Gendarme Collection

Gypsy Carmencita and Brigadier Don Jose in a square in Seville. Postcard depicting a scene of the comic opera Carmen by
JAB5035094 Gypsy Carmencita and Brigadier Don Jose in a square in Seville. Postcard depicting a scene of the comic opera Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838-1875).; (add.info)

Abecedary illustration : Letter G, 1875 (print)
DUV4209795 Abecedary illustration : Letter G, 1875 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter G: Giraffe, Guitarist, Constable, Frog; H:); Photo © Duvallon.

Greece, Chania, Crete: a policeman on horseback in a white garment with a sword in a garden, 1908
LUX4764866 Greece, Chania, Crete: a policeman on horseback in a white garment with a sword in a garden, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Two mounted gendarmes drive chained prisoners. Engraving from "The Borras case"
PCT4277127 Two mounted gendarmes drive chained prisoners. Engraving from "The Borras case", chronicle of a miscarriage of justice published by Tony Bardin in in Fayard following a case that

Letter G: gendarme; station; Gagny; crane; frog; cake; gueters; gibeciere; guard; wreath; cave; cranes; kids; glaciers;
DUV4199528 Letter G: gendarme; station; Gagny; crane; frog; cake; gueters; gibeciere; guard; wreath; cave; cranes; kids; glaciers; vane. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

The cat Aminagrobis derobe a fish. The cook screams at the thief and makes him stop by two monkeys from
DUV4222416 The cat Aminagrobis derobe a fish. The cook screams at the thief and makes him stop by two monkeys from the marechaussee, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J)

Profession Alphabet: Constable, beg of 20th century (illustration)
DUV4215249 Profession Alphabet: Constable, beg of 20th century (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unknown illustrator); Photo © Duvallon.

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime (17), Rochefort sur mer: Studio portrait of a gendarme with uniform
LUX4712658 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime (17), Rochefort sur mer: Studio portrait of a gendarme with uniform, badges, decoration and kepi, 1890; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Gendarme group poses in the course of their barracks, 1870
LUX4710079 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Gendarme group poses in the course of their barracks, 1870; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

A Royal Canadian Constable (mountie or red coat or mounted police) warned an Indian traveller to the Northern Plains at
NWI4867691 A Royal Canadian Constable (mountie or red coat or mounted police) warned an Indian traveller to the Northern Plains at the end of the 19th century

Waiting for the defile, France 1900 (b/w photo)
LUX4768266 Waiting for the defile, France 1900 (b/w photo); (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur Animated view. Flags, gendarmes and curious with parasols

Italy, Veneto, Venice: facade of the Basilica of San Marco (San Marco) and its square, occupies by tourists and idlers
LUX4776943 Italy, Veneto, Venice: facade of the Basilica of San Marco (San Marco) and its square, occupies by tourists and idlers, including a few bums

France, Centre, Cher (18), Vierzon: a mother and her son gendarme pose in studio, 1885
LUX4711042 France, Centre, Cher (18), Vierzon: a mother and her son gendarme pose in studio, 1885; (add.info.: France, Centre, Cher (18), Vierzon: a mother and her son gendarme pose in studio

Illustration for "Le livre unique de morale et d'instruction civique
DUV4212771 Illustration for "Le livre unique de morale et d'instruction civique, destine aux eleves des trois cours de l'Ecole primaire et a ceux des classes primaires des Lycees et

Gendarme or man of arms in suit of armour, 15th century. Handcoloured lithograph a figure in a contemporary manuscript
FLO4570718 Gendarme or man of arms in suit of armour, 15th century. Handcoloured lithograph a figure in a contemporary manuscript in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VIII 89 from Le Bibliophile

Duties towards the homeland: Freedom - Equality - Fraternity. Republican currency
DUV4212766 Duties towards the homeland: Freedom - Equality - Fraternity. Republican currency. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Jardin du Luxembourg - France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): children disguises as sailor
LUX4788450 Jardin du Luxembourg - France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): children disguises as sailor and gendarme at the edge of the basin put a sailboat (toy) in the water

Jardin du Luxembourg - France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): children disguises as sailor
LUX4788432 Jardin du Luxembourg - France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): children disguises as sailor and gendarme at the edge of the basin put a sailboat (toy) in the water

Duties towards the homeland: The duty to pay tax. A fraudster punished. Engraving in " The unique book of morality
DUV4212755 Duties towards the homeland: The duty to pay tax. A fraudster punished. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Gypsy Carmencita and Brigadier Don Jose in a square in Seville. Postcard depicting a scene of the comic opera Carmen by
JAB5035100 Gypsy Carmencita and Brigadier Don Jose in a square in Seville. Postcard depicting a scene of the comic opera Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838-1875).; (add.info)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Compagnie theatrale de la commune libre des Hautes Granges: les Romanichels
LUX4770607 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Compagnie theatrale de la commune libre des Hautes Granges: les Romanichels, with actors

Duties towards the homeland: The freedoms that the Fatherland guarantees us. Gendarmes upholding freedom of work
DUV4212760 Duties towards the homeland: The freedoms that the Fatherland guarantees us. Gendarmes upholding freedom of work

Letter: G (Constable). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203782 Letter: G (Constable). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

G as a policeman. Alphabet illustrates each letter representing a child in a suit. Chromolithography of H
DUV4198186 G as a policeman. Alphabet illustrates each letter representing a child in a suit. Chromolithography of H. Battle, late 19th century. Abeedaire consists of 25 advertising images

Meet the gypsy Carmencita and Brigadier Don Jose in a square in Seville during the cigar break
JAB5035093 Meet the gypsy Carmencita and Brigadier Don Jose in a square in Seville during the cigar break. Postcard depicting a scene of the comic opera Carmen by Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Uniforms of the gendarmerie - drawing by Ludovic, 1889
LSE4079081 Uniforms of the gendarmerie - drawing by Ludovic, 1889; (add.info.: Uniforms of the gendarmerie - drawing by Ludovic, 1889); Photo © Leonard de Selva.

