NEW YORK CITY A young man looking at a painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York placed in 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street next to Central Park

Dumas fils in his study Alexandre Dumas The Younger 1824 1895 French author son of Dumas pre From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus portrait close up closeup close-up of head and antlers Lake Nakuru National Nature Reserve Kenya East Africa

Queen Margot Margeurite de Valois 1553 1615 1st wife of Henry IV daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medicis From an engraving by Merger after the painting by Vincent

Juande Ramos left coach and Del Nido right chairman of Sevilla FC Taken at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium Seville Spain on 1 February 2007 during the local derby between Sevilla FC and Real Betis

Henry II de Valois of France 1519 1559 King of France from 1547 Photo etching from painting by Biozot From the book Lady Jackson s Works VI The Court of France II Published London 1899

General Charles George Gordon aka Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha 1833 1885 British General Photographed at Khartoum From the book Chinese Gordon by Archibald Forbes published in London 1886

Maria Theresa Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1717 1780 Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Henry StJohn Viscount Bolingbroke 1678 1751 English philosopher From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume VIII

Their Majesties King Edward VII 1841 1910 and Queen Alexandra 1844 1925 From the book King Edward and his times by Andr Maurois Published 1933

Balearic Culture day in Santa Eulalia Ibiza Spain Balearic Culture day in Santa Eulalia Ibiza Spain October 2006 Elderly women sewing in a traditional way Balearic Culture day in Santa Eulalia Ibiza Spain October 2006

Adrienne Lecouvreur 1692 1730 French actress Photo etching after the painting by Coypel From the book Lady Jackson s Works III The Old Rgime I Court Salons and Theatres Published London 1899

Portrait of a beautiful and tender mixed race small girl half thai People enjoying sundays in popular Benirras beach where drum players play until sunset Ibiza Spain

Detail statue of elephant headed Hindu god Ganesh wearing flower blossoms in Balinese garden Ganesh is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles INDONESIA Bali

Mark Twain psuedonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 1910 American writer and humorist From the book The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories American Volume 15

William Henry Waddington 1826 1894 French statesman who was Prime minister in 1879 From a photograph by Messrs Drouet and Lafontaine Paris