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Frenchmen Collection (#2)

Frenchmen have left an indelible mark on history, art, and culture

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Richard Wagner. Siegfried

Richard Wagner. Siegfried
WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). German composer of Romanticism. Skech of the dragon Fafner for the opera Siegried. Paris Opera. 1902

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Francia. Conques. Sainte-Foy Abbey

Francia. Conques. Sainte-Foy Abbey
FRANCE. Conques. ɧ lise abbatiale de Sainte Foy (Abbey Church of St. Foy). View of the apse with its chapels. Romanesque art. Architecture

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: COURBET, Gustave. The Artists Studio

COURBET, Gustave. The Artists Studio
COURBET, Gustave (1819-1877). The Artists Studio. 1854 - 1855. Realism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Frenchmen of 1470

Frenchmen of 1470
Short fur-lined jerkin (jacket) with hanging sleeves, hose, piked shoes (cracowes), long gowns - one with dagged sleeves, small round caps & hats & a chaperon with liripipe Date: 1470

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Two Frenchman at Table

Two Frenchman at Table
Two Frenchmen at table. Note that the bearded monsieur holds his knife in his left hand, uses his fork with his right hand : his companion is more conventional Date: circa 1850

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee

Cartoon, Siege de la Colonne de Pompee [Pompeys Pillar, a Roman triumphal column], Science in the Pillory, by James Gillray

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Cartoon, The Good Alphabet, WW1

Cartoon, The Good Alphabet, WW1
Cartoon, The Good Alphabet. Two Frenchmen with different initials on their armbands meet on a country road. The main thing is that they are on the same side. Date: 1915

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Napoleon working

Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Napoleon working for Spains regeneration. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Museo de Historia

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Feast given at the Chateau de Versailles in celebration

Feast given at the Chateau de Versailles in celebration of the Peace at the end of the Seven Years War, 1763. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: The provisioning of a lighthouse in Brittany. Image

The provisioning of a lighthouse in Brittany. Image published in L Illustration on December 9th, 1899. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Barras, Paul-Francois-Jean-Nicolas, vicomte de (1755-1829)

Barras, Paul-Francois-Jean-Nicolas, vicomte de (1755-1829). French revolutionary politician. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: France. Revolution of 1848. Flight of Louis Philippe

France. Revolution of 1848. Flight of Louis Philippe I. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: LOUIS VI the Fat, of France (1081-1137). King of

LOUIS VI the Fat, of France (1081-1137). King of the Franks (1108-1137). King Louis VI (1080-1137) Watching the Construction of a Church, from the Grandes Chroniques de France 1375-79. Gothic art

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: SCOTT, Georges Bertin, called Scott de Pagnolles

SCOTT, Georges Bertin, called Scott de Pagnolles (1873-1943). After the shipwreck. 1898. Illustration published in L Illustration on January 28, 1899. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: CHARLES VI of France, called the Well-beloved

CHARLES VI of France, called the Well-beloved (1368-1422). King of France (1380-1422), Valois dynasty. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Suchet, Louis-Gabriel (1770-1826). Duke of Albufera

Suchet, Louis-Gabriel (1770-1826). Duke of Albufera and Marshal of France. LEGRIP, Frederic (1817 - 1871). Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. Palace of Versailles

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: MASSENA, Andr頨1758-1817). French military commander

MASSENA, Andr頨1758-1817). French military commander
MASSENA, Andr頨 1758-1817). French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. First Duc de Rivoli and First Prince d Essling. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Ney, Michel, Duc DElchingen, prince of la Moskowa

Ney, Michel, Duc DElchingen, prince of la Moskowa (1769-1815). French marshal, duke of Elchingen and prince of La Moskova. Engraving. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: RIGAUD, Jacint Rigaud i Ros, called Hyacinthe (1659-1743)

RIGAUD, Jacint Rigaud i Ros, called Hyacinthe (1659-1743). Portrait of Charles de Saint-Albin, Archbishop of Cambrai. Baroque art. Painting. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: GUIZOT, Fran篩s (1787-1874). French historian

GUIZOT, Fran篩s (1787-1874). French historian, orator, and statesman. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Maupassant, Guy de (1850-1893). French writer. Title

Maupassant, Guy de (1850-1893). French writer. Title page of Bel-Ami, in an edition of the collected works of Guy de Maupassant printed in Paris. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880). French writer. Engraving

FLAUBERT, Gustave (1821-1880). French writer. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: ROUGET, Georges (1784-1869). The Marriage of Napoleon

ROUGET, Georges (1784-1869). The Marriage of Napoleon I (1769-1821) and Marie Louise (1791-1847) Archduchess of Austria, 2nd April 1810. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: The first World war (1918). Celebration of the Victory

The first World war (1918). Celebration of the Victory in the Paris streets (November). Illustration by Charles Hoffbauer

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Orleans, Philip II, duc d (1674-1723). Regent of

Orleans, Philip II, duc d (1674-1723). Regent of France (1715-1723). The Cabinet of the Grand Dauphin at the Versailles Palace. 1723. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: CHARLES VIII of France (1470-1498). French king

CHARLES VIII of France (1470-1498). French king from the Valois dynasty (1483 - 1498). Marriage of Charles VIII to Anne of Brittany at Langeais, France, 2 December 1491

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Mexico. Civil War. Battle of Quer鴡ro (June 1867)

Mexico. Civil War. Battle of Quer鴡ro (June 1867)
Mexico. Civil War. Battle of Quer鴡 ro (June 1867). Oil on canvas. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Parmentier, Antoine Augustin (1737-1813). Vocal

