Emperor Gallery

Roman Emperor Constantine I (the Great) in York, GB

Statue of Constantine the Great in York, England, where he was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306 AD. In the background is the cathedral, York Minster.
Digital photograph

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Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s

Emperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890.
Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

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Skirmish between Russian and Swedish cavalry at the Battle of Poltava during the Great Northern War, 1709.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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