Shiny History Gems
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Asian history geek sharing history pictures. Sharing history stuff especially about BIPOC. Sharing discoveries I come across
Crown Princess Stéphanie of Austria-Hungary and her daughter Archduchess Elisabeth Marie, 1885
August 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Crown Princess Stéphanie of Austria-Hungary and her daughter Archduchess Elisabeth Marie, 1885
Italian painter Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), regarded as the first known female career artist who supported herself and her family through commissions
August 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Italian painter Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), regarded as the first known female career artist who supported herself and her family through commissions
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, c. 1890s
August 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, c. 1890s
Swedish poet, salon hostess and feminist Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718-1763)
Portrait by Ulrika Pasch, late 18th century
Portrait by Ulrika Pasch, late 18th century
August 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Swedish poet, salon hostess and feminist Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718-1763)
Portrait by Ulrika Pasch, late 18th century
Portrait by Ulrika Pasch, late 18th century
Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi, Nawab of Junagarh (1858-1911). He was a progressive ruler who expanded educational institutions, hospitals and railways, and was instrumental in creating peace or at least reducing animosity between Hindu and Muslim communities
August 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Sir Muhammad Rasul Khanji Babi, Nawab of Junagarh (1858-1911). He was a progressive ruler who expanded educational institutions, hospitals and railways, and was instrumental in creating peace or at least reducing animosity between Hindu and Muslim communities
Author Elizabeth Gaskell, c. 1860s
August 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Author Elizabeth Gaskell, c. 1860s
Prominent Chinese Australian businessman Mei Quong Tart (1850-1903)
August 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Prominent Chinese Australian businessman Mei Quong Tart (1850-1903)
Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, mid-1870s
August 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, mid-1870s
Portrait of Queen Hedwig Eleonora of Sweden, 17th century
August 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Portrait of Queen Hedwig Eleonora of Sweden, 17th century
Empress Zita of Austria-Hungary, 1917
August 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Empress Zita of Austria-Hungary, 1917
Empress Dowager Cixi of China, c. 1903
July 31, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Empress Dowager Cixi of China, c. 1903
Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain (1744-1801)
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1760s
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1760s
July 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain (1744-1801)
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1760s
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1760s
Emperor Nijō of Japan (1143-1165)
July 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Emperor Nijō of Japan (1143-1165)
Queen Lili‘uokalani of Hawaiʻi
July 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Queen Lili‘uokalani of Hawaiʻi
Norwegian photographer and suffragist Marie Høeg with a friend, challenging gender roles, c. 1895-1903
July 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Norwegian photographer and suffragist Marie Høeg with a friend, challenging gender roles, c. 1895-1903
Empress Eugénie of the French in the 1860s
July 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Empress Eugénie of the French in the 1860s
Navajo silversmith Bai-De-Schluch-A-Ichin or Be-Ich-Schluck-Ich-In-Et-Tzuzzigi, photographed by George Ben Wittick, 1883
July 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Navajo silversmith Bai-De-Schluch-A-Ichin or Be-Ich-Schluck-Ich-In-Et-Tzuzzigi, photographed by George Ben Wittick, 1883
Portrait of Princess Anna of Prussia by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1858
July 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Portrait of Princess Anna of Prussia by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1858
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, c. 1860
July 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Princess Alexandra of Denmark, c. 1860
Anna Jagiellon, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1523-1596)
July 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Anna Jagiellon, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1523-1596)
A portrait of a family in Gainesville, Florida, c. 1900
July 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A portrait of a family in Gainesville, Florida, c. 1900
Queen Margherita of Italy, c. 1870s
July 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Queen Margherita of Italy, c. 1870s
Gabrielle de Courtiras, Vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (1804-1872) who was a prolific French writer under the pen name Countess Dash
Portrait by Charles de Steuben, 1844
Portrait by Charles de Steuben, 1844
July 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Gabrielle de Courtiras, Vicomtesse de Saint-Mars (1804-1872) who was a prolific French writer under the pen name Countess Dash
Portrait by Charles de Steuben, 1844
Portrait by Charles de Steuben, 1844
Queen Marie of Romania, c. 1900s
July 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Queen Marie of Romania, c. 1900s
Portrait of Seneca war chief and diplomat Gaiänt’wakê (or Kaintwakon or Cornplanter) by Frederick Bartoli, 1796
July 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Portrait of Seneca war chief and diplomat Gaiänt’wakê (or Kaintwakon or Cornplanter) by Frederick Bartoli, 1796