Watching Collection (page 53)

First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Enthusiastic crowds watching the first unmanned test flight by brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier

Horse racing on the frozen Neva River in St Petersburg, Russia, 1859. Artist: Iosif Adolfovich Charlemagne
Horse racing on the frozen Neva River in St Petersburg, Russia, 1859. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Death of King Henry II at the Tournament, 1559 (1570). Artist: Jean Jacques Perrissin
Death of King Henry II at the Tournament, 1559 (1570). A keen hunter and participant in jousts and tournaments, King Henry II of France (1519-1559)

Opening of the first railway line from St Petersburg to Pavlovsk, Russia, 1830s. Artist: Russian Master
Opening of the first railway line from St Petersburg to Pavlovsk, Russia, 1830s. The first railway in Russia was opened in 1837

Horsewoman, Portrait of Giovanina and Amazillia Pacini, 1832. Artist: Karl Briullov
Horsewoman, Portrait of Giovanina and Amazillia Pacini, 1832. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Tsars family at the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, Russia, 1913. At the Kemlin, Moscow, led by Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Tsarina Alexandra (1872-1918)

French sailors watching a bull fight, Xeres, Spain, 1899. Artist: Eugene Damblans
French sailors watching a bull fight, Xeres, Spain, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th July 1899

Off duty Japanese soldiers at the theatre in their camp, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th September 1904

Launch of the French battleship Patrie, Toulon, December 1903 (1904). An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd January 1904

Frenchman Leon Thery, winner of the Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing, 1904. The Gordon Bennett Cup was first held in 1900

Fantasy of a billionaire: a human chess game, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th July 1904

The race of the Midinette, 1903. A womens running race from the Jardin des Tuileries to Nanterre. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th November 1903

Two women fighting with sandbags, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st November 1903

The King and Queen of Italy in France, 1903. King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena of Italy. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th October 1903

Brussels to Ostend horse race, 1902. Four French riders finished first. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th September 1902

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1902. Artist: Yrondy
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1902. The alliance was agreed in 1902 and was to run for five years and be renewable. It was intended to counter the presumed menace posed to each power by Russia

The launching of the armoured cruiser Leon Gambetta, France, 1901. The ship, named after the prominent French 19th century statesman, was torpedoed and sunk by an Austro-Hungarian submarine in 1915

Statue of Vercingetorix in transit, France 1901.The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni, a powerful tribe that occupied what is now the Auvergne

Person plunges 55 Metres from Portside, Rouen, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 25th August 1901

At Toulon, Launching the Russian battleship Cesarevitch, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 17th March 1901

The Execution of Pao-Tin-Fou, 1901. Events in China, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 20th January 1901

The passengers and equipment of Admiral Gueydon shipwrecked on the African coast, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th October 1903

Running, The National Cross Country, Paris, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th March 1903

Festivity popular with Paul Deschanel, President of France, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Festivity popular with Paul Deschanel, President of France, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th July 1900

Panic at King Humberts funeral, Rome, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th August 1900

Self-sacrifice of a French cuirassier, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd September 1900

Paddle steamer Pyroscaphe, 1783, (1900). Artist: Pierre Mejanel
Paddle steamer Pyroscaphe, 1783, (1900). Marquis de Jouffroy d Abbans (1751-1832) is claimed by the French as the first inventor of the steamboat

Terrible tramway accident, Besancon, France, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Terrible tramway accident, Besancon, France, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th June 1899

Menelik II of Ethiopia, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Menelik II of Ethiopia, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th July 1898

Agricultural lesson for the indigenous people of Madagascar, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Agricultural lesson for the indigenous people of Madagascar, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th November 1897

French military manoeuvres: first-aid workers, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th July 1897

Training army dogs to attack cyclists, Germany, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Training army dogs to attack cyclists, Germany, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th August 1897

Duel between Prince Henri d Orleans and the Comte de Turin, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Duel between Prince Henri d Orleans and the Comte de Turin, 1897. An explorer and the son of Robert, Duke of Chartres, Henri d Orleans fought this duel with the Comte de Turin after political

Mrs Furtado-Heine named Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
Mrs Furtado-Heine named Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st June 1896. Cecile Charlotte Furtado-Heine (1821-1896) was a prominent philanthropist

Renewal of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Renewal of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, 1896. The Triple Alliance was established in 1882 and lasted until the outbreak of World War I, when Italy broke with her former allies

Tinan the orangutan, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Tinan the orangutan, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th December 1896

The Ismaillolo brothers wrestling, The Folies Bergere, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
The Ismaillolo brothers wrestling, The Folies Bergere, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st March 1895

The Danes Sailing up the English Channel, c877 AD, (19th century)

The Moon and Endymion, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Moon and Endymion, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

An early attempt at conquering the air, 18th century, (late 19th century).The Montgolfier brothers invented the hot air balloon, it was the first aircraft to carry humans into the sky

Tsar Alexander II at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, September 1856 (1900)
Performance in the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, attended by Tsar Alexander II during his coronation celebrations, September, 1856 (1900)

Students sitting a writing exam, Tonkin, Vietnam, 1895. Tonkin was the northern section of French Indochina. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th July 1895

The departure of French troops to Madagascar, Paris, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The departure of French troops to Madagascar, Paris, 1895. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

A Tragic Duel: The Death of Monsieur Harry Alis, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
A Tragic Duel: The Death of Monsieur Harry Alis, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th March 1895

Vaccination against smallpox, Paris, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Vaccination against smallpox, Paris, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th January 1894

Arrest of the Cafe Terminus bomber, Paris, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Arrest of the Cafe Terminus bomber, Paris, 1894. Police apprehending Emile Henry, an anarchist who expoded a bomb at the Cafe Terminus near the Gare St Lazare on 12th February 1894

The conservatory of Mimi Pinson, 1902. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 12th October 1902

Waiting, 1890. Artist: F Meaulle
Waiting, 1890. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 27th December 1890

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