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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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Temple Gateway
Gateway and boundary wall of an Egyptian temple; restored by Ch. Chipiez.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Seurat
An 1884-6 oil on canvas, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat (1859-1891), the French pointillist painter. The Grande Jatte is a narrow island in the Seine near Paris, then a popular destination for day-trippers...
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Lazare Carnot at the Battle of Wattignies
French minister of war Lazare Carnot leads a victorious French Republican army during the Battle of Wattignies (15-16 October 1793), a significant engagement in the War of the First Coalition (1792-1797). Although Carnot played a vital role...
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Thoth Statue [Illustration]
Thoth. Louvre.
Enamelled clay.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Battle of Günzburg
Death of a French colonel during the Battle of Günzburg (9 October 1805), part of Napoleon's Ulm Campaign (25 September to 20 October 1805), by Georges Moreau de Tours, 1901.
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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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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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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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Isis-Hathor
Isis-Hathor. Louvre.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).