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France (symbolized by a globe) is carried by the Third Estate with nobility and clergy on either side. The beehive represents the three united orders. French Revolution. Engraving; 1789.
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France (symbolized by a globe) is carried by the Third Estate with nobility and...

"The Zenith of French Glory - the Pinnacle of Liberty.(Louis XVI) Religion, Justice, Loyalty and all the Bugbears of Unenlightend Minds, Farewell!" by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey on February 12, 1793. Etching; 354 x 250 mm.
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"The Zenith of French Glory - the Pinnacle of Liberty.(Louis XVI) Religion, Just...

Meeting between Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II on the bridge of Teano on October 26, 1860. Mural, Sala del Risorgimento, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.
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Meeting between Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II on the bridge of Teano...

Audience of Christopher Columbus before King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the "Catholic" rulers, in Santa Fe near Granada.
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Audience of Christopher Columbus before King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the "...

The celebrations following the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (April 3, 1559), agreement marking the end of the 65-year (1494–1559) struggle between France and Spain for the control of Italy, leaving Habsburg Spain the dominant power there for the next 150 years. Sienese school; 15th century.
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The celebrations following the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (April 3, 1559), agreem...

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...

The Seine River as seen from the Place Dauphine (which is located on the Ile de la Cité). Named after King Louis XIII, who was born in 1601 as the eagerly awaited dauphin of France. Canvas; 17th century.
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The Seine River as seen from the Place Dauphine (which is located on the Ile de...

Bojar's Square and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Kremlin, Moscow. Canvas; 18th century.
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Bojar's Square and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Kremlin, Moscow. Canva...

Court life at the Castle of the Holy Grail (Richard Wagner's opera "Parzival"). Wallpainting; Neuschwanstein Castle.
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Court life at the Castle of the Holy Grail (Richard Wagner's opera "Parzival")....

Scenery of the Holy Grail from the opera "Parzival" by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Watercolour; 19th century.
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Scenery of the Holy Grail from the opera "Parzival" by Richard Wagner (1813-1883...

Kenneth Mackenzie (Viscount Fortrose), 1st Earl of Seaforth (1744-1781) at home in Naples: concert party. 1770. Canvas, 35.50 x 47.60cm. PG 2611 A private concert is taking place in the Neapolitan apartment of the expatriate, Lord Fortrose. He stands, with his back to us, in the centre of the scene. His friend, Sir William Hamilton, is on his left, and the violinist, Gaetano Pugnani, is on his right. In the left-hand corner, the artist has painted himself, working on this picture. The two keyboard players have been identified as the fourteen-year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his father, Leopold, who visited Naples in the summer of 1770.
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Kenneth Mackenzie (Viscount Fortrose), 1st Earl of Seaforth (1744-1781) at home...