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Charles-François Dumouriez
Portrait of French General Charles-François Dumouriez (1739-1823), commander of the Revolutionary French armies in the battles of Valmy, Jemappes, and Neerwinden, who afterwards defected to the Austrians. Portrait by Jean-Sébastien Rouillard...

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Caricature of Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord
An 1815 caricature of Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), bishop of Autun. He is shown with six heads to reflect his ability to survive six regime changes in France.

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Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
Portrait of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727-1794), oil on canvas painting by an unknown artist, c. 1770-1794.
Palace of Versailles.

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Charles Darwin
This is a portrait of a young Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882 CE) and shows Darwin in the 1830s CE. It was painted in watercolours by George Richmond (1809 - 1896 CE).

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General Charles Lee
General Charles Lee, American Revolutionary War general. Illustration from page 92 of Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa by Christoph Heinrich, Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division...

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Charles Henri Hector, Comte d'Estaing
Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing (1729-1794). D'Estaing commanded a French fleet during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) and participated in the Battle of Rhode Island (1778) and the Siege of Savannah (1779). His loyalty to...

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Grand Remonstrance
The Grand Remonstrance of 1641 was a list of grievances issued by Parliament against King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649). It recorded what Parliament saw as the monarch's abuse of power, his illegal raising of taxes outside Parliament...

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James II of England
James II of England (r. 1685-1688) reigned briefly as the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland until he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution of November 1688. James, also known as James VII of Scotland, was the fourth Stuart monarch...

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Landing of the Pilgrims by Charles Lucy
"Landing of the Pilgrims", also known as "The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in America, A. D. 1620", (1848 CE) is a painting by Charles Lucy (1814–1873 CE). White House copy of the painting. (From The White House Historical Association)

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Portrait of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne
Portrait of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne (1734-1802), Controller-General under King Louis XVI of France, oil on canvas, painted by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1784.
Royal Collection of the British royal family.