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Trial of Louis XVI
Image by Reinier Vinkeles

Trial of Louis XVI

The trial of King Louis XVI of France, on 26 December 1792, engraving by Reinier Vinkeles, c. 1793-96. Louis himself can be seen prominently in the lower right, holding a sheet of paper from which he reads his defense. He is flanked by his...
Louis XVI on the Scaffold
Image by Unknown Artist

Louis XVI on the Scaffold

At around 10 am on 21 January 1793, King Louis XVI of France was executed at the age of 38. This engraving depicts the executioner, Charles-Henri Sanson's attempt to bind the king's hands. Louis had begun to resist until his confessor, the...
Duke of Chartres Leading His Men to Battle
Image by Auguste Raffet

Duke of Chartres Leading His Men to Battle

The young Duke of Chartres (future Louis-Philippe I, King of the French) leads his men to battle in the War of the First Coalition. Image by Auguste Raffet, 1848.
Battle of Jemappes
Image by Horace Vernet

Battle of Jemappes

Battle of Jemappes, 6 November 1792. Oil on canvas by Horace Vernet, 1821. National Gallery, London.
Charles-François Dumouriez
Image by Jean-Sébastien Rouillard

Charles-François Dumouriez

Portrait of French General Charles-François Dumouriez (1739-1823), commander of the Revolutionary French armies in the battles of Valmy, Jemappes, and Neerwinden, who afterwards defected to the Austrians. Portrait by Jean-Sébastien Rouillard...
Siege of Lille, 1792
Image by Louis Joseph Watteau

Siege of Lille, 1792

Depiction of the Siege of Lille from 24 September to 8 October 1792 by the Austrian army during the War of the First Coalition. The siege was lifted at the approach of French General Dumouriez's Army of the North, and the Austrians retreated...
Zakutu Treaty
Image by Zunkir

Zakutu Treaty

A clay tablet showing the treaty made by Zakutu (l. c. 728 - c. 668 BCE) on behalf of her grandson, the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (r. 668-627 BCE). (British Museum, London)
Shah Jahan on Horseback
Image by Payag

Shah Jahan on Horseback

Shah Jahan on Horseback, folio from the Shah Jahan Album. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper by Payag, c. 1630. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Zodiac Man Diagram
Image by British Library

Zodiac Man Diagram

Zodiac man diagram from a 15th-century physician's almanac from England, Sloane MS 2250, f12r. The diagram shows the zodiac signs that were believed to influence various parts of the body in the Middle Ages. British Library, London.
Clive at the Siege of Arcot
Image by Ernest Wallcousins

Clive at the Siege of Arcot

A 1913 illustration by Ernest Wallcousins showing Robert Clive at the siege of Arcot, India in 1751. Clive seized Arcot and then defended it against an army of Chandra Sahib, the nizam of Hyderabad. (Taken from Pioneers in India, by Johnston...
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