PCT4292600: Dissension to the Republican Party: politics of the United States of America (USA) at the end of the 19th century (1890) - the Republican Party is represented as an old doweler in a post chair drawn in reverse by horses guided by two postillons: on the left Major William Mac Kinley (Mac-Kinley or McKinley, 1843-1901), future president of the United States and leader of the Republicans, led the coupling in the way of overly protective (protectionism); on the right Senator Abraham K. Allison (1810-1893) pulled the post chair in the opposite direction - Cartoon of Puck - Tariff bill (administrative bill), protective regime - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293574: Poster of Raymond Bernard's film “The Miracle of Wolves”” 1924 - Illustration by Georges Bertin Scott (1873-1942) known as Scott de Plagnolles. Knight in armor, the sword stands, loading on his horse at the head of his troop of horsemen soldiers - historical cinema of cape and sword - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4293732: Object 1900 curiosa: porcelain sculpture (biscuit, faience) depicting a woman-snail (woman snail) with antennas and shell. When we take off the shell, we see that the young woman is in small outfit, her nightie discovering her buttocks - behind, butt, eroticism, polished statuette - private collection - Photo Patrice Cartier - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4294321: Albatros lays on the deck of a boat, sailors mock him: detail of an engraving by Gustave Dore illustrating the text by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) “” The rhyme of the ancient mariner””: La lamentte du vieux marin (or Le dit du vieux marin) - this engraving can also evoke Charles Baudelaire's poem “L'albatros” - seabird - / Bridgeman Images
PCT4294336: Detail of a postcard celebrating the end of the First World War and France's victory over Germany in 1918 - the French rooster (gaulish rooster) with the feathers of the national tricolor colours (blue white red) sings against the rising sun; he grows a victorious cocorico - mornings singing - glorious sunrise, glory, patriotism, chauvinism - see also GUT0138 - / Bridgeman Images
XEE4157471: A troop of men on horseback wore a white flag: Vice-Admiral John Byron (1723-1786) received by the natives of Cape des Virgins, at the eastern mouth of Magellan's Detroit in 1764 - illustration from “The Great Mariners of the 18th century””, 1879 - 1 of the 3 volumes of The “General History of Great Voyages and Great Travellers” of Jules Verne, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4157520: Don Quixote a la cave de Montesinos - An infinite number of crows and rooks fly out of Montesinos' cave, knocking Don Quijote to the ground (II, 22) - from “” Don Quixote de la Mancha”” by Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616) (Don Quixote) - Woodcut after drawing by Gustave Dore, Dore, Gustave (1832-83) / Bridgeman Images