Le Printemps is one of the most popular painting by Pierre Auguste Cot, featuring two young lovers sitting upon a swing,
It was shown by Cot with astounding success at the Salon of 1873, and had been acquired by John Wolfe, at the sale of whose collection in 1882 it passed into the hands of David C. Lyall.
Le Printemps by Pierre Auguste Cot
The Auspicious Incident and the End of the Janissaries
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The *Auspicious Incident* (*Vaka-i Hayriye*) refers to the dramatic
destruction of the Ottoman Janissary corps by Sultan Mahmud II on June 15,
1826. Thou...
