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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist, 1917. Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the foremost painters of the Impressionist movement
Jules Cheret, French artist, 1895. Cheret (1836-1932) was one of the finest exponents of Belle Epoque poster art, and has been described as the father of the modern poster
Jean Paul Habans ( Paulus ), French, 1905Jean Paul Habans ( Paulus ) in 1905, (1860-1920). Paulus (1845-1908) was one of the biggest stars of the cafe-concert in France in the late 19th and early 20th century
Alphonse Daudet, French novelist, 1890. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920
Rosa Bonheur, French Realist painter and sculptor, 1882. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8
Victorien Sardou, French dramatist, 1898. Sardou (1831-1908) wrote La Tosca (1887), which starred Sarah Bernhardt. The play formed the basis for Puccinis opera of the same title
Felix Dupanloup, French clergyman, 19th century. Dupanloup (1802-1878) was appointed Bishop of Orleans in 1849 and was influential in the campaign that led to the canonisation of Joan of Arc
Georges Courteline, French dramatist and novelist, 1900. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8
Jean Mounet-Sully, French actor, 1910. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920
Fernand Forest, French inventor, 1888. Forest (1851-1914) played an important role in the development of the internal combustion engine and the motor car
Judith Gautier, French poet and historical novelist, 1900. Judith Gautier (1845-1917) was the daughter of the author Theophile Gautier
Charles Floquet, French statesman, 1873. Floquet (1828-1896) entered the National Assembly as a representative of the departement of Seine in 1871
Ernest Lavisse, French historian, 1892. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920
Marie Grisier Montbazon, French mezzo-soprano and actress, 1877. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade
Frederic Bartholdi, French sculptor, 1880. Bartholdi (1834-1904) is probably best known for his Liberty Enlightening the World, better known today as the Statue of Liberty
Amedee Courbet, French admiral, 1880. In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885) was appointed Governor of New Caledonia. He later won several victories in the Tonkin Campaign (1883-1886)
Charles Paul de Kock, French novelist, 1870. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920
Antoine Pierre Berryer, French lawyer and politician, 1863. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8
Victor Hugo, French author, on his deathbed, 22nd May 1885. Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a central figure in the French Romantic movement
Stephane Mallarme, French poet and critic, c1890s. Mallarme (centre) (1842-1898) was an influential Symbolist poet. Edouard Manets painting The Execution of Maximilian (1868-1869)
Lucien Guitry, French actor, 1895. The boy with Guitry (1860-1925) is his son, Sacha (1885-1957), who went on to become an author, actor and film director
Pierre Curie, French chemist and physicist, 1899. Curie (1859-1906) was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 1903, jointly with his wife, Marie, and Henri Becquerel
Julie Feyghine, French actress, 1881. An actress of Russian descent, Julie Feyghine committed suicide in 1882, aged just 20
Herve (Louis Auguste Florimond Ronger), French singer, composer and conductor, 1870. Herve (1825-1894) has been credited with inventing the musical genre of operetta in Paris in the 1840s
Lucien Anatole Prevost-Paradol, French journalist and essayist, 1860. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Gerard de Nerval, French poet, 1855. Nervals (1808-1855) use of dreams and fantasies in his work influenced surrealism. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages
Coquelin cadet, French actor, 1898. Ernest Alexandre Honore Coquelin (1848-1909) was known as Coquelin cadet to distinguish him from his older brother, Benoit-Constant Coquelin (Coquelin aine)
Paul Feval the Elder, French novelist and dramatist, 1868. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Francois Clement Sauvage, French engineer and politician, 1854. A mining and railway engineer, Sauvage (1814-1872) was elected to the French National Assembly in 1871
Guy de Maupassant, French author, 1890. Maupassant (1850-1893) is regarded as one of the fathers of the modern short story
Andre Gill, French caricaturist, 1868. Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Guines (1840-1885) he adopted the name Andre Gill in tribute to his hero, the English caricaturist James Gillray
The Eiffel Tower under construction, Paris, c1888. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in
Georges Clemenceau, French statesman, 1886. Clemenceau (1841-1929) when he was a member of the French Chamber of Deputies
Cecile Sorel, French actress, 1893. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Aurelien Scholl, French author and journalist, 1868. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Ernest Renan, French philosopher and writer, 1890. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Jules Janin, French author and critic, 1870. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Alfred de Vigny, French poet, playwright and novelist, 1862. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris
Charles Baudelaire, French poet and art critic, 1857. Baudelaire (1821-1867) was an influential but controversial Symbolist poet who was interested in satanism and the macabre
Comtesse de Segur, Russian-born French author, 1860. Sophie Feodorovna Rostopchine, Comtesse de Segur (1799-1874 is best remembered for her novel Les Malheurs de Sophie (Sophies Misfortunes)
Count Walewski, French statesman, 1854. Count Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868) was the son of Napoleon I and his mistress, Countess Maria Walewski
Prince-President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1852. Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873) was President of the French Second Republic from 1849 until 1852
Empress Eugenie of France, 1859. A Spanish noblewoman, Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920) was the last Empress Consort of France
Jules Massenet, French composer, 1905. Massenet (1842-1912) is best known for his operas, which were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century
Juliette Adam, French author and feminist, 1929. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, 6th album, Editions MD, Paris
Ernest Psichari, French soldier and author, 1913. Psichari (1883-1914) was killed in Belgium in the early days of World War I
Jean Richepin, French poet, dramatist and novelist, and Leon Bonnat, French artist, 1901. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, 6th album
Catulle Mendes, French poet and man of letters, 1906. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, 6th album, Editions MD, Paris
