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Harriet Tubman
A photograph of Harriet Tubman, former slave and the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, by Harvey B. Lindsley (1842-1921), c. 1871.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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The Magic Violin
Il Violino Magico, 'the magic violin', featuring violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini on a bed of clouds, being presented with a violin by the devil, lithograph on paper, by James Anthony Minasi, 1831.
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Portrait of Paganini
A profile bust-length portrait of Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), Italian violinist and composer, illustration on paper, by Froer, 1838.
The British Museum, London.
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The Liberation of Yelnya
The Red Army's liberation of Yelnya from Axis occupation during the Battle of Smolensk in 1943 (August) during the Second World War (1939-45).
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Günther von Kluge
A 1939 photograph of the German general Günther von Kluge (1882-1944). (German Federal Archives)
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Vasily Sokolovsky
A 1945 photograph of the Soviet Union's Red Army Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky (1897-1968).
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Mughal Gold Coin of Emperor Akbar
A gold mohur coin issued by Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-28) bearing a portrait of his Father, Akbar. The coin was issued in 1605, the first year of Jahangir's reign. The inscription in Arabic next to the portrait...
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Dr. Faustus Meets the Devil
Dr. Faustus meets the Devil, a scene from Christopher Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus. Image from Wellcome Images.
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Jupiter Kissing Ganymede
Jupiter kissing Ganymede; by Wilhelm Böttner, c. 1780. Oil on canvas, currently in a private art collection in Berlin, Germany.
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Tamburlaine and Bajazeth
The emperor Bajazeth is imprisoned by the Turkic conqueror Timur (called Tamburlaine in the play by Christopher Marlowe). By Andrea Celesti, circa 1700.
