Images Dated 3rd March 2006

'Martyrdom of St Laurence', mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico

'Martyrdom of St Laurence', mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian he was condemned to death by being broiled. Fresco in the Chapel of Nicholas V, dedicated to St Stephen and St Laurence, the Vatican, Rome

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Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, French soldier, 1857. Artist: Anon

Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, French soldier, 1857. Pelissier (1794-1864) served in Spain, Algeria and the Crimea. During the Crimean War (1853-1856) he commanded the First Corps of French army which co-operated with the British at Sebastapol. His troops carried fort of Malakoff by storm in 1856. Pelissier was made a Marshal of France in 1855 and Duke of Malakoff in 1856. He was appointed Ambassador to Great Britain in 1850 and Governor-General of Algeria in 1860

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Jenny Lind, soprano known as the 'Swedish Nightingale', 1848. Artist: Unknown

Jenny Lind, soprano known as the 'Swedish Nightingale', 1848. Lind (1820-1887) in the title role of Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor performed at Her Majesty's Theatre London in 1848. The premiere was at Naples in 1835, and the first London performance was in 1838. The opera is based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott. This is the final scene where Lucia goes mad. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 1848)

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