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The Desmoulins Family, c. 1792
French Revolutionary journalist Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) spends time with his wife Lucille (1771-1794) and child Horace-Camille (1792-1825), oil on canvas, formerly attributed to Jacques-Louis David, c. 1792.
Palace of Versailles.
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Stravinsky by Blanche
A 1915 painting by Jacques-Émile Blanche of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). (Cité de la Musique, Paris)
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Title Page of Second Discourse by Rousseau
The title page of Second Discourse by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), first published in 1755.
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Compte Rendu Au Roi
The Compte Rendu Au Roi (1781) was the first account of French royal finances to go public. Its publication caused a sensation throughout Europe, as it was translated into 5 different languages. Its success caused its author, finance minister...
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The Self-Sacrifice of a Father
The Self-Sacrifice of a Father, painting by Jacques Sablet, second half of the 18th century.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
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The Bourgeois Gentleman
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman), tableau by Jacques-Edmond Leman (1829-1889).
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Calypso, 1980
A photograph of the oceanographic research ship Calypso, used by Jacques-Yves Cousteau for various expeditions from 1951 until the mid-1990s. Taken in Montreal in 1980.
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Calypso's Underwater Observation Bow
The false bow section with an underwater observation chamber of the oceanographic research ship Calypso, used by Jacques-Yves Cousteau for various expeditions from 1951 until the mid-1990s.
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Suzanne Curchod
Portrait of Suzanne Curchod (1739-1794), oil on canvas by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, c.18th century. One-time fiance to British writer Edward Gibbon, Suzanne was the wife of France's popular finance minister Jacques Necker and the mother to...
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An Audience with a Chinese Emperor
An 18th century CE engraving by Jacques Gabriel Huquier illustrating an audience with a Chinese emperor. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
