Orb Collection (page 5)

Portraits and Dresses of the Kings of England... c1783.Artist: Hawkins
Portraits and Dresses of the Kings of England (with their Arms) prior to the Norman Conquest, c1783. Engraving from Barnards New Complete and Authentic History of England, (c1783)

William IV, King of the United Kingdom, 1837. William IV (1765-1837), who came to the throne in 1830, pictured in his splendid Coronation Robes

Queen Anne, (19th century). Artist: H Bourne
Queen Anne, (19th century). Portrait of the queen (1665-1714) in formal dress with ermine-lined cloak, orb and sceptre. Hand-coloured later

Richard II, King of England. Artist: George Vertue
Richard II, King of England. The reign of Richard II (1367-1400) was characterised by intermittent periods of tension between the king and the barons

Richard II, King of England, (19th century). The reign of Richard II (1367-1400) was characterised by intermittent periods of tension between the king and the barons

Initial letter C, 1563, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter C, 1563, (1843). Queen Elizabeth, attended probably by three members of her privy council. From a woodcut used by John Daye the printer

The Medici Cycle: Henri IV leaving for the war in Germany, 20th March 1610, (1621-1625). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Medici Cycle: Henri IV leaving for the war in Germany, 20th March 1610, (1621-1625). Henri IV leaves for the war and bestows the government of his kingdom to his wife, Marie de Medici

Richard II, King of England, 1860. Portrait of the king (1367-1400) with orb and sceptre, and below, a scene showing Richard defending himself against assassins in Pontefract Castle

King Edward II, 1860. Edward II (1284-1327) succeeded his father, Edward I, in 1307. His reign was characterised by friction with the barons, who in 1311 drew up a document called the Ordinances

Charlemagne, king of the Franks, 1875. Artist: DJ Pound
Charlemagne, king of the Franks, 1875. Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (742-814 AD) was crowned Christian Emperor of the West in St Peters Cathedral, Rome, on Christmas Day, 800 AD

Christ Enthroned, (Saviour of the World), c1505. Artist: Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano
Christ Enthroned, (Saviour of the World), c1505. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Before the Paradies, (Central part), 1885-1896. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
Before the Paradies, (Central part), 1885-1896. Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World), c1570. Artist: Titian
Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World), c1570. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Picture of the Russian Imperial regalia, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880)

King Richard II of England, c1390. The reign of Richard II (1367-1400) began in 1377 and was characterised by intermittent periods of tension between the king and the barons

Tomb of Queen Elizabeth I, Westminster Abbey, (1896). The tomb of Elizabeth (1533-1603) in Westminster Abbey, London. Illustration from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Queen Elizabeth I medal, 16th century, (1896). Illustration after the original in the British Museum, London, from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Queen Elizabeth I, Juno, Venus and Minerva, 1569, (1896). Artist: Boussod, Valadon & Co
Queen Elizabeth I, Juno, Venus and Minerva, 1569, (1896). Elizabeth triumphing over the goddesses Juno, Minerva and Venus. Illustration from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Conversion of Witikind, 785 AD, (19th century). The Saxon leader Witikind (or Wittekind), resisted Emperor Charlemagne for a long time before finally submitting

The Seven Letters to the Seven Churches, 14th-15th century. Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg
The Seven Letters to the Seven Churches, 14th-15th century. Revelations Chap 2-3. Panel 3 from Altarpiece of the Apocalypse. German work of master Betram. Victoria and Albert Museum

Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

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 Otto III, German king, c998. Otto (980-1002), wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre, is flanked on the left of picture by representatives of the church

Lothaire, King of France from 954, 19th century. Lothaire (941-986) shown wearing a crown and carrying an orb and sceptre

William Caxton, English printer, presenting a book to King Edward IV, 1477. Caxton (c1422-1491) presenting the king with what is considered to be the first book printed in England

Byzantine icon of the Archangel Michael, 14th century
Byzantine icon of the Archangel Michael, from the Byzantine Museums collection in Athens, 14th century

Coronation and unction of a king, 13th century. The king depicted is probably Henry III of England (1207-1272), who was crowned at Gloucester in 1216 and at Westminster in 1220

Queen Hermione, 1865 Artist: John Tenniel
Queen Hermione, 1865. Britannia as Paulina unveils the statue and remarks Tis Time! Descend; Be Stone No More! On behalf of the nation Britannia draws back the curtain

Letter C. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Letter C

The Christ Child with an Orb, 1469-1482. Creator: Martin Schongauer
The Christ Child with an Orb, 1469-1482

Christ, from Christ and the Twelve Apostles, before 1609. Creator: Jacques Granthomme
Christ, from Christ and the Twelve Apostles, before 1609. After Hendrick Goltzius

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