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Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside
Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside, oil on canvas by Christian Schussele, 1864.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

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Charioteer in His Quadriga
Terracotta medallion depicting a charioteer in his quadriga, holding the victor's crown and palm branch, from the Rhône Valley, dated to the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE. In Rome, chariot racing was organized into teams, each identified...

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Assyrian Soldier Kills His Enemy
Alabaster bas-relief showing an Assytian soldier killing his enemy. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 8 (top), Room B, the North-Palace Palace, Nimrud, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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Cadmus Asks the Delphic Oracle Where He Can Find his Sister, Europa
Cadmus Asks the Delphic Oracle Where He Can Find his Sister, Europa, engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, published in 1615.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.

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Svadilfari and his Master
A depiction of the jötunn master-builder and his horse Svadilfari by Robert Engels, published in Germaniens Götter by Rudolf Herzog, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig, 1919.

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Sverre Sigurdsson Admonishes His Men
King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway (r. 1184-1202 CE) admonishes his troops for looting without authorization, by by Zvonimir Grbasic. Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers

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Conversation between King Guntram I and his Nephew King Childebert II
A conversation between King Guntram I of Orléans (r. 561-592) and his nephew and heir King Childebert II of Austrasia (r. 575-596), artwork by Jean Fouquet from the manuscript Grandes Chroniques de France (Français 6465, fol. 45v.), c. 1455...

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Bernard Montgomery and his son David
A photograph of Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) with his son David (b. 1928). (Imperial War Museums)

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Duke of Chartres Leading His Men to Battle
The young Duke of Chartres (future Louis-Philippe I, King of the French) leads his men to battle in the War of the First Coalition. Image by Auguste Raffet, 1848.

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Slave Trader Advertisement Taken Out By Henry Laurens and His Partners in a Charleston Newspaper
A slave trader advertisement in a Charleston, South Carolina newspaper, taken out by Henry Laurens and his partners, published on 26 April 1760.
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington D.C.