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Sacre de l'Empereur Napoleon Ier et Couronnement de l'Imperatrice Josephine a Notre-Dame le 2 decembre 1804
4577666 Sacre de l'Empereur Napoleon Ier et Couronnement de l'Imperatrice Josephine a Notre-Dame le 2 decembre 1804 Peinture de Jacques Louis David (1748-1825), 1806, Dim

Napoleon 1e Grand Empereur des Francais Roi d Italie, 1810 (gravure)
XEE4162652 Napoleon 1e Grand Empereur des Francais Roi d Italie, 1810 (gravure) by Bosio, Francois Joseph

Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orleans
XEE556981 Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orleans

Portrait of Charles VII (painting)
GYS4988333 Portrait of Charles VII (painting) by Fouquet, Jean (c.1420-80); Chateau de Loches, France; (add.info.: Indre & Loire N* 171); photo eHerve Gyssels; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Alienor d Aquitaine (1122-1204) (also called Eleonore de Guyenne)
JLJ4563880 Portrait of Alienor d Aquitaine (1122-1204) (also called Eleonore de Guyenne), Queen of France. Engraving. B.N

Parisian ladies, Empire era, 1813
FLO4686259 Parisian ladies, Empire era, 1813

Gentleman, reign of Henri III, 1586
FLO4685924 Gentleman, reign of Henri III, 1586

Louis-Hector, Duc de Villars, in ceremonial robes for the coronation of Louis XIV
FLO4572116 Louis-Hector, Duc de Villars, in ceremonial robes for the coronation of Louis XIV

Woman in the anonymous letter (La lettre anonyme) costume
FLO4684634 Woman in the anonymous letter (La lettre anonyme) costume, with mask, inkwell hat, quill pen and envelope bodice. She carries a bucket of snake venom

Cartoon of English costumes, circa 1814
FLO4677511 Cartoon of English costumes, circa 1814. Men and women in ill-fitting, badly shaped dresses, hats and coats

English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at
FLO4562671 English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, Paris, 1817

English ballet dancer Paul as Zephyr in Psyche by Stanislas Champein at the Opera de Paris
FLO4562658 English ballet dancer Paul as Zephyr in Psyche by Stanislas Champein at the Opera de Paris, 1817. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K

English actor Gobert and Marie Dorval in the melodrama Le Commissionnaire by de Boirie
FLO4562946 English actor Gobert and Marie Dorval in the melodrama Le Commissionnaire by de Boirie, La loue and Menissier at the Theatre Porte St. Martin, 1824

Francois-Joseph Talma (Danville) and Mademoiselle Mars (Madame Danville)
FLO4562922 Francois-Joseph Talma (Danville) and Mademoiselle Mars (Madame Danville) in Ecole des Anglais by Casimir Delavigne at the Comedie Francais, 1823

English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841)
FLO4562899 English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Stanislas in Michel et Christine by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821

English actor Francois-Joseph Talma (1763-1826) as Regulus in Sylla by Jouy at the Theatre Francais
FLO4562888 English actor Francois-Joseph Talma (1763-1826) as Regulus in Sylla by Jouy at the Theatre Francais, 1822

English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium
FLO4562854 English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821

English actress Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier (1789-1853) as Nina in Nina de la Rue Vivienne by Francis
FLO4562847 English actress Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier (1789-1853) as Nina in Nina de la Rue Vivienne by Francis, Dartois and Gabriel at the Theatre du Vaudeville, 1821

English actor Villeneuve as Calas in the play Calas by Victor Ducange at the Theatre de l'Ambigu
FLO4562820 English actor Villeneuve as Calas in the play Calas by Victor Ducange at the Theatre de l'Ambigu, 1819

English actor Charles Edme Vernet (1789-1848) as the Comte Derfort in L'Ennui at the Varietes
FLO4562804 English actor Charles Edme Vernet (1789-1848) as the Comte Derfort in L'Ennui at the Varietes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K

English ballet dancer Miss Genevieve-Adelaide Gosselin (1791-1818) as Bayadere in La Bayadere at the Opera
FLO4562765 English ballet dancer Miss Genevieve-Adelaide Gosselin (1791-1818) as Bayadere in La Bayadere at the Opera

