Throne Collection (page 100)

LOUIS IX (1214-1270). Saint Louis. King of France, 1226-1270. Seated on his throne next to his mother, Blanche of Castile (top); two scribes (bottom)

KUBLAI KHAN sends messengers to the provinces. Miniature, early 15th century, from the Livre de Merveilles

KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE receives the Persian Ambassador, Mohammed Reza Beg, in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, 19 February 1715. Oil on canvas, c1715, by Antoine Coypel

KUBLAI KHAN (1216-1294). Mongol khan and founder of Mongol dynasty in China. Kublai Khan and the pearl fishers of Yunan, China. Miniature, early 15th century, from Marco Polos Livre de Merveilles

ROBERT GUISCARD (c1015-1085). Norman military leader. Robert Guiscard invested by Pope Nicholas II as Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily, 1059. Detail from a miniature

GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL (1685-1795). German (naturalized British) composer. Handels royal water concert on the Thames for King George I of England, 1717

FERDINAND V and ISABELLA I of Spain. Spanish ms. illumination, 1492

HENRY IV OF GERMANY (1015-1106). King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (1056-1106). Drawing after a miniature from an early 12th century German manuscript

FERDINAND & ISABELLA. Spanish author Ambrosio de Montesino presenting his translation of Vita Christi, by Ludolphus de Saxonia, to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Spanish woodcut, 1502

ALFONSO XIII (1886-1941). King of Spain, 1886-1931. The accession of the king, taking the oath before the Cortes in Madrid, 17 May 1902. Contemporary English newspaper illustration

ST. AUGUSTINE (354-430). Early Christian church father and philosopher. Illumination from a 12th century manuscript showing the great bishop beside the towers of Hippo

CATHERINE II (1729-1796). Royal Recreation : Catherine the Great accepts the severed heads of Polish citizens after Russias 1794 victory over Poland; a bust of the English statesman, Charles Fox

CHARLES X (1757-1836). King of France, 1824-30. The coronation of Charles X at Reims Cathedral, 1824. Detail of a painting by Francois Gerard, 1827

CHARLES II (823-877). Called the Bald. King of France, 840-877; Holy Roman Emperor, 875-877. Charles receiving a Bible from bishops

COLUMBUS AT BARCELONA. Christopher Columbus at the court of Barcelona, Spain, following his return from the New World, 1493

SAINT AMBROSE (339-397). Roman prelate. The Emperor Theodosius Being Pardoned by Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. Oil on canvas by Pierre Subleyras (1699-1749)

KING CHARLES V OF FRANCE (1337-1380). Also called Charles the Wise. King Charles V receiving a book. Flemish manuscript illumination, c1470

COLUMBUS IN NEW WORLD. The earliest depiction of Christopher Columbus landing in the New World in 1492. Woodcut from Giuliano Datis Narrative of Columbus, Florence, Italy, 1493

PERU: PIZARRO & ATAHUALPA. The first meeting, in 1532, of Francisco Pizarro and Atahualpa, the last Inca king. Pen and ink drawing, c1600, by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

VIRGIN AND CHILD, c1450. Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels, the right wing of the Melun Diptych. Tempera on panel, c1450, by Jean Fouquet

MADONNA AND CHILD. Enthroned Madonna and Child. Byzantine school, 13th century

DAVID AND GOLIATH. David presenting the head of Goliath the King Saul. Renaissance painting

KING HANUN. Hanun, King of the Ammonites, shames Davids ambassadors. (2 Kings 10: 3a'4)
KING HANUN. Hanun, King of the Ammonites, shames Davids ambassadors. (2 Kings 10:3a'4). Illuminated manuscript, French, from The Morgan Picture Bible, c1250

EXODUS: LOCUST PLAGUE. The Plague of Hail and of Locusts (Exodus 9: 23-26)
EXODUS: LOCUST PLAGUE. The Plague of Hail and of Locusts (Exodus 9:23-26). French manuscript illumination, c1250

KING DAVID. David sending ambassadors with condolences to Hanun, King of the Ammonites (2 Kings 10:1a'2). Illuminated manuscript, French, from The Morgan Picture Bible, c1250

TAROT CARD: JUSTICE. Justice. Woodcut, French, 16th century

TAROT CARD: THE EMPRESS. The Empress (Initiative). Woodcut, French, 16th century

NAST: POWER STRUGGLE, 1881. Is There to be a Power Behind the Throne? Senator Roscoe Conkling (left) fighting with Secretary of the Treasury James G

CARTOON: PUCK, 1905. The Commercial Club of Washington. Cartoon showing Nelson Aldrich as king of the U.S. Senate with Theodore Roosevelt kneeling before him. Cartoon by J.S

PAPAL INFALLIBILITY CARTOON by Thomas Nast, 1874

MEDIEVAL COURT & BATTLE. A Medieval king in his court with a battle scene outside. Illumination from Chronicles d Angleterre, made in Flanders by Jean de Wavrin, c1490

MEDIEVAL KING. A medieval European king in his court. Illumination from Chronicles d Angleterre, made in Flanders by Jean de Wavrin, c1490

REYNARD THE FOX, 1846. Steel engraving, German, 1846, after Wilhelm von Kaulbach, for an edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethes adaptation of the medieval epic Reynard the Fox

OLD KING COLE, 1898. Drawing by L. Leslie Brooke for an 1898 edition of Mother Goose nursery rhymes

MASTER AND PUPILS, c1481. Woodcut from the earliest illustrated book printed in England, the Mirrour of the World, William Caxtons version of the famous Speculum Historiale of Vincent de Beauvais

WIZARD OF OZ, 1900. You must be a great sorceress. Illustration by W.W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 1900

CHARLEMAGNE WITH PALADINS. A page from the 12th century Heidelberg Manuscript of the Chanson de Roland, by Pfaffen Konrad

DOCTRINAL DE CABALLEROS. Frotispiece of the Doctrinal de Caballeros, by Alfonso de Cartagena, 1487, which consists of an adaptation of the second Partida of Alfonso X, a book of laws

THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE. Drawing, c1892, by Henry J. Ford for the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm

KING, 12th CENTURY. Manuscript illumination from a Hortus Deliciarum, Alsace
KING, 12th CENTURY. Manuscript illumination from a " Hortus Deliciarum, " Alsace, 12th century

HENRY IV (1367-1413). King of England, 1399-1413. The coronation of King Henry IV. In the background is the scene of Richard IIs capture and overthrow

RICHARD II (1367-1400). King of England, 1377-1399. Contemporary painting in Westminster Abbey

WILLIAM III AND QUEEN MARY. The Protestants Joy at the Glorious Coronation of King William and Queen Mary. Color woodcut from a popular English ballad-sheet, 1869

PERU: INCAN COURT. Spanish explorers in the court of Incan king Atahualpa at Cajamarca, Peru

AD: CIGARETTES, 1919. American advertisement for S. Anargyos Egyptian Deities Cigarettes, 1919

Royal pavilion, Tham Phraya Nakhon Cave, Khao San Roi Yot National Park, Prachuap Kiri Khan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nubian monuments in Abu Simbel, Egypt

Figure of God the Father above the main entrance to the Gothic basilica of the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

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