Images

Portrait of an Extraordinary Musical Dog, oil on canvas by English painter Philip Reinagle (1749-1833), 1805. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond.

"Prisoners from the Front" by American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910 CE) depicts the aftermath of a battle during the American Civil War. It portrays Union officer Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow (1834–1896 CE) capturing several...

Self-Portrait by English artist George Stubbs (l. 1724-1806 CE). Stubbs was a self-trained, independent artist who is best known for his depictions of horses. His shift to a focus on dogs in his work elevated their status by depicting them...

An oil painting of Mary of Guise (l. 1515-1560 CE), Queen of Scotland (r. 1538-1542) as the second wife of James V of Scotland (r. 1513-1542 CE). Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (1500/1510–1575). (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh...

The Painter and His Pug, self-portrait by the English artist William Hogarth (l. 1697-1764) featuring the artist and his Pug, Trump, 1745. The work exemplifies the art of the time which increasingly included, or focused exclusively on, dogs...

Dog's Head by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, published by L. Prang & Co. c. 1861-1897. Boston Public Library, Print Department

A silver cross coin from the later part of Harald Bluetooth's reign, produced c. 940-985 CE. Such coins were part of nationwide currency introduced by Harald, and prominently bore the cross which was emblematic of his conversion to Christianity...

A diagram of the Brooks (or Brookes), a British slave ship launched in 1781 CE. This ship carried enslaved African people on a brutal journey across the Atlantic during the 18th Century CE. Diagram created in 1787 CE, depicting the inhumane...

A spinning room containing a loom, from the colonial American Mount Vernon Estate.

A blacksmith shop on the colonial American Mount Vernon estate.