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LSE4328020: Sambou, the griot of Niantanso (Mali) (Malinke type: West African language (Guinee, Senegal, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire), poet, musician, historian and storyteller, griot is the depositary of the collective memory of a people. Engravure to illustrate the story of Lieutenant Mage's voyage in Western Sudan between 1863 and 1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4133844: History of the life of Achilles, legendary heros of the Trojan War: Patroclus gets permission from Achilles to save the Greeks by carrying his weapons. He'll be killed by Hector, who takes Achilles's weapons as loot. Chromolithography of 1890., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4146064: Deputies of the National Convention leaving the Assembly at the Tuileries, 31st May 1793 - “” Le 31 mai 1793”” - Paris, 31 May 1793: the citizens armed in front of the Girondins outgoing the Convention after being beaten by the Montagnards, in the foreground on the left Jean Paul Marat with his hands stretched to Marie Jean Herault de Secrelles, behind Claude Faucret lifts an arm and holds Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville by the shoulder, against the column is Pierre Victurien Vergniaud and Jerome Petion de Villeneuve in front of him - Engraving Debut 19th century, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images