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Cartoon of George IV of Great Britain
A 1792 cartoon by James Gillray showing the future George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30). George was fond of over-eating and drinking and his obesity here is in stark contrast to his official portraits. (Library...
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Royal Pavilion Brighton
The Royal Pavilion of Brighton. It was built from 1787 when regular visits by Prince George, future George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-1830) made the resort highly fashionable.
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Mesopotamian Tablet with Proverbs
Fragment of a Neo-Assyrian clay tablet, with 8 lines of bilingual text, including proverbs and riddles, from the Library of Ashurbanipal, Kouyunjik, Iraq.
The British Museum, London.
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Tablet of Proverbs
Neo-Assyrian clay tablet of proverbs with 19 lines of bilingual inscription, from the Library of Ashurbanipal, Kouyunjik, Iraq.
The British Museum, London.
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George IV by Lawrence
An 1816 painting by Thomas Lawrence of George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30) when he was Prince Regent. He is here shown wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Vatican Museums)
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George IV in Coronation Robes
An 1821 painting by Thomas Lawrence of George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820-30) wearing his coronation robes. (Royal Collection)
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George III in Old Age
An engraving by Henry Hoppner Meyer showing George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) towards the end of his life when his mental illness led to his son becoming Prince Regent (1811-20). (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Library of Ashurbanipal
Library of Ashurbanipal. Mesopotamia, 1500-539 BCE.
The British Museum, London.
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Map of the Bulgarian Empire under Krum the Fearsome, 803-814
This map illustrates the reign of Krum the Fearsome (Bulgarian: Крум Страшни), the ruler of Bulgaria from c. 800 to 814. Known for his formidable military campaigns, Krum doubled the size of...
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Caddoan Figurine
Caddoan figurine from, Spiro Mounds, c. 1200-1400.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
