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Cross-section of the great staircasein the Paris Operahouse,by Garnier.
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Cross-section of the great staircasein the Paris Operahouse,by Garnier.

Garnier's detailed sketch for the door to the          
orchestra pit.The two caryatids personify tragedy      
and comedy.
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Garnier's detailed sketch for the door to the orchestra pit.The two ca...

Stage set for Halevy's "The Jewess" (firstnight 1835   
in Paris).Stage by Chaperon,showing a medieval city of 
Constance,Germany,during the time of the Church        
Council of 1414-1418.
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Stage set for Halevy's "The Jewess" (firstnight 1835 in Paris).Stage by Chape...

Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots (1542-1587).           
Crayon (1559)
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Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots (1542-1587). Crayon (1559)

The future King Henry IV of France (1553-1610)         
at the time of his marriage to Margaret of Valois.     
Crayon
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The future King Henry IV of France (1553-1610) at the time of his marri...

Artillery instructions, part of the complete reform    
of the Austrian artillery by Prince Joseph Wenzel      
zu Liechtenstein, undertaken after the war of the      
Austrian sucession (1740-42).                          
Watercolour
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Artillery instructions, part of the complete reform of the Austrian artiller...

Bird's eye view of downtown Vienna and the new         
buildings along the Ringstrasse-Boulevard which        
replaced the bastions and ancient fortifications       
after the revolution of 1848 was put down.             
Sepia drawing by Gustav Veith, 1873
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Bird's eye view of downtown Vienna and the new buildings along the Ring...

Court ball at the Vienna "Hofburg", the town palace    
of the Emperors of Austria-Hungary. Emperor Franz-     
Joseph greets a lady, behind her, with beard, Vienna   
Lord Mayor Karl Lueger.German Emperor Wilhelm II on    
the right. Sepia drawing, 50 x 36 cm     Inv. 56570
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Court ball at the Vienna "Hofburg", the town palace of the Emperors of Austr...

The "Graben",central square in downtown Vienna. In     
the background the plague column (26-02-02/34).        
1888.
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The "Graben",central square in downtown Vienna. In the background the plagu...

The three brothers Coligny, leaders of the Protestant
Party. From left to right: Odet, the Cardinal, Gaspard,
the Admiral (whose assassination triggered the Nuit de
Saint Barthelemy) and Francois, the General.
ca.1580
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The three brothers Coligny, leaders of the Protestant Party. From left to right:...

"A l'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs", drawing       
by Marcel Proust for one volume of his famous novel    
"A la Recherche du Temps perdu".
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"A l'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs", drawing by Marcel Proust for one...

(After Philippe de Champaigne)                         
Portrait of Louis XIV as a child,August 1644
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(After Philippe de Champaigne) Portrait of Louis XIV as...