1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A gendarme watches the cars during the night during the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit de la Sarthe on September 29, 1968 in Circuit de la Sarthe, France

1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A gendarme watches as Masten Gregory / Charlie Kolb, North American Racing Team, Ferrari 250 LM, leads Ulf Norinder / Sten Axelsson, Sportscars Unlimited

1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A gendarme watches as Pedro Rodriguez / Lucien Bianchi, John Wyer Automotive Engineering, Ford GT40

1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A gendarme watches as Roger Enever / Alec Poole, Donald Healey Motor Co, Austin-Healey Sprite - BMC A-series, leads Richard Thompson / Ray Heppenstal

Les evenements d'orient; Le 31 aout, la capitaine grec Sarris annonce la constitution de la Ligue d Creator
Les evenements d'orient; Le 31 aout, la capitaine grec Sarris annonce la constitution de la Ligue de la Defense nationale, 1916

1971 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - JUNE 13: A French policeman guards the pitlane entry opposite the main grandstand during the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit de la Sarthe on June 13

Pont Saint-Michel and the city, around 1830. Creator: Unknown
Pont Saint-Michel and the city, around 1830

Box Office, 1893, published 1894. Creator: Félix Vallotton
Box Office, 1893, published 1894

Off to the Jug, 1893, published 1894. Creator: Félix Vallotton
Off to the Jug, 1893, published 1894

Formula One World Championship
Fourth placed Jody Scheckter (RSA) Tyrrell 007 leaves the pit lane watched by a marshal, a police man and a spectator. French Grand Prix, Rd 9, Dijon-Prenois, France, 7 July 1974

1968 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: A gendarme watches the cars during the night during the 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit de la Sarthe on September 29, 1968 in Circuit de la Sarthe, France

1960 24 Hours of Le Mans
CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, FRANCE - JUNE 26: Paul Frere has a young lady placed on his winning Scuderia Ferrari SpA, Ferrari 250 TR 59/60

Gendarme
3782873 Gendarme; (add.info.: Gendarme: a member of a gendarmerie, 19th century French police force, incorporated in the French Army)

Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910
Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre on 28th January 1910. The Maximum level of the flood waters was 9.5m above the normal level. Date: 1910

Caricature, illustration, gendarme, elegant, woman, struggling, street, scene, windy Paris, Stormy, Rencontre, hat, Mademoiselle, Blam, Edmund, Blampied, artist, illustrator, art, humorous, 1925

Nicaraguan Pavilion at the Paris Exposition in 1889 (photo)
679410 Nicaraguan Pavilion at the Paris Exposition in 1889 (photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: The country's name means Black Water); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gendarme, 1917-19 (w/c on paper)
868302 Gendarme, 1917-19 (w/c on paper) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Paris Londres
2904106 Paris Londres by Gruen or Grun, Jules Alexandre (1868-1934); (add.info.: A beautiful train travel poster, Chemins de Fer de lOuest, of travel to Paris a Londres)

Letter G: Giraffe, Guitarist, Gendarme, Frog. engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209794 Letter G: Giraffe, Guitarist, Gendarme, Frog. engraving in " Alphabet". Finish printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre, bookseller-publisher, Paris

The arrest of the Corsican bandit Bellacoscia, 1892 (illustration)
7312246 The arrest of the Corsican bandit Bellacoscia, 1892 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: "The arrest of the Corsican bandit Antoine Bonelli dit Bellacoscia (1827-1907)

Corsican banditry: the death of the bandit Caviglioli during a sweeping operation in the bush by the gendarmerie aimed
XEE4187961 Corsican banditry: the death of the bandit Caviglioli during a sweeping operation in the bush by the gendarmerie aimed at cleansing Corsica of its criminals

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In the bustling streets of Paris in 1895, an elegant gendarme finds himself amidst a stormy encounter. The scene unfolds in a windy Parisian hotel, where the arrest of prostitutes is taking place. Henri Meyer, a talented artist and illustrator, captures this humorous moment with his caricature. The illustration from 1925 portrays a struggling woman being apprehended by the gendarme. With his hat firmly secured against the gusts of wind, he stands tall and determined to maintain order in the city. Mademoiselle Blam's artwork showcases her wit and creativity as she brings this scene to life. As we delve further into history, we stumble upon photographs that transport us back to significant events. The Nicaraguan Pavilion at the Paris Exposition in 1889 serves as a reminder of cultural exchange during that time. Moving forward to World War I, La Baionnette's front cover catches our attention. It depicts soldiers alongside gendarmes who are working together amidst challenging circumstances. During those tumultuous years, Edmund Blampied's watercolor painting from 1917-19 captures another facet of a gendarme's duty – maintaining order on flooded streets like Rue de Bievre during the devastating Paris Flood of January 28th, 1910. Cartoons also played their part in portraying societal issues during wartime. A French cartoon shows young boys gathering coal amid scarcity caused by war efforts. Even renowned figures faced encounters with gendarmerie forces during times of conflict. William Heath Robinson found himself interrogated while serving abroad during World War I. Taking a step back into history reveals fascinating engravings such as "Alphabet, " published by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre in November 1875. Amongst various illustrations lies one depicting a Gendarme alongside other whimsical images like Giraffe and Guitarist – showcasing how deeply ingrained they were in French culture.