Academie Collection

Ballet dancers rehearsing Coppelia
Ballet dancers from the French Academie de Musique et de Danse rehearsing Coppelia (music by Delibes). Mademoiselle Carlotta Zambelli, Italian dancer and teacher, is in pink on the left

Music / Opera / Verdi / Aida
AIDA Mlle Soyer as Amneris in a production at the Academie Nationale de Musique, Paris

Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)

Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La Grisi
Mademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi

Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (1 of 2)

A dandy on a walk in the Tuileries Gardens, 1800
A walk in the Tuileries Gardens. A dandy of the Year VIII, 1800. Incroyable in coat, breeches, hose and slippers, with tricorn and cockade. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Ballet dancer Lucien Petipa as Lyonel in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

[Nude Before a Mirror], ca. 1857. Creator: Attributed to Bruno Braquehais (French, 1823
[Nude Before a Mirror], ca. 1857

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Twilight over Academie Francaise and River Seine, Paris, France. Date: 30/01/2009

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Academie Francaise along River Seine, Paris, France. Date: 20/01/2009

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Academie Francaise along River Seine, Paris, France. Date: 20/01/2009

Frontispiece for the French Academy dictionary, engraved by Jean Mariette (1660-1742
XIR165129 Frontispiece for the French Academy dictionary, engraved by Jean Mariette (1660-1742) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Corneille, Jean-Baptiste (1649-95) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Jules de Goncourt (1830-70) from Journal by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
CHT215478 Jules de Goncourt (1830-70) from Journal by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, 29th April 1857, engraved by Charles Maurand (engraving) (b/w photo) by Goncourt

Cover of the Dictionnaire de l Academie Francaise, 1835 (engraving)
CHT218692 Cover of the Dictionnaire de l Academie Francaise, 1835 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Institut de France, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Minutes from a meeting of the Academy of Sciences, 4th July 1789 (ink on paper)
ACD179949 Minutes from a meeting of the Academy of Sciences, 4th July 1789 (ink on paper) by French School, (18th century); Academie des Sciences, Paris

Proofing page with corrections of an edition of the French Academy dictionary
BLT179945 Proofing page with corrections of an edition of the French Academy dictionary (ink on paper) (detail of 179941) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France

Proofing page with corrections of an edition of the French Academy dictionary
BLT179941 Proofing page with corrections of an edition of the French Academy dictionary (ink on paper) (see also 179945) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris

French baritone Paul Barroilhet as Iago in Othello, 1844
French baritone Paul Barroilhet as Iago in the opera Othello by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale du Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Ballet dancer Celestine Emarot as Addison in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Ballet dancer Adele Dumilatre in Lady Henriette, 1844
Ballet dancer Adele Dumilatre in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Act II, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Ballet dancer in Scottish costume in Robert Bruce, 1846
Ballet dancer in Scottish costume in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce, 1846
Italian tenor Geremia Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in Robert Bruce, 1846
French baritone Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Soprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in Robert Bruce
Soprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Tenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II in Robert Bruce
Tenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II of England in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

A page in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie

Ballet dancer Mlle. Maria Jacob in Robert Bruce, 1846
Ballet dancer Mlle. Maria Jacob in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Bass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in Robert Bruce
Bass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Mezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in Robert Bruce
Mezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Bass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in Robert Bruce
Bass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

French ballet dancer Mlle. Sofia Fuoco in Betty, 1846
French ballet dancer Mlle. Sofia Fuoco in Betty, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie Dramatique

French baritone Paul Baroilhet as Frantz in
French baritone opera singer Paul Bernard Baroilhet as Frantz in L Ame en Peine by Friedrich von Flotow, Academie Royale de Musique, 1847

Spanish soprano Maria Nau as Paola in L Ame en Peine, 1847
Spanish soprano opera singer Maria Nau as Paola in L Ame en Peine by Friedrich von Flotow, Academie Royale de Musique, 1847

Dancer Georges Elie as Inigo in the ballet Paquita, 1846
Dancer Georges Elie as Inigo in the ballet Paquita by Edouard Deldevez, Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

French baritone Paul Barroilhet as the King
French baritone Paul-Bernard Barroilhet as the King in L Etoile de Seville by Michael Balfe, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Italian tenor Italo Gardoni as Don Sanche in L Etoile de Seville by Michael Balfe, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Female dancer in costume of a woman of Krakow, 1845
Female dancer performing a mazurka in the costume of a woman of Krakow, Poland, at the Academie Royale de Musique, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie

Italian tenor Italo Gardoni as Bothwell in Mary Stuart, 1844
Italian tenore di grazia singer Italo Gardoni as Bothwell in Mary Stuart by Louis Niedermeyer, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844

Caroline Branchu as Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Didon, 1824
French soprano opera singer Caroline Branchu as Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Didon by Nicolo Piccinni, Academie Royale de Musique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Henri Bernard Dabadie as Telasco in Fernand Cortez
Baritone opera singer Henri Bernard Dabadie as Telasco in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini, Academie Royale de Musique. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Soprano opera singer Mlle. Grassari as Amazili in Fernand Cortez by Gaspare Spontini, Academie Royale de Musique. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Adolphe Nourrit in Tarare, 1823
French tenor Adolphe Nourrit as the soldier Tarare in the opera Tarare by Antonio Salieri, Academie Royale de Musique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

French tenor singer Adolphe Nourrit as Alamede in Ipsiboe by Rodolphe Kreutzer, Academie Royale de Musique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Fringed iris or shaga, Iris japonica
La Brisson. Fringed iris or shaga, Iris japonica. Named for Brisson of the Academie Royale des Sciences. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs

Frontispiece for the French Academy Dictionary
XIR165127 Frontispiece for the French Academy Dictionary, engraved by Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707) 1694 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Corneille, Jean-Baptiste (1649-95) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale

Portrait of the art critic Gustave Geffroy, 1895 (oil on canvas)
LRI2561310 Portrait of the art critic Gustave Geffroy, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 110x89 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Academie des beaux-arts de Florence, Fra Beato Angelico (engraving)
3645918 Academie des beaux-arts de Florence, Fra Beato Angelico (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Academie des beaux-arts de Florence, Fra Beato Angelico)

Antoine-Marin Lemierre reading Hypermnestra to Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Chateaubrun
XEE3115002 Antoine-Marin Lemierre reading Hypermnestra to Jean-Baptiste Vivien de Chateaubrun, illustration from Illustrations litteraires de la France

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