Coronations and Royal Ceremonies

Historical scenes depicting grand coronation ceremonies featuring elaborate attire, regal settings, and diverse attendees celebrating significant royal events.

The Coronation of King Edward VII (1841-1910), Tuxen, Laurits Regner (1853-1927)

Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal (1798-1834). Emperor of Brazil and King of Portugal. Ceremony of the coronation of Don Pedro celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, December 1, 1822. Engraving.

Astonishment of the Crusaders at the Wealth of the East. The Crusaders admire the innumerable riches and luxuries sent to Bohemond from the East. Engraving by Gustave Dore, 19h century. Color.

The Coronation of King Edward VII (1841-1910), Tuxen, Laurits Regner (1853-1927)

United Kingdom (1901). Coronation of Edward VII in the Westminster Abbey. Illustration by Achille Beltrame published in Domenica del Corriere. Engraving.

The coronation of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil in 1822

Sisenand (d. 636). Visigothic King of Hispania (631-636). King Sisenand before the Fourth Council of Toledo. It began on 5 December 633 in the Church of Santa Leocadia in Toledo, in the presence of King Sisenand and under the direction of Isidore, Bishop of Seville. Engraving after a painting by Vayreda y Vila. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). July 30, 1884.

The coronation of Louis XV in the Rheims Cathedral, 25 October 1722 by Martin, Pierre-Denis II (1663-1742) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1724 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 39,2x54,7 / Baroque

Northern Netherlands, Luyken, Jan, Lyk staatie van den Hertog van Alba, Lijkstatie van de duke van Alva, 1582, 12 december 1582. The coffin lies on a pedestal in a church, a man gives a speech to the crowd, in the foreground two men with candles., print, prent, historieprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 149 mm, width 95 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, prentmaker, 1697 - 1699, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Infanta Maria de la Paz of Spain (Maria de la Paz de Borbon) (1862-1946). Infanta of Spain. Princess of Bavaria by her marriage, on 2 April 1883, to her first cousin, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859-1949). Wedding celebrated at the Royal Palace of Madrid. Ceremony of the nuptial blessing in the Royal Chapel. In the presbytery, the kings, Alfonso XII (godfather) and Maria Christina (godmother). Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Vela. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 15 April 1883.

The Catholic Kings receiving Columbus in Barcelona after his first voyage. April 1493. Engraving from "The Illustrated World", by Union, 1882. Colored.

Louis-Philippe I is sworn in as king before the Chamber of Deputies, 9th August 1830, Perrault, Léon Jean Basile (1832-1908)

The wedding of Emperor Nicholas II and Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorovna, Princess Alix of Hesse took place in the chapel of the Winter Palace. In this front-cover engraving, the bride is shown receiving holy water in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul before the wedding. 26th November 1894

José María Romero / "Alfonso XII contemplating in the royal chapel the incorrupt body of San Fernando", 1877, Oil on canvas, 1.53 x 1.90 m. ALFONSO XII OF SPAIN.

Napoleon, Coronation 1804

Engraving depicting representatives of Berlin and Cologne swearing allegiance to King Frederick IV. Dated 15th Century

Spain (19th c.). The kings of Spain Isabella II and Francis at the procession of El Pilar in Saragossa. Illustration by Vicente Urrabieta. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

The Benediction at the Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth. Frank O. Salisbury (1874-1962). Charcoal, coloured chalk and watercolour on beige paper. 57.1 x 107.9cm

Ceremonias pontificias. Siglo XIX. Ciudad del Vaticano. Lavatorio de pies de los cardenales. Grabado en color de 1871.

France, Paris, The Coronation of Empress Josephine by Napoleon I at Notre Dame

'The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine', 1804 (1900). Artist: Unknown

Alfonso V (994Ð1028), called the Noble. King of Leon from 999 to 1028. The king presides the Council of Leon, held in 1020. Spain. Colored engraving.

