Historical Monarch Portraits

Engravings of historical European monarchs and nobles, showcasing traditional attire and royal insignia.

Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, (1900). Artist: Unknown

Albert, Frederick Augustus Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis, 23 April 1828, 19 June 1902, King of Saxony, woodcut, Germany, Europe

ALEJANDRO II. ZAR DE RUSIA . 1818 - 1881. RETRATO. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1881.

THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND, The marriage between their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cumberland, son of the late King of Hanover, and Princess Thyra, daughter of the present King of Denmark. It took place on the 21st ult., in the chapel of the Royal Castle of Christiansborg, near Copenhagen. 1879

Gablenz, Ludwig Freiherr.

TSAR ALEXANDER II Tsar of Russia (1855-81) Date: 1818 - 1881

Edmond Le Boeuf (1809-1888). Marshal of France. Engraving in The Universal History, 1885.

Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, (1900). Artist: Unknown

Mijail Loris-Melikov (1826-1888). Político y militar ruso de origen armenio, general de caballería y ministro del Interior (1880-1). Retrato. La Ilustración Española y Americana. 1877.

Alexander II (1818-1881) Tsar of the Russian empire from 1855 until his assassination in St Petersburg. Known as 'The Liberator' for the emancipation of the serfs. Engraving.

Portrait of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942) a member of the British Royal Family and Governor General of Canada. Dated 19th Century

Frederick I (1826-1907). Grand Duke of Baden (1856-1907). Portrait. Engraving by E. Krell. "Historia Universal", 1881.

Christian IX (1818-1906). King of Denmark (1863-1906). Portrait. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1878. Author: Félix Badillo (1848-1895). Spanish illustrator.

Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape, 2 February 1813, 7 May 1895, was a Prussian colonel-general, governor of Berlin and commander-in-chief in the Marches, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century

HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. DRAWN BY BAUGNIET.

Count Michael Tarielovich Loris-Melikov, 31 October 1824, 24 December 1888, General of the Russian Army, Russian Minister of the Interior and Chief of the Russian Secret Police, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Camilo García de Polavieja y del Castillo-Negrete, Marques de Polavieja (1838-1914). Spanish general. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1892.

His Majesty the King of Prussia, Crowned Yesterday Friday at Königsberg, Wilson, Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, later German Emperor from The Illustrated London News , Unknown

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 1900. Artist: Unknown

FRIEDRICH WILHELM IV King of Prussia

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820-1878). King of Sardinia (1849-1861) and Italy (1861-1878). He became the first. He became the first king after the Italian unification. Engraving by Rico. Detail. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1878. Author: Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish painter and engraver.

PRIMO DE RIVERA, Fernando (1831-1921). Spanish military man and politician. Fernando Primo de Rivera, who fought in the Third Carlist War. Engraving.

Alfonso La Marmora (1804-1878). Italian military and statesman. Prime Minister of Italy. Engraving by Dumont in Album of the Families, 1859.

Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia (1880-1925). Member of the House of Hohenzollern. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855. Assassinated in St Petersburg. Three-quarter length portrait of Alexander in military uniform seated, facing right.

Friedrich August III, 25 May 1865, Dresden, 18 anania terrealis (1932), Sibyllenort, was the last King of Saxony (1904-1918) and a member of the House of Wettin, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century master copy

General Platon Petrovich Pavlov, 1834 - 1904. Russian General and member of the State Council of the Russian Empire. From Russes et Turcs: La Guerre D'Orient, published 1878.

Charles Denis Bourbaki (1816-1897). French general. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. "Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana" de 1870-1871". Published in Barcelona, 1891.

Miguel de la Vega Inclan (1820-1884). Spanish military, governor of Puerto Rico. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1884.

Otto von BISMARCK, 1815-1898 Prime Minister of Prussia, engraving

Portrait of Willem III, King of the Netherlands ..

Friedrich Karl (1828-1885). Prince of Prussia of the House of Hohenzollern. Portrait. Engraving by Paris. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

Frederick III (1831-1888). Second German Emperor and eighth King of Prussia for just over three months (March 9 to June 15, 1888), as a result of his death from laryngeal cancer. As Crown Prince he took part as a general in the Franco-Prussian war, commanding the III German army. Portrait. Engraving by E. Krell. "Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana de 1870-1871". Published in Barcelona, 1891.

