French Navy Collection

Naval battle between the British and French, 1790s
British ship " Brunswick" in battle with French navy off the coast of Brittany, late 1700s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

the admiral Alfred Gervais, ill in Le Petit Journal, July, 15, 1900 (engraving)
5674415 the admiral Alfred Gervais, ill in Le Petit Journal, July, 15, 1900 (engraving); Photo © CCI.

Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912651 Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a vice admiral or vice-amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A)

French Naval Dress coat, Major General d'escadre, late 18th C
3032390 French Naval Dress coat, Major General d'escadre, late 18th C.; Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; (add.info.: French Naval Dress coat, Maj.Gen)

French Marine Musket
3031645 French Marine Musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circa 1766 French Marine/Naval Musket .69 Caliber Brass furniture indicates sea service)

Naval battle plan for the Battle of Trafalgar
5305228 Naval battle plan for the Battle of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Naval battle plan for the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of)

Sailors in front of a decorated ship's stern, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912649 Sailors in front of a decorated ship's stern, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Frontispiece illustration showing 18th)

Flags of the maritime powers (print)
5912658 Flags of the maritime powers (print); (add.info.: Flags of the maritime powers, pavillons des puissances maritimes, 1844. Including France, Great Britan, Belgium Holland, Russia, etc)

Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912657 Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes (matelot, costume d'abordage) French Navy, 1844

Uniform of a ship's captain, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912655 Uniform of a ship's captain, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a ship's captain, capitaine de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844)

Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844 (print)
5912652 Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, Eleve de premiere classe, 1844)

French Marine Musket
3032045 French Marine Musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circa 1766 French Marine/Naval Musket .69 Caliber Brass furniture indicates sea service)

French Naval Dress coat, Major General d'escadre, late 18th C
3032594 French Naval Dress coat, Major General d'escadre, late 18th C.; Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; (add.info.: French Naval Dress coat, Maj.Gen)

Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages
5912656 Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages, combats, L. Curmer, Paris, 1844

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912653 Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844)

Admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912650 Admiral in the French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of an admiral or amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Andre Castan from Eugene)

A French naval steamboat draws next to a larger paddle steamer, 1850
3330549 A French naval steamboat draws next to a larger paddle steamer, 1850; (add.info.: A French naval steamboat draws next to a larger paddle steamer)

Uniform of a ship's ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912654 Uniform of a ship's ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a ship's ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844)

The death of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar
5305196 The death of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.; (add.info.: Painting depicting the death of Horatio Nelson)

Gun of 100 - French Navy, 20 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Gun of 100 - French Navy, 20 May 1918 (date created or published later). Sailors on a French Navy ship.

L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Sur le quai de Boulogne: accompagne du general Pelletier... 1917. Creator: Unknown
L'Arrivee du General Pershing; Sur le quai de Boulogne: accompagne du general Pelletier, ampute du bras droit, chef de la mission militaire francaise attachee a l'armee americaine

Russian Steamers Shelling the French Camp, Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Steamers Shelling the French Camp, Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. Sketch by Lieutenant Edgar G. Bredin, Royal Artillery, ...taken from a French redoubt

Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, [Kamchatka], 1854. Crimean War. French and English warships: L'Obligator; Virago; Eurydice

The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Crimean War. Map of the strategic Black Sea port, ...sketched on board H.M.S

Kavarna Bay, and Town of Baltschik, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Kavarna Bay, and Town of Baltschik, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: Bulgarian port on the Black Sea. The town of Baltschik...will be connected in history with the Crimea expedition

Fortifications of Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Fortifications of Bomarsund, 1854. Crimean War. Map of Russian forts on the Baltic Sea coast in Findland. Also shown are positions of the English and French armies

Band of the 3rd French Regiment playing in H.M. Naval Yard, at Deal, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Band of the 3rd French Regiment playing in H.M. Naval Yard, at Deal, 1854. Crimean War: French military band in Kent....a deputation of gentlemen from Deal waited on the Colonel of the...French line

The Emperor on board the screw steam-yacht "La Reine Hortense", leaving the harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor on board the screw steam-yacht "La Reine Hortense", leaving the harbour, 1854. Napoleon Bonaparte III at Calais as French

Admiral Hamelin, of the French Navy, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Admiral Hamelin, of the French Navy, 1858. Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin was born in 1796 and commenced his career in the French navy in his eleventh year...In 1827 he rendered valuable services to

The last day of the Siege of Toulon, 18 December, 1793 (coloured engraving)
CHT449000 The last day of the Siege of Toulon, 18 December, 1793 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Sailors refusing to evacuate Fort Montrouge (engraving)
1052424 The Sailors refusing to evacuate Fort Montrouge (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sailors refusing to evacuate Fort Montrouge)

