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Charles eldest son of King Pepin receives the new of the death of his father and the Great Feudalists offer him the Crown Costumes worn are of the 15th century Court of Burgundy Facsimile of miniature from History of the Emperors

Edmond de Goncourt in his study Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt 1822 1896 French artist and author From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

Dumas fils in his study Alexandre Dumas The Younger 1824 1895 French author son of Dumas pre From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

William Henry Waddington 1826 1894 French statesman who was Prime minister in 1879 From a photograph by Messrs Drouet and Lafontaine Paris

Margaret of Anjou 1429 1482 French Queen of King Henry VI of England Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord 1754 1838 French politician and diplomat Engraved by Launy Marchand after E Parmentier From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier marquis de Lafayette 1757 1834 French solider who fought wiith Americans in American Revolution From painting by Alonzo Chappel

Jean Baptiste Klber 1753 1800 French general of the Revolutionary wars Engraved by Pannemaker Ligny after Linard From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Dumas fils in his study Alexandre Dumas The Younger 1824 1895 French author son of Dumas pre From the book The International Library of Famous Literature Published in London 1900 Volume XVIII

Napoleon III also called until 1852 Louis Napoleon in full Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte 1808 1873 President of the Second Republic of France 1850 52 and then emperor of the French 1852 70 Nephew of Napoleon I Engraving from a 19th century print

Maximilien Robespierre 1758 1794 Jacobin leader during French Revolution Engraved by Pannemaker after E Viollat From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

The attack upon the French camp on the hills of Famars near Valenciennes May 23 1793 Engraved by J Rogers painted by M Brown From Englands Battles by Sea and Land by Lieut Col Williams The London Printing and Publishing Company circa 1890s

Charlotte Corday 1768 1798 French Revolutionary heroine who was guillotined for the assassination of Jean Paul Marat in 1793 Engraved by Pannemaker From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Marie Louise Empress of the French Duchess of Parma Piacenza and Guastalla 1791 1847 Second wife of Napoleon I Engraved by Heath

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Gobel resigns his episcopal office 1793 Jean Baptiste Joseph Gobel 1727 1794 French ecclesiastic politician and archbishop of Paris Engraved by Launy Marchand after Renaud From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Grand ceremonial banquet at the French court in 14th century 19th century engraving based on miniatures and narratives of the period From Dictionnaire du Mobilier Francais by M Viollet Leduc

Napoleon Bonaparte at the seige of Toulon December 1793 Napoleon Bonaparte 1769 1821 Emperor of the French Engraved by Pannemaker Ligny after Viollat From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Joan of Arc 1412 1431 aka Jeanne d Arc or Jeanne la Pucelle French heroine and Saint of the Catholic church Engraved by W H Mote after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Pierre Simon de Laplace 1749 1827 French astronomer physicist and mathematician He developed Newton s theories in the Treaty on Celestial Mechanics 1789 1825

Jean Lambert Tallien 1767 1820 French politician Engraved by Pannemaker Ligny after E Viollat From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Duc de Dalmatie 1769 1851 French general and statesman and Marshal of France in 1804 Engraved by S Freeman after Rouillard

Louis Philippe 1773 1850 Duke of Orleans Duke of Chartres king of the French 1830 1848 as a volunteer in the French army 19th century print engraved by Freeman after Raffet

Andrew Jackson's statue in front of a cathedral, St. Louis Cathedral, French Quarter, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Death of Roland Jean Marie Roland de la Platire 1734 1793 French Interior minister 1792 3 From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Napoleons retreat from Moscow 1814 From the painting by Meissonier from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 2 published 1920

Louis XVI before the convention December 1792 Louis XVI 1754 1793 King of France 1774 1792 Engraved by Meyer Heine after De La Charlerie From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Heloise 1101 1162 French student and lover of Pierre Abelhard Engraved by C Cook after G Staal From the book World Noted Women by Mary Cowden Clarke published 1858

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord Prince of Benevent 1754 1838 French politician and diplomat Engraved by S Freeman from a painting by Gerrard

The Tuileries June 20 1792 From the picture by A Elmore from the book The Outline of History by HG Wells Volume 2 published 1920

M Gerard the French Minister introduced to the Continental Congress 1778 Conrad Alexandre Gerard 1729 1790 From a 19th century print engraved by Rogers after Chapin

Madame Recamier Jeanne Francoise Julie Adelande Bernard Mme Recamier aka Juliette 1777 1849 Celebrated French beauty Engraved by Hebert after E Viollat From Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc

Fountains in front of gilded gates, The Neptune Gate, Fountain of Amphitrite, Place Stanislas, Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Charlemagne 742 or 747 to 814 Also known as Charles the Great or Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus King of the Franks and Lombards From 16th Century engraving

Mosque d'El - Bordeny: Interieur de la Salle Principale From "La Decoration Arabe" Prisse D'Avesnes (French) Newberry Library, Chicago

Seagulls (The River Thames & Houses of Parliament, London) 1904 Claude Monet (1840-1926 French) Oil on canvas Pushkins Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Marie Louise Empress of the French Duchess of Parma Piacenza and Guastalla 1791 1847 Second wife of Napoleon I Engraved by Heath