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Aquatint from the early 19th century purporting to show ritual preparation for the immolation of a Hindu widow, shown in a white sari near the water,
Aquatint from the early 19th century purporting to show ritual preparation for the immolation of a Hindu widow, shown in a white sari near the water, atop the funeral pyre of her deceased husband.
An etching from the early 19th century purporting to show a Hindu widow being led—past the body of her deceased husband—to the funeral pyre to sit ato
An etching from the early 19th century purporting to show a Hindu widow being led—past the body of her deceased husband—to the funeral pyre to sit atop it beside her husband's body and to immolate herself.
Plaque of Last Legal Sati of Bengal, Scottish Church College, Kolkata
Plaque of Last Legal Sati of Bengal, Scottish Church College, Kolkata
Widow Burning in India (August 1852).
Widow Burning in India (August 1852).
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Elisa Bonaparte; whom Bentinck would not countenance retaining the Principality of Lucca and Piombino, first granted to her by Napoleon in 1805.
Elisa Bonaparte; whom Bentinck would not countenance retaining the Principality of Lucca and Piombino, first granted to her by Napoleon in 1805.
Territory of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1796
Territory of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1796
Portrait of Napoleon as King of Italy. He renounced the Italian throne, along with the French, on 11 April 1814.
Portrait of Napoleon as King of Italy. He renounced the Italian throne, along with the French, on 11 April 1814.
Lady William Cavendish-Bentinck (c 1783–1843) (Ellen Sharples)
Lady William Cavendish-Bentinck (c 1783–1843) (Ellen Sharples)