Napoleons Triumphal Entry into Milan June 2 1800 Engraved by H Bibby after W Corburt From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Man and woman ploughing field Miniature from ancient Anglo Saxon manuscript Legend says God Spede ye Plough and send us Korne enow

Engraving by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator of Sancho Panza being tossed in a blanket from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Part I chapter 16

Henrik Ibsen 1828 1906 Norwegian playwright From a portrait dated about 1858 from Henrik Ibsens Prose Dramas published by Walter Scott London 1890

Joshua Barney 1759 1818 Distinquished naval officer in American Revolution and the War of 1812 From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book IV lines 172 and 173

Illustration for Paradiso by Dante Alighieri Canto XIV lines 96 and 97 by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator

Kennel in which dogs should live and how they should be kept 19th century reproduction of 15th century miniature in the Manuscript of Phoebus

Gideon Welles 1802 to 1878 U S secretary of the navy under presidents Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson From photograph by Matthew Brady

John Marshall 1755 1835 American patriot politician and jurist Chief justice of Supreme Court principal founder of U S constitutional law system From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Death of Colonel Edward D Baker at the Battle of Balls Bluff Virginia 1861 Baker was a sitting U S senator Artist F O C Darley

Engraving from the The Dore Bible illustrating John vi 19 to 21 Jesus Walking on the Sea by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator

Patrick Henry 1736 1799 American revolutionary leader and lawyer In speech said Give me liberty or give me death Helped adapt Bill of Rights From painting by Alonzo Chappel

The court of Mary of Anjou 1404 to 1463 wife of Charles VII Her chaplain Robert Blondel presents her with the allegorical treatise of the Twelve Perils of Hell which he composed for her in 1455 Facsimile of minature from Twelve Perils of Hell

Edwin M Stanton 1814 to 1869 Secretary of war during American Civil War under President Abraham Lincoln From photograph by Matthew Brady

Jean Jouvenel des Ursins provost of the Merchants of Paris and his wife Michelle de Vitry in the Reign of Charles VI Fragment of period picture once in Chapelof the Ursins

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon 15th century costume Facsimile of miniature from Breviary of Cardinal Grimaldi attributed to Memling in Library of San Marco Venice

Engraving by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator of Don Quixote amongst his books in his library from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Scene on the deck of the Queen Charlotte June 1 1794 Engraved by J Rogers painted by M Brown From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

John Caldwell Calhoun 1782 to 1850 American politician 7th Vice President under John Quincey Adams and Andrew Jackson From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Illustration for Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri Canto II lines 42 and 43 by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator

Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832 1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book II lines 949 and 950

George Washington 1732 1799 Commander of American revolutionary forces and first President of the United States of America Father of his country From painting by Alonzo Chappel

The Siege of Gibraltar 1782 Engraved by G Stodart painted by J S Copley From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Ormsby McKnight Mitchel 1810 to 1862 American lawyer and Union Major General during Civil War Assistant professor of mathematics philosophy and astronomy at Cincinnati College Founder of Cincinnati observatory From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Chromolithographic illustration from Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe from a softback edition published circa 1860s

Ulysses S Grant 1822 1885 Commmander of Union armies in American Civil War and 18th President of United States 1869 77 From ambrotype by Matthew Brady

Entry of the allies into Paris 1815 Engraved by D J Pound after G W Terry From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Desperate encounter in gun boats between Nelson and Don Miguel Tyrason Engraved by G Greatbach drawn by R Hind From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Alexander Hamilton 1755 or 1757 to 1804 American revolutionary and lawyer killed in duel with Aaron Burr From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Crodon Ancient Saxon idol 19th century reproduction of woodcut from Annales Circuli Westphaliae by Herman Stangefol dated 1656

Charles Coteworth Pinckney 1746 1825 American soldier statesman and diplomat Aide to George Washington during American Revolution From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Storming of Badajoz 1812 Engraved by D J Pound after G W Terry From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

John A Logan 1826 to 1886 Union general during American Civil War U S Congressman Creator of Memorial Day From photograph by Matthew Brady

Christiana and Mercy at the Slough of Despond From the book The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan from late 19th century edition

John Quincy Adams 1767 1848 Eldest son of President John Adams and sixth president of the United States 1825 29 From painting by Alonzo Chappel

The Death of Captain Faulknor Engraved by J Rogers after Stothard From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s