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History by Periods, War and Peace, Revolutions.



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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was US-Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785. A letter to Mme. Helvetius, widow of the philosopher Claude-Adrien Helvetius, who had been Master of the Lodge "Aux Neuf Soeurs", concerning the reception of Voltaire into the lodge.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was US-Ambassador to France from 1776 to 1785. A...

Louis-Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duc de Chartres (Philippe Egalite) 1747-1793. Father of King Louis Philippe.He voted the death of Louis XVI, but died also on the Guillotine on April 6, 1793. Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France (Freemasons). Canvas
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Louis-Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duc de Chartres (Philippe Egalite) 1747-1793....

The Duke of Orleans (later Philippe-Egalite) and his son, the Duc de Chartres, the future King Louis-Philippe, on horseback, 1788. Philippe,Duke of Orleans was Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France. Canvas
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The Duke of Orleans (later Philippe-Egalite) and his son, the Duc de Chartres...

The Grand Master's Chair of the Grand Orient de France. It was made for and used by Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Chartres (later Philippe Egalite) who was Grand Master from 1771 to 1793 when he abdicated. He died under the guillotine in 1793.
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The Grand Master's Chair of the Grand Orient de France. It was made for and use...

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, as Hebe, Goddess of eternal youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera, who served nectar to the gods.
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Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, as Hebe, Goddess of eternal youth, daught...

Jaques Necker (1732-1804), banker and statesman, Minister of Finance under Louis XVI.
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Jaques Necker (1732-1804), banker and statesman, Minister of Finance unde...

Louis XVI and his Minister of Finance Jacques Necker, admired by the three estates of France, Aristocracy, Clergy and Bourgeoisie, in a popular painting showing the general trust put into Necker's reforms.
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Louis XVI and his Minister of Finance Jacques Necker, admired by the three estat...

Model of the Bastille, ordered by the National Assembly Clay.
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Model of the Bastille, ordered by the National Assembly...

"Declaration of the Rights of Man" (Declaration des Droits de l'Homme) voted by the National Assembly on October 2, 1789. Oil on canvas, Inv. P 889
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"Declaration of the Rights of Man" (Declaration des Droits de l'Homme) voted...

The Anisson-Duperon printing press which printed the First French Republic's first promissory notes. Benjamin Franklin's son bought the press for 8 Guineas.
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The Anisson-Duperon printing press which printed the First French Republic's...

Honore Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau, who joined the Third Estate as member of the Constituant Assembly of 1789. Famous orator. Original plaster, 1791, 78,5 x 57 cm, Inv. S 1614
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Honore Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau, who joined the Third Estate...

Honore Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (1749- 1791), joined the Third Estate as member of the Constituant Assembly of 1789. Famous orator. Inv. 1506
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Honore Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau (1749- 1791), joined the Third...