FLO4569756: Canary madrone or strawberry tree, Arbutus canariensis, native to the Canary Islands, vulnerable. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's “Herbier General de l'Amateur,” Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier was published from 1810 to 1827 and edited by Mordant de Launay and Loiseleur-Deslongchamps. Bessa (1772-1830s), along with Redoute and Turpin, is considered one of the greatest English botanical artists of the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570077: Cheiridopsis denticulata, succulent native to South Africa. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's “Herbier General de l'Amateur,” Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier was published from 1810 to 1827 and edited by Mordant de Launay and Loiseleur-Deslongchamps. Bessa (1772-1830s), along with Redoute and Turpin, is considered one of the greatest English botanical artists of the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570104: Little gem daffodil, Narcissus minor, native to France and Spain. Handcoloured stipple engraving on copper by Pater Guyard from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launay's “Herbier General de l'Amateur,” Audot, Paris, 1820. The Herbier was published from 1810 to 1827 and edited by Mordant de Launay and Loiseleur-Deslongchamps. Bessa (1772-1830s), along with Redoute and Turpin, is considered one of the greatest English botanical artists of the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570322: Scene from the Battle of Roosebeke (Rosbecq), Flanders, 1382, between the French and Flemish armies. Knights in suits of armour fight with swords and lances over cannon and the dead and wounded. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a manuscript by Jean Froissart from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570363: Mary of Anjou, queen of France, wife to King Charles VII, Marie d'Anjou 1404-1463. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after an original portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VI 15 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
LRI4570392: Virgin and Child with Two Angels, Saint John the Baptist and another saint, and two children of the Pazzi family Detail representing one of the Pazzi sons (Virgin with child with saint John Baptist and another saint, two angels, and two children of the Pazzi family) Detail of one of the little Pazzi boy - Fresco by Andrea del Castagno (1421-1457) Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Castagno, Andrea del (1410-57) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570412: Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, 1410-1431. She wears a suit of armour with yellow gaubisson (pourpoint) beneath. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570475: Jean Poton, Lord of Xaintrailles, French knight and friend to La Hire, d. 1461. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in the manuscript of Chronicles de Monstrelet in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VI 50 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570649: Jean Juvenal des Ursins, Archbishop of Reims, 1388-1473. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in a manuscript Histoire de Charles VI in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 29 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570536: Marie de Fayel, countess of Dammartin, wife of Renaud de Nanteuil, seigneur d'Acy and sister to Jean de Fayel. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in the manuscript Histoire du Comte Gerard de Nevers in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VI 123 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570815: Anne, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, 1477-1514. Anne of Brittany, Queen of France. In mourning clothes with pet dog and parakeet in a birdcage. Handcoloured lithograph by Georges Lafosse after a miniature by Jean Marot in Bernard de Montfaucon's collection IV VIII from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570487: Jeanne de Montagu, wife of Jacques de Bourbon, Baron de Thuri, d. 1420. She wears a bourrelet or beret, an ermine surcot, and skirt decorated with her coat of arms. Handcoloured lithograph after a stainless-glass window in the church of the Celestines at Marcoussis in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VI 28 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570679: Enguerrant de Monstrelet, French chronicler and historian, 1390-1453. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a manuscript by Monstrelet in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570556: Margaret of Scotland, first wife of King Louis XI of France, Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France 1424-1445. Margarita of Scotland, first wife of Louis XI. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VI 142 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570890: Charles II of Cleves, Earl of Nevers and Eu, Earl of Rethel, son of Engilbert de Cleves and Charlotte de Bourbon, d. 1521. He wears a damask manteau with gold royons, white pourpoint and hose. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570894: Gui de Rochefort, Chancellor of France, 1447-1507. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature of the court of Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 139 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570947: Judge or doctor of law, Judge or Doctor of Law, 16th century France. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 144 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570963: King Francis I of France. Francois I, King of France, 1494-1547. On horseback in battle costume: black suit of armour, red tonlet, with mace and sword. Drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 2 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570901: Anne d'Alencon, Lady of La Guerche, Marquise de Montserrat 1492-1562. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570913: Charles II of Amboise, Lord of Chaumont, Governor of Milan 1473-1511. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 95 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571054: Catherine de Vendome, wife of Jean d'Estrees, grand master of the French artillery, d.1567. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a prayer book in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VIII 25 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571142: Bonaventure Desperiers, French writer, poet and painter, d. 1544. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571184: Alderman of Paris, Echevin de Paris, reign of King Francis I. The livery features the coat of arms of Paris on the sleeve. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary woodblock from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571046: Jean d'Estrees, grand master of the French artillery, 1486-1571. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VIII from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571250: Claude de Lorraine, first Duke of Guise. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio VIII 102 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571110: Anne de Graville, Lady Montagu, French poet and translator, daughter of Louis Malet, 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in the manuscript of the Histoire de Berose Caldee in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VIII 39 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571172: King's Corps, Compagnie Francaise. Royal bodyguard, French company to King Francis I. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VIII 78 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571325: Jeanne d'Albret, Jeanne II, queen of Navarre, reign of King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 17 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