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Professor Ferdinand von Hebra,physician,dermatologist (1816-1880). Canvas by F.Feigler,1862
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Professor Ferdinand von Hebra,physician,dermatologist (1816-1880)....

Composer Carl Goldmark (1830-1915);composed operas, best known "The Queen of Sheba". Canvas,by H.Stalzer,1910.
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Composer Carl Goldmark (1830-1915);composed operas, best known "The Queen of...

Composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903);a composer of "lieder" following and enlarging the tradition of Schubert. Pastel by C.Wagner,1902.
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Composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903);a composer of "lieder" following and enlarging...

Caricature of composer Richard Strauss as "Neurosenkavalier" (a pun on Strauss' opera "Der Rosenkavalier" and "neurosis". Coloured lithograph by Josef Carl,around 1905. 14 x 9 cm
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Caricature of composer Richard Strauss as "Neurosenkavalier" (a pu...

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891),Union-General during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Coloured print.
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William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891),Union-General during the American Civi...

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President USA (1809-1865) President 1860-1865, the year of his assassination by actor John Wilkes Booth.
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Abraham Lincoln, 16th President USA (1809-1865) President 1860-1865, the...

George Washington,first president of the United States (1732-1799) Terracotta, H:56 cm RF 350 Executed ad vivum during the visit of the sculptor from the 2nd to 7th october 1784 on Mount Vermon.
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George Washington,first president of the United States (1732-1799) Terracotta,...

Gold medal of Captain James Cook. Chosen as captain of the "Endeavour" by the Royal Society, he found and chartered New Zealand and the East Coast of Australia. In two more voyages, Cook discovered several islands in the Pacific, but was murdered by the Polynesian natives of Hawaii in 1779. This medal was commissioned by the Royal Society in 1780 and finished by Pingo in 1784. CM M4837
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Gold medal of Captain James Cook. Chosen as captain of the "Endeavour" by the Ro...

Mah-to-toh-pa, The Mandan Chief. 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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Mah-to-toh-pa, The Mandan Chief. From "North American Indian Portfolio" by Geor...

Joc-o-sot (The Walking Bear), a Sauk Chief from the Upper Missouri. 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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Joc-o-sot (The Walking Bear), a Sauk Chief from the Upper Missouri. From "North...

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...