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French Collection (#4)

Background imageFrench Collection: Calais, France, early 19th century

Calais, France, early 19th century
French port of Calais in the early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a drawing by J.M.W. Turner

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00101

EVNT2A-00101
Parisians liberating prisoners after storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century French illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: St. Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572

St. Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572
Massacre of Huguenots by Catherine de Medicis forces on St Bartholomews Day, Paris, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Bookstalls in Paris in the early 20th century

Bookstalls in Paris in the early 20th century
Browsers at the Odeon bookstalls on the Left Bank, Paris, circa 1910. Printed color reproduction of a 20th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Frrench village on market-day

Frrench village on market-day
Market-day in Pont-Aven, a village in Brittany, France, 1800s. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Beach at Trouville-sur-Mer, France

Beach at Trouville-sur-Mer, France
Vacationers on the beach at Trouville-sur-Mer, northwest coast of France, early 1900s. Printed color halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00060

EVNT2A-00060
Death of Delaunay, governor of the Bastille, at the hands of a mob during the French Revolution, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: GEUR2A-00084

GEUR2A-00084
Marketplace on the street in front of Rouen Cathedral, France. Hand-colored engraving of an early 19th-century painting by J.M.W. Turner

Background imageFrench Collection: Paris flower peddlers, early 1900s

Paris flower peddlers, early 1900s
Women selling fresh flowers in Paris, circa 1910. Printed color reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1890s

Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1890s
Champs Elysees at twilight near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: GEUR2A-00077

GEUR2A-00077
Rouen, France, on the River Seine. Hand-colored engraving of an early 19th-century J.M.W. Turner illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Loire River in Tours, France, early 1800s

Loire River in Tours, France, early 1800s
Tours, France, on the banks of the Loire River, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a drawing by J.M.W. Turner

Background imageFrench Collection: French Army defending Paris, 1814

French Army defending Paris, 1814
Napoleons forces fighting behind barricades to defend Paris, 1814. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00263

EVNT2A-00263
Opening of the Estates-General in Versailles Palace at the outset of the French Revolution, 1789. Hand -colored woodcut of a 19th-century French illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Statue of Liberty prepared to ship from Paris, 1884

Statue of Liberty prepared to ship from Paris, 1884
Scaffolding for shipping the Statue of Liberty from Paris to America, 1884. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Directory officials after the French Revolution

Directory officials after the French Revolution
Deputy of the Council of the Five Hundred (left) and member of the Directory, French Revolution, 1790s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench Collection: French revolutionaries

French revolutionaries
Citizen soldiers of the French Revolution. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench Collection: St. Bartholomews Day Massacre of French Huguenots, 1572

St. Bartholomews Day Massacre of French Huguenots, 1572
Assassination of Coligny and other Huguenots on Saint Bartholomews Day, Paris, 1572. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00189

EVNT2A-00189
Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Alexander I discussing a treaty of alliance at Tilsit, 1807. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: PMYT2A-00065

PMYT2A-00065
Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris

Background imageFrench Collection: River Seine in Paris, 1890s

River Seine in Paris, 1890s
Pont Neuf bridging the Seine to the Ile de la Cite, viewed from near the Louvre, Paris, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Rousseau

Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Hand-colored engraving from portrait by Latour

Background imageFrench Collection: Scene from a Moliere play

Scene from a Moliere play
Stage scene from Molieres comedy, " Les Precieuses Ridicules." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: French Empire fashions

French Empire fashions
Fashionable Europeans under the French Empire, 1809 to 1812. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageFrench Collection: Franks migrating into Gaul

Franks migrating into Gaul
Franks offering an animal sacrifice before invading Gaul. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Sentry guarding a Gaul camp in Roman times

Sentry guarding a Gaul camp in Roman times
Sentinel keeping watch over a camp of Gauls in a forest of early Europe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EXPL2A-00170

EXPL2A-00170
La Salle and his companions exploring the lower Mississippi River for France, 1682. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EXPL2A-00195

EXPL2A-00195
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EXPL2A-00233

EXPL2A-00233
Cartiers ships leaving St. Malo, France, to sail for North America, 1530s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EXPL2A-00256

EXPL2A-00256
French missionary and fur traders carrying a canoe at a portage in North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EXPL2A-00262

EXPL2A-00262
Early explorers coming ashore along a tropical coast in the New World. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EXPL2A-00266

EXPL2A-00266
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a canoe on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: PEXP2A-00009

PEXP2A-00009
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Father Hennepin in Minnesota, 1680

Father Hennepin in Minnesota, 1680
Father Louis Hennepin at a Native American bark-covered dwelling in Minnesota, 1680. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: PEXP2A-00066

PEXP2A-00066
French Jesuit missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: PEXP2A-00051

PEXP2A-00051
Title page of Henri de Tontis account of the La Salle expedition. Woodcut with a watercolor wash of the English edition, printed in London 1698

Background imageFrench Collection: BUSN2A-00027

BUSN2A-00027
Native Americans aboard ship to trade their furs to Europeans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Napoleon accepting the surrender of Cairo, 1798

Napoleon accepting the surrender of Cairo, 1798
Submission of the Mamelukes to Napoleon Bonaparte. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00045

EVNT2A-00045
Napoleon and the Sphinx at the time of the French invasion of Egypt, 1798. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century painting by Jean-Leon Gerome

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00042

EVNT2A-00042
Rioters attack the Royal Palace during the French Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Dutch map of eastern North America, 1670

Dutch map of eastern North America, 1670
Nova Belgh Tabula, map of New Netherland and New England, 1670. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00139

EVNT2A-00139
Meeting between Napoleon and Mack von Leiberich at Ulm, 1805. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: EVNT2A-00314

EVNT2A-00314
Prussian army crossing the Loire River at Orleans, France, during a snowstorm, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Colonial reenactors in Quebec

Colonial reenactors in Quebec
Colonial French army reenactors portraying 18th-century Quebec. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench Collection: Home of Louis Joliet in old Quebec

Home of Louis Joliet in old Quebec
Home of Louis Joliet in the Petit Champlain district of old Quebec City. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench Collection: Memorial for Louis Joliets home in old Quebec

Memorial for Louis Joliets home in old Quebec
Memorial plaque, in English, at Louis Joliets home in old Quebec City. Digital photograph

Background imageFrench Collection: PCAN2A-00001

PCAN2A-00001
Louis de Buade, Count Frontenac, Governor General of New France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration from a statue

Background imageFrench Collection: Stone building in the historic district of old Quebec

Stone building in the historic district of old Quebec
Stone building festooned with flags in the historic district of Quebec City. Digital photograph



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