Francois Collection

Poster, Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland
Poster advertising the Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, designed by Francois Gos. Date: circa 1950s

The Angelus (c1857-1859). At the sound of the Angelus bell from the church in the distance, peasants pause in their work to say an evening prayer. Jean Francois Millet (1817-1875) Musee d Orsay, Paris

Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scotland -- the inscription below reads Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Widow of Francois II, King of France. The portrait shows her in mourning dress

Twinflower, Linnaea borealis, Linnea boreale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. Monotrope a une fleur. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century, (1904). Artists: Unknown, Janet
Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century (1904). Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart[3] or Mary I of Scotland

A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, 1846-47. Creator: Francois Bonvin
A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, 1846-47

Sculpture of a Polar Bear by Francois Pompon
The work " Ours blanc", also known as " the White Bear" by Francois Pompon (1855-1933) - probably his most famous work - exhibited at the Salon d Automne of 1922 when Pompon was

Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum (Tuber cibarium, Tartufo commestibile, Lycoperdon tuber). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

ORGAN MANUFACTURE, 1770. The manufacture of pipe organs. Line engraving by Pierre Claude Delagardette, from l Art du Facteur d Orgues, compiled by Dom François B

Francois Pienaar South Africa Rugby Union 31 October 1994 Date: 31 October 1994

Durum wheat, Triticum turgidum
Durum wheat, pasta wheat or maraconi wheat, Triticum turgidum, Ble de miracle. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

FATHER JOSEPH (1577-1638). Orig. Francois Joseph le Clerc du Tremblay. French religious and political figure. L Eminence Grise. Oil on canvas, 1873, by Jean-Leon Gerome

De Sade (Ray / 2)
Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, marquis de SADE French philosopher and author

Field / Cloth / Gold: Debay
FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD Francois I of France meets Henry VIII of England for a social/political get-together near Calais

Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squid
Great argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, cuttlefish, Sepia tuberculata 2 and European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3. Polpo dell argonauta, Seppia tubercolata, Calamajo sagittato

Goose barnacles, Alepas species 1, 2, Pentalepas laevis 3, Pollicipes 4, and goose neck barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes 4, 5, extinct Litholepas 6

Sentry plant or American aloe, Agave americana
Sentry plant, century plant, maguey or American aloe, Agave americana, Agave. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Date palm tree, Phoenix dactylifera, Dattier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Honey locust or thorny locust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, Gleditschia triacanthos, Fevier a trois epines. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert

Mount Lebanese man wearing turban, cloak, carrying a spear.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Thale cress or arabidopsis, Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale cress, mouse-ear cress or arabidopsis, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabis thaliana, Arabette rameuse. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard

Germany. Bruhl. Augustusburg Palace. 18th century. Rococo st
Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Bruhl. Augustusburg Palace. 18th century by architects Johann Conrad Schlaun and Francois de Cuvillies. Rococo staircase, designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann

Da Vinci / P Journal 1913
LEONARDO DA VINCI Italian artist shows his famous Mona Lisa painting to Francois I, who buys it: years later it is stolen, but then returned

German empress cactus, Disocactus phyllanthoides. Cactus phyllanthoides, Cactus speciosus, Catto elegante. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Tropical pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria, Nepenthes indica, Nepente dell Indie. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Octopus and squid species
Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris 1, musky octopus, Eledone moschata 2, European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3, and glass squid, Cranchia scabra 4

Norway lobster and shrimp
Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus 1, and shrimp, Atya scabra 2. Nefrope di Norvegia, Atia spinosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Banana tree, Musa paradisiaca, Musa sapientium, Bananier. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Gingko, ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba. Endangered
Gingko, ginkgo or maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba, Gingko biloba, gingko. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil

King Francis I of France. Francois I, roi de France, 1494-1547. Drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

The Three Graces, c1725-1770. Artist: Francois Boucher
The Three Graces, c1725-1770. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Armless painter Charles Felu
Belgian painter Charles Francois Felu (1830-1900), born without arms. He was taught at an early age by his mother to draw and paint with his feet. Shown here painting in Antwerp Gallery. Date: C.1895

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821). Emperor of France, 1804-1814. The Eve of Austerlitz, 1 December 1805. Oil on canvas (detail), 1808, by Louis Francois Lejeune

Lychee fruit, Litchi chinensis. Euphoria punicea, Scythalia chinensis, Euforia color di sangue. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

The Francois Zola Dam, 1877-1878. Oil on canvas. Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) French Post-Impressionist painter. Landscape Mountains Water Aix-en-Provence France

VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Assumed name of Francois Marie Arouet. French man of letters. Sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon

MILLET: RECLINING NUDE. Oil by Jean Francois Millet

PARIS: PANTHEON, 1835. The Pantheon in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France, completed in 1789. Painting by François Villeret, 1835

