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Madame Geoffrin
A 1747 painted portrait by Pierre Allais of Madame Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin (1699-1777), famous as a Parisian salon host. (Private collection)

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Napoleon with the II Corps of the Grande Armée, 12 October 1805
Emperor Napoleon I orders the II Corps of the Grande Armée into action at Augsburg on 12 October 1805, during the Ulm Campaign.
Painting by Pierre-Claude Gautherot, 1808.

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Rosetta Stone Detail, Demotic Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the middle part of the Rosetta stone showing the Demotic text. The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts...

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Mixed Flowers in an Earthenware Pot by Renoir
An 1869 oil on canvas still-life, A Vase of Flowers, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir was keenly interested in painting flowers throughout his career and found the exercise relaxing.

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Monet Painting in his Garden by Renoir
An 1873 oil on canvas, Monet Painting in his Garden at Argenteuil, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Monet and Renoir were close friends and worked together in several spells throughout their careers...

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Rosetta Stone Detail, Greek Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the lower part of the Rosetta stone showing the Greek text. The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts in...

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The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius by Renoir
An 1881 oil on canvas, The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist was greatly impressed with the landscape and art of Italy and brightened his pallette as a result of...

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The Pont Neuf by Renoir
An 1872 oil on canvas, The Pont Neuf, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist here caught the rich variety of people who crossed one of the city's major bridges. In order to capture specific types...

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Entry of the French Fleet into Newport Bay, August 1778
Entry of the French fleet into Newport Bay in August 1778, just before the Battle of Rhode Island (29 August 1778). By Pierre Ozanne, 1778.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Photograph of Hector Berlioz
A photograph of the French composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). Taken in 1863 by Pierre Petit. (Gallica Digital Library)