Robe Collection (#34)

Mustafa I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Mustafa I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Mustafa (1591-1639) became Sultan in 1617. Suffering from mental illness or disability he was merely a puppet of powerful courtiers and was deposed in 1618

Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Ahmed (1590-1617) was Sultan from 1603. Devoutly religious, he is best remembered for ordering the construction of the great Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Mehmed III (1566-1603) was Sultan of Turkey from 1595-1603. He was notorious for having 27 of his brothers and half-brothers

Murad III, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Murad III, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Murad (1546-1595) was Sultan from 1574. His reign saw lengthy wars with Austria and Persia and an institutional

Bayezid II, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Bayezid II, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Called Aldi (the Just), Bayezid (c1447-1512) was Sultan from 1481-1512. His reign saw a policy of territiorial expansion

Selim I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Selim I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Known as Yavuz (the Cruel), Selim (1466-1520) ruled from 1512-1520. When he came to the throne he had his uncles

Mehmed II, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Known as Fatih (the Conqeuror), Mehmed (1432-1481) ruled the Ottoman Empire briefly from 1444-1446, then again from 1451 until his death

Mehmed I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Mehmed (1387-1421) ruled from 1413-1421. He reunified the empire after its defeat by Timur at the Battle of Ankara in 1402

Orhan I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). The second Ottoman Emperor, Orhan (1288-1359) ruled from 1326-1359. He expanded the empire by conquering most of western Anatolia

Osman I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Artist: John Young
Osman I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Osman (1259-1326) founded the Ottoman Empire in 1299. From A Series of Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1808

Genesis 18: 2: Abraham and the three angels
Genesis 18:2: Abraham and the three angels. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1701. Artist: Theodor Verkruys
Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1701. From I Pregi della Toscana by Fulvio Fontana. Cosimo III de Medici (1642-1723) was the sixth Grand Duke of Tuscany

William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos
William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, (1780). William of Orange (1650-1702) was invited by a conspiracy of English notables to depose the Catholic James II

Thomas Wolsey, 16th century English cardinal and statesman, (1825). Artist: Sarah
Thomas Wolsey, 16th century English cardinal and statesman, (1825). Wolsey (c1475-1530) was Henry VIIIs most important government minister and the most powerful person in England, besides the King

The Sumida River in Colors of Spring (image 16 of 48), 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada II
The Sumida River in Colors of Spring (image 16 of 48), 1862

Sketches in the Persian Gulf - Persian and Arab inhabitants of Bushire - from a photograph, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in the Persian Gulf - Persian and Arab inhabitants of Bushire - from a photograph, 1857. Engraving after a photograph by Major H

The Desert Route - Christian of Nazareth, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Desert Route - Christian of Nazareth, 1857....a wearied old pilgrim, a native of Nazareth...one whose grey and venerable beard proclaims him but a sojourner for a few fleeting hours in this world

King Frederik V of Denmark in Anointing Robes, 1748-1751. Creator: Carl Gustaf Pilo
King Frederik V of Denmark in Anointing Robes, 1748-1751

The Cigarette, between c1890 and 1930. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The Cigarette, between c1890 and 1930. Miss Neith Boyce Hapgood, full lgth. standing, facing front; holding cigarette

David J. Brewer, 1837-1910, c1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
David Josiah Brewer, 1837-1910, c1906. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, half length portrait, seated, facing right

Joseph McKenna, Associate Justice, Supreme Court, full-length portrait, seated, facing right, c1906. [Politician and lawyer: Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court]

Neith Boyce Hapgood, full-length portrait, seated, left profile, wearing... between 1890 and 1910
Neith Boyce Hapgood, full-length portrait, seated, left profile, wearing ornamental [oriental?] costume and holding up roses, between 1890 and 1910

The Lutheran Bishop of Tonning, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Lutheran Bishop of Tonning, 1854. Cleric from Schleswig-Holstein in traditional costume. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

Joseph McKenna, 1843-1926, (1898?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Joseph McKenna, 1843-1926, (1898?). 3/4 lgth. seated, facing right; wearing judicial robes. [Politician and lawyer: US Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court]

Habillement du Maitre des Ceremonies, M. des Granges, 1774. Creator: Nicolas Dauphin de Beauvais
Habillement du Maitre des Ceremonies, M. des Granges, 1774

HM Queen Elizabeth II with her Maids of Honour, The Coronation, 2nd June 1953. Artist: Cecil Beaton
HM Queen Elizabeth II with her maids of honour, Green Drawing Room, Buckingham palace, 2nd June 1953. In selecting six Maids of Honour instead of pages to bear her velvet train throughout

The Denial of Saint Peter, 1926. Artist: Ferdinand Graf von Harrach
The Denial of Saint Peter, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

George VI in coronation robes: the Golden Imperial mantle, with St Edwards crown, 1937. Artist: Fortunino Matania
George VI in coronation robes: the Golden Imperial mantle, with St Edwards crown, 1937. A coloured plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

King George VI in coronation robes, 1937. Artist: Albert Henry Collings
King George VI in coronation robes, 1937. A coloured plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

Undine, 1843. Artist: Eduard Steinbruck
Undine, 1843. Undine (Ondine) is a water nymph in German mythology. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

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

Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. Artist: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. The Emirate of Bukhara was established in 1785. Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) claimed to be a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan

Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana

Portrait of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte, c1804. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
Portrait of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte, c1804. Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Flagellants in the Netherlands town of Tournai (Doornik), 1349. Flagellants, known as the Brothers of the Cross, scourging themselves as they walk through the streets in order to free the world

Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519. Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and overthrew the Aztec Empire

Calendar for 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Calendar for 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd January 1898

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