Frenchwoman Collection

Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). View of Delphi with Procession. 1650. Classicism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Doria Pamphili Gallery

The Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1918_8_3: War of 14 -18: Anniversary " Four years today we put it
ICA4848170 The Red Laughter, Satirical in Colours, 1918_8_3: War of 14 -18: Anniversary " Four years today we put it

Le Laugher rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_1_26: War of 14 -18: at the Smolny Institute " Is your nobility
ICA4847861 Le Laugher rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_1_26: War of 14 -18: at the Smolny Institute " Is your nobility satisfied

Le Laugher, Satirique en Couleurs, 1896_6_20: Les jeux cirque - Chambre des deputes - Jaures Jean, Marianne
ICA4943338 Le Laugher, Satirique en Couleurs, 1896_6_20: Les jeux cirque - Chambre des deputes - Jaures Jean, Marianne; (add.info.: Le Laugher, Satirique en Couleurs)

English soprano Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho as Juliet in Charles Gounod's " Romeo and Juliet, " 1867
FLO4655403 English soprano Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho as Juliet in Charles Gounod's " Romeo and Juliet, " 1867, in the female costume of Italy, 1360

Granville, Manche (50), Lower Normandy, France, View of a street that dominates the church, 1865
LUX4731312 Granville, Manche (50), Lower Normandy, France, View of a street that dominates the church, 1865; (add.info.: Granville, Manche (50), Lower Normandy, France

La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime (17), Poitou Charentes, France, View of ports, 1870
LUX4731076 La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime (17), Poitou Charentes, France, View of ports, 1870; (add.info.: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime (17), Poitou Charentes, France, View of ports

France, Portrait of a Second Empire comedian named Delage, 1865
LUX4730879 France, Portrait of a Second Empire comedian named Delage, 1865; (add.info.: France, Portrait of a Second Empire comedian named Delage, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884
LUX4733241 Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884; (add.info.: Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France

Saumur, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France, A craftsman fills a chair with straw in a flower pot, 1865
LUX4732919 Saumur, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France, A craftsman fills a chair with straw in a flower pot, 1865; (add.info.: Saumur, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France

Angers, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, Studio portrait of a family with a woman in traditional dress
LUX4732317 Angers, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, Studio portrait of a family with a woman in traditional dress and headdress, 1865; (add.info.: Angers, Maine-et-Loire (49)

Sable-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire, France, A family of sarthois bourgeois poses in studio, 1865
LUX4732290 Sable-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire, France, A family of sarthois bourgeois poses in studio, 1865; (add.info.: Sable-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe (72), Pays de la Loire, France

France, Portrait of the composer Felicien David (1810-1876), 1865
LUX4728882 France, Portrait of the composer Felicien David (1810-1876), 1865; (add.info.: France, Portrait of the composer Felicien David (1810-1876), 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Mutual borrowing of fashions between French and English women, early 19th century
FLO4677797 Mutual borrowing of fashions between French and English women, early 19th century. Both wear identical style cups, frilled dresses, shawls and spencer jackets

Paris, France: the Petite Belt railway at the beginning of the 20th century, beg 1900 (postcard)
PCT4298191 Paris, France: the Petite Belt railway at the beginning of the 20th century, beg 1900 (postcard); (add.info.: train pulls by a steam locomotive leaving the station of Meniltant)

Alfred Louis Marie Velpeau (1795 - 1867) surgeon francais 1865
LUX4733780 Alfred Louis Marie Velpeau (1795 - 1867) surgeon francais 1865; (add.info.: Alfred Louis Marie Velpeau (1795 - 1867) surgeon francais 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Portrait by Carjat of Antoine " Tony" Revillon (1832-1898) journalist, writer, politician, 1870
LUX4732748 France, Portrait by Carjat of Antoine " Tony" Revillon (1832-1898) journalist, writer, politician, 1870; (add.info.: France)

Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute Loire (43), Auvergne, France, Photo in studio of peasants of Velay with their traditional
LUX4732301 Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute Loire (43), Auvergne, France, Photo in studio of peasants of Velay with their traditional clothes, their hat and their hoof, 1865; (add.info.: Le Puy-en-Velay)

Brittany, France, Mourning costume of the village of Queninguen, 1865
LUX4733980 Brittany, France, Mourning costume of the village of Queninguen, 1865; (add.info.: Brittany, France, Mourning costume of the village of Queninguen, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, A woman poses in a studio in a traditional dress with headdress, 1860
LUX4733950 France, A woman poses in a studio in a traditional dress with headdress, 1860; (add.info.: France, A woman poses in a studio in a traditional dress with headdress)

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Young woman in Provencal regional costume with traditional headdress, 1865
LUX4733932 Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Young woman in Provencal regional costume with traditional headdress, 1865; (add.info.: Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France)

Seigny, Cote d'Or (21), Burgundy, France, Pont sur la Brenne with on the back the construction estimate by
LUX4730968 Seigny, Cote d'Or (21), Burgundy, France, Pont sur la Brenne with on the back the construction estimate by the company that built it, 1865, Lobereau Jeune, Meurgey & co

France, Photo of an amateur painter: Antoine de la Grua and Talamanca de Carini, Prince of Carini (1796-1868)
LUX4732093 France, Photo of an amateur painter: Antoine de la Grua and Talamanca de Carini, Prince of Carini (1796-1868), Ambassador of the King of Naples to London, 1860; (add.info.: France)

English classical actress Mademoiselle Rachel or Elisabeth Rachel Felix as Roxane, a Turkish lady
FLO4656688 English classical actress Mademoiselle Rachel or Elisabeth Rachel Felix as Roxane, a Turkish lady, in Jean Racine's tragedy " Bajazet, " 1838

Costume of a French lady, early in the reign of Louis XIV, circa 1650. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes
FLO4656206 Costume of a French lady, early in the reign of Louis XIV, circa 1650. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

English actress and dancer Celine Celeste as the Native American huntress Miami in John Baldwin Buckstone " The
FLO4655797 English actress and dancer Celine Celeste as the Native American huntress Miami in John Baldwin Buckstone " The Green Bushes, " 1845

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1917_12_8: War of 14 -18: to the American " Alfred
ICA4847610 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colours, 1917_12_8: War of 14 -18: to the American " Alfred, I will call you now eye of the falcon

Le Lire rouge, Satirique en Colours, 1918_4_20: War of 14 -18: work of lady - Love, Obeite - Illustration by H
ICA4847168 Le Lire rouge, Satirique en Colours, 1918_4_20: War of 14 -18: work of lady - Love, Obeite - Illustration by H

Thermal tourism: view of the banks of the Allier a Vichy and curists attable in a restaurant, Allier 1905 approx
ELD4936238 Thermal tourism: view of the banks of the Allier a Vichy and curists attable in a restaurant, Allier 1905 approx

Breeds of horses, 18th century. English breed based on Arab blood 1, and heavy English horses 2
FLO4576390 Breeds of horses, 18th century. English breed based on Arab blood 1, and heavy English horses 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Le Lire rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_6_15: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Chantilly, Perfume
ICA4846840 Le Lire rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_6_15: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Chantilly, Perfume; (add.info.: Le Lire rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_6_15: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub)

Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1917_11_3: War of 14 -18
ICA4846733 Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1917_11_3: War of 14 -18; (add.info.: Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1917_11_3: War of 14 -18); Photo © Caricadoc

Le Lire rouge 1917_7_21: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Hygiene, Soldier's Life, Toothpaste
ICA4846436 Le Lire rouge 1917_7_21: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Hygiene, Soldier's Life, Toothpaste, Front (military) - Soldiers; (add.info.: Le Lire rouge 1917_7_21: War of 14 -18)

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1917_7_21: War of 14 -18: " It's strange boy
ICA4846399 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1917_7_21: War of 14 -18: " It's strange boy, it seems to me that you've already seen somewhere

Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_4_15: After the attack - William II
ICA4845044 Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_4_15: After the attack - William II: " I believe we have progressed in depth" - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Belligerants and Symbols

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing
ICA4845812 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing of the Pope! Out of here, that would be too convenient

Cover of " Le Lire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1916_11_18: L'opinion de nenette - Guerre de 14 -18
ICA4845755 Cover of " Le Lire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1916_11_18: L'opinion de nenette - Guerre de 14 -18, Medical, Vie du soldat

