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Ceremonial twelve-stepped altar from the last phase of activity at the Colchian settlement of Vani (250-50 BCE). The altar is composed of a platform and an adjoining staircase made of six rectangular...

Frederick North, Lord North (1732-1792), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, oil on canvas portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, c. 1773-74. National Portrait Gallery, London, England.

Ferney, the home of the author Voltaire (1694-1778) from 1759 until his death. It is located near the French border with Switzerland.

An oil on canvas portrait of the French author and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778). Painted by Nicolas de Largillière between 1718 and 1724. (Musée Carnavalet, Paris)

Anne of Austria (l. 1601-1666) with her two sons Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715) and Philippe, Duke of Orléans (l. 1640-1701), oil on canvas by an unknown artist, between 1641-1650. Palace of Versailles.

Equestrian Portrait of Anne of Austria (1601-1666), oil on canvas by Jean de Saint-Igny, 17th century. Palace of Versailles.

Portrait of Anne of Austria (l. 1601-1666), widow of Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643), oil on canvas by Charles de Steuben between 1836-1838. Palace of Versailles.

Group portrait of Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643), Anne of Austria (l. 1601-1666), and their son Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715), flanked by Cardinal Richelieu and the Duchesse de Chevreuse...

Portrait of Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666), oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1622-25. Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France (1601-1666), oil on canvas portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting Anne in ornate dressing and a lace collar, c. 1625. Palace of Versailles.