Imperial Collection (page 81)

Maharajah Takhtsingjie, Maharajah of Bhownugar, 1893
Engraved portrait of His Highness Maharajah Takhtsingjie, G.C.S.I. the Maharajah of Bhownugar, 1893. The Maharajah was a vistor to London that year

The Imperial Stocking
The Kaiser receives an unwelcome gift in his Christmas stocking from Lord Kitchener - a bunch of pesky British soldiers with bayonets fixed

Grand Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna as a nun
Grand Princess Elizaveta Feodorova (Grand Duchess Sergei), formerly Princess Elisabeth or Ella or Hesse Darmstadt, dressed as a nun

Izmit - Turkey
The new Clock Tower and Palace Gardens at Izmit, Turkey (aka Izmid, Kocaeli, Astacus or Nicomedia). Izmit houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul

Soldiers from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force posed with the captured Imperial German Standard

Visit to Corsica - 5
The Prince Imperial and his mama pay homage to his illustrious ancestor in the room where Napoleon I was born at Ajaccio

Visit to Corsica - 3
A posse of volunteers form a guard of honour for the Prince Imperial during the imperial visit to Corsica - their last summer excursion, did they but know it

Corps Legislatif
The young Prince Imperial accompanies his parents to the opening of the Corps Legislatif

Visit to Corsica - 4
The Prince Imperial visits the grotto of Napoleon I at Ajaccio, during the imperial visit to Corsica - their last summer excursion, did they but know it

Conference at Warsaw
Representatives of the great powers meet at Warsaw to discuss the future of Poland

Visit to Corsica
Napoleon and Eugenie take the Prince Imperial with them on a visit to Corsica - their last summer excursion, did they but know it. Landing at Bastia

Imperial Fetes, Paris
Parisians enjoy the customary imperial fetes. : a theatre at Les Invalides presents a stirring spectacle depicting Frances military glory

Shinto priests perform an elaborate dance in offering to a god; the symbol on the drapery is the Imperial Seal of Japan

Imperial Birthday
Empress Eugenies birthday is celebrated at Compiegne

Battle of Guinegatte - 1
The French cavalry are put to flight by a combined Imperial and English force : they retreat so precipatedly that the engagement is known as the battle of the spurs

Battle of Guinegatte - 2
The French cavalry are put to flight by a combined Imperial and English force : they retreat so precipatedly that the engagement is known as the battle of the spurs

Visit to Corsica - 2
Napoleon and Eugenie take the Prince Imperial with them on a visit to Corsica - their last summer excursion, did they but know it. They inaugurate a hospital at Bastia

Prince Imperial
Parisians love to celebrate, and the baptism of the Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon and Eugenie, is as good an excuse as any

Imperial Fetes
Parisians celebrate the Fetes de l Empereur in the Champ de Mars : he keeps his subjects happy with bread and circuses

MOZART / PLAYING / 1756-1791
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Mozart playing before the imperial family of Austria

The Earl of Albemarle, 1900
Photograph of the Earl of Albemarle on horseback, in his uniform as Commander of the City Imperial Volunteers Infantry

Golden Gate Road and Imperial Rock, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing the mountainous landscape of Golden Gate Road and Imperial Rock, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. In March 1872 President Grant made Yellowstone a National Park

Flying to Switzerland for winter sports
Imperial Airways first winter sports service, flying from Croydon to Bale, Switzerland. Women with their ski equipment stand by ready to board the plane

The Imperial German Navy
German officers and men aboard the Moltke. Manned chiefly by conscription, the German navy was criticised for disrespecting International Law and sinking Allied merchant-ships without warning

Mr. Henniker Heaton
Illustration from a photo of Mr. Henniker Heaton, politician and founder of the Imperial Penny Post system

M. Mieczkowskiego, photographer to the Imperial court, with
In the camp of the besiegers. M. Mieczkowskiego, photographer to the Imperial Court at work photographing the Russian army manoeuvres before the Czar, at Brest Litewsk, Poland

Moscow / Kremlin / Bell
Kremlin: Imperial Square and the Tsar of Bells

Imperial and Royal Cyclists, 1894
Engraving showing a Royal party of cyclists, beside their bicycles; from left to right: Prince Waldemar of Denmark, Prince George of Greece, The Czar of Russia

The Emperor starting for Metz; Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Illustration showing the Emperor Louis Napoleon, Empress Eugenie and the Prince Imperial leaving St Cloud, with their court, to head for the French Army headquarters at Metz; Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Death of the Prince Imperial
Sketch of spot where the Princes body was found. By special artist Melton Prior. Panoramic view of the plain where the Princes body was found

Death of the Prince Imperial; arrival of the body at Itelezi
The Prince Imperial of France was an impetuous and impulsive young man and had insisted on fighting in the Zulu war, after attending the Royal Military Academy

Zulu war. In Memorium - the Late Prince Imperial. In Zululan
The Prince mounted, with the distinctive rocky African landscape in the background

Zulu war. The Late Prince Imperial at Woolwich
The Prince Imperial seen on horseback at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, which he attended after personal appeals to Queen Victoria from his family

Zulu war. In Memorium - The Late Princ Imperial. At Chiselhu
The French Prince Imperial seen at Chislehurst with his mother, Empress Eugenie, wife of the late, exiled Louis Napoleon

Russia Gatchina
The imperial palace

The Royal Hospital of Bethlehem; the gallery for women
The hospital also known as Bethlem Royal Hospital or Bedlam was the oldest psychiatric hospital in the world. The building has been moved around many sites

Swissair Aeroplane at Zurich Airport, 1936
Photograph of a Swissair aeroplane, of a type used between London and Zurich in 1936, seen at Zurich Airport. Winter flights between Croydon Airport

Beijing Palace
A View in the Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Pekin, with various boats in the foreground

Yedo Tokyo Palace
The Imperial Palace at Iedo (Yedo) now Tokyo

Peking Palace
Dutch embassy received at the Imperial Palace at Peking (now Beijing)

Plans for the Crystal Palace
Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended as a celebration of British imperial and industrial might. Held in Hyde Park

France Undecided
France, in terror of the Imperial eagle, whose shadow looms dark overhead, throws herself into the arms of the conservative Republic

Empire Allegorised
An allegory of Napoleons imperial take-over after the 1852 plebiscite - Marianne, the symbol of France, chooses to wear imperial robes

Social / New Year 1897
Tsar Alexander III and the Tsarina preside at the Russian court on New Years Day

The Imperial Saloon, SY Livadia, 1880
Engraving of the Imperial Saloon on Czar Alexander IIs steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elders shipyard, Govan, in 1880

Social / Gala Opera 1913
People travelling home after a gala performance at the Imperial Opera House, Moscow

A Royal and Imperial Party at Cowes
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra with their guests, the Tsar and Tsarina of Russia being taken in a pinnace to the Royal Yacht, Britannia during a visit by the Russian Royal Family in 1909

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