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Prussian Collection

Background imagePrussian Collection: A Selection of Fish

A Selection of Fish
An assortment of fish: 1. sharp-nosed eel, 2. blunt-nosed eel, 3. burbot, 4. lamprey, 5. lampern, 6. chub, 7. perch, 8. roach, 9. bream, 10. rudd, 11. Prussian carp, 12. Crucian carp, 13. tench, 14

Background imagePrussian Collection: Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The

Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The French, English and Prussian armies were defeated, which implied the fall of the emperor. Drawing

Background imagePrussian Collection: Map / Europe / Germany 1871

Map / Europe / Germany 1871
Imperial Germany after the Franco- Prussian War, showing Alsace and Lorraine as part of the country, not to mention huge chunks of Poland in East Prussia

Background imagePrussian Collection: Bismarck & Napoleon III

Bismarck & Napoleon III
After the battle of SEDAN, a triumphant Bismarck chats with the defeated Napoleon III

Background imagePrussian Collection: Karl Von Clausewitz

Karl Von Clausewitz
KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ Prussian military, noted for his writings on the science of warfare

Background imagePrussian Collection: Bismarck as Blacksmith

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Background imagePrussian Collection: Koniggratz Battle 1866

Koniggratz Battle 1866
BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (also known as Sadowa) The Prussian victory, though hard- won, leads to Austrian collapse, victory for Prussia, and the creation of the German Empire

Background imagePrussian Collection: Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814

Napoleonic Wars (1796-1815). BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814-02-01). Napoleon, at the head of a blue division of the guard, recovers the hamlet of Giberie. Colored engraving

Background imagePrussian Collection: Poster advertising Austro-Hungarian War Bonds

Poster advertising Austro-Hungarian War Bonds, with flags of the various countries. early 20th century

Background imagePrussian Collection: Otto Von Bismarck

Otto Von Bismarck
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD VON BISMARCK Prussian statesman and first chancellor of the German Empire

Background imagePrussian Collection: Quatre Bras / Hamilton

Quatre Bras / Hamilton
Wellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies

Background imagePrussian Collection: Waterloo Belle Alliance

Waterloo Belle Alliance
NAPOLEONIC WARS The second Prussian regiment attacks at Plancenoit (Belle Alliance)

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian Soldiers 11-18

Prussian Soldiers 11-18
Prussian soldiers and officers (11-18)

Background imagePrussian Collection: Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian naturalist and explorer. Engraved by J. Horsburgh, and published by Oliver & Boyd Edinburgh

Background imagePrussian Collection: Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of Waterloo

Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of Waterloo
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

Background imagePrussian Collection: French Soldier Sniping

French Soldier Sniping
An infantryman gets a target in his sights during the Franco-Prussian war Date: 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: Battle of Zorndorf

Battle of Zorndorf
BATTLE OF ZORNDORF Friedrich der Grosse leads his soldiers at the Battle of Zorndorf, defeating the Russians though he loses 11, 000 men in the process

Background imagePrussian Collection: Helmut Carl Bernhard, Graf von Moltke - German Field Marshal

Helmut Carl Bernhard, Graf von Moltke - German Field Marshal
Helmut Carl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891) - German Field Marshal - Chief of Staff of the Prussian army for thirty years. Date: circa 1885

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prince Waldemar of Prussia visiting Istanbul

Prince Waldemar of Prussia visiting Istanbul. Waldemar (1889-1945) was the eldest son of Prince Henry of Prussia (younger brother of German Emperor William II) and his wife

Background imagePrussian Collection: Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres

Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian Royal Wedding

Prussian Royal Wedding
Princess Viktoria Luise, only daughter of the Kaiser, is accompanied by King George V in a traditional torch dance after her marriage to Prince Ernst of Cumberland. Date: 31 May 1913

Background imagePrussian Collection: Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory). The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian Royal Family, 1875

Prussian Royal Family, 1875
Crown Prince Frederick (Fritz) of Prussia, later Emperor Friedrich III, and his wife the Crown Princess, formerly Vicky, Princess Royal of Great Britain with five of their children; Charlotte

Background imagePrussian Collection: Princesses Alice and Vicky

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

Background imagePrussian Collection: The Surrender at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War

The Surrender at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War
The Surrender at Sedan, 9 September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: Wilhelm I of Germany, King of Prussia, 1861

