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Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

London Big Ben from Trafalgar Square traffic in UK

11 Lesser-Known, Mostly Contemporary Paintings You Should Hunt Down the Next Time You’re in London

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Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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Born	January 2, 1938 (age 87) • London • England

Abney

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Robert Adamson

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David Octavius Hill

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Linda McCartney

Linda McCartney

American photographer, musician, and entrepreneur

John Herschel

Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet

English astronomer

Lucia Moholy

Bohemian-born British photographer, teacher, and writer

Andy Goldsworthy: Wood Line

Andy Goldsworthy

British sculptor, artist, and photographer

Yinka Shonibare

Yinka Shonibare

British artist

Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour

British editor

David Hockney

David Hockney

British artist

The Octopus, New York, platinum print by Alvin Langdon Coburn, 1912.

Alvin Langdon Coburn

American photographer

Henry Peach Robinson

British photographer

Bill Brandt

British photographer

Julia Margaret Cameron

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Atkins, Anna: Ferns

Anna Atkins

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Beaton, Sir Cecil

Sir Cecil Beaton

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William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

British chemist, linguist, and photographer

De la Rue

Warren De la Rue

British scientist and inventor

Russell Drysdale

Australian painter and photographer

Isaac Roberts

British astronomer