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Portraits of Historical Leaders

Painted portraits of historical military and political leaders in elaborate uniforms, highlighting their status and decorations.

Portrait of FREDERICK I King of Naples

Portret van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden.Portrait of Willem I Frederik in an oval. Six lines of Dutch text in the underwear six lines. Bottom right 'proof'.

Kaiser WILHELM I with his autograph Date: 1797 - 1888

Portrait of German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941), King of Prussia, Werner, Anton von (1843-1915)

SANTANDER, Francisco de Paula (1792-1840). Colombian general and politician for independence, president fo Nueva Granada from 1832 to 1836. Oil on canvas.

Portrait of the Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), Terzio (Terzi), Francesco (c. 1523-1591)

ALFONSO XIII, 1886-1941, King of Spain, exiled 1931

HEALY, George (1813-1894). George IV, King of England. 1844. After a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles.

'Portrait of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich'. Russia, 1879. Dimensions: 97x64 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Yegor Botman (Georg).

Crown Prince Frederick William, later Frederick III, German Emperor and King ofPrussia. Artist: Franz von Lenbach, German, 1836-1904

Inayatullah Khan Seraj (1888 1946) (pictures here as Prince) became King of the Emirate of Afghanistan on 14th January 1929, but only reigned for 3 days until 17th January 1929. He was the son of former Afghan King, Habibullah Khan (see picture 10290732). Inayatullah's brief reign ended with his abdication. Date: 1903

PRIMO DE RIVERA, Miguel (1870-1930). Spanish military man and politician, dictator between 1923 and 1930. Oil on canvas.

Miguel de Lardizabal y Uribe. 1714-. Spanish politician. Madrid, private collection. Author: Attributed to GOYA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Dom Pedro I (1798-1834), Emperor of Brazil, half-length. Attributed to Jean Baptiste Debret (1768-1848). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1816. 71.8 x 58.4cm.

Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria in Hungarian Uniform by Osko, Lajos (1865-1922)/ Private Collection/ Hungary/ Watercolour, Gouache on horn/ Academic art/ 10x7,5/ Portrait

'Yorck von Wartenburg 1759-1830', 1934. Artist: Unknown.

Duke of norfolk, The Earl Marshall of England in his uniform for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937

Portrait of general Kazimierz Trzciński. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Portrait of Emperor Alexander I by Gerhard von Kugelgen, oil on canvas, 1804, 1772-1820, Russia, Moscow, State Tropinin Museum, 35, 5x25, 5

ALFONSO XIII. REY DE ESPAÑA . MADRID 1886 / 1941. OLEO DE JOSE MORENO CARBONERO. SOCIEDAD ECONOMICA AMIGOS DEL PAIS . MADRID. SFGP / © KORPA.

France/USA: 'Lafayette' (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, 1757-1834), Oil on canvas, Joseph Desire Court (1797-1865), 1791

WILLIAM II of Germany (1859-1941). King of Prussia and emperor of Germany (1888-1918). Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe 'Achille Bertarelli' (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints).

'Portrait of Admiral Mikhail Lazarev'. Russia, 1844 (). Dimensions: 51,5x39 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Robert Constantin Schwede ( ).

ALFONSO XIII. REY DE ESPAÑA. MADRID 1886 / 1941. DETALLE DE UN CUADRO DEL REY EN EL QUE APARECE CON LA ORDEN DEL TOISON DE ORO. OLEO ANONIMO.

Pedro I, first Emperor of Brazil, founder and first Grand Master of the Order, wearing the Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Cross (then the Order's highest rank) among other orders.- Simplicio Rodrigues de Sa, circa 1830

Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (1830-1906). Governor General (1875-1880). Dating: 1887. Measurements: h 123.5 cm × w 98 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Andries van den Berg (mentioned on object).

Color portrait of William II of Germany. Wilhelm II Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preussen (Berlin 1859 - Doorn 1941) Last emperor or kaiser of the German Empire and the last king of Prussia. He was the eldest son of Frederick III and the princess of the United Kingdom Victoria. Germany, Europe

Franz Emil Lorenz Graf Wimpffen (b. 2 April 1797 in Prague, d. 26 November 1870 in Goerz) was an Austrian Feldzeugmeister, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

ALFONSO XIII REY DE ESPAÑA - 1912 - O/L - 2,50x1,40 - Nº INVENTARIO 83 -. Author: NICOLAS AQUINO Y LOSADA (1871-1940). Location: SENADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. ALFONSO XIII (1886-1941).

George, Fifth Duke of Gordon, Andrew Robertson (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1777 - 1845)

Portrait of LUDWIG II, 1845-86 King of Bavaria

Portrait of Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, Carl Gustaf Hjalmar Morner, c. 1820, Swedish painting, oil on canvas (BSLOC_2016_2_259)

Ferdinand I. Karl Leopold Joseph Franz Marcellin, called the kind born April 19, 1793 in Vienna, died June 29, 1875 in Prague from 1835 to 1848 King of Austria and King of Bohemia and, as Ferdinand V. since 1830, King of Hungary and Croatia, historically, digitally restored reproduction from a template from the 19th century, record date stated

Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (1728-1810). Polish-Lithuanian jesuit, astronomer and mathematician. Portrait by Josef Oleszkiewicz (1777-1830). Vilnius Picture Gallery. Lithuania.

William II (Willem Frederik George Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau) (6 December 1792 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849

Napoleon III, Emperor of France, mid 1850s. Artist: Unknown

FLORIDABLANCA, CONDE DE ( JOSE MOÑINO ). MINISTRO DE CARLOS III. 1728-1808. OLEO DE FRANCISCO FOLCH CARDONA.. BANCO DE ESPA¿A. MADRID.

The Duke of Wellington, 1812-1814, by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828).

Stanislaw II August Poniatowski 1732 1798. King and Grand Duke of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1764 95) painted by Marcello Bacciarelli

Brisbane - Governor. August 17, 1936.

Portrait of Antoni Boniecki, a podka of the earth; Miller, Karol (1835-1920); 1872 (1872-00-00-1872-00-00);

Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza, Admiral of Aragon, Anonymous, 1601

Portrait of Jean Chrétien Baud, Governor-General ad interim of the Dutch East Indies, Raden Sarief Bastaman Saleh, 1835

Portrait Of Sir Edward Thomason (1769-1849), 1849. By Samuel Colman

ROSAS, Juan Manuel de (1793-1877). Argentine general and politician from the Federal Party. Governor of Buenos Aires Province. Between 1835 and 1852, he established a dictatorship in Argentina and he appointed himself 'Restaurador'. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Biblioteca del Instituto de Cultura Hispànica (Library of the Institute of Hispanic Culture).

Józef Bonawentura Antoni Miączyński Portrait unknown

George V 1865 - 1936, king of the United Kingdom and emperor of India, 1910 - 1936. King George V in his coronation robes, Sir Luke Fildes, 1911

Portrait of Admiral Mervyn Medlycott, by Daniele Ranzoni (1843-1889), oil on canvas, 115x81 cm.

Prince Ernest, King of Hanover (1771-1851), c.1797-1802.

CHARLES V, 1788-1855, King of Spain 1833-45, or Carlos Maria Isidro de Bourbon, 1788-1855

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) by Russian master / State Open-air Museum of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Sergyev Possad/ End of 19th cen./ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ 85x65,5/ Portrait

Portrait of Louis XVIII (1755-1824) in coronation robes by Lefevre, Robert (1756-1830) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1822 / France / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 295x205 / Neoclassicism

José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, 1778 1850, Argentine general. A key leader of the movement fr independence in South America rom Spanish rule.

Francis II (1768 2 March 1835). King of Hungary and Croatia. Reigned 1792 1835. Holy Roman Emperor. Reign 5 July 1792 6 August 1806. Ruled as Austrian Emperor 1768-1835. Formal portrait by Friedrich von Amerling (18031887)

Napoleon Bonaparte's portrait, First Consul and French Emperor. Napoleonic era, France, 19th century.

Sylvain van de Weyer, 1802-1874. The first ambassador of Belgium in the United Kingdom, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) The Duke of Wellington is standing at half-length, wearing Field Marshal''s uniform, with the Garter star and sash, the badge of the Golden Fleece, and a special badge ordered by the Prince Regent to be worn from 1815 by Knights Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath who were also Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter. Thomas Lawrence, circa 1816

Alexander I, 1777 - 1825. Emperor of Russia.

Antonio Borrero Cortazar, president of Ecuador

George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, c1850, (1930). Creator: Francis Grant.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) als Kaiser Napoleon I.

