Images Dated 16th May 2018 (page 38)

Book illustration, 1896. Artist: Franz Gottfried
Book illustration, 1896. Illustration from the book The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchhausen by Rudolph Erich Raspe. From a private collection

Breakfast Time, 1887. Artist: Hanna Pauli
Breakfast Time, 1887. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Portrait of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1833. Artist: Orest Kiprensky
Portrait of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1833. Thorvaldsen (c1770-1844) was a Danish Neoclassical sculptor. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Morpheus and Iris, 1811. Artist: Pierre Narcisse Guerin
Morpheus and Iris, 1811. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. Artist: David Henry Friston
A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. First performed at Londons Royalty Theatre on 25 March 1875, Trial by Jury is a one act comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan

Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, 1775. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Andre Gautier d Agoty
Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, 1775. The daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria, Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) married the French Dauphin (the future King Louis XVI)

Emperor Napoleon III of France on his deathbed, 1873. Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was President of the French Second Republic from 1849 until 1852

Defence of Paris: students going to man the barricades, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Artist: Frederick Barnard
Defence of Paris: students going to man the barricades, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, 1857. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, 1857. Grand Duchess Maria (1819-1876) was the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, 1870. Frederick William of Prussia (1831-1888) married Queen Victorias eldest daughter, Victoria, in 1858

Stonework on the facade of the stage of the theatre in Aspendos, 2nd century
Detail of the stonework on the facade of the stage of the theatre in Aspendos, Turkey, 2nd century

Outer gate of the ancient city of Perga, 2nd century
Outer gate of the ancient city of Perga in Turkey, built in the reign of Septimus Severus (11 April 145 -4 February 211), 2nd century

The Korkut Mosque in Antalya, 5th century
The Korkut Mosque in Antalya, originally built as a Roman temple, converted in the 5th century AD to a Byzantine basilica, and much later into a mosque. Now disused, 5th century

Greek theatre in Priene, Turkey which was also used as a parliament, 4th century BC
Greek theatre in Priene, Turkey. It was also used as an Ekklesiasterion (parliament), and could seat approximately five thousand people

Sunset over the River Neva in St Petersburg, to the Peter and Paul cathedral in the Peter and Paul fortress

Roman Baths in Salamis, 3rd century
Roman Baths in Salamis, with a view of the hypocaust in the tepidarium, 3rd century

Detail of an ivory crucifix, from the Archaeological Museum in Madrid

Portrait of Queen Maria Luisa, 18th century
Portrait of Queen Maria Luisa (9 December 1751-2 January 1819), the wife of King Charles IV of Spain, from Prado Galleries collection in Madrid, 18th century

Detail from a Spanish frieze showing a man with a horn, from a temple in Seville. Now at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid

Lady of Elche, 4th century
Lady of Elche, from La Alcuidia de Elche, Alicante, Spain. From Madrid National Museums collection, 4th century

Entrance to Buddhist cave-temple shrine in Sri Lanka, 1st century

Snake charmer with cobra, in Sri Lanka

Moonstone at the Queens Pavilion in Anuradhapura, 8th century
Moonstone at the Queens Pavilion in Anuradhapura, symbolising the circles of existence, 8th century

Stone pillars of the Brazen Palace in Anuradhapura, 2nd century
Stone pillars of the Brazen Palace in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, originally built by King Dutthugamani, and rebuilt by King Parakramabahu, 2nd century

Sacred bo-tree at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, planted here from a shoot brought from the bo-tree under which Buddha found enlightenment

Ruwanvaliseya Stupa in Sri Lanka
Ruwanvaliseya Stupa, a Buddhist shrine in Sri Lanka

Detail of stela at the Dakhina Stupa in Sri Lanka, 2nd century
Detail of stela at the Dakhina Stupa, a Buddhist Shrine, 2nd century

Mirasevti Stupa in Sri Lanka
The Mirasevti Stupa, at Anuradhapura

Mermaid on the chancel arch of Clonfert Cathedral, 12th century
Mermaid on the chancel arch of Clonfert Cathedral in County Galway, Ireland, 12th century

Lisivigeen Stone Circle, a ritual site
Lisivigeen Stone Circle in County Kerry, Ireland. A ritual site with a henge monument - note the circular mound around the circle

West side of the base of the Moone cross, 7th century
West side of the base of the Moone cross in County Kildare, showing the Cruxificion and 12 Apostles, 7th century

Mellifont Abbey, 12th century
Mellifont Cistercian Abbey in County Louth, Ireland, 12th century

Cashel Cathedral, 10th century
Caskel Cathedral in County Tipperary, Ireland, 10th century

Celtic round tower, 11th century
Celtic round tower at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland, 11th century

Interior of a Neolithic Passage Grave, 33rd-25th century BC
Interior of a Neolithic passage grave in Carrowkeel Bronze Age cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland, 3200-2400 BC

The Castlestrange Stone, 1st century
The La Tene style Castlestrange Stone, from County Roscommon in Ireland, apparently a pagan Celtic religious object, 1st century

Promontary fort on the Dingle peninsula, 6th century BC
Celtic iron age promontary fort on the Dingle peninsula, from inside the fort showing the inner and outer defensive wals, with gateways. The walls are 10 feet high, and 25 feet thick, 6th century BC

St Muras cross in Pahan, 7th century
The east face of St Muras cross in Pahan, County Donegal, Ireland, 7th century

St Patricks rock and the old cathedral in Cashel. Artist: CM Dixon
St Patricks rock and the old cathedral in Cashel in County Tipperary

Street scene in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland

A sign in Youghal, Ireland

Portal-grave known as the Lobby in Carrickglass in Sligo

Terminal, possibly from a Crozier, found in a Viking settlement, 8th century
Copper alloy, glass and enamel terminal, possibly from a Crozier, probably looted in Ireland and found in a Viking trading settlement at Helgo, Sweden, 8th century

Pictish or Irish disc-headed pin, 6th century

Irish copper-alloy curved mount, 6th century
Irish copper-alloy curved mount, found in the River Shannon, near Athone, 6th century

Entrance to Cairn T in the Loughcrew Hills, 35th century BC
Entrance to Cairn T in the Loughcrew Hills, County Meath in Ireland, 3500 and 3300 BC

Decorated slab across an entrance to a passage grave, 33rd century BC
Decorated slab across an entrance to a passage grave at Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland, 3200 BC

View of Cairns in the Loughcrew hills in County Meath, Ireland. The photograph is taken from the top of Cairn T, looking east

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