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Tsar Alexander I presents to Napoleon I the Kalmuks, Cossacks and Basquirs of the Russian army, July 1807. Canvas; 19th century.
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Tsar Alexander I presents to Napoleon I the Kalmuks, Cossacks and Basquirs of th...

Caricature of the role of Chancellor Metternich during the Revolution of 1848. "Kein Champagner! abgezogenen Johannisberger am Rennweg. - No Champaigne, Johannisberger wine from the Rennweg!", Prince Metternich's home in Vienna.
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Caricature of the role of Chancellor Metternich during the Revolution of 1848. "...

Saladin, Sultan of Egypt (1137/38-1193). Oil on Wood, 16th century. Inv. 1890 n.15 Saladin was a Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power, he ruled over Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin. As such, he is a notable figure in Kurdish, Arab, and Muslim culture.
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Saladin, Sultan of Egypt (1137/38-1193). Oil on Wood, 16th century. Inv. 1890...

Marriage ceremony of Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 and family portrait with their children. Lithograph from Her Majesty's glorious Jubilee, 1897. The record number of a record reign. Published by the proprietors of the Illustrated London News. Author: Sir Walter Besant. London; 1897.
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Marriage ceremony of Queen Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 and...

House of Commons in 1860 (above) and Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Lords on Irish Home Rule Bill (below). Lithograph from Her Majesty's glorious Jubilee, 1897. The record number of a record reign. Published by the proprietors of the Illustrated London News. Author: Sir Walter Besant. London; 1897.
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House of Commons in 1860 (above) and Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Lor...

Doctor prescribing medicine. From "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus", which was a monumental work by Olaus Magnus on the Nordic countries, printed in Rome 1555. It was a work which long remained for the rest of Europe the authority on Swedish matters. Its popularity increased by the many small sketches of people and their customs, amazing the rest of Europe.
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Doctor prescribing medicine. From "Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus", whi...

Italian Medicine. (Delle Arti e delle Scienze). Illustration, 16th century CE.
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Italian Medicine. (Delle Arti e delle Scienze). Illustration, 16th century CE.

Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, who discovered penicillin in 1928. Canvas, 622 x 749mm; 1944. NPG L232
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Sir Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, who discovered pen...

Michael Faraday (1791-1867) lecturing at the Royal Institution. In the front row of the audience, from left to right, are Tyndall, Huxley, Wheatstone, Crookes, Darwin, Daniels and Frankland. This is a replica of a panel on the entrance doors of the Imperial Chemical House Millbank, London.
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Michael Faraday (1791-1867) lecturing at the Royal Institution. In the front row...

Michael Faraday (1791-1867, British physicist and chemist) in his laboratory.
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Michael Faraday (1791-1867, British physicist and chemist) in his laboratory.

Slave cutting sugar cane. Etching; 1799.
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Slave cutting sugar cane. Etching; 1799.

Two men crushing tapioca to produce manioc. Etching; 1820.
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Two men crushing tapioca to produce manioc. Etching; 1820.