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Background imageFrench Collection: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: French prisonser of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, 1870

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: French prisonser of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, 1870. The correspondent remarks on the improvement of conditions for prisoners since Waterloo forty years before

Background imageFrench Collection: Ferney near Geneva, Switzerland, 1786. The chateau where Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Ferney near Geneva, Switzerland, 1786. The chateau where Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778), French writer and pholosopher, embodiment of the Enlightenment, settled after 1758

Background imageFrench Collection: Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812. Of the 600, 000 soldiers of his Grande Armee

Napoleon retreating from Moscow, 1812. Of the 600, 000 soldiers of his Grande Armee, only about 100, 000 returned. Early 20th century book illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: August (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948) Lumiere. French chemists and pioneers of cinematography

August (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948) Lumiere. French chemists and pioneers of cinematography. Reverse of medal commemorating 50 years of cinematography (1895-1945)

Background imageFrench Collection: Henri Philippe Omer Petain (11856-1951) French soldier and statesman: superseded

Henri Philippe Omer Petain (11856-1951) French soldier and statesman: superseded Nivelle as Commander-in-Chief, May 1917, Head of Vichy government after 1940. Chromolithograph card 1917

Background imageFrench Collection: Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) French entomologist. Cover of booklet published 1933

Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) French entomologist. Cover of booklet published 1933 with illustration showing a parasitic wasp which will lay its eggs in the caterpillar where they will hatch

Background imageFrench Collection: Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun introduced by French during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871

Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun introduced by French during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. 37 barrels, operated by 5 men could deliver 482 rounds per minute. From The Graphic, London, 1870

Background imageFrench Collection: Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Once More into the Sun, 1870. Wounded German officers

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Once More into the Sun, 1870. Wounded German officers in the Germany military hospital at Versailles being given fresh air and sunshine to aid their recovery

Background imageFrench Collection: Robert Nivelle (1857-1924) French general. Commander-in-Chief December 1916 to May 1917

Robert Nivelle (1857-1924) French general. Commander-in-Chief December 1916 to May 1917: superseded by Petain. Chromolithograph card 1917

Background imageFrench Collection: Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Joan, St Jeanne d Arc, the Maid of Orleans. French patriot and martyr. Joan at the head of the French army. Early 20th century illustration

Background imageFrench Collection: Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885) French poet, dramatist and novelist. Tinted lithograph

Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885) French poet, dramatist and novelist. Tinted lithograph published London c1880

Background imageFrench Collection: Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) French entomologist at the little table in his study at Serignan

Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) French entomologist at the little table in his study at Serignan

Background imageFrench Collection: Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) French soldier. Commanded French forces in Egypt

Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) French soldier. Commanded French forces in Egypt after Napoleon left. Kleber was assassinated in Cairo by an Egyptian fanatic. Hand-coloured engraving

Background imageFrench Collection: Pierre-Paul-Francois-Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905) French explorer, founder

Pierre-Paul-Francois-Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905) French explorer, founder of Brazzaville (1883) in the Belgian Congo. Wood engraving 1882

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie CURIE (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist, with her sisters Hela Szalay

Marie CURIE (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist, with her sisters Hela Szalay and Bronya Dluska and brother Joseph Sklodovski in Warsaw, 1912

Background imageFrench Collection: Rene Descartes universe showing matter filling it collected in vortices with

Rene Descartes universe showing matter filling it collected in vortices with star at centre of each, often with orbiting planets. Path of comet shown by wavy line starting at N

Background imageFrench Collection: Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Jeanne d Arc, the Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr

Joan of Arc (c1412-31) St Jeanne d Arc, the Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr. Tried for heresy and sorcery and burnt at stake in market place at Rouen, 30 May 1431

Background imageFrench Collection: Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903) French physiologist. Pioneer of cinematography. From

Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1903) French physiologist. Pioneer of cinematography. From obverse of commemorative plaquette

Background imageFrench Collection: 15th century French representation of battle between Bacchides, general of Demetrius I Soter

15th century French representation of battle between Bacchides, general of Demetrius I Soter (c187-150 BC) Seleucid King of Syria

Background imageFrench Collection: Munchausen, surprising artillerymen by arriving in their midst mounted on a cannon ball

Munchausen, surprising artillerymen by arriving in their midst mounted on a cannon ball. From RE Raspe The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen, first published 1785

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie pictured in their early married life

Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie pictured in their early married life when they enjoyed cycling in the French countryside

Background imageFrench Collection: Blaise Pascal (1623-62) French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian

Blaise Pascal (1623-62) French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and theologian. Steel engraving c1830

Background imageFrench Collection: Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) 1769-1821. Napoleon in exile. Contemporary aquatint

Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) 1769-1821. Napoleon in exile. Contemporary aquatint

Background imageFrench Collection: Ambrose Pare (1509-1590) French military surgeon. From The Gallery of Portraits, Vol

Ambrose Pare (1509-1590) French military surgeon. From The Gallery of Portraits, Vol.V, Charles Knight, London, 1835

