Assassinated Gallery

4c Abraham Lincoln proof plate block of four, June 2, 1890

4c Abraham Lincoln proof plate block of four, June 2, 1890. Top margin block of four 4-cent stamps; plate 201; letter M; imperforate

© Heritage Art/Heritage Images

19th Century, 4 Cents, A Lincoln, Abolition, Abolitionist, Abraham Lincoln, Aged, America, American, American Bank Note Company, Anti Slavery, Assassinated, Assassination, B W, Beard, Bearded, Black And White, Black White, Bw, Capital Letter, Cent, Century, Collecting, Communication, Communications, Concept, Country, Crime, Education, Educational Institution, Facial Hair, Finance, Four People, Gum, Guy, Head, Heritage Art, Historic, Ink, Ink Dark Brown, Law, Lawyer, Lawyers, Lettering, Lincoln Abraham, Location, Looking Away, Lower Case, Male, Man, Men, Money, Murder, Murdering, National Postal Museum, Nineteenth Century, Old, Paper, People, Philately, Political, Politician, Politicians, Politics, Portrait, Postage Stamp, Postage Stamps, Postal Service, President, President Lincoln, President Of The United States Of America, Presidential, Proof, Repetition, Scientific Institution, Slaughter, Slaughtering, Smithsonian Institution, Stamp, Stamp Collecting, Statesman, United States, United States Of America, Usa

Grigori Rasputin, 1910, (c1920). Creator: Karl Karlovich Bulla

Grigori Rasputin, 1910, (c1920). Gregory Rasputin, the Evil Genius of the Russian Court'. Portrait of Russian monk Rasputin (1869-1916) who exercised considerable influence over Tsar Nicholas II and particularly the Tsarina Alexandra, partly due to their belief in his ability to heal their son's haemophilia. This influence was widely unpopular, and he was murdered by Prince Felix Yusupov and Grand Duke Dmitri Romanov in 1916. It took several attempts before he finally died. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume VII, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

© The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Seni with the body of Wallenstein, 26 February 1634, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Seni with the body of Wallenstein, 26 February 1634, (1936). Seni An Der Leiche Wallensteins, 26 Februar 1634'. The Italian astrologer and physician Gian Battista Seni with the corpse of Wallenstein (1583-1634), a Bohemian military leader who commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). Wallenstein was a believer in astrology and had his horoscope done by at least two leading astrologers of the time, Johannes Kepler and Giovanni Battista Seni. He was assassinated by Scottish and Irish officers after mounting a rebellion against Ferdinand II in 1634. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]

© The Print Collector/Heritage Images