Deux Collection

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried and Odette fall in love
Siegfried and Odette fall in love while the little swans dance. Because of an evil spell, they are swans by day, and only resume human shape at midnight

On ne passe pas. 1914... 1918. Par deux fois j ai tenu et vaincu sur la Marne. A soldier standing on a battlefield wearing gas mask around his neck. Poison gas was first used in World War I

Avec la carte, nous en aurons peu, mais nous en aurons tous. Casse aujourd hui ton sucre en deux pour en avoir demain?. Large sword cutting sugar cone in two. Date 1916

Lady Dance with Dog
A lady and her borzoi perform a pas de deux

Mlle. More as Fanchette in Les deux jaloux
French opera singer Mlle. More as Fanchette in the comic opera Les deux jaloux with music by Sophie Gail at the Theatre Feydeau

Deux Amis
A group portrait sketch of two friends, after having enjoyed a light meal, one has his arm over the other's shoulder as he picks his teeth. Date: circa 1901

Margot Fonteyn dancing with Michael Somes
Prima ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) dancing a pas de deux with Michael Somes (1917-1994). They were frequent dancing partners in the Royal Ballet company. Date: circa 1950s

Bulls-eye fish and striped red mullet
Bulls-eye fish, Epigonus telescopus 1, and striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus 2. Pomatomo telescopio, Triglia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Japanese-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Red lacquer wood frame with satin lambrequin, satin curtains, wooden mask, embroidered silk wall hangings, vase with ikebana. Planche 4

Mlle Fanny Chalboz as La Bourguignonne in Cuisinieres
Mlle Fanny Chalboz as La Bourguignonne in the play Cuisinieres by Nicholas Brazier at the Theatre des Varietes, 1822. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par

Water jug from Rouen, decorated with a vignette of a horse with saddle and the motto, nous Sommes deux, borders of foliage in red and blue

Black-and-white worm lizard, Amphisbaena fuliginosa, and brown and yellow snake of Surinam (Boa constrictor?). Le serpent dit a deux tetes, l Amphisbaena fuliginosa, serpent de Surinam jaunatre

Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus (Dromadaire a deux bosses). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration after nature by Christian Leinberger from Georg Wolfgang

King bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius, and two Suriname hummingbird species. (Le petit oiseau de Paradis, Paradisea regia, deux colibris de Surinam.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Four hummingbirds with a nest and two eggs
Four hummingbird species with a nest and two eggs. (Trois colibris avec un nid et deux oeufs). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration drawn from nature by Georg Wolfgang Knorr

Clarisse Sainte-Foy as Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes, 1844
Opera singer Clarisse Sainte-Foy as the milkmaid Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes by Justin Cadaux, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1844

Elisabeth Bressant as Nini Pompon in Les Deux
Mme. Elisabeth Augustine Bressant as Nini Pompon in les Deux Compagnons du Tour de France by Lockroy and Wailly, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Luciano Bouffe in Les Deux Compagnons du Tour
Luciano Bouffe in the role of Nantais-le-Pensif in Les Deux Compagnons du Tour de France, by Lockroy and Jules de Wailly, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Mlle. Volet as Cesarine in Les Deux Pierrots, 1845
Mlle. Volet as Cesarine in Les Deux Pierrots by Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie Dramatique

Nicolas Anselme Baptiste as Capitaine in Les Deux Freres by Kotzebue, Theatre Francais, 1802. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Colicroot, Aletris species
L Aletris a deux feuilles. Colicroot, Aletris species. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

French actor Henri as Richelieu in Soiree
French actor Henri as Richelieu in the one-act play Soiree des deux prisonniers by Jacques-Marie Deschamps at the Theatre Vaudeville

French actor Nicolas-Baptiste Anselme as Le
French actor Nicolas-Baptiste Anselme or Baptiste aine (1761-1835) as Le Capitaine in Les deux Freres at the Comedie Francais

Two robins dancing on a Christmas and New Year card
Two robins dancing the Grand Pas de Deux on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Two of Coins Tarot card
Tarot of Marseilles tarot card - Two of Coins, deux de deniers

Ballet dancers at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Two ballet dancers from the Royal Opera House dance a pas de deux from Swan Lake to entertain children from all over East Cornwall

Cinderella ballet, Cinderella and Prince Charming dance
The Ugly Sisters watch with jealousy as Cinderella (in disguise) dances with Prince Charming at the ball. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

Aix-les-Bains, France - La Buvette, Source of the Spring
Aix-les-Bains, France - La Buvette ( The Bar ), Source of the Spring of the Two Queens ( Source des deux Reines ). Date: circa 1906

Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff in a pas de deux. circa 1920s

Music cover, Les Deux Soeurs by Heintz -- Valentine Waltz and Pepita Polka. circa 1850s

Cartoon, Le Cochon et ses deux petits, or Rich pickings for a Noble appetite, vide Strand Lane, Temple Barr &c &c &c, by James Gillray

The Golden Horn viewed from Galata Bridge (looking south)
Istanbul, Turkey - The Golden Horn viewed from the Galata Bridge (looking south) Date: circa 1910s

A Breguet Br76 Deux Ponts being used to demonstrate the Dragonjack aircraft recovery equipment at Orly Airport

GILLOT, Claude (1673-1722)

Machine aerostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, quis est elevee e Paris, avec deux homme e la hauteur de 324 pieds le 19 oct. 1783

Swan Lake ballet, the unfortunate girls become swans again
Siegfried and Odette are about to embrace when the evil Rotbart disguised as a large owl appears, and the unfortunate girls become swans again

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried promises delivery from Rotbart
Siegfried promises to deliver the swans from the evil spell of Rotbart and they all dance for joy. He invites Odette to the ball his parents are giving

Music cover for Valse a Deux Tems (Temps)
Music cover for Valse a Deux Tems (or Temps), meaning Waltz in Two Beats or Two-Step Waltz, a popular style of waltz in the mid-19th century

Deux Jolie Toilettes / Summer Series
Two elegantly attired women pose in the latest Parisian summer fashions. Dresses feature the high waisted, full-skirted style typical of the World War One period, and are completed by matching hats

Narbonne / Canal 1904
Narbonne: Canal des Deux Mers

French Theatre / Le Pauvre
Le Pauvre A character from Farce de Deux Savetiers - Anon

France / Deux Amants
The river Seine at Cote des Deux Amants, south-east of Rouen

Baron Deux-Ponts
When Prussians threaten cavalry captain Baron de Deux- Ponts, he defends himself from the window of his lodgings

Lake of Two Mountains, Quebec, Canada
View of the Lake of Two Mountains (Lac des Deux Montagnes), in Quebec, Canada, where the Ottawa River delta feeds into the St Lawrence River

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