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Ulysse reconnaissant Achille (déguisé en femme) parmi les filles de Lycomède.
Achilles (disguised as woman) discovered by Ulysses among the daughters of  Lykomedes at Skyros, where his mother Thetis hid him to prevent him from joining the Greek heroes before Troy. 
From the workshop of Frans Francken II (ca. 1581-ca. 1642)
Around 1620; 74 x 105 cm.
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Ulysse reconnaissant Achille (déguisé en femme) parmi les filles de Lycomède. A...

Empress Maria Theresia of Austria (born 1717, reigned 1740-1780). Canvas
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Empress Maria Theresia of Austria (born 1717, reigned 1740-1780). Canvas

Maria Teresa of Austria (1638-1683), Queen of France and wife of King Louis XIV.
Canvas
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Maria Teresa of Austria (1638-1683), Queen of France and wife of King Louis XIV....

Dona Barbara de Braganza (1711-1758),wife of King
Ferdinand VI of Spain.
Canvas
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Dona Barbara de Braganza (1711-1758),wife of King Ferdinand VI of Spain. Canva...

Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (1770-1840).
Canvas
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Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (1770-1840). Canvas

Portrait of Christian IV of Denmark (1577-1648).
Oil on canvas, 1612.
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Portrait of Christian IV of Denmark (1577-1648). Oil on canvas, 1612.

Frederick VI (1768-1839), King of Denmark and Norway.
Canvas
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Frederick VI (1768-1839), King of Denmark and Norway. Canvas

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'...

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...