Wilhelm I of Germany, King of Prussia, 1861
Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig(1797 - 1888), King of Prussia (1861-1888) and German Emperor (1871-1888), as depicted in 1861 when crowned King of Prussia. Date: 1861

Background imagePrussian Collection: Portrait of the Prince Imperial

Portrait of the Prince Imperial
Photograph of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871) as a young boy. Born as the heir to the French Imperial throne

Background imagePrussian Collection: Berlin State Banquet

Berlin State Banquet
A state banquet held in the White Hall of the Great Schloss in Berlin to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of the Kaisers only daughter

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian Royal Wedding

Prussian Royal Wedding
VIKTORIA LUISE, only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II marries Prince Ernst of Cumberland in the Chapel Royal in Berlin - the last gathering of European royalty before WWI

Background imagePrussian Collection: Germany Berlin

Germany Berlin
An Imperial procession passes through the Brandenburger Thor with banners waving, trumpets blaring and all the panoply of Prussian militarism

Background imagePrussian Collection: Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Background imagePrussian Collection: Minister Von Roon

Minister Von Roon
ALBRECHT THEODOR EMIL VON ROON Prussian soldier and politician successful in the wars of 1866 and 1870-1871

Background imagePrussian Collection: Friedrich Ii / Ramberg

Friedrich Ii / Ramberg
FRIEDRICH II THE GREAT King of Prussia from 1740-86

Background imagePrussian Collection: Das Kapital, also called Capital (1867)

Das Kapital, also called Capital (1867)
Karl Marx (1818-1883). German philosopher, political theorist, and socialist revolutionary. Das Kapital, also called Capital (1867). A Critique of Political Economy (1867)

Background imagePrussian Collection: Chesney, Battle Dorking

Chesney, Battle Dorking
THE BATTLE OF DORKING A future war tale about a Prussian invasion of England

Background imagePrussian Collection: The war in Denmark

The war in Denmark
The interior of West Duppel church, used by Prussian soldiers as a dormitory

Background imagePrussian Collection: Friedrich Ii / Schulz

Friedrich Ii / Schulz
FRIEDRICH II der Grosse (the Great) King of Prussia A petitioner hands him a letter

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian Iron Cross

Prussian Iron Cross
Two examples of the Prussian decoration of the Iron Cross. One from 1813 and on from 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: The First Grandchild - three generations of German Royalty, Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II

The First Grandchild - three generations of German Royalty, Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), his son German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) and his son

Background imagePrussian Collection: Swinoujscie, Poland (formerly Swinemunde in Prussia)

Swinoujscie, Poland (formerly Swinemunde in Prussia)
Bathers with their marvelous wickerwork seats on the beach at the Baltic Sea Coastal resort of Swinoujscie, Poland (formerly Swinemunde in German Prussia) Date: 1905

Background imagePrussian Collection: Unveiling the Christmas Truce Memorial, Frelinghien

Unveiling the Christmas Truce Memorial, Frelinghien
The most fully documented Christmas Truce story of 1914 took place between the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Saxon 133rd Infantry Regiment plus the Prussian 6th Jager Battalion at Frelinghien

Background imagePrussian Collection: Frederick III German Emperor and Kaiser Wilhelm II

Frederick III German Emperor and Kaiser Wilhelm II
Frederick III, German Emperor and King of Prussia (1831-1888), with his son, Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941). late 19th century

Background imagePrussian Collection: The interior of a pigeon-loft in Paris, where birds would arrive carrying messages

The interior of a pigeon-loft in Paris, where birds would arrive carrying messages from outside the city (1 of 2) Date: Jan-Feb 1871

Background imagePrussian Collection: A veteran East Prussian Infantryman Frenkiel

A veteran East Prussian Infantryman Frenkiel (who won the Iron Cross) in his full service uniform - clearly of Polish extraction. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePrussian Collection: WW1 - The Band of a Prussian Infantry Regiment

WW1 - The Band of a Prussian Infantry Regiment - note the universal wearing of the traditional Pickelhaube (or Pickelhelm) helmets. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePrussian Collection: Elblag (Elbing), Poland - Statues outside Entrance Police HQ

Elblag (Elbing), Poland - Statues outside Entrance Police HQ
Elblag (Elbing), Poland - Statues outside the Entrance the Police HQ. The city was transferred to Prussia after the first partition of Poland in 1772

Background imagePrussian Collection: The Wedding of the German Crown Prince Wilhelm