Background imageFrench Collection: Louis XIV (1638-1715) King of France from 1643. Equestrian portrait of Louis as a boy (1648)

Louis XIV (1638-1715) King of France from 1643. Equestrian portrait of Louis as a boy (1648)

Background imageFrench Collection: Reconstruction by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy of the palace of

Reconstruction by French archaeologist Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy of the palace of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Achaemenian king of Persia 404-359 BC, at Susa (Shush, Iran). Engraving 1891

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in 1929

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in 1929

Background imageFrench Collection: Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) 1769-1821. Emperor of France from 1804. Napoleon as a young man

Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) 1769-1821. Emperor of France from 1804. Napoleon as a young man. Lithograph c1830

Background imageFrench Collection: Descartes idea of vision, showing passage of nervous impulse from the eye to the pineal gland

Descartes idea of vision, showing passage of nervous impulse from the eye to the pineal gland and so to the muscles. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica, 1692 (Tractatus de homine). Woodcut

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in her laboratory in 1912, the

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in her laboratory in 1912, the year after she received here second Nobel prize, this time for chemistry

Background imageFrench Collection: Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) French entomologist examining an insect through a hand

Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) French entomologist examining an insect through a hand lens or magnifying glass

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Reverse of medal

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Reverse of medal issued in 1967 to commemorate the centenary of her birth and celebrating the isolation of Polonium

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie Edme Patrice Maurice Macmahon (1808-1893) Duc de Magenta, c1880. French soldier and statesman

Marie Edme Patrice Maurice Macmahon (1808-1893) Duc de Magenta, c1880. French soldier and statesman. President of France (1873-1879). From The Modern Portrait Gallery. (London c1880)

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Obverse of medal

Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist. Obverse of medal issued in 1967 to commemorate the centenary of her birth

Background imageFrench Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) c1800. Emperor of France from 1804. Engraving

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) c1800. Emperor of France from 1804. Engraving

Background imageFrench Collection: Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre (1852-1931) French soldier. Commander-in-Chief French forces 1915-16

Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre (1852-1931) French soldier. Commander-in-Chief French forces 1915-16. Marshal of France. Chromolithograph card 1917

Background imageFrench Collection: Pierre Curie (1859-1906) French chemist, husband of Marie Curie. In 1903 shared Nobel

Pierre Curie (1859-1906) French chemist, husband of Marie Curie. In 1903 shared Nobel prize for physics with Marie and with Henri Becquerel for work on radioactivity

Background imageFrench Collection: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist driving the Renault car converted

Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist driving the Renault car converted into a radiological unit which, from August 1914, she drove from hospital to hospital

Background imageFrench Collection: (Jean) Frederick Joliot-Curie (1900-1958), French physicist, in about 1930. The apparatus

(Jean) Frederick Joliot-Curie (1900-1958), French physicist, in about 1930. The apparatus is a Wilson cloud chamber. Joliot became assistant to Marie Curie in 1925

Background imageFrench Collection: Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land. Page from 15th century Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit

Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land. Page from 15th century Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit. Banners show Papal arms, those of Holy Roman Emperor and the kings of England, France and Sicily

Background imageFrench Collection: Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist. Portrait from obverse of commemorative medal

Claude Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) French chemist. Portrait from obverse of commemorative medal

Background imageFrench Collection: Pierre and Marie Curie. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, December 1904. In 1903

Pierre and Marie Curie. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, London, December 1904. In 1903 Curies shared Nobel prize for physics with Henri Becquerel for work on radioactivity

Background imageFrench Collection: Michel Ney (1769-1815) French soldier. Led rearguard of the 1812 retreat from Moscow

Michel Ney (1769-1815) French soldier. Led rearguard of the 1812 retreat from Moscow: commanded French centre at Waterloo. Hand-coloured engraving

Background imageFrench Collection: Sebastian le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707) French military engineer. Engraving

Sebastian le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707) French military engineer. Engraving

Background imageFrench Collection: Albert EINSTEIN (1879-1955), German-Swiss-American mathematical physicist, left

Albert EINSTEIN (1879-1955), German-Swiss-American mathematical physicist, left, with Paul Ehrenfest, Paul Langevin (1872-1946), French physicist, centre, Kammerling-Onnes and Pierre Weiss

Background imageFrench Collection: Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), German physician and founder of Phrenology, c1820

Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), German physician and founder of Phrenology, c1820. The theory that different mental powers are governed by particular regions of the brain which can be recognised by

Background imageFrench Collection: Nelson accepting surrender of Spanish admirals sword on board the San Joseph

Nelson accepting surrender of Spanish admirals sword on board the San Joseph, Cape St Vincent. Engraving

Background imageFrench Collection: Josephine (1763-1814) Empress of France. Wife of Napoleon I 1798-1809. Lithograph c1830

Josephine (1763-1814) Empress of France. Wife of Napoleon I 1798-1809. Lithograph c1830



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