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Massenet PhotoJULES MASSENET French composer, photographed in 1905 at the Opera-Comique, Paris, on the occasion of the 500th performance of his Manon with a colleague. Date: 1842 - 1912
Margueritte PhotoPAUL MARGUERITE and his brother VICTOR (1866 - 1942) French writers who frequently wrote in collaboration : photographed with a bevy of females in 1900. Date: 1860 - 1918
Juliette Adam PhotoJULIETTE ADAM French writer, editor etc, une vraie princesse republicaine photographed chez elle well on the way to her hundredth birthday. Date: 1836 -1936
Jules Lemaitre PhotoJULES LEMAITRE French writer photographed in his study in 1908. Date: 1853-1914
Degas PhotoEDGAR DEGAS French artist, photographed in 1894. Date: 1834-1917
Barye PhotoANTOINE LOUIS BARYE French sculptor, noted for his animal subjects, photographed in 1862. Date: 1795 - 1875
Goron PhotoMARIE-FRANCOIS GORON French police chief, director of the Surete, whose innovatory methods made him a legend in his lifetime, photographed in 1895. Date: 1847 - 1933
Mirbeau PhotoOCTAVE-HENRI-MARIE MIRBEAU French writer and playwright, photographed in 1905. Date: 1850 - 1917
Waldeck-Rousseau PhotoPIERRE MARIE RENE WALDECK- ROUSSEAU French statesman who eventually pardoned Dreyfus, photographed in 1902. Date: 1846 - 1904
Daudet PhotoALPHONSE DAUDET French writer, photographed with his daughter Edmee while his sons play tennis in their garden at Champrosay, a Paris suburb, in 1890. Date: 1840 - 1897
Paulus PhotoPAULUS born Jean-Paul Habans French music-hall singer, considered the greatest in his line, photographed in 1905. Date: 1845 - 1908
Rosa Bonheur PhotoMARIE ROSALIE known as ROSA BONHEUR French artist whose country scenes and cattle remain extremely popular, photographed in 1882. Date: 1822-1899
Carolus Duran PhotoCAROLUS DURAN (born Charles Auguste Emile Durand) French academic painter, photographed in 1897. Date: 1838 - 1917
Henry Monnier PhotoHENRY BONAVENTURA MONNIER French caricaturist and writer, photographed in 1875. Date: 1805 - 1877
Berryer PhotoPIERRE ANTOINE BERRYER French lawyer - le plus grand avocat de notre temps - photographed in 1853. Date: 1790 - 1868
Rocheford PhotoHENRI ROCHEFORT French journalist, always ready to stick his neck out, photographed towards the end of his life, about 1904. Date: 1831-1913
Flammarion PhotoCAMILLE FLAMMARION French astronomer and prolific author of books of popular science, photographed in 1890. Date: 1842 - 1925
Baron Pere PhotoBARON Pere French actor, photographed in 1903 Date: CIRCA 1903
Ohnet PhotoGEORGES OHNET French writer, photographed in 1883. Date: 1848-1918
Daumier PhotoHONORE DAUMIER French satirical artist, photographed in 1868. Date: 1808 - 1879
Houssaye PhotoARSENE ARMAND HOUSSAYE French administrator of the Comedie francaise, editor and museum reorganiser, photographed in 1861. Date: 1815-1896
Desbordes-Valmore PhotoMARCELINE DESBORDES-VALMORE French actress photographed in the last year of her long life. Date: 1786 - 1859
Alphonse Karr PhotoALPHONSE KARR French journalist, novelist and passionate gardener, photographed in 1889. Date: 1808-1890
Eiffel PhotoGUSTAVE EIFFEL French engineer, photographed en famille in 1882. Date: 1832-1923
Maeterlinck PhotoMAURICE MAETERLINCK Belgian writer, author of Pelleas et Melisande etc. photographed receiving his morning mail in 1915. Date: 1862-1949
Severine PhotoCAROLINE REMY, DAME GUILHARD known as SEVERINE : French journalist and liberated woman, photographed in 1905. Date: 1855-1929
Edouard Detaille PhotoEDOUARD DETAILLE French artist, noted for his military scenes : photographed at work in 1898. Date: 1848 - 1912
Merimee PhotoPROSPER MERIMEE French writer, author of Carmen as well as much else, photographed in 1861. Date: 1803 - 1870
Deroulede PhotoPAUL DEROULEDE - French statesman, banished for plotting against the state, photographed at San Sebastian (Spain) visited by the eminent actor Mounet-Sully in 1899. Date: 1846 - 1914
ZOLA PHOTOEMILE ZOLA French writer and defender of Dreyfus, photographed en famille in 1899. Date: 1840 - 1902
Alphonse Allais PhotoALPHONSE ALLAIS French humorous writer, photographed in 1895. Date: 1854 - 1905
Tolstoys DaughterTolstoys daughter TATIANA, photographed at Milan where she gave a lecture about the domestic life of her father. Date: circa 1900
Arthur Sullivan StudentSIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN musician, associated with the Savoy operas produced with Ws Gilbert : photographed when a student. Date: 1842 - 1900
Sudermann OldHERMANN SUDERMANN German writer, photographed for the last time, when he d lost most of his hair and his moustache... Date: 1857 - 1928
Marcus Stone StudioMARCUS STONE artist, photographed in his studio Date: 1840 - 1921
Marcus Stone at WorkMARCUS STONE artist, photographed at work with his autograph Date: 1840 - 1921
Sir John Ross PhotoSir JOHN ROSS Arctic explorer, photographed in old age. Date: 1777 - 1856
Mozart Birthplace PhotoThe house in which Mozart was born at Salzburg, photographed around 1900. Date: 1756
Sir John MellorSIR JOHN MELLOR judge, photographed in 1880 Date: 1809 - 1887
A Dudley MannA DUDLEY MANN American statesman, one of the three commissioners of the Confederate States of America to Europe, photographed while visiting England. Date: 1801 - 1889
Mrs Palmer, Aged 102Mrs. Palmer, proudly photographed at the grand old age of 102. Date: early 1930s
Violet DanaThe lovely Violet Dana, possibly an actress, photographed in profile, wearing a knitted hat with a rosette on it. Date: 1930s
John MacwhirterJOHN MACWHIRTER Scottish artist photographed at work in his studio in 1884. Date: 1839 - 1911
Sinclair LewisHARRY SINCLAIR LEWIS American writer, author of Main Street, Babbitt and many more, photographed while visiting Milano, Italy, in 1932. Date: 1885 - 1951
German ClockmakersA young couple, cuckoo clock makers, photographed together outside with their clocks in front of a log store. Date: early 1930s
Sheila Kaye-Smith - 4SHEILA KAYE-SMITH A writer of quality, notably of novels about Sussex such as Sussex Gorse photographed attending the flowers in her home at Holland Park, London. Date: 1887 - 1956
Junker AeroplaneA crowd gathers beneath a Junker aeroplane, photographed from an angle which gives it an exaggerated wingspan. Date: early 1930s
Dr Hugo EckenerDR HUGO ECKENER German aviator and disciple of Zeppelin, with and for whom he worked from 1908 to the 1930s. Photographed pointing at a globe. Date: 1868 - 1954
