French Writer Collection (#2)

Madame de Stael (1766-1817) questioning Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821
CHT217709 Madame de Stael (1766-1817) questioning Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) about the best women, from Napoleon by Emile Marco de Saint-Hilaire, engraved by Bernard, Paris

Jules Janin (1804-74), from Galerie Contemporaine, c. 1874-78 (b / w photo)
STC129150 Jules Janin (1804-74), from Galerie Contemporaine, c.1874-78 (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Reproduction of a poster advertising The Works of Rabelais, 1885 (colour litho)
STC139160 Reproduction of a poster advertising The Works of Rabelais, 1885 (colour litho) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); 244x88 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Colette, aged 18 months, 1875 (w / c on paper)
498733 Colette, aged 18 months, 1875 (w/c on paper) by Baron, Henri (1816-85); Musee Colette, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, France; (add.info.: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer

Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91), c. 1870 (b / w photo)
CHT163501 Portrait of Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91), c.1870 (b/w photo) by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Andre Gide in travelling suit, 1893 (b / w photo)
CHT163486 Andre Gide in travelling suit, 1893 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Death Certificate of Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) 7th July 1893 (pen and ink on paper
CHT199748 Death Certificate of Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) 7th July 1893 (pen and ink on paper) (b/w photo) (detail) (see also 199747) by French School, (19th century); Mairie du 16e Arrondissement

Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) in Fecamp, aged 9, from La Fin de Maupassant
CHT200427 Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) in Fecamp, aged 9, from La Fin de Maupassant by Georges Normandy, published in 1927, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Facade, Napoleon courtyard, sculpture of Francois Rabelais (photo)
GDG279980 Facade, Napoleon courtyard, sculpture of Francois Rabelais (photo) by Lefuel, Hector-M.(1810-80) & Visconti, Louis (1791-1853); Louvre, Paris

Bust of Jean de Rotrou (1609-50) 1783 (marble)
XIR244619 Bust of Jean de Rotrou (1609-50) 1783 (marble) by Caffieri, Jean-Jacques (1725-92); height: 92 cm; Comedie Francaise, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Caricature of Jules Husson (1821-89) Champfleury
MMT223626 Caricature of Jules Husson (1821-89) Champfleury, 1858 (pencil & gouache on paper) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 32x24 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Bust of Voltaire (1694-1778) without his wig, 1778 (marble)
XIR219638 Bust of Voltaire (1694-1778) without his wig, 1778 (marble) by Houdon, Jean-Antoine (1741-1828); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: bust of Voltaire without a wig; ); French

Monsieur Sainte-Beuve (uninhibited eater), from l Eclipse
CHT207460 Monsieur Sainte-Beuve (uninhibited eater), from l Eclipse, published 3rd May 1868 (colour litho) by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Willy (1859-1931) Colette (1873-1954) Sido (b. 1835) and Captain Colette at
CHT213297 Willy (1859-1931) Colette (1873-1954) Sido (b. 1835) and Captain Colette at Chatillon-Coligny, c.1895 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Bust of Denis Diderot (1713-84) 1777 (bronze)
XIR234144 Bust of Denis Diderot (1713-84) 1777 (bronze) by Pigalle, Jean-Baptiste (1714-85); height: 52.2 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Madame de Scudery (1607-1701) (oil on canvas)
CHT228236 Portrait of Madame de Scudery (1607-1701) (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Andre Suares (1868-1948) c. 1930-35 (b / w photo)
CHT218637 Andre Suares (1868-1948) c.1930-35 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Marcel Jouhandeau (1888-1979) with his mother, c. 1931 (b / w photo)
CHT218631 Marcel Jouhandeau (1888-1979) with his mother, c.1931 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Romain Rolland (1886-1944) (b / w photo)
CHT218622 Romain Rolland (1886-1944) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info)

Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) in Cairo, 9th January 1850 (b / w photo)
BLT218605 Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) in Cairo, 9th January 1850 (b/w photo) by Du Camp, Maxime (1822-94); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Caricature of Emile Zola (1840-1902), the donkey and the geese; from Life
CHT164390 Caricature of Emile Zola (1840-1902), the donkey and the geese; from Life, 4th April 1889 (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Emile Zola (1840-1902) and his parents, c. 1846 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT164378 Emile Zola (1840-1902) and his parents, c.1846 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Victor Hugo (1802-85), 1843 (pencil on paper)
CHT164268 Victor Hugo (1802-85), 1843 (pencil on paper) by Boulanger, Louis (1806-67); Private Collection; (add.info.: at the time of Leopoldines death; ); eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Victor Hugo (1802-85) saying goodbye to his friends and supporters in Antwerp on 1st
CHT163832 Victor Hugo (1802-85) saying goodbye to his friends and supporters in Antwerp on 1st August 1852, c.1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lix

Flora Tristan (1803-44) (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT163813 Flora Tristan (1803-44) (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) with a cane, probably drawn for the book
CHT233340 Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) with a cane, probably drawn for the book Physiologie du Rentier, c.1841 (ink on paper) by Daumier

Portrait of Francois VI (1613-80) Duke of La Rochefoucauld (litho)
PHG242664 Portrait of Francois VI (1613-80) Duke of La Rochefoucauld (litho) by Delpech, Francois Seraphin (1778-1825); Private Collection; ePhilippe Galard; French, out of copyright

