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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 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...

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...

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

Catafalque for Jean-Paul Marat after his assassination by Charlotte Corday, July 13, 1793.
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Catafalque for Jean-Paul Marat after his assassination...

French flag with Phrygian Bonnet and metal Phrygian Bonnet for use on Tree of Liberty, both captured by Austrian troops in 1793.
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French flag with Phrygian Bonnet and metal Phrygian Bonnet for use on Tree o...

Drum from the revolutionary period, with flags, Phrygian Bonnet and inscription: Liberty, Equality. Inv. OD 240
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Drum from the revolutionary period, with flags, Phrygian Bonnet and insc...

Restaurant "Le Grand Vefour", interior decorations under glass panels. Established in 1784 as "Cafe de Chartres," it became the inofficial headquarters of Barras, Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais. During the Restoration, Jean Vefour opened the restaurant.
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Restaurant "Le Grand Vefour", interior decorations under glass panels. Esta...

Laetizia Ramolino-Bonaparte, "Madame Mere" (1750-1836), Mother of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Laetizia Ramolino-Bonaparte, "Madame Mere" (1750-1836...