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Louis XIV with Madame de Ventadour and his Heirs
Louis XIV sitting with Madame de Ventadour and his heirs, oil on canvas by unknown artist, Versailles, c. 1715-1720. Portrait of King Louis XIV of France with his family. The figures depicted include Louis XIV (seated), his son Louis le...
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Wedding of Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse
Wedding of King Louis XIV of France and Marie-Thérèse of Spain, oil on canvas by Jacques Laumosnier, c. 1660-1700. This painting depicts the wedding of Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse on the 9th of June, 1660. The union of France and Spain signaled...
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Louis XIV Crossing into the Netherlands at Lobith
Louis XIV Crossing into the Netherlands at Lobith, oil on canvas by Adam Frans van der Meulen, c. 1672 - 1690. This painting depicts King Louis XIV of France leading his army across the Rhine in 1672, during the opening phase of the Franco-Dutch...
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Death of Louis XIV at Versailles
Death of King Louis XIV of France at the Palace of Versailles, oil on cardboard sketch by Thomas Jones Barker, France, c. 1835-1840. This oil sketch depicts the death of Louis XIV at Versailles. Barker was commissioned by King Louis Philippe...
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Louis XIV as Apollo in the Ballet de la Nuit
King Louis XIV dances as Apollo in the Ballet de la Nuit, drawing by Henri de Gissey, France, 1653. Le Ballet de la Nuit was choreographed in 1653 and was used to introduce King Louis XIV to the French court at Versailles. It lasted 12 hours...
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The Columbian Exchange - Global Connections and Consequences after 1492
The Columbian Exchange (from 1492 CE) refers to the large-scale transfer of plants, animals, diseases, peoples, and technologies between the Americas and Afro-Eurasia following the transatlantic voyages of Christopher Columbus (1451–1506...
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Battle of Abu Klea, Mahdist War
A painting by William Barnes Wollen showing the battle of Abu Klea in 1885 between British and Sudanese forces during the Mahdist War (1881-99) in Sudan.
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Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman
An 1899 painting showing the charge of the British 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman in September 1898 during the Mahdist War (1881-99).
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Muhammad Ahmad
A portrait of Muhammad Ahmad (1844-1885), who identified himself as the Mahdi and who led the Mahdist War against Anglo-Egyptian forces in Sudan in the 1880s.
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Map of the Mahdist State
A map of the Mahdist state in Sudan. The Mahdist War (1881-99) was a rebellion of radical Muslim fighters against Anglo-Egyptian rule.
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