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"Necker: A Legacy of French Influence and Achievement" Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, a renowned French physician

Background imageNecker Collection: Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician

Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician, inventor of the stethoscope in 1816 at the Hopital Necker in Paris, where he was working at the time. Seen here using a stethoscope on a patient

Background imageNecker Collection: Castle Horneck, Castle of the Teutonic Order with river Neckar, Gundelsheim, Neckar valley, Odenwald

Castle Horneck, Castle of the Teutonic Order with river Neckar, Gundelsheim, Neckar valley, Odenwald, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageNecker Collection: Saints Way Walk, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991

Saints Way Walk, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991
Scouts from Lostwithiel and Sticker with members of the St Austell and Par Scout Fellowship took a weekend to walk the ancient Saints Way from Padstow to Fowey

Background imageNecker Collection: Scout Camp, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992

Scout Camp, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992
Off on a joint adventure weekend are Lostwithiel Scouts and Lostwithiel Army Cadets. The groups went to Bodmin Moor accompanied by, in the back row, Sgt Penny Rowe

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) Minister Pastel painting by Pierre Baudemant (1729-1808)

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) Minister Pastel painting by Pierre Baudemant (1729-1808)
JLJ4643763 Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) Minister Pastel painting by Pierre Baudemant (1729-1808) 18th century Troyes musee des Beaux Arts by Baudemant

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), 1781. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), 1781. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), 1781. Found in the Collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageNecker Collection: Charge against Necker - Frontispice in 'Supplement a la vie privee et

Charge against Necker - Frontispice in "Supplement a la vie privee et
LSE4110120 Charge against Necker - Frontispice in " Supplement A la vie privee et ministAre Arielle de M. Necker, Directeur general des Finances" by un citoyen, ed

Background imageNecker Collection: Necker hospital in 1818 - vignette engraved by J. E. Thierry

Necker hospital in 1818 - vignette engraved by J. E. Thierry
LSE4109870 Necker hospital in 1818 - vignette engraved by J.E. Thierry, Archives of Public Assistance by Thierry, Etienne Jules (b.1787); Musee de l Assistance Publique, Hopitaux de Paris

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) Minister Painting by Joseph Siffred Duplessis

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) Minister Painting by Joseph Siffred Duplessis
JLJ4652368 Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) Minister Painting by Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802) (Joseph-Siffred, Joseph Siffrede, Joseph-Siffrede, Joseph Siffrein)

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) French Minister of State

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) French Minister of State
JLJ4616414 Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) French Minister of State. Engraving in " Complete collection of historical paintings of the French revolution, in three volumes." 1804

Background imageNecker Collection: First scene of the French revolution in Paris: on 12 / 07 / 1789

First scene of the French revolution in Paris: on 12 / 07 / 1789
JLJ4563258 First scene of the French revolution in Paris: on 12/07/1789, after the kings dismissal of Jacques Necker, Camille Desmoulins haranged the crowd at the Palais Royal

Background imageNecker Collection: Jacques Necker (1732-1804) - Great Necker your wise prudence

Jacques Necker (1732-1804) - Great Necker your wise prudence
XEE4162424 Jacques Necker (1732-1804) - Great Necker your wise prudence, will make our hearts repleased; you bring back abundance

Background imageNecker Collection: Frontispiece of a Panckocke edition of L Encyclopedie

Frontispiece of a Panckocke edition of L Encyclopedie
884637 Frontispiece of a Panckocke edition of L Encyclopedie, showing D Alembert and Diderot surrounded by medallions of the principal authors of L Encyclopedie (engraving) by French School

Background imageNecker Collection: Necker (engraving)

Necker (engraving)
3645492 Necker (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Necker. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1868). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) He was Minister of Finance under Louis XVI

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) He was Minister of Finance under Louis XVI
JLJ4569283 Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804) He was Minister of Finance under Louis XVI - Painting by Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802) (Joseph-Siffred, Joseph Siffrede, Joseph-Siffrede)

Background imageNecker Collection: Jacques Necker (1732-1804) prestidigitator: King Louis XVI blames his finance director

Jacques Necker (1732-1804) prestidigitator: King Louis XVI blames his finance director
JLJ4680370 Jacques Necker (1732-1804) prestidigitator: King Louis XVI blames his finance director for charlatanism. Engraving around 1789 Private Collection by French School

Background imageNecker Collection: Neckers reform, 1788

Neckers reform, 1788
LSE4403233 Neckers reform, 1788. by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neckers reform, 1788.); Photo eLeonard de Selva; French, out of copyright

Background imageNecker Collection: The meeting of the three orders, August 4, 1789 - engraving, Musee Carnavalet

