Comte Collection (page 4)

Helene-Louise-Elisabeth de Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess of Orleans, Duchesse d Orleans 1814-1858 with her son Philippe, Count of Paris

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau 1749-1791. In costume of a depute aux Etats-generaux. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X from Le Bibliophile

Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, statesman and diplomat 1719-1787. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Louis II du Bouchet, 3rd Marquis of Sourches
Louis II du Bouchet, Marquis de Sourches, comte de Montsoreau, 1711-1788. Handcoloured lithograph by C. Breton after a painting of the coronation of Louis XV from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Francois de Noailles, Comte d Agen, musketeer, knight and ambassador, 1584-1645. Student of Galileo in Padua. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X 70

Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse, 1678-1737. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X 68 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Philippe, comte de la Mothe-Houdancourt, Duke of Cardona, Marshal of France, 1605-1657. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a portrait by Jean Valdor from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Louis de Bourbon, Count of Soissons 1604-1641. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Jean Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guebriant, 1602-1643
Jean Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guebriant, Marshal of France, 1602-1643. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Philippe Hurault, Comte de Cheverny, politician 1528-1599. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 50 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka

Charles II de Cleves, comte de Nevers et d Eu, comte de Rethel, son of Engilbert de Cleves and Charlotte de Bourbon, d. 1521. He wears a damask manteau with gold royons, white pourpoint and hose

Jean VII de Sarrebruche, Comte de Rouci, d. 1497. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 56 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de

Jean I de Grailly, comte de Foix et de Bigorre 1382-1436. He wears a knee-length surtout and a gold woven belt with gold acorns hanging from it

Antoine de Vergy, comte de Dammartin d. 1439. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VI 150 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Jean VIII of Harcourt, comte d Aumale et de
Jean VIII of Harcourt, French knight, comte d Aumale et de Mortain, 1396-1424. Handcoloured lithograph after a tomb in the college church of Liege in Bernard de Montfaucons collection (III 30)

Louis de la Tremoille, comte de Joigny, d. 1464. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a tapestry of the story of Esther

John III, Count of Astarac, d. 1458
John III, Count of Astarac, commander in chief to King Charles VII, Jean III comte d Astarac, d. 1458. Golden coat lined with ermine, yellow jacket and white shirt

Francis I, le Bien-Aime, Duke of Brittany, Earl of Richmond, 1414-1450. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VI 36 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka

Jean Dunois, comte d Orleans et de Longueville, 1402-1468
Jean Dunois, comte d Orleans et de Longueville, Bastard of Orleans, chamberlain of France, 1402-1468. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in oil in Roger de Gaignieres

Mary of Berry, Marie de Berry, comte de Clermont et d Auvergne, wife of Jean I, Duke of Bourbon, duc de Bourbon, d. 1434. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after an Armorial of Auvergne in

Jean I, Duke of Bourbon, duc de Bourbon, comte de Clermont et d Auvergne, 1381-1434. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after an Armorial of Auvergne in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VI 19

Knights of the Order of the Golden Shield, 1369
Knights of the Order of the Golden Shield, chevaliers de l ordre de l ecu d or, founded by Louis II duc de Bourbon in 1369. The ceremonial robes have gold shields on the chest

John I, Count of La Marche, 1344-1393
John I, Count of La Marche, Jean de Bourbon, comte de Vendome 1344-1393. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a stained-glass window in the chapel of Vendome, Chartres Cathedral

John the Fearless, John I of Burgundy 1371-1419
John the Fearless, John I of Burgundy, Jean sans Peur, comte de Nevers, duc de Bourgogne, 1371-1419. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after an original portrait in Roger de Gaignieres

Louis I Duke of Orleans, 1371-1407
Louis I Duke of Orleans, duc d Orleans, comte de Valois, second son of King Charles V of France, 1371-1407. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a fresco in the Carmelite cloisters in

King Charles II of Navarre, le Mauvais, comte d Evreux, 1332-1387. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a stained-glass window in Notre-Dame d Evreux in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio V 19

French actor Charles Edme Vernet as le Comte
French actor Charles Edme Vernet (1789-1848) as le Comte Derfort in L Ennui at the Varietes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par K. Y

French actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Comte Ory in the vaudeville piece Le Comte Ory by E. Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris

Le Tombeau du comte de Warwick, dans la chapelle de Beauchamp, en Angleterre (engraving)
3645002 Le Tombeau du comte de Warwick, dans la chapelle de Beauchamp, en Angleterre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Tombeau du comte de Warwick)

Charles d Anjou (coloured engraving)
2802242 Charles d Anjou (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles d Anjou)

Henri de la Rochejaquelein (engraving)
964465 Henri de la Rochejaquelein (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri de la Rochejaquelein)

Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838-1894), claimant to the French throne. 1870

Deauville Devotees Potted on the Plage by Mundo
Caricatures of some familiar visitors to the fashionable French resort of Deauville. From left to right are Baron and Baroness Schroeders, behind whom is seen the Comte de Mardre. M. R

Comte de Bulow (litho)
1065316 Comte de Bulow (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron (Freiherr) Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow (Frederic-Guillaume Bulow) (1755 -1816)

The Brazilian Revolution, the Comte and Comtesse D Eu and Family (engraving)
1046767 The Brazilian Revolution, the Comte and Comtesse D Eu and Family (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Brazilian Revolution)

Rene, Duc d Anjou at Aix-en-Provence
Rene, Duc d Anjou and Comte de Provence (1409-80) in procession with his courtiers at Aix-en-Provence. Date: circa 1460

Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical Ex Omnibus
995753 Pope Benedict XIV presenting the Encyclical Ex Omnibus to the Comte de Stainville, later Duc de Choiseul, 1757 (oil on canvas) by Batoni

Charles, Comte d Alencon. 1346 (engraving)
672152 Charles, Comte d Alencon. 1346 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles, Comte d Alencon. 1346)

Count Emmmanuel-Augustin Dieudonne de las Cases (litho)
725994 Count Emmmanuel-Augustin Dieudonne de las Cases (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Count Emmmanuel-Augustin Dieudonne de las Cases)

Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814) Count Rumford, engraved by B. Roger (coloured engraving)
CHT235331 Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814) Count Rumford, engraved by B. Roger (coloured engraving) by Rath, Henriette (1773-1856) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) 1901 (coloured chalk on paper)
STC195016 Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) 1901 (coloured chalk on paper) by Bataille, Henry (1872-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Count de Daun, General of Armies of the Holy Roman Empire (1705-66
STC196338 Count de Daun, General of Armies of the Holy Roman Empire (1705-66) from Receuil des Estampes, representant les Rangs et les Dignites, suivant le Costume de toutes les Nations existantes

Portrait of General Francois Fournier-Sarvoleze (1773-1827) 1812 (oil on canvas)
XIR165514 Portrait of General Francois Fournier-Sarvoleze (1773-1827) 1812 (oil on canvas) by Gros, Baron Antoine Jean (1771-1835); 252x174 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Philippe Hurault (1528-99) Count of Cheverny and Francois (1535-94
PLT171544 Portrait of Philippe Hurault (1528-99) Count of Cheverny and Francois (1535-94) Marquis of O, 1617-38 (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Chateau de Beauregard

Portrait of Louis-Rene Madelaine Le Vassor, comte de La Touche-Treville, 1836 (litho)
4073724 Portrait of Louis-ReneMadelaine Le Vassor, comte de La Touche-Treville, 1836 (litho) by Maurin, Antoine (1793-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis-ReneMadelaine Le Vassor)

Portrait of Admiral Laurent Truguet, 1836 (litho)
4073723 Portrait of Admiral Laurent Truguet, 1836 (litho) by Maurin, Antoine (1793-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laurent Truguet (1752- 1839) was a French admiral; see XIR 188863); French

Leon comte Tolstoi (1828) (b / w photo)
5219967 Leon comte Tolstoi (1828) (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon comte Tolstoi (1828)

Alfred, comte de Waldersee, Marechal, 1832-1904 (b / w photo)
5201436 Alfred, comte de Waldersee, Marechal, 1832-1904 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred, comte de Waldersee, Marechal, 1832-1904)

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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.