J F Champollion
JEAN-FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION le Jeune French Egyptologist, who by studying the Rosetta stone learnt to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics

Paris / Eiffel Tower 1912
Francois Reichett tests his parachute by jumping from the Tour Eiffel, Paris; sadly, the test fails, and he is unable to make a second try Date: 1912

Bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae
Crane flower or bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae, Strelitzia della Regina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Tetratheca glandulosa, Tetrateca glandulosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata. Critically endangered. Testudo coui. Testuggine coui. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Chateaubriand in Parc
FRANCOIS RENE, vicomte CHATEAUBRIAND French writer depicted in the parc de Richemont, with scenes from some of his books. Date: 1768 - 1848

New York, New York. Getting a manicure while drying hair at Francois de Paris, a hairdresser on Eighth Street. Date 1942 Sept

Francois Villon
FRANCOIS VILLON French poet

Marquis De Louvois
FRANCOIS MICHEL LE TELLIER, MARQUIS DE LOUVOIS French statesman and co-founder of the French police force

Man of Lahore (Punjab) in black suit, turban and cape, carrying a bow.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Girl from the Himalayan mountains playing with a parrot
Siamese man (Thailand) in pointed hat, shirt, dhoti, and slippers.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

CHASSERIAU, Th鯤ore (1819-1856). Portrait of
CHASSERIAU, Th鯤 ore (1819-1856). Portrait of Francois VI, Duke of La Rochefoucauld (1613-80). 1836. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

COUNT de GRASSE (1722-1788). Comte François Joseph Paul de Grasse. French naval officer. Line engraving, English, 1785

Battaglia del re Tessi del Tinta festa rapresentata
Battaglia del re Tessi e del re Tinta festa rapresentata in Firenze nel fiume dArno il di XXV di luglio. 1.6.1.9. Italian theater prints, Collignon, Francois, 1609

Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci (Serranus arara, Serrano arara). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Fish leech and freshwater leeches: Branchiobdellida 1, Pontobdella spinosa 2, Whitmania laevis 3, Hirudo vittata 4, Piscicola geometra 5, Ichthyobdella geometra 5, Geobdella trochetii 6

Rowan or mountain ash tree, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbier des oiseleurs. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Various types of clothes worn by Indian men. Man of distinction with prayer beads, and men in dhoti. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Brahmin Rajput warriors, Rawat warrior caste
Indian warriors: Brahmin Rajput warriors in white robes at left, Rahut or Rawat mountain warrior caste in distance, and Bahelia or B Halya soldier at right

Three Loves, One holding a Quiver, the Other, Grapes, 1727-60

The Flower Girl Fanchonette, 1741-63. Creator: John Ingram
The Flower Girl Fanchonette, 1741-63

Three Children Among Clouds Near a Palm Leaf, 1738-45. Creator: Gabriel Huquier
Three Children Among Clouds Near a Palm Leaf, 1738-45. After Francois Boucher

Juliette Recamier by Francois Gerard
Francois Gerard (1770-1837) painting of Juliette Recamier (born Bernard, 1777-1849), French woman of letters. Date: 1805

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"Francois: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the world of Francois, where history, nature, and art intertwine. In the grand halls of a castle, Mary, Queen of Scots gazes at a portrait of Francois. Their connection echoes through time, a tale of love and intrigue. On a poster in Switzerland's Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway station, Francois' name is whispered among travelers as they embark on an adventure to majestic peaks. In the depths of the forest, the ghost plant or Indian pipe blooms delicately. Its ethereal beauty reminiscent of Francois' artistic creations that transcend reality. The twinflower dances in harmony with nature's symphony. Just like Francois' masterpieces such as "The Angelus, " capturing moments frozen in time at the sound of distant church bells. A sculpture by Francois Pompon brings life to a polar bear frozen forever in stone. It speaks volumes about his ability to breathe soul into his work. Through the eyes of Bonvin's painting "A Woman Reading, " we catch a glimpse into Francois' passion for storytelling through art; each stroke revealing hidden narratives. Father Joseph stands tall as an embodiment of faith and devotion. His influence on Francois shines through his works inspired by religious fervor. Witnessing Pierre Claude Delagardette's engravings depicting organ manufacture takes us back to when music filled cathedrals - an era that inspired François' creative spirit. Durum wheat sways gracefully in golden fields - nourishing bodies just as François’ art feeds souls with its timeless allure and profound messages. De Sade’s provocative writings challenge societal norms much like François dared to push boundaries within his own artistic expressions. Field/Cloth/Gold: Debay captures François’ versatility – seamlessly transitioning from landscapes to fabric textures while adding touches of opulence with gold accents.