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Short Aspin down jacket in buttercup yellow and antique sculptures in the windows of the Moncler boutique in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan

A teddy bear on a stand inside a wooden display case with white walls, with a Sortie Exit sign and arrow on the left.

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Bertrand Lavier's teddy bear as an example of contemporary art

Contemporary art comes in this kind too. Teddy bear. Bertrand Lavier

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The Funeral of Prince Philip on 17 April 2021 in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

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Queen Paola of Belgium in a matchless Chanel jacket with her first-born, now King Philippe of the Belgians, who turned 62 today

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Today Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Would Have Celebrated His 95th Birthday

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On the morning of 15 April 1865, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, died at the age of 56; the previous evening he had been mortally wounded by a gunshot at Ford's Theatre in Washington

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Ghosts of Sanctioned Goods and Pre-Sanction Prices

Sculpted figure with gilded drapery beneath an ornate vault, half cleaned and half still covered in grey grime.

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Mollien Staircase decoration at the Louvre before and after removal of 120 years of grime

Decorative elements of the Escalier Mollien in the Louvre before and after the removal of 120 years of grime, dust and soot. And are you still quite certain that your ceiling was grey to begin with?

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General Map of the Russian Empire's Northern and Eastern Shores, Compiled on 10 May 1746 at the Naval Academy

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If I Were a Chronicler

An elderly man in a white skullcap and white gold-trimmed vestments sits in a gilded chair, deep in thought, his fist raised to his chin.

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Elderly clergyman in white vestments during a church service

Old map of Eurasia with the route of the Tsarevich's journey to the East in 1890–1891 outlined in red.

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The Route of Tsarevich Nicholas through Europe, Asia and Africa in 1890–1891 on a Map

The route of Tsesarevich Nicholas on his journey to the East in 1890-1891, through Europe, Asia and Africa, covering 51,000 versts. During this journey the heir laid the foundation for work on the construction of the Siberian railway