Jean-Sylvain Bailly 1736-1793. Freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath.
Jean-Sylvain Bailly 1736-1793.
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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes.
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes 1721-1794. French statesman, minister, and afterwards counsel for the defence of Louis XVI.
General Custer, Grand Duke Alexis and Buffalo Bill.
Time of the famous buffalo hunt in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis.
The Assassination of Jean Paul Marat (13th July, 1793).
Jean Paul Marat was a physician, naturalist and author of scientific and political writings. During the French Revolution, he wrote the Ami du Peuple,
a newspaper that followed the practices of the counter-revolution with sharp polemics.
Portrait of George IV as Prince of Wales.
George IV as Prince of Wales 1762–1830.
Portrait of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
William Huskisson 1770–1830. British statesman.
William Huskisson 1770–1830. British statesman. The events of the French Revolution aroused his interest in politics. Huskisson was a member of the “Club of 1789”, whose members a transformation of… Read More
George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont 1751-1837.
George O’Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont 1751-1837. As a young man Wyndham was a playboy and had numerous affairs, including with Elizabeth Lamb. Especially known however, he was a patron,… Read More
Girl in the traditional costume of Cortina d’Ampezzo
Girl in the costume from the Ampezzothal Dolomites,-painting by Emil Teschendorf.
Scottish Liberal politician Samuel Chisholm.
Scottish Liberal politician Samuel Chisholm 1836-1923. “Samuel Chisholm, ESQ., LL.D.” from the portrait by the Scottish landscape and genre painter Joseph Henderson (1832–1908).