Le Rire rouge 1918_7_13: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Perfume, Cote d'Azur
ICA4847931 Le Rire rouge 1918_7_13: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Perfume, Cote d'Azur; (add.info.: Le Rire rouge 1918_7_13: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Perfume)

Vernon, Eure (27), Haute Normandy, France, Studio portrait of the franc macon in uniform with its apron
LUX4730502 Vernon, Eure (27), Haute Normandy, France, Studio portrait of the franc macon in uniform with its apron, belt and hammer, elected at the lodge of Vernon, 1865

France, Portrait of a Woman in Studio with a Crinoline Dress (Out of Frame), 1860
LUX4729020 France, Portrait of a Woman in Studio with a Crinoline Dress (Out of Frame), 1860; (add.info.: France, Portrait of a Woman in Studio with a Crinoline Dress (Out of Frame)

Lyon, Rhone (69), Rhone-Alpes, France, An elderly woman in a local costume and a headdress pose in studio, 1875
LUX4729672 Lyon, Rhone (69), Rhone-Alpes, France, An elderly woman in a local costume and a headdress pose in studio, 1875; (add.info.: Lyon, Rhone (69), Rhone-Alpes, France

Angers, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, A father, a mother and their son pose in studio, 1865
LUX4729433 Angers, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, A father, a mother and their son pose in studio, 1865; (add.info.: Angers, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, A father

France, Photograph of a blind person doing the almone and titled: Don't forget a poor blind, 1863
LUX4731427 France, Photograph of a blind person doing the almone and titled: Don't forget a poor blind, 1863; (add.info.: France)

France, A couple of bourgeois poses outside in the park of their estate, 1860
LUX4731340 France, A couple of bourgeois poses outside in the park of their estate, 1860; (add.info.: France, A couple of bourgeois poses outside in the park of their estate)

Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf, 1870
LUX4733185 Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf, 1870; (add.info.: Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf

Hunting horns (1, 2), serpent (3), French horn (4), bugle (5) and sacbut or trombone (6)
FLO4593987 Hunting horns (1, 2), serpent (3), French horn (4), bugle (5) and sacbut or trombone (6). Brassy and woodwind musical instruments. Copperplate engraving by John Lee after a drawing by T

France, Portrait of George Aucler brother by Auguste Aucler looking in an astronomical bezel, 1863
LUX4732701 France, Portrait of George Aucler brother by Auguste Aucler looking in an astronomical bezel, 1863; (add.info.: France)

Normandy, France, A group of fish selling fish on a port, 1865
LUX4732448 Normandy, France, A group of fish selling fish on a port, 1865; (add.info.: Normandy, France, A group of fish selling fish on a port, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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Captivating and enigmatic, the Frenchwoman embodies a rich tapestry of history and culture. From the serene landscapes captured by Claude Lorrain in his View of Delphi to the intellectual musings of Auguste Comte, a French positivist philosopher, her influence knows no bounds. Even amidst times of turmoil, she stood strong. In World War I, The Frenchwoman in War-Time emerged as a symbol of resilience and strength through the lens of the Cinematographic Section of the French Army. A testament to her unwavering spirit. Throughout centuries past, notable figures like Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Augustus) recognized her allure. And within vibrant music halls like Folies-Bergere's wall of death performance, she captivated audiences with her daring feats. Boundaries could not contain her allure either - from Le Perthus on France's border with Spain to the Spanish Civil War where she became an invader herself or embarked on a path towards France; she left an indelible mark wherever she went. Intrigue followed in her wake as seen through historical figures such as Catherine de Vivonne, Marquise de Rambouillet and Henry III of France who were drawn to her magnetic charm. Her presence even graced architectural wonders like Amiens Cathedral in France – standing tall as a testament to both faith and beauty that resonates throughout time. And finally, within ballets like Symphonie Fantastique, this captivating figure takes center stage once more – enchanting audiences with graceful movements that transcend language barriers. The Frenchwoman is more than just an individual; she represents an embodiment of elegance, resilience, intellectuality and artistic expression that continues to inspire generations.