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François de Bonne
François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (1543-1626), oil on canvas portrait by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, 1835.
Palace of Versailles.

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Montpellier, 1622
Montpellier, 1622, engraving by Michel de Mathoniere.
Musée du Vieux Montpellier

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Louis XIII Crowned by Victory
Louis XIII Crowned by Victory, oil on canvas by Philippe de Champaigne, 1635.
Louvre, Paris.

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Cardinal Richelieu
Portrait of Richelieu, oil on canvas by Philippe de Champaigne, 1642.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg.

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Henry II, Duke of Rohan
Henry II, Duke of Rohan (1579-1638), oil on canvas portrait by Jean-Pierre Franque, 1838.
Palace of Versailles.

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The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire
A depiction of the Coup of 18 Brumaire; the deputies of the Council of 500 rush to accost Napoleon Bonaparte, who is surrounded by his loyal grenadiers; his brother Lucien Bonaparte stands at the president's chair, trying to quiet the assembly...

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Meeting of the Deputies on the Evening of 19 Brumaire
In the aftermath of the Coup of 18 Brumaire, Lucien Bonaparte convenes a meeting of 25 deputies from each of the two councils of the French Directory, to finalize the abolition of the Constitution of Year III and to form the French Consulate...

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Bonaparte, First Consul
Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as First Consul of France, oil on canvas by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1804,
Curtius Museum, Liège.

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Grieg's Memorial, Troldhaugen
The memorial containing the ashes of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in the grounds of his home, Troldhaugen, by Lake Nordås, Bergen, Norway.

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Edvard Grieg, c. 1870
A photograph taken by Hansen Weller of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), taken c. 1870 when he was in Copenhagen. (Bergen Public Library, Norway)