Celebrated Collection (page 17)

New Year Medieval France
MEDIEVAL PARIS In the time of the Merovingian kings, the new year is celebrated by military games on the Champ de Mars - the field dedicated to the war-god

Revolutionary New Year
REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE During the Revolution, the start of the Revolutionary Calendar is celebrated with flowers offered by Parisiennes to government officers

New Year in Ancient Gaul
ANCIENT GAUL In Lutece - the future Paris - the new year is celebrated in La Fete des Nautes by dancing girls and sailors from the riverboats

Carthaginian New Year
ANCIENT CARTHAGE The new year is celebrated with the Feast of Melkarth, when sacrifices are carried out to an accompaniment of music

Passover in Samaria
Passover celebrated by the Jews of Samaria, Palestine (at the time under Turkish rule)

Rossini / Barbiere / Quartet
The celebrated quintet ( Buona sera... ) in Act Two - involving Almaviva, Rosina, Basilio, Bartolo and Figaro

Evolution / Baby & Monkeys
The advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book " The Descent of Man" (1871)

Charles & Robert
Celebrated flight from Tuileries Garden by J.A.C. Charles, and Louis- Nicolas Robert

Andrew Ducrow / Horseman
ANDREW DUCROW Equestrian performer at Astleys Amphitheatre and elsewhere, seen here riding two horses

John Joseph Merlin
JOHN JOSEPH MERLIN The celebrated mechanic together with an elegant two- wheeled carriage of his design. But reference books know nothing about him

Nostradamus (Popular)
The celebrated prophet Michel de Nostre-Dame, in a popular depiction showing him drawing his inspiration from the stars

Simon Templeman, Jockey
Simon Templeman, the celebrated jockey

Funicular Vesuvius 1880
The opening of the funicular on Vesuvius is celebrated by large crowds

Working Marionettes
A graphic behind-the-scenes glimpse of a puppet theatre, the celebrated Theatre de Seraphin, Paris : a group of handlers must play their part with precision and dexterity

Stain Glass Chartres
This window at Chartres, France, depicts Amaury de Montfort, a celebrated French noble, though it could be anyone, really

Napoleon & Lenormand
Napoleon consults the celebrated fortune-teller, Madame Lenormand, who accurately foresees his destiny

Academie Francaise 1867
The reception of M. Cuvillier Fleury at the French Academy; the most celebrated of the five academies included in the Institut

Lionel Duke of Dorset
ARTHUR MAYNWARING statesman and wit, continually getting into hot water with his political writings : he lived with the celebrated actress Ann Oldfield

Eugen D albert Portrait
EUGEN D ALBERT Celebrated pianist and composer. Though born in Glasgow he always considered himself German

Cartouche Portrait
LOUIS DOMINIQUE CARTOUCHE Celebrated French bandit, eventually cornered on a Paris rooftop

Mckinley Inaugurated 4
William McKinleys appointment is celebrated by the Inauguration Ball : who would guess that the guest of honour will soon be assassinated by an anarchist ?

Mary Robinson - 3
MARY ROBINSON actress, mistress of George IV The celebrated Perdita

Roman Victory Banquet
A Roman victory is celebrated with a splendid banquet

Customs / La Mere Folle
Carriage of LA MERE FOLLE, central figure of the Fete des Foux celebrated at Dijon and elsewhere

Ukraine / Odessa 1854
View of the commercial quay, with the celebrated steps prominent on the left

Ukraine / Odessa C1855
Birds eye view of the harbour, with the celebrated steps in the centre of the picture

Belisarius Portrait
BELISARIUS Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I alternately celebrated and disgraced

Sayers and Heenan boxing
Tom Sayers squares up to John Heenan in the most celebrated prize fight of the nineteenth century. It eventually concluded as a draw

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