Images Dated 4th August 2005 (page 4)

Battle of Marengo, 14 June, 1800. The supremely talented General Louis Desaix had heard the cannons firing and had turned around his divisions and marched to the sound of the guns

Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June, 1815, (19th century). Invited to surrender the French commander of the Guard, General Count Etienne Cambronne shouted The Guard dies

Battle of Zurich, 25 September, 1799, (c1800-c1842). Artist: Francois Bouchot
Battle of Zurich, 25 September, 1799, (c1800-c1842). Three months after the first battle of Zurich, a reinforced Marshal Massena (1758-1817)

Attempt to assassinate Napoleon, 24 December, 1800. The most serious - and very nearly successful - attempt on his life took place on Christmas Eve in 1800 when a massive bomb exploded near his

Woman in tomb at Thebes. Artist: Wilkinson
Woman in tomb at Thebes

Young Lady in the Park, c1880. Artist: Mary Cassatt
Young Lady in the Park, c1880. From a private collection, Chicago

Photograph of mummies, 1860

The Crucifixion, 1465. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Crucifixion, 1465. Christ is on the cross with the spear wound in his side. The Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle stand at the foot of the cross. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Elizabeth at the Hunt, late 19th century. Artist: Wilhelm Richter
Elizabeth at the Hunt, late 19th century. Elizabeth of Bavaria (1837-1898), Empress of Austria, out fox-hunting (perhaps with the Hungarian statesman Count Julius Andrassy)

St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Artist: Raphael
St Paul in Prison, early 16th century. Behind an iron grille, an angel in a blaze of heavenly light touches St Paul who is chained to his sleeping guards. The angel releases him

The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Homer, the Greek epic poet who lived during the 8th century BC, is being crowned as an immortal

St Jeromes Dream, c1600. Artist: Orazio Borgianni
St Jeromes Dream, c1600. St Jerome (c340-420), one of the four great Fathers of the Christian church who translated the Old Testament from Hebrew into Latin

City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Detail from a map of the city which lies on the Caribbean, on the east coast of Mexico

The Birth of Venus, c1482. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
The Birth of Venus, c1482. From the Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Rouen Cathedral, Sunlight, 1894. Artist: Claude Monet
Rouen Cathedral, Sunlight, 1894. From the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Portrait of Dante Alighieri, c1287-1337. Artist: Giotto
Portrait of Dante Alighieri, c1287-1337. From the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano, c1430s. Artist: Donatello
Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano, c1430s. Niccolo da Uzzano was a prominent figure in Florentine public life in the early 15th century. From the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Seizure of the Dutch Fleet by the troops of Pichegru, January, 1795, (19th century). General Jean Pichegru (1761-1804) seizing the Dutch Fleet with calvary after their vessels became ice locked

Battle of Wagram, 1809, (c1835). Artist: Francois Georgin
Battle of Wagram, 1809, (c1835). On the 5-6 July, reinforcements under Marshal Massena and artillery fire support from the grand batteries on Lobau stemmed the Austrian advance

Napoleon at the Battle of Lutzen, 2 May, 1813. With a Prusso-Russian army of some 100, 000 men moving on a small French force at Leipzig, Napoleon Bonaparte decided to intercept the enemy

History of the Zouaves in Africa, in the Crimea and in Italy, (19th century). In the summer of 1830 a number of Zouaoua tendered their services to the French colonial army

Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). Artist: Francois Georgin
Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). The French attempted to invade and expel the ruling Mamelukes in the Battle of the Pyramids

Noli Me Tangere, early 16th century. Artist: Dosso Dossi
Noli Me Tangere, early 16th century. Christ appears to Mary Magdalene in the garden after rising from the tomb on the third day, Sunday, showing her the wounds made by the nails

Monks and students in a library, 15th century. From a manuscript of Le Roman de Troie, (The History of Troy) by Benoit de Sainte-More, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Angel summoning the shepherds to the Nativity, 16th century. The Angel, messenger of God, floating on a cloud from which come shafts of holy light

Christ in the Tomb, 1460. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
Christ in the Tomb, 1460. The body of Christ wearing the crown of thorns and showing the spear wound in the side, stands erect in a lidless tomb. From the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, Italy

