Marquis de Lafayette 1757-1834. Aristocrat and military officer. Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette or Lafayette was a French general and politician. He took part on the side of the… Read More
Japan girls at the sea. Photograph by Kiyoshi Sakamoto 1910s
Jean-Sylvain Bailly 1736-1793. Freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution. He presided over the Tennis Court Oath.
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes 1721-1794. French statesman, minister, and afterwards counsel for the defence of Louis XVI.
Time of the famous buffalo hunt in honor of the Grand Duke Alexis.
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.
George IV as Prince of Wales 1762–1830.
James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury.
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. 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
