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Also Known As Jeannette Meyer
Born January 29, 1850 • New York City • New York
Died January 2, 1946 (aged 95) • New York
Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1906.
Isabella Stewart Gardner
American arts patron
Peggy Guggenheim, 1964
Peggy Guggenheim
American art collector
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A’Lelia Walker
American businesswoman
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Augustus D. Juilliard
American banker and industrialist
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Charles Le Brun: Portrait of King Louis XIV
Louis XIV
king of France
Henry IV, undated copperplate engraving.
Henry IV
king of France
Sculpted head of Akhenaten, ancient Egyptian pharaoh, with elongated facial features and a tall, ornate headdress, displayed at the Alexandria National Museum.
Akhenaten
king of Egypt
Francis I
Francis I
king of France
Paul III
Paul III
pope
Akbar Hunting
Akbar
Mughal emperor
Leo X
Leo X
pope
Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney
English author and statesman
Medieval illuminated portrait of Henry the Navigator, Prince of Portugal, wearing a black hat and red robe, framed by an ornate floral border.
Henry the Navigator
prince of Portugal
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
Medallion depicting Pope Julius II
Julius II
pope
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al-Maʾmūn
ʿAbbāsid caliph
Alfred the Great
Alfred
king of Wessex