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  • Sala delle Medaglie or Medal Room, designed by Andrea Biffi in 1679, originally known as Sala Grande and used for banquets, now named for the 10 gilded wooden tondos by Siro Zanella, 1689, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Commemorative medal in gilded bronze for the 7th centenary of the death of Saint-Louis, or Louis IX of France, 1214-70, by A de Jeager, 1970, housed in the Salle du Tresor, or Treasury, in the Sacristie du Chapitre, built in the 19th century under Viollet le Duc, South of the choir, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Treasury was completely renovated in 2012. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medal blanks before being pressed, in the Salle magistrale du Grand Monnayage, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medal blanks before being pressed, in the Salle magistrale du Grand Monnayage, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Vitaliano VI Borromeo, 1620-90, marble, in the Sala delle Medaglie or Medal Room, designed by Andrea Biffi in 1679, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Germain d'Auxerre announces St Genevieve's mission and gives her a miraculous medal marked with the Sign of the Cross, stained glass window, by Alfred Gerente, 1821-68, after designs by Steinhel, depicting the Legend of St Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, in the cloister, rebuilt 1845-50 in Neo Gothic style during restoration by Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wounded Algerian soldier receiving a medal from Gaston Doumergue, Minister for Colonies, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Wounded soldier receiving a medal, outside the hospital used during the First World War for treating colonial troops, originally the Cochinchina Pavilion (Cochinchina, now in South Vietnam, was a French colony 1862-1954) in the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, or Garden of Tropical Agronomy, in the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. During the war the colonial hospital treated over 4800 patients and it closed on 1st May 1919. The garden was first established in 1899 to conduct agronomical experiments on plants of French colonies. In 1907 it was the site of the Colonial Exhibition and many pavilions were built or relocated here. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • The Rotonde de la Menagerie (rotunda of the menagerie) was built between 1804 and 1812 by Jacques Molinos at the request of Napoleon. Originally, the rosette shaped building inspired by the Legion d'Honneur medal, was intended to house big cats but ended up housing large herbivores instead. Located in the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Rotonde de la Menagerie (rotunda of the menagerie) was built between 1804 and 1812 by Jacques Molinos at the request of Napoleon. Originally, the rosette shaped building inspired by the Legion d'Honneur medal, was intended to house big cats but ended up housing large herbivores instead. Located in the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Rotonde de la Menagerie (rotunda of the menagerie) was built between 1804 and 1812 by Jacques Molinos at the request of Napoleon. Originally, the rosette shaped building inspired by the Legion d'Honneur medal, was intended to house big cats but ended up housing large herbivores instead. Located in the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Rotonde de la Menagerie (rotunda of the menagerie) was built between 1804 and 1812 by Jacques Molinos at the request of Napoleon. Originally, the rosette shaped building inspired by the Legion d'Honneur medal, was intended to house big cats but ended up housing large herbivores instead. Located in the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Rotonde de la Menagerie (rotunda of the menagerie) was built between 1804 and 1812 by Jacques Molinos at the request of Napoleon. Originally, the rosette shaped building inspired by the Legion d'Honneur medal, was intended to house big cats but ended up housing large herbivores instead. Located in the Jardin des Plantes, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1794 by Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, the Menagerie of Jardin des Plantes became the largest exotic animal collection in Europe in the 19th century and is the second oldest public zoo in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Vitaliano VI Borromeo, 1620-90, in the Sala delle Medaglie or Medal Room, designed by Andrea Biffi in 1679, in the Palazzo Borromeo, built 1632-1948 by the Borromeo family, on Isola Bella, in the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palazzo, begun 1632, was designed by Angelo Crivelli, for Carlo III Borromeo and his wife Isabella D'Adda, then completed by Carlo Fontana for Giberto III Borromeo and Vitaliano VI Borromeo. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Germain d'Auxerre and St Loup de Troyes leave for England to fight heresy, spot St Genevieve and bless her, giving her a miraculous medal marked with the Sign of the Cross, stained glass window, by Alfred Gerente, 1821-68, after designs by Steinhel, depicting the Legend of St Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, in the cloister, rebuilt 1845-50 in Neo Gothic style during restoration by Lassus and Viollet-le-Duc, at the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medals of Russian brigades on display in the Orthodox Chapel, designed by Albert Benois and built 1936-37, Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, honouring the 6,100 Russian soldiers killed on French battlefields, in memory of the Franco-Russian military alliance celebrated at the visit of Czar Nicholas II to Champagne in 1896 and 1901. The chapel was built with funds from the Association du Souvenir du Corps Expeditionnaire Russe. 