ELD4959525: Portrait of Francoise de Mailly, Marquise de La Vrilliere (Francoise de Mailly-Nesle) (1688-1742) and the English diplomat Luke Schaub (1690-1758) 1721-1724 Engraving from “Les rues-de-paris” by Pierre Zaccone, 1859 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959577: View of the cabaret “” le tambour royal””” of the cabaretier Ramponneau, located at the corner of the streets of l'Oreillon and Saint-Maur (Ramponeau or Ramponaux) 18th century Paris (Scene inside the Tambour Royal, a popular tavern and cabaret run by Jean Ramponaux, Paris) Engraving from “Les rues-de-paris” by Pierre Zaccone, 1859 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959632: King Henry IV (1553-1610) and Marie de Beauvilliers (1574-1656) abbess of Montmartre his mistress (king of France Henri IV and his mistress the french abbess of Montmartre Marie de Beauvilliers) Engraving from Les rues-de-paris” by Pierre Zaccone, 1859 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959666: View of one of the many Parisian piloris in the Middle Ages (Pillory in Paris in the middle ages) Engraving from “Paris-a-Trans-les-Siecles” by H Gourdon of knee 19th century / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959702: The philosopher and software Adam du petit pont (Adam Balsham, Adam du Peer-Pont, Adamus de Parvo Ponte, Adamus Balsamiensis) (1100-1169) teaching his students including Jean De Salisbury (1115-1180) (Adam of Balsham Anglo-Norman scholastic and churchman teaching to his pupils, among them John of Salisbury and William of Tyre) about “” Les streets-de-paris”” by Pierre Zaccone, 1859 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959739: Autodafe (auto da fe) (auto da fe) in the 16th century Spain (Spanish inquisition: autodafe, ritual of public penance of condemned heretics and apostates that took place when the Spanish Inquisition 16th century) Engraving from “Les Prisons-de-l'Europe” by Alboize et Maquet, 1845 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959817: Napoleon I in exile on the island of St. Helene saying I legue the reproach of my death the Royal House of England” to Dr. Arnold surgeon of an English regiment April 19, 1820. Late 19th century (chromolithograph) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4959909: The poet Pierre Honore Robbe de Beauveset (1714-1794) visiting the house of Rabelais in Chinon in 1760 and writing a poem on the wall of his cabinet (French poet Pierre Honore Robbe de Beauveset in rabelais house, Chinon) Engraving from “” La mosaique” 1873 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960391: Portrait of Arpad Grand Prince of the Magyars from 896 to 907, founder of the Arpad dynasty, who regained over Hungary from 896 to 1301 (Portrait of Arpad (845-907) head of the confederation of the Hungarian tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries) engraving from “” La Hungary historique”” 1851 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960404: Portrait of Sicules (or Szeklers) in Transylvania in Hungary (Szekelys, Hungarian people living mostly in the Szekely Land in Romania) Engraving from “” La hongrie historique””” 1851 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960702: Representation of a wizard from Upper Ogooue in Gabon in Africa. 19th century (engraving) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960799: Study of the french physicians Bourru and Burot on mental suggestion and the remote action of toxic and medicinal substances on human body. 19th century (engraving). / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960873: Mesmerism: women during magnetic crisis, loosing control after a baquet session of Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), engraving from "Les mysteres de la Science" by Louis Figuier, 1880 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960874: Mesmerism: a tree used as a baquet by Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) late 18th century engraving / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960941: Roman Antiquite: Emperor Diocletian (244-311) announces his withdrawal from power and abdicates in 305 to settle in his magnificent palace known as Diocletian's Palace, on the Adriatic Sea near Salone, the capital of Dalmatia (novel emperor Diocletian retired to his homeland, Dalmatia after his abdication, 305) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome”” by Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960975: Punic War: The Meeting of Scipio the African (235-183 BC) General Roman and Carthaginian General Hannibal (247-183 BC) at Zama in 202 BC (Second punic war: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236-183 BC) ad Hannibal meeting in Zama, 202 BC) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome” Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4960986: Roman antiquite: “” Cornelie, mother of the Gracques””” Cornelie (Cornelia Africana) (189-110 BC), mother of the Gracques presents her children as her most beautiful jewels in front of a lady from Campania who came to show her hers - Her two children are named Tiberio Sempronio Gracco (162-133 BC) and Gaio (Caio Gracco) Sempronio (154-122 BC) (Tibere and Caius) ( Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Caius Sempronius Gracchus (Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi) Engraving from “Young folks history of Rome” by Charlotte Yonge 1882 / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961176: Hinduism: The Sati (Virtuous è, faithful to death), a widow's sacrifice, a symbol of her husband's total devouement, consists for the widow to climb on the butcher of the deceased and die brulee alive (Hinduism: Sati or suttee, funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or takes her own life in another