X is for Xmas shopping -------- 'The Spirit of Christmas in Regent Street' (1928) by William Heath Robinson (Private collection)

French cuirassiers on reconnaissance, Pas-de-Calais, 1915. I like these photos because they show the true role of cavalry at the beginning of WW1. This disproves the false assumption that all of them died at the start of the war by taking part in suicidal charges.

The Entrance of Joan of Arc into Orleans

Jehan Georges Vibert (1840–1902 French Academic painter) "Gulliver and the Liliputans"

Karl von Piloty (1826-1886 German painter known for historical subjects) "Alexander the Great dying takes farewell to his army"

Oedipus and the Sphinx. Artist: Gustave Moreau. Date: 1864. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 206.4 × 104.8 cm. Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

If there’s a better photo of a British submarine crew from WW2 than this, I’d love to see it.

"La Fontaine de Jouvence" (19th century) By Paul Gervais. (1859–1936) 🖌️🌹

"The Temple of Eros" (1883) by Herbert Gustave Schmalz (1856-1935). Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Stockport Heritage Services

The Turn Of The Tide (c. 1910) by John Duncan

Ancient Central Rome reconstruction.

Federico II de Prusia — Wilhelm Camphausen

Wie kann man diese Ästhetik einfach nicht feiern.

November 22nd 1918, Strasbourg is French again

Christmas tree with the cats

“Joyful Christmas” by Viggo Johansen (1891)

Franz von Bayros

Does anyone know who this artist is?