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Battle of Borodino, 7 September 1812; Russian General Prince Peter Bagration can be seen sitting on the ground in the center, still commanding his troops despite suffering a mortal wound. Oil on canvas painting by Peter von Hess, 1843...

Plains Indians, oil on canvas after George Catlin. Musée du Nouveau Monde, La Rochelle Photo by Ismoon.

The Silenced War Whoop, oil on canvas by Charles Schreyvogel, 1908. American Museum of Western Art, Denver.

Green Corn Dance - Minatarrees, oil on card mounted on paperboard by George Catlin, 1861. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Map reconstituting the geographic culture areas of the early Native American tribes and the different Amerindian languages ​​that were spoken in the USA. By William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institute, 1967.

Indian Sun Dance, wood engraving by Jules Tavernier and Paul Frenzeny in Harper's Weekly, January 2, 1875.

A mid-17th century painting by Pierre Poncet of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), the celebrated anatomist who wrote Of the Fabric of the Human Body, published in 1543. (Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France)

A diagram of human anatomy from Andreas Vesalius' (1514-1564) celebrated book, On the Fabric of the Human Body, first published in 1543. (Wellcome Images)

An intricately labelled diagram of the human muscles from Andreas Vesalius' (1514-1564) celebrated book on anatomy, On the Fabric of the Human Body, first published in 1543. (Wellcome Images)

A diagram of the human muscles from Andreas Vesalius' (1514-1564) celebrated book on anatomy, On the Fabric of the Human Body, first published in 1543. (University of Amsterdam Collection)