The Wedding of the German Crown Prince Wilhelm
The Wedding of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst) (1882-1951), the eldest child of the last Kaiser, the German Emperor, Wilhelm II

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia and his wife

Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia and his wife
Prince Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl of Prussia and his wife, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia). Handwritten date 5 May 1908

Background imagePrussian Collection: Commercial Shipping Activity, Rotterdam

Commercial Shipping Activity, Rotterdam
Barges of a German flotilla loading goods at Konig's harbour in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. Due to a significant increase in inland shipping

Background imagePrussian Collection: Kolk Kade Quay, Rotterdam

Kolk Kade Quay, Rotterdam
Barges of a German flotilla moored at Kolk Kade, a large quay in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. Due to a significant increase in inland shipping

Background imagePrussian Collection: Crown Prince Wilhelm with his eldest son William

Crown Prince Wilhelm with his eldest son William
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (1882-1951) with his eldest son, William (1906-1940). Wilhelm was the son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the last Crown Prince of the German Empire and Kingdom of Prussia

Background imagePrussian Collection: Princess Victoria Louise & Princess Cecile uniform 1913

Princess Victoria Louise & Princess Cecile uniform 1913
Front cover showing two German Princesses in Military uniform. (Left) Princess Victoria Louise (1892 - 1980), the only daughter and the last child of German Emperor Wilhelm II

Background imagePrussian Collection: British Embassy at Berlin 1888

British Embassy at Berlin 1888
The British Embassy in Berlin, drawn during of a visit to the city in occasion of the death of King William I. 1888

Background imagePrussian Collection: Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1

Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1
Cartoon, Reckoning without their host. Defeated at Verdun, Germany, Prussia and Death walk away despondently. A smiling French soldier in the background says they had everything planned

Background imagePrussian Collection: The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing relics

The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing relics
The Village of Waterloo, with travellers purchasing the relics that were found in the field of battle, 1815 (c).Oil on panel, signed lower left Geo Jones, by George Jones (1786-1869), 1821 (c)

Background imagePrussian Collection: Circe by Will Dyson

Circe by Will Dyson
Cartoon by the Australian cartoonist and artist, Will Dyson (1880-1938). Dyson made his name on the Sydney Bulletin and then in London on the Daily Herald where his cartoons during the First World

Background imagePrussian Collection: Socialists fighting to the death; Paris Commune, 1871

Socialists fighting to the death; Paris Commune, 1871
Men and women of the Commune fighting, to the death, against troops of the National Guard, Paris. At the end of the Franco-Prussian war

Background imagePrussian Collection: French Soldiers Cutting Dead Horses Franco Prussian

French Soldiers Cutting Dead Horses Franco Prussian
french, soldiers, cutting, dead, horses, franco, prussian, war, 1871, meat, failure, la, grande, sortie, november, 1870, generals, break, lines, end, siege, paris, turning, point, communication

Background imagePrussian Collection: Zulu war. Death of Prince Imperial. The Prince's toy railway

Zulu war. Death of Prince Imperial. The Prince's toy railway
Sketch taken during Franco-Prussian war of Prince's playthings. The death of the Prince Imperial during the Zulu war was treated with great sentimentality by the ILN. Date: 1879

Background imagePrussian Collection: BATTLE OF MARS-LE-TOUR

BATTLE OF MARS-LE-TOUR
Battle of MARS-LE-TOUR the Todesritt (death charge) of the Bredow cavalry brigade Date: 16 August 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: FRANCO-PRUSS/LE BOURGET

FRANCO-PRUSS/LE BOURGET
The Prussian Grenadiers of the Queen Elisabeth regiment storm the French barricade at Le Bourget. 30 October 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, Franco-Prussian War, 1871

Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, Franco-Prussian War, 1871
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, Franco-Prussian War, 1871

Background imagePrussian Collection: Man and milkmaid, Prussian Silesia, 1818

Man and milkmaid, Prussian Silesia, 1818
Man and woman of Prussian Silesia, 1818. The man is courting a milkmaid. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Background imagePrussian Collection: Citizens on London near Westminster Bridge, 1818

Citizens on London near Westminster Bridge, 1818
Citizens of London, with Westminster Bridge and Nelsons Column in the background. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

Background imagePrussian Collection: On the Paris Ramparts during the war of 1870

