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The Route of the St Jean Baptiste and the Endeavour around the North Cape of New Zealand
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The Route of the St Jean Baptiste and the Endeavour around the North Cape of New Zealand

The route of the St Jean Baptiste and Captain James Cook's Endeavour around the North Cape of New Zealand in December 1769.
Jean-François de Surville
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Jean-François de Surville

Jean-François de Surville (1717-1770) was a French explorer and merchant captain. He sailed with the French India Company before serving in the French navy during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). In 1767, he commanded the French ship St...
Dumont d'Urville
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Dumont d'Urville

Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) was born at Condé sur Noireau, Normandy, France. He was a French explorer and navigator who made three voyages of discovery to Aotearoa New Zealand between 1827 and 1840. Dumont d'Urville...
The Comte d'Artois, Later Charles X of France
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The Comte d'Artois, Later Charles X of France

Charles Philippe de France, comte d'Artois (1757-1836), during the French Revolution, oil on canvas painting by Henri-Pierre Danloux, 1798. As the youngest brother of King Louis XVI, Artois was one of the first emigres to flee France...
The Great Fear
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The Great Fear

Image depicting the Great Fear, a general panic that swept France from late July to early August 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. Bands of peasants raided abbeys and seigneurial estates, refusing to pay tithes and forcing...
Villas at Villers sur Mer by Caillebotte
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Villas at Villers sur Mer by Caillebotte

An 1880 oil on canvas, Villas at Villers sur Mer, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. Even in this unlikely scene, Caillebotte manages to include a trademark diagonal. (Private Collection)
Self-portrait with Pith Helmet by Caillebotte
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Self-portrait with Pith Helmet by Caillebotte

An 1873 oil on canvas, Self-portrait with Pith Helmet, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. (Private Collection)
The Nap by Caillebotte
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The Nap by Caillebotte

An 1877 oil on canvas, The Nap, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. Here the artist takes his interest in bourgeoise leisure activities to its logical conclusion. (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA)
Orchids by Caillebotte
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Orchids by Caillebotte

An 1893 oil on canvas, Orchids, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. Caillebotte was a keen gardener and he cultivated rare flowers in his greenhouse. (Private Collection)
The Orange Trees by Caillebotte
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The Orange Trees by Caillebotte

An 1878 oil on canvas, The Orange Trees (aka The Artist's Brother in His Garden) by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. The subject here is Martial, the artist's younger brother with whom he later shared a house...
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