Breton Collection

A portrait of Mrs Lillie Langtry. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, was a British music hall singer and stage actress famous for her many stage productions including She Stoops to Conquer

Map of Saint Malo, 17th c. Engraving

POE: HOUSE OF USHER. Woodcut by Constant le Breton for a 20th century edition of Edgar Allan Poes The Fall of the House of Usher, first published in 1839

Beryl Markham (1902 1986), British-born Kenyan author, aviator, adventurer, and racehorse trainer. Photographed here, just after flying from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island

Pardon in Brittany, 1896 (oil on canvas)
2970287 Pardon in Brittany, 1896 (oil on canvas) by La Touche, Gaston de (1854-1913); 100.5x110.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Mr. and Mrs. Martin A

Dancing Sailors, Brittany by Christopher Woods, 1930, (1936). Creator: Christopher Wood
Dancing Sailors, Brittany, 1930, (1936). Village square with men and girls in Breton costume dancing by English painter John Christopher Wood (1901-1930)

Carantec, Brittany, France, Crevette fishergirls
Carante cin the Finistere department of Brittany in north-western France - Crevette fishergirls. Date: circa 1910s

GAUGUIN: BRETON GIRLS, 1888. Paul Gauguin: Breton Girls Dancing. Canvas, 1888

Bretons in Bed
Two Breton ladies settle in for a good nights sleep in these enclosed beds(lits- clos)

Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Calling in the Gleaners, 1859. Artist: Breton, Jules (1827-1906)
Calling in the Gleaners, 1859. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Quimperle, River Elle - black & white view of river with people working on the bank Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Two emancipated women
Modified wartime silhouette: skirts begin to evoke the barrel-line shape being narrower & court shoes are vying with high boots. Hats: tam-o shanter or high crown. Date: 1918

PHILADELPHIA: BARRACKS. British Barracks, Philadelphia. Line engraving after Willam L. Breton, c1830s, after a drawing made during the British occupation of 1777-1778

France - Brittany - Two Bisquines Cancalaises
France - Brittany - Emerald Coast - Two Bisquines Cancalaises at Dinard. Date: circa 1910s

France - Emerald Coast - Racing Bisquines Cancalaises at a regatta - traditional lugger boats from Brittany. Date: circa 1910s

Breton Sorciere
BRETON SORCIERE Naia, the Sorciere du Vieux Chateau of Rochefort-en- Terre, Bretagne, gives a consultation to a somewhat self-conscious countrywoman

Plougastel-Daoulas, Finistere, Brittany
Traditional local costume and house interior at Plougastel-Daoulas - a commune in the Finistere department of Brittany in north-western France. Date: circa 1930s

Vendee : Cholet Taken
The Breton royalists led by Cathelineau take the town of Cholet from the revolutionaries

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): villa " ripp", 1903
LUX4782514 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): villa " ripp", 1903; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village
LUX4806869 France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village, 1895 - touring club de France, public service by road autonomy without scramble, scotte

An engraving depicting Breton workers, with salt pans in the background, 19th century
5311026 An engraving depicting Breton workers, with salt pans in the background, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: Eglise Saint Cornely, 1885
LUX4818045 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: Eglise Saint Cornely, 1885; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Carnac: Eglise Saint Cornely, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Vannes: La porte prison, 1900 - Tamareille-Brillant
LUX4817960 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Vannes: La porte prison, 1900 - Tamareille-Brillant, Grocery Graineterie depot d'oyitres, Dubonnet quinquina grand prix 1900; (add.info.: France)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Lorient: The door of Morbihan to Lorient before its destruction in 1906, 1875
LUX4817623 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Lorient: The door of Morbihan to Lorient before its destruction in 1906, 1875; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Saint Jean du Figeur: l'eglise de Saint Jean du Figeur et la fontaine du
LUX4817023 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Saint Jean du Figeur: l'eglise de Saint Jean du Figeur et la fontaine du cemtiere

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: Regates in the port of Saint Malo
LUX4816939 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: Regates in the port of Saint Malo, 1865 - serie 'ordinary-dinard'; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35)

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dinan: La porte de Brest a Dinan, 1860 - serie: vue de france collection d v
LUX4817542 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dinan: La porte de Brest a Dinan, 1860 - serie: vue de france collection d v; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Kerouzere: Le Chateau de Kerouzere, 1865 - collection 'views de france'
LUX4816728 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Kerouzere: Le Chateau de Kerouzere, 1865 - collection 'views de france' photographer e.h; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29)

Universal Geography: French Department of Morbihan (56). Advertising images edited for the brand Louit
DUV4218079 Universal Geography: French Department of Morbihan (56). Advertising images edited for the brand Louit. Debut 20th century. (lithograph); 9.5x6.5 cm; Photo © Duvallon.