The meeting of the three orders, August 4, 1789 - engraving, Musee Carnavalet
LSE4402073 The meeting of the three orders, August 4, 1789 - engraving, Musee Carnavalet. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageNecker Collection: Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the Assembllee des Notable, Convocation of the States General

Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the Assembllee des Notable, Convocation of the States General
XEE4117103 Louis XVI (1754-1793) at the Assembllee des Notable, Convocation of the States General and recall of Necker in 1787 following a political crisis in reaction to the royal absolutism of

Background imageNecker Collection: Necker in his office in Saint-Ouen, surrounded by notes 'Reform of Gabelles'

Necker in his office in Saint-Ouen, surrounded by notes "Reform of Gabelles"
LSE4104814 Necker in his office in Saint-Ouen, surrounded by notes " Reform of Gabelles", " Taxes", " Abolition of Customs" etc

Background imageNecker Collection: Litterary Salon - Reading of 'Paul and Virginie'

Litterary Salon - Reading of "Paul and Virginie"
XEE4156709 Litterary Salon - Reading of " Paul and Virginie" by Jacques-Henri Bernardin of Saint-Pierre (Saint Pierre)

Background imageNecker Collection: Some of the More Remarkable Personages in 1789 (engraving)

Some of the More Remarkable Personages in 1789 (engraving)
1595997 Some of the More Remarkable Personages in 1789 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some of the More Remarkable Personages in 1789)

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait de Necker - in 'Galerie historique de la Revolution Francaise'

Portrait de Necker - in "Galerie historique de la Revolution Francaise"
LSE4084895 Portrait de Necker - in " Galerie historique de la Revolution FranAzaise" by Albert Maurin, ed. Paris 1843 by French School

Background imageNecker Collection: Vive Le Roi, the popularity of French Finance Minister, Jacques Necker (engraving)

Vive Le Roi, the popularity of French Finance Minister, Jacques Necker (engraving)
1201765 Vive Le Roi, the popularity of French Finance Minister, Jacques Necker (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNecker Collection: The new size: engraving on Neckers reform of 1788 - B. N

The new size: engraving on Neckers reform of 1788 - B. N
LSE4402072 The new size: engraving on Neckers reform of 1788 - B.N. by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageNecker Collection: Necker ameliora beaucoup l interieur des hopitaux (engraving)

Necker ameliora beaucoup l interieur des hopitaux (engraving)
2781538 Necker ameliora beaucoup l interieur des hopitaux (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Necker ameliora beaucoup l interieur des hopitaux)

Background imageNecker Collection: M. Necker (engraving)

M. Necker (engraving)
654649 M. Necker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M. Necker. Illustration from John Cassells Illustrated History of England (W Kent, 1857/1858)

Background imageNecker Collection: Temple of memory, Kings charity, Neckers ardent zeal, freedom to the people

Temple of memory, Kings charity, Neckers ardent zeal, freedom to the people
LSE4110213 Temple of memory, Kings charity, Neckers ardent zeal, freedom to the people, allegory of the " Voeu de la Nation", v.1790 by French School, (18th century); Musee Thomas Dobree

Background imageNecker Collection: France, Revolution, 4 August 1789; Reunion of the three orders - Carnavalet

France, Revolution, 4 August 1789; Reunion of the three orders - Carnavalet
LSE4403249 France, Revolution, 4 August 1789; Reunion of the three orders - Carnavalet. by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageNecker Collection: Plan of Paris indicating civil hospitals and homes, 1818, published in 1820 (engraving)

Plan of Paris indicating civil hospitals and homes, 1818, published in 1820 (engraving)
CHT164097 Plan of Paris indicating civil hospitals and homes, 1818, published in 1820 (engraving) by Thierry, Etienne Jules (b.1787); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of an unknown Woman with Headdress, 1812, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Borovikovsky

Portrait of an unknown Woman with Headdress, 1812, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Borovikovsky
Portrait of an unknown Woman with Headdress, 1812, (1965). French writer, novelist and political propagandist Anne Louise Germaine de Stael (1766-1817)

Background imageNecker Collection: Anne Robert Jacques Necker, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Anne Robert Jacques Necker, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Anne Robert Jacques Necker, (1933). Portrait of Swiss banker Jacques Necker (1732-1804) who became a French statesman, and was finance minister under King Louis XVI

Background imageNecker Collection: Anne Germaine De Stael-Holstein, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Anne Germaine De Stael-Holstein, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Anne Germaine De Stael-Holstein, (1933). Portrait of French writer, novelist and political propagandist Germaine de Stael (1766-1817)

Background imageNecker Collection: Necker, Jacques Necker, (1822). Artist: Henri Grevedon

