Statue of Gudea
2090 BCEThe gods have given him health, victory and power, and all other good things, and he and his children shall retain the kingship for all time.
The Rosetta Stone, Translation of the Greek Section
196 BCEEmperor Antoninus Pius
138 CE-161 CEPortrait of the emperor Caracalla
212 CE-217 CEThe Epic of Kings
FerdowsiThe honorable Kings of Persia are an example to us all
1010Portrait of Maximilian I
Albrecht Dürer1519Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Khan Hunting with a Hawk
Farrukh Beg1590-1595The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon
Lavinia Fontana1600Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Bichitr1615-1618Charles I
Anthony van Dyck1635-1636Charles Louis, Elector Palatine
Anthony van Dyck1637Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan
Bichitr1640Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies
Bichitr1630-1657Louis XV of France as Dauphin
Rosalba Carriera1720-1721Portrait of Consort Chunhui
Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1760Portraits of Emperor Qianlong, the Empress, and Eleven Imperial Consorts
Giuseppe Castiglione, 郎世寧1736-1770