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Dynamic illustrations capturing historic events and figures, including crusades and conquests, reflecting dramatic moments from the past.

'Edward I. At Berwick', c1880. Artist: Unknown.
'Edward I. At Berwick', c1880. Artist: Unknown.
157 assets in this story
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Raphael talks to Adam and Eve. Illustration for John Milton's "Paradise Lost", Doré, Gustave (1832-1883)
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Mary Brotherton encounters Old Sally, a woman on the moor. Line block after R.W. Buss, 1840.
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'Ride of the Valkyries.' Artist: Delitz
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Representation of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of ancient Rome. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (vols. 1-15, Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology.
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'The Raft of the Medusa', 1900. Artist: Unknown
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PRINCE JOHN OF MORTAIGNE.
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Abraham Bosse after Claude Vignon, Illustration to Jean Desmarets' L'Ariane, published 1639 Illustration to Jean Desmarets' L'Ariane
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Two thousand leagues across south america, the door, or I’ll nailed to the wall!, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).
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Sater family playing with leopards, Jonas Suyderhoef, after Pieter Bodding van Laer, 1645 - 1669 print A Sater family plays with leopards. A male satap lifts a young leopard and a feminine satap strokes a large leopard. Another Sater holds a bunch of grapes in hand. Haarlem paper engraving satyr(s) (in general). beasts of prey, predatory animals: leopard
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'To the gate he came, and with his wand touch'd it', c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré.
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Bendorp, Johannes Christiaan, Netherlands, Aart van Groningen, Heroic act of Aart van Groningen during the siege of Steenwijk, 1580, October 31, 1580. He extinguishes the Gasthuispoort, which has been set on fire, before the eyes of the besiegers., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 100 mm, width 70 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1766-01-01 - 1849-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1824 - 1826, first quarter 19th century, second quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings, intermediary draughtsman
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Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.
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Torre and Lavaine bid farewell to body of Elaine, by Gustave Dore, from Idylls of the King, (1832-1883), USA, Illinois, Chicago, Newberry Library
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Castle Sauve, Gard, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1877.
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Historia de Catalunya. Entrada de los iberos a través de los Pirineos. Dibujo de los año 1930.
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Syrian Bedouin at Desert Well, 1890's, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Frontispiece of Denis Diderot Encyclopedie, Paris, 1751-80. Artist: Unknown
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This illustration shows Don Quixotes Adventures with Windmills. Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain, who is obsessed with the chivalrous ideals praised in books he has read. After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him as his faithful squire. One of the most famous stories in the book is DonQuixote'sfight with thewindmills. He sees somewindmillsand thinks they are giants. When he rides to fight with them, he is knocked off his horse. Sancho tells him they are onlywindmills, but DonQuixotedoes not believe him. The novel was published in 1605 by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes.
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Historia de España. El rey Alfonso VIII de Castilla (1155-1214). Grabado de 1872.
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Scene from the Opera Orjeo by Luigi Rossi (1597-1653) an Italian Baroque composer. Dated 17th Century
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Centauress John La Farge (American, 1835-1910). Centauress, 1887. Oil on canvas, 41 15/16 x 35 1/4 in. (106.6 x 89.5 cm). American Art 1887
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Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Purgatory by Dante Alighieri Canto, Inferno, Hell, Paradise, Angel, Damnation, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..
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Entry of M. de Couvonge and M. de Chalabre extra plate. Dated: 1627. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.
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witches witches sabbath witches kitchen at Walpurgis Night copper engraving after drawing by Jacob de Gheyn circa 1610,
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Grumbach's Execution, Anonymous
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Auch ein Todtentanz, plate VII. Alfred Rethel; German, 1816-1859. Date: 1848. Dimensions: 293 x 411 mm. Wood engraving in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Puck Magazine: Through Night to Light, Puck Magazine
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In Greek mythology, the Sirens were three sea nymphs, and their sweet song lured sailors to veer off course toward certain shipwreck on the rocky coast where they lived. The Sirens then kept as prisoners the shipwrecked sailors. When Ulysses (also known as Odysseus), in Homer's Odyssey, passed by the land, he had himself bound to the mast and the ears of his sailors blocked so that they could all pass by safely.
