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Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Reichshoffen also called Battle of Worth, 5 August 1870

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Reichshoffen also called Battle of Worth, 5 August 1870. French Cuirassiers gallping through Reichshoffen. Decisive Prussian victory. Germany France Cavalry

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Benjamin Constant 1845-1902, French artist. The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople

Benjamin Constant 1845-1902, French artist. The Entry of Mehmet II into Constantinople 1876

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569. Huguenots

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569. Huguenots under Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572)

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Bar at the Folies Bergere, 1882, the artists last major work. Oil on canvas

Bar at the Folies Bergere, 1882, the artists last major work. Oil on canvas. Edouard Manet (1832-1883) French artist, transition from Realism to Impressionism

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: St Luke the Evangelist writing his gospel watched by his symbol, an ox. French School, 17th century

St Luke the Evangelist writing his gospel watched by his symbol, an ox. French School, 17th century

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-88) French naturalist, being waited

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-88) French naturalist, being waited on by his trained chimpanzee. French trade card issued c1890. Chromolithograph

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Death of Sardanapolis by Eugene Delacroix, (1798-1863) French Artist. The painting

Death of Sardanapolis by Eugene Delacroix, (1798-1863) French Artist. The painting is based on the tale of Sardanapalus, last king of Assyria, from the library of Diodorus Siculus

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: (Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) French composer. After a photograph

(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) French composer. After a photograph

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Jeanne d Arc, the Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Jeanne d Arc, the Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr. Tried for heresy and sorcery and burnt at stake in market place at Rouen, 30 May 1431

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: British Military decorations: left to right, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross

British Military decorations: left to right, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal. Right: French Croix de Guerre

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Henri Philippe Omer Petain (1856-1951) French soldier and statesman c1916. Commander-in-Chief 1917

Henri Philippe Omer Petain (1856-1951) French soldier and statesman c1916. Commander-in-Chief 1917: Marshal of France 1918: Minister of War 1934: Head of French Vichy government from 1940

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: St Vincent de Paul (c1581-1660) French priest and philanthropist: Franciscan. Patron

St Vincent de Paul (c1581-1660) French priest and philanthropist: Franciscan. Patron saint of charitable societies. Engraving 1663

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Crusaders embarking for the Holy Lane. Detail from 15th century Statutes of the Order

Crusaders embarking for the Holy Lane. Detail from 15th century Statutes of the Order of Saint Esprit. Banners show Papal arms, those of Holy Roman Emperor, and kings of England, France and Sicily

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Engraving published 1904

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Engraving published 1904

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (1753-1823) French revolutionary: member of National Convention

Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (1753-1823) French revolutionary: member of National Convention: organiser of victory in the French Revolutionary Wars

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800. French under Bonaparte defeat the Austrians. French

Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800. French under Bonaparte defeat the Austrians. French charge led by Francois Kellermann (1770-1835), son of Marshal Kellermann. Early 19th century Sevres plate

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Pierre Curie (1859-1906) French chemist. Awarded Nobel prize for physics in 1903

Pierre Curie (1859-1906) French chemist. Awarded Nobel prize for physics in 1903 jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel. Engraving

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) French soldier: enlisted French Revolutionary army

Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) French soldier: enlisted French Revolutionary army (1792) Left in command of Egypt by Napoleon. Assassinated by an Egyptian fanatic. Lithograph c1830

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: French map of Central and South America, showing Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Islands

French map of Central and South America, showing Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Islands and Antilles, River Plate, Conquistadors in Peru, Cannibals, Gold Mines, Parrots, etc. 1550. British Museum

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in her laboratory, 1912, the

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in her laboratory, 1912, the year after she was awarded her second Nobel prize (for chemistry)

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Rene Francois Armand Sully-Prudhomme (1839-1907) French poet, 1902. He was awarded

Rene Francois Armand Sully-Prudhomme (1839-1907) French poet, 1902. He was awarded the first Nobel prize for Literature in 1901. Engraving

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Charles VII (1403-1461) king of France from 1422. Portrait by Jean Fouquet (1403-1461)

Charles VII (1403-1461) king of France from 1422. Portrait by Jean Fouquet (1403-1461)

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: La Bouillotte, early 19th century. Scene of men and women in French Empire fashons

La Bouillotte, early 19th century. Scene of men and women in French Empire fashons at an evening entertainment watching a game of Bouillotte in progress at the card table

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903) French physiologist. Pioneer of cinematography. Engraving

Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903) French physiologist. Pioneer of cinematography. Engraving, 1904

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Robert Nivelle (1857-1924) French general. Commander-in-Chief December 1916 to May 1917

Robert Nivelle (1857-1924) French general. Commander-in-Chief December 1916 to May 1917. Superceded by Petain

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Battle of Busaco, 27 September 1810: British and allied troops under Wellington repulsed

Battle of Busaco, 27 September 1810: British and allied troops under Wellington repulsed French under Massena. Early 20th century book Illustration

