Last night's haul: Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Granicus against the Persians
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September 27, 2026
Last Night's Haul
Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Granicus against the Persians
Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Granicus against the Persians
Cornelis Troost, 1737
painting · lifted from Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
also in the bag:
Landschap met de geschiedenis van de dochter van Jefta
Landschap met de geschiedenis van de dochter van Jefta
Jacob Savery (I) (vermeld op object), 1580 - 1589 · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Dwarf (one of a pair)
Dwarf (one of a pair)
Villeroy, ca. 1740–45 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Karl Biese Sankt Märgen
Karl Biese Sankt Märgen
Karl Biese, before 1926 · Wikimedia Commons
Stilleven met boeken
Stilleven met boeken
Jan Davidsz. de Heem, c. 1628 - c. 1629 · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Belated
Belated
Helen Hyde, born Lima, NY 1868-died Pasadena, CA 1919, 1901 · the Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Line
"My friend Stephano, signify, I pray you, Within the house, your mistress is at hand. Here will we sit and let the sounds of music."
The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare
From the Vault
The better the soldier, the better the salute
The better the soldier, the better the salute, 1918-01-01
found in the Library of Congress
On the Lam
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Lalibela is a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone, it is a tourist site for its famous rock-cut monolithic churches designed in contrast to the earlier monolithic churches in Ethiopia. Lay low here.
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