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  • Hazrat Sulaymān (King Solomon) enthoned with Bilquīs and with earthly rulers, divs, peris and the animals kingdom, including the simurgh, paying homage). Gouache painting by a Persian artist, Qajar period.
  • Raja on an elephant in the style of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Process print.
  • A crowned fairy king seated on a hedgehog drawn by a girl holding a giant daisy, accompanied by dancing fairies. Watercolour by C.A. Doyle.
  • A king holding court. Ink drawing.
  • The dance of death: the king. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • Burma: a king passing in procession on an elephant, preceded by guardsmen and courtiers. Gouache painting.
  • One soldier talks to three seated Roman figures. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • A ruler holding court. Gouache drawing.
  • A raja holding a rose. Coloured ink drawing.
  • Coloured porcelain figures of the three Magi. Colour photograph, 1948.
  • The death of Julius Caesar: Caesar is lying on the ground, assassinated by a group of senatorial conspirators led by Cassius Longinus and Marcus Iunius Brutus on the Ides of March. Engraving by J.C. Armytage after J.L. Gérome.
  • The chair on which the Duke of York (1763-1827?) died. Coloured engraving, ca. 1827.
  • The maid bringing in the breakfast finds the Prince of Wales and Mrs Fitzherbert in a dishevelled state on the morning after their marriage. Wood engraving after "Plenipo Georgy" (James Gillray?).
  • A ruler defending a fortress from the invading British. Gouache drawing.
  • Attila the Hun. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • A procession to war with a band and cavalry. Gouache drawing.
  • Henri of Navarre, King of France shown in four imaginary poses. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Henri of Navarre, King of France shown in four imaginary poses. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Dwarfs / G.S.
  • Three physiognomies belonging to a Roman consul, a king and a prince. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • Charles II touching a patient for the king's evil (scrofula) surrounded by courtiers, clergy and general public. Engraving by R. White.
  • King Richard II as described by William Shakespeare. Drawing after J.H. Mortimer.
  • A ruler enthroned defending a fortress from the invading British. Gouache drawing.
  • Page 116: three portraits of kings, princes or generals. Gouache drawing.
  • An indian ruler leading his troops to battle seated in his carriage. Gouache drawing.
  • Four physiognomies expressing the propensity to command. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • A procession of carriages watched by crowds lining the streets, with soldiers on parade: a hot-air balloon flies overhead. Coloured engraving, 1814.
  • Phranang Krasat. Pen and ink drawing.
  • Elijah is led to his confrontation with King Ahab. Engraving, c. seventeenth century.
  • A man being tortured and executed in public. Gouache drawing.