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Dorothy Quincy Hancock
Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott (1747-1830), wife of US Founding Father John Hancock, oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1772.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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John Hancock's Signature
The famous signature of US Founding Father John Hancock, printed on a letter; this signature famously appears on the US Declaration of Independence. Restored by Jim S., 15 September 2011.
Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Thomas Hancock
Thomas Hancock (1703-1764), a wealthy Boston merchant and founder of the firm House of Hancock; best known as the uncle of US Founding Father John Hancock. Oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1764-66.
Harvard Art Museums.
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Portrait of John Hancock
Portrait of John Hancock (1737-1793), oil on canvas by John Singleton Copley, c. 1770.
Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Gallery of the Château de Chenonceau
Gallery of the Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France. The gallery was commissioned by Catherine de' Medici (1519-1599). The gallery is 197 feet long (60 m) and 19.7 feet wide (6 m), hosted many lavish parties and is likely to have impressed...
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Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau
Drawing of the Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France c. 1570, by architect Jacques Androuet du Cerceau (1510-1585). This drawing shows the château as Diane de Poitiers, (1500-1566) favourite of Henry II of France (r. 1547-1559) would...
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Diane de Poitiers
Portrait of Diane de Poitiers (1500-1566), author unknown, Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France. Diane de Poitiers was the favourite of Henry II of France (r. 1547-1559) despite being almost 20 years older than him. She lived in the Château...
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Learned Man
Learned Man, miniature painting, ink and opaque watercolour on paper, using nim-qalam, which literally means the half-pen technique, by miniaturist Basawan, 1575-80.
Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.
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Allied Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940 - 1945 - Aerial Campaigns Targeting Nazi Germany’s Industry, Infrastructure, and Morale
This map illustrates the scale and impact of Allied strategic bombing operations against Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945. Conducted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), the campaign aimed to weaken Germany's...
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B-17 Flying Fortresses Carpet Bombing
A c. 1944 photograph of a group of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers carpet bombing - when the formation dropped their loads simultaneously.
