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Background imageGreats Collection: Jack Hobbs by Smithson Broadhead

Jack Hobbs by Smithson Broadhead
Jack Hobbs (Sir John Berry Hobbs), English cricketer (1882-1963), in a painting by W. Smithson Broadhead, specially done for The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News in 1925

Background imageGreats Collection: Deteriorating army of Darius the Great in desert

Deteriorating army of Darius the Great in desert - According to Polyaenus, Sirakes, a pastor of Saka, mislead Darius the Greats army to desert for death

Background imageGreats Collection: Peter the Great House at Deptford 1850

Peter the Great House at Deptford 1850
Peter the Great House at Deptford. near the docks was the seat of john Evelyn called Says or Sayes Court, where Peter the Great

Background imageGreats Collection: The Old Water Gate, Thames Embankment, London

The Old Water Gate, Thames Embankment, London and part-view of the House in which Peter the Great (of Russia) lived whilst resident in the capital. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGreats Collection: 1690 / Boyars Robes Cut

1690 / Boyars Robes Cut
Peter the Greats policy of Westernisation includes a decree that courtiers and officials wear Western clothes. Thus the long robes of the Boyars are shortened. Date: 1698

Background imageGreats Collection: 1690 / Boyars Sleeves Cut

1690 / Boyars Sleeves Cut
Peter the Greats policy of Westernisation includes a decree that courtiers and officials wear Western clothes. Here he cuts the long sleeves of the Boyars. Date: 1698

Background imageGreats Collection: CHARLEMAGNE or CHARLES I (742-814). King of

CHARLEMAGNE or CHARLES I (742-814). King of the Franks and the Lombards (768-814) and Holy Roman Emperor (800-814). Charles the Greats throne. Carolingian art. GERMANY. NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

Background imageGreats Collection: Sarcofagus following a crystalline style (Roman

Sarcofagus following a crystalline style (Roman art), 4th c. It was Alfonso III the Greats sarcofagus. From left to right, the scenes are: 1. - The resurrection of Lazarus, 2

Background imageGreats Collection: Frederick the Greats Mausoleum, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany

Frederick the Greats Mausoleum, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageGreats Collection: Benzine motor

Benzine motor
Photograph captioned The new power and the old potenate; Benzine motor adopted for use in the Russian army passing Peter the Greats statue

Background imageGreats Collection: English Coronation Stone

English Coronation Stone
The English Coronation Stone, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, dating back to 901. Alfred the Greats son Edward the Elder was the first of seven Saxon kings to be crowned on it


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