Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Dublin. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) statue outside Trinity College. The writer of the play 'She...
Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Dublin. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) statue outside Trinity College. The writer of the play 'She Stoops to Conquer' was born in Co Longford but spent his student years at Trinity College, Dublin.
Baptism of the Saxons conquered by Charlemagne After a 15th century miniature From Military and Religious Life in the Middle ...
Baptism of the Saxons conquered by Charlemagne After a 15th century miniature From Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London circa 1880
Women's fashion from 1786 to 1841, reigns of George III to Victoria, from Pocket Books, Ladies' Magazines, etc. Handcolored e...
Women's fashion from 1786 to 1841, reigns of George III to Victoria, from Pocket Books, Ladies' Magazines, etc. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).
A poor shanty town of Manaus, Brazil The living standards in the poor neighborhoods of Manaus are similar to those in the oth...
A poor shanty town of Manaus, Brazil The living standards in the poor neighborhoods of Manaus are similar to those in the other South American mega-cities Amazonia is the world´s largest dense tropical forest area Since the 16th century the original in. A poor shanty town of Manaus, Brazil The living standards in the poor neighborhoods of Manaus are similar to those in the other South American mega-cities Amazonia is the world´s largest dense tropical forest area Since the 16th century the
Roman Art. Arch of Titus. Erected in the year 81 to commemorate the conquest of Titus against the Jews. It features carved sc...
Roman Art. Arch of Titus. Erected in the year 81 to commemorate the conquest of Titus against the Jews. It features carved scenes of the conquest and subsequent destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70). Via Sacra. Roman Forum. Partial view. Rome. Italy.
Gabriel de Rojas Cordova (c.1480-1549). Spanish conqueror. Engraving at The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by ...
Gabriel de Rojas Cordova (c.1480-1549). Spanish conqueror. Engraving at The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo. Colored. Library of the University of Barcelona. Spain.
Dress of the reigns of King Henry IV and V, 1399~1422. The collar of SS, copied from the effigy of Joan of Navarre, queen of ...
Dress of the reigns of King Henry IV and V, 1399~1422. The collar of SS, copied from the effigy of Joan of Navarre, queen of Henry IV, was worn by distinguished persons in the reign, but its origins are unknown. Based on brass monument of Lady Halle in Herne Church, Kent, and an effigy of Lady de Thorpe, Ashwelthorpe Church, Norfolk. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria,” London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mount
The Doge Pietro Mocenigo conquers Smirne in 1471, by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588). Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Grea...
The Doge Pietro Mocenigo conquers Smirne in 1471, by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588). Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.
Brazil, Iguacu National Park, Iguacu Falls, Devil's Throat, Conceptual Art representing Life's learning process and the abund...
Brazil, Iguacu National Park, Iguacu Falls, Devil's Throat, Conceptual Art representing Life's learning process and the abundance of knowledge one must try and obtain through out life.
World War II. German aircraft attack against the port of Crete. The German army, once conquered Greece, seized the island dur...
World War II. German aircraft attack against the port of Crete. The German army, once conquered Greece, seized the island during an operation launched on 2 May 1941.
Dress of the reign of George III, 1760~1820. Woman in feathered headdress, gown of purple silk with lace sleeves, large hoope...
Dress of the reign of George III, 1760~1820. Woman in feathered headdress, gown of purple silk with lace sleeves, large hooped petticoats with bunches of flowers. Wardrobes preserved of the court of Queen Charlotte. Prints and recollections of the style, and the panier hoop still in the possession of a lady. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria,” London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates of women's fashi
Third Battle of Pleven, the Russians conquering the fort of Grivitsa with a bayonet charge, September 11, 1877. Russo-Turkish...
Third Battle of Pleven, the Russians conquering the fort of Grivitsa with a bayonet charge, September 11, 1877. Russo-Turkish War, Bulgaria, 19th century.
Ammunition Hill,Ammunition Hill, formerly a Jordanian Army stronghold, was conquered in the Six Days War in 1967. The hill wa...
Ammunition Hill,Ammunition Hill, formerly a Jordanian Army stronghold, was conquered in the Six Days War in 1967. The hill was converted into a national memorial site and museum.
Began as a wooden fortress built by William the Conquerer after Battle of Hastings. The White Tower is one of the oldest and ...
Began as a wooden fortress built by William the Conquerer after Battle of Hastings. The White Tower is one of the oldest and most recogniseable parts of the Tower. When it was finished in 1097 it was the tallest building on London . It is 30m (90ft) high.
