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A Good Kiss, French Postcard, c1900
Henry Purcell, (detail), 1695. Artist: John ClostermanHenry Purcell, (detail), 1695. Found in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London
In Love, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection
New Year Gift, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection
Lidia, vintage French postcard, c1900
Divorce, vintage French postcard, c1900
Married, vintage French postcard, c1900
Allegory, 1856-1923. Artist: Francois FlamengAllegory, 1856-1923
That certainly is being able to read, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaThat certainly is being able to read, 1799. Plate 29 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression
Mlle de Blois, c1840. Artist: Emile Isidore DeroyMlle de Blois, c1840
The Small Red-Headed Beggar, 1843. Artist: Emile Isidore DeroyThe Small Red-Headed Beggar, 1843. From the collection of the Musee du Louvre, France
Portrait of a Woman, c1900-1939. Artist: Alphonse MuchaPortrait of a Woman, c1900-1939. Mucha developed his own personal style characterized by art nouveau elements, tender colors and Byzantine decorative elements
Ste Famille, detail. Artist: Vittore CarpaccioSte Famille, detail
Bonaparte, 19th century
Salomes Toilette, 1894. Artist: Aubrey BeardsleySalomes Toilette, 1894. Salome is being attended by a masked figure. Illustration for the play Salome by Oscar Wilde. (1894)
St Jerome, late 16th-early 17th century. Artist: Louis FinsonSt Jerome, late 16th-early 17th century. Jerome, in the act of self-flagellation, gazes up in ecstasy into a shaft of light
A Young Man, c1460. Artist: Cosme TuraA Young Man, c1460. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
St Stephen, Austrian statue, 1480. From the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
John Locke, English philosopher, 1689. Artist: Verelst HarmanJohn Locke, English philosopher, 1689. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)
Robert Boyle, Irish born chemist and physicist, c1689-1690. Boyle (1627-1691) was the seventh son of the first Earl of Cork
Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-born French astronomer, 1777. In the background is the Paris Observatory, which Cassini (c1625-1712) became the first director of in 1671
Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. Artist: George VertueRobert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. After attending school at Eton, Boyle (1627-1691), the seventh son of the 1st Earl of Cork, spent six years in Europe
John Harrison, c1835. Artist: William HollJohn Harrison, c1835. Portrait of the English inventor and horologist wearing a wig. Harrison became famous for resolving one of the most problematic issues of his day - how to determine longitude
Egyptian Relief. Seated Lady with elaborate hairstyle
Head of Roman Lady of Flavian Period, late 1st century. Capitoline Museums, Rome
Greek small bronze Apollo from Kosmas near Sparta, late 6th century BC. Epiphenomenos means Appearing, Laconian work held at National Museum, Athens
Apollo, Greek Bronze. circa early 5th century BC. ollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology
Fresco (reconstruction) of Ladies of Minoan Royal Court, Knossos, Greece, c20th century
Sappho, Greek Lyric Poetess, born c600BC, c5th century BCSappho. Greek Lyric Poetess, born c600 BC, c5th century BC. Roman copy of a Greek original of the 5th century BC
Dwarf from Sigiriya Rock fortress, 5th century, Sri Lanka. (20th century). According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa
Byzantine Floor Mosaic in the Great Palace, Istanbul, 565 - 578 AD, (20th century). The Great Palace of Constantinople, was a large Imperial Byzantine palace complex which served as the main royal
Gold half-stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus, 3rd century BCGold half-stater of Pyrrhus of Epirus (391-272 BC), from whom the phrase a Phyrric victory is derived, bearing the head of Artemis facing right, 3rd century BC. Issued from his captial at Ambracia
Bust of the Greek poetess Sappho, 6th century BC. Artist: SapphoBust of Sappho (630/12-570 BC), the Greek lyric poetress, from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome, 6th century BC
Fresco of the death of St Francis, 14th century. Artist: GiottoFresco of the death of St Francis at the Church of Santa Croce, 14th century
Melanesian mask from New Ireland, from the Hornimann Museums collection
Phoenician ivory head found at the Burnt Palace in Nimrud, 8th century BCPhoenician ivory head of a woman (?): found at the Burnt Palace in Nimrud. From the British Museums collection, 8th century BC
Head of the Roman emperor Trajan, 1st centuryHead of the Roman emperor Trajan (18 September 53 -9 August 117), 1st century
Portrait of a woman from a Roman floor mosaic, 1st centuryPortrait of a woman from a Roman floor mosaic from Pompeii, 1st century
Bronze head of Constantine I, 3rd century BCBronze head of Constantine I (c. 27 February 272 - 22 May 337) from a colossal bronze statue, 3rd century BC
Roman marble head of an elderly lady, 1st century BCRoman marble head of an elderly lady. The hairstyle is characteristic of the portraits of the time of Octavia (69 BC-11 BC), sister of Augustus (September 23, 63 BC- August 19, 14 AD)
Roman bust of a woman, 1st centuryRoman bust of a woman, from Merida Museums collection in Spain, 1st century
Roman bronze bust of the god Serapis, 4th centuryBronze bust of Serapis, an Alexandrian deity assimilated with Zeus. The piece is in the style of the Greek sculptor Bevasis of the 4th century
Portrait of Madame Jeanne Lafuye Trabuc, 1889. Artist: Vincent van GoghPortrait of Madame Jeanne Lafuye Trabuc, 1889. Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Female portrait, c1518. Artist: CorreggioFemale portrait, c1518. Correggio (1489-1534). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Head of Antonia, the younger daughter of Mark Antony, 1st centuryHead of Antonia (31 January 36 BC - September/October AD 37), the younger daughter of Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC -August 1, 30 BC) and Octavia (69 BC -11 BC)
Depiction of Roman womens hair dressing on an altarDepiction of Roman womens hair dressing, from an altar found at Neumagen, from the Landesmuseums collection in Trier
Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, 1775. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Andre Gautier d AgotyPortrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, 1775. The daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria, Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) married the French Dauphin (the future King Louis XVI)
Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, early 20th century. Artist: A PasettiTsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, early 20th century. A granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Alix of Hesse (1872-1918) married Tsar Nicholas II in November 1894