FLO4572520: President of a revolutionary committee, National Convention era, French Revolution. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4572620: Exoplanete around Beta Lyrae - Artist view - Beta Lyrae - Artist view - Artist view of Beta Lyrae (Sheliak), a binary star with eclipse located in the constellation of Lyra. Gases spiral away from a binary star, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4572627: Artist view of Algol, une star binaire a eclipse - Binary system Algol - Artist view - Binary stars exchange atmospheres in complex interplay of gravity and solar winds, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572570: Member of the Council of Elders, Conseil des Ancients, French Directory era. 1795-1799. He wears a tunic and cape, hat with tricolor plumes and his hair parted in the middle. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572718: Marie Louise, Empress of France, Duchess of Parma, second wife to Napoleon Bonaparte 1791-1847. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572598: People's representative, English Directory Era. Representative of the People, Executive Board. Bicorn with tricolor plumes and tricolor sash belt. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572770: Emperor Napoleon Ist, in ceremonial robes, 1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4572906: Artist's view of a birth of stars - Birth of stars. Artwork - Stars in formation in the heart of a dark nebula / Bridgeman Images

PIX4573176: Exoplanete - Extrasolar Planet - Artist's View / Bridgeman Images

FLO4573063: Henry, Count of Chambord, Duke of Bordeaux 1820-1883 and Louise Marie Therese of Artois, daughter of the Duke of Berry 1819-1870. Handcoloured lithograph by Madame Calon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571300: King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 9 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571668: Costume of a French female servant, reign of King Henry IV. Handcoloured lithograph after a 1602 print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571385: Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alencon. Francois de France, Duke of Alencon, Anjou and Brabant, son of Henry III and Catherine de Medici, reign of King Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 54 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571398: Philippe Hurault, Count of Cheverny, politician 1528-1599. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 50 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571401: Jacques of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Nemours. Jacques de Savoie, Duke of Nemours, reign of King Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 56 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571473: Councillor to the Parlement de Paris, reign of King Henry III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 101 and 102 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571721: Roger de Saint-Lari, Duke of Bellegarde, royal master of the horese to Henry IV and Louis XIII, c.1852 (litho) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571741: Francois Annibal d'Estrees, (1573-1670), French diplomat, soldier and Marshal of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Jean Valdor from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571533: Sheperdess with spindle, prostitute and her maid, and porter carrying a load on a hod, late 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph after portraits in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4571550: A laser shot attempts to deflect a comet nucleus - Illustration - High - powered laser to deflect a comet nucleus - Illustration - A powerful laser pulls from Earth's orbit, tries to deflect a threatening comet. A high - powered laser in earth orbit blasts surface material from an approaching comet nucleus in an effort to deflect it, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4571576: The cloud of Oort - Illustration - The Oort cloud. Artwork - The Oort Cloud is a vast body envelope orbiting well beyond the orbit of the planets of the solar system. Comets would come from that cloud. The Oort Cloud is a huge spherical cloud surrounding our Solar System. Extending about 30 trillion kilometers (18 trillion miles) from the Sun, it was first proposed in 1950 by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort. The vast distance of the Oort cloud is considered to be the outer edge of the Solar System where the Sun's influence ends. It contains billions of icy bodies and seems to be the birth place of comets / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571712: Christine de France, sister of King Louis XIII, Duchess of Savoy. Handcoloured lithograph by Breton after a contemporary portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571896: Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, wife of Louis of France, the Grand Dauphin 1660-1690. Marie Anne Christine Victoire de Baviere, Dauphine de France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X 54 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571918: Princess Elisabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine, second wife of Philippe, Duke of Orleans, 1652-1722. Charlotte-Elisabeth de Baviere, Duchess of Orleans. Handcoloured lithograph after a print by Bonnard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572137: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour, Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV, 1721-1764. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Historical Costumes of France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572184: English women's fashions of 1750. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571967: Louise Francoise de Bourbon - Louise-Francoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Enghein, 1673-1743. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Bonnard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4571969: Marie-Victoire-Sophie de Noailles, Comtesse de Toulouse, wife of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, 1688-1766. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X 69 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572026: Anne Gonzaga, Princess Palatine, Salonist, 1616-1684. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Bonnard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572085: King Louis XV, King of France and Navarre, in his coronation robes and wearing the crown of Charlemagne 1722. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572216: Louis II du Bouchet, Marquis de Sourches, Count of Montsoreau, 1711-1788. Handcoloured lithograph by C. Breton after a painting of the coronation of Louis XV from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572471: English woman in court costume called the Circassian, 1788. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572507: Francois-Antoine Boissy d'Anglas, President of the Convention, writer, lawyer, politician 1756Ð1828. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572583: English woman's fashion, Directory era, 1795. Woman with pet dog and stick. She wears a striped dress, black mantelet, and hat of ribbons in white, pink and green. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4572657: Uniform of a state messenger under the Directory. Each councilor had four messengers who wore white tunic, blue coat and hat with tricolor plumes. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4572784: Artist's view of a pulsar and its companion star - A pulsar and its companion - A pulsar is a neutron star endowed with a magnetic field that rotates on it - even extremely quickly and emits beams of light and radio waves. A pulsar is a neutron star, highly magnetized, rotating very quickly which emits a beam of detectable radiation in the form of radio waves / Bridgeman Images