Comte Collection (page 2)

The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread
5856313 The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread.; (add.info.: The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread)

Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style
5856344 Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style.; (add.info.: Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Oval chinoiserie candlestick
5856341 Oval chinoiserie candlestick.; (add.info.: Oval chinoiserie candlestick. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Woman in redingote with four collars, wearing an anonymous hat, and a "ribbon of love" on which is found
5856333 Woman in redingote with four collars, wearing an anonymous hat, and a "ribbon of love" on which is found the letters L. M

Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat
5856331 Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat.; (add.info.: Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat)

Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet
5856330 Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet.; (add.info.: Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet)

Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets
5856321 Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets.; (add.info.: Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets)

Couderc as the Comte de Pepinelli in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique
5855422 Couderc as the Comte de Pepinelli in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Couderc in 18th century military uniform as the Comte de Pepinelli in "Marco Spada")

A pageboy in "Le Comte de Lavernie" at the Porte St. Martin
5855476 A pageboy in "Le Comte de Lavernie" at the Porte St. Martin.; (add.info.: A pageboy in "Le Comte de Lavernie," a five-act drama by Auguste Maquet, at the Porte St. Martin)

Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473161 Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny, 1797 - 1863)

Title page of La Tres Sainte Trinosophie. 18th century (cabbalistic-alchemical manuscript attributed to Comte de)
533431 Title page of La Tres Sainte Trinosophie. 18th century (cabbalistic-alchemical manuscript attributed to Comte de Sainte-Germain)

Bertrand, Count Clausel (or Clauzel) 1772 -1842. Marshal of France. From a 19th century print
1219658 Bertrand, Count Clausel (or Clauzel) 1772 -1842. Marshal of France. From a 19th century print.; Private Collection.

Bassbaritone Edouard Gassier in the role of the Comte in Auber's La Barcarolle, Opera Comique, 1845
FLO4631251 Bassbaritone Edouard Gassier in the role of the Comte in Auber's La Barcarolle, Opera Comique, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Hat in white taffeta trimmed with pink ribbon
5856343 Hat in white taffeta trimmed with pink ribbon.; (add.info.: Hat in white taffeta trimmed with pink ribbon. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Hat inspired by Salieri's opera "Tarare": pink and black striped taffeta
5856337 Hat inspired by Salieri's opera "Tarare": pink and black striped taffeta, decorated with a garland of roses

A woman wearing a dark slate-blue redingote with three collars
5856319 A woman wearing a dark slate-blue redingote with three collars.; (add.info.: A woman wearing a dark slate-blue redingote with three collars)

Portrait of the Queen at Trianon by Sicardi
5856312 Portrait of the Queen at Trianon by Sicardi.; (add.info.: Portrait of the Queen at Trianon by Sicardi. Photoglyptie from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Woman in pierrot, pouf bonnet, apple green petticoat, with Jeannette ribbons on her shoes
5856327 Woman in pierrot, pouf bonnet, apple green petticoat, with Jeannette ribbons on her shoes.; (add.info.: Woman in pierrot, pouf bonnet, apple green petticoat)

"Prominent citizen" bonnets
5856325 "Prominent citizen" bonnets.; (add.info.: "Prominent citizen" bonnets. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Women's belt badges
5856320 Women's belt badges.; (add.info.: Women's belt badges with classical scenes. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove
FLO4598079 English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, near nest with eggs

Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra, Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis, crested lark, Galerida cristata
FLO4598058 Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra, Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis, crested lark, Galerida cristata, and marsh lark, marsh lark

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
FLO4597862 Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, and pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata

Common tern, Sterna hirundo, black tern, Chlidonias niger, great frigatebird, Fregata minor
FLO4597806 Common tern, Sterna hirundo, black tern, Chlidonias niger, great frigatebird, Fregata minor, and white-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

Portrait of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon. Engraving on steel by Bosselman from Richard's "New
FLO4597744 Portrait of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon. Engraving on steel by Bosselman from Richard's "New Edition of the Complete Works of Buffon," Pourrat Freres, Paris

Great argus, Argusianus argus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Anneshower after a drawing by Edouard Travies
FLO4597668 Great argus, Argusianus argus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Anneshower after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's " New Edition of the Complete Works of Buffon,"

Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Fournier after a drawing by Edouard Travies
FLO4597615 Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Fournier after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's "New Edition of the Complete Works of Buffon,"

Male and female sheep, Ovis aries, and male and female goat. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Beyer after a drawing
FLO4597765 Male and female sheep, Ovis aries, and male and female goat. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Beyer after a drawing by Janet Lange from Richard's "New Edition of the Complete

Monk parakeet or quaker parrot, Myiopsitta monachus, in a palm tree. Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri
FLO4597674 Monk parakeet or quaker parrot, Myiopsitta monachus, in a palm tree. Red-breasted parakeet, Psittacula alexandri, and rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri

Fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana savana, rufous flycatcher-thrush, Stizorhina fraseri, and blue dacnis
FLO4597651 Fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana savana, rufous flycatcher-thrush, Stizorhina fraseri, and blue dacnis, Dacnis cayana

Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo, and Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Pardinel after a
FLO4597597 Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo, and Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Pardinel after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's " New Edition of

Rooster and chicken, Gallus domesticus, in front of a farm house, and a wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
FLO4597581 Rooster and chicken, Gallus domesticus, in front of a farm house, and a wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, and helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris, near a well

Ms 230 fol.1 Jean de Gerson (1363-1429) preaching the Passion in the morning in the Church of St
XIR192117 Ms 230 fol.1 Jean de Gerson (1363-1429) preaching the Passion in the morning in the Church of St. Bernard in Paris, from 'Sermons sur la Passion et Traites Divers'

Alfred Victor Comte de Vigny, 1797-1863 (engraving)
3052839 Alfred Victor Comte de Vigny, 1797-1863 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: French poet, playwright and novelist)

The Queen's ivory fan
5856317 The Queen's ivory fan.; (add.info.: The Queen's ivory fan. Photoglyptie from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times," by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885)

The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay
5856314 The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay.; (add.info.: The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay)

Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand
5856332 Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand.; (add.info.: Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand)

Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon
5856329 Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon.; (add.info.: Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with)

Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze
5856324 Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze.; (add.info.: Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de Sartine, Comte d'Alby, publ. 1875 (print)
4071149 Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de Sartine, Comte d'Alby, publ. 1875 (print) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing
3253096 Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing; (add.info.: Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing, 1729 -1794. French general and admiral)

Alphonse Henri, Comte d'Hautpoul, from 'Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement', pub
3506046 Alphonse Henri, Comte d'Hautpoul, from 'Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement', pub. 1865 (print) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Alphonse Henri)

Honore Gabriel Riqueti Comte de Mirabeau, from 'Historical Sketches of Statesmen' publ. 1843 (print)
3501437 Honore Gabriel Riqueti Comte de Mirabeau, from 'Historical Sketches of Statesmen' publ. 1843 (print) by Hall

Golden oriole on nest, Oriolus oriolus, and song thrush, Turdus philomelos
FLO4598074 Golden oriole on nest, Oriolus oriolus, and song thrush, Turdus philomelos. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Anneshower after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's " New

Long-eared owl, Strix otus, and barn owl, Tyto alba, in front of a ruined church
FLO4598064 Long-eared owl, Strix otus, and barn owl, Tyto alba, in front of a ruined church. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Pardinel after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's "

Garden warbler, Sylvia borin, common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, and European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
FLO4598004 Garden warbler, Sylvia borin, common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, and European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola

Buzzard, Buteo buteo, and red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Oudet after a drawing by Edouard
FLO4597987 Buzzard, Buteo buteo, and red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving on steel by Oudet after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richard's " New Edition of the Complete Works

Ostrich, Struthio camelus, and northern cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus (vulnerable)
FLO4597933 Ostrich, Struthio camelus, and northern cassowary, Casuarius unappendiculatus (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving on steel by Fournier after a drawing by Edouard Travies

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"Unveiling the Enigmatic Comte: From Marie Antoinette's Secret Lover to Mysterious Alchemists and Exquisite Masquerades" Step into the intriguing world of the comte, where history intertwines with mystery and allure. In 18th-century France, whispers of scandalous affairs surrounded figures like Marie Antoinette and her rumored lover, Fersen. But amidst their clandestine romance, another enigma emerged - Cagliostro and Saint-Germain - alchemists shrouded in mysticism. Imagine a lavish ball in 1788; a woman adorned in an exquisite ball gown conceals her identity behind a delicate mask. Who is she? What secrets lie beneath that elegant facade? Meanwhile, across time and continents, encounters with rare creatures captivate our imagination. A Guinea baboon named Papio papio enchants us with its unique charm while reminding us of nature's fragility. Fast forward to 1890 when Mrs. William Astor graces society's elite circles; her portrait captured by an unknown artist freezes this moment forever. The elegance exuded from her image transports us back to a bygone era. But let's not forget the brave souls who fought for justice and honor throughout history – Roland (Card) or Comte De Lasalle – their stories inspire courage even today. Gaston, comte de Foix, known as Phoebus through an engraving immortalizes his legacy as we delve into tales of chivalry and valor. Intrigue continues with endangered species like the Barbary macaque or magot; Macaca sylvanus reminds us of our responsibility towards preserving biodiversity for future generations. Albert De Mun Photo captures timeless moments frozen in time while Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon emerges as a pioneer naturalist whose contributions shaped scientific understanding during the Enlightenment period.