Central Greece (1778 Subjects)
The Parthenon in 1687, after being blown up by the army of Francisco Morosini.
Reconstruction of the eastern pediment of the Parthenon: Birth of goddess Athena.
Reconstruction of the western pediment of the Parthenon: Strife of Athena and Poseidon.
Potrait of Dimitrios Kallergis.
State sword presented to Dimitrios Kallergis, prime mover of the revolution of 3rd September 1843.
The house of Don Pacifico, Portuguese consul in Athens, which was sacked by antisemitic groups in 1847. The Greek government's refusal to compensate Don Pacifico eventually led to a British intervention (as Don Pacifico was a British national) and the temporary blockade of the port of Piraeus.
View of Piraeus.
Thermopylae, engraving by Edward Lear, 1853
View of the Royal Palace of Athens (the today Greek Parliament) and the surrounding area, 1853.
Otto and Amalia of Greece exiting the Royal Palace, 1854.
Otto and Amalia of Greece at the mass of Athens Cathedral, 1854.
The English and French camps in the Piraeus, during the British-French occupation of Athens and Piraeus in 1854-57.
Areos street, Plaka quarter, Athens. On the right, the Library of Hadrian. July 1854.
Fête to officers of the English and French forces, and the Greek army and Navy, in the Acropolis during the British-French occupation of Athens and Piraeus in 1854-57. July 1854
Portrait of Dimitrios Voulgaris, who was prime minister of Greece eight times.
The temple of Olympian Zeus, the Arch of Hadrian anf the Acropolis. In the background, Philopappus Hill and monument. In the foreground, the spring of Callirrhoe on Ilissus river. Painting by Harry Johnson.
Portrait of George I of Greece.
View of the Royal Palace of Athens (today the Greek Parliament) and the surrounding area, 1863.
The residents of Athens welcome George I of Greeks, October 1863 (imaginary representation). On the right, the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus.
George I of Greece reviews the National Guard, 1863.
View of Acropolis from Pnyx Hill, 1863.
Greek peasants come to Athens to welcome George I, 1863.
The National Guard at Athens taking the oath of allegiance to George I, 1863.
The plain of Marathon and the Acropolis (composition). The temple of the Olympian Zeus, in the background.
The plain of Marathon, 1870.
Mount Penteli seen from the hills of Marathon, 1870.
Church at Oropos where, according to popular legend, the brigand brothers Arvanitakis attended mass together with the British travellers they had taken captive (Dilesi murders, 1870).
House at Oropos, or at Dilessi, in which the British travellers abducted by the brigands Arvanitaki were held captive (Dilessi murders, 1870).
Members of the brigand band of Arvanitakis, perpetrators of the Dilessi murders, are taken to Athens to be brought to trial.
The trial of the members of the brigand band of Arvanitakis, perpetrators of the Dilessi murders.