Blois Collection

Church of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). The church of the oldest charitable institution of Britain, almshouses founded in the 12th century. From Winchester

Portrait of Tognina Gonsalvus, ca 1595. Found in the Collection of Muse e des Beaux-Arts, Blois

View of Tower near Blois, mid 18th century. Creator: Quentin Pierre Chedel
View of Tower near Blois, mid 18th century. After Francois Boucher

The Hundred Mennes Hall, St. Cross, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Hundred Mennes Hall, St. Cross, 1845. Interior showing the the Hundred Mens Hall in the Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty, at Winchester, Hampshire

The Hospital of St. Cross, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Hospital of St. Cross, 1845. The Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty in Winchester, Hampshire, was founded by Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester, in 1136

Portrait of Francois Le Bloy, 1760-92. 1760-92. Creator: Nicolas de Launay
Portrait of Francois Le Bloy, 1760-92

Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise, (December 1588), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Assassination of Henry, Duke of Guise, (December 1588), 1890. Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) founded the Catholic League and was a key figure in the French Wars of Religion

The Old House at Blois, 19th century, (1902) Creator: Unknown
The Old House at Blois, 19th century, (1902). French house with cantilevered storeys. From " The English Illustrated Magazine", Volume XXVII, April to September 1902. [T

The Siege of Troy, 17th century. Artist: Anonymous
The Siege of Troy, 17th century. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Blois

The Wayfarers Dole, Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). Founded in the 12th century by Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester

Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). Exterior view of the 12th century almshouse, the oldest charitable institution in Britain. From Winchester

Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley, France, 1875. Artist: J Carter
Chateau de Blois, Loire Valley, France, 1875. The chateau on the River Loire was built between the 13th and 17th centuries. It was the birthplace of Louis XII of France

John Ray, English naturalist, 1680s. Artist: Abraham de Blois
John Ray, English naturalist, 1680s. Illustrated plate from the 1703 edition of Methodus Pantarum Nova by John Ray, first published in 1682. Ray was a naturalist and the pioneer of plant taxonomy

Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch pioneer of microscopy, 1723. Artist: Abraham de Blois
Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch pioneer of microscopy, c1660. It was probably as a result of his use of lenses in examining cloth as a drapers apprentice that led to Leeuwenhoeks interest in lens

Le vray pourtraict de l assemblee des Estats tenuz en la ville de Bloys au moys de Decembre, l an mil cinq cens soixante & seize, 1577

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