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Involuntary movement. Descartes idea of how impulses from limbs reach the brain

Involuntary movement. Descartes idea of how impulses from limbs reach the brain. He believed all nerves to be hollow. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica, 1692. Woodcut

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Albuera 16 May 1811, Beresford defeats Soult. Sergeant of 18th Hussars

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Albuera 16 May 1811, Beresford defeats Soult. Sergeant of 18th Hussars (British) takes French officers prisoner. Hand-coloured aquatint after W Heath 1817

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Battle of Villa Viciosa, 11 December 1710. Louis Joseph, Duc de Vendome (1654-1712)

Battle of Villa Viciosa, 11 December 1710. Louis Joseph, Duc de Vendome (1654-1712) victorious against the Austrians. Jean Alaux, Galerie des Batailles, Versailles

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist, discovered oxygen. Lavoisier

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist, discovered oxygen. Lavoisier investigating respiration. He discovered the interchange of gases in the lungs

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) French silk-weaver and inventor showing his loom

Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) French silk-weaver and inventor showing his loom to Lazare Carnot (1753-1823) at Lyon (1801). Punched cards on which pattern encoded are at right of loom

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Draisien or Velocipede shown replacing horses in the French post service. Coloured

Draisien or Velocipede shown replacing horses in the French post service. Coloured lithograph cartoon, 1818

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) English soldier

George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) English soldier, cousin of Queen Victoria, commander-in-chief of army 1887. Commanded division in Crimea 1854

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Children of the Sklodovski family. Left to right: Zosia, Hela Manya (Marie Curie 1867-1934)

Children of the Sklodovski family. Left to right: Zosia, Hela Manya (Marie Curie 1867-1934), Joseph and Bronya

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Picture published 1917

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Picture published 1917

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Pierre Marcellin Boule (1861-1942) French paleontologist. First reconstruction of

Pierre Marcellin Boule (1861-1942) French paleontologist. First reconstruction of Neanderthal skeleton (1921). Obverse of commemorative medal

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, 1870

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, 1870. From The Graphic (London, 15 October 1870). Wood engraving

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon) 1808-73. Emperor of the French 1852-70. Portrait engraving

Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon) 1808-73. Emperor of the French 1852-70. Portrait engraving from cover of sheet music published at the time of his visit to London with Empress Eugenie

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Smallpox victim. From French medical book c1890

Smallpox victim. From French medical book c1890

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: George Sand (1804-1876) (Amandine Aurore Lucie Dudevant) French Romantic novelist

George Sand (1804-1876) (Amandine Aurore Lucie Dudevant) French Romantic novelist, Chopins lover for 8 years: also of Prosper Merimee and Alfred de Musset

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: A Bird. Watercolour. Aurore Amadine Lucie Dupin (1804-1876) French novelist

A Bird. Watercolour. Aurore Amadine Lucie Dupin (1804-1876) French novelist and feminist who wrote under the name of George Sand

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Bertrand du Guesclin or Gueselin (c1320-1380) Eagle of Brittany, French

Bertrand du Guesclin or Gueselin (c1320-1380) Eagle of Brittany, French military commander. Guesclin defeating Captal de Buch, 16 May 1364. French military commander during the Hundred Years War

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Igloos and Esquimaux. Watercolour. Aurore Amadine Lucie Dupin (1804-1876) French novelist

Igloos and Esquimaux. Watercolour. Aurore Amadine Lucie Dupin (1804-1876) French novelist and feminist who wrote under the name of George Sand

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: First Franco-Hova War 1883-1886: French troops attacking Marvoay. War ended with

First Franco-Hova War 1883-1886: French troops attacking Marvoay. War ended with the Treaty of Tamatave, January 1886. France Colonisation Battle Solar Topee Malagassy Madagascar Chromolithograph

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: World War I 1914-1918: The Liberator of France Soldier reporting to Marshal

World War I 1914-1918: The Liberator of France Soldier reporting to Marshal Joseph Joffre in the French headquarters on night of 6 September 1914. 1st Battle of the Marne 6-10 September

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: View of a Fantastic Chateau by Moonlight. Watercolour and gouache. Aurore Amadine Lucie Dupin

View of a Fantastic Chateau by Moonlight. Watercolour and gouache. Aurore Amadine Lucie Dupin (1804-1876) French novelist and feminist who wrote under the name of George Sand

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: Marchand Mission, French expedition under Jean Baptiste Marchand to prevent British

Marchand Mission, French expedition under Jean Baptiste Marchand to prevent British expansion in north eastern Africa. Battle at Kimbedi, Congo, 19 October 1896. Early 20th Century Trade Card

Background imageFrench Rights Managed Collection: First Franco-Hova War 1883-1886: Presentation of the flag to the French Expeditionary Force

First Franco-Hova War 1883-1886: Presentation of the flag to the French Expeditionary Force. War ended with the Treaty of Tamatave, January 1886




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