Seated Nude, from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

Set of Three Shrine Ornaments with Two Crocodiles (Makara) and a Serpent King (Nagaraja), 16th/17th century

Gary, Indiana, The Night Martin Luther King Was Assassinated, 1968

Jack A. Jaffe

Peasants, plate three from the Passion, 1936; published 1939

Georges Rouault

Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Queen Arsinoe II, After 270 BCE, issued by King Ptolemy II or III

Ancient Greek

Finger Ring with the Throne Name of King Horemheb, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Horemheb (about 1323–1295 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian

Defeat of the Spanish Army Near the Canal at Bruges by the Troops of King Louis XIV 1667, 1680

Sébastien Le Clerc, the elder

King Solomon, 1946

Letterio Calapai

The King of Penny-Poker, 1998

Tony Fitzpatrick

Final Page and Back Cover of Buddhist Manuscript With Four Guardian Kings, 17th/18th century

Woman in a Large Hat, from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

Royal Trousers, Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

Scarab: Nebmaatra (Amenhotep III), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Amenhotep IIII (about 1390–1352 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian

Miss Irma, from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

Scarab: Aakheperkara (Thutmose I), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Thutmose I (about 1504–1492 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian

Kings and Prophets, Chartres, n.d.

Katherine Merrill

The Candidate Boudoubadabou, from Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

Finger Ring with the Throne Name of King Psusennes II, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Psusennes II (about 959–945 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian

The Good Voter, from Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu, 1928, published 1932

Georges Rouault

Hamlet Attempts to Slay the King, plate 8 from Hamlet, 1843

Eugène Delacroix