Laurens Collection

The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). An episode in the Albigensian Crusade (1208-1213) led by Simon de Montfort and northern French barons against a heretical Christian sect, the Cathars

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Artist: Benjamin Franklin
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Letter written from Passy when Franklin was Minister from the United States to France suggesting that

Louis XVI received by the new Mayor of Paris, July 17 1789, (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Louis XVI is received by the new Mayor of Paris, Jean Sylvain Bailly, July 17 1789 (19th/early 20th century). One of the instigators of the Oath of the Tennis Court

The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Excommunication of Robert the Pious, 1875. Nicknamed the Pious, Robert II (972-1031) was King of France from 996. He was temporarily excommunicated by Pope Gregory V

Proclamation of the Republic on February 24, 1848, c. 1902. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Death of deputy Alphonse Baudin on December 3, 1851, 1902. Found in the collection of Maison de Victor Hugo

Portrait of Henry Laurens, Jr. hair in side puffs with pigtail queue, c1770, (1937)
Portrait of Henry Laurens, Jr. drawn from life, showing hair in side puffs and pigtail queue, c1770, (1937). Henry Laurens (1724-1792) American merchant, slave trader

Portrait of Henry Laurens, c1780, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Henry Laurens, c1780, (1937). Henry Laurens (1724-1792) American merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War

Henry Laurens, c1758-1770, (1928). Artist: Valentine Green
Henry Laurens, c1758-1770, (1928). From Old Furniture, Volume IV. edited by Lieut.-Col. E. F. Strange, C.B.E. [Old Furniture Ltd. London, 1928]

Napoleon And Pius VII at Fontainbleau, 1813, (1896). Artist: Peter Aitken
Napoleon And Pius VII at Fontainbleau, 1813, (1896). Pope Pius VII (1742-1823) was exiled by Napoleon (1769-1821). The exile ended only when Pius VII signed the Concordat of Fontainebleau, France

Portrait of the composer Francois Henri Joseph Castil-Blaze (1784-1857), 1841. Private Collection

Pope Formosus and Stephen VII, 1870. Artist: Laurens, Jean-Paul (1838-1921)
Pope Formosus and Stephen VII, 1870. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes

Portrait of Henri Laurens (1885-1954), 1915. Private Collection

Henry Laurens, American political leader during the War of Independence (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Henry Laurens, American political leader during the War of Independence (c1880). A merchant and rice planter from South Carolina

Grand Falls, Missouri River, USA, 19th century. Artist: Jules Laurens
Grand Falls, Missouri River, USA, 19th century

Last moments of the Emperor Maximilian, 1867, (late 19th century). Engraving after the 1882 picture by Jean-Paul Laurens, showing the Emperor of Mexico about to be executed

Bernard Delicieux before the Inquisition Tribunal, ca 1881. Artist: Laurens, Jean-Paul (1838-1921)
Bernard Delicieux before the Inquisition Tribunal, ca 1881. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Madeline Gide, 1897. Artist: Paul Albert Laurens
Madeline Gide, 1897. Son of Jean-Paul Laurens one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style

The Arrest of Councillor Broussel, 26th August, 1648 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Arrest of Councillor Broussel, 26th August, 1648 (19th/early 20th century). Pierre Broussel (c1575-1654) was a councillor in the Parlement of Paris

The Interdict, 1875. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Interdict, 1875. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Le Havre, France

Louis VI of France granting the citizens of Paris their first charter, 12th century (c1858-1921)
Louis VI, King of France, granting the citizens of Paris their first charter, 12th century (c1858-1921). Louis VI (1081-1137), known as Louis le Gros (Louis the Fat), became King of France in 1108

Robert Schumann, German composer, mid-19th century. Artist: Jean Joseph Bonaventure Laurens
Robert Schumann, German composer, mid-19th century. Portrait of Schumann (1810-1856) with a dedication from the composer together with a theme in manuscript

Henry II of France and Anne du Bourg, 10 June 1559 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Henry II of France and Anne du Bourg, 10 June 1559 (19th/early 20th century). A prominent member of the Paris Parlement and a Calvinist

Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Execution of Jean Desmartes, 1383 (19th/early 20th century). Jean Desmartes and eleven notables are decapitated after the revolt of the maillotins in Paris. From the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France

The Men of the Inquisition, 1889. Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Men of the Inquisition, 1889. From the Musee d Arts et d Archeologie, Moulins, France

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