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Emperor Tang Xuanzong (685-762) fleeing to Sichuan during the An Shi Rebellion. China; Tang dynasty, 8th century.
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Emperor Tang Xuanzong (685-762) fleeing to Sichuan during the An Shi Rebellion....

Emperor Kangxi (K'ang Hsi) inspecting the dams of the Yellow River. From the scroll of Emperor Kangxi's tour of inspection in the South. China; Qing dynasty, 1689. Wang Hui (1632-1717), Yang Jin (ca.1644-1726) and Gu Fang (active ca. 1700). Painted on silk, height: 68.5 cm. Inv. MA2460.
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Emperor Kangxi (K'ang Hsi) inspecting the dams of the Yellow River. From the scr...

Buddha Sakyamuni as child with Confucius and Laozi. Chinese painting on silk; 18th century.
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Buddha Sakyamuni as child with Confucius and Laozi. Chinese painting on silk; 1...

Imperial Chinese troops putting the Taiping rebels to flight. painting; 19th century. The Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) was perhaps the bloodiest civil war in human history, a clash between the forces of the Qing Empire in China and those inspired by a Hakka self-proclaimed mystic named Hong Xiuquan, a Christian convert who had declared himself the new Messiah and younger brother of Jesus Christ. He and his followers established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (also "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace") and attained control of significant parts of southern China.
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Imperial Chinese troops putting the Taiping rebels to flight. painting; 19th ce...

Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), Royal Engineers. He was also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, and was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his exploits in China and northern Africa. Canvas; 19th century.
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Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), Royal Engineers. He was also kn...

View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.
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View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.

View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.
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View of the harbour at Canton with foreign factories. China; 1767.

Open book. German school, first quarter of the 16th century. Oil on wood, 70,2cm x 65cm Inv. 1890 no.6191
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Open book. German school, first quarter of the 16th century. Oil on wood, 70,2...

Moses draws water from a rock and the miracle of manna. 1480-90.
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Moses draws water from a rock and the miracle of manna. 1480-90.

Battle at Öland 1676, Skånska kriget, (Scania war), the war between Denmark and Sweden. The ship burning is the Swedish royal ship Svärdet (The Sword). Canvas; 17th century.
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Battle at Öland 1676, Skånska kriget, (Scania war), the war between Denmark and...

Battle of Öland between Swedish and Danish fleets for the dominion of the Baltic Sea. Canvas; 16th century.
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Battle of Öland between Swedish and Danish fleets for the dominion of the Baltic...

Danish frigate Freia under Captain Krabbe attacking English ships. Canvas; 1800.
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Danish frigate Freia under Captain Krabbe attacking English ships. Canvas; 1800.