao, Gaekwar, (172...
Medalist: Frank Bowcher (British, London 1864–1938 London) Public domain photograph of archaeological object, copper alloy metal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Genealogical scroll of the rulers of Mewar.
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Habit of the grand vizier in 1749. Le grand vizir.
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![[Number III.] A letter to the majority of the General Assembly of Liliput. Gentlemen. Though a free people may for while submit to the influence of their rulers, yet there is a time when they will awake from their lethgary, when the spirit of pa](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvbnVtYmVyLWlpaS1hLWxldHRlci10by10aGUtbWFqb3JpdHktb2YtdGhlLWdlbmVyYWwtYXNzZW1ibHktb2YtbGlsaXB1dC1nZW50bGVtZW4tZTMzZWI3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/61/webp "[Number III.] A letter to the majority of the General Assembly of Liliput. Gentlemen. Though a free people may for while submit to the influence of their rulers, yet there is a time when they will awake from their lethgary, when the spirit of pa")
[Number III.] A letter to the majority of the General Assembly of Lili...
Imprint 3.; On verso: S; 1768 ?. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 104, Folder 31b.
Baltimore, April 18. The following resolves, with his Excellency the G...
Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 28, Folder 11.
Commemorating the rulers of the Baroda State, Fatehsingrao, Gaekwar (1...
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Giuseppe Longhi - Bust portrait of Charlemagne. Work by Giuseppe Longh...
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The poor blacks going to their settlement, British Cartoon Print
Print shows the Prince of Wales and several British ministers (Burke, Fox, North, George Hanger, and possibly Sheridan) portrayed as poor Blacks, shabbily dressed and being driven toward debtor's prison depicte... More
The whim of the moment, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a royal coach drawn by two horses "Faith" and "Hope" passing through a crowd to shouts of "Huzza"; three figures are seated in the coach, one wearing a crown labeled "German"; a coachman riding on t... More
The eclipse at an end - and political tilting discovered
Print shows Edward Thurlow and a woman, possibly Queen Charlotte, on a donkey labeled "WP" (William Pitt?) wearing a lion skin, a partially eclipsed sun (George III) above them; on the right two men are seated ... More
William Hogarth - The times, pl. 2
The water used to put out the fire in The Times, pl. 1 is turned to peaceful uses and the firefighters are transformed into gardeners. This print is based on the ancient metaphor of the king as Fountain of Hono... More
The introduction, James Gillray
The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out h... More
France ; England. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...
Political cartoon showing "France" with man kneeling and presenting crown to old woman on throne with other women standing, three of them with heads on poles. "England" with man sitting on crate "general excise... More
Robert Thew - Shakspeare. King Richard the Third, act III, scene I
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Frederick William - L'enjambee imperiale
Print shows Catherine II, Empress of Russia, bare-breasted, holding a scepter and sphere, taking a large step from a piece of land on the right labeled "Russie" to a crescent moon atop a steeple or minaret labe... More
Scotch Harry's news or nincumpoop in high glee, James Gillray
The heads and shoulders of the King and Queen (left) and of Dundas (right) face each other. Dundas holds a letter with a broken seal postmarked Bristol. He leans forward with a satisfied and cunning smile. He w... More
Scotch Harry's news or nincumpoop in high glee, James Gillray
The heads and shoulders of the King and Queen (left) and of Dundas (right) face each other. Dundas holds a letter with a broken seal postmarked Bristol. He leans forward with a satisfied and cunning smile. He w... More
Anti-saccharrites - or - John Bull and his family leaving off the use ...
The royal pair setting an example of economy, which appears by no means agreeable to all the family (Wright/Evans). The King, Queen, and six Princesses, three quarter length, are seated round a frugal tea-table... More
Presentation of the Mahometan Credentials, or the final resource of Fr...
The King and Queen, seated on the throne (left), receive with astonished horror a deputation from Turkey. An arrogant Turk stands proffering a large rolled document with pendent seals on which are crescents. Be... More
Shakspeare. Third part of King Henry 6th, act V, scene VII
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Enchantments lately seen upon the mountains of Wales - or - Shon ap-Mo...
On a small plateau on the top of a mountain the Princess of Wales (left) reaches up to kiss the Prince of Wales (right), who has the body, horns, and beard of a fat goat. He kneels on one knee, his forelegs rou... More
Preparing for the grand attack - or - a private rehearsal of "The ci-d...
Burdett (right) declaims a speech whose heads are inscribed on a gigantic scroll held out to him by Fox. Fox raises his arms high to hold the scroll, one end of which falls behind his head and shoulders. The ot... More
Okazaki - Public domain Japanese woodblock print
Print shows a procession of warlords across a bridge after a winter snowfall at the Okazaki station on the Tōkaidō Road.
The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. (Plate 2), James Gillray
The King and Queen sit on chairs of state intently watching a rectangular tank in which Napoleon as Gulliver sails his little boat, manoeuvring the single sail. Behind the King's chair Lord Salisbury stands sti... More
The consular family on their last journey
Napoleon and his wife are being driven by the Devil in their gilded carriage. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for ... More
The reconciliation, James Gillray
The King steps forward to embrace the Prince of Wales, who throws himself into his father's arms. George III wears court dress, the Prince's dress is tattered and disheveled, his pocket hangs inside out, the ga... More
Le pied de nez de Milord Pit - Public domain dedication image
Cartoon shows Napoleon I, wearing laurel wreath and ermine robe, pushing down one side of scale with his sword, which lifts two frightened monarchs, on the other side, off the ground; in the background stands a... More
Tiddy-doll the great French-gingerbread-baker drawing out a new batch ...
