French Gallery

Crusaders embarking for the Holy Lane. Detail from 15th century Statutes of the Order

Crusaders embarking for the Holy Lane. Detail from 15th century Statutes of the Order of Saint Esprit. Banners show Papal arms, those of Holy Roman Emperor, and kings of England, France and Sicily. Chromolithograph

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La Bouillotte, early 19th century. Scene of men and women in French Empire fashons

La Bouillotte, early 19th century. Scene of men and women in French Empire fashons at an evening entertainment watching a game of Bouillotte in progress at the card table. On the other side of the room by the fireplace two couples flirt, while an elderly man reads the Journal du Commerce. On the mantelpiece are a clock and two candlesticks and above it a large mirror reflects and increases the light from the candles and two oil lamps

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Entry of French troops into Chateau-Salins, Lorraine, 17 November 1918. General Daugan

Entry of French troops into Chateau-Salins, Lorraine, 17 November 1918. General Daugan, Commander of the Moroccan Division, taking the salute as the Foreign Legion marches through the town. First World War 1914-1918. Postcard

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