Peasant from the Yonne who rose to become librarian at the court of Lorraine. His Mémoires, written c. 1733–47, but published in full only in the 20th century
Artist: Geille
Date:
Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1437
Joseph Marie Jacquard 1752-1834
French weaver and merchant. He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the “Jacquard loom”), which in turn played an important role in the development of other programmable machines, such as an early version of digital compiler used by IBM to develop the modern day computer.
Artist: Bonnefond
Date:
Size 11 x 15 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1436
Albert I of Germany 1255-1308
Albert I of Habsburg, the eldest son of King Rudolf I of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenberg, was a Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282 and King of Germany from 1298 until his assassination
Size 8.5 x 15 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1434
Peter I, The Great 1672-1725 Czar of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Peter Alexeyevich ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death in 1725
Artist: J.Thomson
Date:
Size 13 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1432
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor 1747-1792
Leopold II was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, and Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was the earliest opponent of capital punishment in modern history.
Size 11 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1431
Ferdinand IV, Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary 1633-1654
Ferdinand IV was made and crowned King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary and Croatia in 1647, and King of the Romans on 31 May 1653. He also served as Duke of Cieszyn
Size 10 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1430
Maria Antonia Archduchess of Austria 1669-1692
Maria Antonia of Austria was an Electress of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. She was the eldest daughter and only surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and his wife Margaret Theresa of Spain
Artist: Arnling
Date:1669
Size 8 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1429
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy 1663-1736
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy–Carignano was a member of the House of Savoy and Generalfeldmarschall of the Imperial Army and statesman of the Holy Roman Empire and the Archduchy of Austria
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1428
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor 1741-1790
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette.
Size 10 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1427
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine 1661-1742
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach. He was Elector Palatine, Count of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1716 to 1742. Until 1728 Charles III Philip was also Count of Megen
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1425