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Society


Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



6 subcategories
Aristocracy

ARISTOCRACY

Family

FAMILY

Old Age

OLD AGE

Politicians

POLITICIANS

Poverty

POVERTY

Youth

YOUTH

627 photos
Castle Pau, where Henri IV was born. Picture shows the tortoise shell supposed to have been his cradle, standards of the House of Navarra and the embroidered "H" of Henri.
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Castle Pau, where Henri IV was born. Picture shows the tortoise shell suppo...

Anne d'Autriche (1585-1642), Queen of France and wife of Louis XIII (1601-1643), as Minerva, goddess of wisdom
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Anne d'Autriche (1585-1642), Queen of France and wife of Louis XIII (1601-1643...

A theatrical performance at the Palais Royal in the presence of (from left to right) Queen Anne d`Autriche (1601-1666) and Louis XIII (1601-1643) talking to Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)
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A theatrical performance at the Palais Royal in the presence of (from left t...

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...

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...

Camille Desmoulins. French revolutionary writer and politician, executed 1794. Oil on canvas
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Camille Desmoulins. French revolutionary writer and politician, e...

The execution of King Louis XVI on January 21, 1793 on "Place de la Revolution", now Place de la Concorde in Paris. Oil on wood
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The execution of King Louis XVI on January 21, 1793 on "Place de la Revoluti...

Queen Marie Antoinette imprisoned in the Conciergerie. The Queen, in deep mourning for her husband, wears a medallion with the portraits of her two children. A bust of Louis XVI and his testament behind her. Oil, 74 x 37.5 cm. Inv. P 2172
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Queen Marie Antoinette imprisoned in the Conciergerie. The Queen, in deep mourn...

The execution of Queen Marie-Antoinette on October 16, 1793, "Place de la Revolution," today Place de la Concorde. Left: Hotel Crillon. Oil on wood
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The execution of Queen Marie-Antoinette on October 16, 1793, "Place...

La Vallee aux loups, house in which writer and statesman Francois-Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand lived from 1807-1818. Mme. de Recamier was a frequent visitor. The dining room.
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La Vallee aux loups, house in which writer and statesman Francois-Rene...

(After Le Brun). The siege of Douai.
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(After Le Brun). The siege of Douai.

Louis XVI at the foot of the guillotine, January 21,1793.
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Louis XVI at the foot of the guillotine, January 21,1793.