Prise de la Porte St Denis le 28th Juillet 1830, Revolution of 1830, Paris
Prise de la Porte St. Denis le 28th Juillet 1830, Revolution of 1830, Paris. The battle at Porte St Denis, between the people and a royal battalion

Algiers and Louis Philippe, French Revolution of 1830. On 26th July, 1830, the Polignac ministry, strongly reactionary in its tendencies

The Old Plantation, 1800. Plantation slaves dancing in front of their wooden cabins accompanied by banjo and drum. From the collection of the Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, USA

Le Dressage, early 19th century. Artist: Theodore Gericault
Le Dressage, early 19th century. A man training (breaking) a horse with a docked tail. From the Department of Drawings, Louvre, Paris

Chapel of the Carmelites, Paris, 1783. Above the altar, an angel reveals the Sacred Heart pierced with a sword (representing God the Son)

Salomes Toilette, 1894. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
Salomes Toilette, 1894. Salome is being attended by a masked figure. Illustration for the play Salome by Oscar Wilde. (1894)

Dantes vision of Heaven, 15th century. Heaven, represented like a flower, with angels flying above, from a 15th century version of the Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy)

The Building of the Tower of Babel, 16th century. Artist: Workshop of Hendrik van Cleve III
The Building of the Tower of Babel, 16th century. In the foreground masons are working on stone to be used on the Tower of Babel which dominates the scene

The Virgin and Child with Two Angels, 1472-1475. Artist: Filippino Lippi
The Virgin and Child with Two Angels, 1472-1475. Also called The Virgin of the Pomegranate. The infant Christ holds a pomegranate, the symbol of his Passion

Greek Hoplite in battle against the Amazons (30BC-200AD?). Hoplites were heavily armed Greek foot soldiers who fought in close formation

Diorite stele inscribed with the laws of Hammurabi, 18th century BC
Diorite stela inscribed with the laws of Hammurabi, 18th century BC. Hammurabi (Hammurapi) king of Babylon (1792-1750 BC), sixth ruler of the 1st of Babylon, unified Mesopotamia

Battle of Borodino, Russia, 7 September 1812, (c1835). Artist: Francois Georgin
Battle of Borodino, Russia, 7 September 1812, (c1835). With 44, 000 Russian casualties and 30, 000 French losses, the battle was indecisive

Crossing of Arcola Bridge, 15 November 1796, (19th century). Popular image of the three-day battle against the Austrians, which took place at Arcole, (or Arcola) in northern Italy

Battle of Heliopolis, Egypt, 20 March 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) launched an invasion on Egypt to attack British interests in India

Liberty, Revolution of July 27-29th, 1830, Paris

Francisco Pizarro, 15th century Spanish conquistador, 1671. Later engraving of Pizarro (c1475-1541), conqueror of the Inca empire (1531-1533)

The Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, 1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, 1838-1839. David Roberts (1796-1864) was a scene painter at Drury Lane Theatre in London

The colossal statue of Rameses II, 1852. Artist: Maxime du Camp
The colossal statue of Rameses II, 1852. Victorian photograph of a massive stone sculpture of Rameses II, the Great (reigned 1279-1212 BC), third king of the 19th dynasty of Egyptian rulers

Gilles - Pierrot, 1718-1719. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Gilles - Pierrot, 1718-1719. Pierrot (Pedrolino in the original Italian Commedia dell Arte), the naive, unsuccessful lover, played in a baggy white satin suit and whitened, unmasked face

Good and Evil, 19th century. Artist: Andre Jacques Victor Orsel
Good and Evil, 19th century. The rewards women might expect as a result of their conduct. Christ sits in judgment (top), sorting the blessed on his right from the damned on his left

The Education of Achilles: The Riding Lesson, 17th century. Artist: Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne
The Education of Achilles: The Riding Lesson, 17th century. Achilles riding master is a centaur, a legendary creature with the body of a horse and the torso of a man

Battle of Borodino, 7 September, 1812. The emperors plan was to smash the Russians in one great battle and so he threw his men at them with little tactical thought

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