Self Portrait (pen & ink on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT239732 Self Portrait (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Vigny, Alfred de (1797-1863); Bibliotheque de la Comedie Francaise, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Bust of Voltaire (1694-1778) 1778 (bronze)
XIR234142 Bust of Voltaire (1694-1778) 1778 (bronze) by Houdon, Jean-Antoine (1741-1828); height: 45 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Francois Coppee (1842-1908) 1890 (b / w photo)
CHT247735 Francois Coppee (1842-1908) 1890 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: signed and dated 1st January 1891; ); eArchives Charmet; French

Study for a Portrait of Frederic Chopin (1810-49) and George Sand (1804-76
BLY189574 Study for a Portrait of Frederic Chopin (1810-49) and George Sand (1804-76) (pencil on paper) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Louvre, Paris

Title page of Union Ouvriere by Flora Tristan (1803-44), published in
CHT163817 Title page of Union Ouvriere by Flora Tristan (1803-44), published in, 1844 (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris

Flora Tristan (1803-44), c. 1848 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT163814 Flora Tristan (1803-44), c. 1848 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91) in his Bed in Brussels (oil on canvas)
CHT162719 Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91) in his Bed in Brussels (oil on canvas) by Rossman, Jef (19th Century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Title: Characters of Theophraste translated from Greek
XIR164733 Title: Characters of Theophraste translated from Greek, with Characters or the morals of this century by La Bruyere (1645-96) 1688 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Emile Zola (1840-1902), c. 1870-80 (b / w photo)
CHT164380 Emile Zola (1840-1902), c.1870-80 (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

George Sand (1804-76) with a fan, 1833 (pencil on paper)
BLT164263 George Sand (1804-76) with a fan, 1833 (pencil on paper) by Musset, Alfred de (1810-57); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris, France; (add.info.: Amandine Aurore Lucile Dudevant)

Victor Hugo (1802-85) in the Chamber of Peers, c. 1885 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT163834 Victor Hugo (1802-85) in the Chamber of Peers, c. 1885 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Schlumberger (1877-1968) (b / w photo)
CHT224204 Portrait of Jean Schlumberger (1877-1968) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Andre Gide (1869-1951) in his apartment in Paris, 1894 (b / w photo)
CHT224202 Portrait of Andre Gide (1869-1951) in his apartment in Paris, 1894 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris

Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) 1850s (b / w photo)
CHT218630 Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863) 1850s (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Colette (1873-1954) acting in Reve d Egyptienne, 1907 (b / w photo)
CHT163607 Colette (1873-1954) acting in Reve d Egyptienne, 1907 (b/w photo) by Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Portrait of the Marquis de Sade, frontispiece of Madame Gourdan
1765629 Portrait of the Marquis de Sade, frontispiece of Madame Gourdans correspondence, 1866 (engraving) by French School

Portrait of Jules Barbey d Aurevilly (1808-89), 1859 (b / w photo)
CHT163324 Portrait of Jules Barbey d Aurevilly (1808-89), 1859 (b/w photo) by Adam-Salomon, Antoine-Samuel (1818-81); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Colette (1873-1954) and Willy (1859-1931) at Belle-Ile, summer 1894 (b / w photo)
CHT215410 Colette (1873-1954) and Willy (1859-1931) at Belle-Ile, summer 1894 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Colette (1873-1954) aged 15, 1888 (b / w photo)
CHT215435 Colette (1873-1954) aged 15, 1888 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Colette (1873-1954) late 19th century (b / w photo)
CHT215417 Colette (1873-1954) late 19th century (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

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This collection of photographs and artworks showcases the diverse world of French writers throughout history. In a striking black and white photo, we see a seated sculpture of Voltaire, capturing the essence of this influential writer who lived from 1694 to 1778. The marble sculpture exudes wisdom and intellect. Moving on to another portrait, we find ourselves captivated by Georges Courteline. Painted in oil on canvas, this detailed artwork gives us a glimpse into the life of this intriguing figure. Pierre Louys is depicted in a pencil sketch from 1895. This black and white photo transports us back in time to witness the creative process behind his literary works. A beautiful family moment is frozen in time through a photograph taken in 1904. Paul Valery stands proudly with his wife Jeannie Gobillard and their child, symbolizing love amidst their literary pursuits. Colette takes center stage as she acts alongside Paul Franck in La Zingara around 1900. This captivating black and white photo captures her talent as an actress during that era. The joyous occasion of marriage is immortalized through another photograph from May 1900. Ernest Rouart and Julie Manet join Paul Valery and Jeannie Gobillard on their wedding day, creating memories that will last forever. An exquisite pastel portrait introduces us to Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon, showcasing his elegance as he gazes at us from centuries ago. Political tensions come alive through an ink caricature depicting a duel between Godefroi Cavaignac and Jean Jaures in 1898. These two figures represent opposing ideologies during that period. Illustrations for Charles Baudelaire's poems transport us into his darkly enchanting world while woodcuts bring Felix Pyat's Le Chiffonnier de Paris to life late in the nineteenth century.