The title continues: his Man hopping Talley mixing up the Dough. Napoleon is the London street-seller of gingerbread cakes whose wares and patter made him a long-remembered character. He stands in his bakery vi... More
More pigs than teats - or - the new litter of hungry grunters sucking ...
An old sow lies exhausted on a pile of straw outside a sty roofed with dilapidated thatch. She is beset by thirty-two voracious piglets with human heads. John Bull, a clumsy yokel in a smock, holding a pitchfor... More
The magnanimous minister chastiseing Prussian perfidy, James Gillray
Fox, wearing a military cocked hat, with civilian dress, threatens Prussia (or Frederick William III) with his sabre, while he puts a foot on the sword that Prussia has dropped. The latter, a grotesque figure w... More
Pacific overtures - or - a flight from St Cloud's "Over the Water to C...
The stage, flanked by the stage-boxes, extends across the design, the base of which is the orchestra, where the new Ministry perform. George III has stepped on to the stage from the royal box (l.) and confronts... More
Pacific overtures - or - a flight from St Cloud's "Over the Water to C...
The stage, flanked by the stage-boxes, extends across the design, the base of which is the orchestra, where the new Ministry perform. George III has stepped on to the stage from the royal box (l.) and confronts... More
Himegimi no gozabune, Utamaro ii, 1800-1820
Print shows a princess and two servants on a boat, one holding a parasol and one holding a small box. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. ... More
Commemorating the rulers of the Baroda State, Fatehsingrao, Regent, (1...
Medalist: Frank Bowcher (British, London 1864–1938 London) Public domain photograph of archaeological object, copper alloy metal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The valley of the shadow of death, James Gillray
Napoleon, advancing down a gently sloping causeway of rock which traverses water and flames, is halted by 'Leo Britannicus' who bounds savagely towards him. He drops a short chain attached to the nose of the 'R... More
The Spanish bull fight - or - the Corsican matador in danger
The sovereigns of Europe, &c, watch from their seats in a bull-ring the Spanish bull tossing Napoleon above its head. The point of his sword projects from the ferocious animal's shoulder. He holds his broken sw... More
The dunghill cock and game pullet : Or Boney beat out of the Pitt
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Boney and his new wife : Or a quarrell about - nothing!!
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
The first night of my wedding : Or little Boney no match for an Arch D...
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Three weeks after marriage : Or the great little Emperor playing at Bo...
The new Empress is in a fierce passion, wreaking her vengeance on all around ; Talleyrand is levelled with the floor by a blow from the sceptre ; he is crying, 'Be Gar, she will give us all de finishing stroke.... More
The Arch Duchess Maria Louisa going to take her nap
Print shows the young Archduchess Maria Louisa, second wife of Napoleon, in a bed which is too short for her with Napoleon discussing the accommodations Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - En... More
Boney the Second or the little babboon created to devour French monkie...
"Boneyparte" in his general's uniform, is seated before the fire, making caudle of French blood for the infant prince ; a row of sovereign-crowns, wrested from the wearers, are ranged on the mantelpiece. Napole... More
The debuteys a pointed by the legislative body doing homage to the Kin...
Public domain image, 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known fo... More
The Imperial comet sheding its baneful Influence
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th c... More
The Gallic Magi led by the Imperial comet
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Nursing the spawn of a tyrant, or Frenchmen sick of the breed
The Empress of the French is in consternation at the precocious fury of her progeny, who, with an orb in one hand and a dagger in the other, is threatening destruction around ; while the Emperor is listening be... More
Political chemist and German retorts : Or dissolving the Rhenish Confe...
A delicate operation, which has engaged the attention of all the leading Powers of Europe, is supposed to be proceeding. The colossal power of the Corsican is undergoing transmutation, and the conqueror is grad... More
Boney receiving an account of the battle of Vittoria : Or the little e...
Napoleon, wearing high cavalry boots, stands with legs astride in front of his throne, on the dais. Beside the dais and on the extreme left stands a terrified Mameluke, watching Napoleon sideways. Three soverei... More
Le chèf de la grande nation dans une triste position
Napoleon about to be covered by the Allied "Extinguisher." The men surrounding Napoleon from left to right are: Wellington, Francis I, Bernadotte, Tsar Alexander and a man representing the Dutch. Courtesy of Bo... More
George Dawe - Portrait of Princess Charlotte of Wales
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Hōjō Yasutoki, Yajima Gogaku - Public domain drawing
Print shows the warrior Hōjō, Yasutoki sitting on a raised platform with three warriors seated before him; a servant presents a raised tray to the three warriors. Title and other descriptive information compile... More
Commemorating the rulers of the Baroda State, Sayaji Rao, Gaekwar, (18...
Medalist: Frank Bowcher (British, London 1864–1938 London) Public domain photograph of archaeological object, copper alloy metal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Shakspeare. Hamlet, act IV, scene V : Elsinore : King, Queen, Laertes,...
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Wakamurasaki kyōjo, Shigenobu Yanagawa - Ukiyo e print
Print shows Wakamurasaki, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, holding a fan, as a member of the royal court. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... More