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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...

Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778). The French pilosopher in his study. Canvas
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Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778). The French pilosopher in his study...

Carl Michael Bellmann (1740-95) playing guitar, 1779. Bellman, born in Stockholm, first attracted public attention in the 1760s with his drinking songs, generating such popular esteem that Gustav III gave him a government position to allow him to carry on his work and spare him the drudge of having to earn a living.
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Carl Michael Bellmann (1740-95) playing guitar, 1779. Bellman, born in Stockhol...

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...

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880). Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel "Madame Bovary" and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for le mot juste ("the precise word"). Canvas
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Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880). Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist who is cou...

Poet Lord George Byron (1788-1824) on the Greek coastline. Canvas
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Poet Lord George Byron (1788-1824) on the Greek coastline. Canvas

Lord George Byron (1788-1824) contemplating the Colosseum in Rome by Arthur Willmore or James Tibbets Willmore. The poet Lord Byron visited the Roman Colosseum (spelled in his version the Coliseum) in the early 19th century, as did many of his fellow writers and poets. Engraving
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Lord George Byron (1788-1824) contemplating the Colosseum in Rome by Arthur Will...

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...