The Eighteenth Century Collection

The eighteenth century was a time of great change and innovation, marking the transition from the medieval to modern world

The Eighteenth Century Collection: A law clerk has his wig powdered by a hairdresser in a garret

A law clerk has his wig powdered by a hairdresser in a garret. He protect his face with a conical mask
FLO4657082 A law clerk has his wig powdered by a hairdresser in a garret. He protect his face with a conical mask and holds a sheet over his shoulders

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Scene inside the Tambour Royal, a popular tavern and cabaret run by Jean Ramponaux, Paris

Scene inside the Tambour Royal, a popular tavern and cabaret run by Jean Ramponaux, Paris
FLO4657078 Scene inside the Tambour Royal, a popular tavern and cabaret run by Jean Ramponaux, Paris. Lithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable party playing the game of trictrac in an 18th century parlour

Fashionable party playing the game of trictrac in an 18th century parlour. English game similar to backgammon
FLO4657059 Fashionable party playing the game of trictrac in an 18th century parlour. English game similar to backgammon. Woodblock engraving from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable woman with African pageboy holding up her huge hairdo. 18th century caricature

Fashionable woman with African pageboy holding up her huge hairdo. 18th century caricature
FLO4657038 Fashionable woman with African pageboy holding up her huge hairdo. 18th century caricature. Lithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable ladies and gentlemen playing the card game Comet

Fashionable ladies and gentlemen playing the card game Comet (named for the 1758 visit of Halley's comet)
FLO4657001 Fashionable ladies and gentlemen playing the card game Comet (named for the 1758 visit of Halley's comet) in a drawing room. A serving brings carafes of wine

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Scene from a stage play in an 18th century Paris theatre. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The

Scene from a stage play in an 18th century Paris theatre. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century
FLO4657000 Scene from a stage play in an 18th century Paris theatre. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London

The Eighteenth Century Collection: The Saint Ovide Fair was held in Paris every August at the Place Louis XV (now place de la Concorde)

The Saint Ovide Fair was held in Paris every August at the Place Louis XV (now place de la Concorde)
FLO4656978 The Saint Ovide Fair was held in Paris every August at the Place Louis XV (now place de la Concorde). It was famous for its billiards hall, dance performances by Nicolet, booths

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable society arriving in coaches for a promenade in Paris, 18th century

Fashionable society arriving in coaches for a promenade in Paris, 18th century
FLO4656951 Fashionable society arriving in coaches for a promenade in Paris, 18th century. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint Aubin from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Itinerant seller of cocoa or chocolate, with an urn of hot cocoa on his back and cups on chains

Itinerant seller of cocoa or chocolate, with an urn of hot cocoa on his back and cups on chains
FLO4656948 Itinerant seller of cocoa or chocolate, with an urn of hot cocoa on his back and cups on chains. Lithograph after Jean-Baptiste Poisson from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Map of Paris, showing the Palais des Tuileries, Vieux Louvre, the River Seine, circa 1730

Map of Paris, showing the Palais des Tuileries, Vieux Louvre, the River Seine, circa 1730
FLO4656917 Map of Paris, showing the Palais des Tuileries, Vieux Louvre, the River Seine, circa 1730. Lithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Man giving a piggyback to a lady in petticoats to cross a gutter after a thunderstorm in Paris

Man giving a piggyback to a lady in petticoats to cross a gutter after a thunderstorm in Paris
FLO4656914 Man giving a piggyback to a lady in petticoats to cross a gutter after a thunderstorm in Paris. The cobbled street is a river of filth

The Eighteenth Century Collection: English mountebank with sword and stuffed fox selling potions in the Place du Louvre

English mountebank with sword and stuffed fox selling potions in the Place du Louvre
FLO4657085 English mountebank with sword and stuffed fox selling potions in the Place du Louvre. Lithograph after Jean Duplessis-Bertaux from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Ladies fashions of the late 18th century including the shepherdess style, large cups, petticoats

Ladies fashions of the late 18th century including the shepherdess style, large cups, petticoats, parasols and fans
FLO4657047 Ladies fashions of the late 18th century including the shepherdess style, large cups, petticoats, parasols and fans

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Reception of an ambassador at Versailles. Ornate coaches with liveried footmen being met at

Reception of an ambassador at Versailles. Ornate coaches with liveried footmen being met at the gates of the French
FLO4657024 Reception of an ambassador at Versailles. Ornate coaches with liveried footmen being met at the gates of the French king's palace

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable dandies and belles flirting in the Jardin du Palais Royal

Fashionable dandies and belles flirting in the Jardin du Palais Royal, or the Garden of the Palais Royal, Paris
FLO4656941 Fashionable dandies and belles flirting in the Jardin du Palais Royal, or the Garden of the Palais Royal, Paris

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fancy Ball at the House of Monsieur Villemorien Fila. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Fancy Ball at the House of Monsieur Villemorien Fila. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint-Aubin from Paul Lacroix The
FLO4657122 Fancy Ball at the House of Monsieur Villemorien Fila. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint-Aubin from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Great officers of state at a English royal coronation ceremony

