EditorialA Basset and Lady at Atherington Devon, Tomb of Sir Arthur?, Basset and his wife Elinora at Atherington Church in Devon, signed: Drawn by C.A. Stothard, etched by C.J. Smith; Published by Mrs. Bray, Fig. 112, 100, after p. 76, Stothard, Charles Alfred ...
EditorialHaile Selassie I (1892-1975). Ethiopia's regent (1916-1930) and emperor (1930-1974). He was a member of the Solomonic Dynasty. Portrait. Watercolor.
EditorialJulia Avita Mamaea (180-235). Regent of Rome, mother of Emperor Alexander Severus. Bust, probably to be put in a niche. Dated between 222 and 235. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.
EditorialAlbert I (1875-1934). King of Belgium (1909-1934). The Belgian royal family at the Castle of Laeken. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth surrounded by their children: Prince Leopold Philippe, Duke of Brabant and future Leopold III, Prince Karl Theodor, Co...
EditorialStatue of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE), from Nimrud, northern Iraq. It was placed in the temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi to remind the goddess Ishtar of the king's piety. Made of magnesite on a pedestal of reddish stone. In his right hand Ashurnsirpal...
EditorialEquestrian statue of Saint George and the Dragon, 1489. Late Gothic. Attributed to Bernt Notke (ca.1440-1509). It was commissioned by the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder. Storkykan. Stockholm, Sweden.
EditorialMariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen consort of Spain (1649-1665) as second wife of Philip IV and regent (1665-1675) as mother of Charles II (1661-1700). Portrait by Juan Bautista Mart?nez del Mazo (1611-1667), ca. 1666. Oil on canvas. El Greco Museum...