Lettres Collection

Lettres D'Amour
This illustration portrays a young lady nonchalantly placing her love letters into the fire, causing the oaths to go up in smoke, as it were. Date: circa 1901

Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Princess of Conde, mother to the Great Conde, 1593-1650. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Hargrave from The Ladys Magazine

Clara de Hautefort, daughter of Duc d Hauterfort, 1616-1691
Clara de Hautefort, daughter of Duc d Hauterfort and wife to Marechal Schomberg, 1616-1691. Favorite of King Louis XV. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Hargrave from The Ladys Magazine

French Postbox
La petite Poste aux Lettres a lady posts a letter in a Paris street, a man comes hurrying to catch the post, the postman waits till its time to collect the mail Date: 1831

David Masson - 2
DAVID MASSON Scottish historian and biographer, professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres at the University of Edinburgh. Date: 1822 - 1907

David Masson - 1
DAVID MASSON Scottish historian and biographer, professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres at the University of Edinburgh. Date: 1822 - 1907

Typesetter in press. Detail of plate 1 for article
" Typesetter in press. Detail of plate 1 for article " Imprimerie in Lettres" of the Encyclopedia, " Dictionnaire Raisonn頤 es Sciences des Arts et M鴩 ers" or

Joseph Montgolfier de l Academie des sciences, belles lettres, et artes de Lyon, inveniteur de la machine aerostatique ou ballon

Claude Gros De Boze
CLAUDE GROS de BOZE French antiquary, member of the Academie de Belles Lettres et Inscriptions, keeper of medals in the Royal Cabinet. Date: 1680 - 1753

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