Marie Edme Patrice Maurice Macmahon, Count of Macmahon 1808-1893, Duke of Magenta, Marshal of France, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Carl Alexander August Johann, also Karl Alexander August Johann (born 24 June 1818, died 5 January 1901), was Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

King George V. of Hanover, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Tagerspacher, of Gmunden. 'Although born at Berlin, we cannot regard King George as anything but an Englishman. Closely allied by family and the kingdom he has lost, a Prince of the United Kingdom and first cousin to the Queen, an English Duke and an Irish Earl, and now a General in the British Army, the ruler of a kingdom which gave us Kings, and whose soldiers fought our Continental battles, the link of connection between the King of Hanover and England is very close indeed...There is scarcely a family of note which has not paid

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820-1878). King of Sardinia (1849-1861) and Italy (1861-1878). He became the first. He became the first king after the Italian unification. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

Prim, Juan .

SANTOS , MAXIMO. POLITICO Y MILITAR URUGUAYO. 1847 - 1889. GRABADO RETRATO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin, 12th Duke of Osuna (1814-1882). Spanish nobleman, political, diplomatic and military. Portrait. Engraving by Carretero. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Christian IX. 8. April 1818, 29. January 1906, was King of Denmark from 1863, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Manuel Cassola Fernandez (1838-1890). Spanish military and political. Engraving of Arturo Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890.

'Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn', 1879. Artist: Unknown

The Duke of Edinburgh, c1890-c1893. Artist: Unknown

Nicholas I (1796-1855), Emperor of Russia, 1825-1855, Portrait, Engraving 1886

Portrait of Alexander II Romanov (1818-1881)

Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (1815-1881). German general. Engraving by R. Henkel in Universal History, 1885.

Beure, Eugene-Georges-Jacques.

Napoleon III, President of the French Republic and Emperor of France, 1860s. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland until his assassination. Dated 19th Century

Alexander II (1818-81), Emperor of Russia 1855-81, 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

Albert, Crown Prince of Saxony, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871, Illustrated War Chronicle 1870 - 1871, German-French Campaign

Count Eduard Ivanovich von Totleben, May 20, 1818 Jelgava, Latvia, July 1, 1884 woodcut, Germany, Europe

Umberto I (1844-1900). King of Italy (1878-1900). House of Savoy. Portrait. Drawing by A. Perea. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883. Author: Alfredo Perea (1839-1895). Spanish artist. Arturo Carretero (ca. 1852-1903). Spanish engraver.

DON PEDRO II., EMPEROR OF BRAZIL

Portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich Romanov. Ballin, Joel (John) (1822-1885), graphic artist

Alexander of Battenberg (1857-1893). Prince of Bulgaria (1879-1886).

Ismail ibn Ahmad ibn Hassan bani Yani, known simply as Ismail Ragheb Pasha, 1819-1884, was a Greek Ottoman politician who served as Egyptian prime min...

Portrait of Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881. Black and White Illustration

Portrait of Portrait of Gyula Szapary (1832-1905) Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary 1890-1892. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Antonio Daban and Rami_rez de Arellano (1844-1902). Spanish millitary and politician. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1886.

Teuchert, Friedrich Freiherr von.

RAMON MARIA NARVAEZ, MILITAR Y POLITICO ESPAÑOL, 1860. DETALLE CONJ146185. Author: JEAN LAURENT 1816/1886 FOTOGRAFO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

'General Bourbaki', c1872. Portrait of French general Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki (1816-1897). From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume II, by Captain H M Hozier. William Mackenzie, London, 1872

Alexander III of Russia born 1845 died 1894. Emperor of Russia. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana of 1881

Engraving of King William I of Prussia (1797 - 1888) the first German Emperor. Dated 1870

Marie Edme Patrice Maurice, Count of Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta since 1859, born June 13, 1808 - October 17, 1893, was a French military and statesman, Marshal of France and second President of the Third Republic, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I, 18 August 1830 21 November 1916. Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1848 until his death in 1916.

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, 8 August 1831, 25 April 1891, was the third son and sixth child of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Alexandra Fyodorovna, received military training and commanded the Russian Danubian Army as Field Marshal in the Russo-Turkish War, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print

Nicholas I (1796-1855). Emperor of Russia (1825-1855). Portrait. Engraving.

William I, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, 1797-1888 German Emperor.

Luitpold of Bavaria (1821-1912). Prince regent of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912. Portrait. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana de 1870-1871". Published in Barcelona, 1891.

'The Imperial Institute of the UnitedKingdom , The Colonies, and India; His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales', 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890.

