Image of Ivan IV, Salome, Queen of Sheba, Alfred the Great, Queen Elizabeth II, Cleopatra and Julius Caesar

Early Works

The Famous and Infamous Through History

This group of early Historical Figures will eventually include several commissioned Figures as they are located and documented. For now, Early Works includes 33 of the original 37 Figures commissioned by Monsanto Chemical Company in the 1960s for exhibition at Disneyland. These figures, completely restored in 2006 and 2007, are now held by the Mini Time Machine Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

A search is now on to locate the remaining four Monsanto Figures, believed to be in the St. Louis area. Early Middle East rulers include Herod Antipas, Minos of Crete, Nebuchadrezzar II, Assurbanipal, Alexander the Great, Dionysius of Syracuse and Cleopatra. Other famous women of the area include Helen of Troy, Salome and the exotic Queen of Sheba. Roman times are represented by Julius Caesar, Livia Drusilla Augusta, Emperor Nero and the ill-fated Poppaea Sabina.  Northern Europe Historical Figures include Ivan IV the Terrible, Alfred the Great, Erik the Red, Philip II of Spain, Napoleon Bonaparte and William the Conqueror. Women of northern Europe include, Isabeau of Bavaria, Alexander Princess of Wales, Queen Caroline of Brunswick, Maria Fitzherbert, a young and an old Queen Victoria, and Elizabeth II. American women are Mary Todd Lincoln and two generic figures.

Portrait of King Nebuchadrezzar aka. "O god Nabu, preserve, defend my firstborn son". from Early Works King Nebuchadrezzar
Portrait of Minos of Crete Minos of Crete
Portrait of Queen of Sheba Queen of Sheba
Portrait of Tutankhamen Tutankhamen
Portrait of Alexander the Great aka. Alexander III of Macedon from Early Works Alexander the Great
Portrait of Salome Salome
Portrait of Herod Antipater (v1) aka. Antipas from Early Works Herod Antipater – v1
Portrait of Livia Drusilla Augusta aka. Julia Augusta from Early Works Livia Drusilla Augusta
Portrait of Cleopatra aka. Cleopatra VII Philopator from Early Works Cleopatra
Portrait of Julius Caesar aka. Gaius Julius Caesar from Early Works Julius Caesar
Portrait of Dionysius I of Syracuse aka. Dionysius the Elder from Early Works Dionysius I of Syracuse
Portrait of Poppaea Sabina aka. Poppaea Sabina the Younger from Historical Figures of Italy Poppaea Sabina
Portrait of Emperor Nero aka. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus from Historical Figures of Italy Emperor Nero – v1
Portrait of Assurbanipal aka. "Ashur is creator of an heir" from Early Works Assurbanipal
Portrait of Alfred the Great aka. "King of the Anglo-Saxons" from Early Works Alfred the Great
Portrait of Helen of Troy aka. Helen of Sparta from Early Works Helen of Troy
Portrait of Erik the Red aka. Erik Thorvaldsson from Early Works Erik the Red
Portrait of William the Conqueror William the Conqueror
Portrait of Isabeau of Bavaria aka. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from Early Works Isabeau of Bavaria
Portrait of Catherine De Medici aka. Queen consort of France from Early Works Catherine De Medici – v1
Portrait of Ivan IV (v1) aka. "Ivan the Terrible" from Early Works Ivan IV – v1
Portrait of Philip II aka. Philip II of Spain Felipe II from Early Works Philip II
Portrait of Philip II Phillip II
Portrait of Maria Fitzherbert (young) Maria Fitzherbert – young
Portrait of Generic Mt.Vernon Lady Generic Mt.Vernon Lady
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte - v1
Portrait of Caroline von Brunswick (v1) Caroline von Brunswick - v1
Portrait of Walking Dress Walking Dress
Portrait of Queen Victoria 1837 V1 Queen Victoria 1837 – v1
Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln
Portrait of Alexandra Princess of Wales (v1) aka. Alexandra of Denmark from Early Works Alexandra Princess of Wales v1
Portrait of Queen Victoria 1900 (v1) Queen Victoria 1900 v1
Portrait of Elizabeth II aka. Queen of the United Kingdom from Early Works Elizabeth II
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