Histoire Collection

Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 65 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec

First Crusade: Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15 July 1099. 1847 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4688208 First Crusade: Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15 July 1099. 1847 (oil on canvas) by Signol, Emile (1804-92); 324x557 cm; Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon

Russian Revolution of 1917: "Lenin speaking to the workers of the Putilov factory in
JLJ4644209 Russian Revolution of 1917: " Lenin speaking to the workers of the Putilov factory in Petrograd, 1917" Painting by Isaak Brodsky (Brodsky) (1883-1939). 1917

Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid / Eros
Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid/Eros. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy

Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702512 Ancient Rome: A triumphal procession in roman forum, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Belgian Revolution of 1830: episode of September 1830 on the square of the Brussels City Hall (Belgium)
LSE4315234 Belgian Revolution of 1830: episode of September 1830 on the square of the Brussels City Hall (Belgium). Painting by Gustaf Wappers (1803-1874), oil on canvas, 1835

Facial expressions. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy. Plate VIII, of Vol 2. Date: 1750

Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 66 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec

Tea pot and warmer from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, decorated with vignettes of ships at sea and floral borders. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient

Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus. Male adult
Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus (Trochilus holosericeus). Male adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons

Guinea baboon, Papio papio. Petit papion. Copperplate engraving by Baron after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, Imprimerie Royale

Barbary macaque or magot, Macaca sylvanus. Endangered. Copperplate engraving by P.F. Tardieu after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle

Ancient Rome: Captured enemies are harnessed, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702516 Ancient Rome: Captured enemies are harnessed, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Rome: Selling and manufacturing books, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702503 Ancient Rome: Selling and manufacturing books, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greece: Athens, Acropolis - Parthenon, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702532 Ancient Greece: Athens, Acropolis - Parthenon, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Citrus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 61 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse pompoleon

Joan of Arc on horseback brandishing a sword (engraving)
8723996 Joan of Arc on horseback brandishing a sword (engraving) by Spanish School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The maiden on horseback)

WW1: The Hartmannswillerkopf bugle (illustration)
8684967 WW1: The Hartmannswillerkopf bugle (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration)
8684964 WW1: Second Lieutenant Alain de Fayolle (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

WW1: Bullet contempt (illustration)
8684962 WW1: Bullet contempt (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job The contempt for bullets Facts of)

Entry of Duke Ferdinand Alvare of Toledo or Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1508-1582)
BEN5464314 Entry of Duke Ferdinand Alvare of Toledo or Fernando Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel (1508-1582), 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes, in Brussels on 08/08/1567 with the Spanish army

Florence's victory over Pisa. Allegory and personification of the powerful cities of Tuscany in the Italian
BEN5476947 Florence's victory over Pisa. Allegory and personification of the powerful cities of Tuscany in the Italian Mannerist style

Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving)
8672354 Dictionary of weather vanes. Satire of the various governments in France from 1790 to 1815, 1815 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prehistory: skull of a cromagnon male, European Upper Paleolithic Engraving 19th century Private collection
ELD4917760 Prehistory: skull of a cromagnon male, European Upper Paleolithic Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info.: Prehistory: skull of a cromagnon male)

Prehistory: skull of a male solutrean, age of the reindeer, upper paleolithic Engraving 19th century Private collection
ELD4917742 Prehistory: skull of a male solutrean, age of the reindeer, upper paleolithic Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info.: Prehistory: skull of a male solutrean)

Portrait of the King of France Henry III (1551-1589) (King of France Henry III)
ELD4920472 Portrait of the King of France Henry III (1551-1589) (King of France Henry III) Engraving 19th century Private collection; (add.info)

BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). CHARLES VII of France (1403-1461). King of France (1422-1461)
CUL4871178 BUEIL, John V of (1406-1477). CHARLES VII of France (1403-1461). King of France (1422-1461), Valois dynasty.; JOAN OF ARC, Saint (1412-1431)

Xenophon's Cyropedia (Senofonte). Copy dedicated to Ercole d'Este (Hercules II d'Este). Dedicate scene
VEN5027485 Xenophon's Cyropedia (Senofonte). Copy dedicated to Ercole d'Este (Hercules II d'Este). Dedicate scene. Latin translation by Matteo Maria Boiardo (1440-1494)

Heads of historical and mythical figures in the headdresses of the era of King Henry VII
FLO4685591 Heads of historical and mythical figures in the headdresses of the era of King Henry VII. Queen of Sheba 2, King Solomon 3, Empress Helena 9, and Emperor Constantine 20, 23

King Henry III, Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de
FLO4571375 King Henry III, Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 48 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

King Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres'
FLO4571360 King Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 48 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's

