Chromolithography Chromo Collection (#3)

Medieval tax: a family of french peasants paying the tithe, one-tenth part of the fruit of their labor to the church
ELD4852289 Medieval tax: a family of french peasants paying the tithe, one-tenth part of the fruit of their labor to the church

War of succession of Brittany, the battle of the Trento, 26/03/1351 in Guillac (Morbihan)
ELD4855841 War of succession of Brittany, the battle of the Trento, 26/03/1351 in Guillac (Morbihan), between Josselin and Ploermel, near the "oak of the Moor of Mi-Voie"

enfants picking les peches in Montreuil and Fontainebleau near Paris. End of 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4845419 enfants picking les peches in Montreuil and Fontainebleau near Paris. End of 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

The triumphal cortege of Jules Cesar (Giulio Cesare or Caius Julius Caesar) 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4845406 The triumphal cortege of Jules Cesar (Giulio Cesare or Caius Julius Caesar) 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman politician and writer)

Green cardamon or true cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann
FLO4992976 Green cardamon or true cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Common dandelion, Taraxacum campylodes (Taraxacum officinale). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by
FLO4990327 Common dandelion, Taraxacum campylodes (Taraxacum officinale). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants

Fynbos aloe, Aloe succotrina (Aloe socotrina). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4990313 Fynbos aloe, Aloe succotrina (Aloe socotrina). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Liquorice or unicorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4990632 Liquorice or unicorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Chili pepper, Capsicum annuum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4990758 Chili pepper, Capsicum annuum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Luxury tourism: passengers of a cruise playing "Shove ha'penny" on the deck of the ship
ELD4844564 Luxury tourism: passengers of a cruise playing "Shove ha'penny" on the deck of the ship. 19th century, (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

The heraut, officer of the arms office, sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or proclamations
ELD4849467 The heraut, officer of the arms office, sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or proclamations, announcing a tournament

Ornithology: " Representation menure lyre ou menure superbe (bird-lyre) (Menura novaehollandiae)
ELD4946439 Ornithology: " Representation menure lyre ou menure superbe (bird-lyre) (Menura novaehollandiae)" (superb lyrebird)

Alfred de Musset and george Sand, c.1890 (chromolithograph)
ELD4948784 Alfred de Musset and george Sand, c.1890 (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the composer Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) at George Sand (Aurore Dupin)

Strawberry nougat cup - Plate No. 10, 1873 (chromo)
PCT4286861 Strawberry nougat cup - Plate No. 10, 1873 (chromo); (add.info.: Strawberry nougat cup - Plate No. 10 from the Book of Patisserie by Jules Gouffe, officer of the Jockey-Club of Paris)

Portrait of Leonard de Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci), 1910 (chromolithograph)
JAB4119094 Portrait of Leonard de Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci), 1910 (chromolithograph); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Painting of a still life showing meat, wine, bread and a knife from the ala at house 16, Regio IX, Insula V
FLO4687085 Painting of a still life showing meat, wine, bread and a knife from the ala at house 16, Regio IX, Insula V. Chromolithograph by J.G

American itch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4992906 American itch-hazel, Hamamelis virginiana. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Para rubber tree or sharinga tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann
FLO4992883 Para rubber tree or sharinga tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Sea squill or maritime squill, Drimia maritima (Urginea scilla). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration
FLO4990318 Sea squill or maritime squill, Drimia maritima (Urginea scilla). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

The "voeu de Montmartre" made on 15 August 1534 by Ignace de Loyola (Sant Ignazio or Saint Ignatius)
ELD4855755 The "voeu de Montmartre" made on 15 August 1534 by Ignace de Loyola (Sant Ignazio or Saint Ignatius, 1491-1556) with Pierre Favre (1506-1546)

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) and his wife Francoise de la Chassaigne enjoying a meal of oysters
ELD4920160 Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) and his wife Francoise de la Chassaigne enjoying a meal of oysters, 19th century (chromo); (add.info)

Child playing the top. Recreative alphabet cover. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203757 Child playing the top. Recreative alphabet cover. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

La variete de M. Zaleski de Cymbidium zaleskianum L. Lind. - Chromolithography by S. de Leeuw, based on a drawing by C
FLO4664174 La variete de M. Zaleski de Cymbidium zaleskianum L. Lind. - Chromolithography by S. de Leeuw, based on a drawing by C

Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann
FLO4995393 Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Myrrh, Commiphora myrrha (Balsamodendron myrrha). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4995371 Myrrh, Commiphora myrrha (Balsamodendron myrrha). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4994866 Vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Bonaparte (1769-1821), general-in-chief of the Italian army, planting a flag on the bridge of Arcole. 15 November 1796
JAB5035287 Bonaparte (1769-1821), general-in-chief of the Italian army, planting a flag on the bridge of Arcole. 15 November 1796.; (add.info.: Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): The Capture of Constantine, October 13, 1837 (The 1837 Siege of Constantine Algeria)
ELD4925111 Conquete of Algeria (1830-1847): The Capture of Constantine, October 13, 1837 (The 1837 Siege of Constantine Algeria) Chromolithograph 19th century Private collection; (add.info)

Hops, Humulus lupulus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph
FLO4995023 Hops, Humulus lupulus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Signature of the Concordat of Bologna on 18/08/1516 between King Francis I of France and Pope Leon (Leo)
ELD4852327 Signature of the Concordat of Bologna on 18/08/1516 between King Francis I of France and Pope Leon (Leo) X (The Concordat of Bologna in 1516 between King Francis I of France)

Interior of a House in Regio VIII, insula 2, Pompeii. Woman reading near a fountain in the impluvium (pool)
FLO4688277 Interior of a House in Regio VIII, insula 2, Pompeii. Woman reading near a fountain in the impluvium (pool). Chromolithograph by D

Botanical board: medicinal plant: St. John's Wort (St. John's Wort or Hypericum perforatum)
IMB4917878 Botanical board: medicinal plant: St. John's Wort (St. John's Wort or Hypericum perforatum). Chromolithography around 1870; (add.info.: Botanical board: medicinal plant: St)

Hybrid variete of Laeliocattleya x Duchesnei L. Lind. - Chromolithography of S. de Leeuw, based on a drawing by C
FLO4664176 Hybrid variete of Laeliocattleya x Duchesnei L. Lind. - Chromolithography of S. de Leeuw, based on a drawing by C

The five members at the head of the Executive Board formed on 27 October 1795: Jean-Francois Rewbell (or Reubell)
JAB5036971 The five members at the head of the Executive Board formed on 27 October 1795: Jean-Francois Rewbell (or Reubell, 1747-1807), Paul Barras

Operative masons on a cathedral construction site in the Middle Ages Chromolithograph from " The history of
ELD4948497 Operative masons on a cathedral construction site in the Middle Ages Chromolithograph from " The history of freemasonry" by Albert Mackey 1898; Private Collection; (add.info)

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) after an extended waiting of his coach in Versailles in 1700
ELD4925594 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) after an extended waiting of his coach in Versailles in 1700. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

The French scientist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) questioned the theory of spontanee generations
ELD4851106 The French scientist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) questioned the theory of spontanee generations (sponteparite or heterogenie)

La marechale remains alone with Sophie and Octavian lovers Illustration of Act III of the opera "Der
ELD4846789 La marechale remains alone with Sophie and Octavian lovers Illustration of Act III of the opera "Der Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss (1864-1949) (The Marschallin, Sophie)

European flowers used in perfumery: tuber, jasmine, narcissus, Parma violet, daffodil, rose, orange blossom
FLO4689606 European flowers used in perfumery: tuber, jasmine, narcissus, Parma violet, daffodil, rose, orange blossom, cassie

Cherry - Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus), useful plant, historical chromolithography, about 1870
IMB4918437 Cherry - Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus), useful plant, historical chromolithography, about 1870; (add.info.: Cherry - Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus), useful plant

Botanical plate: Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), medicinal plant, poisonous plant, historical chromolithography
IMB4918269 Botanical plate: Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), medicinal plant, poisonous plant, historical chromolithography

War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745
ELD4925856 War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745, Count Joseph-Charles-Alexandre d'Anterroches (1710-1785), addressing the English who mocked them

First World War: the German canon " la grosse Bertha" (Dicke Bertha) before Antwerp in September 1914 (WWI)
ELD4856362 First World War: the German canon " la grosse Bertha" (Dicke Bertha) before Antwerp in September 1914 (WWI)

Antiquity: "battle between Gallic soldiers and Roman soldiers, 3rd-2nd century BC"
ELD4847678 Antiquity: "battle between Gallic soldiers and Roman soldiers, 3rd-2nd century BC". Late 19th century (chromolithograph by Gaston Bussiere (1863-1928)

Robert II of France called the pious (the wise) feed the poors. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4848730 Robert II of France called the pious (the wise) feed the poors. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Show in a popular cafe-concert, Paris 19th century. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4848634 Show in a popular cafe-concert, Paris 19th century. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

French possessions and colonies: french Oceania, new Caledonia. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964725 French possessions and colonies: french Oceania, new Caledonia. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Precious stones and crystals (iron quartz, quartz, smoke quartz, milky quartz, amethyst, heliotrope, jasper)
FLO4693842 Precious stones and crystals (iron quartz, quartz, smoke quartz, milky quartz, amethyst, heliotrope, jasper, rock crystal)

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