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The Musicians, c1595. Artist: Michelangelo CaravaggioThe Musicians, c1595. One of a number of realistic paintings of half-length figures painted in Rome for aristocratic patrons
Battle of Rivoli, 14 January, 1797, (19th century). The battle occurred as Austrias General Alvintzy made his fourth and final attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua
Napoleon at the Siege of Toulon, 1793, (c1835). Artist: Francois GeorginNapoleon at the Siege of Toulon, 1793, (c1835). In August the fervently anti-revolutionary port of Toulon was occupied by the Bourbons and a British, Spanish and pro-Bourbon military force
The Infernal Machine, 24 December 1800, (19th century?). The most serious - and very nearly successful - attempt on Napoleon Bonapartes (1769-1821)
Dutch-Belgian troops at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, (late 19th century). The Dutch-Belgians under Bylandt were ordered to withdraw during the Battle which led to Napoleons (1769-1821) defeat
Napoleon at the Battle of Jena, 14 October 1806, (19th century). The Battle of Jena in Germany began with the chance evening meeting of Marshal Lannes corps with a Prussian force of 35
The return of Napoleon from the Isle of Elba, 26 February 1815, (c1835) Artist: Francois GeorginThe return of Napoleon from the Isle of Elba, 26 February 1815, (c1835). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled by the Allied governments to Elba following his abdication at Fontainebleau
Mars and Venus, late 16th-early 17th century. Artist: Joachim Anthonisz WtewaelMars and Venus, late 16th-early 17th century. In the Roman pantheon Mars was the god of War, and Venus the goddess of beauty and love. Her husband, Vulcan, was god of fire and metal working
Dog-headed men, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of BoucicautDog-headed men, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Mythical dog-headed men from the Isle of Agaman, Gulf of Bengal. Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant
Kublai Khan paying for purchases, c1280s, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of BoucicautKublai Khan paying for purchases, c1260s, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271
The King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of BoucicautThe King of Kashmir dispenses justice, late 13th century, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271
Kublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1280s, (early 15th century). Artist: Master of BoucicautKublai Khan gives the Polos their passport, c1265-1269, (early 15th century). Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant, left Venice with his father and uncle in 1271
Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon, c1099, (14th century). Siege during the 1st Crusade (1095-099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls with
Napoleon at the Battle of Rivoli, 14 January, 1797. The battle of Rivoli occurred as Austrias General Alvintzy (1735-1810) made his fourth and final attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua
Battle of Lutzen, 2 May 1813. With a Prusso-Russian army of some 100, 000 men moving on a small French force at Leipzig in Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) decided to intercept the enemy
Bacchus, c1597. Artist: Michelangelo CaravaggioBacchus, c1597. Bacchus, Roman god of wine (Dionysius in the Greek pantheon), seated as at a banquet, with a wreath of vine leaves, holding a drinking vessel. From the Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Artist working at an easel, 1828. Artist: JMW TurnerArtist working at an easel, 1828. From the Tate Gallery, London
The Sun of Venice Going to Sea, 1843. Artist: JMW TurnerThe Sun of Venice Going to Sea, 1843. From the Tate Gallery, London
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), philosopher and chemist, c1851Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English natural philosopher and chemist. Cavendish Physical Laboratory, Cambridge, is named after him. Lithograph, c1851
Jean Baptiste von Helmont, Belgian physician and chemist, 1870. Helmont (1579-1644) recognised that there are more gases than just air, and claimed to have coined the word gas
Ernst Boris Chain, German born British biochemist, c1945. Chain (1906-1979), with Howard Florey, purified penicillin. He shared the 1945 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine with Florey
James Rennell, British geographer, 1802. Rennell (1742-1839) was appointed the first surveyor-general of Bengal in 1764. He carried out a survey of Bengal 1765-1771. From The European Magazine
Luigi Palmieri, Italian geophysicist, 1893. Palmieri (1807-1896) was director of the Vesuvius Observatory which monitored the activity of the volcano. In 1855 he invented a seismograph
