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Cheyenne Courting Scenes
Cheyenne courting scenes by the Cheyenne artist Big Back, c. 1882. The scenes depict the sort of courtship ritual and acceptance of a proposed marriage as touched on in the Ehyophsta Legend of the Cheyenne when Coyote Man...
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General Annibale Bergonzoli
A photograph of General Annibale Bergonzoli (1884-1973) who commanded the 23rd Italian Corps during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces...
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Australian Troops after the Capture of Tobruk, 1941
A photograph taken by Frank Hurley of members of the 6th Australian Division after the capture of Tobruk during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important...
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General O'Connor & General Wavell
A photograph of General Richard O'Connor (1889-1981) - on the right - and General Archibald Wavell (1883-1950), the commanders of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important...
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Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass
A January 1941 photograph showing Italian prisoners-of-war after the battle of Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian...
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Car, Bardia
A photograph showing a British Rolls-Royce armoured car near Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa...
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British Matilda Tank with Captured Italian Flag
A January 1941 photograph showing a British Matilda tank with a captured Italian flag and its way to Tobruk. The attack on Tobruk was part of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive...
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Map of Operation Compass
A map of Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45).
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Saint Lucy
Saint Lucy, oil on canvas by Francisco de Zurbáran, c. 1625-1630.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Portrait of Sir Henry Clinton, 1777
Sir Henry Clinton in 1777, the year before he became commander-in-chief of the British Army in the American Revolution, portrait by John Smart.
National Institute of American History and Democracy.
