Scepter in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Napoleon I in Coronation Robes, François Gérard

Napoleon I in Coronation Robes, early 19th century.

Portrait en pied de Napoléon Ier en costume du Sacre (museum title)

François Gérard (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Lothair, Emperor of the West (941-986), Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin

Lothair, Emperor of the West (941-986), 1838.

Lothaire, empereur d'Occident (941-986) (museum title)

Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin (French), oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

The Coronation of King George V: King George V and Queen Mary Enthroned, Laurits Tuxen

The Coronation of King George V: King George V and Queen Mary Enthroned, 1912.

Laurits Tuxen (Danish), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Sketch for the Dome of the Panthéon: Clovis and Clotilde, Antoine-Jean Gros

Sketch for the Dome of the Panthéon: Clovis and Clotilde, c. 1811.

Esquisse pour la coupole du Panthéon (église… (museum title)

Antoine-Jean Gros (French), oil on canvas

Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Clovis I, King of the Franks (465-511), François-Louis Dejuinne

Clovis I, King of the Franks (465-511), 1837.

Clovis Ier, roi des Francs (465-511) (museum title)

François-Louis Dejuinne, oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Effigy of Henry II Plantagenet, before 1204.

Gisant d'Henri II Plantagenêt (museum title)

anonyme, polychrome tuffeau stone

Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, France

John II the Good (1319-1364), King of France, Jean-Léonard Lugardon

John II the Good (1319-1364), King of France, 1837.

Jean II le Bon (1319-1364), roi de France (museum title)

Jean-Léonard Lugardon, oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Rose, 1847.

Grandville (French), hand-colored steel engraving

Getty Research Institute, United States

Bayeux Tapestry, scenes 29 to 31: Harold receives the crown, anonyme

Bayeux Tapestry, scenes 29 to 31: Harold receives the crown, 11th century.

Tapisserie de Bayeux, scènes 29 à 31 : Harold reçoit la… (museum title)

anonyme, wool embroidery on linen

Bayeux Tapestry Museum, France

Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, 14 (26) May 1896, Laurits Tuxen

Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, 14 (26) May 1896, 1898.

Коронация Николая II и Александры Федоровны в Успенском… (museum title)

Laurits Tuxen (Danish), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Costume design for "The King" for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act Two), Stanisław Wyspiański

Costume design for "The King" for the drama "Bolesław the Bold" (Act Two), 1904.

Projekt kostiumu "Króla" do dramatu "Bolesław Śmiały" (Akt… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil and colored pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, James Gillray

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Coronation of the Virgin, 1591.

Le Couronnement de la Vierge (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

King Hobgoblin Sleeping, 1896.

Tonttukuningas nukkuu (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Oceanus on his throne in the sea

Oceanus på sin trone i havet (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and grey wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Oath of Fealty in 1660, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Oath of Fealty in 1660, 1806.

Arvehyldningen i 1660 (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, C.W. Eckersberg

The Founding of the Order of the Elephant, 1840.

Elefantordenens indstiftelse (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Coronation of the Virgin, Diego Velázquez

Coronation of the Virgin, 1635–1636.

Le Couronnement de la Vierge (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

L'Amour victorieux, 1601.

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

Pentecost, 1925–1926.

Letnice (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, watercolor and gouache on paper

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

Buonaparte Leaving Egypt, 1800.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Saint Stephen, King of Hungary, Lucas Cranach l'Ancien

Saint Stephen, King of Hungary, c. 1510.

Lucas Cranach l'Ancien (German), paint on wood panel

Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Germany

Henry IV (1367-1413), anonyme, école anglaise

Henry IV (1367-1413), c. 1550–1650.

anonyme, école anglaise, oil on wood

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Louis XVIII, King of France (1755-1824), Paulin Guérin

Louis XVIII, King of France (1755-1824), 1818.

Paulin Guérin (French), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Sultan Ahmed III, c. 1727–1730.

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo, Pedro Berruguete

Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo, 1476–1477.

Ritratto di Federico da Montefeltro e del figlio Guidobaldo (museum title)

Pedro Berruguete (Spanish), oil on wood

Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Italy

The Swineherd

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, graphite, watercolour, gouache and glazes with bodycolour highlights on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Emperor Napoleon I, c. 1807.

Napoléon Ier en habits impériaux (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on wood

Fogg Art Museum, United States

The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, Nicolai Abildgaard

The Abolition of Adscription in 1788, 1790.

Stavnsbåndets løsning 1788. Allegori (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Charles I and Henrietta Maria with Their Two Eldest Children, Prince Charles and Princess Mary, Antoine van Dyck

Charles I and Henrietta Maria with Their Two Eldest Children, Prince Charles and Princess Mary, 1632.

Antoine van Dyck (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Richelieu before Rhadamanthus

Richelieu foran Rhadamanthos (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown and black ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Balance of Power, - or - The Posterity of the Immortal Chatham, Turn'd Posture Master, James Gillray

The Balance of Power, - or - The Posterity of the Immortal Chatham, Turn'd Posture Master, 1791.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), George Hayter

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), c. 1838–1840.

George Hayter (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Surrender of Granada, Francisco Pradilla

The Surrender of Granada, 1882.

La rendición de Granada (museum title)

Francisco Pradilla (Spanish), oil on canvas

Senate of Spain

Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), Allan Ramsay

Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), 1762.

Allan Ramsay (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838, George Hayter

The Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838, 1839.

George Hayter (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, 1806.

Napoléon Ier sur le trône impérial (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

The Vow of Louis XIII, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Vow of Louis XIII, 1824.

Le Vœu de Louis XIII (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Montauban Cathedral, France

The Seven Planetary Deities: Jupiter, Apollo, Diana and Mars, Paul Véronèse

The Seven Planetary Deities: Jupiter, Apollo, Diana and Mars, 1550–1575.

Les Sept Divinités planétaires : Jupiter, Apollon, Diane et… (museum title)

Paul Véronèse (Italian), fresco transferred to canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Annunciation, c. 1576.

L'Annonciation (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

"...tell me what I'm thinking now!, Erik Werenskiold

"...tell me what I'm thinking now!, 1878–1879.

"Si meg, hva det er jeg tenker nå?" (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Sultan Mahmud I, c. 1730–1737.

Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (French), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Pepin III, known as the Short, King of the Franks (714-768), Louis-Félix Amiel

Pepin III, known as the Short, King of the Franks (714-768), 1837.

Pépin III, dit le Bref, roi des Francs (714-768) (museum title)

Louis-Félix Amiel, oil on canvas

Palace of Versailles, France

Bayeux Tapestry, scene 1: King Edward (EDWARD REX), anonyme

Bayeux Tapestry, scene 1: King Edward (EDWARD REX), 11th century.

Tapisserie de Bayeux, scène 1 : le roi Édouard (EDWARD REX) (museum title)

anonyme, wool embroidery on linen

Bayeux Tapestry Museum, France

The Coronation of King Edward VII (1841-1910), Laurits Tuxen

The Coronation of King Edward VII (1841-1910), 1904.

Laurits Tuxen (Danish), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

The Archangel Gabriel

L'Ange Gabriel (museum title)

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Napoleon in Imperial Costume, Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon in Imperial Costume, 1805.

Portrait de Napoléon en costume impérial (museum title)

Jacques-Louis David (French), oil on wood

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Pentecost, 1925–1926.

Letnice (museum title)

Alphonse Mucha, watercolor and gouache on paper

Prague City Gallery, Czechia

Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page, Le Greco

Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page, 1585–1590.

Saint Louis, roi de France, et un page (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

L'Assomption, 1510.

Albrecht Dürer (German), woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States