Great officers of state at a English royal coronation ceremony. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth
FLO4657108 Great officers of state at a English royal coronation ceremony. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Performance of the comedie-ballet Princess of Navarre by Voltaire and Jean Philippe Rameau

Performance of the comedie-ballet Princess of Navarre by Voltaire and Jean Philippe Rameau
FLO4657103 Performance of the comedie-ballet Princess of Navarre by Voltaire and Jean Philippe Rameau, at the Palace of Versailles

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable salon in the era of King Louis XVI, France. Women playing cards, reading books

Fashionable salon in the era of King Louis XVI, France. Women playing cards, reading books, chatting, flirting, etc
FLO4657020 Fashionable salon in the era of King Louis XVI, France. Women playing cards, reading books, chatting, flirting, etc

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable society promenading on the Ramparts of Paris. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint Aubin

Fashionable society promenading on the Ramparts of Paris. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint Aubin from Paul Lacroix
FLO4656955 Fashionable society promenading on the Ramparts of Paris. Lithograph after Augustin de Saint Aubin from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes

The Eighteenth Century Collection: The Marche des Innocents with the Fontaine des Innocents (now place Joachim-du-Bellay)

The Marche des Innocents with the Fontaine des Innocents (now place Joachim-du-Bellay, Les Halles), Paris
FLO4656936 The Marche des Innocents with the Fontaine des Innocents (now place Joachim-du-Bellay, Les Halles), Paris. Lithograph after Etienne Jeaurat from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Woman smuggling contraband into France in her massive wig. 18th century cartoon

Woman smuggling contraband into France in her massive wig. 18th century cartoon
FLO4657035 Woman smuggling contraband into France in her massive wig. 18th century cartoon. Lithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Masquerade party in a grand mirrored ballroom or Galerie des Glaces, 18th century

Masquerade party in a grand mirrored ballroom or Galerie des Glaces, 18th century
FLO4657113 Masquerade party in a grand mirrored ballroom or Galerie des Glaces, 18th century. Chromolithograph after Charles Nicholas Cochin from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century

The Eighteenth Century Collection: English mountebank in hussar uniform on horseback selling potions to a crowd of peasant and soldiers

English mountebank in hussar uniform on horseback selling potions to a crowd of peasant and soldiers
FLO4657089 English mountebank in hussar uniform on horseback selling potions to a crowd of peasant and soldiers. Lithograph after Jean Duplessis-Bertaux from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable society enjoying Tea a l'Anglais, English tea, in a drawing room, 18th century

Fashionable society enjoying Tea a l'Anglais, English tea, in a drawing room, 18th century
FLO4657013 Fashionable society enjoying Tea a l'Anglais, English tea, in a drawing room, 18th century. With music from players on harpsichord and lute

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fireworks display held on the Pont-Neuf, Paris, in 1745. Each year

Fireworks display held on the Pont-Neuf, Paris, in 1745. Each year, the firework manufacturers held the event on St
FLO4656987 Fireworks display held on the Pont-Neuf, Paris, in 1745. Each year, the firework manufacturers held the event on St. Louis day, August 25

The Eighteenth Century Collection: View of the Grand Trianon and its garden or parterre, Versailles, 18th century

View of the Grand Trianon and its garden or parterre, Versailles, 18th century
FLO4656952 View of the Grand Trianon and its garden or parterre, Versailles, 18th century. Lithograph after Jacques Rigaud from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable people shopping in the Galleries de Bois, Wooden Gallery, (now the Palais Royal), Paris

Fashionable people shopping in the Galleries de Bois, Wooden Gallery, (now the Palais Royal), Paris
FLO4656909 Fashionable people shopping in the Galleries de Bois, Wooden Gallery, (now the Palais Royal), Paris. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs

The Eighteenth Century Collection: Fashionable society shopping in the Galleries of the Palais Royal, Paris. Man talking to booksellers

Fashionable society shopping in the Galleries of the Palais Royal, Paris. Man talking to booksellers
FLO4656897 Fashionable society shopping in the Galleries of the Palais Royal, Paris. Man talking to booksellers, women at a fabric shop

The Eighteenth Century Collection: The Montgolfier brothers balloon launch from Versailles in the presence of the king, September 1783

The Montgolfier brothers balloon launch from Versailles in the presence of the king, September 1783
FLO4656981 The Montgolfier brothers balloon launch from Versailles in the presence of the king, September 1783. Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier.; (add.info)

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The eighteenth century was a time of great change and innovation, marking the transition from the medieval to modern world. It saw the rise of Enlightenment ideals, leading to advancements in science, philosophy, and politics. The Industrial Revolution transformed economies and societies, as new technologies revolutionized production methods. Art and literature flourished during this period, with movements such as Rococo and Neoclassicism leaving lasting legacies. The century also witnessed significant political upheaval, including revolutions in America and France that forever altered the course of history. Overall, the eighteenth century was a dynamic era characterized by progress, turmoil, and cultural renaissance.