France 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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Naval battle between the British and French, 1790s

British ship "Brunswick" in battle with French navy off the coast of Brittany, late 1700s.
Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

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Joan of Arc hearing a call to save France

Young Joan of Arc listening to angel voices calling upon her to save France during the Hundred Years War.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Lepage illustration

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