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The Battle of Long Island (27 August 1776), or the Battle of Brooklyn, was an important battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It resulted in the defeat of the Continental Army and led to the eventual British occupation of...

The New York and New Jersey Campaign (3 July 1776 to 3 January 1777) was a pivotal campaign waged during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for control of New York City, the Hudson River, and the resource-rich state of New Jersey...

An image of a painting titled The Pharisees and the Sadducees Come to Tempt Jesus. Opaque watercolour over graphite on grey wove paper. Created by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

A painting of Simon the Zealot. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper. Created by James Tissot (1936-1902) between 1886-1894. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, USA

An 18th century CE idealised portrait of the last Inca ruler Atahualpa, r. 1532-1533 CE. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

A female figurine from the Predynastic Period in ancient Egypt. Painted terracotta, c.3,500 - 3,400 BCE. (Brooklyn Museum)

"Stony Ground" is an 1884 CE gouache painting by Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911 CE) which depicts a domestic scene from 17th or 18th Century CE America. A puritan pastor recites a sermon before a gathering of people in a kitchen. (Brooklyn...

A 19th - 20th Dynasty ink drawing of a cat and mouse on limestone. The cat is dressed as a priest and presents offerings to a mouse in what was probably a satire or an illustration of a story. Made c. 1295-1075 BCE, from the region of...

A 19th century CE painting depicting Judas Iscariot by James Tissot. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

This colourful fragment of a tabby weave is an example of Coptic art. While linen was the preferred textile of ancient Egypt, wool became increasingly important during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. By Late Antiquity, woolen garments had...