Duc Collection

PARIS: NOTRE DAME, 1848. The western facade of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France. Wash drawing by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who led the restoration of the cathedral, which began in 1845

Red Cross Dog Waiting
A Malinois (Belgian Shepherd Dog) trained for work as a French Red Cross dog. Duc II, stands ready for action

August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Aout - Le Chateau D Etampes. Nobles ride out on a falconry expedition: the man on the right is a beater with long stick to flush out the game

Duke Edward and Duchess Wallis of Windsor
Photo no date of Duke Edward and Duchess Wallis of Windsor Photo non date du Duc Edward et de la Duchesse Wallis de Windsor. / AFP PHOTO

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - January
JANUARY The Duc de Berry at table, surrounded by courtiers Date: 1409 - 1487

Labours of the months Tres Riches Heures 1413-1416, the Duc de Berry. Illumination on parchment, Chantilly, Musee Conde

Celebrated Diamonds
Celebrated diamonds including; Regent, Ko-hi-noor, Sancy, Eugenie and Le Grand duc de Toscane

Richelieu (Champagne)
Armand-Jean Duplessie, cardinal and duc de RICHELIEU French prelate and statesman, minister and controller of Louis XIII, noted for suppressing the Huguenots

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Vietnam, Hue, Cong Gate at the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc

Plan by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, who restored the cathdedral in the mid-19th century
PARIS: NOTRE DAME. Plan by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, who restored the cathdedral in the mid-19th century, showing how the church might have looked with the spires originally intended to crown the towers

October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Octobre - Le Louvre. Peasants sowing seed in a ploughed field: the man on the right is broadcasting by hand, as magpies eat the fallen grain

Cas du manifeste du Duc de Brunswick. Print shows four figures representing foreign nations responding unfavorably to the manifesto issued by the Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg on July 25 1792

Roland (Card)
ROLAND, Comte de Mans, Sire de Blaives, son of duc Milo d Aiglant, semi-legendary warrior in the service of Charlemagne, heroically slain by Saracens at Roncevaux

Close quarters with a tiger 1889
An incident of the Duc D Orlenas recent hunting tour in India. Date: 1889

December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Decembre - Le Chateau De Vincennes. Hunting scene in a forest: dogs tear apart a wild boar. The man on the right sounds a horn

September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Septembre - the Chateau de Saumur. Grape harvest in the vineyards: people gather grapes in baskets, donkeys carry them in panniers

July - the Chateau at Poitiers, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
July - the Chateau at Poitiers, 15th century, (1939). Juillet - Le Chateau De Poitiers. Farm workers harvesting wheat with scythes and shearing sheep

May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). Mai - La Ville De Riom. Cavalcade on the first of May, with trumpeters and riders, the women dressed in green

April - the Chateau de Dourdan, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
April - the Chateau de Dourdan, 15th century, (1939). Avril - Le Chateau De Dourdan. Engagement scene with a couple exchanging rings in front of witnesses

March - the Chateau de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
March - the Chateau de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Mars - Le Chateau De Lusignan. Agricultural activities: ploughing with oxen, pruning grape vines, a shepherd with sheep

November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Colombe
November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Novembre - La Glandee. Swineherd with mastiff grazing his pigs among the oak trees, using a stick to knock down the acorns

June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Hermann Limbourg
June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Juin - Le Palais Et La Sainte-Chapelle. Barefoot peasants hay-making in the fields: men wield scythes as they cut the grass

Masonic Charity
The duc de Chartres, Grand Master, holds a Masonic banquet for charity inside a Benedictine monastery Date: 1776

Jacques Duc De LA Force
JACQUES de CAUMONT, duc de LA FORCE French military commander, marechal de France Date: 1558 - 1652

Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-82) Duke of Urbino, c
XIR243054 Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-82) Duke of Urbino, c.1465 (tempera on panel) (for reverse see 69441-42) (detail from 95420) by Francesca, Piero della

TRES RICHES HEURES. The Temptation of Christ. Illlumination from the 15th century manuscript of Les Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry

Portrait of Jean Lannes (1769-1809) Duke of Montebello (oil on canvas)
XIR185142 Portrait of Jean Lannes (1769-1809) Duke of Montebello (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837); 88x77 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Duc D orleans Imprisoned
The Tower during the captivity of the duc d Orleans, taken prisoner after Agincourt

Andoche Junot
ANDOCHE JUNOT duc d Abrantes French marshal

Eagle-owl and tawny owl
5855214 Eagle-owl and tawny owl; (add.info.: Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo, and tawny owl or brown owl, Strix aluco. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, 1778 - 1820. Younger son of king Charles X of France
3058493 Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry, 1778 - 1820. Younger son of king Charles X of France. From The Turbulent Duchess by Baroness Orczy, published 1936.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569
535872 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569)

