EditorialGreece: Vasilios Chalis (1785 - 1846), a Cretan leader in the 1821 Great War of Independence (Greek Revolution), 1866 Square, Chania (Hania), Crete
EditorialChina: The young Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 - 7 February 1799) during the first year of his reign. Hanging scroll painting by Giuseppe Castiglione (19 July 1688 - 17 July 1766), 1736
EditorialThailand: The Thalang Victory Memorial. Warrior statues at Phuket Historical Park, Thalang, Phuket, depicting the victory of the people of Phuket over the invading Burmese, 1785-6
EditorialThailand: The Thalang Victory Memorial. Warrior statues at Phuket Historical Park, Thalang, Phuket, depicting the victory of the people of Phuket over the invading Burmese, 1785-6
EditorialAdéla?de Labille-Guiard, “Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond (died 1788),” (1785), at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “A New Look at Old Masters,” in New York on Dec. 21, 2020. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)