COUNT ORNANO, MARSHAL OF FRANCE, FROM A PAINTING BY HEUSS, AT THE HOTEL DES INVALIDES

Franz Joseph I or Franz Joseph I 18 August 1830, 21 November 1916, was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia from 2 December 1848 until his death, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Portrait of Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (1795-1861) by Llanta, Jacques Francois Gauderique (1807-1864) / Private Collection / 1865 / France / Lithograph / Portrait / 25,6x19

Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, 22 September 1835, 8 June 1905, was the head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Potrait of Prince Louis William Augustus of Baden, or in German, Ludwig Wilhelm August Prinz von Baden; 18 December 1829, 27 April 1897, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878). King of Sardinia (1849-1861) and king of Italy (1861-1878). Portrait. Engraving. "Historia Universal", 1881.

GUILLERMO III - REY DE LOS PAISES BAJOS Y GRAN DUQUE DE LUXEMBURGO (1849 A 1890)- GRABADO DE 1890.

Frederick III (German: Friedrich III., Deutscher Kaiser und Koenig von Preußen; 18 October 1831 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888. Shown as Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia 1870

Portrait of Louis-Jules Trochu (1815-1896), General, MP, President of the Government of National Defense in 1870 Portrait of Louis-Jules Trochu (1815-1896), General, MP, President of the Government of National Defense in 1870. Business card (front). Photograph of Franck (François GOBINET DE VILLECHOLE, says). Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik of Austria, Duke of Teschen,1817 - 1895. Austrian Habsburg general. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published c. 1880.

Alexander II Nikolaevich, 29 April 1818, 13 March 1881, was Tsar of Russia from 1855 to 1881, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century

Luis I of Portugal (Lisbon, 1838-Cascais, 1889). King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1861 to 1889. He was a member of the House of Braganza. Portrait. Engraving from La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881. Drawing by Badillo, engraving by Carretero. Later colouration.

Francisco de Asís de Borbón (1822-1902), rey consorte de España, esposo de la reina Isabel II. Grabado de 1880.

Don Francisco Serrano Dominguez de Vargas, Duke of la Torre, (1810 - 1885), Spanish marshal and statesman. He was Prime Minister of Spain in 1868-69 and regent in 1869-70.

Osman Nuri Pasha, 1832, 5 April 1900, General of the Ottoman Army in the Russo-Turkish conorhynchos conirostris (1877) to 1878 Historic, digitally res...

Portrait of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) by Russian Photographer /Private Collection/1860s/Photoengraving/Russia/Tsar's Family. House of Romanov

Albert of Saxony (1828-1875). Crown Prince. King of Saxony (1873-1902). Portrait as Prince. Engraving by Paris. ""Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia"" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

The Czar of Russia. Alexander III. 1868-1918.

CASTILLA MARQUESADO, Ramón (1796-1867). Estadista peruano. Elegido presidente de la República en 1845 y presidente constitucional en 1858. Grabado de "Americanos célebres" (1888) .

Historical illustration from the 19th century, portrait of Friedrich Karl Nicholas of Prussia, 1828 - 1885, a Prussian prince and commander

Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769-1849). Ottoman Albanian commander. Engraving in The Universal History, 1881.

Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (1810-1885). 1st Duke of la Torre, Grandee of Spain, Count of San Antonio. Spanish general and statesman. Prime Minister of Spain (1868-1869) and regent (1869-1870). Portrait. Drawing by Llanta. Lithography. "Cronica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Andalucia", 1869. Author: Santiago Llanta (fl. 1866-1872). French lithographer who worked in Spain.

'Francis Joseph, Emperor of Austria', c1872. Portrait of Franz Joseph (1830-1916) who became Emperor of Austria after the Revolution of 1848 which led to the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I. His ultimatum to Serbia in 1914 after the assassination of his heir, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, led to the outbreak of the First World War. From "The Franco-Prussian War: its causes, incidents and consequences", Volume I, by Captain H M Hozier. William Mackenzie, London, 1872

Frederick Charles Nicholas of Prussia, 20 March 1828, 15 June 1885, was a Prussian prince and field marshal general, Historical, digitally restored re...

ALBERT Friedrich Auguste, 1828-1902 King of Saxony, engraving

Karl I of Württemberg (1823-1891). Third King of Württemberg (1864-1891). Portrait of Karl Friedrich Alexander as Crown Prince of Württemberg. Drawing by J. Vallejo. Lithography by J. Donón. Detail. "Reyes Contemporáneos". Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1855. Author: José Vallejo (1821-1882). Spanish illustrator. Julio Donón. Spanish artist active from 1840 to 1880.

Alexander of Battenberg (1857-1893). Prince of Bulgaria (1879-1886).

Nicholas I (1796-1855). Emperor of Russia (1825-1855). Portrait. Engraving.

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