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Evocations


Evocations of famous composers, sciencists, discoverers and historical figures.



27 subcategories
Beethoven, Ludwig van

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN

Brahms, Johannes

BRAHMS, JOHANNES

Bruckner, Anton

BRUCKNER, ANTON

Chopin, Frederic

CHOPIN, FREDERIC

Copernicus, Nicolaus

COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS

Einstein, Albert

EINSTEIN, ALBERT

Erasmus von Rotterdam

ERASMUS VON ROTTERDAM

Francois-Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand

FRANCOIS-RENE VICOMTE DE CHATEAUBRIAND

Franklin, Benjamin

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN

Galilei, Galileo

GALILEI, GALILEO

Haydn, Franz Joseph

HAYDN, FRANZ JOSEPH

Honoré de Balzac

HONORé DE BALZAC

Jefferson, Thomas

JEFFERSON, THOMAS

Kepler, Johannes

KEPLER, JOHANNES

Louis-Philippe

LOUIS-PHILIPPE

Mahler, Gustav

MAHLER, GUSTAV

Marcus, Siegfried

MARCUS, SIEGFRIED

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Napoleon III.

NAPOLEON III.

Newton, Isaac

NEWTON, ISAAC

Pascal, Blaise

PASCAL, BLAISE

Proust, Marcel

PROUST, MARCEL

Schubert, Franz

SCHUBERT, FRANZ

Strauss, Johann

STRAUSS, JOHANN

Verdi, Giuseppe

VERDI, GIUSEPPE

Wagner, Richard

WAGNER, RICHARD

254 photos
The Encyclopedia or "Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences des Arts et des Metiers", first edition in 35 volumes, 1751-1772. The editors-in-chief were Jean d'Alembert and Denis Diderot (1751-1772).
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The Encyclopedia or "Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences des Arts et des Metiers"...

The dining room of the Hotel Rothschild on Faubourg St. Honor‚, Paris.
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The dining room of the Hotel Rothschild on Faubourg St. Honor‚, Paris.

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...

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...

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...

The library of Napoleon (1769-1821) in his residence "La Malmaison" when he was First Consul. On the desk a map of the battle of Arcole where he defeated the Austrians in 1796. After their divorce, Empress Josephine lived here.
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The library of Napoleon (1769-1821) in his residence "La Malmaison"...

The bathroom of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte in Versailles.
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The bathroom of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte in Versailles.

The study of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte in Versailles. On the desk: documents, quill and candlesticks.
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The study of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte in Versailles. On the de...

The breakfast room of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte and Empress Marie-Louise in the Trianon in Versailles. The table is laid with the Empire style Tea-set "Vieux-Paris",property of the Emperor. One of his hats on the couch in the background.
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The breakfast room of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte and Empress Marie-Louise in...

The music room in Versailles, piano and music sheets of Empress Marie-Louise, second wife of Napoleon I.
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The music room in Versailles, piano and music sheets of Empress Marie-Louise, se...