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Mughal Coin of Nur Jahan
Silver Mughal coin bearing the name of Queen Nur Jahan (c. 1577-1645), wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627).
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Portrait of Nur Jahan
A c. 1725 idealised portrait of Queen Nur Jahan (c. 1577-1645), wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627). (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
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Boreas & Oreithyia
Rape of Oreithyia by Boreas. Detail from an Apulian red-figure oenochoe, ca. 360 BCE.
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The Rape of Orithyia by Boreas by Peter Paul Rubens
The Rape of Orithyia by Boreas (1620) by Peter Paul Rubens.
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Indian Princely States Postage Stamps
Four examples of British India postage stamps issued with overprints for use in particular Indian princely states. Top left: Queen Victoria, Gwalior, 1904 Top right: Queen Victoria, Patiala, 1895 Bottom left: King George V, Jind State...
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Committee of Surveillance during the French Revolution
Committee of Surveillance, tasked with unmasking and arresting local "suspects" during the Reign of Terror. Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Huet, c. 1793-94.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.
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Execution by Guillotine in the Place de la Revolution
Execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution (modern-day Place de la Condorde) in Paris, during the Reign of Terror. By Pierre-Antoine Demachy c. 1807.
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Trial of Danton, Desmoulins & Their Allies
Trial of Georges Danton, Camille Desmoulins, and their allies before the Revolutionary Tribunal during the Reign of Terror. By Jean Mathias Fontaine, 1834.
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
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French Revolutionary Tribunal
Depiction of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the French Revolution (1789-99) by an unknown author, c. 19th century.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Festival of the Supreme Being
The Festival of the Supreme Being on 8 June 1794, held on the Champ de Mars, marked the height of Maximilien Robespierre's power. Painting by Pierre-Antoine Demachy, c. 1794.
Musée Carnavalet, Paris.
