Evocations
Evocations of famous composers, sciencists, discoverers and historical figures.
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Chateau de Nohant, home of French romantic writer George Sand (1804-1876). When...
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Chateau de Versailles: the "Salon des Dames" at the time of King Louis-Philippe...
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Chateau de Versailles: the gaming room with the chess board of King Louis-Phil...
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Chateau de Compiegne, favourite residence of Napoleon III and Empress...
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Salle des jeux; a salon where Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie met their friend...
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Empress Eugenie's clothes,umbrella and walking stick in her dressing room, Ch...
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Professor Louis Pasteur's instruments: a glass balloon with swan's neck for his...
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The Proust family's country house near Chartres. Poet Marcel Proust spent his...
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Proust's "American Notebooks," with manuscript pages from his novel "A la Rec...
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Chateau de Coppet,Switzerland, Mme. de Stael's home. Room Mme.Recamier used w...
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The special edition of the London Gazette of June 22, 1815, reporting...
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Uniform worn by Major Henry Percy, when he carried the news of the victory...