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King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Artist: Joseph AlbertKing Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1867. Ludwig II (1845-1886) ruled Bavaria from 1864 until 1886. He built the castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria and was a patron and devotee of composer Richard Wagner
Vera Nemchinova, Russian ballet dancer, 1910s. Nemchinova (1899-1984) as Golden Bird in the Ballet Russes production of Childrens Tales
Buffoons in a Village, 1857. Artist: Francois Nicolas RissBuffoons in a Village, 1857. Riss, Francois Nicolas (1804-1886). Found in the collection of the State V. Tropinin-Museum, Moscow
Saint Sebastian, 1642. Artist: GuercinoSaint Sebastian, 1642. Guercino (1591-1666). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The Long Engagement, 1859. Artist: Arthur HughesThe Long Engagement, 1859. Found in the collection of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Divan Japonais (poster), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecDivan Japonais (poster), 1892. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Artist: Kazimir MalevichWoman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg
Woman at her Toilette, 1889. Artist: Edgar DegasWoman at her Toilette, 1889. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Woman! Learn your letters!, 1923. Artist: Elizaveta Sergeevna KruglikovaWoman! Learn your letters!, 1923
Arrival in Saigon of Paul Beau, Governor General of Indochina, 1902. Beaus term as Governor-General of French Indochina lasted from 1902 until 1907
Macedonia revolt, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th July 1903
General Gouraud escapes an assassination attempt on route from Damascas to Kunaitra, 1921. General Henri-Joseph-Eugene Gouraud (1867-1946), French High Commissioner of Syria
The occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium troops, 1923. The occupation of the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925, by troops from France and Belgium
Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W WalkerCadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776
Midsummer Eve, c1871-1914. Artist: Edward Robert HughesMidsummer Eve, c1871-1914
Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Artist: Eugene TiteuxMousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2
The Silver Age, 1527. Artist: Lucas Cranach the ElderThe Silver Age, 1527. Aportrayal of the second of the four Ages of the World from Ovids poem. Found in the collection of the Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, Weimar, Germany
Tobias and Angel, 1578-1610. Artist: Adam ElsheimerTobias and Angel, 1578-1610
Rent Day, c1584-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the YoungerRent Day, c1584-1638. From the Burghley House Collection, Lincolnshire
The Peasant Dance, 1568-1569. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderThe Peasant Dance, 1568-1569. The opening of a kermesse (village fair), with a traditional dance performed by two couples. From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
The Romans of the Decadence, 1847. Artist: Thomas CoutureThe Romans of the Decadence, 1847. From the collection of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts, USA
The Three Graces, c1725-1770. Artist: Francois BoucherThe Three Graces, c1725-1770. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France
Seaport at sunset, 1639. Artist: Claude LorrainSeaport at sunset, 1639
Adoration of the Shepherd, 1476-1479. Artist: Hugo van der GoesAdoration of the Shepherd, 1476-1479. Central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
La Commune arretee par l Ignorance et le Reaction, 1871. Satirical cartoon depicting an allegorical figure representing the Paris Commune arrested by Ignorance and Reaction. From a private collection
Virgin and Child, 16th century. From the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1833. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age
The Whale, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Whale, c1850. Around the main illustration of harpooning a whale and the whalers being tossed from their boat are vignettes of the uses to which the whale was put after the carcass had been cut
JJ Thomson, British nuclear physicist, 1898. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940), the discoverer of the electron, with his students at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
Water! Water! Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink, 1849. Comment on the London water supply during the reappearance of cholera in 1848 and 1849
John Hunter, 1786. Artist: WO GellerJohn Hunter, 1786. Scottish surgeon and anatomist whose series of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery attracted numerous students, including Edward Jenner, Astley Cooper
Infant Dionysus Riding on a Tiger, Roman mosaic detail at El Djem, Tunisia. c2nd century. Mosaic uncovered in the Trajan Baths, Acholla, Tunisia
Relief from mausoleum of Hercules chaining Cerberus, c2nd century. Trier Museum
St. Hilda of Whitby holding an ammonite, West window, Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Artist: CM DixonSt. Hilda of Whitby holding an ammonite, West window, Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Medieval stained glass window in Hereford Cathedral depicts Hilda of Whitby or Hild of Whitby (c)
Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th centuryAlabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, on the tomb of Blanche Parry, her maid-of-honour, in Bacton Church in Herefordshire
Greek statue known as the Kritios Boy, 5th century BCThe Kritios Boy, a Greek marble kouros, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, 5th century BC
Michelangelos David. Artist: Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelos David, at the Galleria dell Accademia in Florence
Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and Aram Khachaturian, Russian composers, 1945. Prokofiev (1891-1953), Shostakovich (1906-1975) and Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th centuryMinoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Priest-King fresco from KnossosPriest-King fresco from the Minoan palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Crete
Venus of Rhodes, a Hellenistic statueThe Venus of Rhodes, a Hellenistic statue of Aphrodite bathing, from Rhodes Museum
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the kingSumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon
Roman relief of Ganymede being born off by ZeusRoman relief of the Trojan prince Ganymede being born off by Zeus in the form of an eagle to be his cupbearer. From the Hermitage Museums Collection, Leningrad
Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circusDetail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburgs collection
Scene from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, 1836-1837. Artist: Hablot Knight BrowneScene from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, 1836-1837. Christmas Eve festivities at Dingley Dell, the home of Mr Wardle. Mr. Pickwick kissing under the mistletoe bough
St Dunstan and the devil, 1826. Born in Glastonbury, Somerset, St Dunstan (c925-988) became Archbishop of Canterbury in 961
Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. Artist: John Everett MillaisScene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. The Rev and Mrs Crawley at home with their young family which, as an impoverished parson, he has difficulty in supporting
Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L MankiewiczScene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. Producer: Darryl F Zanuck. Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz