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Battle of Sobraon by Harris
A painting by J. Harris of the Battle of Sobraon, 10 February 1846. The battle saw the British East India Company defeat the Sikh Empire and so win the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6). (National Army Museum, London)
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Bengal Sepoy Infantry
A detail from the c. 1858 title page of a collection of lithographs The Campaign in India 1857-58 showing Bengal sepoy infantry of the British East India Company. (National Army Museum, London)
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Sikh Empire Cannon
A cannon used by the Sikh Empire during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6) against the British East India Company. This example was captured after the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845. The photograph was taken by John Constantine...
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The Desmoulins Family, c. 1792
French Revolutionary journalist Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) spends time with his wife Lucille (1771-1794) and child Horace-Camille (1792-1825), oil on canvas, formerly attributed to Jacques-Louis David, c. 1792...
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Portrait of Camille Desmoulins
Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794), one of the most famous journalists during the French Revolution (1789-1799), oil on canvas by an anonymous painter, c. 1790.
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
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Sikh Empire Soldiers
An 1846 illustration showing soldiers of the Sikh empire during the Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-9) against the British East India Company. (By Lieut. G. F. Atkinson, London Illustrated News)
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Troop Positions, Battle of Aliwal
A map illustrating the troop positions of the British East India Company (pink) and the Sikh empire (yellow for the first battle line and red for the second line after a regrouping mid-battle) at the battle of Aliwal...
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Forum of Banasa
The trapezoidal paved forum (37 x 34 m) of Banasa (also Iulia Valentia Banasa), an ancient city of the province of Mauretania Tingitana (modern-day Morocco). The forum was lined by porticoes and flanked to the north by a rectangular...
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Villa Complex at Lixus
A villa complex at Lixus on the Atlantic coast (modern-day Morocco) from the time of Juba II (c. 48 BCE to 23 CE), the ruler of Mauretania. The palace-like residence was approximately 7,000 square metres with a long portico...
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Roman Amphitheatre at Lixus
The small amphitheatre at Lixus, modern-day Morocco, had a semicircular cavea (seating section) designed to house theatrical plays and gladiatorial combats.
