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An 1842 cartoon by Theodor Hosemann showing 'Lisztomania', the hysteria of the audience when the virtuoso piano player and composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) performed in public.

Portrait of Queen Louise (l. 1776-1810), consort of King Frederick William III of Prussia. The mother of a Prussian king and a German emperor, Louise was known for her beauty and for being a shrewd politician; she met with Napoleon to plead...

Emperors Napoleon I of France and Francis II of Austria meet after the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805) to discuss terms of peace. Oil on canvas painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1812. Palace of Versailles.

Emperor Alexander I of Russia (r. 1801-1825), oil on canvas portrait by George Dawe, c. 1818-1825. British Royal Collection.

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806), who served as prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, at which point he became the first prime minister of the United Kingdom until he left office in 1801. He returned...

Battle of Maida (4 July 1806), fought between British and French forces during the Neapolitan campaign of the War of the Third Coalition. Painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg, early 19th century.

An 1886 photograph of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Taken by Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon).

An 1839 oil-on-canvas portrait by Henri Lehmann of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886). (Musée Carnavalet, Paris)

A photograph of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) at his desk in 1931. Taken by Herbert Lambert. (National Portrait Gallery)

During the latter stages of the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), the cavalry of the Russian Imperial Guard launch a desperate charge on the Pratzen Heights, seizing an Eagle standard from the French 4th Line Regiment. Shortly after...