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General Jean-Nicolas Houchard
Portrait of General Jean-Nicolas Houchard (1739-1793) who led the French Army of the North to victory against the Coalition at the Battle of Hondschoote, 6-8 September 1793. Houchard's failure to follow up on his victory led to his arrest...
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Osiris Figurine illustration
Osiris, from a bronze in the Louvre.
From A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Bast
The goddess Bast. (From a bronze in the Louvre).
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Sekhet
Sekhet. Louvre. (Granite. Height 0·50 metres.)
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Carrier
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Carrier, who oversaw the slaughter of thousands of people during the Drownings at Nantes, part of the Reign of Terror. Drawing by Georges-François-Marie Gabriel, late 18th century. In the Musée Carnavalet.
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Kriosphinx
Ram, or Kriosphinx, from Karnak.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Carmen: Entr'acte
Provided to YouTube by RCA Classics Carmen: Entr'acte · Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet Bizet: Carmen ℗ Originally Recorded 1963. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music Released on: 1997-01-21 Producer: John Culshaw Associated...
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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919, was an agreement between the victors of the First World War (1914-18) which redivided parts of Europe and imposed reparations, armament limitations, and total blame for the war on Germany, one...
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Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794) was a French lawyer who became one of the primary leaders of the French Revolution (1789-1799). From his initial rise to stardom in the Jacobin Club, Robespierre went on to dominate...
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) were a series of conflicts that arose from the tensions surrounding the French Revolution (1789-1799). The wars were fought between Revolutionary France and several European powers, most notably Austria...