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Druids, 1815. Artist: Robert Havell
Druids, 1815. An Arch-Druid (right) crowned with oak leaves, holding a sceptre. The other druid holds a crescent (Caed-Rai-Re) representing the first quarter of the Moon

High priest Coifi profaning the temple of the idols, England, 7th century (1864). Coifi was the priest of the temple of Goodmanham in Northumbria in 627

Ancient British Arch-Druid wearing the Breastplate of Judgement, c1900

Ferdinand I of Aragon and his Queen at prayer, 1417 (mid 19th century). The King and Queen are pictured at prayer at the time of the Council of Constance, 1417

Solomons prayer at the consecration of the Temple, c1870. But I have built an house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever. From the Bible (II Chronicles 6)

Darius I (548-486 BC) Achaemenid king of Persia from 521, with attendants, 1881. Chromolithograph after a frieze in the citadel at Susa

Bonaparte 1st Consul, 19th century

The Oath of the Emperor, 2nd December 1804, 19th century

Marie Delna in the opera Prophete, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th May 1898

Queen Victoria watching the procession of the red penitents, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Queen Victoria watching the procession of the red penitents, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th April 1898

The Tiburtine Sibyl announcing to Caesar the coming of Jesus, 16th century. Augustus Caesar - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD), became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC

St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 19th century
St Augustine of Hippo (350-430). St Augustine of Hippo is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church

St Augustine of Hippo (350-430), 1493
St Augustine of Hippo of Hippo (350-430), 1493. St Augustine of Hippo is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church

Charles I and Charles Quint in the Basilica of Saint Denis, Paris, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 16th September 1893

St John the Baptist as a Child, c1665. Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
St John the Baptist as a Child, c1665. Found in the collection of the Prado, Madrid, Spain

Immaculate Conception, 1665-1670. Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Immaculate Conception, 1665-1670. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Our Lady with the Child, c1638-1682. Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Our Lady with the Child, c1638-1682

The Virgin And Child, c1470-1523. Artist: Bartolomeo Montagna
The Virgin And Child, c1470-1523

David, c1410. Artist: Lorenzo Monaco
David, c1410. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Assembly of the Provostship of the Merchants of Paris, 1528. Dignitaries sit on an elevated bench while the Secretary and his Clerk put the business of the meeting before them

The Abbess visited by Death, 1538. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Abbess visited by Death, 1538. From Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death) by Hans Holbein the Younger

Standing Bear, Chief of the Dakota Sioux, North American Plains Indians, c1885-c1890. Pictured wearing ceremonial robes and a full length head-dress of eagle feathers

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman. Cecil was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

The Four Evangelists, 1620-1625. Artist: Jacob Jordaens
The Four Evangelists, 1620-1625. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the USA, 1901-1909. Artist: Spy
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the USA, 1901-1909. Spy cartoon from The World showing him in academic robes after being presented with an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law (DCL)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901), 1838
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Victoria on the throne in her coronation robes wearing the crown and holding the sceptre. She became Queen in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

Etienne Chevalier and St Stephen, c1450. Artist: Jean Fouquet
Etienne Chevalier and St Stephen, c1450. Etienne Chevalier was treasurer to King Charles VII of France. From the Staatliche Museen Gemaldegalerie, Berlin

Madonna and Child, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Bramantino
Madonna and Child, late 15th/early 16th century

Wealth, 1640. Artist: Simon Vouet
Wealth, 1640. A large serpentine figure of a woman draped in fabric is seated in front of an imposing architectural background

St James the Great, 1475. Artist: Cosme Tura
St James the Great, 1475. From the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France

The Magi presenting their gifts to the infant Jesus, c1860. They are making their symbolic offerings of Gold for royalty, Frankincense for divinity, and Myrrh for bitterness and suffering, to Jesus

Don Diego Del Corral, 1631. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Don Diego Del Corral, 1631. From the Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Death of Sapphira, 1652. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Death of Sapphira, 1652. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Men of the Inquisition, 1889. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Men of the Inquisition, 1889. From the Musee d Arts et d Archeologie, Moulins, France

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 17th century. Artist: Simon Vouet
Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 17th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

St John on Patmos, 1865-1866. John the Evangelist on the island of Patmos, in the Aegean, where he wrote the Book of Revelations whilst in exile imposed by the Roman emeror Domitian

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, c1860. From the Bible (Isaiah 5:7)

Jeremiah, Old Testament prophet, 7th century BC (c1860). Jeremiah lamenting over the misery of Jerusalem. Among the prophecies of Jeremiah was the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadrezzar (Nebuchadnezzar)

Isaiah, Old Testament prophet, c1804. Isaiah telling Hezekiah (king of Judah 8th century BC) to set his house in order as he is about to die. From the Bible (Isaiah 38:1)

Moses, Old Testament prophet, c1860. Moses, having led his people out of captivity and through the wilderness, views the Promised Land on which he will never set foot. From the Bible (Deuteronomy 34)

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), British statesman. Pitt was sent as Ambassador to China in 1816, but as he refused to perform the ceremony of kow-tow

Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855, 1869. Artist: Coide
Alexander II (1818-1881), Tsar of Russia from 1855, c1880. Known as The Liberator, Alexander emancipated Russias serfs in 1861

Priest whipping a penitent with a birch, c1876. From A History of the Rod, by the Rev Sm M Cooper. [London, c1876]

Ivory Chinese figurine of a Ming dynasty official, 17th century
Ivory figurine of a Ming dynasty official, from the British Museums collection, 17th century

Figure with knobbed headdress and robe, Pacheco Culture, Tiahuanaco, Peru, 600-1000. Figure standing on a tray bordered with painted Puma-Heads

Detail from the Francois Vase, Thetis, c6th century BC. Artists: Ergotimos, Kleitias
Detail from the Francois Vase, c6th century BC. Greek Vase signed by Clitias (painter) and Ergotimos (potter), c560 BC. Large Attic volute krater decorated in the black-figure style

Pope Leo XIII receiving the last rites on his deathbed, 1903
Pope Leo XIII (Vincenzo Giacchino Pecci 1810-1903) receiving the last rites on his deathbed, 1903. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, French weekly paper, 19 July 1903

Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis, 1891
Russian Orthodox priests performing ceremony of naming Strela, the yacht of Grand Duke Alexis, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, 11 October 1891

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