Czarist Collection

The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving)
7148832 The Roman Emperor Caligula entertaining his favourite horse, Incitatus, at supper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Plum Pudding in Danger or State Epicures taking un Petit Souper, 1805 (engraving)
7088732 The Plum Pudding in Danger or State Epicures taking un Petit Souper, 1805 (engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

The foundation of Constantinople by Emperor Constantinople the great who transferred the imperiale capital to
ELD4886070 The foundation of Constantinople by Emperor Constantinople the great who transferred the imperiale capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople

Julius Caesar depicted in heroic nudity, 1st century BC (sculpture)
7322948 Julius Caesar depicted in heroic nudity, 1st century BC (sculpture) by Roman, (1st century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Julius Caesar depicted in heroic nudity)

Napoleon I leaving his wife Marie Louise and his son Napoleon, 1930 (drawing)
ELD4857630 Napoleon I leaving his wife Marie Louise and his son Napoleon, 1930 (drawing) by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Francis Xavier in Dispute with the Emperor of Japan, 1702 (oil on canvas)
7332292 Saint Francis Xavier in Dispute with the Emperor of Japan, 1702 (oil on canvas) by Quellinus, Jan Erasmus (1634-1715); Sint Pieter, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Sint-Pieterskerk)

Nicholas II, 1868 -1918. Seen here aged 18 (engraving)
745835 Nicholas II, 1868 -1918. Seen here aged 18 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Last Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland, and titular King of Poland)

Napoleon I hunting in Fontainebleau forest, 1812 (painting)
1756227 Napoleon I hunting in Fontainebleau forest, 1812 (painting) by Vernet, Horace (1789-1863); (add.info.: French emperor Napoleon 1st hunting in Fontainebleau forest)

Titus, roman emperor, 1st century (marble)
7322959 Titus, roman emperor, 1st century (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Titus, roman emperor 79 - 81 AD. Marble, 1st century AD)

Sabina, wife of emperor Hadrian, 1st-2nd century (sculpture)
7322947 Sabina, wife of emperor Hadrian, 1st-2nd century (sculpture) by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of a woman completed with a portrait of Sabina)

Sabina, wife of emperor Hadrian, 1st-2nd century (sculpture)
7322944 Sabina, wife of emperor Hadrian, 1st-2nd century (sculpture) by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of a woman completed with a portrait of Sabina)

Statue of a woman restored as Plotina, 2nd century (marble sculpture)
7322934 Statue of a woman restored as Plotina, 2nd century (marble sculpture) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of a woman restored as Plotina, wife of Trajan)

Claudius, roman emperor, 1st century (sculpture)
7322950 Claudius, roman emperor, 1st century (sculpture) by Roman, (1st century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Claudius roman emperor 41-54 AD)

Man wearing a toga with the head of Augustus, 20 BC (head) 120 (body) (marble)
7322946 Man wearing a toga with the head of Augustus, 20 BC (head) 120 (body) (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Man wearing a toga with the head of Augustus)

Statue of Trajan, 1st century (marble sculpture)
7322922 Statue of Trajan, 1st century (marble sculpture) by Roman, (1st century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Trajan roman emperor 98 - 117 AD. Marble)

Charlemagne with a student inventing the school, 1895 (Illustration)
7304349 Charlemagne with a student inventing the school, 1895 (Illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Unidentified scene with an emperor and a man seen from behind announcing a knight
7308306 Unidentified scene with an emperor and a man seen from behind announcing a knight, 1601-1700 (pen and brown ink on paper) by Italian School, (17th century); 19.7x25.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Siege of Pavia (773-774): Ogger exclaiming "The Iron Man! Here is Charlemagne ", 1896 (illustration)
7304518 Siege of Pavia (773-774): Ogger exclaiming "The Iron Man! Here is Charlemagne ", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Head of Emperor Augustus (marble)
7287180 Head of Emperor Augustus (marble) by Roman (1th century AD); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info)

Napoleon I in exile on Saint Helena (1815), 1896 (illustration)
7304525 Napoleon I in exile on Saint Helena (1815), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bust of Emperor Augustus (marble)
YOU4419222 Bust of Emperor Augustus (marble) by Roman (1th century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Bust of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), Octave, adopted son of Jules Cesar

Napoleon III with his son Louis Napoleon riding horse, 19th century (painting)
1745024 Napoleon III with his son Louis Napoleon riding horse, 19th century (painting) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); (add.info.: French emperor Napoleon III with his son Louis Napoleon riding horse)

The Empress of Austria on the hunting ground, Elisabeth of Bavaria, was from 1837 to (1898)
7279378 The Empress of Austria on the hunting ground, Elisabeth of Bavaria, was from 1837 to (1898) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman Emperor with Tunic and Lacerna Coat, History of Fashion, Costume History
7278701 Roman Emperor with Tunic and Lacerna Coat, History of Fashion, Costume History by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Emperor with Tunic and Lacerna Coat)

Clothing, fashion, Middle Ages and Byzantium, Europe, 9th-11th century
7278093 Clothing, fashion, Middle Ages and Byzantium, Europe, 9th-11th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clothing, fashion, Middle Ages and Byzantium, Europe)

The statue of Augustus in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy
7278172 The statue of Augustus in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The statue of Augustus in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy)

Wilhelm I is proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, France, Historic
7279608 Wilhelm I is proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, France, Historic by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

