Title

The German Emperor'', (1919).

Caption

'The German Emperor'', (1919). Portrait of Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia, with the Totenkopf on his fur busby: 'This unique portrait shows the Kaiser in the uniform of the famous Death's Head Hussars; incidentally it shows him without that characteristic theatrical pose peculiar to all other authorised portraits.' From "The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. I, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight. [Caxton Pulishing Company, Limited, London, 1919]

Date

1919

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F14_333

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,9Mb (3,0Mb) / 13,5in x 18,1in / 4053 x 5421 (300dpi)

Keywords

photograph portrait Germany people male face man men hat German country body bodies emperor monarch guy fur clothes skull king royal death uniform dress military war location century kaiser moustache royalty first world war concept busby medal medals B&W MONOCHROME hussar death's Head Regiment military uniform World War I WWI black & white black and white B W World War One 1910s 20th century The Print Collector 1st World War gold braid sovereign the body WW1 William II Emperor of Germany Hussars photograph portrait Unknown Wilhelm II Kaiser Wilhelm II Knight His Majesty Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany aiguillette Caxton Publishing Company William Stanley Macbean Knight William Stanley Macbean W. Stanley Macbean Knight W Stanley Macbean Knight W. Stanley Macbean W Stanley Macbean W. S. M. W. S. M. Knight Caxton Pulishing Company Lim Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert German Emperor