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![[Charles V, King of Spain and Emperor of Germany, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / Jacques Reich.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy12LWtpbmctb2Ytc3BhaW4tYW5kLWVtcGVyb3Itb2YtZ2VybWFueS1oZWFkLWFuZC1zaG91bGRlcnMtcG9ydHJhaXQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/399/jpg "[Charles V, King of Spain and Emperor of Germany, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / Jacques Reich.")
![[Patrick Henry, half-length portrait], engraving, Library of Congress](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDQvMDEvMDEvcGF0cmljay1oZW5yeS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Patrick Henry, half-length portrait], engraving, Library of Congress")
![[Louis XV, King of France, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvbG91aXMteHYta2luZy1vZi1mcmFuY2UtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC01ZDBiMjAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Louis XV, King of France, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]")
![[William Makepeace, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left] / Jacques Reich.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDIvd2lsbGlhbS1tYWtlcGVhY2UtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LWphY3F1ZXMtNjFkYzRiLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[William Makepeace, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left] / Jacques Reich.")
![[Theodore Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Prince Foto.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvdGhlb2RvcmUtcm9vc2V2ZWx0LWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtcHJpbmNlLWZvdG8tN2Q4NWZmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Theodore Roosevelt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Prince Foto.")
![[Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, in regalia, half-length portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvd2lsaGVsbS1pLWVtcGVyb3Itb2YtZ2VybWFueS1pbi1yZWdhbGlhLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1iMDhmNzktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany, in regalia, half-length portrait, facing right]")
![[Louis XIV, King of France, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wearing armor] / Goupil & Co., Paris.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvbG91aXMteGl2LWtpbmctb2YtZnJhbmNlLWhlYWQtYW5kLXNob3VsZGVycy1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktcmlnaHQtZmZhZTllLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Louis XIV, King of France, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wearing armor] / Goupil & Co., Paris.")
![[German emperor Wilhelm II, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMDEvMDEvZ2VybWFuLWVtcGVyb3Itd2lsaGVsbS1paS10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVyLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zZWF0ZWQtZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[German emperor Wilhelm II, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left]")
