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Illustrated portraits of 19th century military leaders showcasing formal attire and decorations, highlighting their distinguished ranks and historical significance.

Portrait of José Rebolledo de Palafox and Melci, I Duke of Zaragoza (Zaragoza 1775 - Madrid 1847). Spanish military of liberal political tendency
Portrait of José Rebolledo de Palafox and Melci, I Duke of Zaragoza (Zaragoza 1775 - Madrid 1847). Spanish military of liberal political tendency
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Frederick William III, 3 August 1770, 7 June 1840, was King of Prussia and Margrave of Brandenburg from 1797 and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, German, digital improved reproduction of an original print from 1880
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Joaquin Baldomero Fernandez-Espartero, Prince of Vergara, Duke of la Victoria, (1793 - 1879); Spanish general and politician, who served as the Regent of Spain. He also served as Prime Minister of Spain three times. He was associated with the radical (or progressive) faction of Spanish liberalism and would become their symbol and champion after taking credit for the victory over the Carlists during 1839. His noble title, Duke of La Victoria was granted by Isabella II to him as a result.
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Engraved portrait of Prince Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (1815-1898), the Prusso-German statesman and first Chancellor of the German Empire, pictured c.1898. Date: 6 August 1898
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Carlos Ibanez de Ibero (1825-1891). Spanish General. Engraving by Paris. The Artistic Illustration, 1885. Colored.
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D.IGNACIO SERRANO MONTANER-TENIENTE 2º DEL "ESMERALDA".
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Count Roon, Minister of War, (1936). Creator: Unknown.
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General Ulysses S. Grant, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Leaders" series (N222), a set of 25 cards issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. General Ulysses S. Grant, from Leaders series (N222) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
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Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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NICOLAS II ZAR DE RUSIA - 1868/1918. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. NICOLAS II OF RUSSIA. NICOLAS ALEJANDROVITCH.
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Portrait of Wilhelm II, full name Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert of Prussia, January 27, 1859, June 4, 1941, German Emperor, 1880, woodcut, Germany, Europe
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Historical portrait, Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal
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Gablenz, Ludwig Freiherr.
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Ludwig II Otto Friedrich Wilhelm von Wittelsbach, King of Bavaria, 25 August 1845, 13 June 1886, descended from the House of Wittelsbach, was King of Bavaria from 10 March 1864 until his death, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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RETRATO DEL GENERAL BALDOMERO ESPARTERO -1793/1879 - GRABADO S XIX (1842) - GRABADO POR J.A. LOPEZ. Author: ANTONIO MARIA ESQUIVEL. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. JOAQUIN BALDOMERO FERNANDEZ-ALVAREZ ESPARTERO. GENERAL BALDOMERO ESPARTERO (1793-1879).
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Leopoldo II (1835-1909), King of the Belgians, photo by Russell, from L'illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIX, No 47, November 23, 1902.
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William I (1797-1888), Emperor of Germany 1871-88, Head and Shoulders Portrait, Steel Engraving, Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America by Evert A. Duyckinck, Published by Henry J. Johnson, Johnson, Wilson & Company, New York, 187
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OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD, graf von BISMARCK, in 1890. Date: 1815-1898
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Wilhelm, Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich, 1806, 1884, Duke of Brunswick, was reigning Duke of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1830 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Philip Henry Sheridan, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Franz Freiherr von Wertheim born April 12, 1814 in Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, died April 3, 1883 in Vienna, an Austrian industrialist and founder of the Wertheim company, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Engraved portrait of Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877), the British naval commander and explorer, pictured c.1877. Date: 31 March 1877
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Ernst August, II, of Hanover, 1845 to 1923, the last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Hanover, he also held the titles of Prince of Great Britain and Ir...
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GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR-ALEXANDROVITCH (Second surviving son of the Czar), ENGRAVING 1873
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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich August Leopold Graf von Werder, 12 September 1808, 12 September 1887, was a Prussian general, German, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print
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Historic drawing, 19th century, portrait of Frederick William IV, 1795 - 1861, King of Prussia, from the House of Hohenzollern
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William Tecumseh Sherman, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Garnet Joseph Wolseley, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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SIR RANDALL ROBERTS, BART., CAPTAIN OF THE IRISH EIGHT AT WIMBLEDON, 1871
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Don Manuel Gutierrez de la Concha, Marquis del Duero (25 April 1808 in Cordova del Tucuman) (28 June 1874) was a Spanish general, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown
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Prinz Heinrich Wilhelm Adalbert von Preußen, 29. Oktober 1811, 6. Juni 1873, war Admiral und Oberbefehlshaber der Norddeutschen Bundesflotte, deutsch-...
