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Portraits of Historical Leaders

Engravings and illustrations of European monarchs and military leaders showcasing their ceremonial attire and decorations.

Oscar II (Stockholm 1829-Stockholm, 1907). King of Sweden (1872-1907) and Norway (1872-1905).

Nikolai Wassiljewitsch baron of Kaulbars (1842-1905). General of the Russian army and military writer. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola, 1886

Charles Auguste Frossard, 26 April 1807, 25 August 1875, French general, woodcut, portrait, 1885, France, Europe

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. Later colouration. "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.

Wilhelm Alexander Paul Friedrich Ludwig von Oranien-Nassau, Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk, 19 February 1817, 23 November 1890, was King of t...

Manuel de la Pezuela y Lobo-Cabrilla (1817-1899). Military, marine and Spanish politician. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1885. Colored.

Portrait of Emperor Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) by Deniere, Andrei (Heinrich-Johann) (1820-1892)/Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk/Albumin Photo/Russia/Tsar's Family. House of Romanov

Portrait of Ch. Baeckmann, a portrait of A. Dobroniszky and a portrait of Eduard Colinet, Anonymous, c. 1880 - in or before 1885 photomechanical print paper historical persons

Henry Granville Fitzalan-Howard; 14th Duke of Norfolk; (7 November 1815 25 November 1860) was an English peer and hereditary Earl Marshal and Chief Butler of England

Friedrich Alexander Graf von Bismarck-Bohlen, also Frederick v. Bismarck-Bohlen, June 25, 1818, May 9, 1894, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Juan Bautista Antequera Bobadilla (1824-1890). Spanish military and politician. Engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1884.

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.

Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915). Mexican military and politician. President of Mexico on seven occasions, between 1877 and 1911. Portrait. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1884.

Napoleon III aka Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) on engraving from the 1800s. President of the French Second Republic and ruler of the Second French Empire. Nephew of Napoleon I. Published in London by James Hagger, 67 Paster Noster Row.

Hueseyin Avni Pasha, 1820, 1876, was an Ottoman statesman, woodcut, Turkey, Asia

Claude Maxwell MacDonald (1852-1915). British military and diplomat. Ambassador to Korea, China and Japan. Portrait. Engraving by Matute. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.

Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, 1827, 23 August 1892, was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the first President of Brazil, Historic...

The new King of Portugal, 1861. '...the young Duke of Oporto has been called to fill the throne of Portugal...Death, in the instances of both the late King and his Queen, knocking at the door of the palace under circumstances strangely like those about which we are accustomed to associate with his advent to the humblest cottages, in the twentieth year of his age the second son of Donna Maria finds himself suddenly called on to assert his hereditary right to rule over the ancient kingdom of Portugal. As usual in Spanish and Portuguese Royal and noble families, the new King was invested at his b

Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886). Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886.

Alexander III, born Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, 10 March 1845, 1 November 1894, descended from the House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp and was Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting

RETRATO DE RAMON MARIA DE NARVAEZ - 1800/1868 -GRABADO S XIX. Author: BERTANTS. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. RAMON MARIA NARVAEZ (1800/1868) I DUQUE DE VALENCI.

Portrait of August Karl von Goeben, 10 December 1816, 13 November 1880, woodcut, Germany, Europe

VICTOR MANUEL II. REY DE ITALIA. 1820 - 1878. GRABADO RETRATRO DE L ¿ILLUSTRATION.

GENERAL PORFIRIO DIAZ - 1830/1915 - PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE MEXICO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. GENERAL DIAZ PORFIRIO (1830-1915).

Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen was a Bavarian General, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Podpolkovnik Aleksandr Alekseevich Stepanov, 1846. Additional, Lieutenant-colonel Stepanov., 1884., S.-Peterburg. Publisher, Fototipiia V. Shteina i S. Lapteva, Pervyi kadetskii korpus (Russia). History

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

King of Roumania.

Marie Edme Patrice Maurice, Count of Mac-Mahon, since 1859 Duke of Magenta, 13 June 1808, 17 October 1893, a French military man and statesman, Marshal of France and second President of the Third Republic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Frederick I, Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig, 9 September 1826, 28 September 1907, was the sovereign Grand Duke of Baden reigning from 1856 to 1907, Germany, digitally improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century, Europe

Alexander III of Russia (1845-1894). Emperor of Russia. Engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored.

