Duke Collection (page 31)

Equestrian statue of the first Duke of Wellington on Copenhagen, 19th century. Artist: Matthew Cotes Wyatt
The first Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769 - 14 September 1852) on Copenhagen, the horse he rode in the battle of Waterloo, in Hyde Park, London, 19th century

The death of Duke Leopold of Brunswick during a flood in Brunswick, Germany, 1785. Artist: Pierre Alexandre Wille
The death of Duke Leopold of Brunswick during a flood in Brunswick, Germany, 1785. Leopold of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1752-1785) was a Prussian general

Portrait of Duke Peter of Oldenburg, 1842. Artist: Joseph-Desire Court
Portrait of Duke Peter of Oldenburg, 1842. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Duke of Cambridge presenting the Crimean Medal to French soldiers, 1856. George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), English soldier and cousin of Queen Victoria

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, c1803. Wellington (1769-1852), Anglo-Irish soldier and stateman, during his service in India, where he became Governor of Mysore, 1799-1805

Queen Anne receiving the Duke of Marlborough, 19th century. Anne (1665-1714) was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702. She was the second daughter of James II and sister of Mary II

George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Scottish Whig politician and scientist, c1880
George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823-1900), Scottish Whig politician and scientist, c1880. Campbell was Secretary of State for India from 1868-1874

Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, c1890. The Duke of Connaught had a distinguished career in the British Army

Alessandro Farnese, 3rd Duke of Parma, c1585-1637. The nephew of King Philip II (1527-1598) of Spain, the Duke of Parma (1546-1592) was Governor-General of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578

Henry of Lorraine, 3rd Duc de Guise, 16th century French soldier and statesman, mid 19th century. Henry of Lorraine (1550-1588) was one of the instigators of the St Bartholemews Day Massacre

Frederick I, Barbarossa, 12th century Holy Roman Emperor, 13th century. Frederick, Duke of Swabia (c1123-1190), succeeded his uncle Conrad III as Holy Roman Emperor in 1152

Coronation of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and his wife Matilda. Henry (1129-1195), Duke of Saxony from 1146 married Matilda, daughter of Henry II of England, in 1168

Vacation Amusements No 4, 1840. Artist: John Doyle
Vacation Amusements No 4, 1840. A young Queen Victoria and Prince Albert join the Duke of Wellington for some holiday sketching and painting

John Howard, first Duke of Norfolk, c1850. Known as Jack of Norfolk, John Howard (c1430-1485) was Earl Marshal of England from 1483

Richard, Duke of York, c1850. Richard Plantagenet (1411-1460), claimant to the English throne and father of Edward IV and Richard III

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1870. Richard III (King of England 1483-1485), Duke of Gloucester at this time, woos Anne, daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, The Kingmaker

Charles The Bold, Duke of Burgundy, 15th century. Charles (1433-1477), Duke of Burgundy from 1467, accepting a book from Georges Chastellain (c1405 or c1415-1475), the Burgundian chronicler and poet

Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824-1899), c1880. A famous sportsman, Somerset was editor of the Badminton Library series of books on sporting subjects

John Douglas Sutherland Campbell (1845-1914), 9th Duke of Argyll from 1900, c1880. In 1871 he married Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria

Pierre Francois Charles Augereau, Duke of Castiglione (1757-1816), French soldier. Augereau, shown in military uniform wearing orders and decorations, served during the Napoleonic Wars

John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), English soldier. Marlborough commanded the British and allied forces in the War of the Spanish Succession early in the 18th century

War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim, Bavaria, 3 August 1704
War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim, 3 August 1704. Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) (bottom right), commander of the Austrian army at the Battle of Blenheim (Hochstadt)

War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim, 13 August 1704. John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), mounted at the Battle of Blenheim (Hochstadt)

John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) English soldier, at Battle of Blenheim, 1704
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) English soldier, at the Battle of Blenheim, 1704. Marlborough commmanded the British

Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva (1508-1582), Spanish general and statesman. As governor of the Netherlands from 1567-1573, he enforced brutal anti-Protestant rule, executing some 18

Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900), British prince, c1890. The second son of Queen Victoria, Alfred succeeded his uncle Ernst as Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1893

Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence (1864-1892), English prince, c1890. The eldest son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), Albert was known to his family as Eddy

Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, 1885. The eldest son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), Albert (1864-1892) was known to his family as Eddy

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811-1885), British statesman, c1880. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland from 1866-1868, and 1874-1876

Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1860
Discussion over the future ruler of unified Italy, 1960. Garibaldi asking Victor Emmanuel II if he will carry on the game for Italy

Victor Emmanuel II (1st King of Italy) shaking Leopold II (Duke of Tuscany) out of Italy, 1861
Victor Emmanuel II (1st King of Italy) shaking Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (Duke of Tuscany) out of Italy, from Punch, London, 2 March 1861. The unification of Italy. Wood engraving

Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis, 1891
Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming Strela, the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, 11 October 1891

Duke and Duchess of Windsor, c1938

Philip, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, c1715-1746. Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere
Philip, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, 1715-1746. Philip (1674-1723) ruled France as Regent from 1715 during the minority of Louis XV

Frederick I, Barbarossa (Redbeard) (c1123-1190), Holy Roman Emperor, 19th century. Frederick, Duke of Swabia, succeeded his uncle Conrad III as Holy Roman Emperor in 1152

A Question of Supply, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Question of Supply, 1884. John Bull, the representative of the British people, tells the Duke of Richmond quite plainly that the proposed Cattle Bill should first

Coming Down!!!, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
Coming Down!!!, 1882. The statue of the Duke of Wellington looks down from his horse at the MP Mr Shaw Lefevre. Lefevre is waving a Notice of Removal at the Iron Duke

Paris and the Pippin, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Paris and the Pippin, 1881. In the centre of this cartoon is the Duke of Richmond. Behind him are Lords Hugh McCalmont Cairns and Salisbury

Our Merchant Navy, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
Our Merchant Navy, 1874. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh refers to Britains need for fit and ready sailors. Mr Samuel Plimsoll was pursuing his fight against the often deliberate overloading

The Latest in Russia Bonds, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Latest in Russia Bonds, 1874. Mr Punch, trailing a garland of roses, stands atop a pedestal labelled Hymen. In the foreground

Sawney Stops The Way, 1862. A Bill was presented to parliament which would give the Metropolitan Board of Works the authority to embank the River Thames from Westminster to Blackfriars

Peace, 1862. At the beginning of May 1862, the Duke of Cambridge, representing the recently widowed Queen Victoria, opened the second International Exhibition at Brompton

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