Coronation of the First King, 1001 AD, from the series History of Civilization in Poland". Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), painter

The Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church prays during the coronation of Tsar Alexander II of Russia in 1856

The Augsburg Confession, also known as the 'Augustana', is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Lutheran Reformation. presented by a number of German rulers and free-cities at the Diet of Augsburg on 25 June 1530 to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

Scene 36: Reception of the heart and head of the Blessed Father Dom Jean de la Barrière, brought from Rome to his Abbey of Feuillants in 1626, where they are carefully preserved along with other relics of the Holy Abbot Matthieu Elias French Subject Reverend Jean de la Barrière French 1706-07

URBANO VIII VISITANDO EL GESU - 1639 - OLEO/LIENZO. Author: SACCHI ANDREA Y MIEL JAN. Location: MUSEO DE ROMA. Rome. ITALIA. POPE URBAN VIII.

The Coronation of Charlemagne 1517, Raphael, Raffaello S., 1517.

Pius IX , Corpus Christi Proc., Ptg., C19

Religious celebration by Martin Ferdinand Quadal, Oil on canvas, 1799, Classicism, 1736-1808, Russia, Saratov, State A. Radishchev Art Museum, 333x307

The Wedding of Prince William of Prussia to Princess Victoria of England in the Chapel of St. Jamess Palace in London on 25 January 1858, England, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork

Third Council of Toledo (589), chaired by Reccared I (d. 601), Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia (586-601). Nineteenth-century colored engraving. Spain.

Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria Receiving the Sacrament at her Coronation Artist's working dates 1824-1867 England. Steel engraving colored with wooden blocks on paper . George Baxter

REUNION EN LA CAPILLA SIXTINA DEL VATICANO - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The French Senate receiving the flags captured during the Austrian campaign, January 1, 1806.

Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (María de la Paz de Borbón) (1862-1946). Infanta of Spain. Princess of Bavaria by her marriage, on 2 April 1883, to her first cousin, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859-1949). Wedding celebrated at the Royal Palace of Madrid. Ceremony of the nuptial blessing in the Royal Chapel. In the presbytery, the kings, Alfonso XII (godfather) and Maria Christina (godmother). Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Vela. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 15 April 1883. Author: Eugenio Vela (d. 1895). Spanish engraver. Juan Comba García (1852-1924). Spanish illustrator.

08/01/1902. Engraving of the coronation ceremony of Edward VII of England at Westminster Abbey.

VINIEGRA Y LASSO, Salvador (1862-1915). Compromise of Caspe. Saint Vicente Ferrer from the pulpit speaking to the mediators assembled in Caspe (1412). Oil on canvas.

Coronation of Wilhelm I in Kí¶nigsberg, 18 October 1861, (1936). Creator: Unknown.

The Procession of the bishops entering the council chamber during the Ecclesiastical Council at Rome. Date: January 1870

William II of Germany (1859-1941). Germany, Berlin. Celebration of the religious marriage of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (future William II) and Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (future Queen Consort). Chapel of the Imperial Palace on 27 February 1881. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

Painting of Charlemagne, 8th century. Artist: Unknown

The Council of Trent (Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent in northern Italy), was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.

The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon & the Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on December 2, 1804 1806-7 Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825/French) Oil on canvas Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498). Italian Dominican friar and preacher. Organiser of the Bonfire of the Vanities. Excommunicated and executed by the Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition. Degradation of Savonarola. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume VII. Published in Barcelona, 1886.

Queen Victoria reviews Crimean veterans.

Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Promulgation of the Holy Year. Leon XIII celebrating the opening of the Holy Door in the Vatican. Engraving in 'L'Illustration' (1900).

Saint Stanislaus and Bolesław the Bold. Strzałecki, Antoni (-1898), painter

Seven Dutch bishops, their mitres in hand, participating in the First Vatican Council (Vatican I) in 1869-1870, The seven Dutch bishops who participated in the Vatican Council Docete Omnes Gentes , print maker: Edouard Taurel, (mentioned on object), publisher: C.L. van Langenhuysen, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1870, paper, steel engraving, h 350 mm × w 450 mm

Scene of the burial of Ramon llull, baroque altarpiece dedicated to Ramon Llull, Church of San Miguel, Mallorca, Balearic islands, Spain, Europe

Orlando of Lasso directs the Court of Bavaria orchestra, miniature.

Constitution of May 1791 by Matejko (1891) King Stanisaw August enters St. Johnís Cathedral; Warsaw; Poland. The painting depicts King Stanislaus Augustus together with members of the Grand Sejm and inhabitants of Warsaw entering St John's Cathedral in order to swear in the new national constitution just after it had been adopted by the Grand Sejm in the Royal Castle visible in the background.

