LSE4324956: Inside a kiosk of the serail in Constantinople (present-day Istamboul), built under Soliman the Magnificent or Suleyman 1st (1495-1566), 10th sultan of the Ottoman dynasty, to illustrate a visit to the serail in 1860, by an anonymous woman. Engraving in “” Le tour du monde””, edited by Edouard Charton, 1863. Selva's collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4326394: Silk shops in Mitsoui, Yedo (or Edo, present-day Tokyo), lively, and in the background, the silhouette of Mount Fuji. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan, in 1863-1864, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” published under the direction of Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris, 1867. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4409220: Great Greek tragedies: “Alceste”” by Euripides. Apollo had obtained from the Parques that Admete, king of Pheres, who was dear to him, would not die if, on the day of his trepas, someone consented to die for him. Admete's wife, Alceste, stood up to save her husband, but Hercules, touched so much love and devouement, pulled him out of the Underworld after the sacrifice had been made, and brought her back to her beloved bride. Chromolithography of the late 19th century., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4309786: Portrait of Louis VII dit le Jeune (1120-1180), King of the Francs from 1137 to 1180 - Louis VII (called the Younger or the Young), king of Franks - engraving from “Instruction sur l'Histoire de France” by Charles Constant Le Tellier 1821, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images