XEE4309775: Portrait of Clothaire III (652 - 673), King of Neustria and Burgundy - Chlothar III or Clotaire III, King of the Franks from the house of the Merovingians - engraving from “Instruction sur l'Histoire de France”” by Charles Constant Le Tellier 1821, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4309822: Portrait of Thierry III (ca. 657-691), king of the Franks of Neustria (673-675) and king of all the Franks (679-691) On the book is written “” Thierry I””” but it is a mistake - Theuderic III (Theuderich, Theoderic, Theodoric), King of Neustria (673-675) and then King of all the Franks 679-691) - engraving from “Instruction sur l'Histoire de France”” by Charles Constant Le Tellier 1821, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327460: Thirteen French prisoners, defensers of Transvaalian independence, locked in the island of Saint Helene by the English who captured them in South Africa, gathered in front of the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), general and emperor of the French. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 15/12/1901. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327503: In the province of Bologna, in Imola, a cycle manufacturer expressed the desire to be buried on a bicycle, his coffin laid on 2 tandems and the cortege, as well as the orchestra, mounted on bicycles. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 16/2/1902. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327513: Barricade in the streets of Barcelona, touched by serious orders, since the decision of a strike in the port of the city, the anarchist and Carlist agitators joined the grevists and together they transformed the initial movement into a true emeute, the civil guards harshly repressed the ripers, causing many deaths. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 9/3/1902. Selva Collection., Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327609: In Valenciennes, a maid who walks in a cart the four children in charge of her, walks along a circus settles in town, when suddenly, a bear escaping from her cage rises on the donkey pulling the hitch, the good one tries to make him flee with whips until the arrival of the circus staff. Engraving in “” Le petit journal”” 28/9/1902. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327593: Five hundred thousand poor invited to a banquet by King Edward VII (1841-1910), this banquet originally prepared for the festivities of the coronation, which was postponed because of illness, was kept for the demunis, so they are attable in the parks of London, under British flags. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 27/7/1902. Selva Collection., Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327625: In the theatre of Reims, during the performance of the pantomime "The Little Red Riding Hood”, a simulation hypnotist, performs magnetic passes to amuse the audience, when a young performer falls into catalepsy. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 14/12/1902. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327680: A fairground circus, settled in Saint Etienne, sees its capiteau and all its technical material carried away by the tempete in the middle of the performance, artists in show clothes struggling between the elements of chains and the frightened animals. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 12/4/1903. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327757: A makeshift raft, for the emergency rescue of the inhabitants, in the flooded streets of St. Petersburg (Saint Petersburg, Russia), where the bustles of the offshore wind come down with such force that they impede the flow of the Neva River, which overflows from its bed and invades the neighborhoods of the city, plunging it into an economic disaster and social. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 13/12/1903. Selva Collection., Michel, P.H.G.V. (fl.1883-1903) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327749: Decoration of the avenue de l'opera, to welcome the rulers of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III (Victor-Emmanuel) (Vittorio Emanuele) (1869-1947) and his wife, Helene de Montenegro (1873-1952), for the occasion 80 mats were posed along the avenue and two columns decorated with replicas of the lion of St. Mark and the Roman wolf were raised in each axis end. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 18/10/1903. Selva Collection. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327752: A hotel master wearing a platter of champagne cups, serves a festive table, on which a top hat has been abandoned and uses as a champagne bucket as well as a pump and a cane. The window door opening onto a full moon night view of the Sacre Coeur (Paris). Cover illustration for the novel "Midnight Place Pigalle" by Maurice Dekobra (Maurice Tessier) (1885-1973), edition of the reader's collection, 1925, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327706: Emile Loubet (1838-1929), President of the Republic on an official trip to the colonies of Algeria, visits the mosque of Sidi Bou Medine, near Tlemcen, to gather in front of the monument dedicated to the memory of the wise Bou Medine. Engraving in "Le petit journal" 3/5/1903. Selva Collection., French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327867: The preparations for the 1900 exhibition, the statue of "Pegase retained by the bridle by the Renommee”, in golden bronze, by the sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910), is hovered on the top of one of the four pylons adorning the Alexander III Bridge. Engraving in "Le pelerin" 14/01/1900. Selva Collection. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4327986: The competition of fatty animals from the bovine, ovine, porcine and other families, assembles and exhibits for the first time, in the grand hall of the Grand Palais des Champs Elysees; this exhibition presents at the same time culinary specialities from all regions of France. Engraving in "Le pelerin" 10/03/1901. Selva Collection. / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328060: The transport of King Ahmadou's army on the Niger River during the rainy season caused him numerous shipwrecks and many losses of horses. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Western Sudan of Lieutenant (Navy) M.Mage, in 1863-1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328169: The sweepers in Orezu (Romania). Engraving to illustrate the voyage from Paris to Bucharest, by Lancelot, draftsman, in 1860, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Lancelot, Dieudonne Auguste (1822-94) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328022: Monkey Mountain, along the Senegal River, shortly after the Gouina Falls (Mali). Engravure to illustrate the story of Lieutenant Mage's voyage in Western Sudan between 1863 and 1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”” under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328080: The attack on Sansandig by the army of King Ahmadou (Toucouleur), where fled Bambara took refuge. Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Western Sudan of Lieutenant (Navy) M.Mage, in 1863-1866, published in “Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages”, under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4328144: Lesghinska, a national dance throughout the Caucasus, which consists of very dificile and very eccentric steps that the dancer performs in rhythm with animated but uniform music. It is the same for men and women who form separate groups without ever mixing each other. Engraving to illustrate the voyage in the provinces of the Caucasus, by Basile Vereschaguine, in 1864-1865, published in “” Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages””, edited by Edouard Charton, 1868, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images