English comic actor Brunet (Jean-Joseph Mira)
FLO4562748 English comic actor Brunet (Jean-Joseph Mira, 1766-1853) as Jocrisse in Jocrisse corrige by Charles-Auguistin Sewrin at the Theatre des Varietes, 1812

English actor Henri as Richelieu in the one-act play Soiree des deux prisonniers by Jacques-Marie Deschamps at
FLO4562745 English actor Henri as Richelieu in the one-act play Soiree des deux prisonniers by Jacques-Marie Deschamps at the Theatre Vaudeville

English actor Charles-Gabriel Potier as Blouse in the comedy Les Blouses by Gabriel
FLO4562914 English actor Charles-Gabriel Potier as Blouse in the comedy Les Blouses by Gabriel and Armand at the Theatre des Varietes, 1822

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
FLO4572277 Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, wife to King Louis XVI. In the costume she wore when confined in the Temple prison, 1792

Herule-Merladec de Rohan, Duke of Rohan-Rohan
FLO4572254 Herule-Merladec de Rohan, Duke of Rohan-Rohan, Prince of Rohan, 1669-1749. In ceremonial robes for the coronation of Louis XV

Pierre de Rohan, Marechal de Gie
FLO4570937 Pierre de Rohan, Marechal de Gie, politician and soldier 1451-1513. In suit of armour on a horse with his coat of arms

Pair of lovers, circa 1500
FLO4570880 Pair of lovers, circa 1500. He wears a coffee-coloured manteau and crimson pourpoint and pantalon and she wears a white escoffion hat and dress in the colour of isabelle

King Louis XII of France, 1462-1515
FLO4570794 King Louis XII of France, 1462-1515. Shown in the suit of armour with NON UTITUR ACULEO REX CUI PAREMUR he wore when entering the town of Genoa 1507

English actor Francois Joseph Talma (1763Ð1826)
FLO4562858 English actor Francois Joseph Talma (1763Ð1826) as Manlius in Manlius Capitolinus by Antoine de la Fosse at the Theatre English

English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849)
FLO4562785 English actor Joanny or Jean-Bernard Brisebarre (1775-1849) as Procida in the tragedy Vpres Siciliennes by Casimir Delavigne at the Odeon, 1819

English opera singer Miss
FLO4562725 English opera singer Miss. More as Fanchette in the comic opera Les deux jaloux with music by Sophie Gail at the Theatre Feydeau

English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E
FLO4562686 English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E. Scribe and Delester-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris

Comic actor Charles Potier (1774-1838)
FLO4562649 Comic actor Charles Potier (1774-1838) as Lantimeche in Combat des Montagnes by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 1816

English mezzo-soprano Mme Boulanger or Marie-Julienne Boulanger (1786-1850) as Rose in Emma
FLO4562835 English mezzo-soprano Mme Boulanger or Marie-Julienne Boulanger (1786-1850) as Rose in Emma, ou la Promise careless by Daniel Auber at the Feydeau room, Opera Comique, 1821

English actor Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot (1786-1856)
FLO4562767 English actor Pierre-Marie-Nicolas Michelot (1786-1856) as Mortimer in Marie Stuart by Friedrich von Schiller at the Comedie Francais, 1820

English actress Miss Adele Dupuis (Antoinette Nicole Dupuis)
FLO4562704 English actress Miss Adele Dupuis (Antoinette Nicole Dupuis, 1780-1847) as Celesta in Le Fils Banni by Frederic Dupetit-Mere at the Ambigu Comique, Paris

Guests at a fashionable salon, all wearing extravagent furlined clothes
FLO4678028 Guests at a fashionable salon, all wearing extravagent furlined clothes, jackets, dresses and pelisses

A mistress of a clothes shop and her staff playing a game of a little bird told me
FLO4677624 A mistress of a clothes shop and her staff playing a game of a little bird told me. The women wear bonnets, aprons, and black dresses

Fashionable dandies gambling at a Red and Black table
FLO4686779 Fashionable dandies gambling at a Red and Black table. Dick Wildfire introduced by Captain O'Shuffleton to a Rouge et Noir Table in the Palais Royal

Title page with calligraphy and vignettes
FLO4608388 Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

English baritone Francois Lays (1758-1831)
FLO4562831 English baritone Francois Lays (1758-1831) as Le Bailli in the comic opera Le Rossignol by Charles-Guillaume Etienne and Louis-Sebastien Lebrun at the Opera, Paris, 1816

