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Egyptian Construction
Egyptian construction, epitomized by Ch. Chipiez. This woodcut shows the arrangement of supports, architraves and roof. These simple arrangements constitute a complete system of construction which, belonging exclusively to Egypt, has had...
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George Bizet, 1875
An 1875 photograph taken by Étienne Carjat of the French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875).
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Lazare Carnot at the Battle of Wattignies
French minister of war Lazare Carnot leads a victorious French Republican army during the Battle of Wattignies (15-16 October 1793), a significant engagement in the War of the First Coalition (1792-1797). Although Carnot played a vital role...
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Bast
The goddess Bast. (From a bronze in the Louvre).
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Isis-Hathor
Isis-Hathor. Louvre.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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General Jean-Nicolas Houchard
Portrait of General Jean-Nicolas Houchard (1739-1793) who led the French Army of the North to victory against the Coalition at the Battle of Hondschoote, 6-8 September 1793. Houchard's failure to follow up on his victory led to his arrest...
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Osiris Figurine illustration
Osiris, from a bronze in the Louvre.
From A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Temple Gateway
Gateway and boundary wall of an Egyptian temple; restored by Ch. Chipiez.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Horus Figurine
Horus; from a bronze in the Posno collection.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. I by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Death of General Pichegru
The death of General Jean-Charles Pichegru who allegedly committed suicide in his prison cell after being arrested for plotting against Napoleon in 1804. Image by Georges Moreau de Tours, printed in the Le Petit journal, 4 April 1891. National...