Parmentier, Antoine Augustin (1737-1813). Vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Glass for tobacco (18th c. ). Bordeaux ceramics

Glass for tobacco (18th c. ). Bordeaux ceramics
Glass for tobacco (18th c.). Bordeaux ceramics. Ceramics. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. HAUTS-DE-SEINE. S趲 es. Sevres National Museum for Ceramics

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: MɒIMɅ, Prosper (1803-1870). French novelist, playwright

MɒIMɅ, Prosper (1803-1870). French novelist, playwright
Mɒ IMɅ, Prosper (1803-1870). French novelist, playwright, essayist and Hispanist. Title page of Colomba, 1840. Publication created in Leipzig

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: JOLIOT, Fr餩ric (1900-1958). French physicist

JOLIOT, Fr餩ric (1900-1958). French physicist
JOLIOT, Fr餩 ric (1900-1958). French physicist. Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: DUPANLOUP, F鬩x-Antoine-Philibert (1802-1878)

DUPANLOUP, F鬩x-Antoine-Philibert (1802-1878)
DUPANLOUP, F鬩 x-Antoine-Philibert (1802-1878). French ecclesiastic. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: FRANCE. Semur-en-Auxois. Church of Notre-Dame. Detail

FRANCE. Semur-en-Auxois. Church of Notre-Dame. Detail of the Window of the Cloth Merchant. French school. 15th c. Drapers trade. Gothic art. Glass window

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: CARREL, Alexis (1873 - 1944). French surgeon

CARREL, Alexis (1873 - 1944). French surgeon and biologist. Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1912. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: FLAMMARION, Camille (1842 - 1925). French astronomer

FLAMMARION, Camille (1842 - 1925). French astronomer. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: SAINT-SIMON, Louis de (1675 - 1755). Duc de Rouvroy

SAINT-SIMON, Louis de (1675 - 1755). Duc de Rouvroy. French soldier, diplomatist and writer of memoirs. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: VOLTAIRE, Fran篩s-Marie Arouet, also known as (1694-1778)

VOLTAIRE, Fran篩s-Marie Arouet, also known as (1694-1778)
VOLTAIRE, Fran篩 s-Marie Arouet, also known as (1694-1778). French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Laennec, Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe (1781-1826). French

Laennec, Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe (1781-1826). French physician inventor of the stethoscope. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: BECQUEREL, Antoine Henri (1852-1908). French physicist

BECQUEREL, Antoine Henri (1852-1908). French physicist, Nobel laureate 1903, and the discoverer of radioactivity. Oil

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: RONSARD, Pierre de (1524-1585). French poet. Oil

RONSARD, Pierre de (1524-1585). French poet. Oil on canvas

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: GUILLOTIN, Joseph Ignace (1738-1814). Guillotine s

GUILLOTIN, Joseph Ignace (1738-1814). Guillotine s
GUILLOTIN, Joseph Ignace (1738-1814). Guillotines inventor. Unknown painter. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: MAETERLINCK, Maurice (1862-1949). Belgian writer

MAETERLINCK, Maurice (1862-1949). Belgian writer in French language. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: Raspail, Fran篩s (1794-1878). French chemist, naturalist

Raspail, Fran篩s (1794-1878). French chemist, naturalist, physiologist, and socialist politician. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: WWI. France (1914-1918). The neighborhood of small

WWI. France (1914-1918). The neighborhood of small industries in Reims destroyed by bombing. In the background the cathedral of Reims. Painting

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: LAMARTINE, Alphonse de (1790-1869). French politician

LAMARTINE, Alphonse de (1790-1869). French politician and romantic poet. Illustration of Jocelyn. 1836. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: France (1588). Assembly of the General States (29-II-1588)

France (1588). Assembly of the General States (29-II-1588). Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: DIEULAFOY, Jane (1851-1916). French archaeologist

DIEULAFOY, Jane (1851-1916). French archaeologist, explorer, novelist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy. Engraving

Background imageFrenchmen Collection: THIERS, Adolphe (1797-1877). French politician

THIERS, Adolphe (1797-1877). French politician and historian. Engraving




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Frenchmen have left an indelible mark on history, art, and culture. From the renowned painter Claude Lorrain's breathtaking "View of Delphi with" to the influential positivist philosopher Auguste Comte's groundbreaking theories, French minds have shaped our understanding of the world. Even in politics, we find remarkable French figures like Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, better known as Augustus. His reign as Caesar transformed Rome into a powerful empire that would endure for centuries. But it is not just intellectual pursuits that define the French spirit; they also know how to entertain. The iconic Music-Hall Folies-Bergere captivated audiences with thrilling acts such as "The Wall of Death, " showcasing daring stunts that pushed boundaries and thrilled spectators. France's geographical diversity is another aspect worth mentioning. In Le Perthus, located in Languedoc-Roussillon region near Spain, cultures blend seamlessly at this border town where France meets Spain. It stands witness to historical events like the Spanish Civil War when Spain was invaded or during its aftermath when many sought refuge in France along Camino Hacia Francia De Febrero. History comes alive through monuments too - take for instance the Tomb of Jemima Nicholas which commemorates her heroic actions during wartime. And let us not forget Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet whose salon became a hub for intellectuals and artists alike during the 17th century. Royalty has always played a significant role in France's narrative - Henry III reigned over turbulent times but left his mark on history as King of France from 1551-1589. Artistic expressions found their home within magnificent structures like Amiens Cathedral of Our Lady in France. Its grandeur and architectural brilliance continue to awe visitors even today. Lastly, dance takes center stage with Ballet Symphonie Fantastique captivating audiences worldwide with its mesmerizing performances.