ALFONSO XIII. REY DE ESPAÑA . MADRID . BODA CON VICTORIA EUGENIA DE BATTENBERG .. OLEO DE JUAN COMBA. COLECCION FAMILIA REAL. SFGP / © KORPA.

Receiving the Blessing. Gotthardt Kuehl (1850-1915). Oil on panel. 38 x 50.1cm.

Funeral of the Five Victims of the Manifestation of 1861 in Warsaw Pillati, Henryk (1832 1894)

The remains of Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson lying in state in Greenwich. Coloured aquatint with engraving by M. Merigot after A.C. Pugin, 1806.

The Emperor in Front of the Sarcophagus of John III Sobieski in Saint Leonard's Crypt under the Wawel Cathedral from the series Inspection Trip of Emperor Franz Joseph I Around Galicia in September 1880 Matejko, Jan (1838 1893)

The Miracle of Bolsena, blood miracle, after a painting by Raphael, illustration from 1865, biblical story, digitally enhanced reproduction from a 19th-century original, historical, exact date unknown.

Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Papal blessing at the Vatican. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration". Color.

The Exaltation of the Cross; Juan de Valdés Leal (Spanish, 1622 - 1690); Spain; about 1680; Oil on canvas; 62.9 × 107.6 cm (24 3,4 × 42 3,8 in.)

Institution of the Order of the Templars in 1128 1840 Francois-Marius Granet (1775-1849 French) Oil on Canvas Chateau de Versailles, France

Cornelis Calkoen on his Way to his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730 painting Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen transfers the second Binnenhof of the Palace, where a meal from the Janitsaren takes place, on the way to the audience at Sultan Ahmed III, September 14, 1727. At the front of the procession, two official holders with high headstarts and silver bars, followed by the interpreters , the ambassador and his entourage. In the background, the Janitsaren plunge into the dishes with rice. Part of a series of paintings with Turkish subjects from Turkey brought to the Netherlands by the ambassador Cornelis Calkoen and by his cousin Nicolaas in 1817 to the management of the Levantsche Handel in Amsterdam. canvas. oil paint (paint) ambassador. courtyard Turkey

Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 11 October 1897.

Benjamin Franklin before the lord's council, Whitehall Chapel, London, 1774

Cornelius Calkoen on his Way to his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III by Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737) oil on canvas, c 1727-1730. Calkoens audience with Sultan Ahmed III took place on 14 September 1727 and followed a strict protocol. Here we see the retinue, unarmed according to convention, entering the second courtyard of Topkapi Palace. Audiences were always held on the day that the janissaries, the elite fighting force, received their pay. Just as Calkoen enters, the soldiers lunge noisily at the dishes of rice.

The Imperial Coronation of Charles the Great by Pope Leo III in 800, Stauder, Jacob Carl (1694-1756)

Latimer presenting the Bible to Henry V111.

Matthias (1557-1619) was the son of Emperor Maximilian II and younger brother of Emperor Rudolf II. On the death of Rudolf in 1612, Matthias became Holy Roman emperor.

'Catherine II on the Staircase of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan Greeted by the Clergy on the Day of her Accession on 28 June 1762 (Sheet 4)'. Author of the original Kaestner, I. K. (gouache 1760s). Series of watercolours showing the events of the palace coup d'etat of 28 June 1762. Russia, late 18th - first third of the 19th century. Dimensions: 25,7x35 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ANONYMOUS.

Interior of the Invalides church, transforming into a fiery chapel to receive the Murels from the Napoleon / Interior of the Church of Invalids, Transformed Into A Flaming Chapel for the Deadly Remains of the Emperor Napoleon unknown, Peller

France, Rouen, Mass Celebrated in VeNice before Henry III of Valois

The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399. The king in sunglasses and cracows is crowned by bishops in Westminster Abbey, while pages hold his coat of arms, helm and sword. Coronation of King Henry IV (from the best authorities). Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Gilbert Abbott ABecketts Comic History of England, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1880.

The Doge is shown to the people in San Marco's in Venice, by Gabriel Bella (1730-1799).

