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Portrait du sultan du Maroc, Eugène Delacroix

Portrait du sultan du Maroc, 1862.

Portrait du sultan du Maroc (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas and wood panel

Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Switzerland

Christian IV founding Christiania. Sketch, Adolph Tidemand

Christian IV founding Christiania. Sketch, c. 1876.

Christian IV grunnlegger Christiania. Skisse (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

The Passage of the Liberators (Apotheosis of Ayacucho), Daniel Hernández

The Passage of the Liberators (Apotheosis of Ayacucho), 20th century.

El paso de los libertadores (Apoteosis de Ayacucho) (museum title)

Daniel Hernández (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Musée central de la Banque centrale de réserve du Pérou (MUCEN), Peru

Christopher Columbus at the Court of the Catholic Monarchs, Juan Cordero

Christopher Columbus at the Court of the Catholic Monarchs, 1850.

Cristóbal Colón en la corte de los Reyes Católicos (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Miklós Zrínyi before his Charge from the Fortress of Szigetvár (Sketch), Viktor Madarász

Miklós Zrínyi before his Charge from the Fortress of Szigetvár (Sketch), 1875.

Zrínyi Miklós szigetvári kirohanása előtt (vázlat) (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Landing of the Argentine Army Facing the Curuzú Trenches, September 12, 1866, Cándido López

Landing of the Argentine Army Facing the Curuzú Trenches, September 12, 1866, 1891.

Desembarco del Ejército Argentino frente a las trincheras… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Students Leaving Krakow in 1549, Jan Matejko

Students Leaving Krakow in 1549, 1892.

Wyjście żaków z Krakowa w roku 1549 (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Dózsa’s People, 1868.

Dózsa népe (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Péter Zrínyi and Kristóf Frangepán in Prison at Wiener Neustadt, Viktor Madarász

Péter Zrínyi and Kristóf Frangepán in Prison at Wiener Neustadt, 1864.

Zrínyi Péter és Frangepán Kristóf a bécsújhelyi börtönben (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Péter Zrínyi and Kristóf Frangepán in Prison at Weiner Neustadt (reduction), Viktor Madarász

Péter Zrínyi and Kristóf Frangepán in Prison at Weiner Neustadt (reduction), 1864.

Zrínyi Péter és Frangepán Kristóf a bécsújhelyi börtönben… (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

The Hand of Charles V, 1874.

La mano de Carlos V (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Attack of the Brazilian Squadron on the Curupaytí Batteries, September 22, 1866, Cándido López

Attack of the Brazilian Squadron on the Curupaytí Batteries, September 22, 1866, 1901.

Ataque de la escuadra Brasileña a las baterías de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Assault of the 1st Brazilian Column on Curupaytí (under Colonel Augusto Fco. Caldas), Cándido López

Assault of the 1st Brazilian Column on Curupaytí (under Colonel Augusto Fco. Caldas), 1897.

Asalto de la 1a Columna Brasileña a Curupaytí (al mando del… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Izabella Zápolya, 1879.

Zápolya Izabella (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Trench of Curupaytí (former title: Interior View of Curupaytí Seen from the Mast of an Argentine Ship), Cándido López

Trench of Curupaytí (former title: Interior View of Curupaytí Seen from the Mast of an Argentine Ship), 1893.

Trinchera de Curupaytí (Tít. ant.: Vista interior de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, Jan Matejko

The Shuysky Tsars at the Seym of Warsaw, 1892.

Carowie Szujscy na sejmie warszawskim (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Sketch for “The Judgement of Paris”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Sketch for “The Judgement of Paris”, c. 1892.

Szkic do "Sądu Parysa" (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Baptism of Vajk, 1875.

Vajk megkeresztelése (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Sketch for the painting “Constitution of the 3 May”, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the painting “Constitution of the 3 May”, 1890.

Szkic do obrazu "Konstytucja 3-Maja" (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Christopher Columbus and His Son Diego Request Hospitality at the Franciscan Convent of Santa María de La Rábida, Ignacio Merino

Christopher Columbus and His Son Diego Request Hospitality at the Franciscan Convent of Santa María de La Rábida, 1857.

Cristóbal Colón y su hijo Diego solicitan hospitalidad en… (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

The Funerals of Inca Atahualpa, Luis Montero

The Funerals of Inca Atahualpa, 1867.

Los funerales de Atahualpa (museum title)

Luis Montero (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Return of the Malón, Ángel Della Valle

The Return of the Malón, 1892.

La vuelta del malón (museum title)

Ángel Della Valle (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Christian Dirce, 1897.