MARIANO ROCA DE TOGORES (1812-1889) O/L MARQUES DE MOLINS/ DECIMOCUARTO DIRECTOR. Author: FEDERICO DE MADRAZO Y KUNTZ (1815-1894). Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. MARIANO ROCA TOGORES-MARQUES DE MOLINS.

Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria by Ledeli, Moritz (1856-1920)/ Private Collection/ Austria/ Oil on canvas/ Biedermeier/ 23x17,5/ Portrait

Portrait d'Apres Nature de Sa Majeste Napoleon III (Charles-Louis) Empereur des Francais....

Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) (Ajaccio, Corsica,1769-St. Helena Island, 1821). French military leader and emperor of The French (1804-1815). Napoleon I and his son Napoleon II (1811-1832), called King of Rome. He never reigned. Engraving, Later colouration.

RETRATO DE ARTHUR I DUQUE DE WELLINGTON (1769/1852)- 1814. Author: PHILIPS T. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. STRAFFIELD. ENGLAND. DUQUE DE CIUDAD RODRIGO. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852). ARTHUR COLLEY (1769-1852) DQ DE WELLINGTON. DUQUE DE WELLINGTON (1769-1852).

Albert Prince consort (1819 - 1861).When I was young, the very name of Albert, Queen Victoria's Prince Consort, was a joke. Everything about him seemed redo-lent of all that was stuffy and absurd about the Victorian Age. We smiled at the Albert Memorial and laughed at the Albert Hall. The Prince Consort's popular title, "Albert the Good," seemed hilarious. A good deal of our attitude was the result of Lytton Strachey's witty but misleading books. July 1, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

Sir George Harry Wakelyn Smith, 1787-1860, British general and administrator. Painted by DJPound after a photograph by J. Eastham. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Charles XIV & III John (Karl XIV Johan), born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, (1763 1844) King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death.

Louis Philippe, 1773-1850. Duke of Orleans, Duke of Chartres, King of the French in 1841 1830-1848, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Prince Józef Poniatowski

Otto von Bismark aged 75 in a Prussian uniform. Painting. 1890 German politician and statesman. From 1862 to 1890 with a brief interruption in 1873, Minister President in Prussia, from 1867 to 1871 also Chancellor of the North German Confederation. From 1871 to 1890 he was the first Reich Chancellor of the German Empire. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71, he was the driving force behind the founding of the German Empire. With his alliance policy, he focused on balancing European powers in foreign policy and opposed German colonial policy for a long time. contemporary history, historical

George V, King of the United Kingdom from 1910, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft.

Abdulmecid I, 1823, 1861, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. From the book Gallery of Historical Portraits, published around 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

His Majesty King Edward VII

Louis Philippe, 1773-1850, Duke of Orleans, Duke of Chartres, king of the French (1830-1848), Engraved from the painting by Philippoteaux. From the book Lady Jackson's Work, 1899 XIV The Court of the Tuileries II' Published London 1899, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, Duke of Malakhoff, 1794-1864, Marshal of France, French ambassador. Painted by DJ Pound after a photograph by Mayall. From the book The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages, published in London 1859, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, record date not stated

Portugal: Antonio Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo (1819 - 1887), Prime Minister of Portugal, Palacio da Bolsa, Porto. Fontes Pereira de Melo served as Portugal's prime minister three times between 1871 and 1886.

Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, after Paul Delaroche, digitally optimized Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, after Paul Delaroche, digitally optimized Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911442

Pretender to ***** throne Duo de Guise. May 15, 1933.

'Portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich (1827 - 1892)'. Russia, 1847. Dimensions: 6,8x4,2 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Ivan Winberg ( ).

Portrait of russian general Vasily Perovsky by Vladimir Ivanovich Hau, Watercolour on paper, 1841, 1816-1895, Russia, Moscow, State Museum of A.S. Pushkin

Manuel Azana during the Spanish Civil War. Manuel Azana Díaz (January 10, 1880 November 3, 1940) was the first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (19311933),

FERGUSON, Sir Ronald Munro, 1860-1934, Australian Governor-General from 1914-20

Robert Georges Nivelle 1856 to 1924. From L Illustration, 1917., historical, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

Portrait of Frederick William III, 3 August 1770 - 7 June 1840, was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840, he ruled Prussia during the difficult times of the Napoleonic Wars and the end of the Holy Roman Empire, German, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Portrait of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831-1896) King of Persia. Dated 1841

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