Be-Hold No.46, Fine Photographs

He was of course the sculptural designer of the Statue of Liberty [executed by Eiffel] and so is enshrined in U. S. History. Woodburytype after a phot

Of most interest to us is his liaison with Aurore Dudevant. They wrote together under the name Jules Sand. After their breakup she kept part of the na

A major cultural figure of late 19th-Century France. With his brother Jules he produced enormously popular and influential journals, as well as art cr

Extremely prolific and influential playwright. An early name he wrote under-- Vau de Vire-- became corrupted and became the origin of the word "...

Pseudonym of Marie-Amélie Chartroule de Montifaud, one of the rare women to appear in this series. An important writer and art critic, she was ...

Another of the rare women in this series, she was quite different from de Montifaud. She pioneered the nursery school in France. 9 3/8" x 7&quo...

The composer of the opera "Faust" and other works. 9 3/8" x 7 5/8" woodburytype by Goupil & Co. after Mulnier. [3+]

Great pianist, protegé of Liszt and Rossini. A recording of him playing was made in 1908. 9 3/8" x 7 1/2" woodburytype by Goupil &...

Friend of Baudelaire. Painted by Manet. In 1870 the 17 year old Rimbaud wrote him a letter of admiration. 8 3/4" x 6 7/8" woodburytype by ...

He founded the French colonial empire in Africa-- a somewhat dubious distinction but of immense world-political importance. He was governor of Senegal