The visit of the French Fleet, the Review as Spithead by H M The Queen (engraving)
1036661 The visit of the French Fleet, the Review as Spithead by H M The Queen (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Journey of the Sovereigns in Sardinia, The Reception On Board The Brennus (litho)
2798166 The Journey of the Sovereigns in Sardinia, The Reception On Board The Brennus (litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Storm Coming on, engraved by Francis Jukes (1747-1812) published in 1795 (aquatint)
RNM286300 A Storm Coming on, engraved by Francis Jukes (1747-1812) published in 1795 (aquatint) by Dodd, Robert (1748-1815) (after); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795
NCO190449 French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Arrival of Napoleon III (1808-73) in Algeria with an Escort of Battleships
CHT220443 The Arrival of Napoleon III (1808-73) in Algeria with an Escort of Battleships, 1st May 1865 (colour litho) by Lebreton, Louis (1818-66); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Comte de Bourmont and Admiral Duperre on board l Amiral on arrival at Algiers
STC192794 The Comte de Bourmont and Admiral Duperre on board l Amiral on arrival at Algiers, from a volume commemorating the French Expeditionary Force which captured Algiers in 1830

Types of the French Navy, the Fusee, Twin-Screw Ironclad, for Coast Defence (engraving)
1626552 Types of the French Navy, the Fusee, Twin-Screw Ironclad, for Coast Defence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the French Navy, the Fusee)

The visit of the French Fleet, Admiral Gervais on the Bridge of the "Marengo"(litho)
1036366 The visit of the French Fleet, Admiral Gervais on the Bridge of the " Marengo" (litho) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The French Fleet at Cronstadt: visit of the Czar, 1891, illustration from
STC385362 The French Fleet at Cronstadt: visit of the Czar, 1891, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by Overend

Notes on the Manchester Ship Canal, III (engraving)
1041529 Notes on the Manchester Ship Canal, III (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes on the Manchester Ship Canal, III)

The visit of the French Fleet, the Banquet at the Town Hall (engraving)
1036368 The visit of the French Fleet, the Banquet at the Town Hall (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The visit of the French Fleet)

Types of the French Navy, the Amiral Baudin (engraving)
1626517 Types of the French Navy, the Amiral Baudin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the French Navy, the Amiral Baudin)

Types of the French Navy, the Armoured Ship Duguesclin (engraving)
1626444 Types of the French Navy, the Armoured Ship Duguesclin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the French Navy, the Armoured Ship Duguesclin)

Types of the French Navy, the Redoutable, Ironclad (engraving)
1626571 Types of the French Navy, the Redoutable, Ironclad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the French Navy, the Redoutable, Ironclad)

Types of the French Navy, the Condor, Torpedo-Cruiser (engraving)
1626472 Types of the French Navy, the Condor, Torpedo-Cruiser (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the French Navy, the Condor, Torpedo-Cruiser)

"Pierre Loti, "Lieutenant Viaud of the French Navy, the New Member of the French Academy (engraving)
1056141 " Pierre Loti, " Lieutenant Viaud of the French Navy, the New Member of the French Academy (engraving) by English School

Portrait of Abraham Duquesne (engraving)
819361 Portrait of Abraham Duquesne (engraving) by Guilleminot, Armand (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham Duquesne, marquis du Bouchet, French naval officer)

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"The French Navy: A Legacy of Courage and Resilience" Step back in time to the 1790s, where the turbulent waters witnessed epic naval battles between the British and French. The clash of mighty fleets created waves that echoed through history. One such momentous event was the last day of the Siege of Toulon on December 18, 1793. Through a vividly colored engraving, we can envision the intensity as both sides fought fiercely for victory. Fast forward to 1884 when France found itself embroiled in a war with China. The French sailors were driven to their ships at Kelung, Formosa, captured forever in an engraving from The Graphic. Their determination shines through despite adversity. In another gripping scene depicted by an engraving, we witness sailors refusing to evacuate Fort Montrouge. Their unwavering loyalty and dedication symbolize the indomitable spirit that defines the French Navy. The visit of the French Fleet is a spectacle fit for royalty; it captures H. M. The Queen's review at Spithead in all its grandeur. Engraved details bring this majestic event alive before our eyes. Embark on an extraordinary journey aboard The Brennus during Napoleon III's reign as he arrives in Sardinia amidst great fanfare and celebration. This litho print immortalizes his reception onboard with regal elegance. Nature's fury takes center stage as Francis Jukes' aquatint portrays a storm brewing ominously above tumultuous seas—a reminder that even amidst chaos, brave souls sail forth undeterred. Imagine signals being made in darkness—French-Telegraph Making Signals in the Dark offers us a glimpse into communication challenges faced by seafarers during those times—an intriguing piece published by Hannah Humphrey herself. Witness history unfold once more as Napoleon III makes his arrival in Algeria accompanied by an escort of formidable battleships—a testament to France's naval might and imperial ambitions.