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Building of the Pyramids, c.1880, Artist Unknown, Woodcut print
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Amsterdam, Luyken, Caspar, Simson carries the gates of Gaza, verso - manuscript in brown ink, print, prints, verso - stamped, 90, height 111 mm, width 146 mm, North Netherlands, 1672-12-18 - 1708-10-04, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching, etchings
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Tunisia. Some were thrown naked on iron hooks attached to walls, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).
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Engraving by Gustave DorA© (1832-1883)
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Ancient Age. Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.
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The Wreck of the Apollo Frigate, 1803, William H. Overend, 1851-1898, undated, Gray wash and white gouache with pen and black ink on very thick, smooth, cream wove card, Sheet: 14 × 10 3/8 inches (35.6 × 26.4 cm), anchor (watercraft equipment), blocks, pulley, bow (vehicle component), cable, figurehead, frigate, marine art, raft, sailors, waves (natural events)
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Gilles de Chin slays the Dragon of Mons, aided by his dogs and a mysterious Woman in White Date: 1132
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Paris of Lake Tanganyika. We are forced to look for places fordable, vintage engraving. Paris of Lake Tanganyika. We are forced to look for places fordable, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659807
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Der griechische Gott Neilos, der Flussgott des Nils, Marmorstatue aus dem antiken Rom, Italien, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18...
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Historia Antigua. Roma. Desembarco de animales y fieras para el circo romano. Grabado alemán de 1866.
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Hanno the Navigator (c.500 BC). Carthaginian navigator. Engraving by Bertrand. The Enlightenment, 1882. Colored.
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Behistun Inscription, relief with an inscription about Darius I, Bisutun in Kermanshah, Iran, woodcut from 1880, Asia
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J. Matejko. Fragment of "Grunwald" Jan Matejko (1838-1893), fragment of "Battle of Grunwald"; Society of Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw; 1860-1940); 1910 (1910-00-00-1910-00-00);
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Der Hofgärtner ist in die Herrin verliebt und diese reitet zu Pferd durch den Wald, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19...
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Historical illustration from the 19th Century, after the book Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, 1809 - 1892, a British poet
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Gustave Doré; The Rising of the Waters from John Milton's Paradise Lost; Black and White Engraving
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Alexander Selkirk (1676 - 1721) castaway, after a quarrel with Captain Stradling, on the uninhabited island of Juan Fernandez 1704 to 1709
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'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness', 19th century. Biblical scene, from John 1: 23: 'He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias'. St John the Baptist, pointing to the symbol of the cross. Engraving after 'Saint John the Baptist in the Desert', a painting made c1518-1520 by Raphael, in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
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Dutch Society of Fine Arts, Berg, Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den, Netherlands, Waanders, Franciscus Bernardus, Schaffelaar, Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower, 1482, Jan van Schaffelaar jumps from the tower of Barneveld, 16 July 1482., print, picture, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 474 mm, width 353 mm, Dutch, 1809-05-26 - 1880-12-29, print maker, printmaker, 1841 - 1841, second quarter 19th century, chine collé, lithography (technique), 1802-11-08 - 1861-07-20, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Insult on insult, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).
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COSTUMBRES BRETONAS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.
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Mohammed II in front of Constantinople 1453, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Roland and Ferragus. The hero Roland killing the giant Ferragus. From the old French romance 'Valentine and Orson' set in the times of Charlemagne. The artist has shown the giant as a Saracen. Hand-coloured engraving c1820.
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The appearance of winter, symbolic depiction of a Frau Holle effect, woman brings the snow over the land, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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An allegorical representation of the Americas in the form of a seated Indian woman in a feathered skirt and headdress holding a bow and a severed human leg. Human activities include scenes of cannibalism, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period
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Water Craft on the Tigris River, Turkey, 1890's, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Historia Antigua. Cartago. Cacería del león. Grabado alemán de 1866.
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Artwork depicting a quarry and stone-cutters, from a copy of the Code of Florence General History of the Things of New Spain by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun, Manuscript in Spanish and Nahuati, mid-16th Century.
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John Brown by John Steuart Curry, mural, 1897-1946