On the Paris Ramparts during the war of 1870. Soldier, gentleman and fashionable women on the snow-covered ramparts during the Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imagePrussian Collection: Fashionable woman in the Square of the Tuileries, 1870

Fashionable woman in the Square of the Tuileries, 1870
The Square of the Tuileries, 1870. Woman in green dress with train, mantelet lined with fur, black hat. Families and children play behind her

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian soldiers capturing Napoleons coach after

Prussian soldiers capturing Napoleons coach after the Battle of Waterloo. The soldiers shot the driver and coachman, and the Major von Keller claimed the coach as booty

Background imagePrussian Collection: Plan and elevation for a Gothic cottage

Plan and elevation for a Gothic cottage. Floorplan shows parlor, dining room, hall, kitchen, larder and scullery. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

Background imagePrussian Collection: Carriage of the Prussian minister, Baron Bulow, in

Carriage of the Prussian minister, Baron Bulow, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Background imagePrussian Collection: Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha in Queen Victoria s

Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha, Ambassador Extraordinary from Turkey, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Background imagePrussian Collection: Princess Henry of Prussia

Princess Henry of Prussia (Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, 1866-1953), wife of Prince Henry of Prussia. 1906

Background imagePrussian Collection: Alver, nase, Prussian carp, and fishing

Alver, nase, Prussian carp, and fishing
Alver, Alburnus alburnus 179, nase, Chondrostoma nasus 181, Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio 182, and fishermen enjoying fishing on the Seine at Paris with rod, line, hook and nets

Background imagePrussian Collection: Barbel, tench and goldfish

Barbel, tench and goldfish
Barbel, Barbus barbus 153, tench, Tinca tinca 154, and Prussian carp or goldfish, Carassius auratus auratus 155. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Background imagePrussian Collection: Troubadour playing on six instruments, 1815

Troubadour playing on six instruments, 1815
Troubadour playing on six instruments in front of Prussian and Scots soldiers, 1815. By moving his head, elbows and knees, he plays pan pipes, mandolin, drum, triangle

Background imagePrussian Collection: Prussian asparagus or wild asparagus, Ornithogalum

Prussian asparagus or wild asparagus, Ornithogalum pyrenaicum (Ornithogalum sulphureum). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imagePrussian Collection: Gudgeon, bleak, spirlin, minnow and Prussian carp

Gudgeon, bleak, spirlin, minnow and Prussian carp
Danube gudgeon, Gobio gobio 1, bleak, Alburnus alburnus 2, spirlin, Alburnoides bipunctatus 3, minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus 4, and Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio 5

Background imagePrussian Collection: Sedan, by W F Taylor

Sedan, by W F Taylor
Promotional music sheet for Sedan for the pianoforte by W. F. Taylor. The French army was routed at Sedan, so ensuring the Prussian victory

Background imagePrussian Collection: Siege of Paris War Descriptive Fantasia, by M Hobson

Siege of Paris War Descriptive Fantasia, by M Hobson
Promotional music sheet for the Siege of Paris Descriptive War Fantasia by M. Hobson. The music is supposed to represent the main incidents of the Franco-Prussia war

Background imagePrussian Collection: Grand Morceau Militaire by John Pridham

Grand Morceau Militaire by John Pridham
Promotional music sheet for Grand Morceau Militaire of 1871 by John Pridham. The German army is shown riding up the Champs Elysees after France proclaimed a Government of National Defense after

Background imagePrussian Collection: WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - 1914

WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - 1914
WW1 - The Enemys Eastern Frontier - The Splendid work of Russian Strategy. Pictorial map showing the strategy of Russian Commanders

Background imagePrussian Collection: Emperor & staff reconnoitring during the Franco-Prussian War

Emperor & staff reconnoitring during the Franco-Prussian War
Above, an image of the Emperor and staff reconnoitring; below, the Emperors carriage at Metz. The artist, William Simpson, was arrested on suspicion of spying, for making this sketch. Date: 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: Arrest of English correspondents at Metz

Arrest of English correspondents at Metz during the Franco-Prussian war. 1870

Background imagePrussian Collection: Strasbourg Memorial, Place de la Concorde, Paris, WW1

Strasbourg Memorial, Place de la Concorde, Paris, WW1
The Strasbourg Memorial in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, on 14 November 1914, in the early part of the First World War, decorated with flags and wreaths

Background imagePrussian Collection: Otto von Bismarck in his study

Otto von Bismarck in his study



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