Prince Friedrich Carl Nicolaus of Prussia, 1828, 1885, Situation at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Wilhelm I. or in German Wilhelm I. Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig, from the House of Hohenzollern was the King of Prussia and the first German Emperor, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Hilarion Daza (1840-1894). Bolivian military and politician. President of Bolivia from 1876 to 1879. Portrait. Illustration by Badillo. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov (born 27 June 1827 in Saint Petersburg, died 22 March 1889 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian statesman and diplomat, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, born Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 20 April 1808, 9 January 1873, was the President of France, Napoleon III, woodcut, portrait, France, Europe

Portrait of Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787-1869) a Finnish-Russian nobleman, military commander and statesman. Dated 19th Century

'General Sir Evelyn Wood, G.C.B., V.C.', 1900. From "South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900

Portrait of Luitpold van Bavaria, Anonymous, 1886 photograph baryta paper gelatin silver print historical persons. king

Maréchal Serrano. Nadar Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910)

Christian IX, 1818-1906, King of Denmark from 1863, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date not known

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861-1948). Tsar of Bulgaria. House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Gotha-Kohary. Portrait of Tsar Ferdinand by Nikola Mihaylov (1878-1960), 1914. National Art Gallery. Sofia. Bulgaria. Author: Nikola Mihaylov (1878-1960). Bulgarian painter.

Bust-length photograph of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. His right arm is raised to his chest and he is wearing military uniform. Alexander III was Emperor of Russia from 1881 until 1894.

José Lachambre Domínguez (1846 - 1903) Spanish military, Military Governor of Cuba. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

Photo reproduction of painting: portrait of Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia, photograph, photo, photos, height mm, width mm, photographer, 1880 - 1880, fourth quarter 19th century, albumen print, albumine print

Portrait of Fernando Fernández de Córdova and Valcárcel (Buenos Aires 1809 - Madrid 1883). II Marquis de Mendigorría, Spanish military, fought in the

Manuel Pavi_a y Lacy, 1st Marquis de Novaliches (1814-1896). Spanish marshal. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Kaiser Wilhelm I

MARCELO DE AZCARRAGA 1832-1915. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. AZCARRAGA Y PALMERO MARCELO.

Berger de Xivrey, Jules (1801-1863), bibliotecario e historiador de las letras francés. Grabado de 1865.

Carol I (Sigmaringen, 1839-Castle Pelesch, 1914). Prince (1866-81) and king of Romania (1881-1914). Engraving by A. Carretero.

Umberto I, full name Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia, 14 March 1844, 29 July 1900, descended from the House of Savoy and was King of Italy from 1878 to 1900, digital improved reproduction of an original 19th century print

Louis Jules Trochu, 12 March 1815, 7 October 1896, was a French military leader and politician, he served as President of the Government of National Defence, France's de facto head of state, from 4 September 1870 until his resignation, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master copy, exact original date unknown

Portrait of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. Dated 1860

Portrait of Willem III, King of the Netherlands. Portrait of Willem III. Hat his hat under his left arm. Name and titles in the undermarge.

1860s PORTRAIT OF THE EMPEROR MAXIMILLIAN OF MEXICO LOOKING AT CAMERA

Late King of Holland

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.

Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (1825-1901). Peruvian army general. He served as the 27th (1865), 29th (1865-1868) and 32th (1876-1879) President of Peru. Drawing by Badillo. Engraving by E. Alba. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, October 15, 1876.

Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, 1757 - 1834, a German physician and botanist, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Portrait of Willem Anton Gerard Ramaer.

RETRATO DEL GENERAL PRIM - 1814/1870 - GRABADO EN 1860 PARA "ISABEL II.HISTORIA DE LA REINA DE ESPAÑ. Author: EUSEBIO PLANAS Y FRANQUESA (1833-1897). Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. CONDE DE REUS. GENERAL PRIM. GENERAL JUAN PRIM Y PRATS (1814-1870).

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) Italian General and politician

Frederick III, 18 October 1831, 15 June 1888, was German Emperor and King of Prussia, digital improved reproduction of an original from 1880

H.R.H. The 2nd. Duke of Cambridge.Prince George William Frederick Charles, 1819-1904. Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. From the book ""The Drawing-Room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages"" Published in London 1859.

