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History Pictures Collection

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Greece/Byzantium: Traditional icon of St Stephen and St Christopher

Greece/Byzantium: Traditional icon of St Stephen and St Christopher, the latter represented with a dog's head. Egg tempera on oak panel, c. 1700

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Mongolia: Gilt copper figurine of White Tara

Mongolia: Gilt copper figurine of White Tara, 17th century

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青)

Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青)
Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青, 黥 or 刺青) is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Afghanistan: Captain Manners Wood is struck down but saved by Lieutenant Fisher at the Battle of Futtehabad

Afghanistan: Captain Manners Wood is struck down but saved by Lieutenant Fisher at the Battle of Futtehabad'. Illustration from the Illustrated London News, 1879

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: China: Relaxed Zhou Enlai (left) and Mao Zedong at the Chinese Communist capital of Yan'an

China: Relaxed Zhou Enlai (left) and Mao Zedong at the Chinese Communist capital of Yan'an, c. 1936. Photograph by US journalist Edgar Snow

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: China/Tibet: Tibetan script. Woodblock on cloth

China/Tibet: Tibetan script. Woodblock on cloth

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Jordan: The Siq (shaft) and Al Khazneh (The Treasury) in the background

Jordan: The Siq (shaft) and Al Khazneh (The Treasury) in the background, Petra. The Siq or al-Siq ('The Shaft') is the main entrance to the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Thailand: Sleeping Khumphakan, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals

Thailand: Sleeping Khumphakan, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Sri Lanka: Catholic Karava flag

Sri Lanka: Catholic Karava flag, Kingdom of Kotte, 16th century. This is a flag of the Catholic Karava Sinhalese who became Catholics during the Kotte era

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Potti Sreeramulu (16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952)

Potti Sreeramulu (16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952), was an Indian revolutionary

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Jordan: Arab horseman in the Siq (shaft) leading to the ancient city of Petra

Jordan: Arab horseman in the Siq (shaft) leading to the ancient city of Petra. The Siq or al-Siq is the main entrance to the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Potti Sreeramulu (16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952)

Potti Sreeramulu (16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952), was an Indian revolutionary

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: India: Portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur (1817-1863)

India: Portrait of Maharani Jind Kaur (1817-1863). Oil on canvas painting by George Richmond (1809-1896), 1863. Maharani Jind Kaur (1817-1863), also popularly known as Rani Jindan

Background imageHistory Pictures Collection: Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青)

Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青)
Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青, 黥 or 刺青) is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing



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