William the Conqueror enfeoffs the Duke of Brittany, William the Conqueror, William the Bastard
7278970 William the Conqueror enfeoffs the Duke of Brittany, William the Conqueror, William the Bastard by Unknown Artist

The meeting of Bismarck and Napoleon, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century
7279607 The meeting of Bismarck and Napoleon, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century by Unknown Artist

Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12, 24 January 41, known as Caligula
7278190 Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12, 24 January 41, known as Caligula by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)

Sigismund of Luxembourg, 15 February 1368, 9 December 143
7280034 Sigismund of Luxembourg, 15 February 1368, 9 December 143 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sigismund of Luxembourg, 15 February 1368, 9 December 143)

Manoeuvre, Kaiser Wilhelm II Comes to the Town of Muehlhausen, Germany
7279110 Manoeuvre, Kaiser Wilhelm II Comes to the Town of Muehlhausen, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manoeuvre)

A woodcut portrait of Charles V by Albrecht Durer from 1521
7278184 A woodcut portrait of Charles V by Albrecht Durer from 1521 by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Temple of Chnum, wall relief, part of the temple complex in the city of Esna, Egypt, Africa
7281625 Temple of Chnum, wall relief, part of the temple complex in the city of Esna, Egypt, Africa by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); Esna, Egypt; (add.info.: Temple of Chnum)

Ferdinand II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 until his death
7279943 Ferdinand II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 until his death by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ferdinand II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 until his death)

Portrait bust of Alexander the Great in the Capitoline Museum in Rome
7278171 Portrait bust of Alexander the Great in the Capitoline Museum in Rome by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Emperor Justinian and his retinue, 6th century, after a mosaic painting in Ravenna
7278662 Emperor Justinian and his retinue, 6th century, after a mosaic painting in Ravenna by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor Justinian and his retinue)

Nikephoros III Botaneiates, was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1078 to 1081
7278661 Nikephoros III Botaneiates, was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1078 to 1081 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikephoros III Botaneiates)

The marble bust of Marcus Antonius Gordianus, 20 January 225, 244
7278188 The marble bust of Marcus Antonius Gordianus, 20 January 225, 244 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The marble bust of Marcus Antonius Gordianus)

Dispute of St. Sylvester with the Rome rabbis at the presence of Costantine and Helen (tempera on panel)
7292793 Dispute of St. Sylvester with the Rome rabbis at the presence of Costantine and Helen (tempera on panel) by Vicenza, Battista da (c.1375-1438); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Napoleon I wounded in Ratisbonne (1809), 1810 (engraving)
1750353 Napoleon I wounded in Ratisbonne (1809), 1810 (engraving) by Gautherot, Pierre (1769-1825); (add.info.: French emperor Napoleon 1st wounded in Ratisbonne (or batttle of Regensburg) april 23

Napoleon III and Eugenia's visit at Sister Rosalie's creche, 1855 (oil on canvas)
1750274 Napoleon III and Eugenia's visit at Sister Rosalie's creche, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Sain, Edouard Alexandre (1830-1910); 43x60 cm; Musee de Compiegne

The bronze colossus of Barletta, with missing cross that was later reattached, in Apulia
7278906 The bronze colossus of Barletta, with missing cross that was later reattached, in Apulia by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bronze colossus of Barletta)

The ancient marble statue of Tiberius in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy
7278176 The ancient marble statue of Tiberius in the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo
7279475 The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant Angelo by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant Angelo)

Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12, 24 January 41, posthumously known as Caligula
7279182 Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12, 24 January 41, posthumously known as Caligula by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Augustus of Prima Porta, Augusto di Prima Porta, is a 2
7278115 Augustus of Prima Porta, Augusto di Prima Porta, is a 2 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augustus of Prima Porta, Augusto di Prima Porta, is a 2)

Clothing, Fashion, Europe, Middle Ages 3rd-10th century, from left, a 10th century nobleman
7278094 Clothing, Fashion, Europe, Middle Ages 3rd-10th century, from left, a 10th century nobleman by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clothing, Fashion, Europe)

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"Czarist: A Glimpse into the Opulent Lives of Emperors and Empresses" Step back in time and witness the extravagance rulers through captivating engravings, paintings, and sculptures. From Roman Emperor Caligula's peculiar supper with his beloved horse Incitatus to State Epicures risking it all for a taste of plum pudding, these depictions offer a fascinating insight into their lavish lifestyles. Emperor Constantine the Great's grand vision comes to life as he lays the foundation of Constantinople, an imperial capital that would stand strong for centuries. Meanwhile, Saint Francis Xavier engages in a heated dispute with the Emperor of Japan, showcasing both religious fervor and political power clashes. The young Nicholas II emerges in an engraving at 18 years old, unaware of the tumultuous times that lie ahead. The haunting canvas depicting Bloody Sunday serves as a stark reminder of the struggles faced by Russian workers during this era. Travel further back in history to witness Napoleon I indulging his passion for hunting amidst Fontainebleau forest's beauty. Julius Caesar stands tall in heroic nudity while Titus' marble statue exudes strength and authority. Delicate sculptures reveal glimpses into women who held immense influence within these dynasties - Sabina, wife of Emperor Hadrian; her likeness captured twice over in stunning detail. Another sculpture restored as Plotina showcases timeless elegance from ancient times. These artistic masterpieces transport us to a world where power was concentrated within royal hands – where emperors ruled with opulence unmatched. Explore this captivating collection that brings forth tales from czarist eras filled with grandeur and intrigue.