French Text Collection (#9)

Portrait Gerard Edelinck engraver Gerard Edelinck
Portrait of Gerard Edelinck, Portrait of the engraver Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707), depicted in oval frame. Below the frame a console with four lines of French text and a weapon

View Rome two river gods Views Paris series title
View of Rome with two river gods Views of Paris and Rome (series title), Two river gods sit on either side of the Tiber. Romulus and Remus can be seen with the wolf on the left

Frontispiece, from Recueil de Compositions par Lagrené
Frontispiece, from Recueil de Compositions par Lagrenee Le Jeune (Collection of Compositions by Lagrenee the Younger), 1782

Two Children, One With A Sword, Another With A Helmet. Creator: Gabriel Huquier
Two Children, One With A Sword, Another With A Helmet. After Francois Boucher

Le Carnaval du Parnasse, 1761-62. Creator: Pierre Francois Basan
Le Carnaval du Parnasse, 1761-62. Etched by Pierre Francois Basan

Letter from King James VI (1566-1625) to his Mother, Queen Mary (1542-1587), 1584-5. Artist: King James I
A Letter from King James VI to his Mother, Queen Mary, 1584-5. A letter from King James VI and I (1566-1625) to his mother Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) written during his mother?s imprisonment

Physician, satirical artwork
Physician. Historical satirical artwork of a physician. French text labels are on remedies emerging from the physicians mouth, and treatments on the table at lower left

Autumn Postcard. Autumn Postcard

Summer Postcard. Summer Postcard

La Rue Des Mauvais Garcons (3rd State, 5 x 3 7 / 8 Inches), 1854, (1927). Artist: Charles Meryon
La Rue Des Mauvais Garcons (3rd State, 5 x 3 7/8 Inches), 1854, (1927). From Masters of Etching: Charles Meryon - No. 14. [The Studio, London, 1927]

Are you her type? - Sous Le Vent Guerlain, 1937. From The Illustrated London News, Volume 190. [The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. London, 1937]

The Brothers Montgolfier, 18th century, (1910). Artist: JC De Mayr
The Brothers Montgolfier, 1910. Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810) and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799) were the inventors of the Montgolfiere-style hot air balloon

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, c19th century (1912). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French military

De la Cosmographie Des oyseaux & bestes qu on trouve en la terre de Calicuth: item du vin des arbres, 1580. From The Birds & Beasts of Calcutta

Chants et chansons populaires de France, 1843 (1947). From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard. [Paul Elek, London, 1947]

Les Cent et un Robert Macaire, 1840 (1947). Artist: Honore Daumier
Les Cent et un Robert Macaire, 1840 (1947). From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard. [Paul Elek, London, 1947]

Another world. Transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions?, metamorphoses
Another world. Transformations, visions, incarnations, ascensions, locomotions, metamorphoses, apotheoses and some other things, 1844 (1947). From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard

L Ordinaire des Crestiens, 1494 (1947). From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard. [Paul Elek, London, 1947]

La vie et miracles de monseigneur saint Martin, 1496 (1947). From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard. [Paul Elek, London, 1947]

Le Livre du Roy Modus, 1486 (1947)
Le Livre du roy Modus, 1486 (1947). The Book of King Modus, 1486. From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard. [Paul Elek, London, 1947]

The Coronation of Henry IV. Of England, c1399, (1907). Artist: M Pfauth
The Coronation of Henry IV. Of England, c1399, (1907). From The Worlds History, Volume VI. Edited by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1907]

Portrait of a Man ( Leal Souvenir ), 1432, (1909). Artist: Jan van Eyck
Portrait of a Man ( Leal Souvenir ), 1432, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Les Poudres de Coty, c1923, (1923). From International Studio, March 1923. [International Studio, Inc. New York, 1923]

Peasant Burning Weeds, 19th century. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
Peasant Burning Weeds, 19th century. From The Studio Volume 65. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1915]

Vent Contraire, c19th century. A French satire on British counter-measures to possible hot-air balloon attacks from across the English Channel. From The Studio Volume 122

Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) as Cornelia, (1903). Artist: Pierre Imbert Drevet
Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) as Cornelia. Adrienne Lecouvreur (1692-1730) was a french actress. After Antoine Coypel (1661-1722). From The Connoisseur Vol. VII [Otto Limited, London, 1903.]

Cover Design by Andre Helle for Histoire d une Boite a Joujoux, 1926, (1929). Artist: Andre Helle
Cover Design by Andre Helle for Histoire d une Boite a Joujoux, 1926. A childrens book which came after a collaboration on a ballet between Andre Helle (1871-1945) and Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Thildren as a Picador and a Matador, c. 1910s
An advertising card for Parfumerie Martial featuring two children as a Picador and a Matador

King Philip VI (1293-1350), King of France. Philip VI (1293-1350), called the Fortunate and of Valois, was the first French King of the House of Valois. He reigned from 1328 until his death

Les Facteur Roulin, 1888. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Les Facteur Roulin, 1888. From Van Gogh Paintings, introduction by Graham Reynolds. [Lindsay Drummond, Ltd & Les Editions du Chene, London & Paris, 1947]

Rectangular cartridge with French text and letter examples, print maker: Jodocus Hondius I, designer: Jodocus Hondius I, Anonymous, 1594

Spring Postcard. Spring Postcard

Printemps Postcard. ca. 1910, Printemps Postcard

Automne Postcard. ca. 1910, Automne Postcard

Ete Postcard. ca. 1910, Ete Postcard

Hiver Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel. ca. 1902, Hiver Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel

Printemps Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel. ca. 1900, Printemps Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel

Ete Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel. ca. 1900, Ete Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel

Automne Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel. ca. 1900, Automne Postcard by Elisabeth Sonrel

L Hiver Postcard. ca. 1890-1920, L Hiver Postcard

Jerome de Lalande, French astronomer
Jerome de Lalande (1732-1807), French astronomer. Joseph Jerome Le Francois de Lalande trained as a lawyer, but also took a keen interest in astronomy

History allegory, 18th-century artwork
History allegory. 18th-century allegorical artwork of the discipline of history. A winged Father Time figure (with scythe) supports a winged putto writing a book

Northern constellations, 18th century
Northern constellations. 18th-century map of constellations and stars of the northern celestial hemisphere. The constellations are represented by artworks of their mythical namesakes

Nadar, French ballonist C016 / 4557
Gaspard-Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), French balloonist and photographer known by the pseudonym Nadar. Here, he is shown standing in the basket of a balloon holding binoculars

Edison light bulb, 1890
Edison light bulb, 19th-century artwork. This design is one of the early version of the light bulb invented by US inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

Alchemical symbols, 18th century C013 / 5275
Alchemical symbols. 18th-century listing of characters and symbols used by alchemists to represent chemicals, elements, and other objects and processes

Circumnavigators, 16th to 17th century
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Schouten rounding Cape Horn, 1616

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