English actress Mme Adolphe or Louise Hypolite Regnier (d)
FLO4562828 English actress Mme Adolphe or Louise Hypolite Regnier (d. 1837) as thereze in La Famille Sirven by M. Frederic at the Theatre de la Gaiete, 1820

English actor Philippe or Philippe-Amedee Roustan (1785-1847)
FLO4562788 English actor Philippe or Philippe-Amedee Roustan (1785-1847) as La Douceur in Le Tambour et la Vivandiere by Jules-Joseph Gabriel at the Vaudeville, 1816

The famous comedian Fleury (Abraham-Joseph Benard)
FLO4562761 The famous comedian Fleury (Abraham-Joseph Benard) 1750-1822 as the Marquis de Moncade in Ecole des Bourgeois by Abbe d'Allainval at the Theatre Francais, Paris 1816

Greek mythology: Chiron, centaur reputed for his wisdom and knowledge of medicine
FLO4679985 Greek mythology: Chiron, centaur reputed for his wisdom and knowledge of medicine, music and hunting, represented with a baton and a rabbit - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

A boy in dragoon uniform scrabbles for sweets under his father's legs
FLO4677988 A boy in dragoon uniform scrabbles for sweets under his father's legs, while a baby plays with a puppet on his mother's lap. A black servant boy prays for a gift at left

Girls playing the skipping game of Walking under the Arch
FLO4677813 Girls playing the skipping game of Walking under the Arch, boy playing hoop, while another girl watches. Scene in a Paris park

Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience
FLO4677721 Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience, 1815

One must suffer for beauty. A hairdresser on stilts pulls a woman's hair to the ceiling in the Chinese style
FLO4677414 One must suffer for beauty. A hairdresser on stilts pulls a woman's hair to the ceiling in the Chinese style. " The hairstyle a la Chinese is definitely a major makeover

Italian opera singer Mrs
FLO4562953 Italian opera singer Mrs. Angelica Catalini (1780-1849) as Aristea in Il fanatico per la musica by Simon Mayr at the Opera Buffe, Paris

English soprano singer Mme Gavaudan (Alexandrine-Marie-Agathe Ducamel)
FLO4562950 English soprano singer Mme Gavaudan (Alexandrine-Marie-Agathe Ducamel, 1781-1840) as Margot in Diable a quatre by Christoph Willibald Gluck at the Opera Comique, Paris

English actress Miss Margeurite Georges (1787-1867) as Salome in Les Machabees by Houdart de la Motte at the Odeon
FLO4562898 English actress Miss Margeurite Georges (1787-1867) as Salome in Les Machabees by Houdart de la Motte at the Odeon, 1821

Beadle of the University of Paris
FLO4571490 Beadle of the University of Paris, Bedeau of the University of Paris, reign of King Henry III of France

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"France: A Tapestry of History and Culture" Step into the rich tapestry of France, a land that has witnessed the rise and fall of great leaders, the triumphs and struggles of its people. From political icons to artistic masterpieces, this captivating nation has left an indelible mark on history. In a striking black-and-white portrait from 1910, we meet Georges Clemenceau, a formidable French politician and journalist. His piercing gaze reflects his unwavering determination to shape the destiny of his beloved country. A geographic map from the late 19th century reveals not only France's physical boundaries but also areas plagued by diseases like scrofula, phthisis, malaria, goiter and cretinism, pellagra, and moth. It serves as a stark reminder of the challenges faced by communities across this diverse land. Alienor d'Aquitaine (also known as Eleonore de Guyenne) graces another portrait with her regal presence. This remarkable woman played a pivotal role in medieval Europe as queen consort to both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England. The Siege of La Rochelle comes alive through an image depicting King Louis XIII shaving the walls after forgiving its inhabitants in 1628. This act symbolizes both strength in victory and mercy towards those who resisted his rule. During the French Revolution in August 1792, Georges Jacques Danton passionately proclaimed "to defeat we need audacity. " These words encapsulate the revolutionary spirit that swept through France during this tumultuous period. Turning our attention to literature, we discover an intriguing false title page for a book called "Alphabet, " printed in Paris in November 1875. The engravings within showcase various letters such as F for Falconer or Fou (madman), V for Harvest or Vulture; even X finds representation with Xilophagus or Xiphias (swordfish). This whimsical book captures the essence of French creativity and linguistic prowess.