Jacques Etienne Joseph Alexandre Macdonald
863507 Jacques Etienne Joseph Alexandre Macdonald; (add.info.: Jacques Etienne Joseph Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente (1765-1840) French soldier, son of a Scottish Jacobite

Obin as the Duc de Beaufort in "La Fronde" at the Academie Imperiale de Musique
5855436 Obin as the Duc de Beaufort in "La Fronde" at the Academie Imperiale de Musique; (add.info.: Obin as the Duc de Beaufort in Niedermeyer's "La Fronde" at the Academie)

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569
535869 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Battle of Montcontour 3 October 1569)

Francois VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac, from 'Crabb's Historical Dictionary', pub. 1825
5242593 Francois VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac, from 'Crabb's Historical Dictionary', pub. 1825 by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Francois VI)

Anne, Duke of Montmorency (1493-1567), French soldier, statesman and diplomat
FLO4645838 Anne, Duke of Montmorency (1493-1567), French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France

War of Spanish Succession: Louis XIV (1638-1715) king of France from 1643, proclaiming duc d'Anjou, his grandson
530169 War of Spanish Succession: Louis XIV (1638-1715) king of France from 1643, proclaiming duc d'Anjou, his grandson, king of Spain, 16 November 1700

Folio 71v of Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts Gregory leading a procession around the city to plead for
529649 Folio 71v of Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts Gregory leading a procession around the city to plead for respite from the plague. One of the monks has fallen to the illness

Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds, Chartreuse
534682 Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds, Chartreuse, founded by St Bruno of Cologne (11th century)

Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

The Death of Federigo da Montefeltro (oil on canvas)
AII80243 The Death of Federigo da Montefeltro (oil on canvas) by Smargiassi, Gabriele (1798-1882); Galleria d Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Hue. The historical city and UNESCO world heritage site MR

Duke Albert de Broglie, French politician and writer
Duke Albert de Broglie (1821-1901), French politician, diplomat and writer, who served twice as Prime Minister of France. Date: circa 1860s

Duc de Persigny, sketched by Napoleon III
Duc de Persigny (Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, 1808-1872), sketched in pencil by Napoleon III during a council meeting of ministers

Two Fighting Knights, 1838, by Emile de Nieuwerkerke (1814-1)
Emile de Nieuwerkerke (1814-1892) and Eduard Quesnel (active 1818-1850). Two Fighting Knights, known as Mort de Monseigneur le Duc de Clarence. Par?=?s, 1838. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Three-door cabinet, c. 1835-1838. Anonymous. It was once owned by King William II. A French cabinetmaker fitted the piece with hardstone panels inlaid with floral motifs made of costly polished

Yvonne Printemps, as Melanie de Tramond, and Noel Coward, as Duc de Chaussigny-Varennes, in the musical Conversation Piece, at His Majesty's Theatre, Brighton. Date: 1934

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"Duc: A Symbol of Sacrifice, Power, and Legacy" In the tumultuous era of 1960s Vietnam, one man's act of defiance shook the world. Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc, driven by his unwavering commitment to justice and equality, committed self-immolation at a busy intersection in Saigon. His fiery protest against President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive anti-Buddhist measures ignited a spark that would forever change the course of history. Captured through the lens of photographer Malcolm Browne, Duc's haunting image became an indelible symbol of resistance and sacrifice. It served as a stark reminder that sometimes individuals must make unimaginable sacrifices for their beliefs to be heard. But "Duc" is not just about this courageous monk; it encompasses various facets across time and cultures. In Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - January illumination on parchment from 1413-1416, we witness opulence intertwined with spirituality as Duke Edward and Duchess Wallis of Windsor grace us with their presence. Diamonds have long been associated with wealth and prestige; celebrated diamonds like Richelieu sparkle in our collective imagination. They remind us that power can manifest itself in many forms – from political influence to material possessions. The labors depicted in Tres Riches Heures reveal the daily struggles faced by ordinary people under feudal systems. The work commissioned by the Duc de Berry serves as a testament to his patronage but also highlights societal inequalities prevalent during that period. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc envisioned Notre Dame Cathedral restored to its former glory with majestic spires crowning its towers. His meticulous plan showcased both his architectural genius and dedication to preserving historical landmarks for future generations. Masonic Charity exemplifies compassion extended towards those less fortunate—a reminder that even amidst grandeur, acts of kindness can bring solace to those in need.