Bradley Smith Collection (#2)

SPAIN: MOORS, c1375. Muslim men of al-Andalus. Painting, late 14th century, on the leather ceiling of the Sala de Los Reyes, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain

FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1795. In the hall of the National Convention, Boissy d Anglas salutes the head of the deputy, Jean Feraud, presented on a pike by riotous Jacobins

FONTAINE: LES LUNETTES. Nuns whip a man caught spying on them with binoculars in a scene from a story by Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695). Painting, 1743, by Nicolas Lancret

MIXTEC KING & PRISONER. Mixtec king, Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, holds a crying captive by the hair. Detail from the Codex Zouche-Nutall, c1450

DEVIL WORSHIP, c1460. Waldensians worshipping the devil in the form of a he-goat at a midnight meeting; a man prepares to kiss the goats anus

AZTEC RITUAL SACRIFICE. Aztec priests removing the heart during a ritual sacrifice to the sun. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540

JAPAN: BATHHOUSE, c1865. Women of all ages in a Japanese public bathhouse. Woodblock print, c1865, by Ikkeisai Hoki

AGUSTIN de ITURBIDE, 1821. Emperor of Mexico. Entering Mexico City, September 1821 with the Army of Three Guarantees. Contemporary oil on canvas by an unknown Mexican artist

MASEFIELD: SEA FEVER, 1902. I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to see her by

WASHINGTON & LIBERTY, c1810. Oil painting by an anonymous artist, c1810

SLOAN: NICKELODEON, 1907. Movies Five Cents. Oil on canvas by John Sloan, 1907

LITTLE BIGHORN, 1876. Custers Last Stand. Oil painting by Gayle Hoskins

Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726
CHINA: HARVESTING RICE. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726

Sinners suffer in one of the hells of Buddhism. Japanese scroll, late 12th century, attributed to Tosa Mitsunaga
BUDDHISM: HELL. Sinners suffer in one of the hells of Buddhism. Japanese scroll, late 12th century, attributed to Tosa Mitsunaga

Sinners suffer in one of the hells of Buddhism. Japanese scroll, late 12th century, attributed to Tosa Mitsunaga
BUDDHISM: HELL. Sinners suffer in one of the hells of Buddhism. Japanese scroll, late 12th century, attributed to Tosa Mitsunaga

Gilt bronze seated Buddha, 338 A. D. the earliest dated Chinese Buddhist sculpture
CHINA: BRONZE BUDDHA. Gilt bronze seated Buddha, 338 A.D. the earliest dated Chinese Buddhist sculpture

Saint Denis street festivities of 30 June 1878 on La rue Montorgueil, Paris, France
MONET: MONTORGEUIL, 1878. Saint Denis street festivities of 30 June 1878 on La rue Montorgueil, Paris, France. Oil on canvas, 1878, by Claude Monet

A Drink of Water. A construction worker on the Manhattan bridge stops for a drink of water. Oil on canvas by Gerrit A
NEW YORK: WORKER, 1911. A Drink of Water. A construction worker on the Manhattan bridge stops for a drink of water. Oil on canvas by Gerrit A. Beneker, 1911

WORLD MAP, c1850. Centered around the Pacific Ocean with Japan in the upper left quadrant, off the coast of Asia. Woodblock print, c1850, by Sugiura Ryuen

SPAIN: MEDIEVAL SHIP. Manuscript illumination, 13th century, from the Cantigas de Alfonso X

LOUISE WEBER (1866-1929). French can-can dancer, known as La Goulue (the Glutton). The Danse of La Goulue and Jacques Renaudin, or Valentin-le-Dessosse. Oil on canvas, 1895, by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

SOROLLA: PAINTER, 1907. Maria Sorolla painting at El Prado, Madrid, Spain. Oil on canvas, 1907, by Joaquin Sorolla

VERSAILLES, FRANCE. Painting, 1668, by Pierre Patel

FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, 1870. The Charge. French infantry attack Prussian forces in a French town. Oil on canvas, c1897, by Paul Grolleron