The Coronation of the Emperor Francis Joseph I and the Empress Elizabeth as King and Queen of Hungary at Buda, June 8, 1867

Miracle of the Relic of the Holy Cross in Campo San Lio, by Mansueti Giovanni, 1494, 15th Century, canvas. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Accademia Art Galleries. Whole artwork. Miracle of the Relic of the Holy Cross in Campo San Lio small figures procession Venice Gothic buildings black gondolas dark: brown tones: hues: shades red white black.

An auto da fe in the Town of San Bartolome Otzolotepec by Anonymous Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico Spain Oil on canvas Painting Genre,Bible,History

Arrival of the Ambassadors (detail, centre), from Scenes from the Life of Saint URSULA

Pope Leo XIII (born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 1810 - 1903). Head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to his death in 1903.

The coronation of the Tsar, showing the Metropolitan anointing the Emperor with holy oil. The completion of this rite was proclaimed by a peal of bells and a salute of 101 guns. The Emperess then advanced and was anointed as well, but on the forehead only. 26th May 1896

Refectory of the Franciscan Observant friars, by Magnasco Alessandro known as il Lissandrino, 18th Century, 1736-1737, oil on canvas, cm 176 x 143

Conferring of the Order of the Holy Spirit in the chapel of Versailles, June 3, 1724, by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). France, 18th century.

Funeral of Godfrey of Bouillon (C.1060-1100) in Jerusalem, 23rd July 1100 1838 Edouard Francois Cibot (1799-1877 French) Oil on Canvas Chateau de Versailles, France

The Doge and lords in the Church of San Rocco on a Holy day, by Gabriel Bella (1730-1799). Oil on canvas, 92.5x145.5 cm. Detail.

The Doge's funeral in the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Gabriel Bella (1730-1799), oil on canvas.

The Tsarina's visit to a nunnery, 1912 by Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (1848 - 1916); Russian Realist history painter.

Rafael Tegeo (1798-1856). Spanish painter. Saint Louis of France receives the crown of thorns from Baldwin II. Oil on canvas, 1832-1835. Michel Descours Gallery. Lyon. France.

Saint Bernardino speaking in his native Siena. Bernardino of Siena (also known in English as Bernardine; 8 September 1380 - 20 May 1444) was an Italian priest and Franciscan missionary. He was a systematiser of Scholastic economics. Bernardino was later canonised by the Catholic Church as a saint - where he is also referred to as "the Apostle of Italy" - for his efforts to revive the country's Catholic faith during the 15th century

Statues representing the Canonization of St. Francis, Chapel XX, Sacro Monte di San Francesco, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta, Piedmont, Italy

Swearing loyalty to the new Tsar, Nicholas II, in the Russian Church, Paris. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 18 November 1894.

S. A. Luchishkin. Mass holiday on Vorobyovy Gory. The central part of the five-part composition "Constitution Day". 1932. Soviet Russian propaganda art.

''The Christening of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, January 25, 1842; after Sir George Hayter. 1842. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Spanish school. Carthusian Monks. Cartujos. Sevilla cathedral. Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Pope Leo XIII giving a blessing Urbi et Orbi, after the Pontifical Mass from the gestatorial chair. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored.

Topkapi Palace, Poster for exhibition at Topkapi, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

Brakosochetanie Mariny v Krakove Wedding of Maryna Mniszchowna in Cracow. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1884 - 1890. Rare Book Division

In church by Mihaly Zichy, watercolor, gouache, white color, ink on paper, 1857, 1827-1906, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 52, 7x70

BODA DE HIDALGOS - BODA EN BEGOÑA EN LA SEGUNDA MITAD SIGLO XVI - PINTADO EN 1607. Author: MENDIETA Y RETES FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE SIGLO XVI.

EL CARNAVAL EN LA ALDEA, 1920, O/L 121,5x96. Author: JOSE GUTIERREZ SOLANA (1886/1945). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

France, Paris, Cardinal Richelieu Introduces Poussin to Louis XIII in 1640

Le Culte naturel a French revolutionary illustration. Le Culte Naturel. (The Natural Cult). replaces the Christian church with a Cult of Nature like the former church, it holds ceremonies of baptism (shown here). originates from: Directoire, consulat en empire. 1795-1815.

Vatican City, December 1911. last consistory held by Pope Pius.

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