Catherine II', , 1830. Catherine the Great born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress of Russia from 1762-1796 following a coup d'etat she...
Napoleon III', c1890. From a photograph by W. Messers and D. Downey. From Cassell's History of England, Vol. VI. By John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan,...
Bonaparte and the Council of Five Hundred at St Cloud, 10th November 1799, . The coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire in which General Napoleon Bonaparte...
'Kaiserin Katharina II. Von Rußland 1729-1796', 1934. Catherine II , also known as Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the...
'The coup d'etat, lancers charging the crowd in the boulevards of Paris', 19th century. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II,...
'Consulate', 1882-1884. On 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar, General Napoleon Bonaparte...
Le Coup de Lance', 1620. At the Crucifixion the soldier pierces Christ's side to make sure he is dead. At bottom right, the Virgin Mary and St John...