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Self-Torture in a Sioux Religious Ceremony
Self-torture in a Sioux Religious Ceremony, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1835-1837.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
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Dakota Ceremonial Pipe
Ceremonial pipe. The bowl is made of soft red pipestone, also known as catlinite, with a carving and tin liner. Vojta Náprstek received the pipe as a gift from the Dakota in 1856.
National Museum, Prague.
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Napoleon and his Staff during the War of the Sixth Coalition
French Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) and his staff during the French campaigns of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Within months, the Napoleonic Empire would be toppled. Oil on canvas by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1864...
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Battle of Paris, 1814
The defense of Clichy during the Battle of Paris (30-31 March 1814), one of the final actions of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Marshal Jannot de Moncey is depicted centre-frame on horseback, giving orders to the goldsmith Claude Odiot...
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Abdication of Napoleon at Fontainebleau, 11 April 1814
After being defeated in the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814), Napoleon abdicates at Fontainebleau and is exiled to the isle of Elba. Painting by Gaetano Ferri, completing a work started by François Bouchot, 1843. Château de...
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Battle of Leipzig, 1813
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, 16-19 October 1813, painting by Vladimir Moshkov, 1815.
Great Patriotic Museum of 1812, Moscow.
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Battle of Acris-sur-Aube, 1814
The Battle of Acris-sur-Aube (20-21 March 1814), during the War of the Sixth Coalition. It was one of Napoleon's final battles before his exile to Elba. Painting by Jean-Adolphe Beaucé, before 1875. Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology...
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Napoleon and Metternich Meet at Dresden, 26 June 1813
Famous meeting between French Emperor Napoleon I and Austrian diplomat Prince Klemens von Metternich at Dresden on 26 June 1813, to negotiate an end to the War of the Sixth Coalition. A heated argument broke out over Metternich's demands...
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Badshahi Mosque
Badshahi mosque, built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707 CE) in 1673-74 CE, in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Second Wave Civilizations
A map illustrating the rise and spread of the Second Wave Civilizations between c. 500 BCE and 200 CE (including the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, and India).