1,000 Russian soldiers from 2 brigades who fought on the French front in 1916-18 are buried in the adjoining cemetery. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casting coins at the foundry in the Paris Mint or La Monnaie de Paris, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foundry in Paris, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors on guided tours can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. France's euro coins are cast at a sister site in Pessac, Gironde. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casting coins at the foundry in the Paris Mint or La Monnaie de Paris, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foundry in Paris, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors on guided tours can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. France's euro coins are cast at a sister site in Pessac, Gironde. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Casting coins at the foundry in the Paris Mint or La Monnaie de Paris, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the foundry in Paris, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors on guided tours can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. France's euro coins are cast at a sister site in Pessac, Gironde. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General Hubert Lyautey, 1854-1934, in Morocco awarding medals to indigenous sniper troops during the First World War, postcard from the nearby Musee de Nogent sur Marne, France. General Lyautey was the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. Picture by Manuel Cohen / Musee de Nogent sur Marne
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  • Portrait of Frederic-Guillaume III of Hohenzollern, 1770-1840, King of Prussia, in military uniform wearing medals including the black Prussian eagle, the iron cross, the order of Marie-Therese and the Austrian order of Saint-Georges, painted 1814 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837 and studio, from the collection of the Chateau de Versailles et de Trianon, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Amedee Thierry, 1797-1873, French historian and journalist, wearing brocaded uniform with medals, Neoclassical painting, oil on canvas, 1864, by Jean-Leon Gerome, 1824-1904, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1768-1844, elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, as King of Naples and Sicily, painted 1807 by Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1762-1834, French Neoclassical painter, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1778-1846, as King of Holland, painted 1809 by Hodges, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1768-1844, elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, as King of Naples and Sicily, painted 1807 by Jean-Baptiste Wicar, 1762-1834, French Neoclassical painter, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery, Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1778-1846, as King of Holland, painted 1809 by Hodges, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, 1778-1846, as King of Holland, painted 1809 by Hodges, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jerome Bonaparte, 1784-1860, youngest brother of Napoleon I, as King of Westphalia, by M G Benoist, 1768-1826, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Franz Joseph I, emperor of Austria, husband of empress Elisabeth of Austria or Sissi, in the Sissi apartment of the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Casimir de Blacas, 1771-1839, first duc de Blacas, favourite of king Louis XVIII, oil painting in oval frame, by unknown artist, in the Salon d'Armes, in the Chateau d'Usse, built 15th - 17th century in medieval and Renaissance style, in Rigny-Usse, Indre-et-Loire, France. An existing ruined castle was rebuilt from 1440s by Jean V de Breuil and later rebuilt by Charles d'Espinay. The chateau is owned by the duc de Blacas and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Amedee Bretagne-Malo de Durfort,  duc de Duras, 1771-1838, oil painting in oval frame, in the Chateau d'Usse, built 15th - 17th century in medieval and Renaissance style, in Rigny-Usse, Indre-et-Loire, France. An existing ruined castle was rebuilt from 1440s by Jean V de Breuil and later rebuilt by Charles d'Espinay. The chateau is owned by the duc de Blacas and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Henri, count of Chambord, detail, oil painting on canvas, c. 1870, by Louis-Etienne Porion, 1814-68, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. This equestrian portrait shows the count wearing the order of the Holy Spirit and the order of Saint-Michel. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Comte de Provence, 1755-1824, as a boy, who became king Louis XVIII, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Henri, count of Chambord, oil painting on canvas, c. 1870, by Louis-Etienne Porion, 1814-68, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. This equestrian portrait shows the count wearing the order of the Holy Spirit and the order of Saint-Michel. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Henri III of France and Poland, 1551-89, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of cardinal Richelieu, 1585-1642, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Henri IV of France, 1553-1610, oil painting on panel, after Frans Pourbus the Younger, 1569-1622, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Henri IV of France, 1553-1610, wearing armour, oil painting, by unknown French artist, in the antechamber, on the first floor of the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Louis XIII of France, 1601-43, oil painting, by workshop of Philippe de Champaigne, 1602-74, in the antechamber, on the first floor of the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ferdinand Philippe duke of Orleans, 1810-42, oil painting on canvas in oval frame, 1842, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1780-1867, and his Montauban workshop, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, a fine arts museum opened 1801 in a former convent on the Place des Terreaux in Lyon, Rhone, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francois Jean Irenee Ruinart, viscount of Brimont, 1770-1850, by unknown artist, in the tasting room at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world, founded in Epernay in 1729 by Nicolas Ruinart, in Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The winery forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Napoleon, 1769-1821, and his son, and scenes of victories, print, in the Musee Napoleon or Museum of Napoleon I, opened 1969 in the former Ecole Royale Militaire or Royal Military School, where Napoleon trained 1779-84, at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Napoleon the Great, 1769-1821, engraving by Eugene Bourgeois, student of Jacques-Louis David, after a David painting, in the Musee Napoleon or Museum of Napoleon I, opened 1969 in the former Ecole Royale Militaire or Royal Military School, where Napoleon trained 1779-84, at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Napoleon on horseback leading troops at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, engraving after a painting, in the Musee Napoleon or Museum of Napoleon I, opened 1969 in the former Ecole Royale Militaire or Royal Military School, where Napoleon trained 1779-84, at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Sylvain-Charles Valee, 1773-1846, General of the First Empire, Governor General of Algeria and Marshal of France, plaster, by unknown artist, in the Musee Napoleon or Museum of Napoleon I, opened 1969 in the former Ecole Royale Militaire or Royal Military School, at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1840, c. 1812, engraving after a painting by Jacques-Louis David, neoclassical artist, 1748-1825, in the Musee Napoleon or Museum of Napoleon I, opened 1969 at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Ecole Royale Militaire or Royal Military School, where Napoleon trained 1779-84. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cristo Lombardic, 1822-94, priest  from a maritime family from Herceg Novi who worked in schools and participated in the Herzegovinian uprisings, in the Museum Maritimum, or Maritime Museum of Montenegro, housed in a baroque palace built for the Grgurina family in the early 18th century, in Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Colonel Denfert-Rochereau, 1823-78, in military uniform, defender of Belfort during its siege in the Franco-Prussian war, detail, oil painting, 1876, by Alexandre Monsegur, 1849-1917, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of General Bourbaki, 1816-97, commander in chief of the army during the Franco-Prussian war, print, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Napoleon the Great, c. 1812, engraving after a painting by Jacques-Louis David, 1748-1825, Neoclassical artist, in the Musee Napoleon at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Royal Military School where Napoleon trained. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Before, During, After, triple portrait of Napoleon, colour lithograph, in the Musee Napoleon at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Royal Military School where Napoleon trained. The portraits depict Napoleon as an artillery officer (before), as an officer of the grenadiers (during) and wearing a frock coat (after). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cri de Paris, colour print, caricature of Napoleon leaving after the Fall of Paris, in the Musee Napoleon at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Royal Military School where Napoleon trained. In the background, soldiers are fighting allied troops. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Imperial Party, satirical political cartoon print of clashes between French, Prussians, Russians and Austrians, in the Musee Napoleon at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Royal Military School where Napoleon trained. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Napoleon wearing the legion of honour, with an eagle, bronze with black marble base, by Emile Pinedo, 1840-1916, in the Musee Napoleon at Brienne-le-Chateau, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum is in the former Royal Military School where Napoleon trained. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Vicomte Ruinart de Brimont, mayor of Reims, oil painting, early 19th century, attributed to Albert-Alexandre Lenoir, 1801-91, after an original by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Germain, 1782-1842, in the Fine Arts Museum or Musee des Beaux Arts de Reims, founded 1794, in Reims, Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of General Morin, 1776-1814, oil painting, by Jean-Baptiste Couvelet, 1772-1830, in the Musee de l'Ardenne, on the Place Ducale in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Jean-Baptiste Louis Morin was a revolutionary and Napoleonic commander, and brigadier general, born in Charleville-Mezieres. