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French history Collection

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Background imageFrench history Collection: French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars

French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars
French army uniforms: infantry 1814-1825, grenadier 1812-1815, and cavalry 1805-1812. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench history Collection: French soldiers uniforms, 1790s

French soldiers uniforms, 1790s
French hussar, cavalry, and infantry uniforms, 1795-1796. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench history Collection: Battle of Agincourt about to begin, 1415

Battle of Agincourt about to begin, 1415
English army on the morning of battle at Agincourt, Hundred Years War, 1415. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Medieval goldsmith at work

Medieval goldsmith at work
Workshop of Etienne Delaulne, a goldsmith in Paris, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Pinel releasing mental patients from shackles in France, 1796

Pinel releasing mental patients from shackles in France, 1796
Philippe Pinel releasing mental patients at La Salpetriere from their bonds, 1796. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a painting

Background imageFrench history Collection: Louis XIV and Moliere having breakfast

Louis XIV and Moliere having breakfast
Moliere at breakfast with Louis XIV at Versailles Palace. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a painting

Background imageFrench history Collection: GEUR2D-00005

GEUR2D-00005
North rose window of Chartres Cathedral, depicting the glorification of the Virgin Mary, c. 1230 A.D. France. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench history Collection: PSCI2A-00015

PSCI2A-00015
Louis Pasteur in his laboratory. Hand-colored photogravure of an illustration by Albert Edelfelt

Background imageFrench history Collection: EVNT2A-00014

EVNT2A-00014
" Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th century painting

Background imageFrench history Collection: PROY2A-00005

PROY2A-00005
Napoleon Bonaparte in uniform. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageFrench history Collection: Joan of Arc hearing a call to save France

Joan of Arc hearing a call to save France
Young Joan of Arc listening to angel voices calling upon her to save France during the Hundred Years War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Lepage illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons

Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons
Thorismond proclaimed king of the Visigoths on the battlefield near Chalons after defeating Attila, 451 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Marguerite de Navarres coat of arms

Marguerite de Navarres coat of arms
Coat of arms and emblem of Marguerite de Navarre, 16th century queen of France. Color lithograph reproduction

Background imageFrench history Collection: GEUR2A-00088

GEUR2A-00088
Cafe patrons enjoying an evening on a Paris boulevard, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Bubonic plague in France

Bubonic plague in France
Belzunce amidst plague victims in France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: French police officers, early 1800s

French police officers, early 1800s
Policeman (left) and other French officers uniforms, early 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench history Collection: Charlemagne

Charlemagne
Idealized portrait of Charlemagne. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Scene from Song of Roland

Scene from Song of Roland
Roland blowing his warhorn in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalle, 789 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: French army uniforms, 1790s

French army uniforms, 1790s
French infantry soldier of 1799 and a grenadier of 1795. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench history Collection: French military uniforms, 1795

French military uniforms, 1795
French general (left) and infantry officers, 1795. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench history Collection: Flag of France, 1700s

Flag of France, 1700s
French flag marking La Verendrye expeditions claim of the northern Great Plains for France in 1743, Pierre, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench history Collection: Paris, 1890

Paris, 1890
Street traffic around Porte Saint Denis, Paris, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageFrench history Collection: Sacred banner carried by Joan of Arc into Orleans

Sacred banner carried by Joan of Arc into Orleans
Joan of Arc carrying her sacred banner into Orleans after driving the English army from the city. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: PROY2A-00035

PROY2A-00035
Napoleon planning a battle. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Louis XVI in the French Revolution

Louis XVI in the French Revolution
French King Louis XVI threatened by a revolutionary mob at the Tuileries, Paris, 1792. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Paris and the river Seine, early 1800s

Paris and the river Seine, early 1800s
Town hall and Pont d Arcole on the River Seine, Paris, before 1850. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century J.M.W. Turner illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Joan of Arc in prison

Joan of Arc in prison
Joan of Arc imprisoned for heresy and witchcraft after driving the English from Orleans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Statue of Liberty being built in Paris

Statue of Liberty being built in Paris
Bartholdis framework for building the Statue of Liberty in his Paris studio, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Paris cafe entertainment, late 19th century

Paris cafe entertainment, late 19th century
Concert in a Parisian cafe, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789

Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789
Third Estate pledging solidarity to write a constitution, known as the Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Couder

Background imageFrench history Collection: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on an obelisk in Paris

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on an obelisk in Paris
Hieroglyphics on the ancient Egyptian obelisk from Luxor in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, presented to King Louis-Philippe in the 1800s. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench history Collection: PROY2A-00050

PROY2A-00050
Charlemagne leading the Franks into battle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: EVNT2A-00102

EVNT2A-00102
Parisians invasion of the Assembly during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Calais, France, early 19th century

Calais, France, early 19th century
French port of Calais in the early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a drawing by J.M.W. Turner

Background imageFrench history Collection: Fall of the Bastille in the French Revolution

Fall of the Bastille in the French Revolution
Capture of the Bastille, French Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: French village wedding procession, 1800s

French village wedding procession, 1800s
Wedding party strolling through the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany, France. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: EVNT2A-00101

EVNT2A-00101
Parisians liberating prisoners after storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Bookstalls in Paris in the early 20th century

Bookstalls in Paris in the early 20th century
Browsers at the Odeon bookstalls on the Left Bank, Paris, circa 1910. Printed color reproduction of a 20th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Flag of France, 1700s

Flag of France, 1700s
French flag marking La Verendryes claim of the northern Great Plains for France in 1743, Pierre, South Dakota. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench history Collection: Paris streets under mob rule during the French Revolution

Paris streets under mob rule during the French Revolution
Radicals patrolling the streets of Paris during the French Revolution, 1790s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Frrench village on market-day

Frrench village on market-day
Market-day in Pont-Aven, a village in Brittany, France, 1800s. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: PROY2A-00070

PROY2A-00070
Napoleons farewell to the Imperial Guard at Fontainebleau Palace, 1814. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century painting by Vernet

Background imageFrench history Collection: Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France

Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France
Castle of Pierrefonds, built circa 1400, restoration by Viollet-le-Duc, 1858. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: Beach at Trouville-sur-Mer, France

Beach at Trouville-sur-Mer, France
Vacationers on the beach at Trouville-sur-Mer, northwest coast of France, early 1900s. Printed color halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: EVNT2A-00060

EVNT2A-00060
Death of Delaunay, governor of the Bastille, at the hands of a mob during the French Revolution, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench history Collection: GEUR2A-00084

GEUR2A-00084
Marketplace on the street in front of Rouen Cathedral, France. Hand-colored engraving of an early 19th-century painting by J.M.W. Turner

Background imageFrench history Collection: Couple during the French Revolution

Couple during the French Revolution
Jacobin couple in revolutionary Paris, 1794. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench history Collection: Farm horses watered in France, 1910

Farm horses watered in France, 1910
Farmer watering his horses near Sevres, France, about 1910. Printed color reproduction of a contemporary illustration



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