Jean Francois Collection

The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

The Angelus, 1857-1859. Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Angelus, 1857-1859. A man and woman working in a potato field pause for prayer when they hear the bell rung in the church in the right background

MILLET: RECLINING NUDE. Oil by Jean Francois Millet

The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire
A family group collecting left over corn at Blockley. The title might be a reflection of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet noted for depicting peasant workers in a sympathetic way Date: 1905

Warthog Phacochoerus africanus and South American
Warthog, Phacochoerus africanus, and South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris (vulnerable).. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals

Rock snails from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837
5855241 Rock snails from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837,; (add.info.: Murex gyrinus, Murex lotorium, Murex cutaceus)

Razorbill and emperor penguin
5855236 Razorbill and emperor penguin; (add.info.: Razorbill, Alca torda, and emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

Sugar glider and northern cuscus
5855226 Sugar glider and northern cuscus; (add.info.: Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps, and northern common cuscus, Phalanger orientalis)

Screw pine, Pandanus utilis
5855219 Screw pine, Pandanus utilis; (add.info.: Screw pine, Pandanus utilis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Egyptian tomb bat and serotine bat
5855216 Egyptian tomb bat and serotine bat; (add.info.: Egyptian tomb bat, Taphozous perforatus, and serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus)

Eagle-owl and tawny owl
5855214 Eagle-owl and tawny owl; (add.info.: Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo, and tawny owl or brown owl, Strix aluco. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

Maize
5855209 Maize; (add.info.: Maize, Zea mays. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Eastern kingbird and Asian paradise flycatcher
5855198 Eastern kingbird and Asian paradise flycatcher; (add.info.: Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, and Asian paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi)

Dates
5855197 Dates; (add.info.: Date palm, fruit, Phoenix dactylifera. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Striped and spotted hyenas
5855192 Striped and spotted hyenas; (add.info.: Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena, and spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

Barberry
5855189 Barberry; (add.info.: European barberry, Berberis vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Tamarin and squirrel monkey
5855184 Tamarin and squirrel monkey; (add.info.: Tamarin monkey, Saguinus midas, and squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans (vulnerable), and common seagull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
5855180 Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans (vulnerable), and common seagull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus; (add.info.: Wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans (vulnerable), and common seagull

Pistachio, Pistacia vera
5855175 Pistachio, Pistacia vera; (add.info.: Pistachio, Pistacia vera. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis
5855174 Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis; (add.info.: Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium
5855170 Nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium; (add.info.: Nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of)

Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus
5855153 Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus; (add.info.: Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural)

Breadfruit
5855238 Breadfruit; (add.info.: Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Fruit bats
5855215 Fruit bats; (add.info.: Geoffroy's rousette bat, Rousettus amplexicaudatus, and western naked-backed fruit bat, Dobsonia peronii)

Badger and civet cat
5855206 Badger and civet cat; (add.info.: European badger, Meles meles, and civet, Civettictis civetta. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of)

Marten and wolverine
5855205 Marten and wolverine; (add.info.: Marten, Martes martes, and wolverine, Gulo gulo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural)

Field pea, Pisum arvense
5855202 Field pea, Pisum arvense; (add.info.: Field pea, Pisum arvense. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence)

China aster, Callistephus chinensis
5855162 China aster, Callistephus chinensis; (add.info.: China aster, Callistephus chinensis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Hemlock, Conium maculatum
5855171 Hemlock, Conium maculatum; (add.info.: Hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica
5855165 Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica; (add.info.: Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural)

Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, and white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
5855150 Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, and white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla; (add.info.: Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, and white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla)

Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis
5855145 Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis; (add.info.: Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Giant granadilla
5855233 Giant granadilla; (add.info.: Giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Queen sago, Cycas circinalis
5855232 Queen sago, Cycas circinalis; (add.info.: Queen sago, Cycas circinalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Queen sago, Cycas circinalis
5855231 Queen sago, Cycas circinalis; (add.info.: Queen sago, Cycas circinalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Tailless bats
5855223 Tailless bats; (add.info.: Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer, and lesser tailless bat, Glossophaga caudifer. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's)

Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus tridens
5855217 Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus tridens; (add.info.: Greater false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra, and horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus tridens)

Mongoose and meerkat
5855213 Mongoose and meerkat; (add.info.: White tailed mongoose, Ichneumia albicauda, and meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta)

Date palm
5855194 Date palm; (add.info.: Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Purple throated euphonia and green-winged saltator
5855191 Purple throated euphonia and green-winged saltator; (add.info.: Purple-throated euphonia, Euphonia chlorotica, and green-winged saltator, Saltator similis)

Turquoise and palm tanagers
5855190 Turquoise and palm tanagers; (add.info.: Turquoise tanager, Tangara mexicana, and palm tanager, Thraupis palmarum)

Ginseng
5855187 Ginseng; (add.info.: American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Ginger root
5855186 Ginger root; (add.info.: Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale
5855173 Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale; (add.info.: Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, and black crowned crane, Balearica pavonina
5855166 Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, and black crowned crane, Balearica pavonina; (add.info.: Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans, and black crowned crane)

Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus, and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
5855159 Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus, and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros; (add.info.: Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus, and greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros)

Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera
5855148 Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera; (add.info.: Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Black sicklebill, Epimachus fastosus (vulnerable), and common hoopoe. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving
FLO4989376 Black sicklebill, Epimachus fastosus (vulnerable), and common hoopoe. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croix's Dictionary of Natural Science

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Jean Francois Millet was a renowned artist known for his exceptional talent and unique style. His masterpiece, "The Angelus, " created between 1857-1859, showcases his ability to capture the essence of human emotions through art. This iconic painting depicts two peasants pausing in their work to pray, evoking a sense of devotion and spirituality. In addition to "The Angelus, " Millet's artistic prowess is evident in other notable works such as "The Lovers" and "The Gleaners. " The former, a drawing from 1848-1850, portrays an intimate moment shared by two individuals deeply in love. Meanwhile, the latter piece captures the laborious task of gleaning in Blockley, Gloucestershire. Millet's versatility extends beyond traditional subjects as seen in his oil painting titled "Reclining Nude. " This captivating artwork demonstrates his ability to depict the human form with grace and sensitivity. While Jean Francois Millet excelled at capturing human experiences on canvas, he also showcased his skills through depictions of animals. One example is his portrayal of the Warthog Phacochoerus africanus alongside South American creatures—a testament to his diverse range as an artist. Apart from Millet's contributions to visual arts, another prominent figure named Jean Francois made significant contributions during the 18th century. Comte de La Perouse was not only a French navigator but also an astronomer and explorer who left an indelible mark on history with his voyages across uncharted territories. Moving away from historical figures, Jean-Francois Ribault immortalized Marie Louise Duchess of Parma through portraiture around c1810. This stunning creation showcases Ribault's skillful brushwork that brings out her regal elegance. Lastly, it is worth mentioning Jean-Francois Tordo—an individual whose achievements lie outside the realm of art or exploration but rather within sportsmanship.