Category Archives: French

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Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia 1769-1851

Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804 and often called Marshal Soult. Soult was one of only six officers in French history to receive the distinction of Marshal General of France
Artist: Louis David
Date:
Size 11 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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2355

Henry IV 1553-1610 King of France

Henry IV, also known by the epithet Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.:
Size 8 x 8 cms
Price £14.00

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Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux 1688-1763

Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist. He is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing numerous comedies for the Comédie-Française and the Comédie-Italienne of Paris.
Artist: Miger
Date:
Size 19 x 27 cms
Price £28.00

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1742

Jacques Denis Cochin 1757-1837 politician

Baron Jacques-Denis Cochin, born in Paris July 27, 1757 and died in Paris October 12, 1837, was French lawyer and politician.
He was appointed mayor of the 12th arrondissement of Paris in 1815, during the Restoration. He was elected on February 25, 1824, deputy for the 7th arrondissement of the Seine, by 636 votes against 421 for Claude-Louis Salleron.
Artist: Nargeol
Date:
Size 10 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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1455

Andreas Vesalius 1514-1564

16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica. Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. He was born in Brussels, which was then part of the Habsburg Netherlands
Artist: J.W. des Hauvents
Date:
Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00

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Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar

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 7 x 8 cms
Price £14.00

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Jean-François, baron de Bourgoing 1748-1811

Jean-François, baron de Bourgoing was a French diplomat, writer and translator. A commander of the Légion d’honneur, he was also a corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00

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Henri de Lorraine, Count de Harcourt 1601-1666

Known as Cadet la Perle, was a French nobleman. He was count of Harcourt, count of Armagnac, count of Brionne and viscount of Marsan. He was the younger son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf and his wife Marguerite de Chabot, countess of Charny
Artist: Montcornet
Size 11.4 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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Charles de Lorraine, duke de Mayenne 1554-1611

French nobleman of the house of Guise and a military leader of the Catholic League, which he headed during the French Wars of Religion, following the assassination of his brothers at Blois in 1588. In 1596, when he made peace with Henry IV of France, the wars were essentially at an end.
Size 12 x 15 cms
Price £28.00

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