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Ruler Collection (page 23)

Background imageRuler Collection: Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, 18th century (1894). Artist: Johann Friedrich Bause

Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, 18th century (1894). Artist: Johann Friedrich Bause
Peter the Great (1672-1725), Tsar of Russia, 18th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Background imageRuler Collection: Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, c1698 (1894). Artist: Peter van Gunst

Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, c1698 (1894). Artist: Peter van Gunst
Peter the Great (1672-1725), Tsar of Russia, c1698 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Background imageRuler Collection: The Regent Morton, c16th century, (1904)

The Regent Morton, c16th century, (1904)
The Regent Morton, c16th century (1904). James Douglas, (c1516-1581), 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland. After Arnold Bronckorst (active c1566-1586). From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson

Background imageRuler Collection: Queen Anne, c1702 (1906)

Queen Anne, c1702 (1906). From the original painting by John Closterman, in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Anne (1665-1714) was the daughter of James II

Background imageRuler Collection: Jane Seymour (1509-1537), the third wife of King Henry VIII, 1851. Artist: B Eyles

Jane Seymour (1509-1537), the third wife of King Henry VIII, 1851. Artist: B Eyles
Jane Seymour (1509-1537), the third wife of King Henry VIII, 1851. From Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria

Background imageRuler Collection: James I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland

James I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. James (1566-1625) became King of Scotland in 1567 and England in 1603. The son of Mary Queen of Scots

Background imageRuler Collection: The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard

The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard
The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (1626-1699), more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf or Sheik Joseph, was an Indonesian Muslim of noble descent

Background imageRuler Collection: The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Artist: Lachmann

The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Artist: Lachmann
The Repentance of Neoptolemus, 1880. Son of the warrior Achilles and the princess Deidamia in Greek mythology. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A

Background imageRuler Collection: Queen Mariana of Austria, 1652-1653 (1939). Artist: Diego Velasquez

Queen Mariana of Austria, 1652-1653 (1939). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Queen Mariana of Austria, 1652-1653 (1939). Mariana of Austria (1634-1696), Queen consort King Philip IV of Spain. At his death in 1665, she became regent for her son Charles II

Background imageRuler Collection: Sher Ali Khan, Ameer of Cabul, c1880

Sher Ali Khan, Ameer of Cabul, c1880. Sher Ali Khan (1825-1879), amir of Afghanistan. Episode of the Second Anglo?Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol

Background imageRuler Collection: Sheykhs Tomb at Damietta, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly

Sheykhs Tomb at Damietta, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
Sheykhs Tomb at Damietta, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

Background imageRuler Collection: Henry I, King of England from 1100, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Henry I, King of England from 1100, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Henry I, King of England from 1100, (1932). Henry (c1068-1135) was the fourth son of William the Conqueror. He succeeded his brother, William II as King

Background imageRuler Collection: William II, King of England from 1087, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

William II, King of England from 1087, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
William II, King of England from 1087, (1932). The son of William the Conqueror, William II (William Rufus) (c1056-1100) reigned from 1087. He was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest

Background imageRuler Collection: William I, King of England from 1066, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

William I, King of England from 1066, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
William I, King of England from 1066, (1932). William (1027-1087) took the throne in 1066 after defeating King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings

Background imageRuler Collection: George V, King of the United Kingdom from 1910, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

George V, King of the United Kingdom from 1910, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
George V, King of the United Kingdom from 1910, (1932). George (1865-1936) succeeded his father, Edward VII, as king. He changed the name of the Royal Family from the House of Saxe-Coborg

Background imageRuler Collection: Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1901, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1901, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1901, (1932). Before his accession to the throne in 1901, Edward (1841-1910) held the title of Prince of Wales

Background imageRuler Collection: George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820, (1932). George Augustus Frederick (1762-1830) ruled as Prince Regent from 1811 until his father George III died in 1820

Background imageRuler Collection: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760, (1932). The third Hanoverian king, George III (1738-1820) ruled Britain from 1760 until his son (the future King George IV)

Background imageRuler Collection: George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727, (1932). The second Hanoverian king, George IIs (1693-1760) reign began in 1727

Background imageRuler Collection: George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714, (1932). George (1660-1727) was the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland. With an illustration of the city of Hanover

Background imageRuler Collection: Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702, (1932). Anne (1665-1714) was the daughter of James II, deposed by William of Orange in the Glorious Revolution of 1688

Background imageRuler Collection: James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). The second surviving son of King Charles I, James (1633-1701) became king on the death of his brother, Charles II

Background imageRuler Collection: Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660, (1932). After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile

Background imageRuler Collection: Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Great Britain and Ireland from 1653-1658, (1932)

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Great Britain and Ireland from 1653-1658, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Great Britain and Ireland from 1653-1658, (1932). Cromwell (1599-1658) commanded the forces of Parliament during the English Civil War

Background imageRuler Collection: James I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1603, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