British Iron Companys Works at Corngraves, near Halesowen, West Midlands, c1835. Corngraves, or Corngreaves, lies 7 miles south-west of Birmingham and 5 miles south of Dudley
Peasant cottage interior, possibly Netherlands or northern France, 17th century. The husband, wearing wooden clogs, snoozes in the chimney corner by the fire on which cooking would be done
East View of Birmingham in Warwickshire, 1779. From The Modern Universal British Traveller. (London, 1779)
Longitudinal section of a typical British passenger steam locomotive, 1888. The firebox heated the boiler tubes, producing steam to drive the locomotive. From The Popular Encyclopaedia. (London, 1888)
Samuel Wilberforce, English churchman, 1870. Wilberforce (1805-1873) at the time of his appointment as Bishop of Winchester in 1869
Richard Owen, English anatomist and paleontologist, 1872. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology
William Herschels reflecting telescope of 40 ft (12 m) focal length, 1789 (1807). Built by the German-born English astronomer, William Herschel (1738-1822), in the grounds of his home in Slough
Westminster Bridge, London, looking from the south bank of the Thames, 1858. This is the bridge rebuilt by Thomas Page (1803-1877) beginning in 1853
Chelsea Bridge, London, 1858. Thomas Page (1803-1877) was the engineer of this suspension bridge over the Thames, which opened in 1858
John Hall Gladstone, English chemist, 1891. Artist: SpyJohn Hall Gladstone, English chemist, 1891. Gladstone (1827-1902) became the first President of the Physical Society in 1874, and served as President of the Chemical Society from 1877-1879
John Lawson Johnston, Scottish-born businessman, 1897. Artist: SpyJohn Lawson Johnston, Scottish-born businessman, 1897. In about 1863 Johnston (d1900) developed a beef extract, at first known as liquid beef but later named Bovril, a named derived of Bos
James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl Crawford and Balcarres, 1878. Artist: SpyJames Ludovic Lindsay, Earl Crawford and Balcarres, 1878. Lindsay (1847-1913), a Scottish nobleman who succeeded to his titles in 1880, was an astronomer, collector and bibliophile
Mr Frank Crisp, 1890. Artist: SpyMr Frank Crisp, 1890. Crisp (c1853-1919), an English Limited Liability Lawyer one of whose personal interests was microscopy, acted as Secretary of the Royal Microscopical Society
Colonel Vivian Dering Majendie, Chief Inspector of Explosives, 1892. Artist: SpyColonel Vivian Dering Majendie, Chief Inspector of Explosives, 1892. Majendie (1836-1898), British soldier, served with the Royal Artillery at Sebastopol during the Crimean War and at Lucknow
Erasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. Artist: SpyErasmus Wilson, English surgeon and antiquary, 1880. In medicine Wilson (1809-1884) specialised in skin diseases. His other interest was Egyptology, of which he was a generous patron
Thomas Stevenson, British forensic scientist, 1899. Artist: WagThomas Stevenson, British forensic scientist, 1899. Stevenson (1838-1908) was a scientific analyst and toxicologist who acted as an expert witness, particularly in poisoning cases
The Last of the Coaches, c1840. The Royal Mail coach service, begun in the 1780s, flourished until the coming of the railways in 1830
Richard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883. Artist: SpyRichard Anthony Proctor, English astronomer, mathematician and popular science writer, 1883. Proctor (1837-1888) founded Knowledge, a science periodical, in 1881
Watts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). Artist: Herbert BourneWatts First Experiment, 18th century, (c1870). James Watt (1736-1819) Scottish engineer, as a boy experimenting with the tea-kettle at the dining table of his childhood home at Greenock
Gardening, 1871. Artist: Oskar PletschGardening, 1871. In the foreground gardeners are pruning (left) and staking a potted plant (right). In the background a third man is adjusting the cover of a cold frame
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) (centre), c1885. Used in traditional herbal medicine, foxgloves are the natural source of digitalin, a powerful cardiac stimulant
Poisonous plants, c1885. As well as the poisonous Black or Common Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) (top left), and Woody Nightshade or Bittersweet (Solanum dulcarama) (top right)
Metamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. Artist: Thomas BrownMetamorphoses of the Peacock butterfly, 1888. The Peacock (Inachis io), is a butterfly of the temperate regions of Europe and Asia
Series of observations of the planet Saturn, 1656. These observations made by Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), latinized name of the German astronomer Jan Hewel or Hewelcke
Long focal length refracting telescope, 1728. The lenses for this instrument were made by Francesco Campani, Italian lens maker of Bologna