Assassination Collection (page 8)

The Infernal Machine, 24 December 1800, (19th century?). The most serious - and very nearly successful - attempt on Napoleon Bonapartes (1769-1821)

Assassination of King Philip, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Assassination of King Philip, 1882. Private Collection

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1860s(?) Artist: Count Ivan Grigorievich Nostitz
Tsar Alexander II of Russia, c1860s(?). Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, 1863. Alexander (1818-1881) was Tsar from 1855. Known as The Liberator, he emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Gustav III, King of Sweden, 1771-1792. Gustav III (1746-1792) was assassinated during a masked ball. Verdis 1859 opera Un ballo in maschera originally was based on a romanticised version of episode

Assassination of Henry III, King of France, 1589 (1589-1590). King from 1574, Henry (1551-1589) was assassinated by friar Jacques Clement for his opposition to the Catholic Holy League

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1830. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Murder of Francois de Lorraine, Duc de Guise, French Religious Wars, 18 February 1563 (1570). Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-1563), one of the leaders of the Catholic faction

Scenes from the Seventh Crusade, 1248-1254 (15th century). Top: Louis IX (1215-1270), King of France from 1226, called Saint Louis, being brought as a prisoner before the Sultan

Valentinian II or Gratian, 4th century Roman Emperors. Head of a statue of Valentinian (371-392) or his half-brother Gratian (359-383)

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1589-1610. Artist: Jacob Bunel
Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1589-1610. Three-quarter portrait in full armour. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589

East room of the White House, Washington, c1901. This is the room where William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the USA (1896-1901), shook hands with all comers. From The Sphere

William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, 1896. McKinley (1843-1901) on the front porch of his house in Canton, Ohio, receiving congratulations on his election

President William McKinleys state bedroom at the White House, 1901. McKinley (1843-1901) 25th President of USA from 1896, was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz

White House, Washington, United States, 1901. The official residence of the American President, as it appeared at the time of William McKinleys assassination. From The Sphere

The coffins of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie lying in state, 1914. The Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914), heir to the Austrian throne

Jean Baptiste Kleber, French soldier, c1830. Kleber (1753-1800) enlisted in the French Revolutionary army in 1792. Left in command of Egypt by Napoleon in 1799

Death of Jules Ferry, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of Jules Ferry, 1893. Jules Francois Camille Ferry (1832-1893) was a French statesman. He served as Prime Minister of France on two occasions

Assassination of Julius Caesar, c1749-1821. Artist: Laurent Pecheux
Assassination of Julius Caesar, c1749-1821

John Felton (1595?-1628), English Puritan naval officer, 1830. Artist: Richard Sawyer
John Felton (1595?-1628), English Puritan naval officer, 1830. Felton murdered George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham at Portsmouth on 23 August 1628

Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judith about to cut off the head of Holofernes, 1866. Judith, Jewish heroine, having gained confidence of the Assyrian general Holofernes

The assassination of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia, Marseilles, France, 9 October 1934. Alexander I (1888-1934) ruled as King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1921-1929

Assassination of William McKinley, 25th president of the USA, 1901
Assassination of William McKinley, 25th President of the USA, 1901. On 6th September 1901, McKinley (1843-1901) President of the USA from 1896, was shot by Leon Czolgosz (1873-1901), an anarchist

Assassination of Baron Ketteler, Beijing, 1900
Assassination of the German Representative, Baron Ketteler, in Beijing (Pekin). From Le Petit Journal, Paris 22 July 1900

Assassination of Elisabeth of Bavaria by Luigi Lucheni, 1898. Elisabeth (1837-1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary as consort of Franz Joseph I whom she married in 1854

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, second quarter of 3rd century. Balbinus (c165-238) was emperor together with Pupienus for three months in 238

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, 3rd century. Gallienus (c218-268) was Emperor with his father, Valerian, from 253 until 260

Portrait of the young Caracalla, late 2nd or early 3rd century. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, Caracalla (188-217) was Roman Emperor from 211, initially ruling alongside his brother Geta

Portrait bust of Gaius Julius Caesar, 16th century. Imitating a Roman original of the 1st century BC. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals

Portrait of the Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolaevich on Horseback, 1850s. Artist: Egor Botman
Portrait of the Tsesarevich Alexander Nikolaevich on Horseback, 1850s. Detail. The eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I, Alexander II (1818-1881) succeeded his father in 1855

A Common Sorrow, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Common Sorrow, 1881. Britannia comforts America after the death of the President on the 19th September 1881. James A Garfield was shot

Britannia Sympathises with Columbia, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia Sympathises with Columbia, 1865. Only days after the long and bitter Civil War in America had finally come to an end

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!, 1858. The cockerel represents the French newspaper, the Moniteur, loudly crowing a passage from the Conspiracy to Muder Bill

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