fashion shortly after her husband's death) Engraving from “Picturesque History of Religions” by Clavel 1844 Private collection / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961225: The Sacred Mistletoe - The Gauls and their priests or Druids - Picking mistletoe from the druids in Gaul - Druids Cutting the Mistletoe - Engraving from Clavel 1844 “Picturesque History of Religions” / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961270: Celebration of the fete dieu instituted by King Rene of Anjou in 1462 in Provence, mixing the sacred and the profane with the donkey (French celebration of the Corpus Christi with a donkey, 15th century) Engraving taken from “” Histoire picturesque des religions”” by Clavel 1844 Collection privee / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961476: Ancient Rome: “” Tarquin the superb and his son Sextus Tarquin (died 509 BC) sending him to Gabies to take power”” (Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud) and his son Sextus Tarquinius) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961478: Ancient Rome: Sacrifice Ceremony at the Temple of Jupiter on Mount Albain (Albanus mons or Monte Albano) near Rome, Italy (Roman sacrificial offering) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961565: Roman Antiquite: Marcus Furius Camillus dit Camillus chooses a location on the Aventine for a temple dedicated to Juno 392 BC (Temple of Juno regina dedicated by Furius Camillus in 392 BC stood on the Aventine, Rome) Queen Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961939: Roman Antiquite Second Punic War “” the Carthaginian ambassadors facing the Roman consuls, 203 BC” (Second Punic War, carthaginian embassy received by the roman consuls 203 BC) Engraving from “” Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4961977: Jules Cesar crosses the river of Rubicon with his legions in arms on January 10, 49 BC in the footsteps of Pompee the Great (Gneo Pompeo Magno or Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, 106-48 BC) and violates the law of the Roman Senate which prohibited a Roman general from crossing the border river of Cisalpine Gaul - Crossing the river, Jules Cesar prononca The famous formula “” Alea jacta est”” (Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) Crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC from Cisalpine Gaul to Italy to make his way to Rome - Caesar uttered the famous phrase alea iacta est (“the die has been cast”)) Engraving from “” Storia di Roma by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4962207: A Jewish embassy led by Philo of Alexandria to plead the cause of the Jews of Alexandria was received by Emperor Caligula in 39-40 AD (Legatio ad Caium) (The diplomatic mission (Embassy to Gaius) to Caligula led by Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus) Hellenistic Jewish philosopher representing the jews of Alexandria, in 39 - 40 AD) Engraving from Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4962571: Roman Antiquite “” Emperor Probus (232-282) allowing families of Germans, Francs and Alamans to settle on abandoned agricultural lands - these settlers are known as deditices, lets, gentiles vers 280” (Laeti, communities of barbari (“barbarians”) foreigners, or people from outside the Empire, allowed to settle on, and granted land in, imperial territory on condition that they provide recruits for the Roman military under the reign of Probus, 280 ca) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4962910: Scene taken from “Britannicus” representing Neron imprisoning Britannicus (Nero and Britannicus. By Staal 19th century (engraving from works by Jean Racine (1639-1699)) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4962914: Titus discovering that Berenice wants to die in the tragedy "Berenice". By Staal 19th century (engraving from “Works” by Jean Racine (1639-1699)) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963110: The Destruction of the City of Mantes by William the Conqueror in 1087, illustration from 'Histoire de L'Angleterre' by Augustin Thierry, 1867 (engraving), French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963415: Ancient Rome: “” Domitia Longina (53-128) reading his name on the lists of proscription that his wife the Emperor Domitian had established, in 96” (Roman empress Domitia chanced upon a list of brokers Domitian intended to put to death 96) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963451: Ancient Rome: The Triumph of Diocletian (244-311) - Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963462: The labarum of Constantine, usually depicts as a standard bearing the Chrisme, during the Battle of the Milvius Bridge on 28 October 312 (The labarum of Constantine I, remembering the Battle of the Milvian Bridge 312 AD) Engraving from “Storia di Roma” by Francesco Bertolini / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963586: En fevrier 1420, l'ambitieuse marguerite de Clisson comtesse de Penthievre (1372-1441) qui residait dans la citadelle de Chateauceaux (devenue Champtoceaux), tendit un piege au duc Jean V de Bretagne, ainsi qu'a son frere Richard Montfort comte d'Etampes, et les fit prisonniers (Abduction of John V, Duke of Brittany and Richard, Count of etampes by the Counts of Penthievre 1420) Gravure tiree de ""Histoire de la Bretagne"" de Jules-Janin 19eme siecle / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963589: Creation of the order of the garter, 19th century (engraving), French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

ELD4963638: A Persian wedding. 19th century (engraving printed in "Travels around the World "and in "The most curious counters of the Globe from Christopher Columbus to the present day by the most famous sailors by William Smith") / Bridgeman Images