Historical Royal Portraits

A collection of 19th-century steel engravings depicting historical royal figures, showcasing their ornate attire and crowns, evoking a sense of regal history.

Edward II, King of England (reigned 1307 - 1327). Date: 1284 - 1327

Edward II, King of England (reigned 1307 - 1327). Date: 1284 - 1327

Historical steel engraving from the 19th Century, portrait, Clodion or Chlodio, King of Salfranken, 2nd King of France, 5th Century

Boleslaw I, the cruel Duke of Bohemia.

Johann I, King of Portugal.

PHILIPPE I, KING OF FRANCE King from 1059 - 1108 although he reigned under the regency of his mother, Anne of Russia from 1059 - 1066. Date: 1052 - 1108

Ottokar II Przemysl, King of Bohemia 1501/1700

Alfons Xi., King of Castile and León.

Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155-1214), called the Noble or the one of the Navas. King of Castile from 1158 and King of Toledo. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Castilla-La Vieja, 1870.

Portrait of Jan III, Duke of Brabant and Lorraine, Coenraet Waumans, 1662 print Portrait of Jan III, Duke of Brabant and Lorraine. In the margin there are coat of arms and a six -line caption with biographical data in French. Antwerp paper engraving armorial bearing, heraldry

Titian, Collin, Richard, Antwerp, Waumans, Coenraet, Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, verso lower left - stamped, German Emperor and King of Spain. He wears a ribbon with the Order of the Golden Fleece. In the margin are a coat of arms and a six-line caption with biographical information in French., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 175 mm, width 119 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1619-06-19 - 1652, print maker, printmaker, 1662 - 1662, paper, papier, engraving, graveren (drukprocessé), Zuid-Nederlands (before 1775), 1627 - 1697, Italian, 1488 - 1576-08-27

WILLIAM I THE CONQUEROR Date: 1027 - 1087

Heinrich VII., Kaiser .

Florence V., Count of Holland.

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399). Artist: Unknown

Edward, the Black Prince, (1786).Artist: Goldar

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399), fourth son of Edward II of England, father of Henry IV, Shakespeare's Time-honoured Lancaster, All Souls, 0xford, Engraving after a window

Barthel Beham, Emperor Charles V, 1531 Emperor Charles V

Portrait of Charles V of Habsburg, Frans Huys, Hieronymus Cock, 1546 - 1562

James I 1566-1625 King of Scotland as James VI from 1567 to 1625 and first Stuart king of England from 1603 to 1625 From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's

Grimoald, König there.

ENRIQUE II DE TRASTAMARA. REY DE CASTILLA. 1333-1379. SEVILLA 1333-1379. HIJO BASTARDO DE ALFONSO XI DE CASTILLA. GRABADO BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. MADRID.

RETRATO DE PEDRO I EL CRUEL - DIBUJO SIGLO XIX. Author: ANONIMO ESPAÑOL. PEDRO I EL CRUEL REY DE CASTILLA.

Portrait of Teia, King of Ostrogoths

HENRY IV.

CESARE BORGIA, son of pope Alexander VI ; bishop at age 15, archbishop at 16 : led papal armies in battle, noted for cruelty ; captured, escaped, killed in battle.

Engraved portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) an English poet during the Middle Ages. Dated 14th Century

Portret van koning Sancho I van Portugal, Cornelis Galle (I), in or after 1621 print print maker: Southern Netherlandsprint maker: Antwerp paper engraving insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral) Portugal

Edward III (1312-1377), King of England, c1900, Wood engraving

Henry IV (1367-1413), King of England, c1900, Wood engraving

Portrait of King Richard I of England in crown, armour and cape, holding battle ax. Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.

Portrait of Lothaire of France (941 - 986). King of France from 954 to 986. Carolingian Dynasty. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Engraved portrait of King Richard I (1157-1199). Dated 12th Century

SIGISMUND II (Zygmunt) OF POLAND His reign was the 'golden age' of Polish history : the country flourished socially, commercially and culturally. Date: 1520 - 1572

Ludwig II, King of Naples and Sicily.

Francis I of France by Jacques Prevost, woodcut, 1536, 1521-1580, Russia, Moscow, State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Charles V,1500-1558, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-58) and, as Charles I, King of Spain (1516-56). Photo-etching from the painting by Garavagha. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works, VI. The Court of France, II' Published London 1899.

Portrait of King Stephen of England

King Afonso V of Portugal, 1432 - 1481. Nicknamed the African. After a 17th century engraving.

Vasco Nunez de Balbao (1475-1529) Spanish explorer; founded colony at Darien. First European to sight the Pacific Ocean. Engraving published late 19th century

Manutius, Paul.

Richard Coeur-de-Lion, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

'The Czar Ivan the Terrible', 1590, (1903). Artist: Hans Wengel.

Wilfred I the Hairy (840- 897). Count of Barcelona, Cerdanya, Urgell, Girona and Besalú. Portrait, detail. Engraving by Antonio Roca. Las Glorias Nacionales, 1853. Author: Antonio Roca Sallent (1813-1864). Spanish engraver.

Aurelius, King of Asturias.

Engraved portrait of John Balliol (1249-1314) King of Scots. Dated 13th Century

Kasimir II., Duke of Poland.

the Roman god of war, similar to the Greek god Ares, but not identical

Portrait of Alexis of Russia (1629-1676) Tsar of Russia during the major Cossack revolt of Stenka Razin. Dated 17th Century

'Kouli Khan', (1688-1747), 1830. Thomas Kouli Kan (1688-1747) known as Nadir Shah, powerful Iranian Emperor of Persia, was inspired by the military prowess and cruelty of Genghis Khan and Timur he was assassinated by his own officers 1747. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830

Albert von derHelle. Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever, Germany, 1502-1555/61

Arcadius (377-408) was the eldest son of Emperor Theodosius I, born in Hispania. He was declared co-ruler of the East in 383. When his father died in 395, Arcadius became emperor of the East, co-ruling the Roman Empire with his brother Honorius in the West.

Jean de Bethencourt (ca. 1362-1425). Norman explorer who led an expedition to the Canary Islands in 1402, landing first on the north coast of Lanzarote. From there he conquered the islands of Fuerteventura (1405) and El Hierro for Castile, defeating their local chieftains. Bethencourt became Lord of the Canary Islands (1404-1425). Portrait. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Canaries, 1871.

Portrait of François the Father and Restorer of Letters (1494 - 1547). King of France from 1515 to 1547. Valois-Angoulême Branch. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Bohdan Chmielnicki, 1595, 6 August 1657, was a Ukrainian Cossack hetman and the founder of the first Cossack state, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown.

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (ca. 1464-1524). Spanish conquistador. Governor of Cuba from 1511. Portrait. Drawing by Salcedo. Lithography. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Antilles, 1871. Author: Isidoro Salcedo. Spanish painter, lithographer and cartoonist,19th century.

Vlad Tepes (Vlad IV, The Impaler) Ruler of Walachia 1456-62, 1476-77. Apparently the source of the Dracula of Translyvanian legend as Vlad member of Order of the Dragon (dracul). Engraving.

Egica (c. 610-701/703). Visigoth King of Hispania and Septimania from 687 until his death. Colored engraving.

Philipp V., King of France 1601/1750

Philip VI, King of France, (1805).Artist: J Chapman

Clement Marot, 1496 - 1544. French renaissance poet. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

Aurelius of Asturias (c. 740-774). King of Asturias (768-774). Portrait. Engraving. Later colouration. Las Glorias Nacionales. Volume II, Madrid-Barcelona edition, 1853.

Ibrahim, Pasha.

Aurangzeb

Henry IV, King of England 1399-1413, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533). Italian poet. Colored engraving.

Dom Carolus de. Columna. a. Cons. Stat. Prim. a. Cubit Reg. Mat. Cath. Magister Campi..Gnalis. in Belg. Etc., Paulus Pontius, 1603-1658, Flemish, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599-1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620-21; 1632-34; 1635-41), ca.1635, Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, blued white, laid paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Mount: 14 15/16 × 11 inches (37.9 × 27.9 cm), Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8 inches (23.8 × 16.8 cm), and Image: 9 × 6 3/8 inches (22.9 × 16.2 cm)

Bliżej Kultury

Francesco Alunno, Francesco Del Bailo, 1484 - 1556. Italian Calligrapher and Lexicographer. From Histoire de La Gravure, published 1880

Edward I (1239 - 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots; King of England from 1272 to 1307.

AMADEUS VIII count of Savoy he was also FELIX V, the last anti- pope : (reigned 1440-1449) Date: 1383 - 1451

Lothair I (795-855), also known as Lothar I, was the eldest son of Emperor Louis the Pious and grew up in the court of his grandfather, Emperor Charlemagne. When Louis became sole emperor in 814, he sent Lothair to govern Bavaria in 815. Lothair was crowned as co-emperor and declared as principal heir in 817, and would be overlord to his younger brothers, Pippin of Aquitaine and Louis the German, as well as his cousin Bernard of Italy. When his father died in 840, Lothair ignored all previous plans for partitioning and claimed the whole of the Holy Roman Empire for himself, leading to another civil war which lasted around three years.

1200S 1300S King Edward I Of England Edward Longshanks

Liuvigild (d.586). Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Galicia, 1866.

Historic drawing from the 19th century, portrait of Melchior Neusidler or Neusiedler, or Neysidler Newsidler, 1531 - 1591, a German lutenist

James I, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Design for a Playing Card: King of Clubs, Graphite, brush and watercolor, silver on paper, King Henry IV is shown obliquely, sitting in an armchair holding the mace., France, 1825-1850, Playing Card, Playing Card

Francisco Pizarro y González, 1st Marqués de los Atabillos (c. 1471 or 1476 June 26, 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of Lima. Through his father, Francisco was second cousin to Hernán Cortés, the famed conquistador of Mexico.

Engraved portrait of Henry III of England (1207-1272). Dated 13th Century

Paulus Pontius, 1603-1658, Flemish, Dom Carolus de Columna a Cons. Stat. Prim. a Cubic. Reg. Matis. Cath. Magister Campi. Gnalis. in. Belg. Etc, ca.1635. Line engraving and stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper.

Mauritius, Oströmischer Kaiser.

Ataulfo. Rey visigodo de 412 a 415. España. S.V.

Henry II. 1138-89 was King of England from 1154. First plantation king of England. Holzstich., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not stated

Portrait of King Childeric III (717-754) considered the last Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty. Dated 8th Century

King Alfred the Great, c. 847-849 to 899, From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey, published in London c. 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Moctezuma II. Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, Montezuma, was ruler of the Aztec Empire, Mexico, conqueror of Guatemala, from 1502 until his death in 1520, Historical, digitally restored 19th century reproduction, exact date unknown, Central America

Portrait of Jean the Good (1319 - 1364). King of France from 1350 to 1364. House of Valois. History of France, from the book Atlas de la France 1842

Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi 1618 - 1707 Emperor of the Mughal Empire From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825

Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s - 1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited

Historical engraving, woodcut, portrait of Paul Melissus or Paul Schede or Paulus Schedius Melissus, 1539 - 1602, Neo-Latin humanist writer, translator and composer

RICHARD I, THE LIONHEART (1157 - 1199) Reigned 1189 - 1199 Circular portrait

'Henry I', 1935. Artist: Unknown.

Portrait of Pasquale Cicogna, Doge of Venice. Jacopo Palma il Giovane (Italian, c. 1548-1628). Etching;

Johann III., Duke of Jülich-Kleve-Berg.

Portrait of Pope Clement IX (1600-1669) born Giulio Rospigliosi. Dated 17th Century

Heinrich VIII., King of England.

Italy/Holland: 'Vitellius, Emperor of Rome' (15 - 69 CE), line engraving by Aegidus Sadeler, after Titian, 17th Century

István Werbczy (h. 1458-1541). Hungarian legal theorist and statesman. He was elected by the Diet to collect extraordinary taxes after the siege of Belgrade in 1521. Portrait. Engraving. "Los Héroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VIII. 1856.

Walia or Valia. King of the Visigoths from 415-419. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

King Bolesaw I (Painting by Jan Bogumi Jacobi, 1828. Bolesaw I 967 ñ 1025 was a Duke of Poland during 992ñ1025 and the first crowned King of Poland

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