MEXICO: SILVER MINE. Map of the silver mines of the Guanajuato region, from Historia Guanajuato, 18th century

MARIA DOLORES TOSTA Maria Dolores Tosta de Santa Anna, wife of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Oil on canvas by Juan Cordero, 1855

MEXICO: MIXTEC RULERS. Mixtec king, Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (left), negotiates treaties with a tribal leader, Twelve Dragon. Detail from the Codex Zouche-Nutall, c1450

RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1905. Battle of Tsushima, 27-28 May 1905, the last and most decisive naval action in the conflict, in which the Japanese navy destroyed a larger Russian fleet

HELL: PUNISHMENT. Demons punish sinners in hell. Manuscript illumination, French, early 15th century, from the St. Vincent de Beauvais Chronicles

JAPAN: SUMO WRESTLERS. Woodblock print, late 18th century, by Katsukawa Shunko

SAIGO TAKAMORI (1827-1877). Japanese samurai. Depiction of Saigo committing seppuku during the Satsuma Rebellion; the actual circumstances of his death are unknown

JAPAN: SILK FACTORY. Silk reeling factory with women workers in Tomioka, Japan. Woodblock print, triptych, c1875, by Ichiyosai Kuniteru

MEXICO: AZTEC WEDDING. Aztec wedding ceremony, during which the clothes of the bride and groom are tied. The bride is then carried home by the matchmaker. Page from the Codex Mendoza, Aztec, c1540

MEXICAN VICEROY, c1800. Viceroy Don Matias de Galvez, a supporter of a School of Fine Arts, where Mexican Indians and Mestizos were taught painting. Oil painting by an unknown artist, c1800

AZTEC CODEX MENDOZA, 1540. Aztec warriors receiving trophies for captured prisoners. A page from the Codex Mendoza, c1540

MEXICO: VILLAGE CHURCH. Painting by Leonard Sanchez, mid 19th century

WORLD WAR I: GAS MASKS. German Soldiers with Gas Masks. Oil on canvas, 1917, by Francois Flameng

AGUSTIN DE ITURBIDE, 1822. Agustin de Iturbide is crowned as Emperor Augustin I of Mexico in the cathedral of Mexico City, 21 July 1822. Oil on canvas by an unknown Mexican artist, c1822

AGUSTIN DE ITURBIDE (1783-1824). Mexican soldier. Iturbide giving a speech from a balcony, accepting the proposal of his followers to become emperor of Mexico

BENITO JUAREZ (1806-1872). Juarez and the Fall of the Empire. Mural, 1948, by Jose Clemente Orozco

LOUIS THE PIOUS (778-840). Holy Roman Emperor Louis I, known as Louis the Pious. Manuscript illumination, c840, from Rabanus Maurus De laudibus sanctae crucis ( In praise of the holy cross )

FATHER MIGUEL HIDALGO (1753-1811). Mexican priest and revolutionist. Father Hidalgo (standing)
FATHER MIGUEL HIDALGO (1753-1811). Mexican priest and revolutionist. Father Hidalgo (standing, left) crowns Mexico and breaks chains binding her to Spain. Oil on canvas, 1834, by an unknown artist

CHEYENNE WOMAN, 1830s. She Who Bathes Her Knees, a Christian convert of the Cheyenne tribe. Oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1830s

Cultivated silkworms are graded. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726
CHINA: SILK PRODUCTION. Cultivated silkworms are graded. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726

Picking mulberry leaves for silkworm culture. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726
CHINA: SILK PRODUCTION. Picking mulberry leaves for silkworm culture. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726

Silk weaving on a wooden loom. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726
CHINA: SILK WEAVING. Silk weaving on a wooden loom. Chinese silk painting, c1650-1726

Emperor of China, 1402-24. Ming Dynasty
YUNG-LO (1360-1424). Emperor of China, 1402-24. Ming Dynasty

Detail from Chinese painting on silk, 13th-14th century
KUBLAI KHAN HUNTING. Detail from Chinese painting on silk, 13th-14th century

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