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cosimo II de Medici, 1590-1621, Grand Duke of Tuscany, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ferdinando I de Medici, 1549-1606, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 17th century Florentine painting, in the Main Room on the first floor, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ferdinando I de Medici, 1549-1606, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1587, in the style of Pourbus, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cosimo II de Medici, 1590-1621, Grand Duke of Tuscany, detail, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis Philippe I, 1773-1850, with the crown jewels, 1839, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1805-73, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-43, detail, in the Galerie des Guise, a large first floor reception room, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. This room displays furniture from the Mobilier National and the portrait collection of Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves and finished in 1665 by Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, the Grande Mademoiselle. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pierre-Andre de Suffren, 1729-88, from a series of paintings of French naval admirals, on wooden panels carved by Jeanselme, 19th century, in the Salon des Amiraux, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. The Salon des Amiraux was restored 2007-9 and the building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jean-Francois de La Perouse, 1741-88, captain and explorer, from a series of paintings of French naval admirals, on wooden panels carved by Jeanselme, 19th century, in the Salon des Amiraux, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. The Salon des Amiraux was restored 2007-9 and the building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Claude de Forbin, 1656-1733, from a series of paintings of French naval admirals, on wooden panels carved by Jeanselme, 19th century, in the Salon des Amiraux, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. The Salon des Amiraux was restored 2007-9 and the building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jean-Francois de La Perouse, 1741-88, captain and explorer, detail, from a series of paintings of French naval admirals, on wooden panels carved by Jeanselme, 19th century, in the Salon des Amiraux, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. The Salon des Amiraux was restored 2007-9 and the building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Pierre-Andre de Suffren, 1729-88, detail, from a series of paintings of French naval admirals, on wooden panels carved by Jeanselme, 19th century, in the Salon des Amiraux, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. The Salon des Amiraux was restored 2007-9 and the building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne Jules, Duc de Noailles, Peer and Marshal of France, 1650-1708, painting, in the Grande Galerie, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The Grande Galerie, or Salon des Portraits, is a huge gallery featuring portraits of the Noailles family, who owned the castle from 1698 until the 20th century, in the grands appartements in the round tower. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Just Comte de Noailles, Duc de Poix, Chevalier des Ordres du Roi Grand d'Espagne, Ambassadeur en Russie, 1777-1856, painting, in the Grande Galerie, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The Grande Galerie, or Salon des Portraits, is a huge gallery featuring portraits of the Noailles family, who owned the castle from 1698 until the 20th century, in the grands appartements in the round tower. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Adrien Maurice, Duc de Noailles, Marechal de France Grand d'Espagne, 1678-1766, in the bedroom of the Marechal de Noailles, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis XIV in coronation robes, by Henri Testelin, 1616-95, in the King's Bedchamber, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles Fouquet, Marshal of Belle-Isle, 1684-1761, grandson of Nicolas Fouquet, in the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms of Richelieu, with the cardinal's hat above, 19th century copy of the original stained glass window, in the Chapelle de la Sorbonne, or La Chapelle Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, built 1635-42 by architect Jacques Lemercier, at the Sorbonne, the main building of the University of Paris, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Cardinal Richelieu was the principal of the Sorbonne and is buried in the chapel. The chapel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front cover of issue no. 47 of Le Lisez-Moi Historique, a bi-monthly history magazine, published February 1936, featuring a portrait and article on George V and the British monarchy. This was a special edition with 112 pages, of which 16 are printed with rotogravure. This magazine is part of the Historia group, a monthly history magazine created by Jules Tallandier and published 1909-37 and again from 1945. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Louis-Philippe I, 1773-1850, with his hand resting on the charter of 1830 defining his powers, produced after the July Revolution, detail, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1805-1873, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia, 1856-1929, in the Caucasus, photograph published by L'Illustration no.3865, 31st March 1917. During the February Revolution, the grand duke was in the Caucasus and was appointed supreme commander in chief by the Emperor, an appointment which was cancelled 24 hours later by the new premier, Prince Georgy Lvov. He died in exile in 1929. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General Leontiev preparing to decorate a soldier, with Russian troops in the background, in the Serbian mountains of Macedonia during the First World War, photograph published in L'Illustration no.3875, 9th June 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King Peter I of Brazil or Pedro I do Brasil, also King Peter IV of Portugal or Pedro IV de Portugal, 1798-1834, who reigned in Brazil 1822-31 and in Portugal in 1826, in the Great Room of Acts, or Sala dos Capelos, or Red Room, decorated in the 17th century by master builder Antonio Tavares and reworked in the 18th century, at the University of Coimbra in the royal palace or Paco Real, Coimbra, Portugal. The University of Coimbra was first founded in 1290 and moved to Coimbra in 1308 and to the royal palace in 1537. The buildings are listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian portrait of Henri, Count of Chambord, painted c. 1870 by Louis Etienne Porion, 1814-68, purchased by the State in 1977, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The Count is shown in full military uniform with the Order of the Holy Spirit and the Order of St Michael and with the gala harness which now forms part of the collection of the Domaine de Chambord. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mannequin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the Museum of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, built on the spot where, on the 28th June 1914, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an act which led to the outbreak of the First World War, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, 1800-91, military strategist and chief of staff of the Prussian army, 1904, by Joseph Uphues, 1851ñ1911, at the Grosser Stern in the Grosser Tiergarten park, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, 1800-91, military strategist and chief of staff of the Prussian army, 1904, by Joseph Uphues, 1851ñ1911, at the Grosser Stern in the Grosser Tiergarten park, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, 1800-91, military strategist and chief of staff of the Prussian army, 1904, by Joseph Uphues, 1851ñ1911, at the Grosser Stern in the Grosser Tiergarten park, Berlin, Germany. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Posthumous portrait of Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt, duc de Vicence, 1773-1827, painted 1829 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837 and studio, from the private collection of the comte et comtesse Louis-Amedee de Moustier de Caulaincourt de Vicence in Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1769 - 1852, 1st Duke of Wellington, British Ambassador in Paris 5th July 1814 - January 1815, painted 1814 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837 and studio, from the collection of the Chateau de Versailles et de Trianon, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Alexander I, 1777-1825, Tsar of Russia, painted 1814-17 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837 and studio, from the collection of the Chateau de Versailles et de Trianon, France. On one day in 1814, Gerard had sittings in his studio with 3 European leaders, Alexander of Russia, Frederic Guillaume III of Prussia and Louis XVIII. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Frederic-Auguste I, 1750-1827, King of Saxony, painted 1809 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837 and studio, from the collection of the Chateau de Versailles et de Trianon, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Cardinal Joseph Fesch, 1802-39, uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte, painted 1807 by Pierre-Paul Prudhon, 1758-1823, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of General Lavr Kornilov, 1870-1918, Commander of troops in Petrograd, published in L'Illustration no.3865, 31st March 1917. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays in the room entitled The Art of the Collector, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays in the room entitled The Art of the Collector, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window, painted leaded glass, 1536, by Tyle Jependantz de Zytt, Lucerne, depicting a workshop minting coins with a hammer (above), and a portrait of the commissioner below, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse of the Grand Monnayage, with allegorical statue of Fortune, 1775, by Louis Philippe Mouchy, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Machines for minting coins in the Salle Magistrale du Grand Monnayage, seen from the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays in the room entitled Functions and Usage, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Displays in the Salle de la Manufacture, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portico and sculpture by Jacques-Philippe Dumont of Experience and Vigilance, detail from the Mansart Wing of the Petit Hotel de Conti, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, in the Cour D'Honneur or Courtyard of Honour of the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. A new garden is being designed to open out this space and facade to the public. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corridor leading to the exit, off the interior courtyard on the ground floor of the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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