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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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The army of Louis XIV crossing the Rhine on June 12, 1672. Oil on canvas (1699) 234 x 164 cm - Inv. 7089
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The army of Louis XIV crossing the Rhine on June 12, 1672....

On the occasion of the Peacetreaty of Nijmegen, 1678, King Louis XIV (center) receives foreign ambassadors. To the right of the King Mme. de Montespan and his ministers Jean-Baptiste Colbert and the Duke of Vivonne Oil on canvas, 70 x 116,5 cm, Inv. 709
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On the occasion of the Peacetreaty of Nijmegen, 1678, King Louis XIV (center)...

Grand courtyard of the "Hotel des Invalides," built under Louis XIV as a home for disabled soldiers. The expenses were born by abbeys and priories. Physicians, surgeons and pharmacists attached to the institution, were equal to those serving the person of the King.
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Grand courtyard of the "Hotel des Invalides," built under Louis XIV as a hom...

Philippe d'Orleans,(1674-1723), Regent during the minority of Louis XV, great-grandson of Louis XIV. Philippe d'Orleans is the son of the Princesse Palatine (Liselotte von der Pfalz) and Philippe,brother of Louis XIV. Oil on canvas
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Philippe d'Orleans,(1674-1723), Regent during the minority of Louis XV, great-gr...

The Palais Royal, Paris. Built as "Palais Cardinal" for Richelieu, it was the center of Orleanist opposition against the Court at Versailles. Philippe, Duc de Chartres (Philippe Egalite) resided here. The Palais was also a center of gay social life.
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The Palais Royal, Paris. Built as "Palais Cardinal" for Richelieu, it was the ce...

Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France, wife of Louis XV, daughter of Stanislas Leszczynski, King of Poland. Oil on canvas, 277 x 191 cm
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Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France, wife of Louis XV, daughter of Stanislas Le...

The Synagogue at Cavaillon, Vaucluse, France, 1772. It was built on the site of a former synagogue of the 14th, when the condition of the jews in the Papal States was better than in the rest of France. The synagogue is an example of the richest French Rococo.
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The Synagogue at Cavaillon, Vaucluse, France, 1772. It was built on the site...

Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778), as a young man. Oil on canvas
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Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778), as a young man....

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin served as Ambassador of the United States to France. Bronze
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Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin serve...

Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle (second from right)is a stencil plate; the other three objects were part of the "storm- house" demonstration to show the efficiency of the lightening rod.
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Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle...

Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments in electricity.
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Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments...

Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on February 6, 1778. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was U.S. Ambassador to France from 1776-1785 and was instrumental in forming the alliance between the two countries.
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on Feb...