FLO4572407: English men's fashions of 1789 (young nobleman). Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio X from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4572337: French Herald of Arms, King of Arms, 1720. He wears a violet velvet coat of arms with fleurs de lis and Mont-Joye, Saint-Denis embroidered in gold on the sleeves. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery 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
FLO4572669: Stephanie Felicite du Crest de St. Aubin, Countess de Genlis, French writer, harpist and educator 1746-1830. 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
FLO4572478: Jean Sylvain Bailly, Mayor of Paris, French astronomer, mathematician, freemason and revolutionary, 1736-1793. In costume of depute in the States-General, 1789. 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
FLO4572564: Paul Francois Jean Nicolas, Viscount de Barras (1755-1829), leader of the Directory. In the uniform of a member of the Executive Board. 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
PIX4572699: Artist's view of an eruptive star - Flare star. Artwork - An eruptive star is a variable star that can manifest a dramatic and imforeseeable increase in luminosite from a few minutes to a few hours. From X-rays to radios, the spectrum increases in intensity. Eruptive stars are red dwarves, although recent research indicates that brown dwarves may also be capable of eruptions. A flare star is a variable star which can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes or a few hours. The brightness increase is across the spectrum, from X - rays to radio waves. Flare stars are dim red dwarfs, although recent research indicates that brown dwarfs might also be capable of flaring, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4572766: Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino and Musignano, younger brother of Napoleon 1775-1840. Handcoloured lithograph by Legenissel from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France), Administration de Librairie, Paris, 1852. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4572907: Uniform of a Colonel-General in the English Dragoons, Napoleonic era. 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
PIX4572573: Artist's view of a nova recurrente - Recurrent nova. Artwork - Artist's view of a nova, a white dwarf star that attracts the material of a companion star at the end of life, a red giant, and compresses these gases and then releases a nuclear fusion reaction releasing a huge amount of energy in the form of a brief, extremely bright light. A nova recurrente is a star with at least two nova-type explosions / Bridgeman Images
FLO4572684: Napoleon Bonaparte, General en Chef, in uniform of General of the Army of Italy, Napoleonic Wars. 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
FLO4574301: Gum benjamin tree, Styrax benzoin 1, and logwood, Haematoxylon campechianum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4574148: Pineapple flower 1 and fruit 2, Pineapple comosus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4574183: Magnified image of common moss, Phasum cuspidatum 1, and microscopic enlargment of pond algae. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's “” Bilderbuch fur Kinder”” (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous for his 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4572964: Costume of a English member of an Institute, Napoleonic era. 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
FLO4572957: Runner - Livery of a English courier, Napoleonic era. 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