French history Gallery

Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution, 1789

Third Estate pledging solidarity to write a constitution, known as the Tennis Court Oath, French Revolution.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Couder

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Flag of France, 1700s

French flag marking La Verendrye expedition's claim of the northern Great Plains for France in 1743, Pierre, South Dakota.
Digital photograph

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Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics on an obelisk in Paris

Hieroglyphics on the ancient Egyptian obelisk from Luxor in the Place de
la Concorde, Paris, presented to King Louis-Philippe in the 1800s.
Digital photograph

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