Images

A mid-19th-century illustration showing the typical uniform of a sepoy in the East India Company army - red jacket, shorts, and a variation on the traditional turban.

An interior view of Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Bourges, Le Cher, France. Built from 1195 to 1245, it is an example of Gothic architecture.

The great organ of Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Bourges, Le Cher, France. The casing is made of oak wood and was sculpted in 1663.

A side view of Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Bourges, Le Cher, France. Built from 1195 to 1245, it is an example of Gothic architecture.

The façade of Saint Stephen's Cathedral, Bourges, Le Cher, France. Built from 1195 to 1245, it is an example of Gothic architecture.

Gypsum replica of the statue of Sumerian scribe Dudu. The original statue was made of diorite and probably came from Tell Telloh (Girsu), Iraq, c. 2600 BCE. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.

Le Vieux Cordelier, issue 3, dated 15 December 1793. This newspaper was edited by Camille Desmoulins to attack the Hebertists and the Reign of Terror itself. The publication of this paper would eventually cost Desmoulins his head.

Drawing of Georges Danton just before his execution, 5 April 1794, attributed to Pierre-Alexandre Wille, 1794. Musée Carnavalet, Paris.

Portrait of Camille Desmoulins, painted by Joseph Boze or one of his daughters, c. 1790. Musee de Beaux Arts de Chartres.

Portrait of Jacques René Hébert, editor of the popular newspaper Le Père Duchesne. Print by Edme Bovinet, 1796. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.