A Love-scene typical of the art of Louis the Fifteenth’s day.
Le Billet Doux. The Love Letter by Jean Honoré Fragonard
Category: France
Portrait of a Lady by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Portrait of a Lady forms the type of feminine beauty which Fragonard seems to have admired particularly.
The Louvre and Tuileries at Paris.
The Louvre and the Tuileries, were once central residences of the French monarchies
Château d’Amboise. The character of a royal fortress.
AMBOISE is the only castle in France, which has had the honour of being sketched by Leonardo da Vinci.
Francis the first, King of France
Few monarchs have been so distinguished by their avidity for knowledge and instruction as Francis I.
The Bureau du Roi of Louis XV France 1769.
The Bureau du Roi. Louis-quinze style.
The dress of the people of the fourteenth century
Costumes of the late Middle Ages. Fourtenth century. The period is one of lavish use of color.
The Art of Perfumery in Italy and in France.
The art of perfumery began to be cultivated in Italy early in the 16th century. France has been associated with the cultivation of sweet-smelling flowers from early times.
Panorama of Paris in 1892 by John Lawson Stoddard.
Glimpses of the world; a portfolio of photographs by John Lawson Stoddard
Costumes during the Republic under Washington and Adams.
Historic dress in America during the Republic under George Washington and John Adams.