Images Dated 2006

Egyptian art. Nefertiti bust. Limestone and stucco. Neues Mu

Egyptian art. Nefertiti. 14th century B.C. Egyptian Princess, wife of Amenhotep IV Akhenaton. Bust. Limestone and stucco. It is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. It comes from Tell-el-Amarna. Egyptian Museum of Berlin (Neues Museum). Germany

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

WWI photo frame showing the Western Front with map

First World War photo frame showing the Western Front with map of France and Belgium. Also shows the names of Allied Generals and various towns and cities. Trench Art. Date: 1914-1918

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library

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Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres

Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914 . Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time, his wartime work was immensely popular and appeared in nearly every major news magazine, Allied, Neutral and Central Powers alike. Literally tens of millions of readers saw wartime events through the medium of Matania's weekly illustrations and, as such, he played an important role in defining people's mental image of what Great War battlefield scenes and soldiers looked like. Date: 1914

© David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library