Bradley Smith Collection (#7)

CONQUEST OF TUNIS, 1535. Conquest of Tunis by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (gray horse) in 1535. Detail from a tapestry, Flemish 16th century

CUBA: HAVANA, 1895. View of the harbor at Havana, Cuba. Oil on canvas, 1895

SPAIN: CHESS, c1283. Muslims in Spain playing chess. Manuscript illumination, Spanish, c1283

SPAIN: ATTENDANTS, c1283. Attendant playing chess with an unseen queen and a servant playing the lute. Manuscript illumination, Spanish, c1283

SPAIN: MUSLIM INVASION. Fighting between Christians and Muslims in Spain. Illumination from the Cantigas de Alfonso X, 13th century

TEOTIHUACAN FRESCO. Detail of a fresco mural painting at the palace of Tepantitla, Teotihuacan, Mexico, 360-650 B.C

PIERRE MIGNARD (1612-1695). French painter. Oil on canvas, c1690, by Hyacinthe Rigaud

GERICAULT: CARABINIER. An officer of the Caribiniers. Oil on canvas, c1800, by Theodore Gericault

COMBETTE: FAMILY PORTRAIT. Oil on canvas, c1800, by Joseph Macellin Combette

FRANCE: HORSECAR, c1830. The Public Car. Oil on canvas, c1830, by Francois Bellay

GERICAULT: HORSE, c1800. Oil on canvas, c1800, by Theodore Gericault

CHARLES IX OF FRANCE (1550-1574). King of France, 1560-1574. Oil on wood, 1560, after a sketch by Francois Clouet

FRANCE: HORSEMEN, c1650. French horsemen on a reconnaissance. Oil on canvas, c1650, by Adam Van der Meulen

FRANCE: CALAIS, 1756. View of the Camp of Calais in 1756. Watercolor, 1756, by Pierre Lenfant

FRANCE: MOVIE SHOOT, c1900. An outdoor shooting of an early film. Oil on canvas, c1900, by H. Menessier

LIEGE: SHIELD OF MINERVA. At the Shield of Minerva. Oil on canvas, late 18th century, by Leonard Defrance de Liege

DAUMIER: LAWYERS, c1850. The Two Lawyers. Oil on canvas, c1850, by Honore Daumier

DAUMIER: LAUNDRESS, c1850. The Burden. Oil on canvas, c1850, by Honore Daumier

REFORM WAR: GUADALAJARA. The Battle of Guadalajara, 29 October 1860, during the Reform War in Mexico, 1860. Contemporary oil painting

FRANCE: DANCING, c1869. Officers of the French military at a ball; the moustache and goatee became fashionable during the reign of Napoleon III. Lithograph, c1869-1879, from a dance diploma

FRANCE: ROOFING, 1848. Surveyor and architect in the foreground with roofers working on a cathedral in the Loire region; the workers are compagnons, members of secret trade-union organizations

MEXICO: REFORM WAR, 1860. The Battle of Silao, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, during the Reform War, in which liberal forces defending the new Constitution of 1857 defeated the conservatives

MEXICO CITY, c1825. From left: the custom house, Santo Domingo Church, and the former Inquisition headquarters. Oil on canvas by Pedro Gualdi, c1825

FRANCE: CARPENTER, 1826. Ritual for a carpenter at Bordeaux who is departing for his tour of France as a member of the Compagnons du Tour de France; fellow craftsmen bide him farewell

SPAIN: ROYAL LINEAGE. General genealogy of the House of Hapsburg, showing the lineage of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Codex, 16th century, by Juan Tirols

MEXICO: MIXTEC MANUSCRIPT. War scene from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, c1450, a Mixtec manuscript chronicling the rulers, alliances and conquests of 11th and 12th century Mixtec society

SPAIN: MUSIC, 13th CENTURY. A Spanish Muslim (left) and Christian strum on citterns, a type of lute. Manuscript illumination, 13th century, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria

SPAIN: DICE, c1280. Manuscript illumination, c1280, from the Book of Chess, Dice, and Board Games

SIEGE OF MAJORCA, 1229. Siege of Majorca by Christian forces under King James I of Aragon. Mural, 14th century

SPAIN: IRON MINING. Seated men hold magnets and indicate stars as the source for magnetic power as a miner works at extracting iron

SPAIN: MUDEJAR TILES. Mudejar (Moorish) tile depicting musicians, Spanish, 14th century

SPAIN: MAJORCA, 1229. King James I of Aragon (far right) encamped with his forces before the invasion and annexation of the island of Majorca, then under Muslim control. Mural, 14th century

SPAIN: MARRIAGE, c1275. Bernardo Aton, Viscount of Beziers, gives his daughter s
SPAIN: MARRIAGE, c1275. Bernardo Aton, Viscount of Beziers, gives his daughters hand in marriage to Gaufredo, Count of Rosellon. Manuscript illumination, late 13th century

MIXTEC RULER: EIGHT DEER. Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right), a powerful Mixtec ruler of the 11th century. Detail from the Codex Zouche-Nuttal, c1450

ALFONSO II (1157-1196). King of Aragon. Alfonso II accepts the codex Libro de Feudos from its author, Raimundo de Caldes. Manuscript illumination, 12th century

SPAIN: KNIGHTS, c1285. Christian knights of the Reconquista. Manuscript illumination, Spanish, c1285

SPAIN: RECONQUEST, c1275. Scenes of combat between Christians and Muslims in Spain during the Reconquista. Manuscript illumination, late 13th century, from the Cantigas de Alfonso X

SPAIN: RECONQUEST, c1492. Major battle between Christians and Muslims fought near Granada, Spain. Drawing, 15th century

SPAIN: CHESS, c1283. Muslims playing chess in Spain. Manuscript illumination, c1283

FRANCE: ROYAL HUNT, 1691. One party of hunters attempts to untangle the hounds from a killed stag (foreground), while another closes in on a bounding stag

FRANCE: ROYAL HUNT, 1691. During a royal hunt, hounds feast on a dead stag. Oil on porcelain, 1691, from the Palace of Versailles

FRANCE: VERSAILLES, 1668. In a spiral pattern, members of the kings cavalry ride through the front gates of the Palace of Versailles. Detail from a painting by Pierre Patel, 1668

FRANCE: VERSAILLES, 1668. An altercation between two courtiers at the Palace of Versailles. Detail from a painting by Pierre Patel, 1668

LOUIS XIV (1638-1715). King of France, 1643-1715. Louis with the first wet nurse, Madame Longuet de la Giraudiere. Oil on canvas, 17th century, by an artist from the studio of Beaubrun

LOUIS XIII (1601-1643). King of France (1610-43). The two women symbolize France (left) and Navarre. Oil on canvas, c1635, by Simon Vouet

MEXICO: TZINTZUNTZAN. Map of Tzintzuntzan, the Spanish colonial headquarters in the region (center); the silver mining town of Patzcuaro (top); and other towns surrounding Lake Patzcuaro in Mexico

MEXICAN MISSIONARIES. Mexican missionaries crossing the Pacific Ocean in order to bring Christianity to Japan during the 16th century

HYACINTHE RIGAUD (1649-1743). French painter. Oil on canvas, self portrait, 1701

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