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Unknown conductor.
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BISMARCK, Otto, prÕncipe von (1815-1898). Prussian politician and chancellor. Anonymous French portrait of Otto Bismarck. Engraving. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Museo Centrale del Risorgimento (Central Museum of the Risorgimento).
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Theobald Von Bethman Hollweg, 1856-1921. German politician.
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Portrait of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941), graphic artist
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Portrait of Prince Baudouin of Belgium, engraving
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Portrait of Baron Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur of and to the Tann-Rathsamhausen, 18 June 1815, 26 April 1881, woodcut, Germany, Europe
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King of Holland, from World's Sovereigns series (N34) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1889 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "World's Sovereigns" series (N34), issued in 1889 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. King of Holland, from World's Sovereigns series (N34) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 420511
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William I., 1797 - 1888, born Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia, House of Hohenzollern, ruler since 1858 and King of Prussia since 1861, German Emperor since 1871, historical wood engraving, 1888
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Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1888 Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
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Sir Edmund Henderson, 1821 1896. Chief commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1869 86., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated
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Photographic portrait of Admiral Alfred Friedrich von Tirpitz, pictured when serving as Secretary of State for the Imperial German Navy, 1909. Tirpitz served as commander of the Imperial German Navy from 1914-16 and was a strong advocate of unrestricted submarine warfare. Date: 1909
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ULYSSES S GRANT American Civil War General, and later President Date: 1822 - 1885
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Henry Havelock, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1888 Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Henry Havelock, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 408163
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Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia (1862), 1929, was Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of Prussia, was Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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Portrait of Willem III, King of the Netherlands. Portrait of Willem III, brush to the left in red-brown, in original black table with inscription.
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Joseph Eggleston Johnston, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: 1888.Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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'Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria', 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854".
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Portrait of Manuel Pavia and Rodríguez de Alburquerque (Cadiz 1827 - Madrid 1895) Spanish military and political, general of republican tendency, his coup d'etat ended the First Spanish Republic. Spain, Europe. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895
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Digitally restored vector portrait of Ambrose Everett Burnside. Burnside was a soldier, inventor, politician and industrialist whom is known in American History as having the greatest facial hair ever.
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King PETER I of Serbia 1844-1921, first constitutional monarch of Serbia
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Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794-1876) Mexican soldier and political leader. In 1822 he declared his loyalty to Augustin de Iturbide and the Republican movement. President of Mexico seven non-consecutive times in 22 years beginning in 1833.
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Confederate General, Albert Sidney Johnston, in portrait made prior to the US Civil War. He was commander of the Western Theater, covering the land between Texas and the Appalachian Mountains. His died in action at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862 (BSLOC_2018_7_52)
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KING LUDWIG THE SECOND OF BAVARIA, BORN AUGUST 25, 1845. DIED JUNE 13, 1886
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Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950), South African and British Commonwealth statesman, 1917. Artist: Unknown
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Portrait of Alexander III of Russia (Saint Petersburg 1845 - Livadia 1894) was Tsar of the Russian Empire, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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Franí§ois Certain-Canrobert (1809-1895). French Marshal. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored.
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Portrait of The Japanese Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. Japan. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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Winfield Scott Hancock, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1888 Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Great Generals" series (N15), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Winfield Scott Hancock, from the Great Generals series (N15) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
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Austria, Vienna, portrait of Austrian composer and conductor Johann Strauss
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Photograph of Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) a British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Antarctic regions. Dated 20th Century
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Portrait of Emperor Charles (1887-1922), pictured shortly after he ascended the throne of Austria in 1916. Date: 1916
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Historical portrait, Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke, Moltke the Elder, The Great Mute
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Portrait of Portrait of Prince Ito Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japan's first minister from 1885 to 1888. Japan. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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'Prince Gortschakoff, General in Chief of the Russian forces in the Danubian principalities', 1853. Artist: Unknown
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Darkest Russia a grand romance of the Czars realm. Poster by American artist Sidney Ellis 1850-1931. c1895. Caption: Rulers of Russia, past and present: Ivan The Terrible ... Nicholas II. (Detail depicting: Tsar Nicholas I)
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Buffalo Bill (1845-1917). American soldier. Engraving in The Illustration, 1890. Colored.