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Aristide Briand, French politician, 1921. Briand served as Prime Minister of France on several occasions between 1909 and 1929
Maurice Barres, French journalist, novelist and politician, 1914. An anti-semitic nationalist, Barres (1862-1923) was a supporter of General Georges Boulanger
Charles-Lucien Leandre, French painter, illustrator and sculptor, 1915. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade
Marcel Proust, French author, 1922. Proust (1871-1922) is best remembered for his A la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) a seven volume work spanning some 3200 pages
G Lenotre, French historian and dramatist, 1924. G Lenotre was the pseudonym of French historian and dramatist Theodore Gosselin (1855-1935) A photograph from Album de Photographies
Louis Lepine, French, French lawyer and politician, 1911. Lepine (1846-1933) was appointed Prefect of Police for the departement of Seine in 1892
Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Bleriot (1872-1936) made his fortune through manufacturing acetylene headlamps for motor cars but he is famous for being the first person to fly across
Henri Rousseau, French Post-Impressionist painter, 1902. Rousseau (1844-1910) was known as Le Douanier (the Customs Officer) after his place of work
Maurice Rollinat, French poet, playing the piano, 1902. Rollinat was a musician as well as a poet, and set some of his poems to music, performing them at Le Chat Noir cabaret
Joseph Gallieni, French general, 1899. Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849-1916) was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies
Henri-Joseph Harpignies, French painter and printmaker, 1901. Harpignies (1819-1916) was a landscape painter of the Barbizon School
Leon Bloy, French novelist, essayist and poet, 1895. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950
Alexandre Falguiere, French sculptor and painter, 1890. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8
Baron James de Rothschild, 1867Baron James de Rothschild. 1867. James Mayer de Rothschild (1792-1868) founded the French branch of the Rothschild banking empire, Rothschild Freres, in Paris in 1817
Louise Colet, French poet, 1874. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950
Georges Boulanger, French general and politician, 1891. A reactionary politician, Boulanger (1837-1891) gained great popularity in the second half of the 1880s, particularly with the monarchists
Michel Eugene Chevreul, French chemist, 1891. Chevreul (1786-1889) worked with animal fats, discovering margaric acid which led to the development of margarine
Frederick Lemaitre, French actor and playwright, 1876. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8
Claude Bernard, French physiologist, 1876. Bernard (1813-1878) investigated the liver, discovering glycogen, and determined that most of the process of digestion occurs in the small intestine
Edouard Pailleron, French poet and dramatist, 1875. November 1875. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade
Francis Garnier, French naval officer and explorer, c1873. Garnier (1839-1873) explored the valleys of the Mekong and Yangtze Rivers
Charles Lavigerie, French clergyman, 1869. Lavigerie (1825-1892) was appointed Archbishop of Algiers in 1866, and was later made primate for the whole of equatorial Africa by Pope Pius IX
Empress Eugenie of France, c1858-1870. A Spanish noblewoman, Eugenie de Montijo (1826-1920) was the last Empress Consort of France
Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial, on a pony, c1860-1863Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial, on a pony, c1860-1865. Louis Napoleon (1856-1879) was the only child of the Emperor Napoleon III
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French, 1868. Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) was a friend of Victor Hugo and sympathetic to the works of the romantic movement
Juliette Drouet, French actress and mistress of Victor Hugo, 19th century. Juliette Drouet (1806-1883) met Victor Hugo in 1833
Theophile Gautier, French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic, c1857. Gautier (1811-1872) became a leader of the Parnassian group of poets, and influenced Baudelaire
Alphonse de Lambertine, French writer, poet and politician, 1867. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade
Two women in traditional costume in Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodTwo women in traditional costume in Rome, Italy
Aventine Hill and the Alban Hills, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodAventine Hill and the Alban Hills, Rome, Italy. The Aventine Hill is one of the seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built. Stereoscopic card detail
St Peters Square from the dome of St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. St Peters Square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and built between 1656 and 1667
Vatican Palace from the dome of St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodVatican Palace from the dome of St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope. Stereoscopic card detail
St Peters Square and Basilica and the Vatican, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodSt Peters Square and Basilica and the Vatican, Rome, Italy. St Peters Square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and built between 1656 and 1667
Statue of St Peter, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodStatue of St Peter, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. This bronze statue of St Peter Enthroned has been attributed to the 13th century sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio although some scholars believe it
St Peters Tomb, St Peters Basilica, Rome, ItalyArtist: Underwood & UnderwoodSt Peters Tomb, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Stereoscopic card detail
Mosaic above the Altar of Transfiguration, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodMosaic above the Altar of Transfiguration, St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. The mosaic is a reproduction of Raphaels painting of the Transfiguration (1520)
Murderation! Molly, Be Easy. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyMurderation! Molly, Be Easy. Stereoscopic card detail
Taking in a Difficult Reef. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyTaking in a Difficult Reef. Stereoscopic card detail
How Biddy Served the Tomatoes Undressed. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyHow Biddy Served the Tomatoes Undressed. Stereoscopic card detail
Tell Me Daisy Does He Love Me?. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyTell Me Daisy Does He Love Me?. Stereoscopic card detail
Sandmans Coming, Trying to go to Sleep. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanySandmans Coming, Trying to go to Sleep. Stereoscopic card detail
Mr Jones Home from Club. Fears for the Storm. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyMr Jones Home from Club. Fears for the Storm. Stereoscopic card detail
Rats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyRats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Stereoscopic Card Details
Trials of Bachelorhood. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyTrials of Bachelorhood. Stereoscopic card detail
Literature. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodLiterature. Stereoscopic card detail
The New Woman, Wash Day. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyThe New Woman, Wash Day. Stereoscopic card detail
A Fishing Smack. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodA Fishing Smack. Stereoscopic card detail
Yes, I Do. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodYes, I Do. Stereoscopic card detail