Frenchwoman known for her philanthropy in Toulon, featured in a book celebrating useful people, circa 1820-1830s
Artist: Letuaire de Toulon
Date:
Size 10 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:729
Category Archives: French
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar 1643-1690
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies were occupied by France from 1634 to 1661 and 1670 to 1697.
Size 6 x 11.5 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1122
Marguerite de Navarre 1492-1549
Marguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre.
Artist: Delpeek
Date:
Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1665
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine 1643-1690
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies were occupied by France from 1634 to 1661 and 1670 to 1697. Born in exile in Vienna, Charles spent his military career in the service of the Habsburg monarchy.
Size 12 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2609
Lucas Trelcatius the younger 1573 – 1607
Reformed theologian of the early orthodox era; succeeding his father, Lucas Trelcatius, he served as professor extraordinarius at Leiden from 1602 until his death in 1607
Size 13 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2341
Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf 1596-1657
Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf was a French nobleman, the son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, by his wife, Marguerite de Chabot. He succeeded his father in the Elbeuf dukedom (Elbœuf is an alternate, anglicized spelling) in 1605.
Size 10 x 15 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2121
Voltaire 1694-1778
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity, especially the Roman Catholic Church, as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
Artist:
Date:
Size 7.6 x 7.8 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:339
Adam de Craponne 1526-1576
Adam de Craponne was a French engineer he built the channel bearing his name.
Artist: Dequevawller
Date:
Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1444
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche (Jean Chappe) 1722-1769
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche was a French astronomer, best known for his observations of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769
Artist: Fredou
Date:
Size 18 x 25 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2099
Francois-Antoine Jecker 1765-1834
French manufacturer of scientific instruments,
Subject gender: Male
Artist: Boilly
Date:
Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2322