Meyer Collection (page 7)

Henry-Picquart duel, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Henry-Picquart duel, 1898. The Dreyfus affair was a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s

The bugles of Malakoff, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The bugles of Malakoff, Sebastopol, 1898. Zouave was the name given to certain infantry regiments in the French army, as well as to units in other armies which imitated the dress or drill of

The new flag of the Russian navy, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The new flag of the Russian navy, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd April 1898

Emile Zola affair, being taken to the Palais de Justice, Paris, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Emile Zola affair, being taken to the Palais de Justice, Paris, 1898. Emile Zola (1840-1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism

Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

Captain Dreyfus before the court martial, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
Captain Dreyfus before the court martial, 1894. A French army officer of Jewish extraction, Albert Dreyfus was wrongly accused of handing secret documents to a German agent

Marianne, the Queen of the Washerwomen, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Marianne, the Queen of the Washerwomen, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th February 1893

The fish market, Paris, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
The fish market, Paris, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th March 1893

Shipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Shipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th March 1893

Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the French ambassador in St Petersburg, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the French ambassador in St Petersburg, 1893. The 1890s saw the establishment of an alliance between France and Russia

Death of Jules Ferry, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of Jules Ferry, 1893. Jules Francois Camille Ferry (1832-1893) was a French statesman. He served as Prime Minister of France on two occasions

Let us speak about another thing!, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Let us speak about another thing!, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 8th April 1893

Dahomeans, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Dahomeans, 1893. The kingdom of Dahomey was conquered by the French and made into a colony between 1892 and 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 22nd April 1893

Flower market in spring, Paris, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Flower market in spring, Paris, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 15th April 1893

Coup d etat in Serbia, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Coup d etat in Serbia, 1893. In 1893, King Aleksandar proclaimed himself of full age, dismissed the regents and their government, and took the royal authority into his own hands

Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Rioting in Mons, Belgium, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th June 1893

Entry of the French into Milan, 8th June 1859, (1893). Artist: Henri Meyer
Entry of the French into Milan, 8th June 1859, (1893). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1893

Ernest Constans and the French Republic, Toulouse, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Ernest Constans and the French Republic, Toulouse, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 24th June 1893

Earthquake in Thebes, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Earthquake in Thebes, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 17th June 1893

An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. The Camperdown rammes the Victoria by mistake, causing the death of Admiral Tyron and 359 Officers and English Sailors, 22 June 1893

View of Bangkok, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
View of Bangkok, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 12th August 1893

Georges Clemenceau juggling bags of English money, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Georges Clemenceau juggling bags of English money, 1893. Scandal over funding of the Panama Canal; accused of falsely taking money to work for British interest

Universal Suffrage, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Universal Suffrage, 1893. Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief

Renee Richard in the opera Sapho, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Renee Richard in the opera Sapho, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st January 1893

National Recompense!, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
National Recompense!, 1893. Eugene Turpin, French chemist who invented the explosive material melinite, in prison. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st January 1893

Jean Casimir-Perier, president of the chamber of deputies, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Jean Casimir-Perier, president of the chamber of deputies, 1893. Jean Casimir-Perier (1847-1907) was a French politician, fifth president of the French Third Republic

The protector, 1983. Artist: Henri Meyer
The protector, 1983. A French caricature of England and Egypt. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 11th February 1893

A caricature of the Triple Alliance in Lustige Blatter magazine, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
A caricature of the Triple Alliance in Lustige Blatter magazine, 1893. The Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary

After the election, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
After the election, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 2nd September 1893

The Duel between Paul Deroulede and Georges Clemenceau, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Duel between Paul Deroulede and Georges Clemenceau, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 7th January 1893

Celebrations in honour of the Visit of the Russian Fleet in Toulon, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Celebrations in honour of the Visit of the Russian Fleet in Toulon, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st October 1893

Celebrations in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Celebrations in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. The view from the Eiffel Tower. Dual Alliance was a political

Celebrations at the Opera in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Celebrations at the Opera in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Dual Alliance was a political and military pact that developed from friendly contacts in 1891 to a Military

Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1748-1843), British soldier, 1831. Artist: Henry Meyer
Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch (1748-1843), British soldier, 1831. Graham fought in the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and was aide-de-camp to General Sir John Moore at the evacuation of Moores army

George Murray (1772-1846), Scottish general and statesman, 1831. Artist: Henry Meyer
George Murray (1772-1846), Scottish general and statesman, 1831. After a distinguished military career in the Napoleonic Wars, Murray was appointed Lieutenant-General of Upper Canada in 1815

Mary Tudor (1516-1558). Artist: Henri Meyer
Mary Tudor (1516-1558). Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, half-sister of Elizabeth I, as a young woman

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