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
XEE4407189: Queen Sophie Dorothee of Zelle (1666-1726), wife of George I of England and the young Philip Christophe of Koenigsmark, in a moment of intimacy. 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
XEE4407559: The necklace affair, August 15, 1785: Cardinal Louis Rene Edouard de Rohan (1734-1803) before the King of France Louis XVI (1754-1793), Queen of France Marie Antoinette (Marie-Antoinette) (1755-1793) and ministers. Engraving of the 19th century. In “Histoire de France” by Jules Michelet, 1870., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4407682: Cross section of a house on rue Beaubourg in Paris, showing the use of force distribution. - A l'entresol, manufacturer of brushes; on the 1st floor, hatter; on the 2nd floor, manufacturer of metal frames. At the bottom and on the left are the sewer pipe and the outlet for riser and connections., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images