PCT4272413: Tarascon, the Tarasque. Dragon who, according to tradition, ravaged the banks of the Rhone and was tame by Saint Martha. Here is the monster as it appears in the coat of arms and archives of the city and as history (the legende) represents it. Postcard beginning 20th century., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4271967: American painter and illustrator Joseph Pennell (1860-1926) tricycle France and Italy with his wife Elisabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936) at the end of the 19th century. This couple of artists brought back from these travels as a curious crew the material of many books. The best known is “An italian pilgrimage” (Italy a velocipede), published in 1887, a classic of travel literature. In his works, Joseph Pennell often drew himself with his wife, as he published in “The adventures of an illustrator”, Little Brown 1925., Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272149: The army of Quaresmeprenant. Soldiers are represented as fish, some of which have only the aretes, by reference to Careme's lean (young) meal. Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) for an episode of the Fourth Livre by Francois Rabelais - Librairie Armand Colin debut 20th century., Robida, Albert (1848-1926) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273547: Scapin's Furries. Moliere's theatre piece, act 2. This scene is one of the most often represented in the illustrations of the work. Argante, hiding behind Scapin, attends the threats of Silvestre, who shouts with his sword, “” By blood! By the head! if he were there, i would give him a sword in his belly. Who is this man?” Scapin: “It's not him, sir, it's not him.” Illustration of Francois Boucher (1703-1770) engraved by Laurent Cars for the famous edition of 1734 of Moliere's works., Boucher, Francois (1703-70) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4271122: Fete de Saint Eloi, patron of the menagers, near Arles in Provence. The villagers dance farandole to the sound of the fife and the drum, cheeks by the drummer. Illustration for a Flammarion 1904 edition. of the “Lettres de mon moulin” by Alphonse Daudet (L'Arlesienne). / Bridgeman Images
PCT4274546: Respect for beliefs and opinions. Catholic and Protestant worship - church and temple - indulgence - tolerance. Extract from a book of morality beginning 20th century: Unique book of morality and civic instruction intended for students of the three courses of the Primary School and those of the primary classes of the Lycees et colleges - Cuffet et Bernat, edition Godchaux, Paris, drawing by Georges Dascher., Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4274217: Two Gascons at the castle fort of Mauvezin (Hautes-Pyrenees - built by the Counts of Bigorre in the 11th century, rebuilt by Gaston Febus around 1380). Gaston III Phoebus, Count of Foix, Lord of Bearn (1331-1391) and Henry IV (1553-1610 noste Henric = our Henri) Postcard beginning 20th century (Bouquet chromolithography), Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272195: During the picrocholine wars (against Picrochole), Gant Gargantua received a flock of cannonballs that he drove from his hair with his comb. Illustration by Albert Robida (1848-1926) for an episode based on the work of Francois Rabelais - Librairie Armand Colin debut 20th century., Robida, Albert (1848-1926) / Bridgeman Images