Painting of the young Joséphine de Beauharnais (about 1790) before she became the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joséphine de Beauharnais. Pastel By Pierre Prud’hon
Shooter Friedelinus Wiechser from Contingent Glarus
Shooter Friedelinus Wiechser from Contingent Glarus. Military costumes of the Swiss cantons 1792-1794.
The Thomas Overbury affair. Mrs. Anne Turner.
Mrs. Anne Turner (born Anne Norton 1576–1615), English maidservant convicted of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
Woman of the African tribe of Kanembu from Lake Tchad 1930s.
Kanembu is the name of people who lives east of Lake Chad and belongs to the Republic of Chad.
Skull deformation.
Skull deformation. Wife of a Mangbetu Chief, Belgian Congo 1925.
The young Napoleon Bonaparte in 1792.
Bonaparte in 1792 as a frequenter of a six-sous Restaurant in Paris.
Madame Bonaparte receiving Ambassadors at the Tuileries
Madame Bonaparte receiving Ambassadors at the Tuileries by Felician Myrbach. From the aquarelle by Felicien baron de Myrbach-Rheinfeld. Still holding Madame Bonaparte by the hand, Talleyrand would present the members of… Read More
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison
The Empress Josephine in the Park at Malmaison (1809) by Pierre Prud’hon.
Empress Josephine At Château de Malmaison 1804.
The Malmaison Castle (Château de Malmaison) in Rueil-Malmaison west of Paris was the residence of Emperor Napoleon and his wife Josephine.
Woman from Kamtschatka, Russia 1840
Woman from Kamtschatka, Russia 1840 From the book: Mœurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, d’après des documents and authentiques et les voyages des plus récents; (1843) Author:… Read More