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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Nakhtmin, royal scribe and army general under Tutankhamun and his successors, part of a fragmentary monolithic statue of husband and wife, 1336-27 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, limestone, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. There are remains of the ostrich-plume fan on the wig, symbol of his rank. He was supplanted by Horemheb, who may have had this statue destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Nakhtmin, royal scribe and army general under Tutankhamun and his successors, part of a fragmentary monolithic statue of husband and wife, 1336-27 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, limestone, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. There are remains of the ostrich-plume fan on the wig, symbol of his rank. He was supplanted by Horemheb, who may have had this statue destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tragedy mask with female face and onkos (curly theatrical wig) and taenia (headband), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, from the tomb of a young girl, from Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Laurent, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tragedy mask with female face, onkos (theatrical wig) and taenia (headband), Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, from a young girl's tomb, from Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Laurent, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terracotta head, Punic era, 6th - 5th century BC, from Punta del Nao, in the Museo de Cadiz, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This head of a Phoenician man was thrown into the sea as an offering, and has an intricately carved hairstyle, possibly a wig, and a long beard. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ramses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, detail, 1186-55 BC, wearing short wig with double crown and pleated clothes, cult statue in greywacke from the Mut Precinct at Karnak, New Kingdom, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. He was originally depicted with the mummiform god Osiris. The statue was discovered in 2 parts in the 1930s and in 2002. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tragedy mask with young female features with onkos (curly theatrical wig) and garland of ivy referencing Bacchus, tomb ornament, Gallo-Roman, 2nd century AD, from Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Martin, Rasteau, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751) by Jean Joseph Foucou, molding replica, circa 1810, with in the background, Jean Pierre Cortot's allegorical low reliefs of the pediment, 1842, grand Roman portico added to the Palais Bourbon in 1806-08, by architect Bernard Poyet, Paris, France. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751) by Jean Joseph Foucou, molding replica, circa 1810, with in the background, Jean Pierre Cortot's allegorical low reliefs of the pediment, 1842, grand Roman portico added to the Palais Bourbon in 1806-08, by architect Bernard Poyet, Paris, France. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • EXCLUSIVE (b/w photo) Two statues of kings or high officials located at the entrance Z of the harem of Sargon II palace, Khorsabad, Iraq, Middle East. Lost at Shatt al-Arab in 1855. Picture: Victor Place (1818 - 1875)...Additional info :..2 statues de l'entrée Z du Harem. Palais de Sargon II. Khorsabad (N.A. pl. 31 bis Profil). Perdue Chatt el Arab 1855. Profil de la deuxième statue inédit. Cliché Victor Place
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  • Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683), Controller-General of Finances, by Jacques-Edme Dumont (1761-1844), early 19th century, Palais Bourbon, seat of the French National Assembly, left bank of the Seine, Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Moliere, 1622-73, French playwright and actor, 18th century engraving by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 1731-97, French engraver, after a portrait by Sebastien Bourdon, 1616-71, French painter and engraver. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, 1689 - 1755, French social commentator and political thinker, Louvre Museum, Paris, France 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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  • Statue of Nebre, military commander of the Zawyet Umm El Rakham fortress near the Libyan border, under Ramesses II, holding his staff of office topped by the head of Sekhmet, lioness-headed goddess of war, 19th dynasty, sandstone, from Zawyet Umm El Rakham, Mersa Matruh, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Nebre, military commander of the Zawyet Umm El Rakham fortress near the Libyan border, under Ramesses II, holding his staff of office topped by the head of Sekhmet, lioness-headed goddess of war, 19th dynasty, sandstone, from Zawyet Umm El Rakham, Mersa Matruh, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Nebre, military commander of the Zawyet Umm El Rakham fortress near the Libyan border, under Ramesses II, holding his staff of office topped by the head of Sekhmet, lioness-headed goddess of war, 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, sandstone, from Zawyet Umm El Rakham, Mersa Matruh, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. 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 Philippe d'Orleans, 1674-1723, duc de Chartres, future Regent, oil painting, 1689, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, from the Louvre collection, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Self Portrait with Black Cord, oil painting, c. 1710-27, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, from the Louvre collection, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Self Portrait in front of the Portrait of Francois Castanier, 1674-1759, oil painting, 1730, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Self Portrait in front of the Portrait of Francois Castanier, 1674-1759, oil painting, 1730, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. 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 Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, 1729-1811, navigator 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 Abraham Duquesne, 1610-88, lieutenant general of the navy under Louis XIV, 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 Jacques de Noailles, or Bailli de Noailles, lieutenant general of the galleys, 1653- 1719, detail, 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 de Noailles, 1678-1766, Marshal of France, engraving, given to him as a wedding present in 1698, 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 Louis XV, king of France, 1710-74, painting, by School of Van Loo, in the Noailles apartments, 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 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 Dominique Deurbroucq, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The Dutch-born Nantes trader is in his study with his young African slave boy, symbol of his success. Deurbroucq worked as a slave trader twice, in 1734 and 1742, and otherwise traded in armaments and colonial goods. In 1777, there were 700 individuals of Creole or African origin in Nantes. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait Joseph de la Selle, 1678-1747, a merchant from Nantes, oil painting, c. 1705, by Jean Ranc, 1674-1735), in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Dominique Deurbroucq, detail, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The Dutch-born Nantes trader is in his study with his young African slave boy, symbol of his success. Deurbroucq worked as a slave trader twice, in 1734 and 1742, and otherwise traded in armaments and colonial goods. In 1777, there were 700 individuals of Creole or African origin in Nantes. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Francesco Redi, 1626-97, Italian physician naturalist biologist and poet, on the facade of the Galleria degli Uffizi, or Uffizi Gallery, an art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Uffizi building was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici and completed by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti in 1581. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Francesco Redi, 1626-97, Italian physician naturalist biologist and poet, on the facade of the Galleria degli Uffizi, or Uffizi Gallery, an art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Uffizi building was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici and completed by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti in 1581. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Pier Antonio Micheli, 1679-1737, Italian botanist, on the facade of the Galleria degli Uffizi, or Uffizi Gallery, an art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Uffizi building was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici and completed by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti in 1581. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Louis XIV, marble bust, inspired by Bernini, with the king in armour, in the Square chamber, at 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 room is decorated in French Renaissance style, and is decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars. 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 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 Francois-Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, Marshal of Luxembourg, 1628-95, by an associate of Pierre Parrocel, detail, in the Hercules antechamber, 1 of 4 rooms in Nicolas Fouquet's private apartment, at 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 room is decorated on the theme of Hercules, symbolising the power and success of Fouquet. 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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  • Louis XIV, marble bust, inspired by Bernini, with the king in armour, in the Square chamber, at 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 room is decorated in French Renaissance style, and is decorated with scenes of battles of the Marshall de Villars. 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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  • Portrait of Nicolas Delaunay, director of the mint, oil painting, 1712-13, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the room 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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  • Statue of Louis XIV kneeling on a cushion, by Antoine Coysevox, 1640-1720, to the left of the Pieta, 1712-28, marble, by Nicolas Coustou, 1658-1733, behind the altar 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. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Louis XIV kneeling on a cushion, by Antoine Coysevox, 1640-1720, to the left of the Pieta, 1712-28, marble, by Nicolas Coustou, 1658-1733, behind the altar 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. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Louis XIV kneeling on a cushion, by Antoine Coysevox, 1640-1720, to the left of the Pieta, 1712-28, marble, by Nicolas Coustou, 1658-1733, behind the altar 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. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front cover of issue no. 94 of Lisez-Moi Historia, a monthly history magazine, published September 1954, featuring an article on 40 years since victory on the Marne, in the Battle of the Marne in 1914 during the First World War, and a portrait of the explorer Cavelier de la Salle. Historia was created by Jules Tallandier and published 1909-37 and again from 1945. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Robert Boyle, natural philosopher and chemist, 1627-91, oil painting on canvas, in the Small Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-88,<br />
copy of a painting by Francisco de Goya, 1746-1828, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Ferdinand VI, King of Spain, 1713-59, copy of a painting by L M Van Loo, 1707-71, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Bernardino Perfetti, 1681-1746, Italian jurist and poet, detail from the Perfetti Monument, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Perfetti is shown holding the crown he received at the wedding of Charles Albert of Bavaria, which he presented to the Madonna del Voto in the Duomo. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Charles III of Bourbon, King of Spain and Charles VII of Naples, 1716-88, by Raffaele Belliazzi, 1835-1917, on the facade of the Palazzo Reale de Napoli, on the Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples, Campania, Italy.  Charles is named as Carlo III, an attempt by the Savoys to hide the Bourbon dynasty in the history of Naples. The Royal Palace of Naples was a residence of the Bourbon Kings, built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Italian Baroque and Neoclassical styles. Naples is the second largest city in Italy and has been settled since the 2nd millennium BC. The historic city centre is the largest in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, 1736-1806, detail, c. 1790, oil painting on canvas by Martin Drolling, 1752-1817, from the collection of the Musee Carnavalet, exhibited at the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale, begun 1775 in Neoclassical style by architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux, at Arc-et-Senans, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The saltworks site is designed in a semicircle, with the Director's House, 2 saltworks containing drying ovens, heating pots and salt stores, workers' accommodation and Director's stables. An Ideal City was also planned but never built. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Picture by Georges Fessy / Collection Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Samuel Bernard, Count of Coubert, a financier, with a hunting rifle, painting by Nicolas Mignard, 1606-68, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Chamillard, minister to Louis XIV, painting by Gaspard Netscher, 1639-84, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a portrait of King Louis XIV, painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a portrait of King Louis XIV, painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a portrait of King Louis XIV, painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici and Louise Dupin have all contributed to the development of Chenonceau through the centuries. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francis I of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1708-65, Holy Roman Emperor and husband of Maria-Theresa of Austria, 1740, oil on canvas, by Martin Van Meytens, 1695-1770, from the collection of the Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of King John V or Joao V, 1689-1750, known as John the Magnanimous or Joao o Magnanimo and the Portuguese Sun King or Rei-Sol Portugues, 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 Pierre Bourgeois, a doctor at the Hospices 1770-87, who took delivery of the pharmaceutical orders, at Les Hospices de Beaune, or Hotel-Dieu de Beaune, a charitable almshouse and hospital for the poor, built 1443-57 by Flemish architect Jacques Wiscrer, and founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, in Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The hospital was run by the nuns of the order of Les Soeurs Hospitalieres de Beaune, and remained a hospital until the 1970s. The building now houses the Musee de l'Histoire de la Medecine, or Museum of the History of Medicine, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the architect Victor Louis, 1731-1800, who built the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux 1773-80, by Pierre Lacour the Elder, 1745-1814, in the Musee d'Aquitaine, Cours Pasteur, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary monument of Toussaint de Forbin-Janson, known as Cardinal de Janson, cardinal and bishop of Beauvais (from the family of the marquis de Janson from Provence),<br />
1631-1713, by Nicolas Coustou, 1658-1733, French sculptor, in the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais or Cathedral of St Peter of Beauvais, an incomplete Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1272, Beauvais, Oise, Picardy, France. The cathedral consists only of a transept built in the 16th century and choir, with apse and 7 polygonal apsidal chapels from the 13th century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1840. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Carlos III or King Charles III of Spain, 1716-88, on the terrace outside the main building of the Carmen de los Martires Garden, on the site of a Barefoot Carmelite shrine and convent originally established in 1492, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. A Carmen is a traditional house with enclosed garden, this example dates to the 19th century and displays various garden styles including English, Spanish and Nasrid. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ferdinand VI of Spain, 1717-59, on the terrace outside the main building of the Carmen de los Martires Garden, on the site of a Barefoot Carmelite shrine and convent originally established in 1492, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. A Carmen is a traditional house with enclosed garden, this example dates to the 19th century and displays various garden styles including English, Spanish and Nasrid. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, German Baroque composer, holding a musical score, painting, 1746, by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, 1695-1744, German Baroque painter. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francois Couperin, 1668-1733, French Baroque composer and organist of the King's Chapel, engraving by Flipart after a painting by Andre Bouys, 1656-1740, French portrait painter and mezzotint engraver. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, German Baroque composer, playing the organ, painting. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, 1710-84, German composer and oldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, 18th century engraving. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Austrian Classical composer, drawing, 1794, by William Daniell, 1769-1837, English painter. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Ladies of the Court of King Louis XIV, 1638-1715, in the royal apartments at the Palace of Versailles, 1667, engraving. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Sebastien Prestre Vauban, engineer, 1633-1707, by Gustave Crauck in the Beauvais Rotonde, originally commissioned by Antoine Etex, in the Cour Napoleon at the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France. A series of 86 statues of famous men were placed in this courtyard 1853-57 under the architects Louis Visconti and Hector Lefuel. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Abraham Joseph Benard or Fleury, 1750-1822, French actor of the Comedie Francaise, painted 1794 by Francois Pascal Simon Gerard, 1770-1837, 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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  • Scene of the Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer famous for his sexual exploits, on a bed in his cell with a prostitute. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of the Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer famous for his sexual exploits, on a bed in his cell with a prostitute. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of the Marquis de Sade, 1740-1814, French writer famous for his sexual exploits, on a bed in his cell with a prostitute. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scene of a man playing King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1715, seated on a throne. Image taken from the filming of 'Paris la ville a remonter le temps' written by Carlo de Boutiny and Alain Zenou, directed by Xavier Lefebvre, a Gedeon Programmes production. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Henri François d'Aguesseau (1668-1751) by Jean Joseph Foucou, molding replica, circa 1810, Palais Bourbon, Paris, France. Themis, by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) is visible in the background. The Palais Bourbon, is the seat of the French National Assembly, and located on the left bank of the Seine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Andre Le Notre (1613-1700), Tuileries Gardens (Jardin des Tuileries), 1664, Paris, France. Chief gardener and landscape architect for Louis XIV (1638-1715), Le Notre designed again the Tuileries Gardens from 1664 to 1672. He also designed the gardens at Versailles and the Westward vista of the Tuileries which later became the Champs Elysees. The garden of the Tuileries Palace was created by Catherine de Medici (1519-89), and opened to the public in 1667 at the request of Charles Perrault. It became a public park after the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Andre Le Notre (1613-1700), Tuileries Gardens (Jardin des Tuileries), 1664, Paris, France. Chief gardener and landscape architect for Louis XIV (1638-1715), Le Notre designed again the Tuileries Gardens from 1664 to 1672. He also designed the gardens at Versailles and the Westward vista of the Tuileries which later became the Champs Elysees. The garden of the Tuileries Palace was created by Catherine de Medici (1519-89), and opened to the public in 1667 at the request of Charles Perrault. It became a public park after the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jean Racine, 1639 - 1699, playwright, poet, master of the classical French tragedy, Louvre Museum, Paris, France Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • EXCLUSIVE (b/w photo) Photograph and drawing of a statue of king or high official located at the entrance Z of the harem of Sargon II palace, Khorsabad, Iraq, Middle East. Lost at Shatt al-Arab in 1855...Additional info :..1ere statue à l'entrée Z du Harem. Palais de Sargon II. Khorsabad (N.A. pl. 31 bis Profil). Perdue Chatt el Arab 1855.
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  • EXCLUSIVE (b/w photo) Relief depicting a procession of prisonner carrying the tribute of fortificated cities already controled, Temple ou Salle 90 des dépendances, Khorsabad, Iraq, Middle East. Lost at Shatt al-Arab in 1855. See annex Louvre Museum n° 33 to 40. Picture: Victor Place (1818 - 1875)...Additional info :..Khorsabad (Temple ou Salle 90 des dépendances) (N.A. pl. 48-1 "Fragment d'une procession de captifs apportant le tribut de villes fortifiées soumises. Perdu Chatt el Arab 1855. Voir suite Musée du Louvre N° 33 à 40. Cliché Victor Place.
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  • EXCLUSIVE (b/w photo) Relief depicting a Winged Genie, from the Palace at Nimrud (Kalah), Iraq, Middle East. Lost at Shatt al-Arab in 1855. Picture by Victor Place (1818 - 1875)...Additional info :..Nimroud - Palais du N.O. (N.A. pl. 46-3 "Divinité Ailée") - Perdu Chatt el Arab (?) 1855 - Cliché V. Place
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  • Portrait of Anne Hilarion de Costentin de Tourville, 1642-1701, vice admiral under Louis XIV, 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 Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-88,<br />
detail, copy of a painting by Francisco de Goya, 1746-1828, in the Museo de las Casas Reales, or Museum of the Royal Houses, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1973 to celebrate the history and culture of the Spanish inhabitants of the colony, and is housed in a 16th century colonial palace originally serving as governor's office and Audiencia Real or Royal Court. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Antonio Zondadari Gran Maestro dei Cavalieri di Malta, detail, started by Giuseppe Mazzuoli and finished by his nephew Bartolomeo, 1723-26, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monument to Antonio Zondadari Gran Maestro dei Cavalieri di Malta, detail, started by Giuseppe Mazzuoli and finished by his nephew Bartolomeo, 1723-26, in the Duomo di Siena or Siena Cathedral, built 1196-1348 and consecrated in 1215, designed by Giovanni di Agostino, Giovanni Pisano and Camaino di Crescentino, in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The cathedral has elements of Italian Gothic, Romanesque, and Classical styes and is built from stripes of white and green-black marble. The historic centre of Siena is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-91, Austrian Classical composer, as a young child playing the piano, engraving, 19th century. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Members of the Court of King Louis XIV, 1638-1715, at a gambling table in the second room in the royal apartments in the Palace of Versailles, with (left - right), Monseigneur, the Princesse de Conty Douairiere, the Duc de Bourbon, Madame la Duchesse de Bourbon and Monsieur de Vandome, Grand prieur de France, engraving. Copyright © Collection Particuliere Tropmi / Manuel Cohen
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  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712 - 1778, philosopher, literary figure, and composer of the Enlightenment, Louvre Museum, Paris, France Picture by Manuel Cohen
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