European history Gallery

Medieval battle scene

Jonathan battling Baccide, from a French translation of Josephus History of the Jews, 1400s.
Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature in a 15th century French manuscript

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Battle of Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession

Duke of Marlborough leading his English troops at Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession, 1704.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Man dressed in traditional Celt or Finnish attire

Turanian of Finland in traditional clothing, similar to that worn by the ancient Celts.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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