Fitz-John Porter

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

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Watch this description of the Second Battle of Bull Run

Watch this description of the Second Battle of Bull Run

Overview of the Second Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.

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Porter, Fitz-John

Porter, Fitz-John

Fitz-John Porter, c. 1860–70.

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