Gabrielle D Estrees Duchess of Beaufort 1573 I599 mistress of Henry IV From an engraving after a drawing attributed to Franois Quesnel

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

Portrait of a Young Woman Oil on Wood Panel Attributed to Sebastiano Mainardi c. 1469-1513 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

Hercule Francois de Valois aka Francois D Alencon Duc D Anjou 1554 1584 Son of Henry II and Catherine de Medicis From an engraving after a drawing attributed to Franois Clouet

Attic Black-Figure Belly Amphora Attributed to Painter of Louvre Greek Art The Lowe Art Museum, The Universtiy of Miami, Florida, USA

Henry IV aka Henry of Navarre or Bourbon 1553 1610 King of Navarre as Henry III 1572 89 first Bourbon king of France 1589 1610 From an engraving after a drawing attributed to Pierre Du Monstier

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G. Attributed to Thomas Lawrence Oil on Canvas The Huntington-San Marino, California

Mrs. Bishop Attributed to Thomas Lawrence Oil On Canvas The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Richard Cumberland Attributed to Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811 British) Oil on canvas The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

Jeanne D Albret 1528 72 queen of Navarre 1555 72 daughter of Henri d Albret and Margaret of Navarre and mother of King Henry IV of France Henry III of Navarre From an engraving after a drawing attributed to Franois Clouet

Presentation of the Virgin Attributed to Daniel Gran (1694-1757/ Austrian) The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida

Horses and Groom 1789, Oil on Canvas, Attributed to George Stubbs 1724-1806 British The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558, last Tudor monarch. The Phoenix portrait attributed to Nicholas Hilliard (1537-1619) 1575

Portrait of a Young Man Oil on Wood Panel Attributed to Sebastiano Mainardi c. 1450-1513 Italian The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

Saint John The Evangelist, Bust-Length, Looking Down To The Left Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1467-1516 Italian) Pastel and chalk

Italy - Campania Region - Between Portici and Ercolano - Villa Signorini - Attributed to Architect Domenico Antonio Vaccaro - Mid 18th century - Detail of Façade

Saint James The Less, Bust-Length, Looking to the Right Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1467-1516 Italian) Pastel and chalk

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Last Tudor monarch. Crayon drawing of 1575 attributed to Fredrigo Zucchero

Katherine of Aragon (1485-1536) FIRST WIFE OF Henry VIII of England, Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Miniature attributed to Horneholte, National Gallery, London

Mechanical crossbow on stand (euthytonon) attributed to Philo of Byzantium (active 150-100 BC). When arms CC wound back against skeins or sinews, the ends of ropes, here shown hanging down from ends of arms, were connected to hook, so holding arms back From "Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis" by Justus Lipsius (Antwerp, 1605) Engraving

Natural sciences and Philosophy From "De Consolatione Philosophiae" by Boethius (Augsburg, 1537) Attributed to Holbein Woodcut

Ptolemy (Claudius of Ptolemaeus) (fl150 AD) Alexandrian Greek astronomer. Picture attributed to Pedro Berruguete (1450-1503/4) and Justus le Gand (c1475). Louvre, Paris. Painting. Oil on wood

Madonna with Child attributed to the Master of San Miniato (c. 1400). Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta, Stia. Mugello region, Tuscany. Italy

King Solomon welcoming the Queen of Sheba. "Bible" I Kings10: 2. Chromolithograph after miniature in Breviary of Cardinal Grimani attributed to Memling. 15th century

The obelisk of Thutmose III. The only other obelisk, attributed to Queen Hatshepsut, was defaced by Tutmose to discredit the Queen. The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isut by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years and

Henry IV (1553-1619) King of Navarre 1572, King of France from 1589. Portrait in armour, attributed to Jacob Bunel (1550-1614)

Attic Black-Figured Column Krater Attributed To Rycroft Painter Or Workshop Greek Art The Lowe Art Museum, The University Of Miami