French Revolution

Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy.

The town had many significant and ancient buildings, most of which were destroyed during the French Revolution and both World Wars. Today the town is an administrative and commercial...

The 1889 Exposition Universelle commemorated the centenary of the French Revolution and became one of the defining international exhibitions of the 19th century.

The beautiful iris flower, or fleur-de-lis, is the national flower of France. A reminder of the French revolution, fleur-de-lis holds a place of importance in the culture of New Orle...

Sevres Porcelain may have indeed given the makers of Meissen and Dresden a run for their money by the end of the 18th Century but for the French Revolution. By 1800, the Sevres Porce...

At the heart of the scene lies the Château de Monceaux, one of Louis XIV's favored hunting residences before its disappearance during the French Revolution. Beyond the winter landsca...

These vases are marked with blue script Sèvres R.F. marks indicative of the Republic Française period, which began in 1792 following the French Revolution. This dating is significant...

Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy.

Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy.

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The novel, which contrasts events in London and Paris during the French Revolution, drew inspiration from Thomas Carlyle's historical account of the period.

Sevres Porcelain may have indeed given the makers of Meissen and Dresden a run for their money by the end of the 18th Century but for the French Revolution. By 1800, the Sevres Porce...

Thomas Carlyle (1795 to 1881) was the Scottish essayist and historian whose French Revolution of 1837, Sartor Resartus and lectures On Heroes made him one of the most influential wri...

Additional information: An exceedingly rare gothic novel by Robinson (known as "the English Sappho") set during the French Revolution. In her lifetime Robinson was better known as an...

Its construction, completed in 1728, involved four architects—Lorenzo Giardini, Pierre Cailleteau, Jean Aubert, and Jacques Gabriel—each contributing to its evolving classical design...

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

Sevres Porcelain may have indeed given the makers of Meissen and Dresden a run for their money by the end of the 18th Century but for the French Revolution. By 1800, the Sevres Porce...

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

Sevres Porcelain may have indeed given the makers of Meissen and Dresden a run for their money by the end of the 18th Century but for the French Revolution. By 1800, the Sevres Porce...

This map predates the French Revolution and reflects the old provincial boundaries before the reorganization into départements.

King Louis XVI issued an edict granting the city of Limoges the exclusive right to produce porcelain for the Kingdom of France. After the French Revolution, several private porcelain...

The factory remained in the royal family until it was nationalized following the French Revolution. The range of objects produced in the first half of the 19th century was enormo...

Before he was twenty-five he set up in business for himself, and built his first pianoforte in 1777 in his Paris factory, relocating fifteen years later to premises in London's Great...

Lower right: Portrait of Henri Armand de La Rochejaquelein, royalist general during the French Revolution. Bottom left: Arms of the department.

A woman representing the Republic, wearing a Phrygian cap (symbol of the French Revolution and liberty), is shown using a skimmer ("écumoire") to scoop up government funds.

However, during the early days of the French Revolution, he was put in charge of the royal troops stationed in Paris in July 1789.

Dimensions in cm: Height 50 x width 50 x depth 3 Dimensions in inches: Height 19.7 x width 19.7 x depth 1.2 Louis XVI was king of France when the monarchy was overthrown duri...

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

Even the freedom fighters of the French Revolution and later the French Resistance would meet in cafés to plot their course.

To use as sculptures in an entryway a niche a foyer an entrance , a living or dining room , in a library or a study or an a high end bathroom. During the French revolution many of ...

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

In 1988, as part of the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he created the Marie-Antoinette collection, marking his first major critical and commercial success.

Having suffered during the early stages of the French Revolution, the establishment was taken over in 1792 by Jacquemart & Bénard, to whom we attribute the dado panels.

Following the disruptions of the French Revolution, Canabas resumed a prosperous practice under the Directory.

In 1988, as part of the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he created the Marie-Antoinette collection, marking his first major critical and commercial success.

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

In 1989, to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he was commissioned to produce a monumental mural for the Théàtre du Châtelet in Paris.

In 2019 he published with “1789 - La naissance d'un monde ”and“ 1789 - La mort d'un monde ”, two albums on the French revolution and in 2021 the biographical graphic novel "Jean Gabi...

In 2019 he published with “1789 - La naissance d'un monde ”and“ 1789 - La mort d'un monde ”, two albums on the French revolution and in 2021 the biographical graphic novel "Jean Gabi...

Many of Falconet's religious works, commissioned for churches, were destroyed at the time of the French Revolution. His work on private commission fared better.

No longer a royal enterprise, and having lost much of its clientele during the revolution, its funding reflected the ruinous state of the French economy.

His name occurs often in the accounts of the Royal Furniture Repository between 1784-1789, in the ledgers of Louis XVI and in those of the manufactory of Sevres. After the French Rev...

In 1989, to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he was commissioned to produce a monumental mural for the Théàtre du Châtelet in Paris.

In 1989, to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he was commissioned to produce a monumental mural for the Théàtre du Châtelet in Paris.

In 1989, to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he was commissioned to produce a monumental mural for the Théàtre du Châtelet in Paris.

In 1989, to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he was commissioned to produce a monumental mural for the Théàtre du Châtelet in Paris.

The bronze was erected in the Place Louis-le-Grand (now the Place Vêndome) in 1699, but was regrettably destroyed less than a century later during the French Revolution in 1792. One ...

Sevres Porcelain may have indeed given the makers of Meissen and Dresden a run for their money by the end of the 18th Century but for the French Revolution. By 1800, the Sevres Porce...

A manufactory at Limoges was placed under the patronage of the comte d’Artois, brother of Louis XVI, and was later purchased by the King in 1784, apparently with the idea of producin...

Sevres Porcelain may have indeed given the makers of Meissen and Dresden a run for their money by the end of the 18th Century but for the French Revolution. By 1800, the Sevres Porce...

Dimensions in cm: Height 109 cm x Width 35 cm x Depth 35 cm  - Column Height 60 cm x Width 41 cm x Depth 30 cm  - Bust Height 169 cm x Width 41 cm x Depth 35 cm  - Overall Dimension...

In 1989, to commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, he was commissioned to produce a monumental mural for the Théàtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Four five-foot long panoramic images gracefully unfurl the Truppe’s cast of characters adorned in a variety of dress harkening back to French Revolution era. A parade of fools and d...

Claude-Louis Châtelet (1753 – 7 May 1795) was a French painter and draughtsman guillotined at the time of The French Revolution.

Vernet continued a large production of imaginary landscape and marine paintings until his death on the eve of the French Revolution in 1789. 2. Description of the drawing Our draw...

The king supported the development of craftsmanship by reducing the tax on imported raw coral, though he couldn’t start a factory in the town because of the boom of the French Revolu...

Some of Greuze's best work is to be seen in his portraits (for example, Étienne Jeaurat), which are often sensitive and direct. Greuze survived the French Revolution but his fame did...

He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French Revolution. Vernet quickly developed a disdain for the high-minded seriousness of academic Fre...

He was then sent to Vienna to discuss the French Revolution with Marie Antoinette’s brother the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II.