Images Dated 12th May 2009 (page 4)

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist, 1848. Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) made balloon ascents to investigate terrestrial magnetism and composition

Paul Verlaine, French poet, 1891. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1845-1890

Jules Michelet, French historian, c1860-1874. Michelet (1798-1874) is best known for his 17-volume History of France (1833-1867)

Pierre Joseph Proudhon, French mulualist political philosopher, c1845-1868. Proudhon (1808-1868) advocated the complete reorganization of society and the abolition of all its trappings

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, French artist, c1845-1875. A landscape painter and printmaker, Corot (1796-1875) was a leading figure in the Barbizon School of the mid 19th century

Hector Berlioz, French Romantic composer, c1845-1869. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1845-1890

Virginie Dejazet, French actress, c1845-1875. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1845-1890

Honore de Balzac, French novelist, c1845-1890. Balzac (1799-1850) qualified as a lawyer, but abandoned the legal profession for literature

Rachel, French actress, c1845-1858. Rachel Felix (1821-1858) was an inspiration to Sarah Bernhardt. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890

Alfred de Musset, French Romantic playwright, poet and painter, c1845-1890). A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1845-1890, Editions MD

Francois Guizot, French historian, orator and statesman, c1845-1874. Guizot (1787-1874) was an influential figure in French politics before the Revolution of 1848

Francois d Orleans, Prince de Joinville, c1870-1890. The third son of Louis Philippe, King of France, Francois d Orleans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900) served as an admiral in the French Navy

The Duchess of Berry, c1850-1870. Princess Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1798-1870) married Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, the son of the future King Charles X of France, in 1816

Marie-Amelie de Bourbon, Queen of France, c1845-1866. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (1782-1866) married Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, the future King Louis Philippe I of the French, in 1809

King Louis Philippe I of France, c1845-1850. Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was proclaimed king in 1830 after the overthrow of the repressive regime of Charles X by the July Revolution

Louis Daguerre, French photography pioneer, c1845-1851. Daguerre (1787-1851) is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Interior of the Library, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. The library was designed by Sir Horace Jones and was built in the early 1870s

Banquet in the Great Hall for Queen Victoria, Guildhall, City of London, November 1837 (1886)
Banquet in the Great Hall for Queen Victoria, Guildhall, City of London, 9th November 1837 (1886). A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations

Common Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. Artist: William Griggs
Common Council Chamber, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Sir Robert Titchborne, Mayor of London c1656 (1886). Titchborne (c1610-1682) served as Lord Mayor of London in 1656. A soldier who fought on the Parliamentarian side in the Civil War

The statue of Edward VI, from the front of the Guildhall Chapel, City of London, 1886. Artist: William Griggs
The statue of Edward VI, from the front of the Guildhall Chapel, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London

Great Court of Blackwell Hall, City of London, 1886. Artist: William Griggs
Great Court of Blackwell Hall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Blackwell Hall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

A plan of Guildhall Chapel, King Street, Cheapside, London, 1819 (1886). Artist: William Griggs
A plan of Guildhall Chapel, King Street, Cheapside, London, 1819 (1886). A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Gerards Hall Crypt, City of London, 1886. Artist: JH Le Keux
Gerards Hall Crypt, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Guildhall Chapel, King Street, Cheapside, London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

The Crypt, Guildhall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Bosses, Eastern Crypt, Guildhall, London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Statues of Gog (Gogmagog) and Magog (Corineus), 1886. Statues of the mythical giants are housed within the Guildhall in the City of London

The Inside of Guild Hall near Cheapside, London, c18th century (1886). Artist: William Griggs
The Inside of Guild Hall near Cheapside, London, c18th century (1886). The statues of the giants Gog and Magog can be seen on the left

Entrance to the different courts of law, Guildhall, London, June 1815 (1886). A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

South view of the entrance to Guildhall, City of London, 18th century (1886). Artist: William Griggs
South view of the entrance to Guildhall, City of London, 18th century (1886). The entrance was replaced in 1788 by a new one designed by George Dance

Pages from the cartulary of Osney Abbey, c1275 (1886). Osney Abbey was an Augustinian monastery founded Osney, Oxfordshire, in 1129

Statues formerly on the outside of Guildhall, City of London, 1783 (1886). A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Measurements of the lands of St Pauls within the City of London, (1886). A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

A Roro chief dressed for a ceremonial dance, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Artist: Charles Gabriel Seligman
A Roro chief dressed for a ceremonial dance, Papua New Guinea, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Woman wearing full mourning costume, Melanesia, 1920. Artist: Gunnar Landtman
Woman wearing full mourning costume, Melanesia, 1920. After the death of a man his wife is secluded in an enclosure of mats, she smears her body in mud, wails continuously and only goes out at night

Women in festival attire, Melanesia, 1920. Artist: George Brown
Women in festival attire, Melanesia, 1920. Melanesian women dressed in all their finery ready to welcome home their menfolk who have been away in their canoes

Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Artist: Strecker and Schroder
Masks possessing magical qualities, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. These distinctive masks are worn by members of the Duk Duk society

Dancers of the Fly River region, Papua New Guinea, 1920. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Drawing the State Lottery in Guildhall, City of London, 1763 (1886). Artist: William Griggs
Drawing the State Lottery in Guildhall, City of London, 1763 (1886). A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

West view of Guildhall Chapel and Blackwell Hall, City of London, 1886. A print from Guildhall of the City of London: Its History and Associations, Corporation of the City of London, 1886

Louis Franchet D Esperey, French First World War general, 1932. Franchet d Esperey (1856-1942) commanded the French 5th Army at the Battle of the Marne in September 1914

Jacques Offenbach, German-born French composer, 1878. Offenbach (1819-1880) is regarded as one of the pioneers of the operetta

Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1875. De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

Victor Hugo, French poet, dramatist and novelist, c1840s
Victor Hugo, French poet, dramatist and novelist, 1853. Born in Besancon, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a central figure in the French Romantic movement

Victor Hugo, French poet, dramatist and novelist, 1853. Born in Besancon, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a central figure in the French Romantic movement

Portrait of a Native American man, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Portrait of a Native American man, 1841. A print from North American Indians, Wiley and Putnam, 1841

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