View of the Basilica of Saint Anne d'auray in Morbihan Brittany (The Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray)
ELD4942477 View of the Basilica of Saint Anne d'auray in Morbihan Brittany (The Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray) Postcard ca

View of the modern hotel and villas of Roscoff, Finistere Bretagne (View of Roscoff)
ELD4944443 View of the modern hotel and villas of Roscoff, Finistere Bretagne (View of Roscoff, Brittany) Postcard 1910 Private collection; (add.info.: View of the modern hotel and villas of Roscoff)

Wedding Day in Pont-Aven (Pont Aven), village of Brittany in France in the 19th century
NWI4868412 Wedding Day in Pont-Aven (Pont Aven), village of Brittany in France in the 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Wedding Day in Pont-Aven (Pont Aven)

Fishing the Sand eel (or sandeel) on the beach with a rake, Brittany. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4847535 Fishing the Sand eel (or sandeel) on the beach with a rake, Brittany. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

World map of a flat earth, printed by Beatus Rhenanus (Bild aus Rheinau), early 1500 s
NWI4901273 World map of a flat earth, printed by Beatus Rhenanus (Bild aus Rheinau), early 1500 s.; (add.info.: World map of a flat earth, printed by Beatus Rhenanus (Bild aus Rheinau)

France, Brittany: A motorist in difficulty on an icy road, helped by the people of the village, 1920
LUX4809472 France, Brittany: A motorist in difficulty on an icy road, helped by the people of the village, 1920; (add.info.: France, Brittany: A motorist in difficulty on an icy road)

Morlaix (Finistere, Brittany): the docks and the viaduct on which a steam train passes - railway - boat with barrels
PCT4290404 Morlaix (Finistere, Brittany): the docks and the viaduct on which a steam train passes - railway - boat with barrels - original sepia photography (albumin paper)

Marriage in Brittany at the end of the 19th century. " A wedding in the village of Batz (Batz sur mer)
PCT4270741 Marriage in Brittany at the end of the 19th century. " A wedding in the village of Batz (Batz sur mer). Postcard after a painting by Marius Vasselon (1841-1924)

France, Brittany, Cotes d'Armor (22), Guingamp: rue Notre Dame, Renaissance house on a square with many shops
LUX4775977 France, Brittany, Cotes d'Armor (22), Guingamp: rue Notre Dame, Renaissance house on a square with many shops, 1895 - shops: candles, grocer, cafe, candle and grocery store, J

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Rennes: church of Notre Dame and Sainte Melaine, animated view
LUX4775884 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Rennes: church of Notre Dame and Sainte Melaine, animated view, 1900 Photography; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Rochefort-en-Terre (Rochefort en Terre): ruins of the Chateau feodal
LUX4775243 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Rochefort-en-Terre (Rochefort en Terre): ruins of the Chateau feodal, entrance to the Chateau, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Rochefort-en-Terre (rock-fort): church of Notre Dame de la Tronchaye, 1900
LUX4775242 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Rochefort-en-Terre (rock-fort): church of Notre Dame de la Tronchaye, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: the port, three torpedo wharf in front of the casino
LUX4775042 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: the port, three torpedo wharf in front of the casino, 1890 - warship registration: 210; (add.info.: France, Brittany)

France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: the high crane with passengers, 1900
LUX4775504 France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: the high crane with passengers, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: the high crane with passengers

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): port, fishing boats, docks, animated view
LUX4774895 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): port, fishing boats, docks, animated view, 1897; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): the port
LUX4774885 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer (beautiful island at sea): the port, the docks of the port of the Palais, fishing boat at 2 meters, 1897; (add.info.: France, Brittany)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35): Cancale region, small port in the Cancale region, 1885
LUX4777135 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35): Cancale region, small port in the Cancale region, 1885; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35): Cancale region

France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: fort national, many tourists walk to the fort national
LUX4776039 France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Saint Malo: fort national, many tourists walk to the fort national, 1895 - Vauban; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35)

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Breton: A Captivating Tapestry of Art, Culture, and History Immerse yourself in the enchanting world as we embark on a journey through its rich tapestry of art, culture, and history. Step into the past with a mesmerizing portrait of Mrs Lillie Langtry, capturing the beauty and allure that epitomized this era. Allow your imagination to wander as you explore a 17th-century engraving depicting the map of Saint Malo - an ancient city steeped in maritime heritage. Delve into literature with Constant le Breton's woodcut for Edgar Allan Poe's haunting tale "The Fall of the House of Usher. " This evocative artwork transports us back to 1839 when this chilling story first captivated readers' imaginations. Beryl Markham takes center stage next - an extraordinary aviator who defied societal norms and soared above limitations. Her fearless spirit embodies the essence of Breton's resilience and determination. Experience Brittany's vibrant cultural scene through Pardon in Brittany, an oil painting that encapsulates traditional festivities filled with music, dance, and celebration. Christopher Woods' Dancing Sailors transports us to 1930s Brittany where lively sailors revel in their joyous movements against a backdrop infused with local charm. Quimperle beckons us towards its picturesque River Elle - a tranquil sanctuary amidst nature's embrace. As we admire Two emancipated women depicted in a cartoon illustration from yesteryears, we witness Breton society embracing progressiveness ahead of its time. Marvel at Bisquines Cancalaises racing along France's Emerald Coast - these majestic vessels symbolize both tradition and innovation within Breton seafaring communities. The allure continues as we encounter mystical figures like the enigmatic Breton Sorciere who embodies folklore traditions passed down through generations. Finally, Carantec welcomes us with open arms as Crevette fishergirls grace its shores.