XEE4407162: Pierre Porcon de La Barbinais, captain of frigate, was taken prisoner by the dey of Algiers. He sent him to bargain with King Louis XIV the treatment of French captives in Algeria and the peace agreements. The king refused the proposals, and the Breton commander was decapite. Chromolithography of the late 19th century, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4407179: Representation of Lesbie (Lesbia) and Catulle (87 - 54 BC) Latin poet: the poet dedicated many poems to the young prostitute he was in love with. Engraving in “The history of prostitution and debauche among all the peoples of the world from antiquity to the present day” by Dr. Th. -F. Debray. 1879., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images