France Collection (page 10)

Nice Beach Postcard / 1920
Ingenious machines enable bathers to go a few metres out to where the Baie des Anges is deep enough for plunging or diving

Phylloxera Vastatrix
The PHYLLOXERA VASTATRIX - the tiny insect first noticed in 1865 in southern France and which devastated vineyards for decades to follow : it attacks the plant, not the grapes

French Revolution / Song
Marianne leads the revolutionary army in the Marseillaise, the French national anthem

Dunkirk Evacuation
FRANCE : Beaten back by the German advance, the British evacuate mainland Europe via the beaches of DUNKIRK, under heavy attacks from the enemy

Paris from the Air
An aerial photograph of Paris, France, showing the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine

Tennis Court Oath
Representatives of the non- privileged classes held a meeting in a tennis court after finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall in Versailles

Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing
An aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France
Foundation of the Jesuit Order in an underground chapel in the church of Saint Denis, Montmartre, near Paris. Ignatius de Loyola and six companions dedicate themselves to spread the Word of God

Art deco bedroom
A spacious Art Deco bedroom designed by Roger Bal

World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship
World War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea

Joan the Maid - Kay Nielsen. The Most Noble Warrior Saint in the Christian Calendar. Date: 1924

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1965
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 19-20 June 1965. Date: 1965

Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII. She wears a truncated hennin, jeweled necklace, and black velvet robe lined with ermine, crakows or poulaines

Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor of France at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

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 Western Front battleground - map of August 1914
WW1 - The Western Front battleground - map of August 1914 Date: 1914

The Surrender at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War
The Surrender at Sedan, 9 September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. 1870

Poster, SNCF to Plombieres Les Bains, Vosges, France
Poster, SNCF to Plombieres Les Bains (spa), Vosges, France, five hours from Paris. circa 1935

Poster, Mont Ventoux Excursions in the French and Italian Alps, and the Hotel du Mont Ventoux. circa 1930

SS Normandie - French ocean liner
circa 1910s

Rue Vital-Carles, Bordeaux, France with a view toward the imposing North Transcept of the 11th century Catholic Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux. circa 1900

Paris Cabarets, Ciel and Enfer (Heaven and Hell)
The cabarets of Heaven and Hell (Le Ciel et LEnfer) in the Boulevard de Clichy, Montmartre, Paris. Date: circa 1905

The Maquis (French Resistance) attack a group of German soldiers. Date: 1944

Napoleon - The Great Victor - made up of personifications of Victory, each holding a laurel wreath. Date: 1910s

Hermanville War Cemetery France
Two small children walk hand in hand past the gravestones of Hermanville War Cemetery, Normandy, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Air France Breguet 763 Deux Ponts

Paris, France - La Grille du Parc Monceau - Gates of the Monceau Park. Date: circa 1904

Lourdes - Praying at the Grotto and the Basilica
Three porters at the Piscines (Baths) - Lourdes, France. These gents were employed to assist the transportation of sick and disabled pilgrims to this site of miraculous healing where water from

Olympia Theatre, Paris, France Date: 1906

Beaulieu-sur-Mer - La Pointe Fourmie - French Riviera. Date: circa 1910s

Marie Louise, former Empress of France
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Empress of France from 1810 to 1814 as the second wife of Napoleon (1791-1847). circa 1810s

Advertisement for Hennessy cognac. Date: circa 1930s

Advertisement for Castellane champagne
The first advertisement for Vicomte de Castellane Epernay champagne, France. Date: 1902

Marie de Medici (1575-1642). Queen of France. Portrait. Eng
Marie de Medici (1575-1642). Queen of France as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon. Portrait. Engaving from a painting of F. Porbus at Historia Universal, 1885

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors, 1533. Portrays Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, the ambassadors of Francis I of France. National Gallery. London. England

Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving. Colored
Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving by Simon Thomassin 1652-1732. Historia Universal, 1885. Colored

Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo
Incandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times

John Law (1671 1729). Scottish economist. Dutch satirical
John Law (16711729). Scottish economist. He was appointed Controller General of Finances of France under King Louis XV. In 1716 Law established the Banque Ge?ne?rale in France, a private bank

Romanesque Art. France. 12th century. Moissac Abbey. Tympanum of the south-west portico. Tetramorph and Pantocrator

John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Poster, Fly BEA from Manchester to Paris, by Leonard Ripley. Date: 1958

AIRSHIP / R101 CRASH / 1930
The skeleton of the R.101 sits in a field near Beauvais, France, after the crash during its first and last flight. Date: 5 October 1930

Voiture Henriod 1900 veteran motor car
Voiture Henriod 1900. A neat little two-seater (with a little seat at back for baby or dog) - tiller steering - motoring at its simplest ! Date: 1900

Sculpture on Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Sculpture on the Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, a Romanesque revival building which was destroyed during the Second World War. Date: circa 1920s

Nimes, view of the country south, France
" These veteran olives are gnarled, split and twisted trunks, throwing out arms that break into a hundred branches. At a distance the same olives looks hoary

Winston Churchill and Sir Alan Brooke
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left, chats with General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, on the bridge of the warship which is carrying them to General Sir Bernard Montgomerys

Jasmine, Jasminum officinale.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard from Herbier de la France, Paris, 1780

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