Francois de la Rochefoucauld, chamberlain to kings Charles VIII and Louis XII, d. 1517
FLO4570932 Francois de la Rochefoucauld, chamberlain to kings Charles VIII and Louis XII, d. 1517. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres'

War of the Succession of Mantua (1628-1631) during the Thirty-Year War. The battle of the Pas de Suze (Susa)
DUV4205461 War of the Succession of Mantua (1628-1631) during the Thirty-Year War. The battle of the Pas de Suze (Susa) representing King Louis XIII (1601-1643)

General Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux died (1768-1800) at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800
DUV4205357 General Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux died (1768-1800) at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800. Engraving in "Histoire de France"

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km
DUV4201478 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

Convocation of the General States by Jacques Necker (1732-1804): opening of the General States in Versailles on 5 May
DUV4205540 Convocation of the General States by Jacques Necker (1732-1804): opening of the General States in Versailles on 5 May 1789 in the presence of the Three Orders (Noblesse, Clerge)

Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani)
DUV4205477 Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): the submission of Abd el Kader (Abd-el-Kader or ibn Muhyi al-Din al-Hasani (al-Din al-Hasani) (1807-1883)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter B as drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926)
DUV4201673 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter B as drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St. Clair Deville

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St
DUV4201561 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St. Clair Deville

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Estafette. Liaison officer of the French army responsible for maintaining contact
DUV4201540 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Estafette. Liaison officer of the French army responsible for maintaining contact between distant troops (messenger)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter H as highlander. The soldiers from Scotland came to help the French army
DUV4201514 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter H as highlander. The soldiers from Scotland came to help the French army. Their military uniform consists of one kilt

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter I as a nurse. Women of the Red Cross coming to heal soldiers to
DUV4201496 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter I as a nurse. Women of the Red Cross coming to heal soldiers to the battlefields

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter J as Joffre. Victory of the Battle of the Marne by the marechal of France
DUV4201483 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter J as Joffre. Victory of the Battle of the Marne by the marechal of France, Joseph Joffre (1852-1931)

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Black troops formed by soldiers of the French colonies of Africa, Morocco, Algeria
DUV4201457 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Black troops formed by soldiers of the French colonies of Africa, Morocco, Algeria

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): X-shaped frieze horses to form the trench
DUV4201335 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): X-shaped frieze horses to form the trench. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916 (for the children of our soldiers)"

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18). Letter Y: a red cross yacht carrying war wounded (war invalids)
DUV4201325 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18). Letter Y: a red cross yacht carrying war wounded (war invalids). Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

Saint Vincent de Paul, head of the council of conscience with Mazarin - from ap. painting of Troy, 18th
LSE4091424 Saint Vincent de Paul, head of the council of conscience with Mazarin - from ap. painting of Troy, 18th.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Vincent de Paul)

King Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester, 1452-1485, or his father Richard, Third Duke of York 1411-1460
FLO4678450 King Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester, 1452-1485, or his father Richard, Third Duke of York 1411-1460

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"Histoire: A Tapestry of Time and Tales" Step into the realm of history, where stories unfold like petals of a grapefruit, revealing the essence of our past. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Lenin's impassioned speech at the Putilov factory, witness the power that ignited change. In this tapestry, a winged male figure emerges - perhaps Cupid or Eros himself - symbolizing love's influence throughout history. As you journey further, an exquisite tea pot and warmer from 18th century Delft in the Netherlands beckon you to savor moments steeped in tradition. Amidst this tableau stands a Guinea baboon, its wise eyes reflecting ancient wisdom passed down through generations. It reminds us that even amidst chaos and conflict, there is always something to learn from our primate kin. The canvas shifts once more as we find ourselves transported to Jerusalem during the First Crusade in 1099. The Crusaders' triumphant capture unfolds before us with vivid strokes on canvas; their determination etched upon their faces. As we delve deeper into time's embrace, we encounter another citrus paradise – green-throated carib hummingbirds flit gracefully among vibrant blooms. Their delicate beauty serves as a reminder that nature has witnessed countless narratives throughout history. But not all tales end happily; an endangered Barbary macaque gazes back at us with solemnity. Its presence serves as a poignant reminder of our responsibility towards preserving life on Earth for future generations. Ancient Rome comes alive within these pages: captured enemies harnessed while triumphal processions fill Roman forums with grandeur and spectacle. Facial expressions frozen in time reveal emotions ranging from jubilation to trepidation – echoes of humanity resonating across centuries. In "histoire, " threads intertwine seamlessly, weaving together fragments from diverse eras and cultures. Each element tells its own story but collectively forms a rich tapestry of our shared past.