Dirce chrześcijańska (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Assault of the 2nd Brazilian Column on Curupaytí, Cándido López

Assault of the 2nd Brazilian Column on Curupaytí, 1894.

Asalto de la 2ª columna brasileña a Curupaytí (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Wounded Paraguayan Soldiers, Prisoners of the Battle of Yatay, Cándido López

Wounded Paraguayan Soldiers, Prisoners of the Battle of Yatay, 1892.

Soldados paraguayos heridos, prisioneros de la batalla de… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Estudo da Partida da Monção, Almeida Júnior

Estudo da Partida da Monção, 1897.

Estudo da Partida da Monção (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

The Death of Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Gyula Benczúr

The Death of Ladislaus IV of Hungary, c. 1880.

Kun László halála (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Jósa András Museum, Hungary

Battle of Yataytí Corá, July 2, 1866, Cándido López

Battle of Yataytí Corá, July 2, 1866, 1887–1902.

Batalla de Yataytí Corá, 2 de julio de 1866 (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ovide chez les Scythes, Eugène Delacroix

Ovide chez les Scythes, 1862.

Ovide chez les Scythes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Three Men in Rococo Attire, Eero Järnefelt

Three Men in Rococo Attire, 1915.

Figuuriharjoitelma maalaukseen Aurora-seura (kolme miestä… (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), pencil and watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, Daniel Maclise

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, c. 1854.

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Thousand Years of Homage, c. 1900.

Ezeréves Hódolat (museum title)

Gyula Benczúr (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Jósa András Museum, Hungary

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes, Eugène Delacroix

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes, 1863.

Arabes escarmouches dans les montagnes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1571.

Tarquin et Lucrèce (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

The Judgement of Paris, Henryk Siemiradzki

The Judgement of Paris, 1892.

Sąd Parysa (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Interior View of Curuzú Seen from Upstream (North to South), September 20, 1866, Cándido López

Interior View of Curuzú Seen from Upstream (North to South), September 20, 1866, 1891.

Vista interior de Curuzú mirado de aguas arriba (norte a… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Charge – Buenos Aires Customs and Manners Series, c. 1839.

Carga de caballería - Serie Usos y Costumbres de Buenos… (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Midwinter's Sacrifice. Third Sketch, Carl Larsson

Midwinter's Sacrifice. Third Sketch, 1913.

Midvinterblot. Tredje skissen (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), graphite and gouache, squared, on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Cervantes Reading the Manuscript of Don Quixote, Ignacio Merino

Cervantes Reading the Manuscript of Don Quixote, 1861.

Cervantes leyendo el manuscrito de Don Quijote de la Mancha (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

The Fugitives, c. 1868.

The Fugitives (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

March of the Argentine Army Taking Position for the Attack on Curupaytí, September 22, 1866, Cándido López

March of the Argentine Army Taking Position for the Attack on Curupaytí, September 22, 1866, 1902.

Marcha del Ejército Argentino a tomar posición para el… (museum title)

Cándido López (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Return of the Malón (small version), Ángel Della Valle

The Return of the Malón (small version), 1892.

La vuelta del malón (museum title)

Ángel Della Valle (Argentinian), huile sur carton sur bois

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Ransom of Atahualpa, Carlos Baca-Flor

The Ransom of Atahualpa, c. 1896–1898.

El rescate de Atahualpa (museum title)

Carlos Baca-Flor (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Lima Art Museum (MALI), Peru

An Interview between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, Daniel Maclise

An Interview between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, 1836.

An Interview between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Partida da Monção, 1897.

Partida da Monção (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, Carlos Morel

Cavalry Combat in the Time of Rosas, c. 1839.

Combate de caballería en la época de Rosas (museum title)

Carlos Morel (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

First Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Lower Hall of the National Museum, Stockholm, Carl Larsson

First Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Lower Hall of the National Museum, Stockholm, 1913.

Första förslaget till fresker i NM:s nedre trapphall (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), pen drawing with watercolour

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Christopher Columbus before the Scholars at Salamanca, Ignacio Merino

Christopher Columbus before the Scholars at Salamanca, 1863.

Cristóbal Colón ante los sabios en Salamanca (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil on canvas

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the English House of Lords, 1921, John Lavery

The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the English House of Lords, 1921, 1921.

The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the English House… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on cardboard

National Gallery of Ireland

Mourning of László Hunyadi (Sketch), Viktor Madarász

Mourning of László Hunyadi (Sketch), c. 1860.

Hunyadi László siratása (Redukció) (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary