ELD4842860: Affaire des possedes de Loudun (demons de Loudun) circa 1630: “Exorcism of the possessed mother superior of the ursuline convent by the priest of Chinon, Pierre Barre following the events of the “Loudun the Possessions”, illustration for possessed of Loudun) Engraving from “Les mysteres de la science” by Louis Figuier, Private Collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842634: Siege de la Rochelle (1627-1628): “” The Cardinal of Richelieu (1585-1642) on the dam of La Rochelle, during the siege of the city, place d'armes des Protestants in October 1628”” - Cardinal de Richelieu at the siege of La Rochelle in October 1628) Engraving from “Les mysteres de science” by Louis Figuree Ier, 1887 Private collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842677: Possessions of Aix-en-Provence: “” The martyrdom of Louis Gaufridy (Gaufridi) (1580-1611), cure of the Aroules and Benedictine monk, accuses of diabolical seduction and witchcraft on nuns, condemne to be burnt alive, to Aix en provence, 30/04/1611” (Aix-en-Provence possessions, series of possessions, series of alleged possession occurring among the cases) Ursuline nuns of Aix-en-Provence, 1611 - Father Louis Gaufridi is accused and convicted of causing the possession by a pact with the devil, and he was executed by being burned at the stake) Engraving from “Les mysteres de la science” by Louis Figuier, collection privee, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842765: A prediction by Apollonios of Tyana (Apollonius) (16-97 AD) philosopher neopythagorist, predicator and thaumaturge (Apollonius of Tyana Greek Neopythagorean philosopher, preacher and miracle worker) Engraving from “The mysteres of science” by Louis Figuier, 1887 Private collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
GIA4808117: He was on his knees, on the floor, in front of her. Illustration by V.A. Poirson (1890) for the novel “Salammbo” by Gustave Flaubert, taking as a framework the mercenary war at the time of the first Punic War (246-241 BC) between the Romans and Carthaginians., Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4846108: Prohibition of preches and arrest of Protestants after the revocation of the Edit de Nantes (dragonnades under Louis XIV (1681-1686): exiles of Protestants leaving cities to join the borders (dragonnades in France under Louis XIV, French policy instituted by Louis XIV in 1681 to intimidate and persecute Huguenot families into either leaving France or re-converting to Catholicism, protestant people leave their cities to reach foreign countries) Engraving from “Les mysteres de la science” by Louis Figuier, Private Collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4846076: Jansenist convulsionary (or Saint Medard) (Works of convulsions) in the 18th century: “” the sick and infirm go to the cemetery of Saint-Medard (where is the tomb of deacon Francois Paris) to be miraculously gueris” (Convulsionnaire practices (Convulsionnaires of Saint-Medard) in the 18th century: ill people going to the saint-medard ard graveyard to cure miraculously) Engraving from “Les mysteres de la science” by Louis Figuier, Private Collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842667: Jansenist convulsionary (or Saint Medard) (Works of convulsions): “” the nun sister Francoise, in a mystico-religious trance, is crucified by Father Cottu in 1758” (Convulsionnaire practices (Convulsionnaires of Saint-Medard): the miracle of sister Francoise, crucified by father Cottu in 1758) Engraving from “” mysteres of science”” from Louis Figuier, 1887 Private collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842929: Affaire des possedes de Loudun (demons de Loudun) circa 1630: hunt for witches, the French priest Urbain Grandier (1590-1634) who allegedly made a pact with the devil and accuses of having bewitchle of nuns, is burnt on the butcher - (Urbain Grandier, french priest being convicted of witchcraft, following the events of the “Loudun Possessions”” is at the stake, illustration for the possessed of Loudun) Engraving from “Les mysteres de la science” by Louis Figuier, Private Collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
GIA4808132: O Tanit! You love me, don't you? Illustration by V.A. Poirson (1890) for the novel “” Salammbo”” by Gustave Flaubert, taking as part the mercenary war at the time of the First Punic War (246-241 BC) between the Romans and the Carthaginians., Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842885: Affaire des possedes de Loudun (demons de Loudun) ca. 1630: les nuns ursuline possedees lors une session d'exorcism dans la église sainte Croix de Loudun - (the possessed nuns in the church of st Croix in Loudun during exorcism, following the events of the “Loudun Possessions”, illustration for the possessed of Loudun tidun) of “” The mysteres of science”” by Louis Figuier, Private Collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4842941: The affair of the possedes of Loudun (demons of Loudun) around 1630: the demon Isaacarum (Isacaron) is hunted by Jesuit priest Jean-Joseph (Jean Joseph) Surin (1600-1665) (Fight between the jesuit priest Surin and devil Isaacarum, druing the events of the Loudun Possessions) Engraving from “Les myree “by Louis Figuier, Private Collection, Poirson, Victor-Armand (1858-93) / Bridgeman Images