Portrait of King Nicholas I of Montenegro (1841-1921), photograph by Mathieu-Deroche, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIII, No 35, August 30, 1896.

Kapitan Fedor Petrovich Falenberg, 1863. Additional, Captain Falenberg., 1884., S.-Peterburg. Publisher, Fototipiia V. Shteina i S. Lapteva, Pervyi kadetskii korpus (Russia). History

Portrait of the Admiral Grigory Ivanovich Butakov (1820-1882), Anonymous

Karl Konstantin Albrecht Leonhard von Blumenthal, from 1883 Count von Blumenthal, 30 July 1810, 21 December 1900, Prussian officer, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Viktor Emanuel II, full name Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia, March 14, 1820 - January 9, 1878, was King of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1849 to 1861, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

Historic drawing, portrait of Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm of Bavaria, 1821-1912, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Portrait of Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland.

Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Preussen , Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm von Prussia later, Friedrich III, Illustrated political leaves of the flea , Unknown

Prince Friedrich Carl Alexander of Prussia, June 29, 1801, January 21, 1883, woodcut, 1888, Germany, Europe

King Christian IX (1818 to 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death and founded the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, Historical

Jean-Jacques-Alexis Uhrich, 15 February 1802, 9 October 1886, French officer and general and governor of Strasbourg, woodcut, portrait, France, Europe

Portrait of Frederick William III August 3, 1770, June 7, 1840, since 1797 King of Prussia and as Elector and Archbishop of Brandenburg until his diss...

Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (1825-1901). Militar y político peruano. Presidente del Perú en dos ocasiones (1865-1868) y 1876-1879). Retrato. Dibujo por Badillo. Grabado por E. Alba. Coloreado. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 15 de octubre de 1876.

Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría (1809-1883). Spanish military, politician, and Primer minister of Spain for one day. Portrait. Engraving. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1883.

Pierre-Louis Charles de Failly (1810-1892). French general. Portrait. Engraving. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1870.

Adolf von Bonin (1803-1872). Prussian general. Engraving in The Universal History, 1885. Colored.

Portrait of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884) son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Dated 19th Century

Hungary, Budapest, Portrait of Hungarian political leader Lajos Kossuth (1802 - 1894), color engraving

Mourad Mirza Governor General of the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Journey in Khorassan by N de Khanikof 1858

Sabas Marín y González (Cartagena 1831 - Madrid 1901) Marquis of Marín. He was a Spanish military man, captain general of the island of Cuba and governor of Puerto Rico. From La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1895

ALEXANDER II, 1818-1881, Tsar of Russia, engraving, 17 March 1855, from French publication L'Illustration

Ernst August Karl Johann Leopold Alexander Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, June 21, 1818, August 22, 1893, woodcut, Germany, Europe

Wilhelm I or William I, 1797-1888, House of Hohenzollern, king of Prussia and first German emperor

Kaiser Wilhelm I

GARNET JOSEPH, first viscount WOLSELEY military commander Date: 1833 - 1913

Color portrait of Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy (1820-1878) King of Italy, Europe

Ivan Yakovlevich Rostovtsev, Russian classical philologist, trustee of the Orenburg educational district, active privy councillor. ca. before 1911

Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz Mori (15 September 1830) (2 July 1915) was a Mexican general and politician, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

THE LATE ALEXANDER II., CZAR OF RUSSIA, 1881

Illustration of Oscar Frederick II (1829 - 1907). King of Sweden and Norway. Dated 1906

Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (6 December 1810 - 14 January 1890) was a British field marshal, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown

1890 (ca.). Portrait of Isaac Peral y Caballero, the inventor of the submarine.

Manuel Pavia y Rodriguez de Alburquerque (2 August 1827 - 4 January 1895) was a Spanish general whose coup ended the First Spanish Republic, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Historic chromolithography from the 19th century, portrait of Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke, or Moltke the Elder, 1800 - 1891, a Prussian field marshal and chief of staff during the German-Danish War, the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-German War

Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (1827 1892) first president of the Republic of Brazil after heading a military coup that deposed Emperor Pedro II in 1889

EL GENERAL NARVAEZ. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN. RAMON MARIA NARVAEZ (1800/1868) I DUQUE DE VALENCI.

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