Colombes Collection

Olympics Games - Paris - 1924
A souvenir card from the Olympic Games in Paris, France in 1924 Date: 1924

Ax Colombes vase by Sevres, neoclassical design with vignette of two cupids playing
FLO4633125 Ax Colombes vase by Sevres, neoclassical design with vignette of two cupids playing. From the collection of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild

Les Colombes familieres - Jade - Evening gown de chez Jenny 1920, (pochoir print)
781175 Les Colombes familieres - Jade - Evening gown de chez Jenny 1920, (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from La Guirlande)

Grave robbers stealing from tombs in a funerary chapel in Colombes, Paris (colour litho)
2795950 Grave robbers stealing from tombs in a funerary chapel in Colombes, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Dramatic Rescue
A daring rescue : when a woman stumbles on the line at Bois- Colombes she is saved by a plucky railwayman from emulating Tolstoys heroine Anna Karenina... Date: 1900

France v England rugby match 1914
A scene from the France v England rugby union match, at Colombes, Paris. This concluding match in the Five Nations Championship of 1914 was won 13-39 by England to give them overall victory in

War Scene Female Casualty ca 1870-72 Pen black ink
Artokoloro

Jean-Franazois Janinet after Jean-Jacques-Franazois Le Barbier I (French, 1752 - 1814), La Venus aux colombes, color aquatint and etching

Detail of the Presentation in the Temple, from the Altarpiece of the Dominicans, c
XIR221115 Detail of the Presentation in the Temple, from the Altarpiece of the Dominicans, c.1470-80 (oil on panel) by Schongauer, Martin (c.1440-91) (school of); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

France V Ireland 1924
Ireland beat France 9-3 at the Stade de Colombes, Paris

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

Colombes, a vibrant suburb of Paris, holds a rich and intriguing history. From the glamour of the 1924 Olympics Games to the elegance of a 1920s evening gown by Jenny, Les Colombes Familières, adorned with a pochoir print. Yet, the past is not always pretty, as grave robbers plundered tombs in a funerary chapel, depicted in a color litho. Dramatic rescues were not unheard of, as seen in this captivating image. The passion for sports was alive and well, with France facing off against England in rugby matches in 1914 and 1924. The harsh realities of war were also felt, with a female casualty portrayed in a haunting pen black ink drawing by Jean-Francois Janinet. The beauty and history continue to unfold, from the intricate details of the Presentation in the Temple in the Dominicans' altarpiece to the intense France v Ireland rugby match in 1924.