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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). Oliver Cromwell was was an English military leader and politician. After leading the overthrow of the British monarchy, he ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland as Lord Protector, from December 16, 1653 until his death, which is believed to have been by either malaria or poisoning. After his burial he was exhumed and hanged, drawn and quartered, which was the traditional punishment for treason in England. Canvas
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Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658). Oliver Cromwell was was an English mil...

George Washington (1732-1799) at the Battle of Princeton. Charles Wilson Peale's portrait of Washington commemorating the victory at Princeton (The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777). The painting was executed some time after the event, but that artist was often around Washington and this work illustrates the proper uniform and appropriate facial age for the American Lieutenant General at the height of Washington's military career. Canvas, 236cm x 149cm
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George Washington (1732-1799) at the Battle of Princeton. Charles Wilson Peale'...

Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) - Genovese revolutionary and hero of the Risorgimento in prison at Gaeta, 1870.
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Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872) - Genovese revolutionary and hero of the Risorgimen...

Portrait of Simon Bolivar (1783-1830). Canvas Simon Bolivar was a South American revolutionary leader. Credited with leading the fight for independence in what are now the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia, he is revered as a hero in these countries and throughout much of the rest of Latin America.
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Portrait of Simon Bolivar (1783-1830). Canvas Simon Bolivar was a South Americ...

Count Istvan Szechenyi (1791-1860), known as "The Greatest Hungarian", was a Hungarian politician and writer, one of the founding fathers of "New Hungary" after the revolution of 1848. He is the son of Hungarian statesman Ferenc Szechenyi (40-06-03/16).
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Count Istvan Szechenyi (1791-1860), known as "The Greatest Hungarian", was a Hun...

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), founder of French Congo in bush clothing, 1886. He was an explorer of Italian nationality, who single-handedly opened up for France entry along the right bank of the Congo River that eventually led to French colonies in West Africa. His easy manner and great physical charm and his pacific approach among Africans were his trademark. Canvas; 1.04m x 1.58m.
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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), founder of French Congo in bush clothing...

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was a British naturalist, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. Wallace's independent proposal of a theory of evolution by natural selection prompted Charles Darwin to reveal his own more developed and researched, but unpublished, theory sooner than he had intended.
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Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was a British naturalist, geographer, anthropo...

Moise changeant en serpent la verge d'Aaron. Canvas, 92 x 128 cm INV 7274
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Moise changeant en serpent la verge d'Aaron. Canvas, 92 x 128 cm INV 7274

Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) on horseback Canvas; 3,83 x 2,91m Cat. 1503
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Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) on horseback Canvas; 3,83 x 2,91m Cat. 1503

Dauphin Louis (1729-1765), son of King Louis XV Canvas; 0,68 x 0,57m Cat. 2377 Louis, dauphin de France (1729-1765), was the eldest and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and Queen Marie Leszczynska, and thus heir apparent (dauphin) to the throne of France. The dauphin Louis died of tuberculosis at Fontainebleau in 1765 at the age of 36, while his father was still alive, thus never becoming king of France. His eldest surviving son Louis, duke of Berry, became the new dauphin, and later ascended the throne as Louis XVI at the death of Louis XV.
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Dauphin Louis (1729-1765), son of King Louis XV Canvas; 0,68 x 0,57m Cat. 2377...

Philippe of France (1640-1701), duke of Orleans Canvas; 1,05 x 0,86m Cat. 2298
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Philippe of France (1640-1701), duke of Orleans Canvas; 1,05 x 0,86m Cat. 2298

Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759) as a child Canvas; 1,44 x 1,16m Cat. 2333
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Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759) as a child Canvas; 1,44 x 1,16m Cat. 2333