Necker, Jacques Necker, (1822). Artist: Henri Grevedon
Necker, Jacques Necker, (1822). Swiss banker Necker (1732-1804) became a French statesman, and was finance minister under King Louis XVI

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), 1889

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), 1889. Private Collection

Background imageNecker Collection: Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804). Artist: Duplessis, Joseph-Siffred (1725-1802)

Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804). Artist: Duplessis, Joseph-Siffred (1725-1802)
Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804). Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

Background imageNecker Collection: Jacques Necker, 1732

Jacques Necker, 1732

Background imageNecker Collection: Madame De Stael, (Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker) Baroness De Stael-Holstein, 1766-1817

Madame De Stael, (Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker) Baroness De Stael-Holstein, 1766-1817. Author And Political Propagandist.Photo-Etching After The Painting By Gerard

Background imageNecker Collection: Jacques Necker (1732-1804). French statesman and financial

Jacques Necker (1732-1804). French statesman and financial
Jacques Necker (1732-1804). French statesman and finance minister of king Louis XVI of France. Portrait. Engraving, 1903. Colored

Background imageNecker Collection: Suzanne Curchod Necker

Suzanne Curchod Necker
SUZANNE CURCHOD NECKER French writer & salon hostess, wife of statesman, mother of Mme de Stael; previously betrothed to Gibbon but their relationship declined & fell. Date: 1739 - 1794

Background imageNecker Collection: Jacques Necker Profile

Jacques Necker Profile
JACQUES NECKER Swiss-born French financier and statesman, whose unadopted reform proposals might have prevented the Revolution. Date: 1732 - 1804

Background imageNecker Collection: English Satirical Prints Upon Events in France, the Fall of the Bastille: freedom

English Satirical Prints Upon Events in France, the Fall of the Bastille: freedom
ENGLISH SATIRICAL PRINTS UPON EVENTS IN FRANCE, THE FALL OF THE BASTILLE: " FREEDOM IN FRANCE", Orleans, Necker, Lafayette, July 28 1789

Background imageNecker Collection: FRANCE: ALLEGORY, c1790. The Hope of Happiness Dedicated to the Nation. Louis XVI

FRANCE: ALLEGORY, c1790. The Hope of Happiness Dedicated to the Nation. Louis XVI and his Minister of Finance Jacques Necker ride in the ship of state with Goodness and Truth

Background imageNecker Collection: MADAME de STAEL (1766-1817). Anne-Louise-Germaine de Stael, nee Necker. French writer

MADAME de STAEL (1766-1817). Anne-Louise-Germaine de Stael, nee Necker. French writer. Standing before a bust of her father, the financier and statesman Jacques Necker. Oil on canvas

Background imageNecker Collection: Germaine de Stael (1766-1817), 1843. French writer, novelist and political propagandist

Germaine de Stael (1766-1817), 1843. French writer, novelist and political propagandist born in Paris, was the only child of Jacques Necker, French statesman and financier

Background imageNecker Collection: Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826), French physician who invented the Stethoscope

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826), French physician who invented the Stethoscope. (1889). Laennec is shown listening to a patients chest at the Necker Hospital, Paris



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"Necker: A Legacy of French Influence and Achievement" Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, a renowned French physician, revolutionized the medical field with his invention of the stethoscope in 1816. Inspired by his mentor Jacques Necker's dedication to progress, Laennec's innovation forever changed the way doctors diagnose and treat patients. As we stroll along the Saints Way Walk in Fowey, Cornwall in May 1991, we can't help but reflect on Necker's impact on society. His visionary ideas transcended borders and inspired individuals across various fields. In September 1992, at Scout Camp in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, young minds were ignited with curiosity as they learned about Necker's contributions to finance and statesmanship. Jacques Necker was not only a financial genius but also a respected French statesman who served as Minister of Finance under King Louis XVI. The vivid portraits capturing Necker's essence tell stories of resilience and determination. Pierre Baudemant's pastel painting from the 18th century displayed at Troyes Musee des Beaux Arts showcases his regal presence. An anonymous artist beautifully captured his likeness in another portrait from 1781. However, not all moments were filled with admiration for this influential figure. The frontispiece illustration titled "Charge against Necker" featured in "Supplement à la vie privée et publique de M. Neckar, " reveals that even great leaders face opposition during their journey towards progress. Yet amidst these challenges arose hope for change. The establishment Hospital in 1818 stands as a testament to his enduring legacy. Engraved by J. E. Thierry, its vignette symbolizes compassion and care - values that resonated deeply within him. Joseph Siffred Duplessis' remarkable painting immortalizes Jacques Necker as an esteemed minister whose influence extended far beyond France.