James I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1603, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
James I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1603, (1932). James Stuart (1566-1625) was the first King of Great Britain and the first Stuart monarch

Background imageRuler Collection: Elizabeth I, Queen of England from 1558, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Elizabeth I, Queen of England from 1558, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Elizabeth I, Queen of England from 1558, (1932). Elizabeth (1533-1603) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn

Background imageRuler Collection: Mary I, Queen of England from 1553, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Mary I, Queen of England from 1553, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Mary I, Queen of England from 1553, (1932). Mary Tudor (1516-1558) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first wife, the Catholic Catherine of Aragon

Background imageRuler Collection: Edward VI, King of England from 1547, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Edward VI, King of England from 1547, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Edward VI, King of England from 1547, (1932). The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward (1537-1553) became king in 1547 when just 9 years old

Background imageRuler Collection: Henry VIII, King of England from 1509, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Henry VIII, King of England from 1509, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Henry VIII, King of England from 1509, (1932). Henry (1491-1547) succeeded his father, Henry VII, in 1509. Obsessed with passing the throne on to a male heir

Background imageRuler Collection: Henry VII, King of England from 1485, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Henry VII, King of England from 1485, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Henry VII, King of England from 1485, (1932). Henry (1457-1509) came to the throne in 1485 after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last engagement of the Wars of the Roses

Background imageRuler Collection: Richard III, King of England from 1483, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Richard III, King of England from 1483, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Richard III, King of England from 1483, (1932). Richard (1452-1485) was the last Plantagenet King of England. His death at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 ended the Wars of the Roses

Background imageRuler Collection: Edward IV, King of England, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Edward IV, King of England, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Edward IV, King of England, (1932). A Plantagenet of the Yorkist line, Edward (1442-1483) came to the throne in 1461. The first half of his reign was marked by civil war against the Lancastrians

Background imageRuler Collection: Henry V, King of England from 1413, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Henry V, King of England from 1413, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Henry V, King of England from 1413, (1932). The son of Henry IV, Henry (1387-1422) is popularly regarded as one of Englands greatest kings

Background imageRuler Collection: Henry IV, King of England from 1399, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Henry IV, King of England from 1399, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Henry IV, King of England from 1399, (1932). Henry Bolingbroke (1367-1413) became king in 1399 when he led a baronial revolt that overthrew the rule of Richard II

Background imageRuler Collection: Richard II, King of England from 1377, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Richard II, King of England from 1377, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Richard II, King of England from 1377, (1932). Richard (1367-1400) reigned from 1377 until he was deposed by Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, in 1399

Background imageRuler Collection: Edward III, King of England from 1327, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Edward III, King of England from 1327, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Edward III, King of England from 1327, (1932). Edward (1312-1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times

Background imageRuler Collection: Henry III, King of England from 1216, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Henry III, King of England from 1216, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Henry III, King of England from 1216, (1932). Henry (1207-1272) is one of the least-known British monarchs, considering the great length of his reign

Background imageRuler Collection: Barons with the Magn Carta from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Barons with the Magn Carta from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Barons with the Magn Carta from 1199, (1932). The barons compelled King John to sign this document at Runnymede in 1215. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon

Background imageRuler Collection: John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
John I, King of England from 1199, (1932). John (1167-1216) succeded his brother, Richard I as King. The lower image depicts barons with the Magna Carta

Background imageRuler Collection: Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Known as the Lionheart, Richard (1157-1199) spent little of his reign in England, setting out on the Third Crusade in 1190

Background imageRuler Collection: Stephen and Matilda, rivals for the crown of England, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Stephen and Matilda, rivals for the crown of England, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Stephen and Matilda, rivals for the crown of England, (1932). Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154

Background imageRuler Collection: Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920)

Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). The death of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, a kingdom of southern India

Background imageRuler Collection: Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton

Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Thomas Roe (1581-1644), English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods

Background imageRuler Collection: The White Russian Federation with the Emperor Max, c1507, (1907)

The White Russian Federation with the Emperor Max, c1507, (1907). The emperor Maximillian I receiving the embassy of Vassilie III Ivanovitch (1505-1533)

Background imageRuler Collection: Ali Pasha of Tepelena, c1906, (1907)

Ali Pasha of Tepelena, c1906, (1907). Ali Pasha of Tepelena (1740-1822), Albanian ruler who served as an Ottoman pasha of the western part of Rumelia (Balkans)

Background imageRuler Collection: Sheet 16, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929

Sheet 16, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Background imageRuler Collection: Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the greatest ruler of Japan in peace and war, 1907

Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the greatest ruler of Japan in peace and war, 1907
Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the greatest ruler of Japan in peace and war, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Background imageRuler Collection: Go-Daigo, Emperor of Japan, 1907

Go-Daigo, Emperor of Japan, 1907
Go-Daigo (1288-1339), Emperor of Japan, 1907. The unfortunate emperor, driven to hold court in the mountains. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D



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