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Admiral Sir John Berry
Portrait of Admiral Sir John Berry, oil on canvas, Michael Dahl, c. 1689, painted a few years after the sinking of the Gloucester, by which time Sir John Berry had been made vice admiral of the red squadron. The ship in the...
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James, Duke of York
A c. 1672 painting by Henri Gascar of James, Duke of York, (1633-1701). James is shown in characteristic martial pose - specifically the Roman god of war Mars - and drawing on classical imagery. James served as Lord High Admiral...
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), oil on canvas by Godfrey Kneller, 1689, a superb portrait that reveals both the truculence and intelligence of Samuel Pepys. His life-long friend, William Hewer, also had his portrait done by Sir Godfrey...
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The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682
The Wreck of the 'Gloucester' off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682, oil on canvas, by Johan Danckerts, c. 1682. The painting shows James in the stern of a small boat being rowed away from the sinking Gloucester...
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Remnants of an Army by Thompson
An 1879 painting titled 'Remnants of an Army' by Elizabeth Thomson showing Dr William Brydon, the sole European survivor of the Retreat from Kabul in 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (Tate Britain)
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Éléonore Duplay
Portrait of Éléonore Duplay (1768-1832) eldest daughter of cabinetmaker and Jacobin supporter Maurice Duplay. In 1791, French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre began lodging with the Duplays, and there were rumors that...
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Terracotta Bust of Robespierre, 1791
A terracotta bust of French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), by French sculptor Claude André Deseine, 1791. Currently in the Museum of the French Revolution since 1986. Photo credits to...
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Map of the Sassanid Empire c. 620 CE - Persia’s Last Great Imperial Power
The Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE), known in Middle Persian sources as Ērānshahr (“Realm of the Iranians”), emerged as the final pre-Islamic Persian imperial state and a major power of...
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Shah Shuja
A portrait of Shah Shuja, King of the Afghan Empire from 1803 to 1809 and the proposed candidate to rule Afghanistan of the British East India Company during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (National Army Museum, London)
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Major-General William Elphinstone
A portrait of Major-General William Elphinstone (1782-1842) who commanded the army of the British East India Company in its infamous retreat from Kabul in January 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42...
