FLO4570181: Yellow paving branch, with fruits (chestnuts) and flowers Yellow flowers, leaves, fruit, chestnut of the Large buckeye tree, Pavia lutea. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa, engraved on copper by Gabriel, from Francois Andre Michaux's “” North American Sylva,”” Philadelphia, 1857. English botanist Michaux (1770-1855) explored America and Canada in 1785 cataloging its native trees. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570229: Jean de Montaigu, Vidame du Laonnais, Superintendent of Finance to King Charles V and VI, 1363-1409. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a sculpture in the chapel of Chateau de Marcoussy in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio V 64 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
PIX4570473: Comete McNaught (C/2006 P1) - View of the McNaught comet obtained on January 11, 2007 at the end of the day from Cornetu, Romania. Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught aka The Great Comet of 2007. The sky was still bathed in sunset colours when I took the photo. Comet McNaught was one of the brightest comets ever recorded, reaching a magnitude of -5.5. Venus is around -4, so the comet was brighter. January 11 2007; Cornetu, Romania / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570811: Anne, Duchess of Brittany, Queen of France, 1477-1514. Anne of Brittany, Queen of France. Handcoloured lithograph by Georges Lafosse after a miniature by Jean Marot in Bernard de Montfaucon's collection IV 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
FLO4570830: King Charles VIII of France, the Affable, 1470-1498. He wears a black chapel hat and velvet cassock with long sleeves. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in the hotel de Soissons in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 55 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
PIX4570847: Comete 17P/Holmes and Persee constellation - Comet 17P/Holmes and Perseus constellation - 24 October 2007, Quimper In a few hours, on 24 October 2007, comet 17P/Holmes changed from magnitude 17 (an invisible star even in a good telescope) to magnitude 3, that is, bright enough to be easily visible even in the city or by a full moon night. Tonight, she's visible like a star in the middle of Persee's thigh. Helas, its appearance is stellar since it has no tail. On Oct. 24, 2007, in a few hours, a comet has brightenned from magnitude 17 (invisible in a good instrument) to magnitude 3, bright enough to be visible with naked - eyes from a city or during a Full Moon night. This comet is Holmes. Tonight, it is visible as a new star in the thigh of Perseus constellation. But it displays no tail and keep a stellar aspect / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570874: Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, military commander 1489-1512. Handcoloured lithograph after a tapestry in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 94 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570932: Francois de la Rochefoucauld, chamberlain to kings Charles VIII and Louis XII, d. 1517. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres' portfolio VII 141 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4570941: Thomassine Spinola, Genoan beauty and admirer of King Louis XII. She died in 1505 of heartbreak when she heard a false rumor of the king's death. Handcoloured lithograph after an Italian print of 1500 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571058: Louise of Savoy, Louise de Savoie, Duchess of Angouleme, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1532. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale (Nicolas Xavier Willemin II 236) 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
PIX4571188: The Lovejoy comet seen from space - December 2011 - Comet Lovejoy seen from space - December 2011 - The Lovejoy comet above the Earth's atmosphere seen on 22 December 2011 from the International Space Station (ISS). Comet Lovejoy is visible near Earth's horizon in this nighttime image photographed by NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, onboard the International Space Station on Dec. 22, 2011 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571231: King Henry II of France. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard from a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery (portfolio VIII 91). Handcoloured lithograph 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
FLO4571375: King Henry III, Henry III of France. Illustration by Dunand, lithograph by Breton after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 48 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571610: Anne de Thou, Lady Cheverny, wife of Philippe Hurault, Count Cheverny. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X 10 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571500: Member of the King's Swiss Guard, King Henry III of France, 1586. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 152 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4571541: King Henry IV of France and Navarre. He wears the cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit on his chest. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X 2 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images