EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.
EditorialShaikh al-Islam Ahmad al-Namiki al-Jami who attempted to fetch wine with an ass but it refused to move until he swore to give up wine. By Balchand (damaged). Nafahat al-uns by Jami. Copied for Akbar at Agra AH1012=AD1605. 1605. Opaque watercolour. Sour...
EditorialDetention of Louis XVI at Varennes while traveling abroad to seek help, in June 1791. Brought back to Paris swore allegiance to the Constitution, which recognized him as a monarch with limited powers. Engraving.