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Wi-Jun-Jon (The Light) (Assiniboin) going to and returning from Washington. From "North American Indian Portfolio" by George Catlin. Hand-colored lithographs; London; 1844-48. George Catlin was the first artist to observe the tribes of the Plains Indians and to illustrate their habits and customs from first-hand observation. His belief in the "noble savage", unspoiled by contact with the outside world, sustained him as he crossed and re-crossed the country - from the Mississippi to the Rockies - gathering raw material for his Indian Gallery.
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Wi-Jun-Jon (The Light) (Assiniboin) going to and returning from Washington. From...

Indian Blackfoot shaman with tambourine and spear. From Illustrations of the North American Indians by George Catlin. Lithograph; 1876. George Catlin was the first artist to observe the tribes of the Plains Indians and to illustrate their habits and customs from first-hand observation. His belief in the "noble savage", unspoiled by contact with the outside world, sustained him as he crossed and re-crossed the country - from the Mississippi to the Rockies - gathering raw material for his Indian Gallery.
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Indian Blackfoot shaman with tambourine and spear. From Illustrations of the Nor...

Indian Blackfoot chief with pipe. From Illustrations of the North American Indians by George Catlin. Lithograph; 1876. George Catlin was the first artist to observe the tribes of the Plains Indians and to illustrate their habits and customs from first-hand observation. His belief in the "noble savage", unspoiled by contact with the outside world, sustained him as he crossed and re-crossed the country - from the Mississippi to the Rockies - gathering raw material for his Indian Gallery.
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Indian Blackfoot chief with pipe. From Illustrations of the North American India...

Custer's last charge. Lithograph; 19th century. The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. It occurred June 25–June 26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in the eastern Montana Territory. The battle was the most famous incident in the Indian Wars and was a remarkable victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne. A U.S. cavalry detachment commanded by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was killed to the last man.
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Custer's last charge. Lithograph; 19th century. The Battle of the Little Bighor...

Emigrants leaving for America waiting for the depature in Genoa harbour. From the December 8, 1901, issue of "Domenica del Corriere". Illustration by Achille Beltrame.
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Emigrants leaving for America waiting for the depature in Genoa harbour. From th...

Conquest of Mexico - The death of Montezuma at the hands of his own people on July 1st, 1520. Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm. Montezuma II (or Moctezuma, 1480-1520) was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs in 1502. At the time the Aztecs controlled most of what is now Mexico and Central America, their capital being at the great city of Tenotchitlan (Mexico City). The story goes that when Cortes arrived in 1519, Montezuma thought the Spanish conquerors were descendants of the god Quetzalcoatl. Montezuma allowed the Spaniards to enter Tenotchitlan unopposed, and he was captured and held hostage by Cortes. Montezuma was either killed by a rock in the head from a crowd of his own people, or he was stabbed by the Spaniards, depending on who tells the story.
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Conquest of Mexico - The death of Montezuma at the hands of his own people on Ju...

The conquest of Mexico - The arrival of Cortés in Veracruz and the reception by Moctezuma's Ambassadors. Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.
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The conquest of Mexico - The arrival of Cortés in Veracruz and the reception by...

The conquest of Mexico - The battle of Otumba. Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.
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The conquest of Mexico - The battle of Otumba. Oil on canvas; 120 x 200 cm.

Aboriginal bark painting showing transformation of young men into stone. Australian School, 20th century.
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Aboriginal bark painting showing transformation of young men into stone. Austral...

Aboriginal bark painting showing funeral ceremony, the feast. From Milingimbi, Aboriginal territory in Arnhem Land. Painted by Malangi (born 1927). Australian School, 20th century.
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Aboriginal bark painting showing funeral ceremony, the feast. From Milingimbi, A...

Aboriginal bark painting showing a ritual dance. From Yirrkala, Arnhem Land. Australian School, 20th century.
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Aboriginal bark painting showing a ritual dance. From Yirrkala, Arnhem Land. Aus...

Gilded gate opening on the gardens of Herrenhausen. The summer residence of the Princes of Hannover was begun in 1638.The gardens were magnificently enlarged by Sophie,wife of elector Ernst August.In 1714 her son became king George I of England.
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Gilded gate opening on the gardens of Herrenhausen. The summer residence of...